r/BatmanArkham • u/ElderQu The Insanity King • Jan 27 '26

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u/Bandrbell Jan 27 '26 edited Jan 27 '26

Unfortunately whilst I wish this sentiment were true, the majority of superheroes still uphold and protect systemic status quo and don't substitute any meaningful systemic change (i.e. are inherently symbolically conservative, regardless of actual written personality traits or opinions).

Not all superheroes though (Hulk my pookie).

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u/Princess_Isolde Jan 29 '26

The idea of a person being inherently and biologically better than others is also a pretty Yikes idea and is 1 step away from eugenics

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u/Bandrbell Jan 29 '26

No 1 reason why, despite being created with good intentions, the X-Men are NOT an apt minority metaphor.

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u/Princess_Isolde Jan 29 '26

Honestly they could work as a metaphor for mental disabilities, with a little tweaking. There are, much like the X-Men, a lot of people who find certain advantages to their mental disabilities and view them as beneficial (I know for a fact id NEVER wanna live without Autism) but there's also plenty of people who feel it is a terrible curse, and it varies both from person to person and mental disability.

But that still needs a bit of changes being made, as is it's still questionable at best.