Charles Xavier is almost white privilege incarnate, only losing when Emma Frost is in the same room as him. His experience as a mutant is so far removed from what most mutants experience that it completely skews his judgments and leadership ability. If you are telling a story about minority rights and representation, he should be kept far away.
As for why I hate Krakoa specifically, I hate the island because its ascetically gross. I hate that it came out of nowhere with no buildup and is now The Most Important Thing to every mutant character, including the ones who used to have internal lives and aspirations. I hate that its an island version of that stupid planet Pandora from James Cameron's Avatar, being a 'perfect' utopia for its chosen few, providing for all the needs of the people it accepts (and technically leeches off of). I hate how its creeping into the rest of the Marvel Universe, and how off it feels just being in the same world as my favorite books like Ms. Marvel and Miles Morales. I hate how its derailed the X-men into acting like the kind of characters they used to oppose. Cyclops once even lectured the others that they can't go around acting like 'the Master race with our Master Plan'. And lastly, I hate that its a cynical attempt at optimism. The X-men have never been happier (which we're told, not shown), and all they had to do was give up and declare their mission a lost cause. Co-existence is impossible, the only way is dominance, either violent or culturally.
Because I can’t get in
"A happy ending? So unlikely. We're not having a moment here.
Wrong city, wrong people, all huddling in fear.
No one escapes the slaughterhouse, and that's just where you're at.
(You could've asked Rebecca but then Adam stomped her flat.)
You think you're special cuz you're scrappy? You're deluded, time to go.
Lucy's living on the moon but you're another dead psycho."
Now I definitely see what you're saying on your first point: You feel that Charles comes across as hypocritical, considering his position? And the privilege that allowed him to get there? You're right, before 'coming out' as a mutant he certainly had all the advantages that anyone could ever ask for! Do you think that was true when he was paralysed, if I might ask? (because I'm genuinely curious!)
And I definitely get what you mean, so if I might ask (so that we can communicate it to other users together!)
What frustrates you about all mutants going to Krakoa at once? Does it feel unjustified in narrative? Does it feel limiting? Does it feel like it's taking characters away from other franchises or somehow preventing them from truly interacting?
And, certainly, there's some characters hypocrisies to be addressed! What bothers you about that specifically?
And, of course, I feel your last point is the most important: a cynical attempt at optimism. Why does it make you feel that way? What makes you feel that the mission has been abandoned? Is it because it's too close to Magneto's way, or...?
I love mutants having a homeland personally, and after everything they've been through, its deserved. Its a far more interesting base of operations than the school. Visually its stunning, and I think the fact that its actually alive is interesting. So much can be going on at one time, but it still overlaps and touches base with other titles. I think its a wonderful evolution for Mutants.
The Resurrection Protocols gives writers the opportunity to reintroduce characters that were killed off, but had a lot of potential. Death had been irrelevant for quite some time, and now there is a valid reason behind it not applying to Mutants anymore.
"A happy ending? So unlikely. We're not having a moment here.
Wrong city, wrong people, all huddling in fear.
No one escapes the slaughterhouse, and that's just where you're at.
(You could've asked Rebecca but then Adam stomped her flat.)
You think you're special cuz you're scrappy? You're deluded, time to go.
Lucy's living on the moon but you're another dead psycho."
Ah I totally get you.
So what could mutants do to have proven it? Or is it one of those cases where the narrative might have benefited from a proper transition between this and its' last run?
And do you think this is somehow intentional? A pride before downfall sort of thing? Or is it just short-sightedness on the writer's part?
That was more of a rant, but I'll try to cool it.
It was better when he was paralyzed, but still present, and still super problematic.
Yes, it feels unjustified. A lot of mutants had lives of their own. Shatterstar managed an apartment complex for interdimensional refugees. Laura was working with the Orphans of X to hunt people who had used her. All of those stories don't feel like they can be done in this status quo. Krakoa is everything to everyone, with no build up, discussion or justification. With the stances mutants have taken, and the company they are keeping, its hard to see them having a pleasant interaction with any other superheroes. Storm and Black Panther are still talking, but I don't trust Hickman when its his turn to write something like the Avengers interact with Krakoa. I'm dreading the F4/X-men thing.
There are too many hypocrisies to count. I could just gesture in the general direction of Magneto, Emma, Apocalypse and Sinister.
Also, here's a question for everyone:
Does the drastic change bother any of you?
And I'd like to remind everyone that this is a judgement-free thread! It's perfectly fine if that's so; in fact, we should all talk about it and see why!
I posted a page from Immortal Hulk in another topic, where after Banner went on a rant about how he's going to fix the world by breaking the right things, Amadeus Cho tells him that he's 'a middle age white man ranting about revolution, and that almost never ends well'. That is the kind of self-awareness and analysis that I am not seeing in the current run. Its mostly been a bunch of the mutant elite certain of their superiority despite getting their faces shoved in over and over again
Oh no, please, that's ok! This is a judgement-free thread! Ranting is healthy here! If it makes you feel better then it's fine, I promise!
Ah, so you feel that perhaps, Krakoa is working as an interruption for these mutants lives? And, perhaps, that you haven't seen why they have cause to want to go to Krakoa at all? That the narrative hasn't done enough to justify just why all mutants should have participated right away in the mass-migration?
You also feel that, perhaps, the overall narrative is a little over-simplified? You, like me, struggle to see just why normal, friendly interactions should go on based on the impression that Hickman has given thus far in his narrative?
Also, please, this really is a safe thread: What about those characters' hypocrisies bother you and why?