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THIS is the reason I get so heated when I talk about the importance of accurately casting and writing the marginalized identities of mutant characters. It has always been that deep. Mutants have been used as an allegory for marginalized identities by literal generations of writers. This is why I’m so afraid of the MCU portraying mutants as the bad guys or forcing them to cave on their ideals to pal around with Disney’s pet space cops. Sorry but I think the massive franchise with a history of white washing shouldn’t get their hands on a character like Magneto who is so important politically and shouldn’t be over-simplified.

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"It always begins as a joke. Listen to me, both of you. One sees a father or mother of whom they do not approve and their brats won't shut up, and the parents are so exhausted that they just let their children scream. All sticky and crying and hitting and wild. And you say to your friends "you should have to pass a test to breed" Do you understand? "You should have to get a LICENSE to have kids". It starts as a joke. Then perhaps there is tragedy. A postpartum mother who should've gotten help but her insurance did not cover the therapy. A father who erred because he was raised believing men are pathetic if they are caregivers. The first tests are drafted and you think "Good" you think "Those children will be safer now". The test comes out, and yes, there are some problems, but nothing that cannot be ironed out, yes? But now anyone with mental illness , with a criminal record, is barred from becoming a parent, and you think "Well that is sensible, yes?". Because you've never known anyone like that, so who is to tell you they are not like they are portrayed in stories? Sick, dangerous, criminal--these words expand. Suddenly it's anyone with diabetes, anyone with cancer, because they could die and leave their children orphaned. So how dare they ever try to have children. It is deaf couples, disabled couples, interracial couples, gay couples--because don't they know how hard they're making it for their children? Then it's whoever they want. You think you're working for the greater good? You can't even imagine the life of a person who isn't exactly like you. Then one day--it is you. Some gene, some history, some past behavior--and suddenly, you too are sick, dangerous, criminal. Because the truth is--human hate can adapt to anything. You think you are safe. But if someone hates you, they will come up with a reason after the fact. Only then do you realize what you put in power. Only then do you realize what you stripped away. There is terrible power in a joke, in a story, in taking the truth and making it ugly. Do you understand children?" - Colossus (Years of Future Past)

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'Remember it' should not be retconned

I'm serious, the lack of stakes is what's killing superhero media. People don't have 'superhero fatigue' they have 'status quo fatigue'. Characters are resurrected at the drop of a hat and it does not make for good storytelling. Spoilers ahead for episode 5 of X-men '97.

'Remember it' genuinely affected me on an emotional level precisely because it didn't shy away from how senseless, traumatic and terrible genocide is. Reversing it would recontextualize genocide as something less urgent, less tragic. In the real world where genocide happens, this is irresponsible and callous, particularly given the roll our own governments play in it.

In a good story, characters are changed by what happens to them. In long form series like Marvel Comics, this rarely sticks because people become attached to characters and view their status quo as comforting and profitable. Over time, this leads to convoluted stories without meaningful tension. We know everything will be alright

Adaptations have a unique opportunity to actually make meaningful character growth happen and say something with it. If a character dies, they can still exist in other continuities.

Something like this is probably the best ending for a character like Magneto. In his last moments, as tragic as they are, he does what only he can, to stave off a genocide he has been fighting tooth and nail since childhood.

In the end, even Erik Magnus Lensherr, the Master of Magnetism, is just a man in the face of extinction. And when he speaks his final words, I can't help but realize that they were spoken millions of times in similar circumstances, to this day. What can anyone say in the face of death on such a massive scale? Not 'never again', sadly. It never stopped. Untold millions have told children 'Don't be afraid' in the moments before they died.

This sickens me. We all wish that brute force could solve this problem, that there's a magic wand to turn back time. And this is what superhero stories have always boiled down to: wish fulfillment.

I'm not mad at anyone for whom this was too traumatic, who would turn the clock back to a time where Gambit, the Morlocks, Magneto and the other casualties are alive. This would obviously be a better world to believe in.

I just think it is not good storytelling. We can't view real world genocide through that lens. Honestly, I don't know how the show will progress, or even who the villain is.

It could be Trask, Guyrich, Mastermold, Nimrod, Bastion, Cassandra Nova, Onslaught or Apocalypse, to name just a couple of options. The show could end with Bishop destroying the Kaiju-sentinel before E-day.

All I know is, we need reminders that there are real stakes in real life, and that tragedy just happens. When Remy says 'Remember it', he's not just talking about his name. He's talking about this massacre, about the martyrs.

Remember the dead. Fight like hell for the living.

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"This is your dream. My kind splayed before you, powerless and afraid."

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He got her ass

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Endless X-Men 97

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Jkr is a nazi fascist and a holocaust denier, do not let her bully us into forgetting

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being a Trans WOMAN instantly makes them rapists in the mind of JK Rowling. They could be in Prison for tax evasion but nah, XY Chromosome = Rapists. Not only is she a Transphobe, shes a Man Hating bitch.

Oh and in her/his transphobic manifesto she/he said this: "The writings of young trans men reveal a group of notably sensitive and clever people.  The more of their accounts of gender dysphoria I’ve read, with their insightful descriptions of anxiety, dissociation, eating disorders, self-harm and self-hatred, the more I’ve wondered whether, if I’d been born 30 years later, I too might have tried to transition. The allure of escaping womanhood would have been huge. I struggled with severe OCD as a teenager. If I’d found community and sympathy online that I couldn’t find in my immediate environment, I believe I could have been persuaded to turn myself into the son my father had openly said he’d have preferred"

so not only does this bitch hate men, hes a self hating closet transman. The most horrible homophobes have always been the closeted ones.

looked at JK rowling's twitter to see just how bad she is.

i am genuinely upset. why does she feel the need to be horrible.

she's talking like trans people and supporters are the ones threatening to r-pe or k-ll others. Like we're the ones locking rapists in with female prisoners.

it breaks my heart.

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Saw this image and I had to share it here.

To hell with Rowling.

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*Stares directly into the camera*

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If you ever needed proof that the new hate crimes laws are a good thing lmao

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A non-binary student has died after being beaten to near death in a school bathroom. Their name was Nex Benedict.

There is an ongoing gofundme the family has set up in their memorial. The ACLU and Lambia fund released a joint statement of support as part of their ongoing legal campaign to protect and support transgender students in Oklahoma public schools, Bridge v. Oklahoma State Department of Education.

I don't really have anything else to add. This whole thing is just heartbreaking and I can't even begin to imagine what their family must be going through. This is why we must continue to fight and not leave LGBT students in red states behind. To protect students like Nex.

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LOL. but, ey! Egg/Goldballs with the power of making EGGS is a very important Mutant. Those eggs are used in the Krakoan Resurrection process.

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