In all fairness, neanderthals couldnt fire gay beams into your mind or turn into your grandma to scam you, normal humans in the world of Marel have VERY good reasons to fear and distrust mutants, specially when even the X-men are normally very secretive and tend to clash with more goverment-alligned heroes.
Hell, Laura is a living example.
One moment youre taking a picture with a cute, disabled orphan girl for your presidential campaign.
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the next she pops claws and kills you, the secret service, your entire family, and everyone that showed up for the rally.
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