u/PassengerCultural421

It seems like a lot of the abilities are limited to psychic powers or energy manipulation.

No shapeshifting, animal claws, wings, etc?

I would say men are in 3 or 4 categories when it comes to being attracted to trans women.

1: Chasers, this one is obvious.

2: Super straight, men who automatically lose attraction after finding out a woman is trans.

3: Neutral men. Men that don't care about what's between someone legs.

But society usually ignore 3 (and 4) and only focus on 1 and 2 though.

And that brings me to number 4. Which is only finding trans women aesthetically attractive. I'm in this weird gray area between 3 and 4. Where I'm still turn off by dicks or doing anything physical with a trans woman. But I can still find a trans woman aesthetically attractive though.

Like I'm attracted from the waist up. But still turn off by the waist down though. If that makes sense.

I ask this question. Because I wonder if this makes me a oddball. Or again does it have something to do with society having a black and white view of men that are trans attracted.

Similar to DC. There is also a divide between science based powers and supernatural based powers. But there are actually Mutant characters born with magical powers like Scarlett Witch and Magik though.

So where does the X-Gene fit into this science vs supernatural dynamic?

Recently the WWE Wrestler Tiffany Stratton did a collab with that one racist streamer. There was a viral clip of her singing the lyrics of a Cardi B song. And the comments was full of "I didn't know she listened to music like that". You know, these were the "inviting to the cookout" type of comments.

There are so many examples like this, with white celebrities singing the lyrics of a Rap song. Like why are you so surprised that somebody is listening to the most popular music genre on the planet?

I mean I would understand if this was Bianca Belair singing Drowning Pool lyrics (LET THE BODIES HIT THE FLOOR) lol. But we should be at a point, where we assume the common white person listen to Rap music though.

Please correct me if im wrong here. Characters like The Punisher or Jason Toad usually just kill street-level scums like mobsters and thugs. It is rare for them to deal with evil billionaires. So I wonder if the ultra rich that are involved crime usually don't see anti heroes as threats.

A part of me, I want to say a lot of these cases could've been s*icide. But this YouTuber brought up some good points in the video that address the opposite.

I guessed I couldn't wrapped my head around the intelligence of the alleged criminals that could possibly pull off something like this. This could be a very ignorant thing to say here. And this post might get a lot of downvotes, when I say this.

But I have a hard time believing some racist people in Mississippi would actually be crafty or educated enough to get away with these hate crimes, without getting caught or raising a lot of suspicion.

Unless there is some Jeffrey Epstein level shit going on here. Where it's people in position of power committing these hate crimes. The YouTuber did bring up the scenario where there could be N@zies in the Police.

In conclusion. Again what do you guys think?

I will go first. For me, it's massive size differences. In most Martial Arts movies, weight classes don't matter at all. A 5'5 and 140 pounds dude can still beat a 6'6 and 340 pounds dude. Out of all the wild shit that happens in Martial Arts films. The lack of size mattering is the most jarring to me.

Especially if they caught off guard at a bar or party by a attack. I ask this question. Because a hit from the back of the head, can cause a lot of damage, or even death at worst. So I wonder if 3x is enough.

I know the show has multiple power sources. Just want to know if there is a limit to those power sources, or a infinite amount of power sources though.

I want to say something similar to the Hand, or Hydra. Because those groups have way too many members. And obviously the X-Men don't account. Because most members have different powers on average.

I'm thinking a group that is about 10-100 members strong.

Before I make the points in this post. I want you guys to know I'm coming from a good faith place here. Im a black man, not a white right-wing racist. I'm also not a pick-me either.

If you are familiar with my post history on tgis sub. You should already know I use the word cognitive dissonance a lot. And I believe cognitive dissonance plays a huge role here.

The cognitive dissonance comes in the form of some liberals having two world views at once. One world view where all men are demonize as violent predators, abusers, and predators. And another world-view where liberals must be empathetic towards criminals from marginalized groups.

Sometimes both world-views interact. For example, that one situation with the former Marine Danny Penny and the homeless man on the train. If that situation did turn out wrong, and Danny Penny didn't do anything. Therefore making this situation similar to the situation with the Ukraine girl. Liberals would be singing a whole different tone. "Another black person becomes a victim of white supremacy" automatically turns into "Men using patriarchal violence on women" real quick.

There are so many situations, where criminals can have like 80 different mugshots, just due to all the violent crime they do. And the judges still let them go free. All because certain USA cities or countries want to be soft on crime.

I just saw this video of a mentally ill man just randomly punching women on the street. And feminists will use this situation as a way to demonize men by bringing up the patriarchy (even though these mentally ill men have no idea what a patriarchy is). And to make it worse, these would be the same feminists that are in favor of soft on crime policies.

These feminists will downplay violence from Drug Cartels or Terrorist groups. But when a woman is harmed by a Drug Cartel or Terrorist group though. All of a sudden these same "soft on crime" loving feminists want to have conversations about how violent men are due to the patriarchy.

I once saw a Reddit thread a long time ago, don't remember the sub. But a commenter said something really interesting though. He said that liberal women always talk about how they want women to be safe. But their voting habits don't reflect that opinion though. Again it's that cognitive dissonance.

My point in bringing all of this up. Is that men are being demonize in society over situations that can easily be avoidable.

When violent criminals with wrap sheets longer than the Jeffrey Epstein files keep getting released to prison, due to liberal policies. That gives cognitive dissonance based feminists a perfect opportunity to blame men, by saying these situations are just examples of how violent men are.

Women wouldn't have to worry about getting sucker punch by violent criminals. Because those violent criminals would never get released in the first place.

Again some criminal-justice policies can create a situation where individual violent offenders are repeatedly released into the community, while public discussions about the resulting violence sometimes treat the offender's sex as evidence about men generally. That can reinforce negative stereotypes about men even when the actual problem is an identifiable individual offender and a particular institutional failure.

Problem #1: Criminal-justice systems can sometimes fail to adequately incapacitate or supervise demonstrably dangerous repeat offenders.

Problem #2: Public discussions about violence can sometimes turn an individual male offender into evidence about "men" generally, particularly when ideological explanations such as patriarchy are applied without establishing that they actually explain the specific crime.

When those two things happen simultaneously, ordinary men can end up absorbing the social stigma generated by a relatively small population of highly violent offenders.

In conclusion:

These policies have a major negative affect on society view men.

Think of it like this guys. Men are getting blamed by for an issue certain left-wing leaders caused in the first place with their policies.

I'm still on episode 1. I'm seeing Reacher struggling to fight one goon. Even the two guys he beat up in the beginning, still came back for more.

And that Cop is useless. He got knockout by a door.

I'm splitting this post into two parts. In order to get my points across better.

Part 1: Don't talk about the male loneliness epidemic.

Everytime this conversation is mentioned in the media. Some feminists are quick to use this as a opportunity to say that lonely men are lonely because they are misogynistic incels who feel entitled to women bodies. Or saying lonely men think not getting laid is worse than women dealing with SA.

Everytime we bring up the male loneliness epidemic. They will just use that as another way to paint men as the bad guys.

Part 2: They will still get mad at us for not talking about the male loneliness epidemic though.

If you are familiar with my post history on this sub. You should know I love using words like cognitive dissonance, hypocrisy, and cakism when it comes to some feminists.

For example.

A feminist can straight up tell you that Feminism isn't for men. And that men should stop whining/bitching (cough cough that's toxic masculinity) and create their own movements, and stop expecting women to help with their problems. And then the same feminist will also tell you that men don't need to start their own movement, because Feminism is already for men. This is the BS we are dealing with here guys.

They only do this BS, because they want to have it both ways. They don't want men issues to be a priority in society, because they want the spotlight to always stay on women issues. But at the same time though, they also don't want men creating their own movements, because most solutions to men issues are linked to benefits women have. So they will lie and gaslight men by saying they want to help men, and also say that the only alternative for men are just toxic red-pill spaces.

The same cognitive dissonance or cakism is happening with the male loneliness epidemic here too.

Two big reasons here.

1: They love bringing up the male loneliness epidemic. Because they get mocked men, by saying how desperate and pathetic men are without women, they need women so bad to survive.

2: They want a illusion of the male loneliness epidemic to still be around. Because want a way to fear monger men into doing what they want. Telling young boys they will be potential mass shooters if they don't have girlfriends. All of a sudden "We don't care if men can't get laid, leave women alone you incel freak" automatically turns into "You will become a mass shooter, if you are not getting laid, so we are so concerned about you".

2 is very important. Because it shows the paradox. We are demonize for talking about the male loneliness epidemic. But we are also still demonize for NOT talking about the male loneliness epidemic though.

In conclusion:

I think bringing up the male loneliness epidemic just plays into their hands. Because they can use that as ammo against us, just like what I described in part 1.

But at the same time though. If we play our cards right here. And never bring up the male loneliness epidemic. The other side will automatically expose themselves. And I do what I described in part 2. Let them show that they are problem here, not us. This is a similar tactic MLK use against racists. Again let them exposed themselves.

When men discuss loneliness, they frame it as male entitlement, misogyny, inceldom, or sexual frustration.

But when society discusses loneliness as a potential social problem, those same men can suddenly become a potential threat who needs to be socially integrated.

Again that creates a contradictory standard: “Your loneliness isn't our problem” becomes “Your loneliness is a societal danger” depending on which argument is useful.

This is a world-building question.

If you ignore Wildcat or even Daredevil dad. One would assume Mike Tyson is still the baddest Boxer on the planet in both Marvel and DC.

If there are a lot of people with abilities like Taskmaster or Karate Kid. One would assume this small population of humans wouldn't stick to one fighting style, and master multiple styles instead. So you wouldn't have more Boxersm

Therefore making these humans more suitable for a MMA type of rule set. Because Boxers like Mike Tyson or Floyd Mayweather don't necessarily have to worry about these fighters taking their sport. Since Boxing is a completely different sport, with a limited rule sport, that has been around more longer.

Unlike MMA that is more broad, and also newer too.

His superpower is a mix between technopathy and hypnosis.

He can transmit hypnotic suggestions through phones, computers, televisions, earbuds, VR devices, and other connected technology.

The more technologically connected a person is, the easier they are for him to influence.

He can exploit a target’s existing fears, desires, insecurities, and beliefs rather than completely rewriting their personality.

He can potentially influence large groups through digital platforms, making him extremely dangerous as an online manipulator. He is big on social media too. Very popular on YouTube and Twitter. The most search name on Google.

He is a cult leader who uses scams, fake communities, and online propaganda to attract and radicalize followers.

His greatest strength is turning the digital world itself into an extension of his hypnotic ability.

However, his influence is weaker against people who recognize the manipulation, possess strong mental resistance, or remain disconnected from technology.

Offline targets and isolated electronics are particularly difficult for him to affect.

He also cannot create completely foreign beliefs or force impossible actions through hypnosis.

But he can manipulate a lot of people at the same time though. Possibly in the thousands.

If his technological connections are disrupted or destroyed, his long-range hypnotic abilities become severely limited.

How Superpowers Shaped the Criminal Underworld in My Superhero World.

My criminal underworld is loosely inspired by the John Wick High Table structure, but superpowers have fundamentally changed how organized crime operates. The existence of superpowers throughout history is one of the biggest reasons my criminal underworld developed the way it did.

For example, the Mafia was able to maintain power for much longer than it otherwise would have because criminal families could rely on superhuman members. A telepath could detect potential informants, a precognitive could warn the organization about incoming investigations, a shapeshifter could infiltrate rival organizations, and an extremely durable Mutant could serve as an enforcer against both rival criminals and law enforcement.

1: Mutates: People whose biology has developed a supernatural ability. Their powers can range from physical abilities like super-strength and speed to mental or abilities like telepathy, telekinesis, or shapeshifting. My Mutates have Kryptonite-like weakness.

2: Alchemists: People who manipulate supernatural Quantum Energy through objects called Shards. Their abilities depend heavily objects, making them particularly valuable when they lose access to their Shards, they also have stamina limit too, their bodies can explodewhen using too much energy. Their main abilities are molecule manipulation, probability manipulation, portal manipulation, and kinetic absorption.

3: Savants. My world's "peak humans." They don't have conventional superpowers, but their bodies and abilities are pushed far beyond normal human limits. They're exceptionally strong, fast, agile, durable and skilled compared with ordinary humans. Their physical stats is increased by 2x.

4: Cyborgs: Humans enhanced with advanced nanotechnology and cybernetics. Their enhancements can dramatically improve their physical capabilities and give them access to sophisticated weapons, sensors, communications, and other technological abilities. But the biggest limitations here are resources, wealth, or people bodies not being able to handle the Nanotech progress. While the weaknesses are hacking and EMP waves.

Because these four groups exist, criminal organizations have had to adapt to them for centuries.

My Five Categories of Criminal Organizations

Criminal organizations are divided into five broad categories in my world.

1. Organized Crime

This includes the Mafia, Cartels, Yakuza, and similar organizations.

They're essentially the traditional upper echelon of the criminal underworld.

They control territory, money, trafficking networks, businesses, political connections, and other criminal organizations.

They're also the organizations most capable of recruiting or acquiring members of RE's Big Four.

2. Street Gangs

These are generally at the bottom of the criminal hierarchy.

However, "street gang" doesn't necessarily mean harmless.

A street gang that has access to a powerful Mutate, a few Cyborgs, an Alchemist shard, or even advanced super-tech can become significantly more dangerous than its size would suggest.

Most street gangs don't have access to these things, but the ones that do can become serious problems for larger organizations.

This creates an interesting dynamic where a tiny gang might possess something that a much larger organization desperately wants.

3. Prison Gangs

Prison gangs are different because their influence primarily exists inside prisons.

They can potentially control thousands of street criminals and affiliated gangs outside prison, even if they don't directly control the streets themselves.

This means that being powerful on the outside doesn't necessarily protect someone from them.

A powerful Mutate, Savant, Alchemist, or Cyborg who ends up incarcerated still has to deal with the prison hierarchy.

In fact, prison gangs have developed their own methods of dealing with superhuman prisoners.

They may not be able to physically overpower every superhuman, but they can use numbers, information, alliances, restraints, other superhumans, and control of the prison environment to maintain their authority.

4. One Percenter Motorcycle Gangs

These organizations are often hired by larger criminal groups as assassins, mercenaries, bodyguards, and enforcers.

They're essentially the criminal underworld's hired muscle.

A motorcycle gang might have Savants serving as elite fighters, Cyborgs providing heavy firepower, or Mutants with particularly useful abilities.

They don't necessarily control huge territories themselves, but they're valuable because they can be contracted by larger organizations.

5. Cop Gangs

These are arguably the most dangerous criminal organizations in my world.

They're essentially corrupt law-enforcement networks that have evolved into criminal organizations of their own.

They can bully street gangs, manipulate investigations, control evidence, intimidate criminals, and sometimes cooperate with motorcycle gangs.

Their biggest rivals are usually prison gangs and traditional organized crime. What makes them so dangerous isn't necessarily that every member is a superhuman.It's that they have institutional power. A Mutate cop with telepathy is dangerous. A corrupt police department with access to that Mutate is much more dangerous. A corrupt police organization controlling that technology across an entire city is potentially catastrophic.

Territory

Different U.S. states and cities function as territory for different criminal organizations. For example, certain Cartels have significant control over Florida. Other states might be dominated by particular Mafia families, Cartels, motorcycle gangs, or other organizations.

And aslo Criminal organizations generally hate outsiders. They don't want another Mafia family, Cartel, or gang entering their territory and establishing itself. It's not necessarily because they're morally opposed to outsiders. They simply don't want competition. More criminal organizations means more violence, more instability, and, most importantly, more attention from law enforcement and the government.

And this is especially important for Cop Gangs.

"Crime Is Controlled, Not Unchecked". Similar to how Marvel Kingpin views crime. Cop Gangs are probably the most aggressively anti-out-of-towners organizations in my world.

A typical major American city could have hundreds of active superhuman criminals, with different individuals occupying completely different roles.

That's the part I'm most interested in. The existence of superpowers doesn't replace the criminal hierarchy. It just makes it more complicated.

But the Problem I'm trying to avoid though. My biggest concern with this worldbuilding is that I don't want to create an "inmates run the asylum" situation where superhuman criminals become so powerful that governments, police, and normal criminal organizations become irrelevant.

And I also want superpowers to fundamentally change organized crime without making every criminal organization completely dependent on superhumans.

I want the four power systems to be tools that criminal organizations use to gain advantages, not an automatic replacement for money, influence, territory, intelligence, connections, and organizational structure.

For example, Hydra agents and Skrulls infiltrating Shield at the same time.

Or Lex Luther or Vandal Savage running a supervillian group, that has members with secret ties to the Court of Owls and the Brother Blood cult.