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[paragonpro]

The nba and nfl would get a lot more interesting. Mj's mr fantastic dunk from space jam might actually be possible! But seriously, i dont think it would be any different than if all white people or all hispanic people got powers. Some would use it for good while others may be evil. Racist police officers might think twice now before commiting a hate crime.

 

[User 73706]

What an original conce...

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MagicalNegro

whoops.

 

[Platy]

It is interesting to INCREASE the prejudice ... but I never understood the NEED to make metaphors about prejudice ALWAYS be with something UNDERSTANDABLE to be prejudiced of.

Having fear that every black dude will steal you makes no sense .... but being afraid a super powered dude kills you makes a LOT of sense

 

[Geist-]

It is interesting to INCREASE the prejudice ... but I never understood the NEED to make metaphors about prejudice ALWAYS be with something UNDERSTANDABLE to be prejudiced of.

Having fear that every black dude will steal you makes no sense .... but being afraid a super powered dude kills you makes a LOT of sense

It's the same problem with X-Men. It's trying to be an analogy for prejudice and bigotry, but seriously, when you have someone as powerful as Magneto leading a group of superpowered terrorists, is it really that hard to understand why the government started making sentinels?

 

[Data West]

What if only Black People Could Get Superpowers?

The government would give us white women, a medal and tell us to go home

You face the superpowered black women

 

[gblues]

Yikes OK I blew that one. I made a connection to one aspect of MN (the "black people have mystical powers" stereotype) and posted the link without reading it to make sure the whole idea applied. I apologize.

I went and read up on the KS and the concept looks interesting, and the teaser in the OP looks really good!

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ElectricBlackGuy

Thanks for that link! Now I understand the joke in the panel Permanently A posted. I'm not super-big into comics so I didn't even know that was a thing.

 

[Aurizen]

I'd love super powers! idk what it'll be but I want something!

 

[PSqueak]

Electricity is weak to water

Pokemon says otherwise.

 

[Shaanyboi]

Damn, that's a lot of electric-based heroes

shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit

 

[Parallax]

What if only Black People Could Get Superpowers?

The government would give us white women, a medal and tell us to go home

While watching everything you do

 

[Rhaknar]

Are we talking Spiderman type powers or peak human like Daredevil? Because if we're talking peak human, and you look at pro sports, well.....

Daredevil has powers you know

 

[HK-47]

While watching everything you do

They already do that to everyone anyways.

 

[Parallax]

They already do that to everyone anyways.

Not to that extent they dont

 

[excelsiorlef]

Darwin who is half black and half latino. His power is to be able to adapt and survive any situation.

So when he is around white people he turns into an albino

Daaaamn they really wasted him in First Class.

 

[lightskintwin]

tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ElectricBlackGuy

So is it the Rock's black half that makes him the most electrifying man in sports entertainment?

 

[excelsiorlef]

So is it the Rock's black half that makes him the most electrifying man in sports entertainment?

Bwhahaha

 

[Liu Kang Baking A Pie]

So is it the Rock's black half that makes him the most electrifying man in sports entertainment?

 

[Slayven]

While watching everything you do

That is why you got to have the underwater club house

Daaaamn they really wasted him in First Class.

I am still mad

 

[PsychBat!]

What if only Black People Could Get Superpowers?

The government would give us white women, a medal and tell us to go home

Man.... I wish he was in a more interesting book and not written by Ewing.

 

[Sibersk Esto]

tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ElectricBlackGuy

whoops indeed

Naruto has an entire nation of these

rofl

 

[eizarus]

Love the concept of this. Hope it turns out well. A lot of people drawing comparison with X-Men, but as someone pointed out, X-Men has made shifts from race to LGBT so should be interesting having something that touches on the modern issues with race.

So is it the Rock's black half that makes him the most electrifying man in sports entertainment?

Pretty sure it's his black half that landed him the role of Black Adam in the DCEU.

What would happen in Africa?

Same thing that happened to Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

 

[Zeus Molecules]

Darwin who is half black and half latino. His power is to be able to adapt and survive any situation.

So when he is around white people he turns into an albino

Peter David started to give him depth and then fucked him up so bad with all that Valhalla/magic nonsense......

 

[Slayven]

Love the concept of this. Hope it turns out well. A lot of people drawing comparison with X-Men, but as someone pointed out, X-Men has made shifts from race to LGBT so should be interesting having something that touches on the modern issues with race.


Pretty sure it's his black half that landed him the role of Black Adam in the DCEU.

Same thing that happened to Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Black Adam is Middle Eastern, well he was born in what would become the middle east.