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    Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 19 Jun 2015

    Spider-Man, contractually, can't be black or gay. From @samfbiddle: http://gawker.com/spider-man-cant-be-gay-or-black-1712401879 …pic.twitter.com/WmydxycsuM

    9:48 AM - 19 Jun 2015
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      1. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 19 Jun 2015
        Replying to @chrisgeidner

        That @samfbiddle info comes from the Sony leak, in "a legal licensing agreement between entertainment giants Sony Pictures and Marvel."

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      2. epobirs‏ @epobirs 19 Jun 2015
        Replying to @chrisgeidner

        @chrisgeidner @gabrielmalor @samfbiddle No, Peter Parker cannot be black or gay. Spider-man isn't necessarily Peter Parker. Get over it.

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      3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 19 Jun 2015
        Replying to @epobirs

        @epobirs @gabrielmalor @samfbiddle There is a no-homo policy across the board for Spider-Man unless Marvel has a gay alter ego first.

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      2. Sherwin Siy‏ @SherwinTKTK 19 Jun 2015
        Replying to @chrisgeidner

        @chrisgeidner @samfbiddle @sarahjeong By my reading, that's "can't be gay unless Marvel writes it first."

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      3. sarah jeong‏Verified account @sarahjeong 19 Jun 2015
        Replying to @SherwinTKTK

        @SherwinPK @chrisgeidner @samfbiddle same

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      4. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 19 Jun 2015
        Replying to @sarahjeong

        @sarahjeong @SherwinPK @samfbiddle Yes, dork squad.

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      5. sarah jeong‏Verified account @sarahjeong 19 Jun 2015
        Replying to @chrisgeidner

        @chrisgeidner @SherwinPK @samfbiddle don't lie, you want to play statutory interpretation of the Spiderman guidelines too

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      2. Matthew Frost‏ @MatthewAFrost 19 Jun 2015
        Replying to @chrisgeidner

        @chrisgeidner All that says is that *Peter Parker* can't be race- or sexuality-flipped, in any story in which "Spider-Man" refers to him.

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      3. Matthew Frost‏ @MatthewAFrost 19 Jun 2015
        Replying to @MatthewAFrost

        @chrisgeidner Which, yes, is still a huge deal; but he's not the only Spider-Man out there, or the only possible one.

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      4. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 19 Jun 2015
        Replying to @MatthewAFrost

        Chris Geidner Retweeted Chris Geidner

        @MatthewAFrost As noted here, the "no-homo" policy applies across the board unless Marvel has a gay alter-ego.https://twitter.com/chrisgeidner/status/611940146687135744 …

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        Chris GeidnerVerified account @chrisgeidner
        Well, the "homosexual" ban stands for others as well—unless Marvel makes a gay Spider-Man. @ColinWalker @samfbiddle pic.twitter.com/g4kaJ8HjR1
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      5. Matthew Frost‏ @MatthewAFrost 19 Jun 2015
        Replying to @chrisgeidner

        @chrisgeidner So, no conversion of existing presumed-straight characters, unless the rights-holder/designee makes a new gay character.

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      6. Emil Caillaux‏ @emilcDC 19 Jun 2015
        Replying to @MatthewAFrost

        @MatthewAFrost @chrisgeidner Which is, by the way, exactly what is happening with Iceman of the X-men. Not unheard of.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Joshua Block‏ @JoshABlock 19 Jun 2015
        Replying to @chrisgeidner

        @chrisgeidner @samfbiddle But he can be trans!

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      2. KJS‏ @casualcactii 19 Jun 2015
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        @chrisgeidner @samfbiddle @drex

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      3. drex‏Verified account @drex 19 Jun 2015
        Replying to @casualcactii

        @casualcactii In The Marvel live show Spiderman is played by a black guy. He was at NW this week doing interviews for the show.

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      2. Mythos‏ @mythosopher 19 Jun 2015
        Replying to @chrisgeidner

        @chrisgeidner @samfbiddle *snore*

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      3. Mythos‏ @mythosopher 19 Jun 2015
        Replying to @mythosopher

        @chrisgeidner @samfbiddle maybe they can make him a Buddhist Wiccan or something religiously diverse

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      1. Nikki‏ @AYTYNikki 19 Jun 2015
        Replying to @chrisgeidner

        @chrisgeidner @ADuralde @samfbiddle Wrong. This is a list of Peter Parker traits. Miles Morales is black and he's a Spiderman.

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      1. Under Rug Swept‏ @Under_Rug_Swept 19 Jun 2015
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        @chrisgeidner @JWilliamJames @samfbiddle nah Peter Parker can't be black or gay - no one said anything about Miles Morales

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      1. issa‏ @itsissaissa 19 Jun 2015
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        @chrisgeidner @radiatoryang @samfbiddle Waiting for the Muslim wheelchair bound Peter Parker.

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