The Official Stupid Question Thread: Marvel Edition - Part 1

[Anubis]

Now you're just being difficult.

 

[Artistsean]

Have Marvel heroes like Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, or any other well respected heroes in that universe, come out publicly to support Mutants and Mutant Rights? Have they made Public Service Announcements to stop the hate against Mutants?

I can understand why it wouldn't matter if Spider-Man would support mutants, but if Captain America made a PSA about Mutants I think it would be a real help to them.

 

[Anubis]

The fact that they have had a number of mutants on their rosters is enough. Cap vouched for them when he lead the kooky quartet what with half the lineup being ex mutant terrorists.

 

[Artistsean]

It just seems like having Captain America go on TV and give a press conference or do a PSA saying that mutants are not a threat, that just like all people there are good and bad, but it has nothing to do with being a mutant. Having him state clearly his stance for mutants would help their cause.
The papers would say Cap supports mutant rights, the news would cover it, and it would be a big deal.
Having him accept mutants on his team is fine, showing what his true beliefs are without making a show of it, but maybe him making a show of it, along with the FF and Thor and Iron Man, would help the mutants so much more.

Same with Spider-Man, sort of, everyone thinks he is a menace, even with him being on the Avengers and the FF, but if they came out with a public statement with Cap saying Spider-Man is no threat, then maybe his life would get better and easier.

So they haven't done this in the comics at all? No Avengers or FF members or any other well respected Marvel heroes have come out in support of mutant rights in a very large and public way, like on live TV or something?

 

[Manic]

You can't use too much real world logic, or it'll make you go mad. I once asked why Charles Xavier simply didn't use his countless billions to lobby congress for mutant rights. Haven't been sane since.

 

[The Morningstar]

Same with Spider-Man, sort of, everyone thinks he is a menace, even with him being on the Avengers and the FF, but if they came out with a public statement with Cap saying Spider-Man is no threat, then maybe his life would get better and easier.

So they haven't done this in the comics at all? No Avengers or FF members or any other well respected Marvel heroes have come out in support of mutant rights in a very large and public way, like on live TV or something?

Because mutants smell funny. That's the real reason. The X-gene also increases body perspiration, leading to severe levels of BO.

 

[Franklin Richards]

The only message the FF made was to the government. And it was a warning. You come after our son and you'll face us.


The end.

Oh and of course when Norman Osborne tried to break in, Franklin handled things.

 

[The Morningstar]

haha, gotta love jokes about Osborns hair.

 

[Artistsean]

It just seems like something that was probably done somewhere down the line, like maybe before I was even born, and I just didn't know about it because it was one issue or something.

But I think it would make a great, timely, touching, and resonating story if the heroes of Marvel came out in support of mutant rights, showing a realistic take, like how many politicians and celebrities have spoken out against bullying or hatred against gay men and women or people racism. This could be a comic book way to mimic reality.
Not saying it would have to be a major story arc or something, just like an underlying story that could run through the Marvel universe without altering or interfering too much in the other books.
Like one page where Cap addresses a group of reporters about mutant rights, and its all over the news.
Another comic, one page where Reed and the rest of the FF make a youtube video or something where they come out in support of mutants. Maybe another comic where the rest of the Avengers, like Thor and Iron Man, state clearly they support mutant rights.
And they could even show, as an underlying story in one or two panels/pages how the public reacts to them coming out in support of mutants.

At the very least it would stop people from asking, why don't they just come out and say "I Captain America support mutant rights!"

 

[Franklin Richards]

FF are just trying to make sure they don't get invaded.

That's what they are used to.

 

[DawnWarrior]

It just seems like something that was probably done somewhere down the line, like maybe before I was even born, and I just didn't know about it because it was one issue or something.

But I think it would make a great, timely, touching, and resonating story if the heroes of Marvel came out in support of mutant rights, showing a realistic take, like how many politicians and celebrities have spoken out against bullying or hatred against gay men and women or people racism. This could be a comic book way to mimic reality.
Not saying it would have to be a major story arc or something, just like an underlying story that could run through the Marvel universe without altering or interfering too much in the other books.
Like one page where Cap addresses a group of reporters about mutant rights, and its all over the news.
Another comic, one page where Reed and the rest of the FF make a youtube video or something where they come out in support of mutants. Maybe another comic where the rest of the Avengers, like Thor and Iron Man, state clearly they support mutant rights.
And they could even show, as an underlying story in one or two panels/pages how the public reacts to them coming out in support of mutants.

At the very least it would stop people from asking, why don't they just come out and say "I Captain America support mutant rights!"

I would love to see exactly this thing.

 

[chamber-music]

You can't use too much real world logic, or it'll make you go mad. I once asked why Charles Xavier simply didn't use his countless billions to lobby congress for mutant rights. Haven't been sane since.

Or he could just go inside everyones head with his telepathy and make them all think mutants are ok

But yes logic doesn't apply too much to comics.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Well, that's an ethical thing for Charles. Forcing people to accept mutantkind is no acceptance at all, really.

 

[Manic]

Not to mention it sounds incredibly difficult. He'd have to brainwash someone to the degree that their opinion would change and not eventually switch back. That comes off as difficult enough for mutant telepaths when they do it to individuals, let alone a whole society or its government. If it was at all possible, there are mutant telepaths with much looser morals than Charles who could've tried.

 

[Anubis]

Pufft, a few days hooked up to Cerebro, and a few choice members of various governments, media, and advertising around the world and he could probably have saved him and his merry band of mutants a lot of heart ache.

 

[chamber-music]

Well there are Mutants like Legion and Jamie Braddock who can change reality itself granted there crazier than a chimpanzee on speed but they could just make humans be cool with mutants if they wanted to.

 

[The Morningstar]

Yea you know, sometimes the unshakable morals of some characters actually annoys me. Like when they refuse to budge an inch, even though they could make life easier for themselves and others by being a bit more flexible.

 

[chamber-music]

Like Ned Stark in Game Of Thrones some characters are just overly moral to the point of stupidity.

 

[The Morningstar]

haha yea Ned Stark is a great example. It's just so frustrating I start to lose a bit of sympathy for them, because idiots, no matter how honourable, don't deserve sympathy.

 

[Manic]

Well there are Mutants like Legion and Jamie Braddock who can change reality itself granted there crazier than a chimpanzee on speed but they could just make humans be cool with mutants if they wanted to.

Scarlet Witch did that, and everyone's reaction was "NOOOO, we have to undo this terrible terrible paradise of peace and harmony that Wanda hath brought upon us!" Seriously, I'm not entirely sure why the superheroes undid House of M.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Like Ned Stark in Game Of Thrones some characters are just overly moral to the point of stupidity.

Ned was betrayed twice, not stupid.

 

[chamber-music]

Scarlet Witch did that, and everyone's reaction was "NOOOO, we have to undo this terrible terrible paradise of peace and harmony that Wanda hath brought upon us!" Seriously, I'm not entirely sure why the superheroes undid House of M.

Plus it made Wolverine want to stab her face off

Ned was betrayed twice, not stupid.

If your going to walk right up to the women whos brother tossed your kid out a window and murdered your entire houshold staff and bodyguards and say I know your biggest secret you should just walk away and you expect her to just say "oh ok" then sorry your an idiot.

Ned should of killed them all in their sleep.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

He thought it was a checkmate and figured he'd at least give her time to get herself and her children to safety. If Sansa (in the books) hadn't blabbed about all his plans and Littlefinger weren't an unbelievable *****ebag, it would've been. The only stupid thing on his part was his inability to recognize that charity and compassion have absolutely no place in King's Landing.

But damn, if you think Ned's stupid, I shudder to think how you're going to view Robb in the following seasons.

 

[chamber-music]

I don't think Ned is stupid in general just that his decision to warn the queen was stupid. He was naive to the point of stupidity was what I was getting at.

 

[Lord]

Wich issue first mentioned Magneto having been a friend of Charles? And wich one first mentioned that he was once in a concentration camp?