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Oriphiel · 06-04-2018, 04:31 PM

Yup. Talkin' 'bout those damn dirty muties.

For those who don't read comics (or watch mediocre movies), Mutants are humans in the X-Men universe who are born with a certain "mutant gene" that gifts them with random innate abilities. Certain Mutant supremacists have dubbed themselves "Homo Superior", and consider themselves to be the next step of humanity's evolutionary path. Other Mutants just consider themselves to be no better than anyone else, or possibly even worse off if their powers are detrimental rather than beneficial. And the vanilla humans are naturally split into camps of varying tolerance, where some accept them wholeheartedly, others believe they should be heavily monitored, and others still won't be happy until the "mutant threat" has been wiped out entirely.

So, if you were living in a world like this, where do you think you would stand on the topic of Mutants? On the one hand, they're people, and as much entitled to a life as anyone else. On the other hand, their various powers often make them dangerous at best, and hilariously lethal at worst. The very existence of certain Mutants poses a global threat. There's also the issue of Mutant supremacists (mainly The Brotherhood of Mutants, led by Magneto) stirring things up with acts of terrorism, and even attempts at a genocide of all of regular humanity. In fact, though I'm too lazy to google it, iirc in the original Civil War event it was a Mutant losing control of their powers and killing a bunch of people that sparked the Superhero Registration Act.

Is it reasonable for Mutants to register themselves and their powers? Should Mutants be contained, or even neutralized? Is it reasonable for Mutants to assert dominance over regular humanity (i.e. are they actually superior, the next evolutionary step, etc.?)?

Basically, it all boils down to two major camps:

Charles Xavier and his X-Men, who believe that every human, whether Mutant or not, has a right to live, and that in spite of all the bullshit in the world Mutants and regular humans have proven time and again that they can coexist, even if they have to make tough compromises, suffer through humiliation, and jump through whatever legal hoops politicians throw at them in order to make slow progress.

Magneto, leader of The Brotherhood, who believes that humanity has violently proven time and again that coexistence is inherently impossible, and therefore Mutants are fully justified in destroying vanilla humanity before it destroys them.

Which side would you support?

06-04-2018, 04:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
Oriphiel Ask me how! Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: The States Posts: 5,355	Mutants: Xavier vs. Magneto Yup. Talkin' 'bout those damn dirty muties. For those who don't read comics (or watch mediocre movies), Mutants are humans in the X-Men universe who are born with a certain "mutant gene" that gifts them with random innate abilities. Certain Mutant supremacists have dubbed themselves "Homo Superior", and consider themselves to be the next step of humanity's evolutionary path. Other Mutants just consider themselves to be no better than anyone else, or possibly even worse off if their powers are detrimental rather than beneficial. And the vanilla humans are naturally split into camps of varying tolerance, where some accept them wholeheartedly, others believe they should be heavily monitored, and others still won't be happy until the "mutant threat" has been wiped out entirely. So, if you were living in a world like this, where do you think you would stand on the topic of Mutants? On the one hand, they're people, and as much entitled to a life as anyone else. On the other hand, their various powers often make them dangerous at best, and hilariously lethal at worst. The very existence of certain Mutants poses a global threat. There's also the issue of Mutant supremacists (mainly The Brotherhood of Mutants, led by Magneto) stirring things up with acts of terrorism, and even attempts at a genocide of all of regular humanity. In fact, though I'm too lazy to google it, iirc in the original Civil War event it was a Mutant losing control of their powers and killing a bunch of people that sparked the Superhero Registration Act. Is it reasonable for Mutants to register themselves and their powers? Should Mutants be contained, or even neutralized? Is it reasonable for Mutants to assert dominance over regular humanity (i.e. are they actually superior, the next evolutionary step, etc.?)? Basically, it all boils down to two major camps: Charles Xavier and his X-Men, who believe that every human, whether Mutant or not, has a right to live, and that in spite of all the bullshit in the world Mutants and regular humans have proven time and again that they can coexist, even if they have to make tough compromises, suffer through humiliation, and jump through whatever legal hoops politicians throw at them in order to make slow progress. Magneto, leader of The Brotherhood, who believes that humanity has violently proven time and again that coexistence is inherently impossible, and therefore Mutants are fully justified in destroying vanilla humanity before it destroys them. Which side would you support? __________________ ---------------------- \|---Mic's Albums---\| ---------------------- ----------------------------- \|---Deafbox Industries---\| -----------------------------