Paris Jackson Shuts Down Hater Who Said Zendaya Can't Be M.J. in "Spider-Man" Because She's Black
Zendaya slays, okay?
By Noelle Devoe
From the moment Zendaya got cast as a mystery character named Michelle in Spider-Man: Homecoming, speculation began swirling that the name was a smoke screen to hide the fact that Z was going to play Peter Parker's great love, Mary Jane Watson. And with the speculation rising, a small portion of fans cried fowl, unwilling to accept a black woman as the historically white, red-headed character.
Well, SPOILER ALERT: Zendaya is Michelle, not Mary Jane. But based on Michelle's final scene in the movie where she re-introduces herself to her friends as M.J. and gives Peter a longing, vulnerable look as he runs off to do Spidey superhero things, it does seem like she'll be playing some sort of revamped version of M.J. in the movies.
Despite the fact that M.J.'s race and hair color never played any important role in her story arc, the fact that Zendaya is this universe's M.J. has some close-minded fans complaining on Twitter. But one person who is definitely feeling the new twist on M.J. is Paris Jackson.
One hater tweeted that he was going to begin boycotting Marvel, writing, "Nope..wont buy any @Marvel products. They compromised the story and the characters in the name of Political Correctness [PC]. #BoycottMARVEL"
A Zendaya supporter clapped back, writing, "Oh no god forbid they hire someone based off their talent instead of their skin colour."
That's when Paris jumped in to agree with the Z supporter. "Unfortunately some people have to work harder to get recognition for their talent. sick world we live in. zendaya still slays as usual."
oh no god forbid they hire someone based off their talent instead of their skin colour
— sammy (@byeitszendaya) July 8, 2017
That's right, Paris! Z stays slaying.
Noelle Devoe Entertainment Editor When I'm not holed up in my room going on a completely unproductive Netflix binge or Tumblr stalking Timothée Chalomet, I'm searching for awesome celeb news stories that Seventeen readers will love!
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