In X-Men ‘97, Storm Shows Us How to Remember Who We Are

ShaVaughn Elle
5 min readApr 29, 2024
image of X-Men Storm in a black and gold costume, emerging above the earth reclaiming her power
image from X-Men ’97 episode 6: Lifedeath Part 2

“Don’t you ever let a soul in the world tell you that you can’t be exactly who you are.” — Lady Gaga

Each of us experiences it, you know — journeying back to oneself.

Amid navigating an immensely capitalistic society, it’s easy to conform to an avatar or persona that pushes us to assimilate to the world. We’re made to believe this…

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