The SJW haters would bitch and moan about it but eventually we would move on.
If Jean Grey is not a red-haired white woman, is she even recognizable? She doesn't have any other features to distinguish her visually (like, say, a visor, wings, or adamantium claws).
Good thing they have no reason to use that team as the original X-men team, just like the original formation of the Avengers in the MCU- entirely made of white people- was a team that had never been used in the comics.
Yes don't use the 05. It's boring team and none of the core story-lines are from that era.
If they have to start from the basics, there is always the ultimate team, which is almost as white but does have Storm at least. Though honestly an MCU version of the ANAD team would be awesome to see and is diverse. Though for the MCU version, I would keep Sunfire on the team. John... his death is iconic, but personally I would move up James introduction because he is one of the few prominent Native American characters in comics. (outside of Dani and Forge)
IMO there really isn't a need to race swap when they are plenty of POC characters in the X-mythos which they can include and rise to prominence.
One thing I do hope they do is introduce Kwannon as Psylocke that joins near or around the same time as Betsy. Betsy can then assume or is introduced as Captain Britain. So we never get that body swap mess in the MCU.
For Cyclops my preferred change (if any) is Tlingit or other Alaskan First Nation - it ties Scott to his home state, non-Inuit northern natives are not highly represented in media (I can't think of ANY representation in visual media off the top of my head), and could be an interesting journey of discovery for the character to take, especially if he is unaware of that part of his heritage due to growing up in the orphanage. He was able to meet his grandparents eventually in the comics, which provides the way in for that possibility.
Dark does not mean deep.
Well, they certainly had different experiences because they were white. Changing their race really wouldn't improve them. It would certainly lead to an opportunity to alter their character/experiences perhaps, but part of their culture is already rooted in the lack of experiencing some appearance based discrimination. Changing that, in my opinion removes part of the diversity between some of the X-Men.
Also, with such a huge cast of characters, it might be better to promote other, more diverse, characters instead. Despite what they might do in the movies, Jean would still be a white woman in the comics.
Either way, I'm more concerned about the writing if anything. Marvel will do what they want, I just hope it's good.
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I'm not for or against changing Jean but movies are made from scripts not comic books. Those scripts are then developed into whoever is adapting it mind to tell the story based on how they visualize it.
If you read a character breakdown that reads:
White haired Daughter of a black American photojournalist and an African princess from Kenya who descends from an ancient line of african priestesses , Ororo (in africa means beautiful) Munroe Controls the weather.
vs.
Red Headed daughter of a house wife and a Professor in NYC, Jean Grey developed telepathic powers witnessing the death of her closet friend.
I mean one leaves the imagination open to go a little left. Thats on what was written.
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Completely unnecesary and tone-deaf IMO. They already have Storm as mentioned and if they want to add another black female, there are others like Monet, Oya, Cecilia, etc... Race changing significant characters is a way to have false diversity. Why not try elevating the ones that already exist. As a black person, I would be offended. The actual black characters would benefit from a movie push. Jean Grey doesnt need it and making her black does nothing for actual black characters. She would take away from them