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The Cremation of Jewish X-Man Kate Pryde

In a review for Marvel Comics’ Marauders #11, Bleeding Cool reporter Jude Terror writes:

The X-Men gives Kate Pryde’s body a Viking funeral, as Jewish tradition dictates.

This, of course, is grossly in error; Jewish tradition dictates no such thing. And even if the (pseudonymic?) Mr. Terror had his tongue deeply in his cheek, it’s a joke in poor taste.

Why’s that? Because, as writers like Rachael Knight at Women Write about Comics point out, it’s a pretty large insult to her religious heritage, particularly as one of the most prominent and long-time Jewish superhero characters.

Marauders #11 Buries Kate Pryde’s Jewish Legacy

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