A thread to discuss race and ethnicity in the Wonder Woman franchise. Examples of race being handled well, race being handled poorly and things you'd hope to see happen.

I liked the character Akila in her original depiction as a scholar of the Bana-Mighdall. Her depiction in Rebirth however has been rife with unfortunate implications, from removing her academic skills to making her a villain and then killing her off twice. The Bana as a whole have had dodgy elements from inception but DC has only doubled down on the problems over the decades (as seen in this article https://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/2...81#cmt91756080).

All in all, other Bana besides Artemis (who arguably doesn't have to be white) should get more depth.

Nubia is a character that didn't have the best introduction but can be fixed with some easy enough changes. She could be made into Philippus' daughter and (if DC ever gets to having Hippolyta and Philippus a couple, Diana and Donna's step sister). She'd be missing after being captured in a previous battle with demons from another realm and return to a very different world while dealing with PTSD.