Originally Posted by
MasterOfMagnetism
It would be idiotic but I wouldn't put it past some people to still at least partially place the blame on the inclusion of gay characters, especially if the film doesn't do well in China and other parts of the world even with a censored version.
With this movie having such a diverse cast overall a lot of people have been hoping it'll fail, and if this one does underperform (I don't expect any Marvel movie to outright flop, but it might not do as well as the other MCU movies) then I know exactly how the discourse around this movie will go.
I totally get the whole "maybe they weren't available to help out" thing, that makes total sense. The issue with the X-Men specifically is characters like Xavier, magneto, Wolverine, etc. who need to have been around for a long time and be experienced with their powers to fully work within the context of their story. For example a lot of people are wondering if Magneto is still going to be a Holocaust survivor or if they're gonna' change him to be a survivor of some more recent real-life atrocity.
They'll probably retcon the MCU to say that mutants have existed for a while around the world but just conveniently managed to stay off the radar of organizations like SHIELD and Hydra. But hopefully they make it feel believable, the retcon might come off as really forced. I thought the "it turns out Zemo really is a baron just like he is in the comics" retcon in Falcon and the Winter Soldier felt really awkward and forced. I'm pretty sure Tony's AI would've mentioned Zemo being a wealthy baron in Civil War.