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Marvel executive says emphasis on diversity may have alienated readers
UK Guardian ^ | April 3, 2017 | Sian Cain

Posted on 04/03/2017 7:41:29 AM PDT by C19fan

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To: C19fan

It must be the movies that keeps them in business

When I was a kid you could buy comics at the local drug store. Now there is one place in metro Memphis that sells comics


21 posted on 04/03/2017 7:58:04 AM PDT by Sybeck1
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To: Fantasywriter
"‘Kamala Khan, a Muslim teenage girl’"

I always thought that the name "Khan" reflected Mongolian or Sikh ancestry, neither of which are necessarily Moslem ...

22 posted on 04/03/2017 7:58:11 AM PDT by BlueLancer (Ex Scientia Tridens)
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To: C19fan

Maybe if they hadn’t decided to simply replace beloved characters from my childhood with females for reasons that make absolutely no sense even in comic book terms, it might have worked out a little more smoothly. The Mighty Thor from my comic book days in the ‘70s is now a drunkard who can’t lift his hammer while his former girlfriend is now the new Thor and the new owner of the hammer. Why? Because girrrl power or something.


23 posted on 04/03/2017 7:59:05 AM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: C19fan

Ya think?


24 posted on 04/03/2017 8:01:42 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: .45 Long Colt

‘I’ll never understand businesses purposefully alienating large swaths of customers to push the progressive agenda.’

They live in leftist echo chambers. They have no idea that they’re inciting a backlash until it’s too late.


25 posted on 04/03/2017 8:03:40 AM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: BlueLancer

Fwiw:

Khan

Meaning & Origin:

The ancient surname Khan is a contracted form of Khagan, from the Turkish khan meaning “chief or ruler.” It was originally a hereditary title born by early Mongol leaders, such as the legendary Genghis Khan, but is now widely used as a surname throughout the Muslim world. Khan is an especially common surname in South Asian Muslim families, and is also one of the most common surnames in Pakistan.

https://www.thoughtco.com/khan-name-meaning-and-origin-1422541


26 posted on 04/03/2017 8:07:21 AM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: C19fan

Dave Letterman last year because he couldn’t compete with YouTube cat videos - he SAID so.

these guys will be out of business because they can’t compete with 4chan.

just a matter of time.


27 posted on 04/03/2017 8:09:02 AM PDT by gaijin
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To: Fantasywriter

Thanks for the info ...


28 posted on 04/03/2017 8:10:16 AM PDT by BlueLancer (Ex Scientia Tridens)
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To: C19fan

Miles Morales was a complete disaster by itself.


29 posted on 04/03/2017 8:12:36 AM PDT by montag813
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To: C19fan

I have never — once — seen a girl reading a comic book in the past 25 years. The last one I saw was reading Archie in the 1970s


30 posted on 04/03/2017 8:14:21 AM PDT by montag813
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To: the OlLine Rebel

[ Gee, big surprise. Makes me wanna barf.

And if you’re actually putting in a Muz as a hero - making it female with scarf to punctuate it - you’ve really gone over the edge. ]

The funny thing is that they Female Muslin superhero would be seen as violating all sorts of Sharia Law based off the fact she hangs out with a bunch of non-related male superheroes and you can see her hair...

It would be like trying to pander to Catholics by having a superhero that eats Beef on Friday.

Obvious pandering done by people who have no bloody idea about religion, ie. atheists.


31 posted on 04/03/2017 8:18:38 AM PDT by GraceG (Only a fool works hard in an environment where hard work is not appreciated...)
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To: BlueLancer

[ “‘Kamala Khan, a Muslim teenage girl’”

I always thought that the name “Khan” reflected Mongolian or Sikh ancestry, neither of which are necessarily Moslem ... ]

good catch, could be seen as a slap in the face to the Sikhs....


32 posted on 04/03/2017 8:19:37 AM PDT by GraceG (Only a fool works hard in an environment where hard work is not appreciated...)
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To: C19fan

readers “were turning their noses up” at diversity

Not Likely, try Readers are Sick and Tired of PC, Islam, and the Push to eliminate Moral and Cultural boundaries by the Entertainment Industry.


33 posted on 04/03/2017 8:22:03 AM PDT by eyeamok (destruction of government records.)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Watch for more diversity as she dates a black sheep. Little role reversal but when you’re a muslim a sheep is a sheep is a sheep.


34 posted on 04/03/2017 8:22:29 AM PDT by Kozy (new age haruspex; "Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth.")
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To: C19fan

More gay marriages instead of action, that'll sell.

35 posted on 04/03/2017 8:24:04 AM PDT by Snickering Hound
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To: C19fan

No. For fifty years, kids were dying to know the details of the superheroes’ sexual orientations. Keep going. Kids really are interested today at finding out which genders the heroes truly identify with, from a panoply of 12 or more choices. Keep focusing on genitalia. Don’t stop.


36 posted on 04/03/2017 8:25:22 AM PDT by Yaelle
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To: C19fan
Similar thread from Saturday:

37 posted on 04/03/2017 8:26:15 AM PDT by TomGuy
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Marvel should go to retailers like Be, Bath and Beyond, Target, Nordstrom and introduce s clothing bed line to replace the Ivanka Trump merchandise. That’s how you capture new market, diversity at it’s best. On stop in JC Penney if you really need a boost to sales.


38 posted on 04/03/2017 8:26:55 AM PDT by Kozy (new age haruspex; "Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth.")
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To: C19fan
Don't forget Marvel's casting of a black guy as Johnny Storm/Human Torch in the latest Fantastic Four re-make/f**k-up... For those of you not comics saavy, Johhny Storm is Susan Storm's (the white woman) brother. Good luck explaining that to your kids watching....



39 posted on 04/03/2017 8:28:12 AM PDT by ObozoMustGo2012 ("Be quiet... you are #fakenews!")
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To: GraceG; BlueLancer

Khan is indeed Sikh, but the Muzzie Mayor of London’s last name is Khan, so which is the chicken, which is the egg?

[ “‘Kamala Khan, a Muslim teenage girl’”

I always thought that the name “Khan” reflected Mongolian or Sikh ancestry, neither of which are necessarily Moslem ... ]

good catch, could be seen as a slap in the face to the Sikhs....


40 posted on 04/03/2017 8:29:59 AM PDT by ObozoMustGo2012 ("Be quiet... you are #fakenews!")
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