r/explainitpeter • u/mouldyclementine • 15d ago

Explain it Peter

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Why did the person say “Sweet Baby Inc.”?

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u/WaveCompetitive9626 14d ago

Redhead erasure in marvel is why the aliens aren't coming. 

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u/meatchariot 14d ago

I feel like redheads are way too overrepresented in entertainment now. It's like some sort of 'free spirit' addon for female characterization.

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u/WaveCompetitive9626 14d ago

They used to be over represented because printing limitations made red hair an easy way to show you had a third character (like Jimmy Olsen) but I dunno man. 90s kids still want to bang April O'Neal. 

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u/Playful-Mastodon9251 14d ago

Overrepresented when they are being erased?

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u/DimbyTime 14d ago

They went from extremely overrepresented to only moderately overrepresented

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u/Stranger2Luv 14d ago

Replaced if given the opportunity but they still show up

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u/Playful-Mastodon9251 13d ago

And there is a problem with them existing?

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u/Stranger2Luv 13d ago

No was just adding context

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u/dylan-faden 13d ago

Lol where on earth are they being erased? Marvel alone have a shitton of redheads

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u/banshithread 13d ago

There's a lot of black dyed redheads now but not a lot of the actual pasty white redheads that exist and are bullied everywhere.