peppermonster:

lanxborealis:

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mctiddy:

peppermonster:

brevoortformspring:

Magneto is a monster. He’s not a monster because he’s Jewish, or because he’s an Auschwitz survivor. He’s a monster because of the actions he’s undertaken, the people he’s killed, the lives he’s destroyed. None of that has anything to do with one racist guy somewhere in the world.

I think using the term “monster” is lazy writing. It’s dismissive and takes a three dimensional character and degrades them to a one dimensional trope. He becomes a cliche. It’s like taking everything he has done and just saying “he’s crazy” that just belittles everything he has been through, and attributes his actions not to his experiences or even defect of character, but just a scapegoat trope. Magneto isn’t a monster, but he has done monstrous thing. One would think a creative force for Marvel would know this. But I guess not.

I wouldn’t call this lazy writing. The use of the word “monster” is interpretive. Other heroes in marvel have been called monsters, like Wolverine, Punisher, and Ghost Rider (who is quite monstrous) I think are good examples. Just because he’s being labeled as a monster here doesn’t mean he hasn’t earned other more positive labels by now, it’s just a way for us to be reminded that this was a major marvel villain (on par with Dr Doom and the Red Skull)

Monster is lazy writing. It does not adequately describe his character as IS dismissive and IS offensive. He doesn’t need to be a martyr or a monster. He isn’t one extreme or anther, and to chalk him up as a “monster” with no context is BAD WRITING. call him a “monster” with context and effort, or say he is a man who has done “monstrous things” and leave it at that. It’s either or. You can’t just throw “monster” or “crazy” out there unqualified and say you are leaving it up to “creative interpretation” than wonder why everyone interprets that as offensive and lazy.

Yes, it does adequately describe his character. Magneto is a Jewish revenge fantasy and nothing more. He’s killed far more people than “evil” villains like Dr. Doom, Red Skull, Hydra, etc, but gets a pass just because he’s Jewish. Interestingly enough, his Jewishness was a RETCON in the 1980s. Before that, when he was a white man, it was okay for him to be pure evil and chaos, but after adding in his ethnic flair, suddenly he has to be a sympathetic, tragic, tortured soul. Sorry,  folks, but Magneto is a horrible person with no regard for life. I wonder why Marvel hasn’t killed him off yet. He’s worse than the Joker. 

*face palm* way to not read what I wrote.

He’s worse than the Joker?

ARE YOU FUCKING INSANE

No I’m not having it anymore you fuckboys have taken the last straw I’m not standing for any of your bullshit “Opinions” if they mean “Hey let’s pretend this Minority fighting back is on par with a Psychopath and a Nazi!”
FUCK YOU AND GOODBYE