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Stan Lee’s 1968 Column Against Bigotry Resurfaces
After Marvel Comics founder Stan Lee passed away at the age of 95 yesterday, a column he wrote in 1968 has resurfaced online, in which the creator of the X-Men writes against bigotry. It was written in the middle of the Civil Rights movement, but in light of recent events, it still seems relevant today.
Lee wrote: “Bigotry and racism are among the deadliest social ills plaguing the world today. But, unlike, a team of costumed super-villains, they can’t be halted with a punch in the snoot, or a zap from a ray gun. The only way to destroy them is to expose them — to reveal them for the insidious evils they really are. It seems to me that a story without a message, however subliminal, is like a man without a soul. None of us lives in a vacuum — none of us is untouched by the everyday events about us — events which shape our stories just as they shape our lives. Sure our tales can be called escapist — but just because something’s for fun doesn’t mean we have to blanket our brains while we read it! Excelsior!
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"Bigotry and racism are among the deadliest social ills plaguing the world today." "A story without a message… is like a man without a soul."
RIP Stan Lee #StansSoapbox pic.twitter.com/S8PvuDassx
— jen yamato (@jenyamato) November 12, 2018