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Marvel’s X-Men have long served as a powerful metaphor for marginalized people. They are mutants, excluded from society—it is an allegory for people of all ages, obvious enough for children to understand. Well, this discussion began with a recent trailer for Beau DeMayo’s highly anticipated animated series, X-Men ‘97, which will premiere on Disney+ next month.

The new series’ 1997 setting picks up where X-Men: The Animated Series (1992–1997) left off. In the trailer, we see cult favorites like Wolverine, Storm, and Cyclops kicking ‘90s butt and sporting stunning ‘90s outfits.

This time around, the shape-shifting hero Morph will be portrayed as nonbinary, according to an interesting update. This bold move, however, has stirred up controversy and exposed a segment of fans who seem to have misunderstood the very essence of mutants.

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X-Men '97 is facing controversy for introducing non-binary representation through the character Morph, but this criticism is unfounded. The X-Men have always dealt with "woke" topics and represented marginalized communities in Marvel Comics. The live-action X-Men reboot in the MCU will also address social injustices, as they are integral to the X-Men's storylines and should be discussed.

Marvel has been the subject of controversy after the release of the first trailer for the upcoming X-Men '97 revival, but these criticisms are completely unfounded. After Disney acquired 20th Century Fox's properties in 2019, Marvel Studios established Marvel Animation in order to develop new MCU TV shows for Disney+ including What If...?, Marvel Zombies, Eyes of Wakanda, and Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. A revival of X-Men: The Animated Series, which ran between 1992 and 1997, was also put into development and...