These days I was looking for international superheroes of DC Comics in ComicVine site for a personal project I'm developing casually when I came across the following topic troll
"Lame Hispanic Characters"
http://www.comicvine.com/profile/the...racters/13877/
The Distinguished Citizen says:
This would be the companion piece to my list of cool hispanic characters. For the most part these are the guys who are just pathetic. Their powers are lame, their look is lame, and they probably have little or no depth/personality to speak of. For the most part I do not see them as having any apprecciable potential for greatness, even if handed over to a competent writer. Alternatively, I will also include characters who might have decent powers/abilities, but they've never been treated as anything but a B or C-List character at best. They're practically little more than supporting cast. Token Brown Characters get to be here too, if 'Token Brown Character' is all they are.
And adds sarcastically at the end ...
Note: I've recently come to understand the difference between Race and Ethnicity, and realize I use the word "Hispanic" pretty inaccurately in several places. I should go edit them. But I won't. Cuz I'm lazy. But i'm not lazy because i'm hispanic. I'm lazy because i'm American.
"I'm lazy because i'm American. "
Interesting ... did not know that someone "being American" gave this person the moral right to "be lazy" in his comments about anyone.
The distinguished User of the ComicVine who made this topic just does not spare the words poison, malice and wickedness to practically mocks and calls "trashs" all Latins superheroes of all publishers ... and the bad thing is that he made the list is not a bit small and has even some superheroes who are not that of "second and third tier" ...
My reaction? Honestly I was perplexed. As the moderation of a famous site about comics allows someone to distill such intolerance, a single topic? I know that the Americans see themselves, all as "heroes", and that for them, the rest of the world is nothing but a bunch of, Bozos clowns, but honestly in Latins deserve a little more consideration. What this guy is doing is not the same as the users of Desciclopedia or the Simpsons do and "kicking ass " with the sole intention of being funny he's not far from it "only" disrespecting one of the laws guaranteed human rights
" All human beings belong to the same species and are descended from a common origin. born equal in dignity and rights and all form an integral part of humanity. "
First said "Hispanics characters" list this "Sir" all characters are created according to the American view of us, Latin Americans, and Hispanics. Never researched anything about the Hispanics, never believed that we could have promising or powerful characters as heroes or heroines. Never thought that we were nothing but a bunch of "La Cucarachas" caricatured and stereotyped, nor tried to detach ourselves from stereotypes commonly attributed to us as a people.
When I read: " Pedro Alvares Cabral ...why do I even bother ? " honestly wonder if he considers Cristóvão Colombo much better just because he "discovered America"? Oh ... forgot to Americans of the USA was only really "discovered" by the Mayflower pilgrims and Americans consider all of the underside of Texas the same trash .
But on this topic ridiculing Latins superheroes? Funny that we Latinos despite defects terms as any people never started any war, are a people gentle, amiable, hospitable, polite to everyone, we decided to reasonable and peaceful way between us and our differences, we do not consider ourselves either "best" or "superior" or "above" anyone anyway, never would do the same thing this guy did with this topic.
But anyway about all of this User ComicVine wrote my only answer is that I have no answer for you. Do not have to justify or dignify with words bigotry from anyone. I do not mind the opinion of this "gentleman" about us Latins. The same in an episode of the Simpsons where they kicking ass with everything including with great values of American society. I'm finally at peace with myself and my heroes. We have no "Superman", no "Batman", no "Iron Man" or any "Hulk," "Spider-Man", "Captain America", "Thor" or "Godverine" and such but no less proud of our heroes nor think less worthy of respect. As they say: "Being good is not synonymous with 'being idiot' being good is a virtue that most of the idiots not understand."