And are you a racist/'unwoke' if you don't agree?
There's a guy trending on Twitter at moment who appears to be in the affirmative for both questions.
But, I'd like a civilised and reasonable argument about the reasons for and against the idea. Whatever your position, explain why, and don't resort to name-calling.
I don't see any reason why not :)
shareThe way things are going, (read: "falling apart"), the next thing we'll see is a biblical epic in which Jesus is played by an Inuit woman. A Chinese actor will be cast as Peter. The rest of the disciples will be played by Japanese children. And, (perhaps fittingly?), Judas will be played by a woman.
Just joking.
I'll bite. I apologize in advance for my extreme candor, but this is something I feel strongly about.
No. It wouldn't work. Because that's fucking retarded.
Those are strong words, but they invented those words for a reason. Sometimes there is something so appallingly stupid and useless that it deserves some of the filthiest language one can muster. This is one of those times.
We all know exactly why Hollywood would cast a black man as Batman.
It is for political reasons.
It is to piggyback on a fleeting cultural sentiment that has absolutely nothing to do with the story of Batman.
They cast a black man as Roland in the Gunslinger to virtue signal about not being racist. They cast women in Ghostbusters to virtue signal about not being sexist. They cast a rabid twat feminist in Captain Marvel to virtue signal about their support for giving unearned privileges to women. You know what all these movies had in common? They sucked ass because the filmmakers put their stupid political agendas far above making a good movie.
Let's say it actually was a good movie. It would still absolutely stink of a political agenda because there is literally no other reason to suddenly, after almost a century of a white Batman, have him suddenly be black. Or Indian. Or Asian. Or a woman. Because whether you like it or not, race and sex is part of an individual's identity and history.
I want to be entertained, to be lost in a good story. Change the race of an insanely established character like Batman, and it becomes something else. Something lame and superficial and stupid.
Sorry but no, it won't work, and it's not "just my opinion, man," this is like 2+2=4. If you enjoy it then that's fine, but that means you support bad movies and smart people will justifiably feel somewhat ill towards you. Over and out