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I finf it interesting that Jean invokes the angry black woman stereotype after rightfully upsetting Storm. To me her almost colonial stance towards Ororo back when she first jpined the team, from policing the way she dresses herself to invading her mind, is much more damning than the incident at the HFC during which she wasnt in her right mind. And then the incident with Forge further highlights Jean controlling behavior when it comes to Storm. Jean knows best whether it's what Ororo should wear, who she should date. She's entitled to all her feelings and emotions. Then its easy to tie that to how she views race taking into consideration the HFC scene. That's a very toxic basis for a relationship.
The original X-men are a bunch of WASPs. Xavier called Storm deluded. Jean is like any other white person in a white supremacist society who has unconscious racial biases and there's no doubt Storm would call her and the rest of the X-men out if these stories were written by anyone other than a white man. I have no doubt Jean would do the work of checking herself (unlike some other X-men), but it's a story we won't ever see.
What's with this obsession over Jean's problematic history? All of the X-men have one. Is it just her turn now and next week will be all the perpetrators of "surprise kissing"/sexual harassment (aka most of the X-men)?
Last edited by Strong Girl Daken; 11-11-2019 at 09:05 AM.
In the ‘90s I always thought I hated Queen Jean more than anyone, but years later I’m pretty mellow about her and y’all take it too far lol. I’m all for a bit of a trolly goof but there’s officially too many “Jean: Did 9/11 Or No?” threads for me lol. You guys have fun
Nightcrawler is the Harvey Weinstein of the XMen.
Having these characters act like real life people is what makes them interesting, even when that means they act in ways that are reprehensible. No one is calling for her head and Marvel isnt going to kill her off because of this. People just need to gain some perspective and get it in their heads these are not real people.
Oh, I know that and you know that. I just think there's only so many "Jean Grey: Wife of Pol Pot?" jokes to be made lol.
Have a care, frauleins!