I just don't understand why some people feel like replacing certain characters with different genders or different ethnicity to promote diversity. If anything it just increases backlash from the long time fans.

It is very lazy and sad way of trying to get more money by broadening your audience. It is actually also very disrespectful to the minorities they are trying to cater for.

If these people have enough respect for minorities they would create actual different race characters and promote them instead of turning known characters to different ethnicity and then sell them to these minorities.

If DC do an Asian Superman I would be super pissed not just because I have grown up with a specific image of Superman that I love but more importantly I would prefer them to create an actual powerful asian superhero and promote him/her which would show respect to asian's like me.

When has Jimmy being white and a redhead played any impact or made any difference to his story or character.

Please point out a crucial, life turning comic event for the character that requires him being white.

People are trying to hard being absolutely close minded.

And when was Supergirl's hair color of any consequence? Yet look what they did. Physical iconography is part of the character.

And you seriously go around calling people "close minded" over stating that a character that has been one way for decades is "iconic" to them? You must be fun at parties.

@WelkinCole

Makes sense. No one wants to feel like an after thought and making an adjustment to an existing character (usually in a limited run series or a TV show, too) is an after thought.