Have you noticed the stigma that exist in some White people, they have a mental picture of what a real super hero looks like. We were raised up as children always watching the media's idea of a super hero, and it was always the White man. Tarzan, superman, batman; all white men. When the picture needed a savior, it was always the White man who was the strong smart super person. He was the hero, he always got the woman and saved the day. Even in religious pictures, Jesus was always White, and all the biblical characters were White, never any Black representation in the bible.
This encourages the stigma of the Great White Hope, and belittles all other races; this enters the consciousness of White people and effects them in varying ways of means, ways that go deep into their very being and takes residence in their inner minds. Sometimes they are aware its there, often not. So they look for White Men and Women to be our great leaders; look at how they opposed President Obama and are trying to wipe his name out of American history. Strike his name from the stone.
The Great White Hope; the savior; the best; the superior;
The reality that we have to deal with daily. The obstruction of races in all the ways the conscious can manipulate.
I am white and I will admit you do have a very good point. It is not only superheroes being white but villains too, that seems to be the preference you see in movies.
That is something I have noticed that a lot superheros and sexy supermodels and actresses are white. Marilyn Monroe was considered one of the sexiest actresses to ever live, white blond hair woman.
I took a minority studies class in college and we had discussions about this, it is an interesting topic.
Even on TV when you see products advertised they are often advertised by sexy white females.
I found it funny that in a lot of the movies from the 40's, 50's, 60's that white men would play the part of Native American's and Mexicans instead of Hollywood actually finding Native American and Mexican actors and Actresses.
When is the last time you saw a Black Country-Western Singer? You see it in the music industry especially country music.
You see it too at adult clubs. Men prefer the white dancers and at the higher price clubs almost all the dancers are white. Women are the same way when they go to 'ladies night out clubs' they will prefer the white male dancers.
I am a big fan of fantasy/ sci-fi/ adventure and horror movies and I find it interesting that both the heroes and evil villains tend to white guys. Freddy Kruger, PennyWise the Clown, Professor Snape, Harry Potter, the Dark Lord, Skeletor, He-Man, Poltergiest, The Omen, Dracula, Frankenstien, Robocop, Pirates of the Caribbean, Mobby Dick, Indiana Jones, Batman, The Joker, the list goes on and on etc ...
When villains are made famous it seems the white villains get all the attention and credit. Al Capone, Charles Manson, Ted Bundy, Jack the Ripper, John Wayne Gacy, etc.
Seems America prefers both their heroes and their villains to be white.