Exactly. Race/gender swaps are so lazy. Also there are characters in comic books that aren’t used. And a main annoyance I think is the constant push that we have to love it.
Well I can’t disagree but there is some laziness. Take the upcoming Wheel of Time show. In that larger world there are people of other races, however they are being lazy too by race swapping the main characters. The main subversion is stating the main character is someone who it is not.
Eric July had a video on how much this irritates him, especially when they race swap a popular white comic book character while ignoring dozens of existing black characters who sit on the shelf and never get a shot.
Absolutely. I’m a big fan of his. Discovered him through geeks and gamers and nerdrotic. It’s also funny how with every race and gender swap they pay themselves on the back like it’s some major accomplishment
Exactly. Race/gender swaps are so lazy. Also there are characters in comic books that aren’t used. And a main annoyance I think is the constant push that we have to love it.
Race and gender swaps aren’t lazy. They are malicious. They are deliberate subversion. They are an attack.
Well I can’t disagree but there is some laziness. Take the upcoming Wheel of Time show. In that larger world there are people of other races, however they are being lazy too by race swapping the main characters. The main subversion is stating the main character is someone who it is not.
Eric July had a video on how much this irritates him, especially when they race swap a popular white comic book character while ignoring dozens of existing black characters who sit on the shelf and never get a shot.
Absolutely. I’m a big fan of his. Discovered him through geeks and gamers and nerdrotic. It’s also funny how with every race and gender swap they pay themselves on the back like it’s some major accomplishment