re: 'The Rocketeer' Reboot in the works, and it might upset some people

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How much will it take before some of you realize that pop culture is anti-straight white male?

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This isn't some conspiracy. The studios are trying to make money. They are just doing it in the most artistically vapid way possible. By making a movie about a black female they are able to appeal to a wider more diverse audience. By using an established brand they are able to play off of name recognition and established credibility therefore reducing risk.

Imo it would be better and generally more honest if a new stand alone character were to be developed. That way it would be a character who happened to be a woman and be black, and the chracteristics could be presented more naturally. The way they are doing it, the character is seen as the black version of the old cha racer rather than being able to stand alone. It necessarily makes the chracter more one dimensional.

But whatever, studios aren't going for passable art with these ventures. It will make some money then be quickly forgotten.