For me, I think it's just a matter of diversity, and I'm not talking about diversity in the sense that "Batman is black," so, more representation, but, taking, for instance my idea, that wouldn't be a huge departure, since Martha Wayne has had an ambiguous backstory, anyway; in some instances being a Kane, in others being an Arkham; there's nothing that says that character couldn't be black and, thus, open doors for a half black Batman. Not only do you get a young, African American child seeing one of his favorite heroes represented on screen for the first time, but think of the opportunities it presents for young black actors, as well, and I feel like you could easily use the same scenario and have Martha, and, in turn, Bruce, be representative of any number of races or ethnicities. Imagine if, some day, a casting call for Batman was open to everyone, not just people who look like the character has, historically.
I'm not color blind, either, and I do get where people like you and DiFabio are coming from. Like it or not, for better or worse, history has engrained certain preconceptions about these characters into how we think of them, and race is one of them. I've just learned to stop taking **** so seriously; particularly when we've seen these characters reinvented in innumerable ways, why couldn't one of those reinventions be somewhat diverse?
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