Spiderman's Politically Correct Replacement

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday August 3, 2011 @07:50AM from the taking-it-in-a-different-direction dept.

jbarr writes "In the latest Marvel Comic series 'Ultimate Fallout,' Miles Morales replaces Peter Parker who has been killed off by the Green Goblin. Morales is a half-black, half-Latino teen, and the creators haven't ruled out that he might be gay. From the article: 'Marvel's editor in chief Axel Alonso denied that having a black Spider Man was a publicity stunt. 'What you have is a Spider-Man for the 21st century who's reflective of our culture and diversity. As someone who grew up on a steady diet of Luke Cage, Hero For Hire and Shang Chi, Master of Kung Fu, I am personally invested,' he said. "

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WHERE'S THE BLACK GWEN STACY? by Jeremiah+Cornelius · 2011-08-03 08:00 · Score: 1, Troll

I am so ready for another comic-book crush.

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Re:PC? by orasio · 2011-08-03 09:49 · Score: 1, Troll

That would be going too far.
You know that muslims can't be portrayed as the good guys, in the news, in games, and of course not in comics.