Am I only one who grew up thinking Lex Luthor was Black?

[Juven]

He's black

 

[MenacingMonk]

I don't understand how people think he was black.

 

[MenacingMonk]

I swear this dude was a nikka too.

The Osborn hair.

Gets me every time.

 

[eMDee92i]

Nah. Just mediterranean looking.

 

[2 Up 2 Down]

This again?

Now if you said Harvey Dent then I would agree, but the animated Lex never looked black to me.

 

[HipHopStan]

I always thought he looked like Telly Savalas

That's who he was modeled after.

Spoiler

I have a feeling you knew that, but if you didn't, I wanted to bring it to your attention.

 

[I'm Chillin]

Y'all think they'd let a brotha be the greatest criminal mind of our time.

Yes.

 

[The_King_of_Everything]

I thought he was black (mixed)

 

[Roid Jones]

That's who he was modeled after.

Spoiler

I have a feeling you knew that, but if you didn't, I wanted to bring it to your attention.

Never knew, I always assumed he just was a tanned white dude, never ever thought he was black

 

[Roid Jones]

I swear this dude was a nikka too.

I always used to think 'why has a white dude got waves'

 

[Young Bishop]

lol me and, everybody in my neighbor thought he was black growing up. I just found out a few years ago on the
that everybody consider him white.

 

[Soundbwoy]

White skin, green eyes and red hair and you thought he was black?

he got waves tho

 

[Optimus Prime]

 

[sun raw]

And yes, It's not just the fact that the Lex Luthor looked like a light-skinned brother in the DCAU/Timmverse, his voice actor (Clancy Brown) made him sound like a professional, corporate black man. (Click on the link to compare Lex Luthor voice actors: Behind The Voice Actors - Voice Compare: Superman - Lex Luthor) If you looks at the end credits, his voice actor also had a black name (Clancy Brown). So, a lot folks would just assume the Lex Luthor was black.

By the time I started paying attention to end credits, I already recognized Clancy Brown as the drill sergeant from Starship Troopers.

Also Mr. Krabs.

 

[Cuban Pete]

i googled this and came up on a comic vine thread asking the same question, most dudes on there, who I assume are majority cac with some minorites sprinkled in, are split 50/50 with some identifying him as greek/telly savalas and the rest thinking he was black/biracial, not only from his skintone but his features and sound of his voice too.... but which one of you coli mufukkas was this

Posted by _slim_ (13039 posts) - 6 months, 29 days ago - Show Bio

Luthor don't look like a camel.