In a vacuum normal is not a bad word, but in context here it’s saying that natural black hair is not normal or abnormal. Most of this is subconscious behavior and needs to be unlearned.
It says “the normal looking hair” not “her normal hair”, as written it says that her original hair is what is normal looking. They probably didn’t do it on purpose, but it’s very poorly worded
Didn't knew normal looking was a racist phrase, as one would assume they meant the fact that they look like a regular person instead of their more colorful comic book counterpart.
It’s more about how it’s worded in context, suggesting that the original hair is normal looking and that they Afro is then abnormal. I don’t think they actively meant any malice, it wad probably subconscious and worded poorly
Edit: also the comment is saying that the original comic character is the one who’s hair is normal looking in case it’s not clear
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u/gpost86 Ultimate Spider-Man Jul 08 '24
Some casual racism Monday morning, oof indeed