So Magneto and Professor X are based on MLK and Malcolm X

[WhenWeWereKings]

 

[WhenWeWereKings]

Uncanny X-Men #275

 

[Grand Eeezus Maxwell]

So Stan saying black people are mutants? #colimilitantposter

You thought hard about that one, didn't you?

 

[TheGreatShowtime]

 

[GunRanger]

fwiw, in days of future past X admits Magneto was right along

 

[Lakers Offseason]

Uncanny X-Men #275

When Jim Lee drew X-Men

 

[Black Cac]

You thought hard about that one, didn't you?

 

[Milk N Cookies]

I'm learning so much about xmen...

 

[duckbutta]

Chris Claremont is the guy who gave Magneto his Malcolm X steez...not Stan...

 

[AITheAnswerAI]

Magneto tried to kill humanity like a thousand times over, breh, how is he not evil? At best you can say that he fights the wrong way for the right reasons, and that's stretching it.

Matter of fact...



It's literally in the name of his crew, breh!

Now what about the humans who started the conflict, who want all mutants eliminated? Are they evil? Or do they get a pass? Or no comment?

 

[TheGodling]

Now what about the humans who started the conflict, who want all mutants eliminated? Are they evil? Or do they get a pass? Or no comment?

Of course they are evil. What the hell are you even talking about?

Humans who want to eradicate all mutants = evil
Mutants who want to eradicate all humans = evil
Humans/Mutants who try to build a world where they can coexist with each other = good

 

[The Emperor]

Magneto isn't "evil" per say breh..and in the original comics, in the cartoon, in the movies, and even now, he's not evil and never been portrayed as evil. All of his motivations are clearly drawn out and able to be understood. Yes there are people who disagree with him but there's a reason that Charles doesn't want him dead and its because he understands they both have the same goal but are going about it in different ways, which is just like Malcolm and Martin

Magneto's view point is THEY WANT TO KILL US, THEY WANT TO GATHER US ALL UP BECAUSE THEY FEAR US!
Magneto would rather bomb than be bombed on...
I respect his cause...

 

[The Emperor]

Now what about the humans who started the conflict, who want all mutants eliminated? Are they evil? Or do they get a pass? Or no comment?

#MUTANTLIVESMATTER

 

[WhenWeWereKings]

Magneto, the racist zealot does not work as a X villain. While it's his original portrayal, the Claremont version is the most popular one and the one we see adopted by the movies and cartoons. (Although we've seen some writers revert back to the psychotic mass murdering version)

Magneto is a much better character and works as the X-men's polar opposite when he's either acting in retaliation or even if he's being preemptive, it is to save mutant lives. Remember he is supposed to be the alternative to Xavier's dream. So his stance must be one that is plausible. Remember he spent some time with the X-Men and even lead the New Mutants.

If you really look at the mutant related events in the MU Magneto was right to be more aggressive towards humans.

 

[R=G]

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