Spider-Man Has To Be 'White And Straight', Hacked Sony Emails Reveal

Spider-Man should not be black or gay, according to new information taken from leaked emails.

Gawker reported that a massive document leak, consisting of 276,394 files, emails and financial reports, was revealed by the website WikiLeaks. Included in the leaked documents was a legal licensing agreement between Sony Pictures and Marvel Entertainment, discussing Spider-Man and his alter ego Peter Parker.

The first list of Spider-Man's mandatory traits were listed in the document, including the demanf that he has to be male and not a homosexual. Other descriptions showed that he should not torture, kill unless in defense of others, smoke tobacco, sell or distribute illegal drugs, drink alcohol and have sex before he turns 16 years old and does not have sex with anyone below 16 years old. Regarding his sexuality, the agreement indicated that Marvel has the option of portraying Spider-Man as a homosexual if they want to.

The second list described the traits of his alter ego Peter Parker. The document stated that his full name should be Peter Benjamin Parker, Caucasian and heterosexual.

A brief background of the character was provided, stating that Peter's parents will disappear during his childhood, so he has to be raised by his Aunt May and Uncle Ben in a middle class household in Queens, New York City. He attended high school in Queens and attended college in New York City, New York.

Parker gained his superpowers while he was attending middle school or college after he was bitten by a spider. He designed his first red and blue Spider-Man costume but the black one was not designed by him.

Boston Herald wrote that the Marvel character was created by editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko in 1962. Peter Parker first appeared on "Amazing Fantasy #15." During his teenage years, he became a superhero with various spider-like abilities, such as having super strength, agility, "Spider Sense" and the ability to climb and stick to any surface easily.

Gawker noted that the list of traits seemed to want to give viewers the impression that Spider-Man and his alter ego should be on the conservative side. T

he timing was a bit odd, considering how the contract became effective in September 2011, or one month after Miles Morales, a black latino character, wore the Spider-Man costume in a comic book.

Actor Donald Glover was able to voice act the cartoon version of Miles Morales' Spider-Man after years of online campaigning, USA Today reported. However, he never portrayed the web-slinging superhero in a real movie or show, most likely because of the racial stipulation in the contract.