Mary Jane casting revealed for new Spiderman movie

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  1. Steal Your Face

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    Can you offer a logical rebuttal, or is this the point in the thread when you melt down and just start posting memes over and over again?
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  3. Shirogayne

    Shirogayne Gay™ Formerly Important

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    This shit reminds me of that "Bleach" Manga I used to follow when the fandom would write nasty shit to the author when he dared focus time on the character with a the one-sided crush in the main character and not the mail female character they swore up and down would end up with main dude.

    I wrote "then one-sided crush" because as of the final chapter, it's no longer one sided. And the tears from one of the horrid group of shippers I've ever had the misfortune of interacting with are so very, very salty. :lol: Like John Castle levels of angry. The only difference is one will have committed suicide over it and the other is John Castle. :borg:

    But anyway, it just goes into that BS about how there's olny one way to interpret any given media or show and anyone that sees otherwise is an idiot or whatever. Especially with looks.
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    This is the third iteration of Spiderman in 14 years and you're going to complain about not respecting the source material over this ?

    You need your head examined.
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  5. Steal Your Face

    Steal Your Face Anti-Federalist

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    MJ is not black, never has been in the fifty year history of the character.
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    Also, you're all nerds.
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    So will you still watch it at the theater or will you withhold your dollars in protest of this horrible change to a beloved cultural icon?
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    Shirogayne Gay™ Formerly Important

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    Y'all still gonna fap to her, though

    :j:
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  9. Fisherman's Worf

    Fisherman's Worf I am the Seaman, I am the Walrus, Qu-Qu-Qapla'!

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    So what?
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  10. Sean the Puritan

    Sean the Puritan Endut! Hoch Hech!

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    The could have made MJ a Chinese-Puerto Rican Jewess. Doesn't matter to me.
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  11. Shirogayne

    Shirogayne Gay™ Formerly Important

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    They're saving that for reboot number four for transgendered Peter Parker :cool:
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    Movie studios are entitled to take artistic license in their casting, so it really doesn't matter if they're true to the source material or not. You don't like it? Feel free to start your own studio. I don't have a problem with a half-black Mary Jane, or a caucasian Ghost in the Shell protagonist.
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    oldfella1962 the only real finish line

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    Classic Gilbert: back in the Middle Ages people used to walk around and say "you know what? This is a long time ago!"

    Anywho, Eugene Levy seems to be a better fit - he is one sexy smooth operator that's for sure!

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    Saw the new movie, liked the movie, liked the actress, sorta liked the character, but...


    ...definitely not Mary Jane. :bailey:

    Yeah, yeah, get off my lawn, ya hippies.
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    I don't know. The whole thing looks very much as if they hadn't quite dared to do what they wanted to do and are instead trying to slowly creep into a black-ish not-quite-but-still-MJ. I love all the Marvel movies and expect to love this one, but they'd had more dignity in my eyes if they had just gone through with it.
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  19. Diacanu

    Diacanu Comicmike. Writer

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    This.
    She's not Mary Jane, she's black Daria.
    Which is cool, I wish there had been more development for her, but totally different character.
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    White people whining about historically white characters being altered for the sake of diversity amuses me. It's only going to get worse fuckers better buckle in. Also that wasn't the only white character changed. Flash is played by an Indian kid.
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  22. Diacanu

    Diacanu Comicmike. Writer

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    I'm of two minds on it.
    I kind of see it your way.
    If they went to the trouble to give her the initials, why not pull the trigger and go all the way with it?
    Either do it or don't.
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    Ummm, maybe I am remembering things wrong because I do not read comic books, I read manga because I am an enlightened weaboo and there are only Caucasians in manga. However, didn't comic book spider man become black a while back? If Spiderman can turn black why can't MJ? Oh wait she can if you wrap her in a brown wrapper and call her a blunt and not a joint. Stupid white people problems.
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    You're thinking of Miles Morales who's a mix of black and latino and a different Spider-Man.
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    Fuck off, racist.
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    It's racist to appreciate diversity? That's pretty stupid, even for you.
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    The story takes place in Queens ,New York so they would certainly be staying consistent with present day with a mixed race cast member.

    And the photo of her is gorgeous.
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    No, your posts in other threads suggest you are a racist.
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