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July 17, 2017

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Failings of the Mutant Metaphor

Everett Christensen9 years ago5 years ago07 mins

This Editorial comes to us from Everett Christensen. On Wednesday, the 14th of June 2017, in a comic named Secret Empire – United police with giant yellow Xs on their uniforms brutalized a human at the hearsay of a mutant [1]. This not only dilutes the Mutant Metaphor, it is irrational, irresponsible, and, frankly, dangerous. Any…

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