Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Many people, especially young people, love superheroes. Spider-Man consistently remains the most popular hero in the world by almost every metric. Batman is arguably more popular with adults due to his darker, more grounded stories, while Superman maintains his status as the definitive classic. Wonder Woman is the most popular female superhero by a wide margin—particularly among girls—and Iron Man’s legacy and merch remain top-tier, despite his cinematic death.
But there’s one thing all these icons have in common. Leave it to our taxpayer-funded, race-baiting ABC to point it out: “Not everyone sees themselves in superheroes that are ‘mostly white men’.” Yes, despite their global popularity, the fact that these characters are usually portrayed as white is apparently some kind of cosmic injustice. Thank you to the viewer who sent this in a while back.
This is not some kind of blip; the ABC has been doing this sort of thing for years.
In 2016, we had: “‘Diversity not tokenistic’: Darwin artist taking Indigenous superhero to next stage of animation,” and “Meet the teenage artist from Jabiru blending bark painting with superheroes.” In 2017: “It’s a bird, it’s a plane: it’s a superhero with Down syndrome,” and “Wonder Woman becomes biggest blockbuster directed by a female.”
By 2018, they covered a certain “superhero” shown on screen. Her name: “Blackie Blackie Brown: The Traditional Owner of Death.” And what is her mission? “A woman dressed as a superhero is on a mission to kill 400 descendants of the white colonialists who killed her great-great grandmother.” Of course.
In 2019: “Indigenous superhero Kyle fights stereotypes — just in time for Australia Day.” Not only does he fight stereotypes, he “fights drugs in rural towns.” So watch out drug dealers, Australian superhero Kyle is coming to get you.
In 2020: “Meet the DC Universe’s newest Aboriginal superhero with ‘total badass’ Thylacine, a Pilbara hunter and Suicide Squad’s newest recruit.” They also discussed “The rise of the Aboriginal superhero,” focusing on characters such as Condoman. I just don’t understand why he isn’t as popular as, say, Batman. It must be racism.
Although, the ABC doesn’t give up. In 2024, they published: “How First Nations superhero ‘Condoman’ became a world leader in HIV prevention.” I honestly hadn’t heard of him, but perhaps I’ve been living under a rock.
In 2021, they reported: “In the NT community of Wadeye, a new superhero joins the fight against coronavirus.” I wish I was joking, but this is actually the hero the ABC was promoting: Captain Sanitiser: Health Hero, who carries around rolls of toilet paper while spreading COVID-safety messages.
I’m surprised they didn’t have a superhero named Jab-Man: Make sure to get your jab today! Although, in 2022, Marvel actually partnered with Pfizer to create a comic called Everyday Heroes, promoting vaccination. Truth is indeed stranger than fiction.
Last year, they promoted Scott Wilson, who couldn’t see Aboriginal superheroes in the comics he loved, so he created his own titled Dark Heart: “Though the season may change, the fire remains strong. He must protect the fire and the lore from evil beyond this place and time.”
And that brings us back full circle to the initial article where they declare: “teens want to be the hero, but the characters they see are mostly white men.” They state that “Indigenous comic creators are taking ownership of First Nations superheroes.” They promote a whole bunch of non-white comic books such as Dreamwalker and the Indigenous superhero Zero Point who “smashes boundaries,” and interview comic book creator Molly Hunt who said, “We all grew up wanting someone that looked like us and had our stories and something we can relate to.”
Well, I don’t think that’s true. I don’t think people need a character to have the same skin colour as them to find them relatable. For example, Spider-Man is remarkably popular in China, often cited as the most beloved Western superhero in the country. Obviously, it’s simply not true that only white people can love Spider-Man.
Ultimately, the big film studios have one major goal: to make money. They produce characters that will be popular. Of course, people are free to make an Indigenous character—nobody is stopping you. But ultimately, they need to be relatable emotionally, not just physically.
Clearly, the ABC is just race-baiting as usual, giving a billion-dollar taxpayer-funded platform—one of Australia’s largest news sites—to a select group of people to promote their comic books for free. The only condition? That you’re not a white male.
MUSIC
Allégro by Emmit Fenn
Many people, especially young people, love superheroes. Spider-Man consistently remains the most popular hero in the world by almost every metric. Batman is arguably more popular with adults due to his darker, more grounded stories, while Superman maintains his status as the definitive classic. Wonder Woman is the most popular female superhero by a wide margin—particularly among girls—and Iron Man’s legacy and merch remain top-tier, despite his cinematic death.
But there’s one thing all these icons have in common. Leave it to our taxpayer-funded, race-baiting ABC to point it out: “Not everyone sees themselves in superheroes that are ‘mostly white men’.” Yes, despite their global popularity, the fact that these characters are usually portrayed as white is apparently some kind of cosmic injustice. Thank you to the viewer who sent this in a while back.
This is not some kind of blip; the ABC has been doing this sort of thing for years.
In 2016, we had: “‘Diversity not tokenistic’: Darwin artist taking Indigenous superhero to next stage of animation,” and “Meet the teenage artist from Jabiru blending bark painting with superheroes.” In 2017: “It’s a bird, it’s a plane: it’s a superhero with Down syndrome,” and “Wonder Woman becomes biggest blockbuster directed by a female.”
By 2018, they covered a certain “superhero” shown on screen. Her name: “Blackie Blackie Brown: The Traditional Owner of Death.” And what is her mission? “A woman dressed as a superhero is on a mission to kill 400 descendants of the white colonialists who killed her great-great grandmother.” Of course.
In 2019: “Indigenous superhero Kyle fights stereotypes — just in time for Australia Day.” Not only does he fight stereotypes, he “fights drugs in rural towns.” So watch out drug dealers, Australian superhero Kyle is coming to get you.
In 2020: “Meet the DC Universe’s newest Aboriginal superhero with ‘total badass’ Thylacine, a Pilbara hunter and Suicide Squad’s newest recruit.” They also discussed “The rise of the Aboriginal superhero,” focusing on characters such as Condoman. I just don’t understand why he isn’t as popular as, say, Batman. It must be racism.
Although, the ABC doesn’t give up. In 2024, they published: “How First Nations superhero ‘Condoman’ became a world leader in HIV prevention.” I honestly hadn’t heard of him, but perhaps I’ve been living under a rock.
In 2021, they reported: “In the NT community of Wadeye, a new superhero joins the fight against coronavirus.” I wish I was joking, but this is actually the hero the ABC was promoting: Captain Sanitiser: Health Hero, who carries around rolls of toilet paper while spreading COVID-safety messages.
I’m surprised they didn’t have a superhero named Jab-Man: Make sure to get your jab today! Although, in 2022, Marvel actually partnered with Pfizer to create a comic called Everyday Heroes, promoting vaccination. Truth is indeed stranger than fiction.
Last year, they promoted Scott Wilson, who couldn’t see Aboriginal superheroes in the comics he loved, so he created his own titled Dark Heart: “Though the season may change, the fire remains strong. He must protect the fire and the lore from evil beyond this place and time.”
And that brings us back full circle to the initial article where they declare: “teens want to be the hero, but the characters they see are mostly white men.” They state that “Indigenous comic creators are taking ownership of First Nations superheroes.” They promote a whole bunch of non-white comic books such as Dreamwalker and the Indigenous superhero Zero Point who “smashes boundaries,” and interview comic book creator Molly Hunt who said, “We all grew up wanting someone that looked like us and had our stories and something we can relate to.”
Well, I don’t think that’s true. I don’t think people need a character to have the same skin colour as them to find them relatable. For example, Spider-Man is remarkably popular in China, often cited as the most beloved Western superhero in the country. Obviously, it’s simply not true that only white people can love Spider-Man.
Ultimately, the big film studios have one major goal: to make money. They produce characters that will be popular. Of course, people are free to make an Indigenous character—nobody is stopping you. But ultimately, they need to be relatable emotionally, not just physically.
Clearly, the ABC is just race-baiting as usual, giving a billion-dollar taxpayer-funded platform—one of Australia’s largest news sites—to a select group of people to promote their comic books for free. The only condition? That you’re not a white male.
MUSIC
Allégro by Emmit Fenn
