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[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 19 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Fun fact about the Lone Ranger, the most likely real world basis for the protagonist is a man named Bass Reeves. He was black, and an escaped slave. The misrepresentation has been present since the beginning, if I'm not mistaken.

[–] RavenFellBlade@startrek.website 3 points 3 months ago

And I only learned about him in the first place because of Watchmen.