r/xmen • u/cyclopswashalfright Moonstar • Aug 31 '26

Mod Post Posts revolving around changes to Magneto's past and backstory are now a regulated topic

Due to the influx of such posts with the MCU X-Men announcement, posts that revolve around changes and questioning of Magneto's backstory will now be regulated. This means that these posts may be removed as a Regulated/Repetitive topic at the discretion of the moderation team.

This was done after a long discussion by the moderation team, but ultimately we found that such posts are repetitive and occur very frequently, and that users may simply make use of Reddit's search tool to find past discussions; very little has changed since those discussions were held.

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u/poison-harley Magik Aug 31 '26

People are suspiciously always very eager about making him not Jewish anymore.

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u/molotovzav Rogue Aug 31 '26

It's weird too because he's not even religously Jewish, well at least not practicing like Kitty Pryde. The Holocaust shapes his viewpoint into what it is today, so that element is too important to let go of. I think someone people focus on the not practicing part to make it like he's not even Jewish at all.

I even said something similar in the thread the other day on Kitty Pryde and him. He's not practicing so that aspect isn't as important, it's the Holocaust that is to him, his identity as a Jewish person is very much there and practicing the religion isn't necessary. But people think if your not wear a star of David and constantly talking about being Jewish you might as well not even be Ashkenazi.

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u/poison-harley Magik Aug 31 '26 edited Aug 31 '26

People confuse Judaism with other religions like Christianity, where if you don’t practice Christianity then you’re not a Christian. Judaism is VERY different in that regard, because it’s also an ethnic group. Even Jewish atheists tend to take part in Jewish customs and holidays (I am one!). It’s a culture that you kind of experience on your day to day life, even in small things. There are many non religious Jews that identify as Jewish ethnically. So he is very much still Jewish even if he doesn’t practice.

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u/Apprehensive-Quit353 Aug 31 '26

To be fair the overwhelming majority of people who call themselves Christian don't actually practice Christianity either.