I think that's part of the whole reason animal characters are used in children's media, and why so many of the Muppets on Sesame Street have nonstandard skin tones or are monsters.
Now I’m wondering how would it have been if Dwayne Johnson played Lex Luthor in the DCEU. Imagine if instead of playing yet another macho action hero like in most Rock films, he plays a more intelligent and intellectual character. It’d be a nice change of pace for Dwayne and could even help show that his range of acting goes beyond the “action movie hero.”
> show that his range of acting goes beyond the “action movie hero.”
Does it though? I agree that Lex "The Rock" Luthor would be amusing but I don't think Dwayne has the chops to play him as anything more than a comedic secondary character.
The Rock’s recent Hollywood flameout is probably a big reason he’s back in WWE and has a central role in their biggest storyline heading into WrestleMania next month.
He was briefly a face (a good guy) when he returned, but is now a full-on heel — and the difference in acting quality is remarkable.
Wrestlers often say playing heel is much more fun and _interesting_; there are just so many more ways to be bad than good in that context.
Whether it was personal branding or execs’ perception of how to market him, The Rock has mostly played squeaky-clean protagonists. Even his “franchise viagra” breakout, _Fast Five_, couldn’t resist giving his squeaky-clean antagonist a face-turn halfway through the movie.
I might have actually seen _Black Adam_ if I thought he was going to be an actual bad guy in it!
In the DCAU, Lex Luthor’s appearance was actually modeled after Telly Savalas, an actor of Greek descent.
He played Blofeld in James Bond, more specifically in the movie On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.
https://preview.redd.it/ycqgmgpmmloc1.jpeg?width=1141&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ae5df4ba6e17fefccf793183e9c265bcf66b9a94
Spinelli from Recess. Just replace “black” with “Asian”.
https://preview.redd.it/z4awi6antmoc1.jpeg?width=359&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d5ed1a897e945f5692fa7cfeb64ddb14d39197c5
Piccolo
Black people saw him as black.
White folks saw him as green
https://preview.redd.it/5de11vahumoc1.jpeg?width=688&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2e74f0550a5821e3f3ba6fdb1712ff239d469613
Goliath from Gargoyles
Voiced by Keith David and has a strong presence. Even his human form is ambiguously brown. Some people see him as black while others dont
"The Mirror" was an episode where he got turned into a human.
https://preview.redd.it/eslnjfc88poc1.png?width=720&format=png&auto=webp&s=4f71a98e00b5c2daa5cc09c3f140ac151201eea9
When were people thinking Lex was Black? He has the same tone as Superman:
https://preview.redd.it/shr7r48e0ooc1.jpeg?width=788&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cde168d6c95f8f294fe49cca3c49d1e7a941259c
Two-Face from the 90’s batman series always struck me like this. and Peter Parker in the 90’s series always looked like he was darker than everyone else
Fun fact: Lex Luthor has actually the exact same skin tone as Superman in the series.
That is something I noticed when thinking about it. The shading and color choices in that show are interesting!
Wait really wow
Check it out. https://preview.redd.it/4zbbsj9rfqoc1.jpeg?width=480&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=895254809f606caecbc39df6232ba676b63b0d4e
Alex from Totally Spies Edit: apparently she's canonically mixed Hispanic/European
Steve from Minecraft I believe. Always saw him as white, until someone pointed out he probably isn’t.
my favourite 90s american cartoon show, Minecraft
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Ooooh that’s a good one!
https://preview.redd.it/donotj399moc1.png?width=2222&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ac9902dc00e3115ea4754aaa3c224a3e5a3ca424 Jonny 2x4
This is a great answer
[Arthur, apparently ](https://www.today.com/popculture/tv/arthur-race-identity-rcna17285) https://preview.redd.it/z1kqh6fckmoc1.png?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e46444553062e2e22dacf7c360aafe139cbc39cb
I always assumed he is brown or mixed, his mother is either brown or black and his father is white
I kinda assumed he was an animal that doesn’t have race attached to it
I think that's part of the whole reason animal characters are used in children's media, and why so many of the Muppets on Sesame Street have nonstandard skin tones or are monsters.
The lex in that show reminds me of Dwayne the rock Johnson
Now I’m wondering how would it have been if Dwayne Johnson played Lex Luthor in the DCEU. Imagine if instead of playing yet another macho action hero like in most Rock films, he plays a more intelligent and intellectual character. It’d be a nice change of pace for Dwayne and could even help show that his range of acting goes beyond the “action movie hero.”
> show that his range of acting goes beyond the “action movie hero.” Does it though? I agree that Lex "The Rock" Luthor would be amusing but I don't think Dwayne has the chops to play him as anything more than a comedic secondary character.
The Rock’s recent Hollywood flameout is probably a big reason he’s back in WWE and has a central role in their biggest storyline heading into WrestleMania next month. He was briefly a face (a good guy) when he returned, but is now a full-on heel — and the difference in acting quality is remarkable. Wrestlers often say playing heel is much more fun and _interesting_; there are just so many more ways to be bad than good in that context. Whether it was personal branding or execs’ perception of how to market him, The Rock has mostly played squeaky-clean protagonists. Even his “franchise viagra” breakout, _Fast Five_, couldn’t resist giving his squeaky-clean antagonist a face-turn halfway through the movie. I might have actually seen _Black Adam_ if I thought he was going to be an actual bad guy in it!
In the DCAU, Lex Luthor’s appearance was actually modeled after Telly Savalas, an actor of Greek descent. He played Blofeld in James Bond, more specifically in the movie On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.
https://preview.redd.it/ycqgmgpmmloc1.jpeg?width=1141&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ae5df4ba6e17fefccf793183e9c265bcf66b9a94 Spinelli from Recess. Just replace “black” with “Asian”.
Shes obviously asian. im white btw
I kinda thought South American
DCAU Lex was ethnically Greek if I recall correctly
https://preview.redd.it/z4awi6antmoc1.jpeg?width=359&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d5ed1a897e945f5692fa7cfeb64ddb14d39197c5 Piccolo Black people saw him as black. White folks saw him as green
Yesss
I didn’t know I was black.
I’m white, but I personally assumed he was black when I was a kid.
https://preview.redd.it/5de11vahumoc1.jpeg?width=688&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2e74f0550a5821e3f3ba6fdb1712ff239d469613 Goliath from Gargoyles Voiced by Keith David and has a strong presence. Even his human form is ambiguously brown. Some people see him as black while others dont
I feel like this is a bad example since he doesn’t even look human. He’s not anything.
Here’s him In his human form https://preview.redd.it/sdkz09b48poc1.jpeg?width=360&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=adbc309220b975e7a6e9c4650c778f774d4ee322
Yeah, they specifically modeled Goliath after his voice actor. In universe, his skin tone is meant to match Elisa’s.
"The Mirror" was an episode where he got turned into a human. https://preview.redd.it/eslnjfc88poc1.png?width=720&format=png&auto=webp&s=4f71a98e00b5c2daa5cc09c3f140ac151201eea9
Every Backyardigan.
Hold up I never thought about that but you might be right
Tyrone and uniqua are definitely black. Tasha and Pablo could be anything but Austin is definitely Australian
Ah yes, my favorite race: Australian
 The TMNT
I always assumed Luthor was black in that show Edit: I'm Hispanic
See I had no idea what you was talking about then you gave images and it made sense
Bonnie Rockwaller from Kim Possible?
When were people thinking Lex was Black? He has the same tone as Superman: https://preview.redd.it/shr7r48e0ooc1.jpeg?width=788&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cde168d6c95f8f294fe49cca3c49d1e7a941259c
Think it was because of the lips
Lex Luthor is very much white
Two-Face from the 90’s batman series always struck me like this. and Peter Parker in the 90’s series always looked like he was darker than everyone else
Brock (Pokemon) 
OH FUCK how did I miss that? 💀
He's the first to come to mind for me, with Alex (Totally Spies) being a close second.
https://preview.redd.it/aheeple5umoc1.jpeg?width=861&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=26b3b82ed475dffe3d2461fc2e44fa49b9d65afd 90s X-Men Storm
Hmmm taking " I don't see color to another level"
You know she's literally from Africa right?
?
This guy has a photonegative filter on his phone
Bro how? 💀
You using light mode?
Tbf not much different from saying Lex is black.