Ep 11: Human Rights - On The Basis of Sex & Uncanny X-Men Days of Future Past Issues #141 & #142

In this episode of Parallel Fiction, Heather and Jeff honor Human Rights day in America.  Shining a light on issues centuries old, the duo goes in depth with candid thoughts and opinions on the current climate and where everyone can improve.

Jeff covers the time honored classic comic book story Days of Future Past from The Uncanny X-Men issues #141 and #142.  The realm of Marvel’s mutants have always drawn parallels to the civil rights movement, with Professor X and Magneto being heavily influenced by Malcom X and Dr. Martin Luther King.  Jeff points out the lack of human rights in both the 1980’s setting as well as the 2013 portion of this story, with the heroes being stripped of their rights in both stories based on who they were born as.

Did you know?  Although the story takes place in a post apocalyptic year 2013, the actual movie adaptation of Days of Future Past was released in 2014.

Heather presents her movie second, covering the Ruth Bader Ginsberg biopic On The Basis of Sex.  Heather tells us about her wonder and discovery about the late US supreme court justice, as this movie covers a pivotal potion of Ginsberg’s life from the 1950’s to 1970’s.  Paving the way for gender equality and changing the course of history for the better, Heather highlights portion of Ruth’s life and the shockwaves that are still being felt to this day.

Fun Fact! Ruth Bader Ginsberg founded the Women’s Right Project within the ACLU- laying the groundwork for women’s right advocacy in America.

Following these reviews, Heather and Jeff dive into commonalities between the two works such as equality, protecting human rights, respect/protect/fulfill, and radical social change. 

Listen in to hear Jeff and Heather’s candid thoughts on the masterpiece scenes of each story, how X-Men: Days of Future Past, and On The Basis of Sex compare, and how Jeff and Heather relate to aspects of each with some interesting facts and opinions about Human Rights. Share this episode with anyone who you think would enjoy!

Heather’s Rating of On the Basis of Sex: Super Nice – An extremely informative and inspirational story of an exceptional supreme court justice

Jeff’s X-Men: Days of Future Past: Super Nice – An amazing and revolutionary story for its time, paving the way for countless time travel stories and also a stand out gem in an already iconic run from writer Chris Clairmount.

Watch On The Basis of Sex: https://www.amazon.com/Basis-Sex-Felicity-Jones/dp/B07M5HLCKH

Read Uncanny X-Men issues #141 & #142 here: www.marvel.com

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