{"id":33706,"date":"2013-05-12T01:37:39","date_gmt":"2013-05-12T07:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/05\/12\/black-is-beautiful-and-fantastic.html"},"modified":"2013-05-14T09:43:38","modified_gmt":"2013-05-14T15:43:38","slug":"black-is-beautiful-and-fantastic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/05\/12\/black-is-beautiful-and-fantastic.html","title":{"rendered":"Black is Beautiful. And Fantastic"},"content":{"rendered":"
I have no problem at all with Johnny Storm being played by a black man … because his character has nothing to do with race. \u00a0The only thing I'd ask is that, therefore, Sue Storm Richards was also cast with a black actress. Which I would also have no problem with, for the reason.<\/div>\n

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I have no problem at all with Johnny Storm being played by a black man … because his character has nothing to do with race. \u00a0The only thing I'd ask is that, therefore, Sue Storm Richards was also cast with a black actress. Which I would also have no problem with, for the reason. The … Continue reading “Black is Beautiful. 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