Ziggy Stardust said:
Have you heard about how Marvel is making a new Spiderman who is black, Mexican, and possibly gay?
Why not give each categories it's own superhero, in order for everyone to be happy?
That does seem to be a low grab at "pleasing minorities" as opposed to anything purely or innocently motivated.
But, to be clear, it's just "Ultimate Spider-Man" about which almost no one really cares. "Regular" Spider-Man continues to be WASP Peter Parker.