Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2020 6:40:14 GMT -5
Someone put a very thought-provoking post on Facebook recently about the X-Men, specifically the Professor X/Magneto rivalry. While I didn’t have such thoughts of my own, what the guy did post gave me food for thought.
The guy believes that the Professor X/Magneto war permeates the entire X-Men mythos. He talked about how Professor X and Magneto were originally bitter enemies, but then revealed to have been friends.
The Facebook poster went on to ask why Magneto, who had experienced the worst kind of prejudice during WWII, would then be so prejudiced towards humanity. My view on that is that those who experience the worst kind of prejudice (the kind that gets folk killed) would probably be the kind who would not be prejudiced towards others. My alternative to that, though, is that Magneto became bitter because of his experiences.
The post ended with the guy asking why Professor X had had teenagers battling Magneto without ever telling them why - and without telling the X-Men about his past with Magneto.
I think the guy’s point is that the X-Men Universe is all about Professor X/Magneto.
I haven’t had enough time to think about his thoughts, but he has given me something to think about. And he has made some good points.
Incidentally, the post is at the Back Issue Magazine Facebook group (a private group). I haven’t posted a link because a) I don’t think the link would show to anyone who isn’t a FB member, and b) I have zero idea how to link to an actual post from FB. For me, FB isn’t the most user-friendly site for sharing stuff (I still don’t know how to share videos that have a FB URL).
The guy believes that the Professor X/Magneto war permeates the entire X-Men mythos. He talked about how Professor X and Magneto were originally bitter enemies, but then revealed to have been friends.
The Facebook poster went on to ask why Magneto, who had experienced the worst kind of prejudice during WWII, would then be so prejudiced towards humanity. My view on that is that those who experience the worst kind of prejudice (the kind that gets folk killed) would probably be the kind who would not be prejudiced towards others. My alternative to that, though, is that Magneto became bitter because of his experiences.
The post ended with the guy asking why Professor X had had teenagers battling Magneto without ever telling them why - and without telling the X-Men about his past with Magneto.
I think the guy’s point is that the X-Men Universe is all about Professor X/Magneto.
I haven’t had enough time to think about his thoughts, but he has given me something to think about. And he has made some good points.
Incidentally, the post is at the Back Issue Magazine Facebook group (a private group). I haven’t posted a link because a) I don’t think the link would show to anyone who isn’t a FB member, and b) I have zero idea how to link to an actual post from FB. For me, FB isn’t the most user-friendly site for sharing stuff (I still don’t know how to share videos that have a FB URL).
