Chancey289
Fake Geek Girl.
Ok, this has been bugging me for quite a bit right now because I can't even believe how much of an issue this has become among comic fans. And that's the fact Michael B. Jordan has been cast as Johnny Storm in the new Fantastic Four movie.
Now, I don't think this film looks good. It looks nothing like the Fantastic Four really, and one of my favorite comic book villains is an anti social blogger who looks like the Skeletor from the Masters of the Universe movie wrapped in duct tape. But for frick sake, if a black guy cast as Johnny Storm is your biggest issue, you deserve a slap in the face, and are straight up being racist and you probably don't even realize.
-"But it's not about race!, It's about sticking to the source material!"
Now putting aside the fact this argument is usually followed by talking strictly about race, the source material was created in the like 50s and 60s where a black superhero was unheard of, and even a female superhero would struggle for acceptance. Yea, that was the time these comic books were created. Diversity and representation wasn't a thing. It's 2015. Now we live in a time where this IS a thing.
And you know what? For comic fans, what's the one thing comic books, as well as any other entertainment medium does? Move on with the times.
You need to grow up and realize the world we live in. You haven't outgrown comic books, BUT COMIC BOOKS HAVE OUTGROWN YOU.
-"But Sue and Johhny are siblings!"
If you can't think of any of the many, many, many, MANY, reasons a biracial family exist, I feel sorry for you.
-"Well let's just make a movie about Abraham Lincoln and cast him as a black guy"
Fine line between fictional characters and real people dumbass.
-"Then let's make Black Panther a white guy and so on"
You do know, unlike Johnny Storm, Black Panther's ethnicity is a crucial part of his character, right? Johnny Storm however is not defined by his ethnicity. He's cocky, charismatic, and a bit hot headed. A role Michael B. Jordan is perfectly capable of doing. Does this mean they can do the same for characters like Batman and Superman, yes. And they also already have.
I think I've pretty much covered all of the arguments stemming from such a decision these racist geeks have. If not, I can still destroy more. Yes, this thing indeed makes me angry, really, it makes me sick. To see how far we've come only to still have to deal with such assbackwards way of thinking will always get me ****ed. And I will always speak out against it. I think we should because this is not something to conserve, it needs to change.
Angry rant over.
Now, I don't think this film looks good. It looks nothing like the Fantastic Four really, and one of my favorite comic book villains is an anti social blogger who looks like the Skeletor from the Masters of the Universe movie wrapped in duct tape. But for frick sake, if a black guy cast as Johnny Storm is your biggest issue, you deserve a slap in the face, and are straight up being racist and you probably don't even realize.
-"But it's not about race!, It's about sticking to the source material!"
Now putting aside the fact this argument is usually followed by talking strictly about race, the source material was created in the like 50s and 60s where a black superhero was unheard of, and even a female superhero would struggle for acceptance. Yea, that was the time these comic books were created. Diversity and representation wasn't a thing. It's 2015. Now we live in a time where this IS a thing.
And you know what? For comic fans, what's the one thing comic books, as well as any other entertainment medium does? Move on with the times.
You need to grow up and realize the world we live in. You haven't outgrown comic books, BUT COMIC BOOKS HAVE OUTGROWN YOU.
-"But Sue and Johhny are siblings!"
If you can't think of any of the many, many, many, MANY, reasons a biracial family exist, I feel sorry for you.
-"Well let's just make a movie about Abraham Lincoln and cast him as a black guy"
Fine line between fictional characters and real people dumbass.
-"Then let's make Black Panther a white guy and so on"
You do know, unlike Johnny Storm, Black Panther's ethnicity is a crucial part of his character, right? Johnny Storm however is not defined by his ethnicity. He's cocky, charismatic, and a bit hot headed. A role Michael B. Jordan is perfectly capable of doing. Does this mean they can do the same for characters like Batman and Superman, yes. And they also already have.
I think I've pretty much covered all of the arguments stemming from such a decision these racist geeks have. If not, I can still destroy more. Yes, this thing indeed makes me angry, really, it makes me sick. To see how far we've come only to still have to deal with such assbackwards way of thinking will always get me ****ed. And I will always speak out against it. I think we should because this is not something to conserve, it needs to change.
Angry rant over.
