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In a lot of ways my love for superheroes seems kind of contrary to my core beliefs. I don’t tend to like stories about action, and superhero stories are typically seen as very masculine. I also personally feel that the overall perception of them does a lot of harm to modern feminist movements and to efforts to decrease toxic masculinity. However, contrary to general consensus, I strongly believe that the actual art of superhero stories itself, at its deepest roots<\/strong>, is distinctly against concepts like toxic masculinity, and in a lot of ways is even distinctly anti-government. These are stories about good people doing good, saving people, and respecting others. 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