Think about it... the director of the movie was gay, the characters are persecuted for being different, or mutants... is this propaganda to turn youth into homosexuals, X-men, or Ex-men if you will...
Please comment to this only if you are homosexual or know of someone who is so that I can get an honest opinion.
2007-01-28 09:27:32 · 13 answers · asked by Sir Alex Awesome Valentine, Esq. 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Ah- I AM a x-men fan,(Read the comics since the 80's) and I work with a lot of gay people.
No. The X-men have been around longer then the director has been directing.
The X-men themselves grew in popularity in the early 80s due to the fact that they gave the readers (adolescent readers) the sense that there was somewhere they could belong where they would be appreciated and loved. (The School for gifted youngsters)
That and the group was an international one- so it made money all over the world.
Being homosexual in a mostly heterosexual world can give one the same feelings of "not like the others" -that IS the main theme of the X-men- but not necessarily exclusively for that of the homosexual view point.
2007-01-28 09:37:24 · answer #1 · answered by There you are∫ 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I didn't get turned into being gay or homosexual, and I definitely can't make someone gay. I've never thought about X-Men turning people gay before. After I watched the 3rd X-Men movie I did compare being a mutant to being gay though, and how mutants and homosexuals are discriminated against for being different.
To answer your question I would say no, it's not propaganda for homosexuals who believe that they are superior to straight people, because if anyone could be superior, which I don't think they can; homosexuals especially couldn't since we can't reproduce without female intervention. I think one quality of being superior would be to be able to reproduce and keep your lineage alive. In my opinion, since one can’t control being homosexual and heterosexual couples don’t choose to have a gay son or daughter, homosexuals aren’t superior.
Also, you have to remember that the X-Men movies are fiction. Maybe that’s why in the real world no one has special powers because if they did those people probably would be superior in some way. But anyway back to reality. Think about it this way: What if all the straight people turned gay and all the gay people turned straight? Or, to relate this to the 2nd X-Men movie, when Professor X reverses his mind control thing, (I can’t remember what it’s called) and starts finding all the humans and killing them, instead of the mutants?
What I’m trying to say is gay people have an attraction to the same sex and straight people have an attraction to the opposite sex. You could just as easily say that straight people are superior, because they like the opposite sex. If liking the opposite sex wasn’t considered normal, you would get the same remarks like Eww, that’s not normal, you’re going to hell, etc. that homosexual people get. All it really boils down to is what makes people superior? Well there’s not really a definite answer. I think being superior is part of a competition between 2 or more people, and eventually one of the last 2 people standing will be the superior person. So it involves some sort of action, or battle. It’s not an answer to who is superior, but a reaction to someone or some thing that is challenging or being challenged to survive.
2007-01-28 18:23:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Wow. I find this question really offensive! I doubt you've ever had a skinny, 5'5 blonde chick ever want to smack you before, but it may just happen.
The movies are based on a comic book that first came out in 1963.
It is not a story about homosexuality, rather, a story based on acceptance in a world where, let's face it, reality was anything but acceptance. The reason it is relatable today is because everyone struggles with the hope of being accepted, even cute little 5'5, skinny blonde teenyboppers (like me).
I think you should do some more research before you post such a blantantly offensive question.
2007-01-28 17:40:58 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well then the guys that did the Last Man Standing one had to be straight as that movie sucked. And I asked a few of my gay friends & they think not. Keep in mind.these characters were created in the 50-60's where that stuff just didn't play. They also said it would be good to have a , and this is THEIR words, a queer superhero or two & that the character from Drawn Together doesn't count.
2007-01-28 17:46:14 · answer #4 · answered by Don, '80's Connoisseur 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never perceived it as propaganda with a gay agenda, totally agree with comments on cant turn gay you are born that way, how you choose to acknowledge or not is up to the individual.
Maybe if there is a message its to understand & respect diversity we are all individuals that share one planet & are all human, gay, straight, freaks & mutants they are all just labels.
2007-01-28 17:40:47 · answer #5 · answered by riverdanceboi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uhhh, it's based on a comic book from the '60s, and the writer isn't gay.
Neither am I, but like probably 99% of the world's population, know people who are.
2007-01-28 21:58:22 · answer #6 · answered by lesroys 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. It's proper, however, to look at it as an underlining message of acceptance standpoint. But not just for people with different sexual orientations, but for people in other walks of life as well, such as poor or overweight or fi they're like me, then GOTH/PUNK!
2007-01-28 17:33:18 · answer #7 · answered by jeffeymartinez 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have many friends and family who are gay. I don't believe that it is gay propaganda at all. Just didn't strike me that way.
2007-01-28 17:48:26 · answer #8 · answered by cajunrescuemedic 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can't "turn" people into homosexuals. It's biological. You either are or you aren't.
2007-01-28 17:29:59 · answer #9 · answered by carol j 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No.I thought I had heard all the ridiculous conspiracy theories,but this one really takes the cake!!!!
2007-01-28 17:33:13 · answer #10 · answered by Mr Bellows 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋