When leaked emails from Sony appeared to show Idris Elba in the running to replace Daniel Craig as James Bond, MailOnline's commenters had a field day.
Despite 007 being played by at least eight people in the past, some of the Mail's readers threw their toys out of the pram when they heard Ian Fleming's classic spy character could be played by a black man.
The comments range from implying that black and white people are different species to equating fictional character James Bond to Nelson Mandela.
We really, really hope these are just trolls and not real people.
This Is What Daily Mail Readers Think Of A Black James Bond
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Open Image ModalTranslation: "Black people and white people are of different species."Someone give Simon a biology lesson please...
(02 of20)
Open Image ModalYou're seriously proposing a literary apartheid.
(03 of20)
Open Image ModalDo you know what feminism is??
(04 of20)
Open Image ModalTranslation: "All black people are reefer addicts."
(05 of20)
Open Image ModalDitto.
(06 of20)
Open Image ModalThis is painful.
(07 of20)
Open Image Modal(08 of20)
Open Image ModalTranslation: "I think that equality is just political correctness gone mad."
(09 of20)
Open Image ModalI hate the world.
(10 of20)
Open Image ModalComparing Craig's fictional character to the man who beat apartheid. Nice.
(11 of20)
Open Image ModalAnd again.
(12 of20)
Open Image ModalOh, and again.
(13 of20)
Open Image ModalThis MUST be a troll.
(14 of20)
Open Image ModalTranslation: "Black people are taking over our cinema!!! It's a conspiracy!!!!"
(15 of20)
Open Image ModalCan't tell if serious or just stupid...
(16 of20)
Open Image ModalYep, flawless logic. Mr T would definitely be considered to play Harry Potter.
(17 of20)
Open Image ModalThat would certainly be interesting...
(18 of20)
Open Image ModalTranslation: "I think everyone is as racist as me."
(19 of20)
Open Image ModalI don't think you know what you're talking about.
(20 of20)
Open Image ModalMeanwhile, in the real world...
And before you ask, yes, these are all real comments left on real stories.