Chanigng characters race or sexuality for DC characters

[skyvolt2000]

Well yeah, the basic gist here is about radical character changes for out-of-universe reasons. I personally think it fails more often than it succeeds.

It fails because you end up going back to the original.

Like the upcoming Mr Miracle OGN-it has a black Scott Free instead of Shilo. Now if someone likes that book and wants to read more-they get the white Scott Free.

Use the folks who are already around. Not dump a race change or sexual preference on an establish person just for the heck of it.

If the only way I can get writers for certain characters is to do, I need to find better writers.

[Will Evans]

It fails because you end up going back to the original.

Like the upcoming Mr Miracle OGN-it has a black Scott Free instead of Shilo. Now if someone likes that book and wants to read more-they get the white Scott Free.

Use the folks who are already around. Not dump a race change or sexual preference on an establish person just for the heck of it.

If the only way I can get writers for certain characters is to do, I need to find better writers.

What will Barda look like?

[Aahz]

I'm not a huge fan however I wouldn't say it's the same situation or a double standard exactly. There is a very long and messed up history regarding a lack of representation for non white (non male, non hetero, non mainstream etc) characters, so any correction to that is not a bad thing. Often as well there is a subtextual message involved - for instance casting Hamilton with mostly POC is making a subversive statement about the history of race in America (and Broadway). Like everything else though for me it comes down to the writing -- I'm willing to accept most anything if it's well done.

I think in case of a historical, pseudo historical, or medival fantasy movie or tv series, if you want to include a "diverse" character, you need to explain where he comes from, why he is there and treat him like an "exot". Other wise it just feels extremely anachronistic.

I think robin Hood Prince of Thieves, or the 13th Warrior are examples where it was well done.

Hamilton is a musical, those make like all kinds of theatre anyway usually wired artistic choices and are more about the music than about immersion into a world.