While the earlier works of the X-Men comics represent racism in society through the mutants, the more recent stories of the X-Men chronicles have largely shifted the mutant metaphor, focusing more on discrimination pertaining to individual’s sexuality (Darowski, 166). Shifting this metaphor from racial discrimination to sexual preferences as a rhetorical device, keeps the tittle relevant as time goes on (167).
Coincidently or not, the X-Men, which work as an allegory to the LGBT community, incorporated people of the LGBT community to star in the movies. The producers of the X-Men franchise originally wanted Bryan Singer, the openly gay director, to direct the first two X-Men movies after his successful directing of “The Usual Suspects” which
Coincidently or not, the X-Men, which work as an allegory to the LGBT community, incorporated people of the LGBT community to star in the movies. The producers of the X-Men franchise originally wanted Bryan Singer, the openly gay director, to direct the first two X-Men movies after his successful directing of “The Usual Suspects” which