5 Best & Worst Things About X-Men Comics
2. Best - They Stand Up For The Underdog
It's already been mentioned that the X-Men's fight for mutantkind is a not so subtle metaphor for the fight against racism, showing the inherent ridiculousness in hating someone, not just for being different, but for being different in the "wrong" way.
As the team has grown though, it has become a beacon representing all sorts of minority groups in an industry still mostly dominated by straight white men (despite what some internet commentators would have you believe).
The X-Men now has members of various religions from all sorts of countries. They include Dust, a muslim from Afghanistan, the Vietnamese Karma and Wolfsbane who is from a strange and probably made-up country called Scotland. They also have numerous LGBT members and in 2012 featured comic's first ever gay marriage between Northstar and his boyfriend Kyle.
The real beauty of the X-Men though is that they stand for way more than any one group. They represent everybody who feels like they don't belong and give an important message to anybody who feels like society hates them just for who they are. They teach us that differences should be celebrated instead of punished and that no matter who you are, there are people out there who love and accept you.
Especially if you're blue and can teleport.