Comment on What's with black superheroes and lightning powers?

Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• Chais@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Probably not the worst explanation.

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  • Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    That’s high praise on Lenny

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• fiat_lux@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  It probably also helps that the dense clouds appear black, and dense clouds mean a more severe storm. I wonder if the ink contrast is more of a perk than the primary reason, compared to darkness being a convenient power metaphor for storms.

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  • Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    It’s really not worth that much thought.

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    • fiat_lux@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Strong disagree. Prevalent literary tropes are always worth dissecting, because they reveal a lot about the cultures that construct them, and provide us with insights into how to be better people.

      In this case, the quantity of black lightning heroes may indicate that non-white skin color is / was perceived as such a defining feature of the character, beyond any potential personality facets, that any other power simply wasn’t considered.

      If nearly every white comic hero were The Hulk, it would also be shit, and worth raising questions about.

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      • Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        It’s not prevalent and the hulk is green.

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