X-Men: Hero’S That Reinforce Stereotypes
X-men: Hero’s that reinforce stereotypes
Racism no longer exists, but a new prejudice against gifted people has risen. No longer is one judged by their skin color or social class, but by the fact that one can project lasers from one’s eyes or manipulate the forces of magnetism. In 1963, Marvel Comics released its first issue of a series entitled “The Uncanny X-men”. The comic book series deals with the typical theme of good versus evil, but emphasizes mostly on the struggle of race. The X-men are a team of super heroes that were born with special abilities. These gifted people are not considered as a part of the human race, but are classified as mutants. Societal issues such as racism, sexism, and social class are no longer the main problems of the world; the dilemma is now purely humans hating mutants. Although the denotation of the X-men are gifted individuals who fight for justice, acceptance, and yearn to live at peace with mankind it reinforces stereotypes in our own......
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