Once upon a time in my childhood X-MEN the animated series on FOX was my favorite show in the universe.
It was one of the first shows that really spoke to me as a developing youth. Everyday I would come home from school and turn on the TV to watch it. Like most young kids I wanted all the super powers the characters had so that I could stand out as a hero. I think it's very common for children to dream of changing the world somehow. They dream of making their imprint and being special and recognized.
But that's not specifically what spoke to me the most. At the time I was going through a very rough period in my life trying to fit in. A lot of adolescents go through the social hazing. They are taunted and made fun of just for being themselves. They feel self conscious about their appearance and wonder if they will fit in. Do they like what others like? Is being smart/dumb/average going to ostracize them from the others? Like many of the girls and members of SG I felt even more outside the pack. I never fit in to any groups. I tried so hard to alter myself to fit into somewhere, anywhere. But it's too hard to deny the things you love. It's too difficult to transform yourself everyday in order to fit in. So eventually I stopped. And anyone who has gone through this will know that as soon as you accept yourself instead of changing yourself is when you find true happiness and true friends.
This show was there for me during that time in my life. It, as well as the X-men comics, addressed the problems of ostracizing and persecuting people for who they are. The show is more poignant in it's message if you think of it in context with civil rights, or the gay rights movement. But I think it's message is effective even on such a small scale. Being yourself is all you can do, and you shouldn't be persecuted for it.
Re-watching this show now is hilarious. It's amazing how something that effected me so much is so funny to watch now. It's cheesy and it's bad.The voice acting is ridiculous, the animation is poor, but it will always be awesome.
So I leave you with this, so it can get stuck in your head like it is in mine.
It was one of the first shows that really spoke to me as a developing youth. Everyday I would come home from school and turn on the TV to watch it. Like most young kids I wanted all the super powers the characters had so that I could stand out as a hero. I think it's very common for children to dream of changing the world somehow. They dream of making their imprint and being special and recognized.
But that's not specifically what spoke to me the most. At the time I was going through a very rough period in my life trying to fit in. A lot of adolescents go through the social hazing. They are taunted and made fun of just for being themselves. They feel self conscious about their appearance and wonder if they will fit in. Do they like what others like? Is being smart/dumb/average going to ostracize them from the others? Like many of the girls and members of SG I felt even more outside the pack. I never fit in to any groups. I tried so hard to alter myself to fit into somewhere, anywhere. But it's too hard to deny the things you love. It's too difficult to transform yourself everyday in order to fit in. So eventually I stopped. And anyone who has gone through this will know that as soon as you accept yourself instead of changing yourself is when you find true happiness and true friends.
This show was there for me during that time in my life. It, as well as the X-men comics, addressed the problems of ostracizing and persecuting people for who they are. The show is more poignant in it's message if you think of it in context with civil rights, or the gay rights movement. But I think it's message is effective even on such a small scale. Being yourself is all you can do, and you shouldn't be persecuted for it.
Re-watching this show now is hilarious. It's amazing how something that effected me so much is so funny to watch now. It's cheesy and it's bad.The voice acting is ridiculous, the animation is poor, but it will always be awesome.
So I leave you with this, so it can get stuck in your head like it is in mine.
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otoki:
I try. I'm extremely surprised that I didn't end up e-screaming at Phaedrius for using "fag", but I guess my High School Gay Straight Alliance Speaker's Bureau training kicked in
freezerburrn:
I always did love that theme song.