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Judge Decides X-Men Aren't Human

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the getting-all-the-government-you-pay-for dept.

An anonymous reader points to this Wall Street Journal article, writing "According to the U.S. Court of International Trade, the X-Men (along with other figures from the Marvel universe) aren't human. The presiding judge subjected the figures to "comprehensive examinations" which included "the need to remove the clothes of the figure." Ironically, the X-Men, whose struggle for human acceptance has been a key theme in the series, were more easily classified as non-human than Kraven and Mole Man.

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  1. Re:X-Men lose their rights by ryochiji · · Score: 0, Redundant
    From the article:
    Marvel subsidiary Toy Biz Inc. pushed Judge Barzilay to declare its heroes nonhuman

    Ironic, isn't it? The creators (well, sort of) asked them to be classified as non-humans to lower tariffs on imported plastic figures, yet in the actual stories they strive for acceptance.

    The score: Capitalism: 1, acceptance of mutants: nil.

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  2. what about barbie ? by gmack · · Score: 1, Redundant

    "The judge found that Kraven exhibited "highly exaggerated muscle tone in arms and legs.""

    This begs the question .. if exaggerated musles make craven nonhuman