Pakistani-American teenager is new Ms. Marvel
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Awesome. Though I hope she being a Pakistani-American Muslim is incidental to her being a superhero.
Probably it was central – btw did u get ur invite?
Just checked and signed up! Thank You!
Ms. Marvel, unlike the Burka Avenger or the 99, should aspire to a wider non-Muslim audience. The objectives of the creators would be better served by projecting that the identity of an immigrant Muslim isn't inconsequential- it has its place- but it isn't the central feature of a superhero either.