In a characteristically rambling post on Truth Social, Mr Trump said that the indictment ‘hoax’ was the fault of misfits – and mutants
This unfortunately is a new dog whistle for trans individuals :(
See here: https://www.politico.com/video/2023/04/11/florida-republican-calls-transgender-people-mutants-881289
Considering the traditional stories and plot points central to the X-Men comic/series this is kinda ironic
IIRC, the X-Men was originally an allegory for the Civil Rights movement - complete with some “mutants” wanting to work within the system to improve things and others wanting to tear the entire system down.
Of course, all persecutions tend to share similar themes even if details change so the story of the X-Men is easily applied to LGBTQ folks as well as any other group that’s persecuted against.
And if someone sides with the people who persecuted the X-Men without realizing that this makes them the villains, they really are idiotic.
Lol, is that the best they’ve got for us? I call myself worse things in the mirror. Mutant just makes me feel cool and interesting.