I was reading the new Ultimate Spiderman by Marvel, and wonder who did Miles Morales look up to growing up? You know who I had to look up when I was growing up? Misty Night. Who’s that? Exactly, no one knows who Misty night is. Actually, I don’t know any mainstream black superheroes. I know what you’re thinking, what about Obamaman? Obama is not a real superhero, he’s the president! No one was putting Roosevelt in a cape. Say what you want, but honestly the white superheroes have it easy. You can dress like a bat, and stand in people's house in the middle of the night, and everybody wants to be you for Halloween. Hell, we have a holiday where a fat man goes down people's chimney leaving kids presents, and nobody says a thing. But a black superhero? Shoot, Shaft got ticketed for jaywalking during 9/11. In short, we need a cooler superhero. I know "nerd" is in now, but how many carbon copies of Arthur Ashe can we go through before we get a cool superhero?
Sincerely,
Your New Black Friend
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Sincerely,
Your New Black Friend
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