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3PiesAndAFork posted...

If you want a black superhero, use a black superhero. Or create a black superhero.

I feel like sometimes it barely matters. Idris Elba as Heimdall was phenomenal casting, but the thing about Heimdall is that he doesn't really strike most audiences as "iconic" for his original appearance in the comics. When characters are a bit lesser-known, it doesn't matter who plays them, but I feel like characters who are very well liked and have a distinct appearance that hasn't changed in decades should be cast to look like the artist's original vision of the character.

I have no issue with casting actors and actresses of different ethnicities, as long as it's not being done just for publicity and activist cred...but too much of the time that's exactly why it's being done. Especially in the context of comic books and their offshoots; they've kinda gone out of their way recently to fill out an inclusivity checklist with every new project, and even though it's not the end of the world, it's kind of an eye-rolling situation.