# Peter Parker Is Spider Man Miles Morales Is Miles Morales "Peter Parker Is Spider-Man, Miles Morales Is Miles Morales" is a catchphrase pushed by X user @Nerdrotics starting December 2021 to argue that Miles should not replace Peter as the main Spider-Man[4]. The line exploded in late 2023 when Insomniac Games confirmed Miles would take over as the lead Spider-Man in its PlayStation series[3], drawing heavy accusations of racism against people who used it. ## Overview "Peter Parker Is Spider-Man, Miles Morales Is Miles Morales" is a short refrain fans post whenever Miles Morales is pushed toward the top slot of the Spider-Man mantle[4]. It typically appears as a standalone tweet or a quote-post attached to news about Miles taking a bigger role in comics, film, or video games[3]. The shape of the line, insisting Peter "is" Spider-Man while Miles "is" only himself, treats the Spider-Man identity as belonging to Parker specifically rather than as a legacy title anyone can inherit. Miles was introduced in 2011 by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Sara Pichelli in Ultimate Fallout #4, created inside Marvel's now-defunct Ultimate universe after that reality's Peter Parker was killed off[2]. From the start his stories rhymed with Peter's while drawing on a different family, borough, and community background[1]. Critics of the catchphrase read it as a coded rejection of a Black and Puerto Rican Spider-Man; users of it frame it as a comics-lore argument about who owns the name. ## How It Spread Through 2022, Nerdrotic kept reworking the line. On October 25, 2022, he posted "Miles Morales is Miles Morales and Steve Rogers is Captain America," a jab at Sam Wilson picking up the shield in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, which cracked 4,000 likes[4]. On December 8 that year he landed the final phrasing, "Peter Parker is Spider-Man Miles Morales is Miles Morales," and other X accounts including @The_Epic_Mike and @YellowFlashGuy repeated it within days. The catchphrase hit a much larger audience in late 2023 around Marvel's Spider-Man 2 from Insomniac Games. In an October 27, 2023 Gizmodo interview, narrative director Ben Arfmann and advanced writer Brittney Morris described Peter "handing over the reins" to Miles as the main Spider-Man of the Insomniac Games Universe[3]. On October 28, X user @capeshitsucks blamed people who use the phrase for the game's poorly received Miles Morales Adidas suit in a post that cleared 58,000 likes[4]. On November 5, 2023, a @CultureCrave post summarizing the Insomniac news drew over 67,000 likes and was quote-tweeted with the catchphrase by commentator Lauren Chen. The next day, YouTuber Melonie Mac posted a clip backing the phrase and calling the shift an attempt to make Miles the "real Spider-Man"[4]. Replies calling her take racist pulled tens of thousands of likes each, with one @Gelzazz reply asking, "Is it so hard for white people to say he is Spider-Man?" ## How to Use The line is typically dropped as a reply or standalone post whenever Marvel, Sony, or Insomniac shows Miles in a role that used to be Peter's, or whenever a fan argues that both are equally Spider-Man[3]. People who defend Miles often counter with a 2015 Stan Lee clip in which Lee said Spider-Man's full-face mask was designed so kids of any race could picture themselves under it[4]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Peter Parker Is Spider Man Miles Morales Is Miles Morales? It's a catchphrase used on X to argue that Peter Parker is the true Spider-Man and that Miles Morales, though also a Spider-Man in Marvel canon, should be treated as a separate character rather than the main one[4]. ### Where did Peter Parker Is Spider Man Miles Morales Is Miles Morales come from? The earliest notable version was a December 5, 2021 tweet by YouTuber and comic shop owner Nerdrotic (@Nerdrotics), which he later expanded on in a YouTube livestream[4]. ### What does Peter Parker Is Spider Man Miles Morales Is Miles Morales mean? The line insists the Spider-Man identity belongs to Peter Parker and that Miles, introduced in 2011 by Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli, should not step into that lead role[2]. ### How do you use Peter Parker Is Spider Man Miles Morales Is Miles Morales? People post it as a reply to Marvel or game industry news that positions Miles as the primary Spider-Man, most notably the 2023 Insomniac Spider-Man 2 handoff described by writers Ben Arfmann and Brittney Morris[3]. ### Is Peter Parker Is Spider Man Miles Morales Is Miles Morales still popular? Its biggest spike came in November 2023 around Insomniac's Spider-Man 2, after Ben Arfmann and Brittney Morris framed Miles as the main Spider-Man of the Insomniac Games Universe[3]. ## References 1. [https://www.thepopverse.com/comics-miles-morales-legacy-spider-man-marvel]() 2. [https://www.polygon.com/2018/12/18/18127904/miles-morales-spider-man-comics/]() 3. [https://gizmodo.com/spider-man-2-ps5-spoilers-interview-venom-miles-cindy-1850955935]() 4. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/peter-parker-is-spider-man-miles-morales-is-miles-morales]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/peter-parker-is-spider-man-miles-morales-is-miles-morales Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library