Re: Inconsistent 'Decimation' of Mutants (spoilers) --


"Jon J. Yeager" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> >> > Polaris keeps her green hair.
> >>
> >> No idea who this character is, but why assume the X-gene
> >> is responsible for her hair color? I have a friend with green hair,
> >> and I don't think she's a mutant.
> >
> > Good point though, it's entirely possible she just never liked the SHADE
> > of
> > green her hair is, and dyes it to another shade instead.
>
> But even if green hair is a result of the X-gene, wouldn't the hair start
> growing in brown at the roots after "no more mutants" instead of an
> overnight reversal? I mean, hair isn't alive. It's essentially head
> excrement.

True, but in order to be quite so human abnormal (I don't believe your
friend has green hair naturally) at a guess the green hair has a trace of
the x-gene in it and so it should be removed... or not.

> If you take a dump and lose your mutant powers, should the turd affected?
>
> (Wow, I never thought I'd ever be asking that question to anyone,
anywhere,
> ever.)

Why not, you've read Liefeld haven't you?



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