HOUSE OF X [05] : Society *Spoilers*

[CoCoBandz]

The mutants have learned that humans exterminate them in every life Moira has lived. Therefore humans are not allowed unless escorted by a mutant out of protection of the island's citizens. The other nations could do the same but just for a tit for tat response? Would seem petty to me.

I can understand if people don't like the premise of the story, that humans will exterminate the mutants at every turn, but that's the story we have.

It's almost like the people who aren't happy with how the Mutants are acting haven't been paying attention to the history of not just the X-Men, but mutants in general throughout the years.

It was only a matter of time before a writer took the next logical step

[JB]

Not all humans... Moria aside that has always been the case -- Bolivar Trask, Church of Humanity , and The Friends of Humanity readily come to mind... Fanatical fringe groups that are no different than the KKK, Neo Nazis, or the Skinheads -- none represent all of baseline humans as a whole.

Then we won't see Mutants teleporting into any country that doesn't want them there there, huh?

It's not like the mutants are declaring war against humans. Moira has tried that. They're offering them medicine in exchange for recognition. But here we have Magneto giving them a tour and it turns out most of them are not who they say they are. It kinda makes his point. Fanatical fringe groups don't always look like fanatical fringe groups on the surface.

To answer your other question, let me consult my magic 8 ball. :-) We'll have to see how it unfolds. Most of the nations have officially recognized them so it'd be interesting to see how much the mutants will be allowed to come and go.

[JB]

It's almost like the people who aren't happy with how the Mutants are acting haven't been paying attention to the history of not just the X-Men, but mutants in general throughout the years.

It was only a matter of time before a writer took the next logical step

Yup. It's a bummer but it's like some readers don't care about the part where no matter what Moira has tried to do, she hasn't been able to prevent the extinction of her species.

[Shreene]

It's almost like the people who aren't happy with how the Mutants are acting haven't been paying attention to the history of not just the X-Men, but mutants in general throughout the years.

It was only a matter of time before a writer took the next logical step

Agreed!

It's not like the mutants are declaring war against humans. Moira has tried that. They're offering them medicine in exchange for recognition. But here we have Magneto giving them a tour and it turns out most of them are not who they say they are. It kinda makes his point. Fanatical fringe groups don't always look like fanatical fringe groups on the surface.

To answer your other question, let me consult my magic 8 ball. :-) We'll have to see how it unfolds. Most of the nations have officially recognized them so it'd be interesting to see how much the mutants will be allowed to come and go.

For the record... Are you going to tell me that declaration won't be recognized as a direct threat?

[Hulkout42]

Agreed!

For the record... Are you going to tell me that declaration won't be recognized as a direct threat?

Well when you put it like that, I mean this might not be the best approach for getting recognized by the UN, though of course, that was a moot point with what Frost did.

[Killerbee911]

So, it's alright for mutants to have their cake and eat it too? What if the humanity collectively doesn't want the help of the Krakoans in any fashion? What if the seven continents of Earth collectively pass laws banning mutants from setting foot in their countries under penalty of law now that mutants have their own sovereign state(s)?

That wouldn't be surprising and in line with humans, I mean you tell certain group of people there is one word they can't use because hey it has a bad history behind it and they are like nobody should use the word. Nope just you guys can't say that word they are like that is unfair. So that thinking is very inline with the brand I mean it is upsetting for humans that they can go to ONE place that is a safe haven for a group of people after they just tried to sterilize the race and wipe out 16 million. Imagined being so "privileged" that you feel the right to go placed created as a safe haven away from you killing them. And thinking it is equal treatment to ban them from everywhere else not realizing like that was the reason the island was created in the first place.

Imagine complete ignoring the WHY to go hey everything must be equal right away. When Humans learn to live in peace with mutants maybe they can go on Krakoa freely but nothing says hey let's live in peace like trying bully a people you have tried to wipe out so much that they think it is necessary to have a safe haven away from you. And it is beautiful irony that once mutants stop going turn the other cheek and start using more standard human practices for survial they become "villains".

[Devaishwarya]

It could also be read as Magneto being a tad hyperbolic. And besides, it's not as though the humans aren't aware of the hundred or so other actual 'Gods' that exist in/on their world...this is the MU after all.

[Hulkout42]

It's almost like the people who aren't happy with how the Mutants are acting haven't been paying attention to the history of not just the X-Men, but mutants in general throughout the years.

It was only a matter of time before a writer took the next logical step

Playing devil's advocate here: Yes, it is the logical step but it's not exactly easy for those readers to just accept the changes being presented here you know? I mean using myself as an example, I too know their history and like many I hated their mistreatment as well all because the Mouse couldn't make money of them in the movies however all that aside I think I should be allowed to feel a bit creeped out and worried given what happens in this latest issue and hope not to be labeled something i know deep down i am not or be judged for not sharing the majority opinion.

And please don't tell me it hasn't happened in this thread, there have been too many examples of people who are losing their marbles as they try to justify their positions and feelings on the matter and not all of them are in a positive and well thought out manner

[H-E-D]

Well when you put it like that, I mean this might not be the best approach for getting recognized by the UN, though of course, that was a moot point with what Frost did.

Frost only messed with one vote.

Of course it was a threat – part of the foundation of a nation-state is based upon convincing others you have the power to defend your established territory against aggression and encroachment.

[Noinden]

I know a lot of people are talking about villians who will or will not make heroes thrilled. Apocalypse is not going to make Rachel or Nate happy.

[Londo Bellian]

Perhaps the only shades of gray that complainants of Krakoa can handle here regarding the visual storytelling medium would be Bob Ross's "color-blind" painting.

[CoCoBandz]

Playing devil's advocate here: Yes, it is the logical step but it's not exactly easy for those readers to just accept the changes being presented here you know? I mean using myself as an example, I too know their history and like many I hated their mistreatment as well all because the Mouse couldn't make money of them in the movies however all that aside I think I should be allowed to feel a bit creeped out and worried given what happens in this latest issue and hope not to be labeled something i know deep down i am not or be judged for not sharing the majority opinion.

And please don't tell me it hasn't happened in this thread, there have been too many examples of people who are losing their marbles as they try to justify their positions and feelings on the matter and not all of them are in a positive and well thought out manner

However you feel is totally fine. I'm just saying that after years of being tortured by the humans of the MU mutants have finally taken true a stance of solidarity and it confuses me as to why some people see them as villains, a cult, or my favorite "the thing they always fought against" when all they've done is play the humans political game and destroy a murderbot.

I know a lot of people are talking about villians who will or will not make heroes thrilled. Apocalypse is not going to make Rachel or Nate happy.

Nate? As in Nate Grey? The bearded weirdo who chose to run away from reality with his life seed?

I doubt he cares too much about anything other than his Disneyland mutants and god complex atm.

Rachel on the other hand hmm I would see her having more of a problem with Selene tbh.

[Bloxer]

You very much need to be missing a lot of the stuff happening in these comics to not get why people are saying these things and say the Xmen destroying a robot is the one thing they've done here.

[Jness]

88 pages of comments and most seem to be “THIS IS FINE”.

”Xavier” hides his face, the man that destroyed Angels and Scott’s life to some extent and is a known genocidal maniac “joins” the X-men, The X in Xmen now stands for Xerox. We now have boy scout Scott and teen Jean back and everyone else acts like an exaggerated caricature of themselves . But yeah. Morrison went too far but THIS IS FINE?

Emesem does have a point...

Yeah, a mutant hating point!! *shakes head sadly*

You very much need to be missing a lot of the stuff happening in these comics to not get why people are saying these things and say the Xmen destroying a robot is the one thing they've done here.

I totally get it my brother - the prejudiced world that hates and fears the X-Men is now no longer limited to the fictional human beings in the comic books. Hopefully through Hickman's writing some of the people here will learn tolerance and acceptance!!

[Jness]

You have to couple that with actions, however, where in that same scene he also made it clear that no ambassadors where going to set foot there, and this was after a "walk through" where they not only demonstrate that the transportation seeds only work on mutants, but that they deliberately posted signage in a foreign language..

Yeah, deliberately posting signs in the native language is clearly offensive. Can you *believe* that Hong Kong often posts signs that *aren't English*!? The mind reels. How exclusionary. =)