According to an agreement between Marvel Comics and Sony Pictures, which was revealed in an email released from the result of a cyberattack on the film studio, the Spider-Man character allegedly can only be portrayed as heterosexual and white.
It is reported that whistleblower website Wikileaks released the information apart of a massive document released. It reveals a list of mandatory character traits for Spider-Man’s alter-ego, Peter Parker, and allegedly that he must be a Caucasian heterosexual. However, it was mentioned that Spider-Man can be gay if “Marvel has portrayed that alter ego as a homosexual.”
Other details divulged from the leaked online document was mandatory Spider-Man traits must always strictly conform to the following list: male; does not torture; does not kill in defense of self or others; does not use foul language beyond PG-13; dose not smoke tobacco; does not sell/distribute illegal drugs; does not abuse alcohol; does not have sex before the age of 16; does not have sex with anyone below the age of 16.
These strict guidelines were sent out in 2011, just months after comics introduced Mike Morales, a black and Latino teenager, version of Spider-Man.
Leaked Document Allegedly Says Spider-Man Character Has To Be Heterosexual And White
The Peter Parker character traits include: his full name is Peter Benjamin Parker; he is Caucasian and heterosexual; his parents become absent from his life during his childhood; from the time his parents become absent he is raised by Aunt May and Uncle Ben in New York City; he gains his powers while attending either middle school or college; he gains his powers from being bitten by a spider; he designs his first red and blue costume; the black costume is a symbol and not designed by him; he is raised in a middle class household in Queens, New York; he attends or attended high school in Queens, New York; and he attends or attended college in New York City.
SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES
