YouTube video by Jonathon Deman
Magik as a Symbol of Sexual Trauma
Got asked my opinion on the current Magik storyline and, in response, thought it best to just repost this to provide historical context for the ongoing debate: Magik as a Symbol of Sexual Trauma #magik
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We should consider that Shyminsky’s read offers a harsh take on Kurt’s actions and their symbolic import given the brutal context surrounding his debate with Callisto, but nonetheless it offer us an interesting lens through which to consider Kurt’s role in a class metaphor. 7/7
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That Nightcrawler, as the true believer, idealist, and soul of the team, should be the one to invalidate Callisto’s argument is telling, as is Kurt’s later willingness to risk his life to defend these same Morlocks during the Mutant Massacre, again showing the transition. 6/7
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Claremont would progressively erode the villain-coding of the Morlocks, starting almost immediately thereafter, transitioning them, eventually, into a sympathetic portrayal of the underprivileged that often directly calls the X-Men’s privilege into consideration. 5/7
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“Nightcrawler accuses the Morlocks of being victims of their own prejudices first and foremost, chiding them for their own intolerance of non-mutant humans.” For Shyminsky, this action eschews the series’ potential exploration of “anti-oppressive mutant activism.” 4/7
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According to Shyminsky, here Kurt “rhetorically undercuts the Morlock’s victim claims by explaining that he lives by the creed that he be “judged by my deeds instead of my looks” (14). Aligning himself with a conservative ideology of meritocracy,” 3/7
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In the X-Men’s first encounter with the Morlocks, Nightcrawler is singled out by Callisto as something of a traitor as a result of supporting the X-Men, despite being an “outcast” himself due to his Morlock-like visual appearance. 2/7
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According to scholar Neil Shyminsky, Nightcrawler plays a major role in undermining Claremont’s debut of the Morlocks as a metaphor for the underprivileged, by serving as a contradiction to Callisto’s perception of the role of privilege in defining the Morlocks. #xmen 1/7
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The intersection of LGBTQ+ and BDSM symbols in X-Men comics. #xmen #chrisclaremont #bdsm
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Telepathy & Consent in X-Men Comics #xmen #bdsm #chrisclaremont
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Villain-coding BDSM in X-Men #xmen #chrisclaremont #bdsm
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#xmen #chrisclaremont #bdsm
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#xmen #chrisclaremont #bdsm
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#magik #xmen #newmutants
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#magik #xmen #newmutants
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#magik #colossus #xmen #newmutants
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YouTube video by Jonathon Deman
Magik as a Symbol of Sexual Trauma
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Woot; thank you!
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#magik #xmen #newmutants #chrisclaremont
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#magik #xmen #newmutants #chrisclaremont
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#magik #xmen #newmutants #chrisclaremont
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#magik #xmen #newmutants #chrisclaremont
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YouTube video by Jonathon Deman
Unboxing "Chris Claremont" #chrisclaremont #xmen
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Chris Claremont (Biographix)
Amazon.com: Chris Claremont (Biographix): 9781496859570: Deman, J. Andrew: Books
As an aside, Chapters 3 & 4 of the new book talk about the Mutant Massacre and subsequent X-spinoffs. It's a really cool piece of X-Men history. www.amazon.com/Chris-Clarem...
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Kurt becomes a capable leader, a better fighter, and more willing to lean on others (it helps that Rachel and Kitty force him). Most importantly, though, Kurt is still a superhero, and that representation matters within the context of the disability metaphor. 9/9
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At the point of Claremont’s departure, he has Kurt (and Kitty) still pursuing a slow recovery, but – more importantly – Kurt has learned how to live and excel with his injury, adjusting his approach to superheroism in accord with the demands of his embodied experience. 8/9
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As with the others, Kurt’s super-injury comes with challenging mental side effects such as depression, frustration, and even suicidal ideation, allowing Claremont to portray a more humanist look at traumatic injury. 7/9
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