The Minority Report! Diversity In The MU.

[Marvell2100]

This thread is dedicated to a CIVIL DEBATE(!) about diversity and Minority topics in the MU across the mediums. What Marvel is doing right and what more can be done in this area. Come in with an open mind and respect sensible opinions.

Please visit the links below and add your voice to these discussions:

Asian Marvel Characters Appreciation
http://community.comicbookresources....s+appreciation

Black Superhero Appreciation
http://community.comicbookresources....s+appreciation

LATINO & HISPANIC Marvel Characters Appreciation
http://community.comicbookresources....s+appreciation

LGBT Marvel Characters Appreciation
http://community.comicbookresources....s+appreciation

WOMEN OF MARVEL: Appreciation for all the heroines in comics (and behind the scenes)
http://community.comicbookresources....s+appreciation

[Kieran_Frost]

Retrieved from the former-CBR; a comprehensive list of LGBT characters at Marvel.

MAIN CHARACTERS
AMERICAN ACE [Perry Wade], from All Winner's Squad
ANOLE [Victor Borkowski]
BENJAMIN DEEDS
BLING! [Roxanne ‘Roxy’ Washington]
BLOKE [Mikey Tork] (Peter Milligan’s X-force) [DECEASED]
BLOODSTONE [Cullen Bloodstone]
CAPTAIN FLAME [Frank Cortez], from All Winner's Squad
CLUSTER, the female Fantomex
DAKEN [Daken Akihiro]
DESTINY [DECEASED]
FANTOMEX [Jean-Phillipe/Charlie-Cluster 7]
FIRELORD [Pyreus Kril], Herald of Galactus
FLATMAN [Dr. Val Ventura], Great Lake Avengers
FREEDOM RING [Curtis Doyle] [DECEASED]
"GAMBIT" [Remy leBeau]
GRAYMALKIN [Jonas Graymalkin]
HERCULES
HIROIM [I]THE OLDSTRONG, Warbound [DECEASED]
HULKLING [Theodore ‘Teddy’ Altman]
JACKPOT II [Alana Jobson] [DECEASED]
JENNIFER KALE [DECEASED]
JOYSTICK [Janice Olivia Yanizeski]
KARMA [Xi’an Coy Mahn]
KAROLINA DEAN
KORG, Warbound
LIGHTSPEED [Julie Powers]
LIVING LIGHTNING [Miguel Santos]
LOKI LAUFEYSON, God of Mischief
MACHINESMITH [Samuel ‘Starr’ Saxon]
MULTIPLE MAN [James Arthur 'Jamie' Madrox], Madrox’s gay dupe
MANKILLER [Katrina Luisa vanHorn]
THE 'MIGHTY' DESTROYER [Roger Aubrey] ~ Golden Age ~ [DECEASED]
MISS AMERICA CHAVEZ
MOONDRAGON [Heather Douglas]
MYSTIQUE [Raven Darkholme]
NOH-VAR
NORTHSTAR [Jean-Paul Beaubier] MAINSTREAM COMIC'S FIRST OPENLY GAY CHARACTER!!
PHAT [William Robert ‘Billy-Bob’ Reilly] [DECEASED]
PHYLA-VELL [DECEASED]
PRODIGY [David Alleyne]
"PSYLOCKE" [Elisabeth 'Betsy' Braddock]
RAWHIDE KID [Johnny Clay]
RICTOR [Julio Esteban Ricter]
SHATTERSTAR [Gaveedra-7]
SKEIN [Sybil Dvorak]
SPYMASTER [Sinclair Abbot]
STACY-X [Miranda Leevald]
STRIKER [Brandon Sharpe]
SWORDSMAN II [Andreas vonStrucker] [DECEASED]
THUNDRA
TWO-GUN KID [Mark Hawk]
UNION JACK [Brian Falsworth] ~ Golden Age ~ [DECEASED]
"VALKYRIE" [Brunnhilde]
Ms. Victoria Hand [DECEASED]
VIVISECTOR [Myles Alfred] [DECEASED]
WICCAN [William ‘Billy’ Kaplan]
???Xavin???

ALTERNATE REALITIES
ANGEL [Werner Worthington] (Earth-311)
BEAST [Dr. Hank McCoy] (Earth-763)
Gen. James Howlett, X-treme X-men
HERCULES (X-treme X-men) [DECEASED]
INERTIA [Edith Freiberg], (Earth 31916) Supreme Power
SPIDERWOMAN [Mary Jane Watson]
SUNFIRE [Mariko Yashida] (Earth-2109) [DECEASED]
Ult. COLOSSUS [Peter Rasputin]
Ult. NORTHSTAR [Jean-Paul Beaubier]

SIDE CHARACTERS
Dr. Annabelle Rigg, Fearless Defenders [DECEASED/KIND OF]
the Ameri-moms, the two mothers of Miss America Charez [DECEASED]
Amy Chen, Silver Sable's Wild Pack
Arnie Roth, childhood friend of Captain America [DECEASED]
Chili Storm, from Millie the Model
Christian Frost, Emma Frost's brother
Courier, a man in a female's body (SEE BELOW)
Finch & Marcus, black married gay couple, friends of Kate Bishop in L.A.
Frenchie,Moonknight's friend and helicopter pilot
Gabriel Shepherd, 500 year old mutant from Brian Wood’s X-men, friend of Pixie
Hector, one of the Pantheon
Jane Smythe - WHO????
Jazinda, daughter of the super-skrull K'lrt
Kyle Jinadu, Northstar's husband
Marlo Chandler (Jones), wife to Rick Jones
Max Modell, from Superior Spiderman (his partner is named Hector)
Ren Kimura, Inhuman
Shinobi Shaw, son of the Hellfire Club's Sebastian Shaw [DECEASED]
Switch - WHO???
Timothy Cababa, Iron Man
Tong, transgender, participated in Moloids collective crush on She-Hulk
Twitchy - WHO????
Wally Layton & Donald Meland, married couple (a cop and a doctor) from Scarlet Spider

NOT CONFIRMED
BLIZZARD [Donald ‘Donny’ Gill]
MAGGOT [Japheth]

AND...
Ms. Lion, a male dog who gets dressed as a female :wink:

N.B. Gambit is included for having the first LGBT kiss in comics:

Gambit/Courier (with the latter in female form), Gambit #24, Jan 2001

[JaggedFel]

Interesting but the Main Character list needs updating.

[Kieran_Frost]

Interesting but the Main Character list needs updating.

Who needs to be added?

[PretenderNX01]

I think Xavin would be "non-gender binary"

[Bafflement]

Courier should probably make it onto the side character list as well as getting pictured.

[Kieran_Frost]

I think Xavin would be "non-gender binary"

The whole Skrull (and shapeshifters in general) makes this one difficult to define.

Courier should probably make it onto the side character list as well as getting pictured.

Oh, DUH! Thank-you for pointing this out (how did I miss that???)

[mace11]

'Marvel's Runaways' Finds Its Cast
https://news.marvel.com/tv/59021/mar...ys-finds-cast/

[mace11]

2 Latina Actresses Will Play Teens Who Rebel Against Their Supervillain Parents in Hulu’s ‘Runaways’

We may have to wait just a little bit longer until a Mexican-American cyborg takes over our TVs, but Marvel has already started casting for its new Hulu series, Runaways. On Thursday, Marvel revealed that two Latinas – Ariela Barer as Gert Yorkes and Allegra Acosta as Molly Hernandez – form part of the main cast. Victor Mancha, a cyborg who is the son of Ultron, plays a key role in the comic book. There’s no word on whether Marvel’s cutting the character from the show, though the studio promised to release additional casting information later on.

http://remezcla.com/film/latina-actr...llegra-acosta/

[aja_christopher]

Preach.

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"In the sense that superheroes personify otherness as a source of (literal) power, they are arguably the most poignant minority protagonist. What a shame, then, that almost all of them comprise a demographic group that absolutely never has to suffer from the limitations of otherness...."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lauren...b_3957449.html

[aja_christopher]

"Andrew Garfield Wants to Pass ‘Amazing Spider-Man’ Torch to Miles Morales"

"Garfield was recently asked by Comic Book Resources if Miles Morales – the current iteration of Ultimate Spider-Man in the comics – could be introduced to the Amazing Spider-Man universe. Here’s what Garfield had to say:

I have given that thought. I think one of the amazing things about Spider-Man is that you don’t see skin color when he’s in the suit. You don’t see any religious beliefs. You don’t see any denominations. Everyone can project themselves into that suit. It’s incredibly powerful in that way. So of course I think it’s important that the openness, the casting, in terms of who could be Spider-Man, could be absolutely anyone. A hero is a hero, whether you’re a man, woman, gay, lesbian, straight, black, white or red all over – it doesn’t matter.

Miles Morales was a huge moment in this character’s comic book life. And I do believe that we can do that. It’s something I’m really interested in figuring out; an eloquent way of coexisting, or passing on the torch. I don’t have an answer, but I think it’s actually a really important move. I think it’s a really beautiful and important move."


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http://screenrant.com/amazing-spider...miles-morales/

[aja_christopher]

The new frontier...

[Thesanmich]

It's cool we got Shang Chi but I wish we had an Asian American male superhero with a less....stereotypical skillset. I thought Chew's ability over at Image was pretty dope but I wouldn't classify him as a superhero.

[ExcelsiorPrime]

It's cool we got Shang Chi but I wish we had an Asian American male superhero with a less....stereotypical skillset. I thought Chew's ability over at Image was pretty dope but I wouldn't classify him as a superhero.

I'm with you there..an Asian character who's skillset isnt martial arts or computer programming. I dont know how Asians feels about the Collective Man but I always thought he had a unique power. That could have been reworked into something less offensive. Also I love Sabra...and she would make an interesting X-man. With views opposite Scott Summers.

[Marvell2100]

I'm with you there..an Asian character who's skillset isnt martial arts or computer programming. I dont know how Asians feels about the Collective Man but I always thought he had a unique power. That could have been reworked into something less offensive. Also I love Sabra...and she would make an interesting X-man. With views opposite Scott Summers.

Jimmy Woo. Marvel should be pushing him in the comics and on Agents of SHIELD.