After being accused of whitewashing roles, X-Men ‘97 writer Beau DeMayo had something to say.
Look who youre talking to.
Moving on:
@LuvLife289: Soooo youre whitewashing now
DeMayo: Dont even.
Look who youre talking to.
@ChampagnePuthy: Its unfortunate that this is how you choose to respond.
Ill be sure to my friends thatre X-men fans dont watch either.
DeMayo: Its not a valid criticism.
They are not toys for you to debate.
Its ignorant and a violation of that individuals personhood and I will get in your way.
Such behavior swaps class for disrespect.
When Marvel gives me the go, I will be very frank and transparent.
Save yourself some stress and just wait.
You may just be surprised.
Another fan levied their concerns at the X-Men creative as well, telling him to"get it together.
You wait until the product is out and we will chat.
I wont get everything right.
I can promise you that, but I will try my damndest too.
Now I gotta get back to writing Season 2. there are white Brazilians, black Brazilians, mixed Brazilians, indigenous Brazilians etc.
This page will be going dark for a bit.
Could be a week.
Could be a year.
You will be heard.
There were many of you who got emotional and impassioned.
Its an emotional topic.
You definitely heard."
Part of what I champion about representation is the individuals chance to finally tell their story in their voice.
This is not the first time an X-Men character has been embroiled in a casting controversy.
Another instance came with the castings of Halle Berry andAlexandra Shipp in the live-action FoxX-Menfranchiseas the iconic mutant Storm.
So fans may have to wait to get any sort of closure on this issue.
X-Men ‘97is expected to release sometime this year, butrecent reports revealed that date could be pushed.
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