Storm is right. Rogueās powers arenāt a disease. Rogue canāt control her powers because of mental health issues. The solution is going to therapy, not taking away her powers.
Imagine you have Touretteās and canāt stop swearing. Is the cure to Touretteās to cut your larynx out? No! But thatās effectively what Rogue is asking for in this scene.
Storm is a little bit wrong. There is something wrong with Rogue. But itās not that sheās a mutant. Stormās right about that.
Iām not an expert on the psychotherapy of mutants, but in most superhero media (eg Frozen), you have to accept your powers in order to control them. Storm is helping Rogue. Rogue needs to accept that her powers are part of her before sheāll be able to control them
Also, everyone should go listen to The Bright Sessions. Itās a podcast about a psychologist for people with superpowers.
counterpoint: maybe she wouldnāt fucking have mental health issues if she didnāt posses the power to kill people by touch? just a thought
youāre literally just repeating stormās flawed argument, itās real easy to say āoh but your power isnāt badā when youāre not the one unable to touch people without killing them.
Why should people be defined by things like that? shouldnāt they be free to ācureā it if they want?
People do this same thing with all kinds of disabilities, especially stuff like autism/ADHD. āautism is your super powerā very easy to say and it sounds nice, but you donāt get to be the arbiter of whatās part of peopleās identity. If someone wants to ācureā a thing you donāt think is bad, tough shit! You donāt get a say in it.
Do you fucking hear yourself? What a goofy thing to say. Her touch kills people. Itās not a minor inconvenience. Mutants deserve medical autonomy to remove their powers if they wish. The cure was pretty magical too. In the movie it wasnāt akin to mutilation at all. Besides, if Cyclops wanted to have his eyes medically removed because he believed theyāre just too dangerous, who are we to judge and refuse? Itās none of our business.
If Iām born with a 6th finger thereās not necessarily anything wrong with that but at the same time if I want it amputated that should be my choice and my right.
Accepting yourself is preferable but I think itās just as valid to make choices about your own life if you can. Whether itās a disease or not isnāt the issue.
Rogue isnāt making an informed decision. Sheās just trauma reacting. If she were my patient, I wouldnāt sign off on a superpowerectomy until sheās made a proper effort to come to terms with her power and control it. Right now, sheās not fully of sound mind with regards to her power. She needs therapy before she can fully understand the choice she wants to make.
Storm is right. Rogueās powers arenāt a disease. Rogue canāt control her powers because of mental health issues. The solution is going to therapy, not taking away her powers.
Imagine you have Touretteās and canāt stop swearing. Is the cure to Touretteās to cut your larynx out? No! But thatās effectively what Rogue is asking for in this scene.
Storm is a little bit wrong. There is something wrong with Rogue. But itās not that sheās a mutant. Stormās right about that.
Iām not an expert on the psychotherapy of mutants, but in most superhero media (eg Frozen), you have to accept your powers in order to control them. Storm is helping Rogue. Rogue needs to accept that her powers are part of her before sheāll be able to control them
Also, everyone should go listen to The Bright Sessions. Itās a podcast about a psychologist for people with superpowers.
counterpoint: maybe she wouldnāt fucking have mental health issues if she didnāt posses the power to kill people by touch? just a thought
youāre literally just repeating stormās flawed argument, itās real easy to say āoh but your power isnāt badā when youāre not the one unable to touch people without killing them.
Why should people be defined by things like that? shouldnāt they be free to ācureā it if they want?
People do this same thing with all kinds of disabilities, especially stuff like autism/ADHD. āautism is your super powerā very easy to say and it sounds nice, but you donāt get to be the arbiter of whatās part of peopleās identity. If someone wants to ācureā a thing you donāt think is bad, tough shit! You donāt get a say in it.
Iām a transwoman, Iāve definitely heard people tell me I donāt need to transition I can just āBe gay and wear dresses all I wantā
Iām not a drag queen or a ladyboy, Iām a woman who used to be trapped in a manās body. And yes I was a woman trapped in a manās body
āOh no you were always a girl.ā
No, if I was always a girl then Iād have never had a problem.
I like the mentality of well wishers but Toxic Positivity sucks.
Do you fucking hear yourself? What a goofy thing to say. Her touch kills people. Itās not a minor inconvenience. Mutants deserve medical autonomy to remove their powers if they wish. The cure was pretty magical too. In the movie it wasnāt akin to mutilation at all. Besides, if Cyclops wanted to have his eyes medically removed because he believed theyāre just too dangerous, who are we to judge and refuse? Itās none of our business.
If Iām born with a 6th finger thereās not necessarily anything wrong with that but at the same time if I want it amputated that should be my choice and my right.
Accepting yourself is preferable but I think itās just as valid to make choices about your own life if you can. Whether itās a disease or not isnāt the issue.
Rogue isnāt making an informed decision. Sheās just trauma reacting. If she were my patient, I wouldnāt sign off on a superpowerectomy until sheās made a proper effort to come to terms with her power and control it. Right now, sheās not fully of sound mind with regards to her power. She needs therapy before she can fully understand the choice she wants to make.