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Squall28
07/15/18 1:06:07 AM
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He's supposed to be black.
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DocileOrangeCup
07/15/18 1:07:45 AM
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nicklebro
07/15/18 1:08:44 AM
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Because making a black man the bad guy is so racist.
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SauI_Goodman
07/15/18 1:10:24 AM
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nicklebro posted...
Because making a black man the bad guy is so racist.


What about when they made Kingpin black
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SmidgeIsntBack
07/15/18 1:10:44 AM
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America isn't ready for black Lex Luthor.
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Zikten
07/15/18 1:11:23 AM
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there are like a thousand versions of Lex Luthor, and 999 of them are white. he was only black in the cartoon you watched as a kid. and he might not even be black there. it's cause of weird shading choices. he's supposedly based on a famous greek actor.
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nicklebro
07/15/18 1:17:32 AM
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SauI_Goodman posted...
nicklebro posted...
Because making a black man the bad guy is so racist.


What about when they made Kingpin black

Racist af.
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darkjedilink
07/15/18 1:25:04 AM
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Zikten posted...
there are like a thousand versions of Lex Luthor, and 999 of them are white. he was only black in the cartoon you watched as a kid. and he might not even be black there. it's cause of weird shading choices. he's supposedly based on a famous greek actor.

And voiced by white guy.

Lego Lex Luthor is white.
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PostCrisisJ2
07/15/18 1:26:22 AM
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why won't this meme die
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darkjedilink
07/15/18 1:29:27 AM
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PostCrisisJ2 posted...
why won't this meme die

Because whitewashing is bad for some reason.
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Axiom
07/15/18 1:31:24 AM
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darkjedilink posted...
PostCrisisJ2 posted...
why won't this meme die

Because whitewashing is bad for some reason.

At least you admit that they whitewashed Lex Luthor
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Lex_Luthor
07/16/18 6:13:41 AM
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I'm extremely offended, personally.
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TheoryzC
07/16/18 6:23:45 AM
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Lex_Luthor posted...
I'm black

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Irony
07/16/18 6:30:39 AM
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darkjedilink posted...
Zikten posted...
there are like a thousand versions of Lex Luthor, and 999 of them are white. he was only black in the cartoon you watched as a kid. and he might not even be black there. it's cause of weird shading choices. he's supposedly based on a famous greek actor.

And voiced by white guy.

Lego Lex Luthor is white.

So Darth Vader is black
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marthsheretoo
07/16/18 6:31:57 AM
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Black Pope lseem will be furious when he finds out.
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ClockworkHare
07/16/18 6:52:13 AM
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Zikten posted...
there are like a thousand versions of Lex Luthor, and 999 of them are white. he was only black in the cartoon you watched as a kid. and he might not even be black there. it's cause of weird shading choices. he's supposedly based on a famous greek actor.

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