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http://www.ign.com/videos/2013/06/28/amazing-spider-man-2-jamie-foxx-on-playing-electro
I thought it was interesting/sad how Jamie fox actually had to respond to the widespread racism spread about the internet when it was announced he'd be playing Electro in the new Spiderman movie. Electro has traditionally been portrayed as caucasian in the comics, but Jamie is obviously... black. People didn't like that, so they went about saying lots of stupid shit, as stupid people tend to do. Ofc, I can understand wanting the character to be JUST like they were in the original material, but it unfortunately got mixed up with prejudice viewpoints. My initial reaction was that it was an odd choice as well, given that race roles are very rarely switched up for these kinds of movies. But that worry quickly subsided, because I know Jamie is a great actor. Unfortunately, some people just aren't evolved enough to see past such bullcrap...
I thought it was interesting/sad how Jamie fox actually had to respond to the widespread racism spread about the internet when it was announced he'd be playing Electro in the new Spiderman movie. Electro has traditionally been portrayed as caucasian in the comics, but Jamie is obviously... black. People didn't like that, so they went about saying lots of stupid shit, as stupid people tend to do. Ofc, I can understand wanting the character to be JUST like they were in the original material, but it unfortunately got mixed up with prejudice viewpoints. My initial reaction was that it was an odd choice as well, given that race roles are very rarely switched up for these kinds of movies. But that worry quickly subsided, because I know Jamie is a great actor. Unfortunately, some people just aren't evolved enough to see past such bullcrap...