Storm is a powerful, graceful, and beautiful dark skin Black woman. But when I see pictures like these

of a light skin "Storm" with Caucasian features this tells me; that people like those artists whom are responsible for these drawings, think that dark skin women CAN'T be powerful, graceful and beautiful. It bothers me on so many levels, the light washing and colorism of Storm.

I'm not Black. I'm Filipino. If someone were to change the facial features of a famous filipino character by giving them Hispanic features, I'd be offended. Because you're telling me that my people are ugly. That is why I can sympathize. But the thing that agitates me is when apologetics defend this type of colorism by saying things like "Storm is beyond her skin tone." Or "she can be any shade of color it still doesn't take away the fact that she's Black." I disagree. Storm's dark complexion has always been part of her appearance and not by accident. The same way it isn't an accident that Storm has become a beacon and symbol for women and not just women but dark skinned women for decades.

When you decide to change a character's complexion to fit your standard of beauty; you're not just erasing her color and ethnic features by giving her a lighter shade and Caucasian features e.g. small straight nose, smaller lips etc. You're also erasing what this character was intended to look-like; you're erasing what this character represents -- beautiful dark skin woman. And when you erase something that we have visually come to know it becomes unrecognizable. And Storm's face does not look recognizable.

What are your feelings?

Well considering her parents were dark skinned black people...

Somone call Alexandra Shippwreck.

Haven't you heard Mal? From the dark springs light.

When I look at Ororo, I want to see a women that comes from Kenyan royal descent. I want to see a women who was worshiped as a Goddess on the plains of the Serengeti and fought for her life on the streets of Cairo, Egypt.

I will say this...I have not seen that Storm yet.

Dark skinned

I've met people who are half African and half African-American and have had lighter complexions but not to the level of these pictures...not even close.

Obviously dark skinned. Keep the character how they’ve always been.

Picture one is obviously something else

Second picture I see a brown skinned woman with blue eyes. I don't think a nose determine your race. I've seen plenty of black people with pointed small noses.

That being said didn't a doctor say Storm was like all races in one before?

@kasya_carey: No, the doctor said her FEATURES ( her facial structure, eye shape and color)were like an amalgamation of the rarest traits of all races. The only thing they said about her skin was that she's brown skinned. She's still a dark skinned black woman regardless of her nose/eye shape and the color of her eyes. She's still a black woman, a canonically DARKSKINNED black woman regardless and I really wish artists would stop going out of their way to "lighten" her up. I AM SICK OF IT.

That's what I was thinking. I was looking for the scan. I wasn't thinking about her skin tone more like her features because of what the doctor said.

I edited my post to include the scan

We need a DARK SKINNED Storm in the MCU. While their acting talent may not have been all that spectacular the women who have played Storm we're very pretty they just aren't an accurate depiction to how Storm should look.

One of my ideal choices for Storm would be Yetide Badaki from American Gods.

Oh and she actually wants the part.

Dark.

Honestly? You haven't met enough then.

Gallery

They don't even have to be half black to look like these pictures.

@mainjp: I don't doubt I haven't, I'm just speaking from my personal experience. But I'm pretty sure the case of somebody being light skinned like those pictures while having both dark skinned parents is incredibly rare.

My choice for Storm would be Actress Ebony Obsidian.

@son_of_storm said:

We need a DARK SKINNED Storm in the MCU. While their acting talent may not have been all that spectacular the women who have played Storm we're very pretty they just aren't an accurate depiction to how Storm should look.

One of my ideal choices for Storm would be Yetide Badaki from American Gods.

Oh and she actually wants the part.

I fully endorse this post.

@super_ninja: Thank God you have nothing to do with the casting

@malachi_munroe: What is that supposed mean? you think she's ugly or something ?

Given the thread title/discussion you know what exactly I mean

@malachi_munroe: exactly that is the scan from BP&C I was thinking of. ororo canonically is a dark skinned woman.

@baph: well opinions are like buttholes and everbody has one and some of them stink .. just like your opinion

@malachi_munroe: > Beyonce avatar

Yeah your opinion is just as shit, if not worse.

Go cry somewhere else.

@baph: aww .. i touched a nerve

I mean, there's no reason to change it.

I think Storm looks best when she's in-between - not too dark so that her blue eyes will look fake/demonic but also not as light as the pics above.

A perfect mocha brown would be ideal.

Having said that lemme contradict myself LOL because as soon as I started warming up to Starfire on Titans I immediately thought this girl could murder it as Storm in the MCU, she's got the tall regal manner, she's stunning and she's a great actress. And if she can look pretty in that awful wig then she can sure rock a big Beyoncesque white weave too.

I prefer the original vision from the artist and creators that made her. She was a mid toned, black character. She was never too light, nor too dark. Recent artist depictions of her have her as darker skinned. I value what her creators put out, not radical changes from fans. As a creator, I would hate for a fan to tell me what my creation is supposed to be.

@super_ninja: this is her exact tone. I agree 100%

Storm MUST be Lightskin!!!

Does it matter anyway? They usually don’t even let her do anything but stand around in the background.

LIES!!!

@mooty_pass: what has she done in the movies?

@christianrapper: Nothing really. I was just messing with you....

Dark Skinned Storm of course. The character has always been dark skin if I'm not mistaken, and personally I like the contrast between her white hair and dark skin. Probably why I like most of Storm's costumes.

she always seemed more brown skin than actually dark skin to me.

@pollymars: Hey Filipino here too and a big storm fan.

I agree I believe she should be dark skinned. That is one of her trademarks, I believe she was among the first superheroes to be introduced as black. And from earlier comics she did have darker skin. And I really hope MCU picks a black actress who has dark skin, I have had enough of Hollywoods colorist tendencies. In a live action film she should be portrayed true to her origins.

But in comics and printed materials of Storm I dont really pay that much attention to it since its more on artistic execution, like color matching and color theme. But definitely in live action adapatations they should cast a dark skinned Storm.

I want to see her as she was created to be. She's Kenyan, so show her with dark skin already.

I personally, don't think it matters.

Storm's Skin tone has changed so many times over the years. But, it doesn't change the fact her Roots are from Africa.

@super_ninja: she would be perfect

Storm has always been mid to dark skinned. As long as artists keep her in that range, I'm good with it. She's been getting depicted as darker skinned more recently, but her initial release shows a mid toned black woman. There are plenty of black characters who are depicted as darker skinned than her.

This conversation about her skin tone is repulsive and fuels colorism in the black community. Storm is a character we all love and it's only natural that some fans would want her to fit their perception. I tend to go with what the character is described as when they come out.

As a black man, I hate these conversations because I love ALL the tones my people come in, and Storm being a mid tone to darker tone is perfect for me to be comfortable with.

As a blue fire hydrant I say anyone who actually cares about this is insanely dense.

Like Denzel Washington's shade