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submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I just don't get people who say X-Men wasn't "woke" until recently. It never even tried very hard to hide the metaphors...

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

magneto was also the son of holocaust victims and was largely synonymous to malcolm x whereas professor x was synonymous with martin luther king jr, in terms of views.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

He wasn't the son of Holocaust survivors, he was a Holocaust survivor himself. The comics back in the 60s even made him be a late bloomer so his magnetic powers could manifest in his captivity; most mutants get their powers during puberty, but his didn't show up until his 30s. The 2000s movies, of course, just had his powers manifest at the normal time, since they could manage that.

I'm sure the MCU version will have to adjust that somewhat, since the timelines no longer quite match (unless they make him immortal or something).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

He wasn’t the son of Holocaust survivors, he was a Holocaust survivor himself.

thank you - it's been a while and i couldn't remember exactly.