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The problem is that, unlike the real-life issues it\'s meant to be a metaphor for, all mutants are not created equal; by contrast, homosexuals, for example, more or less share the same difference from what\'s considered \
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The problem is that, unlike the real-life issues it\\\'s meant to be a metaphor for, all mutants are not created equal; by contrast, homosexuals, for example, more or less share the same difference from what\\\'s considered \\\"normal\\\"; i.e. they want to schtupp a different set of people from what society says they should; and the difference is benign and not innately dangerous. The same can\\\'t be said for Mutants, whose powers range from [[ComboPlatterPowers healing, immortality, enhanced senses, cool claws]] [[WolverinePublicity and the ability to be dozens of places at the same time]] to [[BlessedWithSuck sucking the life out of any living thing you touch]] [[PowerIncontinence without being able to stop yourself]].
In Storm\\\'s case, yes, it\\\'s analogous to things like curing homosexuality, in that it implies that there\\\'s something innately wrong with it, because her powers--and control over them--are a bonus; she still looks normal, feels normal, and can \\\'\\\'be\\\'\\\' normal if she wants.
Rogue\\\'s situation is considerably different--her powers are a curse; she can\\\'t touch anyone without seriously harming or killing them, and thus she\\\'s denied the most basic form of human contact, and \\\'\\\'cannot\\\'\\\' have a normal life because of it. For Rogue, it\\\'s like someone paralyzed from the waist down being yelled at for having the \\\'\\\'gall\\\'\\\' to look into getting a wheelchair.
This is exactly what Beast\\\'s line is about. An alternate interpretation could see Storm basically acting like some groups of African Americans that accuse others of their ethnicity of \\\"selling out\\\" or \\\"acting White\\\" because they try to be successful in business and education. She is basically telling Rogue that she\\\'d be betraying her people by making a choice that could significantly improve her quality of life, and that it\\\'s more important that she remain a mutant than be happy.
In Storm\\\'s case, yes, it\\\'s analogous to things like curing homosexuality, in that it implies that there\\\'s something innately wrong with it, because her powers--and control over them--are a bonus; she still looks normal, feels normal, and can \\\'\\\'be\\\'\\\' normal if she wants.
Rogue\\\'s situation is considerably different--her powers are a curse; she can\\\'t touch anyone without seriously harming or killing them, and thus she\\\'s denied the most basic form of human contact, and \\\'\\\'cannot\\\'\\\' have a normal life because of it. For Rogue, it\\\'s like someone paralyzed from the waist down being yelled at for having the \\\'\\\'gall\\\'\\\' to look into getting a wheelchair.
This is exactly what Beast\\\'s line is about. An alternate interpretation could see Storm basically acting like some groups of African Americans that accuse others of their ethnicity of \\\"selling out\\\" or \\\"acting White\\\" because they try to be successful in business and education. She is basically telling Rogue that she\\\'d be betraying her people by making a choice that could significantly improve her quality of life, and that it\\\'s more important that she remain a mutant than be happy.
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The problem is that, unlike the real-life issues it\'s meant to be a metaphor for, all mutants are not created equal; by contrast, homosexuals, for example, more or less share the same difference from what\'s considered \
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The problem is that, unlike the real-life issues it\\\'s meant to be a metaphor for, all mutants are not created equal; by contrast, homosexuals, for example, more or less share the same difference from what\\\'s considered \\\"normal\\\"; i.e. they want to schtupp a different set of people from what society says they should; and the difference is benign and not innately dangerous. The same can\\\'t be said for Mutants, whose powers range from [[ComboPlatterPowers healing, immortality, enhanced senses, cool claws]] [[WolverinePublicity and the ability to be dozens of places at the same time]] to [[BlessedWithSuck sucking the life out of any living thing you touch]] [[PowerIncontinence without being able to stop yourself]].
In Storm\\\'s case, yes, it\\\'s analogous to things like curing homosexuality, in that it implies that there\\\'s something innately wrong with it, because her powers--and control over them--are a bonus; she still looks normal, feels normal, and can \\\'\\\'be\\\'\\\' normal if she wants.
Rogue\\\'s situation is considerably different--her powers are a curse; she can\\\'t touch anyone without seriously harming or killing them, and thus she\\\'s denied the most basic form of human contact, and \\\'\\\'cannot\\\'\\\' have a normal life because of it. For Rogue, it\\\'s like someone paralyzed from the waist down being yelled at for having the \\\'\\\'gall\\\'\\\' to look into getting a wheelchair.
This is exactly what Beast\\\'s line is about. An alternate interpretation could see Storm basically acting like some groups of African Americans that accuse others of their ethnicity of \\\"selling out\\\" or \\\"acting White\\\" because they try to be successful in business and education. She is basically telling Rogue that she\\\'d be betraying her people by making a choice that could significantly improve her quality of life.
In Storm\\\'s case, yes, it\\\'s analogous to things like curing homosexuality, in that it implies that there\\\'s something innately wrong with it, because her powers--and control over them--are a bonus; she still looks normal, feels normal, and can \\\'\\\'be\\\'\\\' normal if she wants.
Rogue\\\'s situation is considerably different--her powers are a curse; she can\\\'t touch anyone without seriously harming or killing them, and thus she\\\'s denied the most basic form of human contact, and \\\'\\\'cannot\\\'\\\' have a normal life because of it. For Rogue, it\\\'s like someone paralyzed from the waist down being yelled at for having the \\\'\\\'gall\\\'\\\' to look into getting a wheelchair.
This is exactly what Beast\\\'s line is about. An alternate interpretation could see Storm basically acting like some groups of African Americans that accuse others of their ethnicity of \\\"selling out\\\" or \\\"acting White\\\" because they try to be successful in business and education. She is basically telling Rogue that she\\\'d be betraying her people by making a choice that could significantly improve her quality of life.
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The reason it was listed as a wallbanger isn\'t because of Storm\'s justifiable feelings, but because she immediately shouted down Rogue, whose power is dangerous, uncontrollable, and leaves her unable to experience the most basic of human interactions.
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The reason it was listed as a wallbanger isn\\\'t because of Storm\\\'s justifiable feelings, but because she immediately shouted down Rogue, whose power is dangerous, uncontrollable, and leaves her unable to experience the most basic of human interactions.
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The problem is that all mutants are not created equal. In Storm\'s case, yes, it\'s analogous to things like curing homosexuality, in that it implies that there\'s something innately wrong with it, because her powers--and control over them--are a bonus; she still looks normal, feels normal, and can \'\'be\'\' normal if she wants.
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The problem is that, unlike the real-life issues it\\\'s meant to be a metaphor for, all mutants are not created equal; by contrast, homosexuals, for example, more or less share the same difference from what\\\'s considered \\\"normal\\\"; i.e. they want to schtupp a different set of people from what society says they should; and the difference is benign and not innately dangerous. The same can\\\'t be said for Mutants, whose powers range from [[ComboPlatterPowers healing, immortality, enhanced senses, cool claws]] [[WolverinePublicity and the ability to be dozens of places at the same time]] to [[BlessedWithSuck sucking the life out of any living thing you touch]] [[PowerIncontinence without being able to stop yourself]].
