‘I Know What’s Going on in the World’

‘I Know What’s Going on in the World’

‘I Know What’s Going on in the World’

Summary

  • J.P. Karliak is not surprised by backlash over Morph being non-binary, but is happy with counter-backlash from fans.
  • Morph’s non-binary status is not likely mentioned in
    X-Men ’97
    due to the ’90s setting, but still confirmed by Marvel.
  • Controversy over Morph’s non-binary status has not impacted the popularity of
    X-Men ’97
    , getting rave reviews.

X-Men ’97 star J.P. Karliak has shared his view on the backlash the series has received over his character, Morph, being confirmed to be non-binary by Marvel Studios. However, Karliak is not surprised at the discourse seen online, but does feel happy seeing it being countered by other fans.

X-Men ’97

4.5/5

Release Date March 20, 2024

Cast Jennifer Hale , Chris Potter , Ray Chase , George Buza , Catherine Disher , JP Karliak

Seasons 1

Studio Marvel Studios

Franchise Marvel

Karliak takes over the role of Morph from original X-Men: The Animated Series actor Ron Rubin in the newly released Disney+ show, which aired its first two episodes earlier this week. When it was revealed just prior to the debut that the character of Morph was a non-binary character, there was a storm of criticism seen across social media, which itself was ridiculed by the creators of X-Men: The Animated Series. Now Karliak has broken his silence on the matter, revealing to CBR that he was not at all surprised by the online reaction to Morph’s status.

“No. [laughs] I’m a queer activist. I run a nonprofit that advocates for queer representation. I also co-founded a voter registration organization. I know what’s going on in the world, especially politically, so no, it didn’t surprise me at all. [laughs] I think what I appreciated was how much counter-backlash there was, with people like ‘Have you watched the X-Men? Are you familiar with why they were created and what they’re about? Did you forget that?’ That was reassuring.”

He added:

“I haven’t really taken offense with anything anybody’s published, as much as they’ve tried. [laughs] There was one article that called me a radical queer activist and listed the insidious mission statement of my organization [Queer Vox] — verbatim of what was on the website. I was like ‘Facts. No lies here, thanks for the promotion!'”

Morph’s Non-Binary Status Will Not Be Mentioned in X-Men ‘97

Marvel / Disney

Despite Morph’s non-binary status has been confirmed by Marvel, it is not likely to be something that is mentioned in the series itself. As Karliak explained in the same interview, the term “non-binary” was not used during the time the series is set. He said:

“Two things about that – one, as far as I know, we’re never going to say the word ‘non-binary’ because nobody said the word ‘non-binary’ in the ’90s. It’s not that it didn’t exist; it was just in no way a mainstream term at the time. Morph’s understanding of who he is could equate to what a modern person would say is non-binary, but he just doesn’t have the terminology for it. At the same time, they/them wasn’t a concept in terms of using it as a pronoun.”

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Related X-Men ’97 Director Explains the Animation Style and His Favorite Characters X-Men ’97 supervising producer and head director Jake Castorena discusses Marvel’s 2-D hand-drawn animated show, its influences & his favorite X-Men.

With many fans uninterested in online opinions, and the series earning some of Marvel Studios’ best reviews, it seems that any controversy about Morph’s non-binary status has had no impact on the popularity of the return of the X-Men.

X-Men ’97
is streaming on Disney+ with new episodes being released each Wednesday.

You can view the original article HERE.

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