What Does The Death Of Peter Parker Represent?

[KFjustice]

i have nothing against black people or black superheroes but i dont like spiderman changing. i would be just as frustrated if it was a random character that was white that replaced peter parker its just i dont like them changing a classic and i was almost in tears when i read ultimate spiderman 160 the death of spiderman.

[abdullahthebutcher]

@KFjustice I respect your position 100%. Thanks for posting.

[Zboghar]

I am white and I agree with you completely, I can especially understand your argument about you wanting your son to be able to identify with spiderman (or any superhero for that matter), but I can also understand where some of the comments are coming from,not comments like the white genocide thing or whatever,(the example you used), but the people upset with peter parker dying, Personally I prefer it if they came up with some cool new black... superheroes (I love spawn) to increase diversity

[abdullahthebutcher]

@Zboghar I appreciate your energy and the post. Thanks for taking the time.

[ralfcaetano]

first off i'll start by saying i'm white... and say there are some racists but most of them are just revolted by the death of such an iconic hero as peter parker

[abdullahthebutcher]

@ralfcaetano I was heart broken when Jim Brown was killed in The Dirty Dozen, but my mind did not turn to hatred. I get your point. Thanks for viewing and posting.

[ralfcaetano]

@abdullahthebutcher i'm not against the new spiderman i find the new costume to be awesome actually i just personally feel that they didn't need to kill peter parker... the two ways i'd like this miles story to go is either he'd seek guidance from a retired peter parker (kinda like batman beyond) or he'd work along side peter parker as another superhero... what really revolts me is the way he got killed...

[abdullahthebutcher]

@ralfcaetano Fair enough. Peter Parker is a classic. I hated the Speed Racer movie. They changed Racer X's costume! I didn't draw broader societal conclusions from a bad creative decision. Thanks for posting.

[mooncooninc83]

Have you ever checked out Dwayne McDuffie's interview about just how angry White ppl become when they feel their imaginative White world is being Blackened?

[abdullahthebutcher]

@mooncooninc83 No. I will look for that interview. I am familiar with Mr. McDuffie. Thanks for posting.

[lilrog0909]

I honestly wish Marvel would come up with new black characters! Plus why make Spiderman black when they are rebooting the movie series with another obvious white guy? Why not create a black 007 like character?

[abdullahthebutcher]

@lilrog0909 True. But this is where we need to support entrepreneurs that create entertainment and stories with us at the center. We collectively don't. Ask Robert Townsend, Spike Lee, Reginald Hudlin, and many more. The only forms of entertainment that will get African Americans to occasionally spend on Africans is music and comedy. Otherwise we pay to be invisible. That is why I love videogames where I create the name and look of the main character like Mass Effect, Fallout, and KOTOR. Thanks.

[lilrog0909]

LOL Kind of reminds me of how the Justice League Series was being criticize by white males of being too black. Because they felt Batman & Green Lantern (John Stewart) were the brains of the show, but seeing Batman had limitations white males ultimately felt Green Lantern was the leader. Truth is Batman was the leader he always has been the leader of the Justice League & white males were pissed about the Green Lantern/Hawkgirl(White Woman) secret love affair that displayed in multiple episodes.

[Xenda]

"What Does The Death Of Peter Parker Represent?"

Nothing! Seriously, nothing but a reboot that will result in another caucasian male being put back into the mix. Why you may ask? Well that's because Marvel Comics is less about promoting the new idea of a minority as Spider man, and more about cashing in on gimmicks, which this clearly is. These types of stunts create mainstream buzz which drives sales. You wait and see, we'll be back to status quote by next year.

[abdullahthebutcher]

@Xenda I agree. The Disney stock price is the bottom line. I am still happy for my son. Thanks for posting.