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Originally Posted by MarkDavis'Haircut
It is a terrible allegory for racism that falls apart when you think about it for two seconds. Mutants are actually dangerous and deadly. Fear of them is understandable. Fear of other races is silly. It is just different skin color. It is not like Whites can shoot fire or Asians control lightning.
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We’re talking about a fictional universe where people can shoot laser beams from their eyes and you want a 1:1 analogy lol
In any case, chitown hit the nail on the head. You underestimate the mental gymnastics an oppressor group will make to justify dehumanizing another. Racists don’t believe the only difference is skin color.