#Scott Summers

[ffverr]

On the discourse (that somehow still exists) of why the X-Men are feared and hated but other genetically modified heroes like the Fantastic Four or some of the Avengers aren't :

I still see this argument online that some people, usually not X-Men fans, pull out in a sort of gotcha moment. To kind of stick it to Marvel for being unrealistic or to vouch for the fearing of other heroes in the marvel universe to tip the scales.

There are two points for the "why is *random x-men* oppressed and not *random marvel hero*" discourse that people are always intentionally missing.

One- A base of mutant fear and repression is the argument that "it could happen to your children too". It could happen to ANYONE, from birth, and there is nothing you can do about it. No being careful of scientific experiences can stop your close ones from becoming a mutant. (Kind of like people are okay with gay celebrities as long as they're doing their thing from afar but it's a threat when it comes to their children/Friends/family being gay)

They layed it on thick with this amazing advertisment back in the day: "do you know what your children are"??? I mean come on it's not rocket science

Fun fact, the kid labeled "mutie" here is actually Franklin Richards, son of Mister Fantastic and Invisible woman. He used to be a mutant and this goes to show how somehow johnny storm can be beloved but his super powered nephew doesn't get the same treatment.

Two- Spider-Man, the F4, the Avengers etc... All these heros who get some powers by some incident. They're supposed to be rare and few in between. The fear of mutants mainly comes from the fact that they started popping up in the MILLIONS. A mutant isn't necessarly seen as an honorable individual that acquires powers and realises they have the responsibility to use it for good. To humans, they're millions of people (or at least hundreds of thousands) that are, just by existing, threatening the status quo of humanity. They are changing the natural dominance of humans for good.

So of course humans love the F4 (usually). Because they're not scared to be replaced by them in their day to day life, however they are scared to be rendered obsolete by mutants. When humans look at the F4 they see brave selfless HUMAN heroes. They relate to them, they identify with them. They're a sweet family dedicated to the world's safety. In contrast, the mutants represent a world changing threat that truly shifts the balance. And that's not comfy at all no matter how cute or harmless the power is.

This difference can even cause very understandable tension in between the X-men and other super powered groups:

In short, the mutant moral panic comes from the fact that for exemple:

-humans are afraid to loose their jobs to super powered level talents.

-humans are scared from groups of super powered people that could threaten their safety.

-Governments are scared of these groups being the equivalent of entire armies concentrated in a single individual.

- They're scared that their children could turn into something unimaginable once they hit puberty

-And some just hate the idea of being manipulated by a random telepath on the street without ever knowing.

In contrast of Spider-Man, humans feel like nature is done with homo sapiens and THAT'S what brings hate and fear.

That's why everytime a mutant hate crime happens in the comics, it's always accompanied by some human saying "y'think you're better than us weirdo".

+ Contrary to the avengers, mutants also claim a culture, a shared history and common experiences between thousands. This binds them together in a way they doesn't necessarly make them identify with humans. And this is overall irritating and scary to humans.

Also, religious fear-mongering of mutants is rampant!!! It does a ton to set appart the mutants from the scientifically modified heros of the marvel universe.

In the end, one of the best comic to portray this whole thing is still God loves man Kills.

It depicts a villain, Striker, that gains popularity by spreading religious propaganda to justify mutant hate. In an emotional and shocking twist, we come to find that Striker has had a mutant son, that he killed with his own hand because he was a "monster".

You can understand how Captain America, with his super body, doesn't really evoke the same existential dread. Bigotry isn't rational, but also, a shit ton of things complicate the mutant's inclusion into society that doesn't necessarly parallel perfectly with real world struggles so that's also to take into consideration.

#the only part of truth i'll concede to this discourse is that yeah it's blurry how humans wouldn't assume #that any super powered person is a mutant #but this is i think a useless gripe that would just make mutants too present in other marvel books #xmen #marvel #comics #x men comics #scott summers #comic panels #jean grey #xmen 97 #the x allegory #mutant 101 #magneto #professor x #charles xavier #storm #kitty pryde

[616mj]

i bet she's never had a backstreet guy

#are you sick of me yet #emma frost #cyclops #scott summers #marvel fanart #digital art #my art #xmen art #xmen fanart #artists on tumblr #emmascott #scottemma #scemma

[remixingreality]

#ai art #male art #sexy mutants #cyclops #scott summers #xmen fanart #gay art #gay #ai muscle #male abs #male physique #male butts #ai fanart #bi guys

[roysmilkers]

Scotty got caught…

#drawing #fanart #marvel #xmen fanart #xmen #x men 97 #logan x men #scott summers #cyclops #wolverine

[fun-k-boards]

I honestly can't stand the relationship love square in X-Men '97 to be honest. So, if I have this right, Jean gets mad at Scott for cheating with Madelyne but literally not even a scene prior she was cheating on him with Logan? So why on earth are you mad??? You're both cheaters and clearly don't like or respect one another given all you can do is argue and think about how much you love other people? So just? Break up???

Am I missing something? Why would you stay together if you clearly are not happy????

#xmen #x men #x-men #xmen 97 #x men 97 #x-men 97 #xmen '97 #x men '97 #x-men '97 #madelyne pryor #madelyn pryor #the goblin queen #goblin queen #jean grey #marvel girl #scott summers #logan howlett #james logan howlett #james howlett #cyclops #wolverine

[telekinesis-mind-control-comics]

#cyclops #scott summers #mutants #xmen #marvel #uncanny xmen #x men #marvel comics #the x men

[yakichoufd]

Keep thinking about this fic I read yesterday where Scott gives an amazing first kiss to Bobby <3

#scott summers #bobby drake #cyclops #iceman #artist on tumblr #x men

[why-i-love-comics]

X-Men '97 #2 (2024)

written by Steve Foxe art by Salva Espin & Matt Milla

#xmen 97 #cyclops #hazard #jean grey #marvel #scott summers #carter ryking #wednesday spoilers #spoilers #comic spoilers

[420technoblazeit]

i get that rogue wanted to see if she still had feelings for erik but did she. yk. have to kiss him after a steamy levitating dance number at a gala marking the founding of a new mutant nation. right in front of all the world leaders, not to mention the other xmen who KNOW she has a thing with gambit. like you couldnt keep this private??? not to mention jean storming out on scott and announcing his affair with madelyne while theyre filming a documentary at the mansion. ik the in universe twitter looks crazy rn

#it's so fukcing messyyyyyyyyyyyy. i mean. they have more important things to worry about rn tbh but still it's killing me #xmen 97 #x men 97 #rogue #erik lensherr #remy lebeau #rogneto #rogueneto #romy #jean grey #scott summers #madelyne pryor #the pig squeals

[wolviez]

#x-men #xmen #x-men the animated series #xmen the animated series #x-men the manga #xmen the manga #wolverine #logan howlett #james logan howlett #jean grey #scott summers

[morgangalaxy43]

Marvel should just have Logan, Emma, Jean and Scott all date each other and have everyone be happy

#logan howlett #emma frost #scott summers #jean grey #semma #jeanemma #jeanscott #scogan #jeanlogan #scottjeanlogan #x men #x men comics #marvel comics #marvel #polyamory #polyamorous relationships

[ffverr]

#xmen #marvel #comics #x men comics #charles xavier #scott summers #wolverine #jean grey #rogue #gambit #nightcrawler #xmen meme #x men 97 #x men

[movietimegirl]

Where do they even begin? The fact Jean was a clone nearly the whole time?

#x men 97 #professor x #charles xavier #ororo munroe #gambit #rogue #magneto #cable #madelyne pryor #jean grey #nathan summers #scott summers #beast #Wolverine #genosha #master mold #marvel animation #disney plus

[remixingreality]

#ai art #male art #sexy mutants #cyclops #scott summers #gay art #gay #ai muscle #gay fanart #xmen fanart #xmen #x men 97

[holy-shit-comics]

#the adventures of cyclops and phoenix #jean grey #cyclops #scott summers #scot summers #nathan summers #cable #comics #comic books #marvel comics #marvel #x men #xmen #phoenix

[themasterusersblog]

not to be That Guy but apparently scott has been telepathic cheating with madelyne for some time while jean kissed logan once and quickly realizes it was wrong but its jean who gets called bitch/slut/whore by the fandom

#both were cheating and both were bad #but i see so many people shitting on jean while not many talk about scott #xmen 97 #jean grey #scott summers