Morals and Mutation

                I have never experienced a time when my core belief was challenged or questioned.  If one of my core belief were to ever be challenged it would be my belief in never stealing. The only way I could ever see myself stealing would be to helped my family. If my mother or anyone that was very close to me became very ill and there was absolutely no way I could help them finically I could see my stealing. I would not steal from a bank like a normal bank robber or steal from those around me. I would lie about assets I had to the bank and do my best to get loans I know I could never pay off, which is essentially in my mind stealing.    

                I am ask to write about two different experiences as a mutant. One experience is of the mutant that has power but can passes as a regular human. The other is of one that cannot pass because of external quality that makes him stand out.  As a mutant that can pass I can see myself walking through life normally. I would have no real concerns accept for the concealment of my powers. As a mutant with quality that don’t allow me to pass, like the aesthetic look of Nightcrawler, I could see myself hiding  and rarely going out unless at night.  What both these experiences might share in common is that they are both hiding their powers  but one group has to work harder at it.

                X-men comics, TV shows, and films could help groups and individuals understand themselves by informing them that it’s okay to be different and that there are groups in society that can help them live a more fulfilling life. The mutant group which I mostly identify with is the one that passes and no I would not want the cured . The reason I say this is because most of my life I have pass as white when in actually I am mix with Taino, Black and Hispanic blood.  Since I can pass I get treated differently by whites and other races. I am trusted more, allowed more freedoms, and can live a pretty much stress free life. Most of my friends that have similar mixes of races but cannot pass don’t share similar experiences to my own. Those friends that can’t pass are harassed by cops and often not trusted.