Culture Jan 15, 2024
Marvel debuts first deaf, Native American, amputee superhero ECHO
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Haven't many comic characters (such as the X-Men) been designed as a symbolic image of someone with a condition that makes them different, thus considered a "mutant" by the rest of society? Inclusivity has been sprinkled into comics for ages, but the difference is, writing and character design has been executed in a way that makes people appreciate and empathize with the plight of the characters without coming off as tryhard wokeness. A young kid reads a comic and sees the character's struggles in the world and for that kid it might be an inspiration, learning that our differences aren't necessarily limitations on one's potential as a human being. It's all about the writing. A different outcast in a world where they struggle to fit in with their differences and managing the powers most of them didn't ask for.
The problem I see with this stuff is quality character design has been thrown out the window in favor of purely virtue-signaling inclusion without any of the quality to back it up. Just my .02