User blog:Blinkn/Correcting an Oversight

I've seen it debated elsewhere and it has probably been talked about here and if so... good, if you don't want to rehash it then please don't.

What to you think about the use of black version of Nick Fury being used in the movies and many of the cartoon versions these days. I'm always for diversity, the inclusion of minorities in spaces they have heretofore been excluded because it was the status-quo, but I am also a fan of 616 Marvel universe efforts at inclusion and a traditionalist. Nick Fury and his commandos included a black member, Gabe Jones, set in a time when the Army hadn't even integrated, not to mention a... Jewish character if memory serves. It seems rather strange to phase out the character who has always been portrayed in a socially forward capacity, because Marvel looked around and realized they only had marginalized ethnic characters, before Black Panther.

Alicia is made black, because in 60 years what other black people exists within the FF's world aside from the Panther and Storm.

Heimdall, a Norse god for cripes sake is made black, because no other ethnic characters have made way into the Thunderer's story even to this day.

Spidey's pretty much the same aside from Robbie nobody in Peter's life is black, even though Robbie came 4 years and 50 issues later.

The X-Men also lucked out with Storm. Who was apart of their SECOND 1975 incarnation, while all the 1963 originals were white.

Iron Man, a character who I respect but consider a dick is the only one who has integral black secondary character in the form of his close friend Rhodey.

The absense of ethnic romantic partners for the various PREMIER male characters that I'm aware of even into 2000s:

Cap has had many black proteges but no black female love interests.

Tony is something of a man whore, his best friend is... well Cap, but aside from him it's Rhodey but how many black lovers has he had?

Spider-Man... Gwen, Mary-Jane, Felicia, etc... any of those many dysfunctional loves ever been... forget black, even brown, hell tan would do.

Johnny Storm... same question?

Henry Pym and he had some kinda sexual liaison with his pseudo daughter/ daughter in law Jocasta and Tigra.

Cyclops... Jean, Jean's clone, and Emma Frost with yet again in last decade and alternate reality relationship with Frenzy that was abruptly end when the world was made right.

Daredevil... Electra, that other crazy assassin "Bloody Mary" I think, and his secretary

Thor... Jane Foster, Sif, Enchantress and in the last decade was depicted trying to woo Storm.

The Professor... Moira MacTaggert, Amelia Voght, Lilandra

Hawkeye has been with Wasp, Scarlet Witch, Mockingbird, Black Widow, and I think She-Hulk... I think in last decade he was caught making out with Storm.

Wolverine would hump a tree but he's the only I know loves all kinda of women.

Danny Rand's love affair with Misty Knight, which is pretty old.

Poor Storm is passed around like dysentery at a death camp.

I'm just saying! Thoughts?