[ SECRET POST #2759 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2759 ⌋

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Comments

[littlestbirds]

I'm not sure I want to get involved in this. I don't think it's a metaphor for race or orientation, but there is a relationship with the civil rights movement.

My impression is that mutants deserve to be treated like any citizen. They have different abilities but so what, are we assuming the only thing stopping people from committing horrific crimes is their lack of capability? No, the state needs to accept that this is part of who humanity is now. These are kids with different needs. There could be a voluntary registry, or a census check box, if you can do cool stuff and want to help or think you could be a danger to others in certain situations, but involuntary registration is inhumane and unjustified and creates stigma that then results in commonplace discrimination. No, the race parallel isn't perfect, nor is the gay rights one, but the common thread is that the government should represent all citizens. And one facet that has no civil rights parallel: Forcing mutants to register is identifying them by their possible application, it's practically a step away from weaponization. Of people.

So that's what I walked out of DoFP with, anyway.

About the cure:

[littlestbirds]

We already live in a world where adults can undergo irreversible medical procedures in order to fix what they feel are incorrect bodies. Obviously not everywhere, and not a perfect parallel, but it's better than the "cure for the gay" one.

this is a very emotionally draining subject :\

[(Anonymous)]

They have different abilities but so what, are we assuming the only thing stopping people from committing horrific crimes is their lack of capability?

In the case of mutants, yes, that's actually a pretty reasonable assumption. Not because they're inherently more prone to deliberate violence than the average person, but because in the world-setting in question, the majority of destructive powers are inherently difficult to control. Most mutants with destructive mutations will, at least once, lose control of that mutation, with frequently devastating consequences, because it's a biological process that is at best linked to a stress response, and at worst something approaching autonomic. They may not intend to, but that doesn't unhurt or unkill anyone they've hurt or killed because they don't know what they're doing, or how to not do it.

[littlestbirds]

Well yes, that is a problem. A real one, if not very plausible and emphasized for dramatic effect, but I still don't see how a mandatory registry would help. You either trust parents/people, or you don't. The neglect and irresponsibilty that might cause people to lose control and not take precautions are already bad things, things that already cause violnce and social problems and end in government involvement anyway. I acknowledge there would need to be resources, new foster programs, different schools. How does a mandatory registry tracking everyone help anything but the atmosphere of oppressive dystopia. The movie moment problem of "anyone could have a Carrie moment and realize their mutant ability in a rain of adolescent blood" has no solution. I am really tired I hope this makes sense.