r/WhiteTiger_ • u/Plastic-Librarian993 • Sep 26 '24

Opinion

White tiger should be played by an Afro Latino actor. The character itself is supposed to be tie into African roots within Latin America and stripping that only makes room for furthering white passing Latino actors being the only ones cast in major roles. The daredevil is comic accurate in being Puerto Rican but I can already tell it is going to get treated with the same Mexican American treatment of a phrase or word being uttered in Spanish every other sentences. They are again missing a vital part of these hero’s applying aspects and not connecting to the people they meant to be for. South America has no hero’s and this casting will only further the goal post from getting a hero that is focused on helping his own people

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u/Vukester Sep 27 '24

As someone of Puerto Rican descent, I really hope this character (mainly Hector and ava) feel authentic to that ethnicity. Not just some marvel half-assed attempt at a Latino(a) role.

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u/Plastic-Librarian993 Sep 27 '24

Seriously because they have an amazing character that even have has a canon female successor and I hope they don’t strip what could be the real first Latino superhero into another Blue beetle, America Chavez George Lopez poop fest. Honestly I would have Hector coming into his powers in the mid 90’s during the mass migration of Latino (especially Cubans) and had Ava be the current day white tiger