x-men’s inherent flaw in its storytelling is that it always has mutants with useful powers telling mutants with actual curses to be proud of their powers
“you should embrace your gifts” says Orgasm Dude, the dude with the power to give anyone an orgasm
“yeah thanks” says Will Explode If He Gets A Boner Man
Isn’t this literally the Rogue subplot of X-Men 3?
“Is it true, there’s a cure?” says Everyone I Touch Dies
“There’s nothing to cure” says Weather Lady Who Was Worshiped As a God
It’s not a flaw, it’s a reflection of real life, the way everything is in x men
It’s like a white gay man who lives in a liberal city telling a black trans woman in a deep red state that she should be proud and out of who she is despite that her life expectancy and safety are not the same as his
It’s like someone with mild autism telling someone with severe schizophrenia that they are fine the way they are and don’t need treatment
All marginalized groups are not the same, and all people are not the same, and Storm telling Rogue she doesn’t need to be fixed is referencing people who can get by with their minority standing telling people who will literally not survive how to feel and think just because they are also a minority
Yes yes & more yes
