Marvel Comics has seemed not to know what to do with the mutant end of their publishing line for quite some time, with failed attempts at forcing the X-Men into a mess of identity politics in recent years where they’ve pushed disordered LGBTQ lifestyles at the expense of their readership.
Claremont is a snake. He recognises that the SJW nonsense became too much so even normies notice, while he's the one who pushed progressivism in the early X-Men comics. If it wasn't for Jim Shooter the propaganda would've been even worse.
It doesn't matter whether one or more characters in a story are gay, trans or straight. The important thing is that it doesn't interact with the actual story and only disturbs it because of this fact. In LoL's “Arcane”, it doesn't matter if Vi is a lesbian or not. It doesn't affect the story in any way because it's so much more than that.
The problem in my eyes is not about the so-called "political agenda", even if it has nothing to do with politics, and also not about the anti-woke movement called "THE MESSAGE", but only about whether it influences the narrative for one reason only: someone has to represent a minority and that in the foreground.
What a difference from the Claremont / Byrne days, and I'll say it - Claremont and Paul Smith's 10 or so issues in the 80's were very good. Some of my favorite stories with the Dire Wraiths. But then Smith wanted to draw Dr. Strange.... It's like the SNL skit from years ago: "What were you thinking?!"
Claremont is a snake. He recognises that the SJW nonsense became too much so even normies notice, while he's the one who pushed progressivism in the early X-Men comics. If it wasn't for Jim Shooter the propaganda would've been even worse.
It doesn't matter whether one or more characters in a story are gay, trans or straight. The important thing is that it doesn't interact with the actual story and only disturbs it because of this fact. In LoL's “Arcane”, it doesn't matter if Vi is a lesbian or not. It doesn't affect the story in any way because it's so much more than that.
The problem in my eyes is not about the so-called "political agenda", even if it has nothing to do with politics, and also not about the anti-woke movement called "THE MESSAGE", but only about whether it influences the narrative for one reason only: someone has to represent a minority and that in the foreground.
Who buys this stuff?
What a difference from the Claremont / Byrne days, and I'll say it - Claremont and Paul Smith's 10 or so issues in the 80's were very good. Some of my favorite stories with the Dire Wraiths. But then Smith wanted to draw Dr. Strange.... It's like the SNL skit from years ago: "What were you thinking?!"