All I'm saying is while there are movies that seem to only star white people, there are also a number of movies that only have black people. Neither side is right, and it's sickening. But you can't point out "white-washed" movies without also acknowledging that it happens with other races.
So... it's "sickening" that a movie about growing up in a black neighborhood is comprised almost entirely of black people? It's "sickening" that a story about an African American Regiment in the Civil War mostly stars black people? Or how about a TV show about Bill Cosby's family, is that "sickening" that his wife and all of his children were black? Are they wrong, for telling a story that is essentially about black people?
Now certain white washed movies and TV shows don't receive any detraction for being so. Gladiator. Eat Pray Love. Hell, How I Met Your Mother. Even Lord of the Rings. These are stories about white history and culture, so it's not at all sickening or biased that these stories be exclusively white. We can all still enjoy them, too!
Now if I make a movie that's about American culture, or about modern life, and I decide black people aren't a major part of that, that's something different. That's notable, and we do note it for movies like Inception, which take the theme of: "Okay, we have a minority with a speaking role, so shut up" especially in contrast with movies like Fast and Furious 4,5 and 6 which are more like. "Race? Yeah, there's a race - oh, you mean - okay, yeah, we have a white guy, so shut up. More Asians! More Blacks! More whatever-Disel-and-Rock-are!" For something so mindless, it's actually more inclusive and progressive and less myopic than something introspective like Inception.
Edit: What's *really* interesting is that as China becomes a bigger and bigger market, the tendency is to use an Asian actor as the token minority rather than a black one. I find that indicative of an incredible racial bias on Hollywood's part, a sort of whats-the-least-we-can-do, oh-sorry-you-don't-test-well rather than anything story-based.
The difference with comic book movies is that these characters are already established in other media. You aren't creating a whole new story and making it all one race. You're actually changing pre-established characters. I'm not a fan of it, but in some cases, it doesn't bother me.
Of course you're changing pre-established characters. You're changing their clothes, their buildings, their way of speaking, their backgrounds, their supporting cast, their height, weight, complexion, costumes and so much more. In some cases you're even changing their powers, occupations, goals, personalities, species and core biological nature. Some people don't feel these are changes, even though they are. But everyone feels race *is* a change. It would be interesting to see why people feel that way.
I understand that this particular rumored change, bothers some people a great deal... but that doesn't mean that it is the case being discussed in a Black Panther thread. There are other threads for that. There is enough racial commentary to discuss in Black Panther without adding the thoroughly disconnected Fantastic Four movie Universe.
