Friendly Neighbor Spider-Man voice actor relieved Spider-Man doesn't care about injustice
In a recent interview, Hudson Thames, who voices Spider-Man, expressed concern that the character might actually care about something, which would be "annoying."
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Showing the incredible speed with which American culture has forgotten 2020, the latest voice actor to take on the coveted role of Spider-Man was happy to learn that the web slinger’s latest series wasn’t “annoying and woke.” Speaking to Collider, voice actor Hudson Thames admitted that his “biggest fear” for the show Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man was that it would be “woke,” a term used to describe the recognition of the systematic oppression of Black Americans. More recently, as we’re sure readers know, it’s been used by very smart people to describe the uncomfortable feeling of acknowledging said oppression. It’s a pithy, empty buzzword used to denigrate multiculturalism and the idea of treating people with dignity and respect.
“I thought it was awesome. I mean, my biggest fear was that it was gonna be annoying and woke, and it wasn’t, and I was like, ‘Yes, this is great, it’s so well written,’ like it feels real,” Thames told Collider. “I’m the oldest of five boys, so I feel like I kind of know what’s happening in their lives and in high school, and it felt like it was doing that justice.”