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Meet Marvel's non-binary superhero Safespace and zir twin Snowflake

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zanahoria · 20/03/2020 09:08

Psychic Twins. “All twins are psychic, but we’re psychic-er.” Snowflake, a cryokinetic, can materialize snowflake-shaped shuriken projectiles for throwing. Safespace can materialize pink forcefields, but he can’t inhabit them himself, the reflex only works if he’s protecting others. They’re hyper aware of modern culture and optics, and they see their Super Heroics as “a post-ironic meditation on using violence to combat bullying.” They're probably streaming this.

"Snowflake and Safespace are the twins," the writer says, "and their names are very similar to Screentime; it's this idea that these are terms that get thrown around on the internet that they don't see as derogatory. [They] take those words and kind of wear them as badges of honor.

"Safespace is a big, burly, sort of stereotypical jock. He can create forcefields, but he can only trigger them if he's protecting somebody else. Snowflake is non-binary and goes by they/them, and has the power to generate individual crystalized snowflake-shaped shurikens. The connotations of the word 'snowflake' in our culture right now are something fragile, and this is a character who is turning it into something sharp.

"Snowflake is the person who has the more offensive power, and Safespace is the person who has the more defensive power. The idea is that they would mirror each other and complement each other."

www.marvel.com/amp/articles/comics/introducing-the-new-new-warriors

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LynnSchmob · 20/03/2020 13:20

I saw this on Facebook and I genuinely thought it was a joke! I’m still not convinced it isn’t. Xx

WhereYouLeftIt · 20/03/2020 13:13

I read that page, and I honestly came away thinking - 'Marvel - you are taking the piss here. For real.'

The glitter types will take it at face value. 'Ooh, enby superheroes, about time.' But me? I cannot shake the impression that this is DRIPPING with sarcasm.

So - well done Marvel!

LadyQuarantinaPluckington · 20/03/2020 12:56

Oh, fuck off Marvel.

You already reached your peak with Endgame anyway. I can live without you now.

boatyardblues · 20/03/2020 12:51

When I saw the link & thought it would be satire. After a very long week in the upside down, I’m losing the ability to be either shocked or surprised by things.

stillathing · 20/03/2020 12:41

So Snowflake, who is drawn as a very stereotypical comic book female, is the more powerful and can actually hurt. And Safespace only uses his power to help others. They are not white.

It's a shame because giving the power to the female and making the male caring would ordinarily be positive moves, as would having heroes with black skin. But I feel this is really soured by making one twin non binary and therefore linking to gender ideology.

Any criticism will be labelled "racism", in much the same way that trans activists appropriate the struggle for racial equality in their arguments about how males can become female.

Making the female more physically powerful just ties into the false belief that transwomen lose their physical advantage over women.

I wonder what kind of people the male, Safespace, likes to protect? I can guess very easily who he'd think were evil witches, undeserving of safety!

ErrolTheDragon · 20/03/2020 10:08

My new response to many things at the moment is 'don't be silly' - but it's kinda Marvel's thing so crack on.Grin

zanahoria · 20/03/2020 10:04

could be lady dick

or maybe Lady Dick will be their next superhero

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PenguindreamsofDraco · 20/03/2020 09:56

But from the drawings it's v obvious what sex they're both meant to be!

Ereshkigalangcleg · 20/03/2020 09:45

Grin seriously?

JustTurtlesAllTheWayDown · 20/03/2020 09:31

I thought it was a joke! Apparently not. Oh dear. 😂
Wandering off to twitter now to take a look at the woke reaction...

DickKerrLadies · 20/03/2020 09:30

I know this has been a very long week but I'm fairly sure April Fool's Day is in a few weeks Hmm

zanahoria · 20/03/2020 09:09

linked from their site so you know I am not making this up

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