I'm kind of surprised it took this long. I can't wait to see Buzzfeeds lame re-titling.

Exactly. It should just happen and become past tense. If they have to try and test the waters and see how it sells it comes across as an uncaring attempt to mine controversy instead of a legitimately good change of story.

Yeah, this article doesn't come across as written by someone with a good grip. I know, this is the Onion's disqus board, so it's not popular to say this, but it did seem to come across as being unnecessarily bitter.

You should really read the Wikipedia section on his popularity, as I'm talking more about the screen polling that they do prior to starting on a movie but the reception the character has actually gotten from the comics seems tepid at best and that's with a boost for being controversial. If they don't come back with…

Oh sorry. I was actually referencing the polling that blockbusters go through on their way to being produced. Although you really should just go read that Wikipedia article, it has more information than you seem to be assuming.

I get the distinct impression that Miles' fans don't normally read the comics to begin with. Inside of his story arc, and with his one really especially good comic, he was a solid character even if recostumes usually suck. But he get's hyped out of proportion by people who normally would never care about Spidey.

You do realize that there is a fan rating system out there and that he's gotten lukewarm reviews? It was a controversial decision, of course they're going to get an uptic in sales.

Mmmkay. If you'd rather not talk about it than look anything up that's fine, but don't try and pin that on me. Thanks.

I think you missed a step here. He has not yet done this.

All I know is that you said something bigoted and ignorant and then claimed to be "pushing for diversity".

Actually, absolutely, and for good reason: it works. Marvel has a pretty solid, proud history of social activism before it was cool, even if modern activists attack them in the contexts of the movement today.

Just as long as it's not really hateful and psychotic articles like this that spur it on.

I absolutely agree, 100%. But the people who only took an interest to Spidey in this one case to further racial awareness just aren't helping. They make it seem like another causehead niche item that makes it easy to ignore because of articles like this, when he's actually a genuinely good character who really hasn't…

Ever hear the phrase "If you think everyone you meet is an asshole, you might just be an asshole"? This is the sad lesson that modern social justice activists desperately need to learn. If you act like an ignorant, bigoted jerk, people are going to call you one. What's worse is that it's a good cause and not something…

Honestly, you could have Wikipediad or Googled it and seen that.

Actually there have been tons of polls and market research and Morales isn't a very popular character. I don't think many people would avoid a movie with a black Spider Man, but it's absolutely untrue to say the character is popular just because people interested in social justice took him up as a potential cause.

I hate to tell you this, but being flatly racist and ignorant like this article doesn't make people think your views are intelligent. You're talking about some serious problems, but you're being so obnoxiosly bigoted and ignorant that it's hard to keep that in mind.

I actually want to see Miles Morales as Peter Parker but this article really makes me never want to mention that in public. A lot of people here don't seem to understand that if you really don't trust/hate another ethnic group, it makes you a racist, and it doesn't matter which one you don't like.

He's actually been polled over, and he's not very popular at all. Apparently, several commentators mentioned this as a reason why a black Spider-Man should be forced.

That would make sense to me too. Really, the only reason that they would use Miles is to appease people who are extremely concerned about minority representation in films (even in minority groups this actually seems to get a tepid reaction), he's not a very popular character at all.