The problems with the ''mutant metaphor''

[marhawkman]

Well they had Mellencamp as member. That shows their stance on appearance standards right away.

True. Ugly, but he was actually quite strong as a melee fighter.

[BroHomo]

I mean, It basically already happened with the Morlocks and Acolytes.

The Morlocks were about looks. It you looked normal they didn't want you... which was a problem for Sally Blevins, since she tried to join, but not only looked normal but was immune to Masque's transformation power. So Sally went and joined SHIELD instead.

errr the morlocks weren't turning mutants away they formed because they were more deformed than to fit in human society like at all. Yeah masque deformed some but not all of em...she was a morlock and didnt join shield till after XFactor....Xterminators New Mutants...Acolytes etc

The Acolytes, under Exodus, had some odd ideas about the value of strength. IE if you don't have powers why be here? They didn't seem to care about looks. Exodus is a big son of a gun and super powerful, but the only truly off thing is his skin tone. So.. that sets the tone, power first, the rest is less important.

They had the Kleinstock brothers

[marhawkman]

errr the morlocks weren't turning mutants away they formed because they were more deformed than to fit in human society like at all. Yeah masque deformed some but not all of em...she was a morlock and didnt join shield till after XFactor....Xterminators New Mutants...Acolytes etc

They may not have turned people away at the door, but they made "pretty" people feel inferior, and offered Masque's services as the cure.

They had the Kleinstock brothers

Yeah, the Acolytes didn't care about looks. Pretty? Hideous? doesn't matter as long as you have powers.

[BroHomo]

They may not have turned people away at the door, but they made "pretty" people feel inferior, and offered Masque's services as the cure.

zamn now even the morlocks hold themselves too highly???
Lawd who...who did they make feel inferior.

[marhawkman]

zamn now even the morlocks hold themselves too highly???
Lawd who...who did they make feel inferior.

Well, one example was Sally Blevins, who looks 100% normal. She got rejected by the Morlocks because Masque couldn't make her "fit in". Thing is... we don't know exactly how many of the Morlocks actually had undergone this, but... she wasn't first.

Why was this? self image. The Morlocks hated that they felt rejected by well, most of society, and if you looked normal you reminded them of who they hated. Ok, well, it was inspired by Masque, but was a shared thing until Masque got kicked out of a leadership position.

For another example of Masque's dickery, Masque is why in some appearances Callisto has tentacles for arms and not normal arms.

[BroHomo]

Well, one example was Sally Blevins, who looks 100% normal. She got rejected by the Morlocks because Masque couldn't make her "fit in". Thing is... we don't know exactly how many of the Morlocks actually had undergone this, but... she wasn't first.

Why was this? self image. The Morlocks hated that they felt rejected by well, most of society, and if you looked normal you reminded them of who they hated. Ok, well, it was inspired by Masque, but was a shared thing until Masque got kicked out of a leadership position.

This is what rejection looks like...