Title pretty much sums it up. Watched a video recently where someone was asked to name a black superhero that didn’t have lightning based powers and while I could name a few it made me realize just how prevalent the trope is.
But why?
Edit: Y’all I’m not asking for examples of black heroes that don’t have lightning powers. I’m asking why it’s a trope to begin with 😮💨
That guy from Mystery Men who could turn invisible if nobody was watching… he was black, wasn’t he?
I don’t think clear is a skin color.
Yes, Invisible Boy was black
Now if that isn’t a great metaphor for institutional racism, I don’t know what is
Except that he was only invisible when nobody was looking at him.