london@oddjob.UUCP (David London) (07/26/85)
<> With all this talk about whether the old Kitty was better than the new, and vice-versa, I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned my pet peeve. She's only 16 (or so). Why does ANYBODY (esp. Wolverine) want to take orders from her??? I think at one point, Wolverine mentions that she'd make a good leader. Baloney!!! She's just a kid!! (I don't care about the genius business - 16 is 16). I'm surprised that anyone in the X-Men (most of whom are at least 10 years older) would pay any attention to her suggestions or orders. Ditto for the New Mutants. In the last couple issues, we see Dazzler taking orders from one (or more) of those guys. Why would she pay any attention to battle plans from a teeny-bopper??? I know Marvel doesn't pay too much attention to age (I wouldn't want them to - this isn't Young Romance), but let's get real here! David London ..!ihnp4!oddjob!london
lizv@tektools.UUCP (Liz Vaughan) (07/31/85)
In article <881@oddjob.UUCP> london@oddjob.UUCP (David London) writes: ><> >With all this talk about whether the old Kitty was better than the new, and >vice-versa, I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned my pet peeve. >She's only 16 (or so). Why does ANYBODY (esp. Wolverine) want to take orders >from her??? I think at one point, Wolverine mentions that she'd make a good >leader. Baloney!!! She's just a kid!! (I don't care about the genius >business - 16 is 16). I'm surprised that anyone in the X-Men (most of whom >are at least 10 years older) would pay any attention to her suggestions or >orders. Ditto for the New Mutants. In the last couple issues, we see Dazzler >taking orders from one (or more) of those guys. Why would she pay any >attention to battle plans from a teeny-bopper??? HOLD IT! Kitty may be 16, but she's a pretty old and experienced 16; not just being a genius, but tooling around the galaxy, risking your life daily, that sort of thing. Also, leadership potential is just that -- potential. Good leaders are usually good leaders when they're 6, much less 16. Being able to assess a situation quickly and make fast, sound decisions that people will abide by has very little to do with age. Not everyone is totally ditzo just because they're 16. (no, I'm not 16; I just don't think you're looking at Kitty as a character instead of a number) ....tektronix!tektools!lizv
hernan@prism.UUCP (08/07/85)
I may be off by a year or two, but Alexander the Great won his first major battles at the age of 15.
boyajian@akov68.DEC (JERRY BOYAJIAN) (08/09/85)
> From: oddjob!london (David London) > With all this talk about whether the old Kitty was better than the new, and > vice-versa, I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned my pet peeve. > She's only 16 (or so). Why does ANYBODY (esp. Wolverine) want to take orders > from her??? I think at one point, Wolverine mentions that she'd make a good > leader. Baloney!!! She's just a kid!! (I don't care about the genius > business - 16 is 16). I'm surprised that anyone in the X-Men (most of whom > are at least 10 years older) would pay any attention to her suggestions or > orders. Ditto for the New Mutants. In the last couple issues, we see Dazzler > taking orders from one (or more) of those guys. Why would she pay any > attention to battle plans from a teeny-bopper??? > > I know Marvel doesn't pay too much attention to age (I wouldn't want them > to - this isn't Young Romance), but let's get real here! It's obvious that you've never been involved in science fiction fandom. When I first joined sf fandom at 17, the local sf group (NESFA) routinely had people as young as 15 in positions of responsibility. And they lead people who were as old as the upper-30's. Sixteen-year-olds had major positions on convention committees, including World Science Fiction Conventions. Granted, this is a little different than life-and-death battle situations, but the point is that many --- quite likely most --- teens (and even pre-teens) have a much greater maturity than adults give them credit for. Put a teen in a position of responsibility, and chances are that he will do the job as well as an adult. A mature adult will recognize this fact, and won't shy away from taking orders from a younger person, just because of age. --- jayembee (Jerry Boyajian, DEC, Acton-Nagog, MA) UUCP: {decvax|ihnp4|allegra|ucbvax|...}!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-akov68!boyajian ARPA: boyajian%akov68.DEC@DECWRL.ARPA