Disney has announced that Morph is going to be a regular on X-Men ’97, and they’re going to be non-binary. My first reaction was to erupt with delight. The 90s X-Men Animated Series is still my favorite adaptation of Marvel’s magnificent mutants, and as a non-binary fanby, to see this sort of inclusion fills my soul with joy.
There’s a reason that the word “discourse” is becoming a dirty word in fandom. Bigots spewed their now-typical bigotry, some for clickbait, others because they’re just bigots. Those who actually learned something from X-Men, or already knew it and became X-Fans because of it, responded with varying degrees of appropriate scorn, welcoming the inclusion. Yet comments referencing the apparent lack of surprise at a shapeshifter being non-binary made me question whether it was becoming an unwise stereotype. Short answer: no. The longer answer is in the full article.Read More
Should Shapeshifters Do It For A Change?
Disney has announced that Morph is going to be a regular on X-Men ’97, and they’re going to be non-binary. My first reaction was to erupt with delight. The 90s X-Men Animated Series is still my favorite adaptation of Marvel’s magnificent mutants, and as a non-binary fanby, to see this sort of inclusion fills my soul with joy.
There’s a reason that the word “discourse” is becoming a dirty word in fandom. Bigots spewed their now-typical bigotry, some for clickbait, others because they’re just bigots. Those who actually learned something from X-Men, or already knew it and became X-Fans because of it, responded with varying degrees of appropriate scorn, welcoming the inclusion. Yet comments referencing the apparent lack of surprise at a shapeshifter being non-binary made me question whether it was becoming an unwise stereotype. Short answer: no. The longer answer is in the full article. Read More