Timeline for How do regular people in the Marvel universe distinguish between mutants and mutates?
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| Jul 30, 2017 at 1:02 | comment | added | Thaddeus Howze | No giant robots chasing him and calling him a mutant is a nice plus. On the other hand, Spider-slayers calling him a menace probably doesn't help... | |
| Jul 28, 2017 at 16:39 | comment | added | Thomas | hmmmmm spiderman makes no sense then as he has QUITE a bad press but not openly called a mutant | |
| Mar 24, 2014 at 13:44 | comment | added | Zibbobz | I think the key part of this answer is "they don't". Plain and simple, the average human does not know the difference, but only the most die-hard mutant hater would start complaining about The Fantastic Four. Just like any other type of discrimination, it doesn't follow a complex set of logic. | |
| Mar 23, 2014 at 1:35 | comment | added | joshbirk | The question isn't so much as detection but distinguishing - and given the fact that mutants are routinely facing genocide I think it is difficult to say the common man doesn't make the distinction. Good mutants are routinely persecuted in the Marvelverse. | |
| Oct 22, 2012 at 19:49 | comment | added | Thaddeus Howze | But there aren't giant terrifying machines shouting "Mutate detected. Exterminate the mutate." | |
| Oct 22, 2012 at 19:35 | comment | added | AncientSwordRage♦ | But villainous mutates are always in the public.... | |
| Oct 22, 2012 at 19:30 | comment | added | Thaddeus Howze | No. They fight crime AND get good press, so people are less concerned about where their powers come from. If mutants could figure out how to reverse the bad media coverage they've had so far, and stop evil mutants from broadcasting their villainous exploits, perhaps mutants could enjoy some positive press result too. | |
| Oct 22, 2012 at 18:45 | comment | added | AncientSwordRage♦ | tl;dr Mutants are compelled to fight crime because of who they are with or without good press. Mutates fight crime because the get good press? | |
| Oct 22, 2012 at 17:55 | history | answered | Thaddeus Howze | CC BY-SA 3.0 |