I used to think Forge was afro Cuban. I'd rather seen Storm with a woman but Forge would be acceptable to most.
Why would you rather see Storm with a woman.
Agreed. Storm is straight. There are some Storm fans who want Storm to be bisexual. I don't think its a natural fit for her and I think it holds the potential of doing her character irreparable harm. Storm is really Marvel's iconic female character. Its not Carol Danvers, no matter how much Marvel tries to push it. This is a very controversial issue for today and I would consider it to be very racist of Marvel to make Storm into a lesbian or bisexual. The reason I call it racist is they are not willing to make this move with big named White characters like Iron Man, Captian America, Thor or Peter Parker Spider Man out of fear of the harm it would do them, so why do it to the most prominent Black character/character of color in the whole history of comics? If Marvel were to do this with Storm, they would try and promote it as them being "progressive" by touting how they are making this epic character a part of the LGBT community. In reality, it would be them using her as a guinea pig since they don't want to take the risk with a very prominent White character. I say, let them make Carol Danvers or Steve Rogers or Tony Starks gay if their aim is to make a major character gay. There is a reason why Marvel and DC don't make give their flagship characters this kind of sexual orientation.
A few years ago, there was talk of doing an X-Men movie spin-off on Storm. If they made her gay in the comics, it would be all over the media if the idea of a movie ever saw the light of day. People will be talking about a superhero movie coming out featuring a gay character lead. Many parents will not take their kids to see the movie and many others will be turned off by the idea completely. Even outside of comicbook movies, in mainstream society, you don't see gay movies out in the theaters. People know a movie centered on a gay character will by no means compete in box office sales with comparable films about heterosexual characters.
By keeping Storm with men, she will appeal to a much broader range of audiences. It good for business and I think its a horrible idea to try and make her the "ultimate minority": Black, female, LGBT. I believe a move like this would permanently regulate Storm to second string character status.
