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Leaders of the X-men

My favourite leaders of the X-men are Storm, Mirage, Jean Grey, Psylocke and Mystique. The all have the extra X to make them all more valuable and exceptional leaders because they not only have to overcome the oppressive barriers of being a mutant but also deal with the sexist and racist ideas that keeps women out of leadership roles. These women have all proven themselves as equal to the X-men and sometimes better. So i would rank them always higher than the rest because a leader of mutants needs to see from more than one perspective and understand the complexity of being a minority even if they don't have any mutant powers. So in my mind that would rule out Professor X, Magneto, Cyclops, Wolverine, Havok, Cable, Multiple Man, and Cannonball. And guess what they all have in common they are all white, straight, cis males who only understand oppression from the perspective of a mutant.

I would rather see mutants with visible mutations would have a great sense of understanding and stake in the cause. The are not only at odd with humans but mutant as well who can pass as human and don't suffer the same oppression they would have endured for just looking different on top of being genetically different. But as has been proven by the X-book these characters have a harder time being lead figures because their looks marginalize them and keep them in a certain niche. This is why so many of them decided to live underground as the Morlocks or are driven to crime and becoming villains. Sadly among the X-men have had a harder time integrating more mutant who can't pass for human on the team and let alone have the experience to lead a team. Beast, Archangel, and Nightcrawler are the three who come to the top of my mind but none of them have ever been developed as more than beta male characters and as such not leadership material.

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