Saturday 11 May 2013

X Men and Radical Face of Civil Rights Movement - Magneto and Malcolm X


There is always a grey area that moral figures delve in between. Malcolm X and Magneto were two such figures. The similarity between the two personalities becomes apparent at first glance. Both were fostered at a young age after losing their loved ones to bigotry. Both fought for the cause of their people (blacks and mutants), and both, depending on point of view that was held were either ostracized or seen as liberators. However, this only begins to scratch the surface of their characters.