> The X-Men are the superhero comic version of the ACLU. That's definitely what they are intended to be; however, I think that in practice they're closer to th

> The X-Men are the superhero comic version of the ACLU. That's definitely what they are intended to be; however, I think that in practice they're closer to the superhero comic version of the NRA. * Unlike real minorities, they have the power to quickly kill or maim those around them * They're fiercely opposed to having to register their powers * A lot of their stories are about how the only thing that can stop a bad guy with mutant powers is a good guy with mutant powers.