Anyone who is okay with Magneto's background being changed from that of a Jewish Holocaust survivor because he's "too old" is an antisemite, full stop. There are literally so many ways to keep him fit enough to fight, and I know this because they've literally ALREADY BEEN EXPLORED IN THE COMICS. De-age him, clone him, shoot him up with magic drugs do literally whatever the fuck you need to do because this is a fucking FANTASY WORLD where ANYTHING is possible. If you want some other peoples demographics experience explored THEN MAKE A NEW CHARACTER.
Magneto is my favorite character of all time and I'd rather they just kill him off if the alternative is erasing literally the most important aspect of his character. I'm fucking sick of all these assholes pretending that being a Holocaust survivor isn't an essential part of who he is just bc the Stan Lee 1960s comic version was a generic villain, when Claremont was the one who made Magneto the popular icon he is today with his rewrite in the 70s. Everyone agrees that representation matters until it's the ONLY casual representation of a Jewish Holocaust survivor in mainstream media (not to mention, one of the few explicitly Jewish Marvel characters period!)
He moved metal with his mind. He's frequently in comics with other people who can shape shift, teleport, run at super speed, move random shit with their minds, telepaths, and a guy who had claws for some reason. His age is NOT the most unbelievable thing in the X-Men comics. And if your hold up with Magneto being a Holocaust survivor is "the realism" then maybe you need to examine why THAT SPECIFICALLY breaks the immersion for you but not anything else.


















