“Iron Man,” “Captain America” and “Spider-Man”: name a superhero movie and I’ve seen it. I’m the geeky girl who knows all the backstories of the heroes and counts down the days until the release of any and all films.

Lately, I have noticed a wide discrepancy over the new Spider-Man, played by Tom Holland, and the idea that he is the third white actor to portray the hero. Many people are advocating for an African-American actor to play Miles Morales (Spider-Man’s successor) rather than Peter Parker, the Spider-Man we are all familiar with. However, Sony and Marvel decided to continue using the traditional Spider-Man character, which caused a rift in public opinion. Some are trying to stick with tradition and some are wanting the actor portraying Parker to be from a minority group. This is nothing new. Similar disputes have erupted during the last few years.

In the latest Fantastic Four movie the Human Torch, played by Michael B. Jordan, is African-American, despite the character’s origins as being a blond Caucasian. The new female Thor comics, where Jane Foster wields the hammer and has super powers features a different take on the usual male lead. Even the DC universe is jumping on the diversity bandwagon, announcing Green Lantern is now homosexual.

While bringing diversity into the comic world appears to be the trend, it is also creating a world where everything must be politically correct (PC).

I am not a racist, nor do I advocate for intolerance towards any minority, however there is a limit to how PC our world has to be, and I feel that line is being crossed. Tradition does have a place in the world.

Forbes.com released an article complaining about the new Peter Parker (Spider-Man) being played by a white male in the upcoming Spider-Man reboot and in Captain America: Civil War. The author of the article, Scott Mendelson, states how it is time for Parker to be played by an African-American actor, as the “’scrawny white kid swings around town as Spider-Man, makes wisecracks, does the superhero thing, deals with romantic entanglements’” has gotten redundant to him [Mendelson]. However, this is Spider-Man, this is who Peter Parker is and changing that would be altering the identity of the hero. This isn’t just a simple actor-switch.

Many readers commented on the article. Surprisingly, majority of the commenters stated they disagree with the article, not only that, but many of them were minorities themselves. A few of the comments can be found below.

“Im (sic) Black! And I can understand white people getting heated about the ethnic change of a beloved character because it’s not ‘Racist’ to honor a traditionally and universally loved character like Peter Parker,” user Kevin Nazareth said.  

Making a film in which Peter Parker was portrayed by an African-American actor would make him Miles Morales, a completely different character in the Marvel Universe.

There are no arguments to make Black Panther or Luke Cage white because in this society that would not be deemed PC. While it is good for the media to include diversity, the comic world should be left as it is. There are hundreds of heroes and villains in the Marvel and DC universes, and while there are primarily Caucasian characters, there are several other ethnicities in the mix as well.

Fans have grown to love many heroes despite race, age or gender. The nation is too preoccupied with being “politically correct” to realize the majority of fans want to see their favorite heroes come to life on the big screen, just as they always envisioned them as children.