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Luke Cage is bulletproof, and his outfit of choice is a black hoodie. It’s an intentional Trayvon Martin reference, according to Cage portrayer Mike Colter.
“It’s a nod to Trayvon, no question,” Colter told the Huffington Post. “Trayvon Martin and people like him. People like Jordan Davis, a kid who was shot because of the perception that he was a danger. When you’re a black man in a hoodie all of a sudden you’re a criminal.“ The show eloquently ties its hero’s fictional peril to the real-life dangers facing black men.
While Luke Cage showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker said he doesn’t want the series to be a “Black Lives Matter show,” it’s a narrative that ultimately gives it weight. This helps, too, when the series experiences the same pitfalls as Netflix’s other Marvel entries.
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