In the end, the problem with the X-Men-as-Discrimination-Analogue is simple: the comics are open ended. They need to sell comics this year, and next year, and the year following.
Any gains they made will have to be eliminated, because no one will buy comics about the X-Men's happily ever after. They can have any number of pinnacle moments in their struggle -- any number of "I have a dream" speeches and major victories and historical moments -- but they have to be swept aside to continue the status quo. If the X-Men aren't being persecuted without recourse, they're just another super hero team.
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Date: 2009-05-03 11:52 pm (UTC)Any gains they made will have to be eliminated, because no one will buy comics about the X-Men's happily ever after. They can have any number of pinnacle moments in their struggle -- any number of "I have a dream" speeches and major victories and historical moments -- but they have to be swept aside to continue the status quo. If the X-Men aren't being persecuted without recourse, they're just another super hero team.