Disabled pride vs. awareness
Why is it pride month and not awareness month? Awareness is acknowledging a diagnosis, and pride is a celebration.
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How discrimination leads to unity
In reality, intersectionality can make unity complicated. Being from more than one minority group, you may face more prejudice.The X-Men comics strived to show that persecution of any minority stems from feelings of hatred and bigotry.
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How to make confidence your superpower
In the X-Men Universe “X gene” gives mutants a diverse set of abilities. Shapeshifting is a power that mimics invisibility because you can look and sound like anyone. Mystique is prominently shown in her iconic scaly blue skin and wide yellow eyes. She is confident in who she is and doesn’t use her power to be invisible.
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X-Men: Using disabilities as a source of pride and power
Professor X is Jewish and intentionally embodies the trope that Jews are clever but physically weak. Nonetheless, he is a leader, his powers aren’t connected to his wheelchair, and he has hope that humans will change despite history.
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X-Men Allegory: Disabilities and Dehumanization
The X-Men first appeared in 1963, during the time of the American Civil Rights movement. Real-life events heavily influenced the fictional storylines. The X-Men can be interpreted to represent almost any minority, the fear and discrimination against people who are seen as different and othered in society are universal.
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History of Disabled Superheroes Origins
Science Fiction storylines often parallel current political or social issues through superheroes. Having disabled superheroes helps to provide role models for the disability community, and also exposes “normal” people to disabled protagonists like Matt Murdock/Daredevil, who’s blind, or Professor Charles Xavier, who’s a wheelchair user.
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What Halloween costumes are there for minorities?
Halloween is, of course, the holiday to pretend. But I have also had experiences where friends have assumed something wrong if I chose my wheelchair over crutches.
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Pixar catches & releases Luca fans
In the surface-level plot, the main characters compete in a triathlon for prize money that Luca and Alberto want to use to buy a Vespa and see the world. It seems simple, and once on land, Luca and Alberto stay on land.
This is like saying that being sea monsters isn’t part of the plot. And that’s part of the problem. Many people who are part of the LGBT+ community feel pressure to “pass” as cisgender straight people because of bigotry.
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Sea Monster! Pixar’s LGBTQ Characters!
For almost the entire film, Luca and Alberto hide the fact they are sea monsters. Whether being a sea monster represents something else is not made clear by the director Enrico Casarosa.
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