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    Default Re: Why so many people complain about comic books they don't read?

    Quote Originally Posted by Rodin View Post
    Another interesting realization I had today was that flipping it in a different way doesn't provoke the same reaction - A black man becoming Thor, and a woman becoming Captain America.

    I guess it really does come down to the feeling that Thor is a mythological figure. If it's a super-hero, it's an alias that changes easily. If it's a super using the name of a god, there's certain things you expect. The only other gender-flips I can think of that cause the same thought are the "something-man" ones, for obvious reasons. If Batman's going on sabbatical, Batgirl/Batwoman can take over, but don't leave the name Batman.

    The folks flipping out over the Captain America one are the only folks I don't have sympathy for in this one.
    There'd be a worse reaction. Think the reaction to Idris Elba as Heimdall, at least squared.
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