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Diversity is a recurring theme in panels at this year’s New York Comic-Con, mirroring a trend in fandom nationwide. Race, gender, physical ability, mental health, even geeks as an emerging protected class – amidst the how-to’s and PR announcements, programming about diversity is filling rooms and getting headlines. The power of this theme is something […]
’embracing the fullest possible range of potential customers simply makes good business sense.’
except there not, as a long time comic reader I’ve given up buying any from the big two. None of the new books are aimed at me and all the white male characters I liked have been replaced by so called minorities (eg captain america, hulk, iceman, Thor, antman, nick fury, wolverine, starlord and probably spiderman to name just a few).
whereas it’s not ok for minorities to have no representation it seems ok for white males to have none.
Every book now has to have gay characters , I’ve no problem with having books with gay characters for those who want but not in every fucking book, what about those who don’t. Sorry but I’m just not interested in seeing gay love scenes.
I would buy books with minorities if they could get past blaming every thing bad on white males, I don’t pay $4 to be told I’m an asshole because I’m male and white.
And I bet for daring I’d like to see the odd white male superhero I’m sure the posters will write me of some homophobic, kkk arsehole. Well F*** you comics. I’ll spend the $400 a month I used to spend on comics on something other activity that doesn’t take me for granted and actually welcomes me.
Good riddance.
Dave, I don’t see this as an either-or proposition — statistically there are still a fair number of straight white male superheroes, even a majority. Meanwhile, as attendance at comic-cons demonstrates, the audience for comics and other nerd-culture material has visibly diversified. The time when a dirty-blonde white male embodied America is long past.
Sorry, the above comment was me, Jeff Trexler, addressing Dave Allen.