People are complaining Netflix’s Luke Cage is racist, Twitter has been correcting them

A NEW original series from Netflix has sparked a heated debate online regarding the diversity seen in the highly-acclaimed series.

THE latest offering from Netflix and Marvel, Luke Cage, has been widely met with praise since it was released last Friday.

The show features an African-American superhero and is set in the historically black community of New York City’s Harlem.

With a predominantly black cast, the show explores oppression and redemption by channelling the African-American experience in today’s USA.

As a direct response to police shooting dead unarmed black men, Luke Cage’s showrunner and creator, Cheo Hodari Coker has said having a bulletproof black man on TV is exactly what is needed at this time.

While most think a black superhero is great symbol of defiance and strength, not everyone agrees.

Since the show’s release on Netflix, Twitter users have been labelling it as racist because it lacks cultural diversity.

Lack of white people in Luke Cage makes me uncomfortable. This show is racist, how is this on Netflix???

— ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀɪᴄ★ʟᴏᴠᴇʟʏʟᴀɴᴅ (@CommanderLovely) October 2, 2016

Is it me or the new Netflix. Luke Cage a little racist. Notice it's mostly black where is the diversity. @LIVE_COVERAGE

— LiberalsUnited (@RockerThompson) September 28, 2016

im not racist but :/ why is luke cage so political :/ why do they talk about being black all the time :/ where are the white characters :/

— MINE'S CHOCOLATE (@apronikas) October 3, 2016

#LukeCage is extremely racist programming. There's a massive lack of diversity, and if I've learned anything it's that we always need it.

— Autistotle™ (@villainial) October 4, 2016

Thankfully, social media has been quick to point out why these claims are so silly.

For those of you saying #LukeCage "doesn't have enough diversity"... pic.twitter.com/lUqv9HNmT5

— Ponyta (@typicalfeminist) October 4, 2016

If #LukeCage is too Black for you, might I suggest refilling your tank with Batman vs Superman? pic.twitter.com/v9V9bA0qN1

— Ah-MAH-dēs (@Amaris_Acosta) October 4, 2016

If racist white people are upset with #LukeCage, they're all gonna die of cardiac arrest when #BlackPanther hits the big screen.

— Quill, Peter. (@DreamCast_K) October 4, 2016

Congratulations, now you know how we feel as black. Latino, and mixed minorities lacking representation in film. #LukeCage pic.twitter.com/2ZvHP187b9

— Ameen (@Ameen_HGA) October 3, 2016

It would also be wise for those complaining about Luke Cage’s lack of diversity to check a recent study, which found almost 74 per cent of characters with speaking roles in the top 100 grossing films of 2015 were white.

Oh and only 14 of those 100 films had a person of colour as a star or co-star.

Continue the conversation on Twitter @mattydunn11.

Originally published as People are complaining Netflix’s Luke Cage is racist, Twitter has been correcting them