(Sorry for the multiple posts, forum's being weird)
The subversion of comic books is what if the minority in the world had actual true power instead of the majority.
Completely disagree.
I mean, sure, there's no doubt comic books that exist that explore such scenarios, but every comic book ever? Really?
That's the twist that everyone lies, like what if Superman was evil? But while that is the subversion, the message is still the kicker.
I disagree that there's an inherent message with Supes going evil, it depends entirely on the context. Stuff like Injustice, Red Son, and Brightburn may all explore that take for instance, but the circumstances and themes differ in each case. And that's even assuming that there's a theme to begin with. It's not as if superhero comics are exactly known for in-depth themes.
It doesn't matter if you can control weather, become strong enough to throw a Truck hundreds of km away, or fly. The Majority will still band together to put you in your place. And even with that vast power... you would still be scared of them. Because they will all turn on you and eventually get you.
Okay, but the entire conceit of the X-Men is that if all of humanity ("the majority") banded together to take out mutants ("the minority"), then there's a strong chance that mutants would win. Hence why it doesn't work well as a metaphor, where in the real world, "the majority" and "the minority" are on equal footing on a 1:1 basis. And even then, most of history has been small groups (kings, emperors) controlling large groups (everyone else), and you can find "minoritarian regimes" in the world today (e.g. Syria and Iraq), so we can flip this around. It arguably HAS been flipped around in fiction (e.g. The Reckoners).
Hence part of why I don't think the X-Men work well as a metaphor for any oppressed/disadvantaged group. It's actually something I think the X-Men films did reasonably well in that a lot of it was framed in the context of evolution and specism. As in, Homo sapiens outcompeted every other species of human and became the top dogs, what happens when a new species of human appears that's inherently better than you, is going to increase in numbers with every passing generation, and has people who want you either eradicated or subordinated? That doesn't work well as an allagory for oppression, but it does work as an allagory for evolution/survival of the fittest.
And hey, on point, in the article about how White Supremacy is on the rise, did you notice the Confederate Flag and Trump flags flown close together? It's stuff like that which draws people to make the automatic assumption that Republicanism is tied to Racism and ideas that will harm others. If you want us to stop making that correlation, start telling others to stop showing it to us constantly.
I'm sorry, what?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think I've mentioned "Republicanism" in this entire thread, and I certainly haven't mentioned Confederate flags. Where have I told anyone not to make that correlation? I mean, the correlation's pretty clear, least in the threads you linked to.
Also, I'm not really in a position to tell people not to wave Confederate flags, since I, y'know, don't live in the US, and I don't know anyone online or real life who actually does wave such flags. I mean, you're not going to find many Confederate flags down here.