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* Why does Damsel complain about being an alien, or about Corefire being racist? She's mostly human, she's practically a [[Opposite
** ...You're new to the world of racism, aren't you? Racism is ''humans'' treating ''other humans'', who are only slightly different than they are, as less human. And did you miss how Damsel is throwing up all the time?
*** Racist aren't born, they're usually made, usually when a person is young. Somehow, I can't see a situation, where Jason's parents constantly warned him about the dangerous extra-terrestials down the street. Probably he was just turned off by her angst and self-loathing.
*** Racism, or indeed prejudice, isn't always tied directly to being told specifically to hate this group when your young. There are several reasons Corefire could have be prejudiced against her: she's "unnatural," there's something disgusting about her creation, she's "other." (Which would be kind of hypocritical, yet totally meshing with the story's themes, if you think about it). In the end, it could just be petty revulsion of something unknown or different. It wouldn't be anything new, depressingly enough.
** Racism doesn't has to be about a group considered "inferior" but also a group which considers itself "superior" is racist. Also "purity" and "not mixing races" is often important for them. Of course there is also the old truth that most racists are irrational idiots.
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