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7th Oct '12 3:30:05 PM Grobi

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7th Jun '12 5:03:07 AM SeptimusHeap

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* So they made Lady Jaye a Latina. Now, I could care less about a character's race (especially if the change is of a [[TheSpectacularSpiderMan minor]] [[{{Smallville}} character]]), and I know that "too many whities" can make a show stale and not seem inclusive. Yet when they take a [[YourMileageMayVary main]] character from the original cartoon and change her race entirely, it just seems like a [[ExecutiveMeddling cheap attempt]] to make it look like they're globally sensitive (see ''Rise Of Cobra''). I understand how it can be a positive influence on a young viewer who sees a bit of him/herself in the character, when so many heroes are portrayed as white...I get that. Yet if they really wanted a fiery Latina on the show, wouldn't it have been more poignant to make an ORIGINAL character that was entertaining and interesting in her own right that happened to have that heritage, rather than just altering a pre-existing one? (I'll grant, there could be a rights issue I don't know about.) It isn't a single aspect that ruins the entire show for me. Heck, she may even grow on me over time with her accent and improper grammar. Right now, though, it just seems...unnecessary.

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* So they made Lady Jaye a Latina. Now, I could care less about a character's race (especially if the change is of a [[TheSpectacularSpiderMan minor]] [[{{Smallville}} character]]), and I know that "too many whities" can make a show stale and not seem inclusive. Yet when they take a main character from the original cartoon and change her race entirely, it just seems like a [[ExecutiveMeddling cheap attempt]] to make it look like they're globally sensitive (see ''Rise Of Cobra''). I understand how it can be a positive influence on a young viewer who sees a bit of him/herself in the character, when so many heroes are portrayed as white...I get that. Yet if they really wanted a fiery Latina on the show, wouldn't it have been more poignant to make an ORIGINAL character that was entertaining and interesting in her own right that happened to have that heritage, rather than just altering a pre-existing one? (I'll grant, there could be a rights issue I don't know about.) It isn't a single aspect that ruins the entire show for me. Heck, she may even grow on me over time with her accent and improper grammar. Right now, though, it just seems...unnecessary.

20th Mar '12 5:30:17 PM LadyMomus

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20th Dec '11 11:33:13 PM TitoMosquito

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13th Dec '11 8:55:19 PM sparkykandy

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