International Court Judge rules that X-Men are not human!!!

Larry_OHF · 01-20-2003, 12:18 PM

To the uncaring...this means nothing. To the fans of X-Men...this is an outrage. To the creators of the comic book...this is evil! But it's all about money. You see, in the past there used to be a special extra fee for imports and exports for dolls at 12.6% fee and toys were half that amount. A doll is something like Barbie...a human replica. A toy is like trans-formers...clearly not human. So...for the longest time...the manufacturers of X-men were paying the tariff as a doll. Now...an international court has been asked to make a ruling, and he declared them as toys. This means that somebody is owed back alot of money from the past. The tariff differential no longer exists, per my understanding of the article. Buy the way, this article was in the Newspaper...I think it was Wall Street Journal...anyway...the creators of the X-men are pretty upset about this, because thier whole story line for X-men are that these super-humans were trying to convince man-kind to lose the prejudice of seeing them as different...and accept them as human! That is all the good guys have ever wanted out of life was to coexist with humans and be accepted as human. Now, a judge has declared that a man with telekenetic powers, or a girl that can fly and sap energy from another person...or a man that has adamatine spears popping outta his arms can never be considered anything less than animals! So...waht does that make the Green Goblin? Superman? Spiderman? Wonderwoman?

Timber Loftis · 01-20-2003, 12:31 PM

Erm..... I'm sure the comic book makers and manufacturers will be happy to admit the FICTION of their tales and take the money and run.

Vaskez · 01-20-2003, 12:47 PM

This is an outrage! As a long-time X-Men fan (isn't every male?

) I have to say that I am appalled! Of course X-Men are human! They are just extra=powerful humans! That ruling is saying that because they can do extra things they are not human.

Now for a serious point:
Does this mean that disabled people are not human because they can do fewer things sometimes? I mean it's the same logic...
their logic sucks.

/)eathKiller · 01-20-2003, 01:38 PM

I wonder if the same applied to Vash the Stampede and Tetsuo Figurines. Vash looks like a man, and so does tetsuo, but Vash is a plant and Tetsuo is a... well he's a psionic man with an arm made from junk [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Niadh · 01-20-2003, 05:07 PM

So are they saying barbie is a real person or looks like one?

AFAIK woman are not just flat in certain *ahem* places. Or am I wrong?

And is there a real life barbie woman walking around?

AzRaeL StoRmBlaDe · 01-20-2003, 08:07 PM

well society will have to be more tolerant, but I really can see the reverse side. I wouldn't want wolverine to get drunk and then pick a fight with me, he'de skewer me like a bit of beef on a kabob

01-20-2003, 12:18 PM	#1
Larry_OHF Ironworks Moderator Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Midlands, South Carolina Age: 48 Posts: 14,759	To the uncaring...this means nothing. To the fans of X-Men...this is an outrage. To the creators of the comic book...this is evil! But it's all about money. You see, in the past there used to be a special extra fee for imports and exports for dolls at 12.6% fee and toys were half that amount. A doll is something like Barbie...a human replica. A toy is like trans-formers...clearly not human. So...for the longest time...the manufacturers of X-men were paying the tariff as a doll. Now...an international court has been asked to make a ruling, and he declared them as toys. This means that somebody is owed back alot of money from the past. The tariff differential no longer exists, per my understanding of the article. Buy the way, this article was in the Newspaper...I think it was Wall Street Journal...anyway...the creators of the X-men are pretty upset about this, because thier whole story line for X-men are that these super-humans were trying to convince man-kind to lose the prejudice of seeing them as different...and accept them as human! That is all the good guys have ever wanted out of life was to coexist with humans and be accepted as human. Now, a judge has declared that a man with telekenetic powers, or a girl that can fly and sap energy from another person...or a man that has adamatine spears popping outta his arms can never be considered anything less than animals! So...waht does that make the Green Goblin? Superman? Spiderman? Wonderwoman? __________________

01-20-2003, 12:31 PM	#2
Timber Loftis 40th Level Warrior Join Date: July 11, 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 11,916	Erm..... I'm sure the comic book makers and manufacturers will be happy to admit the FICTION of their tales and take the money and run. __________________

01-20-2003, 12:47 PM	#3
Vaskez Takhisis Follower Join Date: April 30, 2001 Location: szép Magyarország (well not right now) Posts: 5,089	This is an outrage! As a long-time X-Men fan (isn't every male? ) I have to say that I am appalled! Of course X-Men are human! They are just extra=powerful humans! That ruling is saying that because they can do extra things they are not human. Now for a serious point: Does this mean that disabled people are not human because they can do fewer things sometimes? I mean it's the same logic... their logic sucks. __________________ Too set in his ways to ever relate If he could set that aside, there'd be heaven to pay But weathered and aged, time swept him to grave Love conquers all? Damn, I'd say that area's gray

01-20-2003, 01:38 PM	#4
/)eathKiller Dracolisk Join Date: January 5, 2002 Location: Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Age: 38 Posts: 6,043	I wonder if the same applied to Vash the Stampede and Tetsuo Figurines. Vash looks like a man, and so does tetsuo, but Vash is a plant and Tetsuo is a... well he's a psionic man with an arm made from junk [img]tongue.gif[/img] __________________ [img]\"http://membres.lycos.fr/th8or/ZeroSigForIronworks.gif\" alt=\" - \" /> o.o;

01-20-2003, 05:07 PM	#5
Niadh Elminster Join Date: August 16, 2002 Location: Scotland Age: 39 Posts: 401	So are they saying barbie is a real person or looks like one? AFAIK woman are not just flat in certain ahem places. Or am I wrong? And is there a real life barbie woman walking around? __________________ A Knight is sworn to darkness. <br />His heart knows only hatred.<br />His sword destroys the helpless,<br />His might imprisons the weak.<br />His wrath upholds the wicked, <br />His word speaks only lies.<br /><br /> [img]\"http://www.boomspeed.com/niadh/newiwsig.jpg\" alt=\" - \" />

01-20-2003, 08:07 PM	#6
AzRaeL StoRmBlaDe Hathor Join Date: October 11, 2001 Location: At My Computer Age: 43 Posts: 2,217	well society will have to be more tolerant, but I really can see the reverse side. I wouldn't want wolverine to get drunk and then pick a fight with me, he'de skewer me like a bit of beef on a kabob __________________ Now the swinging bridge<br />Is quieted with creepers. . . <br />Like our tendrilled life. -Basho

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