http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jun/23/stan-lee-spider-man-should-stay-white-and-straight
After a new set of leaked Sony emails revealed a restrictive set of rules for Spider-Man’s on-screen persona, the character’s creator, Stan Lee, has spoken out in support of the controversial stipulations.
The rule that says Peter Parker, Spidey’s alter ego, should always be white doesn’t bother Lee, according to an interview he gave to entertainment site Newsarama.
“I wouldn’t mind, if Peter Parker had originally been black, a Latino, an Indian or anything else, that he stay that way,” he said. “But we originally made him white. I don’t see any reason to change that.”
Lee is also in agreement with the requirement that Parker’s sexuality should remain as originally written, but is open to the idea of other homosexual comic book characters.
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I'm glad they aren't planning to mess round with Spider-Man. There's been enough changing comic book characters simply because of the PC pressures to have a gay or minority character. Instead of creating new characters, established ones have been changed, throwing out years of continuity in the process.
After a new set of leaked Sony emails revealed a restrictive set of rules for Spider-Man’s on-screen persona, the character’s creator, Stan Lee, has spoken out in support of the controversial stipulations.
The rule that says Peter Parker, Spidey’s alter ego, should always be white doesn’t bother Lee, according to an interview he gave to entertainment site Newsarama.
“I wouldn’t mind, if Peter Parker had originally been black, a Latino, an Indian or anything else, that he stay that way,” he said. “But we originally made him white. I don’t see any reason to change that.”
Lee is also in agreement with the requirement that Parker’s sexuality should remain as originally written, but is open to the idea of other homosexual comic book characters.
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I'm glad they aren't planning to mess round with Spider-Man. There's been enough changing comic book characters simply because of the PC pressures to have a gay or minority character. Instead of creating new characters, established ones have been changed, throwing out years of continuity in the process.