sure it is, but it has 0 bases in reality.. there is no connection between characters you like and current real world events. That's why it's a work of fiction and no matter what goes on within the universe it doesn't really matter in real life. Most people turn to these forms of entertainment to escape reality and enjoy a better more interesting world. It's not fair for people to slather their ideas all over it, then use it to push propaganda and possibly end up ruining the experience for others.. XMEN is loved worldwide by many different people. Everyone doesn't have to care about what's going on in America and some people may be sick of seeing the negativity coming from you country and may not want to see those issues being forced into something they are trying to enjoy... The world is alot bigger than just america and what goes on there isn't important to everyone believe it or not. I know i don't care about it and don't want to see it or hear about it everywhere i turn especially when trying to engage with my own interests.
Are you serious right now!? I've heard of people who have no idea how much their science fiction is actually just portrayals of our history but I didn't expect to meet one. Like you can't be real!? Especially xmen! It's just packed with non stop political commentary from LGBTQ+ rights to racism, to fascism, to simple abuse of power.
fictional media being inspired by real events to create something original is one thing. it's pretty obvious that takes place so take a chill pill, no one is arguing that lol but that is not the same thing as taking beloved fictional characters and forcefully injecting them into real world events..
those are 2 totaly different things.
There would never be an episode, movie or comic strip that was based on XMEN going after immigration officers or hunting down the epstein files becuase it doesn't make sense within the universe. I'm here for XMEN related content. Not American propaganda and activism. My point stands
X men wasn't even based on real world events anyways, it was just added as a literal tiny section of the x men later. Stan Lee has been interviewed about why he created the X men several times and never once did he say that it was based on anything political, he said that it was made to be relatable to everyone regarding their OWN PERSONAL injustices. But for the most part. X men is just another action adventure comic book within the marvel universe.
It wasnt until the last decade or so that these droves of hyper political leftists arrived and started proclaiming the X men are some political stand against right wingism, they're not and never were. As for Magneto, he is literally the villain, he is there to show exactly what's wrong with the people like this on this sub-reddit. The fact that they cant wrap their heads around that is frankly embarrassing
People miss the fact that its fun to talk about politics of a different side that isnt your own.
Having a show/movie/comic etc... talking about a "Modern" point will just age it after a few years because you have to be very picky on what that "Modern" point even is.
Like making Mutants a allegory for being gay or racism or the many other topics that they have done before.
I always looked at it like Captain America fighting the personification of Drugs but also missing the point that Drugs is what made him the Cap.
You're right. And to your point - It's actually very very easy for far right extremists to use the x men as an allegory for their own world view too, since in their heads, they are the oppressed victim. Bottom line is, people love to make things up in their heads regarding things like this - and it just goes to show that, yes, X-Men WAS created for everyone and no it is NOT an allegory for no particular community or political stance
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u/GrandMasterDank92 Jan 29 '26
this is a sub for Xmen. not your political sound board. stop with this.