@wmoyer83: I think it's cool but the dynamic will be different because the characters have history to go with their ethnicity.
Magneto having been a Jewish child in Auschwitz has weight to it and purpose.
Xavier (particularly from Giant Size X-Men #1 on with the multi ethnic team) being a white man helping people of all backgrounds/races had weight to it particularly for the time it was created. Like, this was before the "white savior complex" was a thing you could label on everything to fit a narrative.
It's fine to change it because I don't think current readers really give a shit about any of that anyway, realistically. Sure, it was supposed to have influences from MLK & Malcom X, but seriously, no one cares, it's only brought up to make a point anyway as the books are so far from having anything resembling teachable moments like back in the 60's-70's.
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