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"People are sick and tired of these 'legacy' superheroes. 

Yep! I'll be tuning in. Not just to be entertained, but to become a better person.

Disney debuts deaf Native superhero as 'woke' debate swirls (msn.com)

Can a deaf, Native American superhero with a prosthetic leg reinvigorate Disney's Marvel franchise, just weeks after its CEO appeared to criticize his filmmakers for prioritizing messaging over storytelling? Disney+ will stream the story of Maya Lopez, a tough former villain who returns from a life of criminality in New York to rediscover her Indigenous roots in her Oklahoma hometown. 
Much of the dialogue takes place through sign language, with subtitles, and filmmakers worked closely with Choctaw Nation leaders to create authentic scenes, including a flashback to a sporting festival in pre-European contact America before the evil white colonizers began their genocide of Native Americans."I'm just so proud to be able to represent a platform that is uplifting voices for Indigenous people... we're doing it the right way," star Alaqua Cox -- who is herself deaf, Indigenous and an amputee -- told a recent press conference.

Disney has found itself at the heart of the US culture wars, attacked by right-wing commentators and Republican politicians for becoming "too woke" in its storytelling. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a presidential hopeful, has pounced upon complaints about the increasing prevalence of gay and nonbinary characters in Disney films, from "Lightyear" to "Elemental."
The Marvel superhero films launched in 2008 with "Iron Man," starring Robert Downey Jr.It would take until the series' 18th movie, "Black Panther," that a solo lead character was not a white man.Since then, there have been a plethora of diverse leads, even as box office returns have plummeted.But Bethany Lacina, an assistant professor at University of Rochester who has studied audience demographics, said there is no evidence to suggest the trends are linked.
"Non-white people are more likely to watch Marvel films than white people. Particularly Black people and white Hispanics," she said.
Lacina suggested Iger's comments may reflect "frustration" that simply casting non-traditional leads had not automatically brought in vast untapped minority audiences, as hoped.Disney is in the long haul for "fostering acceptance." 
Marvel's shift toward more diverse superheroes stems from both commercial strategy, and the history of the source comic books themselves, according to Nick Carnes, editor of "The Politics of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.""If you look at the legacy heroes, the oldest characters that have generations of nostalgia, they are disproportionately white and male," said Carnes, a Duke University professor.
 
 

Punch » 09 Jan 2024, 4:39 am » wrote: ↑

09 Jan 2024, 4:39 am

"People are sick and tired of these 'legacy' superheroes. 

Yep! I'll be tuning in. Not just to be entertained, but to become a better person.

Disney debuts deaf Native superhero as 'woke' debate swirls (msn.com)

Can a deaf, Native American superhero with a prosthetic leg reinvigorate Disney's Marvel franchise, just weeks after its CEO appeared to criticize his filmmakers for prioritizing messaging over storytelling? Disney+ will stream the story of Maya Lopez, a tough former villain who returns from a life of criminality in New York to rediscover her Indigenous roots in her Oklahoma hometown. 
Much of the dialogue takes place through sign language, with subtitles, and filmmakers worked closely with Choctaw Nation leaders to create authentic scenes, including a flashback to a sporting festival in pre-European contact America before the evil white colonizers began their genocide of Native Americans."I'm just so proud to be able to represent a platform that is uplifting voices for Indigenous people... we're doing it the right way," star Alaqua Cox -- who is herself deaf, Indigenous and an amputee -- told a recent press conference.

Disney has found itself at the heart of the US culture wars, attacked by right-wing commentators and Republican politicians for becoming "too woke" in its storytelling. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a presidential hopeful, has pounced upon complaints about the increasing prevalence of gay and nonbinary characters in Disney films, from "Lightyear" to "Elemental."
The Marvel superhero films launched in 2008 with "Iron Man," starring Robert Downey Jr.It would take until the series' 18th movie, "Black Panther," that a solo lead character was not a white man.Since then, there have been a plethora of diverse leads, even as box office returns have plummeted.But Bethany Lacina, an assistant professor at University of Rochester who has studied audience demographics, said there is no evidence to suggest the trends are linked.
"Non-white people are more likely to watch Marvel films than white people. Particularly Black people and white Hispanics," she said.
Lacina suggested Iger's comments may reflect "frustration" that simply casting non-traditional leads had not automatically brought in vast untapped minority audiences, as hoped.Disney is in the long haul for "fostering acceptance." 
Marvel's shift toward more diverse superheroes stems from both commercial strategy, and the history of the source comic books themselves, according to Nick Carnes, editor of "The Politics of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.""If you look at the legacy heroes, the oldest characters that have generations of nostalgia, they are disproportionately white and male," said Carnes, a Duke University professor.

white hispanics? WTH is that?

whatever just happened to storytelling...
 

ROG62 » 09 Jan 2024, 5:32 am » wrote: ↑

09 Jan 2024, 5:32 am

white hispanics? WTH is that?

 

 
 

why can a person born on a native american nation, be allowed to vote in usa? a person born in usa can not vote in a native american nation.

RedheadedStranger » 09 Jan 2024, 5:57 am » wrote: ↑

09 Jan 2024, 5:57 am

 

Oh, ya, ya, now I get it....THANKS!  
 

Punch » 09 Jan 2024, 4:39 am » wrote: ↑

09 Jan 2024, 4:39 am

Bla bla bla...Duke University professor.

How come she doesn't have any tits?  @Buck Naked , does the resident titty expert have any input on this?  I'd call on @Sumela  too, but his forte is big over-sized tits that you only see in a plastic surgeon's office.
 
 

Punch » 09 Jan 2024, 4:39 am » wrote: ↑

09 Jan 2024, 4:39 am

Can a deaf, Native American superhero with a prosthetic leg reinvigorate Disney's Marvel franchise, just weeks after its CEO appeared to criticize his filmmakers for prioritizing messaging over storytelling?

No.