Zeromaru X
Arkhosian scholar and coffee lover
Today's chapter was just EPIC. Trending on Twitter again. And the last 10 minutes are intense.
We've been there before. These white guys from major league baseball are celebrities - these players from the Negro League... aren't. Elvis can get played on white-dominated radio and with most record labels, these black artists who influenced Elvis have to be relegated to lesser known "race records".The Fantastic Four are celebrities and the X-Men ... aren't.
We've been there before. These white guys from major league baseball are celebrities - these players from the Negro League... aren't. Elvis can get played on white-dominated radio and with most record labels, these black artists who influenced Elvis have to be relegated to lesser known "race records".
Maybe... if Ben weren't Jewish (as he canonically is) or if the Nazis hadn't based some of their anti-Semitic rhetoric and persecution on how Jews looked (in facial features, dress, hair, etc) despite many looking like any other Germans. But nitpicking about which civil rights fight is the more appropriate isn't really the point. The point is we HAVE discriminated between groups that are otherwise extremely similar on differences that are patently arbitrary. And while maybe other types of discrimination may be more closely fitting now (particularly against LGBTQ+ identities), the lessons taught through the discrimination the X-Men face throughout their history, from the very beginning, has always been about equality of rights, access to, and participation in society without fear of oppression or separation.Its not a great parallel though, since there's an obvious visual difference there. With mutants, there isn't; Jean Grey doesn't look any different than a particularly good looking redheaded human. Some are, of course, but so are characters like Ben Grimm.
Probably antisemitism is a better analogy.
I dont find the subtle or not-so-subtle erasure of the racial parallels (Mutants = Black people), particularly surprising on these boards but I can assure you as someone who wasn't a fan of the original X-men animated show I find this show, particularly on point in addressing how specifically black people are viewed and treated in this country.I just think there's often been a "hidden menace" element to the reaction to mutants that works better with some parallels than others.
I dont find the subtle or not-so-subtle erasure of the racial parallels (Mutants = Black people), particularly surprising on these boards but I can assure you as someone who wasn't a fan of the original X-men animated show I find this show, particularly on point in addressing how specifically black people are viewed and treated in this country.
I can also CLEARLY see how the parallels address the queer community as well.
And considering that that the former showrunner is both BLACK and GAY? The parallels for both groups are pretty clear if you're paying attention.
You can roll your eyes all you want. I said what I said, just like you said what you said. If you dont want to accept a different and pretty well established view point on this that's on you.I don't think I'm doing erasure. I just don't think that as a parallel to blatant racial differences works. For ethnic groups that don't necessarily show obvious physical signs, or things like the LGBT community it works fine. If you want to project that on me as wanting to deny more blatant racial comparisons for whatever reason you think I'm doing so other than my not thinking its a good fit, that's your business but don't expect me to do anything but roll my eyes.