Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24467536-20150121023134

With the Civil War movie coming up, I think the civil liberties vs. security argument will touch off another subject - prejudice towards a gifted human, an alien, or an Inhuman. Because of their differences "normal" humans would see them as a threat, not because their powers can be deadly, but their powers could add some interesting enhancements in life. Human men especially would feel insecure towards a superpowered male; that man would be perceived as a better lover because of his heightened strength and stamina. A human woman, in their minds, would instantly choose Super Guy. Even if things don't work out, a human male would feel like the consolation prize, that the woman is just settling for him. He would always question her assessment of his performance, that any positive reviews from her are done to protect his ego. And when they don't clean about their romantic history the new guy will feel like the rebound.

In Agent Carter Sousa is obviously taken by Peggy, but that lout agent that was killed in the last episode told Sousa he is basically a downgrade from Steve Rogers. Richard from Thor 2 who is trying to date Jane, but he doesn't know about Thor. How he takes the news about Jane's ex should be interesting, and it could play out in Civil War. Will intimacies with a non-human be feared because it would be believed it could wipe out the human race by potential procreation? Or fear of intimacy resulting in transfer of alien biology that could be harmful to a human partner, like being a carrier of an STD? I could see Civil War's Superhuman Registration Act going into restricting human interaction with non-humans.

Discuss.  