attackofopportunity:

So, I know that Fox has decided to downplay Magneto’s Jewishness in the X-Men films – as in, no character has actually used the word “Jewish”, and they mostly stick to mentioning that Erik survived the Holocaust. And that’s all well and good I guess, but, with the High Holidays just around the corner, I invite you to consider:

• Erik trying to remember his mother’s brisket recipe and eating his mistakes
• Erik muttering “Oy gevalt” when he’s annoyed, which is often
• Old Man Erik writing grumpy two-star Yelp reviews asking why every damn item in every damn restaurant has to have bacon in it these days
• Erik never going to temple except to sit in the back during Yom Kippur services, not participating, not doing anything, just hoping that being in an atmosphere of repentance means something
• Old Man Erik calling Kitty Pryde a mensch, because even if it is a traditionally masculine word, she’s still such a mensch
• How much money I, personally, would pay to see Erik Lehnsherr look Charles Xavier in the eye and say, “May you be inscribed for a blessing in the Book of Life, old friend.”