Miles Morales Is Not Peter Parker

Where the author of the piece argues that in order for “diverse” people to feel represented, all the white characters need to be recast as some other race. Not by, say, having white Peter Parker as Spiderman be joined by black Miles Morales as *another* Spiderman, but by having Peter Parker be portrayed as a black kid. Or having Idris Elba, black guy, portray James Bond, formerly white guy. Or indeed by having Idris Elba, black guy, portray Heimdall, the Norse god who was described in several sources as the “white As” (i.e. Aesir) and the “whitest of the gods.” Note: Heimdall, as part of the Aesir & Vanir pantheon, is still actively worshipped in the Asatru/Forn Sed religion. Imagine the outrage if Hindu deities were portrayed by Native Americans (hey, they’re all Indians, right?) or Chinese gods portrayed by white or black actors.

Miles Morales Is Not Peter Parker: Why New Characters Don’t Solve the Problem of Diverse Representation

The genius of ethnically appropriating existing white characters and making them something else is that once it’s accomplished, it will be considered racist to switch them back. Up until 2008’s “Iron Man,” Nick Fury was always a gruff one-eyed white guy. Now he’s a gruff one-eyed Sam Jackson, even in many of the the comic books that aren’t directly tied to the movies. If they switch him back and have him played by, say, Jon Hamm, imagine the outrage.

There is a simple reason why the SJWs want to appropriate straight white male characters and make them anything but: because when they create their own distinct characters, they tend to suck. Partially this is because SJWs tend to be so twisted up inside that they have filled their minds with hate and have little room left for creativity. And partially it’s because when you create a character for the specific purpose of ideological propaganda, there’s usually not much left for actual characterization. This is not an SJW-specific concern… create a character for *any* ideology, and chances are the end result will be “who cares.” Look at Ayn Rand: her two best known works of fiction, “The Fountainhead” and “Atlas Shrugged,” are filled to overflowing with characters…. none of whom are much more than cardboard cutouts.

So *of* *course* the SJWs want to replace not just fictional characters but historical ones with same-named but ideologically/ethnically/whateverly “diverse” alternate reality versions. Because they know that they probably can’t come up with their own successful and interesting characters.