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YoshitoKikuchi
08/05/18 5:37:14 PM
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Does Superman need to be white? - Results (21 votes)
Yes
71.43% (15 votes)
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No
19.05% (4 votes)
4
Depends
9.52% (2 votes)
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If DC recast him in the movies as a black actor like Idris Elba, what would be your reaction?
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SauI_Goodman
08/05/18 5:37:56 PM
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Remember the uproar when they made Kingpin black.
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Burgess
08/05/18 5:38:03 PM
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He's been black before.
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CasualGuy
08/05/18 5:38:47 PM
#4:


No

but he should be
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Raikuro
08/05/18 5:39:27 PM
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Milkman5
08/05/18 5:39:35 PM
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Freddie_Mercury
08/05/18 5:40:14 PM
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he gets his powers from the sun so he needs to look like the race that burns the easiest
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Zikten
08/05/18 5:40:22 PM
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not technically cause he's not human. but kryptonians look like humans and he traditionally is of a white equivalent race of Kryptonian
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cellus523
08/05/18 5:40:31 PM
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Does anyone who make these topics read comics or even do a simple google search, their is already a black superman his name is Val-Zod he is from another Earth he exists maybe ask DC to do more with him if you want black Superman.
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Milkman5
08/05/18 5:40:47 PM
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AlisLandale
08/05/18 5:40:58 PM
#11:


If we get a Black Superman movie before an Icon movie Ima be salty. >~>
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Skye Reynolds
08/05/18 5:49:54 PM
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In the 90s, he was 1/4 Japanese. That seemed to work really well.
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Zikten
08/05/18 5:53:14 PM
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AlisLandale posted...
If we get a Black Superman movie before an Icon movie Ima be salty. >~>

there should be a Steel movie.
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DevsBro
08/05/18 5:54:58 PM
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I swear is Idris Elba the only black guy in Hollywood?

Why does every single "They should cast ____ as *white character*" topic have Idris Elba in the blank?
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WaterLink
08/05/18 5:57:20 PM
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Isnt there a series or something coming out where there are a bunch of spidermans? And one or multiple ones were black, according to the trailer at least. Looked pretty good too.
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Zikten
08/05/18 5:59:08 PM
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WaterLink posted...
Isnt there a series or something coming out where there are a bunch of spidermans? And one or multiple ones were black, according to the trailer at least. Looked pretty good too.


Into the Spiderverse is a animated movie based on a story from the comics. a threat in the multiverse is killing off spider people, and many spider people team up for survival
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Burgess
08/05/18 5:59:18 PM
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There was a Steel movie.
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DevsBro
08/05/18 6:05:46 PM
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Burgess posted...
There was a Steel movie.

Which actually exists because of the question framing this topic.

Shaq is a huge Superman fan, but they told him he can't be Superman because he's black. So he picked the closest character, lol.
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kuwab0
08/05/18 6:09:17 PM
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Would a Black Superman just have super strong skin
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Dash_Harber
08/05/18 6:10:34 PM
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No. He's literally an alien. Rules regarding race don't apply.
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Sada_Pop
08/05/18 6:11:08 PM
#21:


It'd be weird for sure if he wasn't a blue eyed goofy haired white looking dude.
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SpinKirby
08/05/18 6:11:54 PM
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There's a been a Chinese, Black, and Russian Superman.

Only the Chinese one is active right now though.
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AlisLandale
08/05/18 6:15:43 PM
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Speaking of Steel.

Man do I really not like Snyder. It hust now hit me because they ruined Death of Superman we will never get a big screen "reign of the supermen".

Ah well. The animated version will probably be great.
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Hexenherz
08/05/18 6:21:26 PM
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he's an alien so I don't get why he shouldn't be green or blue or something anyway

and then like instead of just being clark kent he could be any number of races when he puts on his human disguise.
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jumi
08/05/18 7:28:26 PM
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Superman no. Clark Kent/Kal-El yes.
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TheSextMachine
08/05/18 7:30:33 PM
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SauI_Goodman posted...
Remember the uproar when they made Kingpin black.

No. Michael Clarke Duncan WAS Kingpin.
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cjsdowg
08/05/18 7:30:57 PM
#27:


No there have been at least two Black Superman(men) in DC.

One came from a world were most of the heroes were black , and another was bad guy with mental powers .
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jumi
08/05/18 7:36:29 PM
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cjsdowg posted...
No there have been at least two Black Superman(men) in DC.

One came from a world were most of the heroes were black , and another was bad guy with mental powers .


What about Steel?
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darkjedilink
08/05/18 7:38:29 PM
#29:


Why do people keep bringing up Elba in the DCEU? It'd be a violation of his Disney contract.

As for Superman, no, we have our Superman. Let's bring Steel back, though, played by a good actor - I think Jaime Foxx would be good.

EDIT: Scratch that - have Jaime Foxx play Mr. Terrific, and Terry Crews play Steel.
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BillyKidd
08/05/18 7:44:04 PM
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With Carol Danvers getting ready to enter the MCU, I'd love to see a Blue Marvel movie, complete with 1960's origin story.
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cjsdowg
08/05/18 7:44:35 PM
#31:


jumi posted...
cjsdowg posted...
No there have been at least two Black Superman(men) in DC.

One came from a world were most of the heroes were black , and another was bad guy with mental powers .


What about Steel?


More Steel, Shaq forever stained his good name.
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Skye Reynolds
08/06/18 6:26:56 PM
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DevsBro posted...
Burgess posted...
There was a Steel movie.

Which actually exists because of the question framing this topic.

Shaq is a huge Superman fan, but they told him he can't be Superman because he's black. So he picked the closest character, lol.


Which is a shame because they turned him into a discount Batman. The character never flies or performs feats of impossible strength -- except when Shaq lifts a fallen concrete wall in the opening scene.
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EliteLevel
08/06/18 6:37:46 PM
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Idris Elba would be brilliant as Superman.
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catboy0_0
08/06/18 6:41:26 PM
#35:


yes, but I think Idris Elba should play James Bond.
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The_Ivory_Man
08/06/18 6:50:03 PM
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Why can't characters just look like they are supposed to?

Why is this a thing no.

darkjedilink posted...
Why do people keep bringing up Elba in the DCEU? It'd be a violation of his Disney contract.

As for Superman, no, we have our Superman. Let's bring Steel back, though, played by a good actor - I think Jaime Foxx would be good.

EDIT: Scratch that - have Jaime Foxx play Mr. Terrific, and Terry Crews play Steel.


I'd like to see Laz Alonso try for it.
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Dash_Harber
08/07/18 6:41:16 AM
#37:


EliteLevel posted...
Idris Elba would be brilliant as Superman.


I don't know that he would. He's got to much of a hard edge/anti-hero look. I'd love to see him try it, though.
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Nomadic View
08/07/18 8:49:56 AM
#38:


darkjedilink posted...
Why do people keep bringing up Elba in the DCEU? It'd be a violation of his Disney contract.

As for Superman, no, we have our Superman. Let's bring Steel back, though, played by a good actor - I think Jaime Foxx would be good.

EDIT: Scratch that - have Jaime Foxx play Mr. Terrific, and Terry Crews play Steel.


Terry Crews Steel wouldve awesome.
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X-Pac_Heat
08/07/18 8:55:04 AM
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Thunder_Armor
08/07/18 8:57:39 AM
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It could be cool as an alternate universe thing.
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Dash_Harber
08/08/18 1:19:28 AM
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Nomadic View posted...
darkjedilink posted...
Why do people keep bringing up Elba in the DCEU? It'd be a violation of his Disney contract.

As for Superman, no, we have our Superman. Let's bring Steel back, though, played by a good actor - I think Jaime Foxx would be good.

EDIT: Scratch that - have Jaime Foxx play Mr. Terrific, and Terry Crews play Steel.


Terry Crews Steel wouldve awesome.


Would've awesome all night long.
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SuperMedz3
08/08/18 2:06:51 AM
#42:


No superman does not have to be white. Does black panther have to be black?
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Dash_Harber
08/08/18 4:27:03 AM
#43:


SuperMedz3 posted...
No superman does not have to be white. Does black panther have to be black?


Yeah, because he is from the xenophobic African nation of Wakanda. It's literally part of his character. Superman, on the other hand, is from Krypton, which, in case you didn't know, makes him an alien and therefore not subject to human races.
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MAGA2020
08/08/18 4:29:53 AM
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Im not white, and I voted yes. Stop turning all white characters into minority characters. Come up with good minority characters instead.
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Dash_Harber
08/08/18 4:34:26 AM
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MAGA2020 posted...
Im not white, and I voted yes. Stop turning all white characters into minority characters. Come up with good minority characters instead.


The problem with this logic is that the same people making it, also often complain when minority characters are added to existing franchises, calling them 'pandering'.
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The_Ivory_Man
08/08/18 5:51:25 AM
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Dash_Harber posted...
MAGA2020 posted...
Im not white, and I voted yes. Stop turning all white characters into minority characters. Come up with good minority characters instead.


The problem with this logic is that the same people making it, also often complain when minority characters are added to existing franchises, calling them 'pandering'.


Like the hated John Stewart, Storm, and Mystique?
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ThyCorndog
08/08/18 5:54:09 AM
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does lex luthor need to be black?
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TheoryzC
08/08/18 6:01:36 AM
#48:


darkjedilink posted...
Why do people keep bringing up Elba in the DCEU? It'd be a violation of his Disney contract.

Theres nothing prohibiting them from playing characters in each universe

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djimon_Hounsou

He's gonna be in Captain Marvel and Shazam! in the same year
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The_Ivory_Man
08/08/18 6:20:29 AM
#49:


TheoryzC posted...
darkjedilink posted...
Why do people keep bringing up Elba in the DCEU? It'd be a violation of his Disney contract.

Theres nothing prohibiting them from playing characters in each universe

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djimon_Hounsou

He's gonna be in Captain Marvel and Shazam! in the same year


As well as

Perry White-Bill Foster
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Dash_Harber
08/08/18 6:50:37 AM
#50:


The_Ivory_Man posted...
Dash_Harber posted...
MAGA2020 posted...
Im not white, and I voted yes. Stop turning all white characters into minority characters. Come up with good minority characters instead.


The problem with this logic is that the same people making it, also often complain when minority characters are added to existing franchises, calling them 'pandering'.


Like the hated John Stewart, Storm, and Mystique?


No, more like every character in Star Wars that isn't Poe, Cyborg in Justice League, Falcon in Captain America, etc.
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