Patrick Buck said:
Morgan Freeman. Think about it. THINK ABOUT IT.
Also I would find it quite hilarious if all of his out of costume appearances were of an older man, and have a different actor playing him when his face is covered up, so his dexterity and movement are wildly different.
My sense of humour is weird.
TBH, I think this would probably still look LESS ridiculous than the ways they've done it in the past. Either the actor being the suit actor (which can often look goofy) or with CG (which can look downright creepy).
Sheen Lantern said:
Except it's not a double standard as, and I've already explained this, they're completely incomparable.
You could have indicated all this without the dichotomy of "racist or retard" though.
mecegirl said:
Not retarded, that's just unnecessary name calling. But you don't have a firm grasp on the reality of the situation. I mean, lets not kid ourselves here, you are not talking about an equal situation. Its not like there are as many black characters as there are white characters. And we know good and damn well that the reason's why there aren't are not just happenstance. If not for the Civil Rights movement there probably wouldn't be any Black superhero's at all. Your point would only stand in a world where there were as many black characters as there are white characters. The double standard you see only exists to correct a preexisting inequality.
Not even equal numbers, though. I mean, it wouldn't even be so bad if they had even a handful of additional prominent black characters. Black Panther's not even horribly well known outside of nerd circles, and he's among the first (and the first superhero in the major comics, according to Wikipedia). People have accused him of being created specifically in modern times to appeal to a new demo. That's how prominent he is. People who have listed alternatives run out after like two or three, and Night Thrasher comes up quite often (especially around these parts). Now, I like the New Warriors, but they were at best a C-List team and Thrasher was created for them.
Hell, I'm not sure if I should be surprised or not that nobody's suggested Rocket Racer yet. And yes,m I know, he's a Spider-Man character.