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I have seen it before, but it doesn't cease to astonish me to see people complaining about the X-men "becoming woke."
Like.
Dude.
My dude.
My dear little angry strawberry muffin.
THE X-MEN?!
Have you, like... literally... read any of the basic premise?
Ever?...
@TarkabarkaHolgy Weren't Stan lee's 'superheroes' soemwhat woke from teh very begining? they all had the basic human frailties. that was the point, right? tho i'm still bothered that the woman in fantastic 4's superpower was INVISIBILITY! come on!
@barrygoldman1
X-Men was an allegory for the Civil Rights movement from issue 1:1.
Spider-Man is weird; he was intended to develop into an Objectivist Great Man, but then Steve Ditko went to Charleton.
The Fantastic Four weren't woke, but they were flawed human beings. Invisibility is a pretty useful power, but even Lee and Kirby realised it was a bit lame for the F4 and gave Sue force fields within the first year.
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When Daredevil first appeared, his comic garnered praise from disability rights and awareness groups for being an incredibly positive portrayal of a disabled person.
Iron Man is not woke. Dude's a capitalist.
Thor... Lee and Kirby wanted to do a mythology-themed hero but figured that Greek mythology was played out. Unfortunately, Nazis are super into Norse stuff, but I don't think Marvel's Thor wants anything to do with them.
@barrygoldman1 @TarkabarkaHolgy The Incredible Hulk isn't really woke, but She-Hulk kind of is. Whereas He-Hulk is a violent force of rage and destruction, Shulkie remains lucid and rational whether she's green or white, no matter how angry she gets.
So if you compare Shulkie to He-Hulk, the man is irrational and dangerous, and the woman isn't.
@Infrapink @TarkabarkaHolgy i dont' know many of these characters. i've watched some x-men movies.
now SQUIRREL girl... that comic i saw a few books. she rocks!
@barrygoldman1 @Infrapink Ms. Marvel is also pretty great