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Originally Posted by SymbiSpidey

I think the creative team themselves stated that they chose those first names for the characters simply to parallel their relationship to Peter in the comics, and that it doesn't necessarily mean that Michelle IS definitively Mary Jane or that Liz IS definitively Liz Allen.

I think Kevin Feige has already said that Michelle isn't supposed to be Mary Jane. They just included the initials "MJ" so that they would make an impression on Peter or something along those lines. Kind of like how a name will keep repeating in a family or in certain age groups.

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Originally Posted by Parademon1

One last thought about the BP wave debate. So its a mistake to include to white characters in it but its alright that both in the comics & especially in the MCU; that they change the race & gender of so many originally white characters? Changing The race of Flash Thompson & MJ along with Liz really put a dent in my enjoyment of the movie.

Ok, lets try a different approach. A Black Panther wave implies that at least some of the characters in the wave will be related to Black Panther. He's not the most popular hero in the MU so this wave gives certain characters associated with him a chance to shine. If Hasbro had only shown us Klaw, everything would have been fine. He's a white guy but he's also a Black Panther villain which gives him a reason to be in the wave. Whereas Black Bolt and Namor have never been associated with BP outside of existing in the same universe and it make us question who else will be included in the wave that doesn't belong.

As for changing the race of certain characters in Spiderman: Homecoming, it was done to make the school more reflective of the world today. Seriously, go to a restaurant or a Walmart and look around. You're not going to see wall to wall white people anymore. People can scream about how changing the race is part of some SJW conspiracy but it ignores the simple fact that this is the world we live in today. The same applies to casting Marisa Tomei as Aunt May. 99.99999999999% of teenagers on this planet don't have an aunt that looks like their grandma. Heck, I'm 30 and a few of my aunts are close to retirement age. All of my aunts, and I do mean ALL OF THEM, are closer in appearance to Marisa Tomei and Sally Field than Rosemary Harris. Having an aunt that's the same age as your mom instead of the same age as your grandma is reflective of the world today.