Despite the never-ending fight for mutant rights, a US court ruled that mutants are no more than animals or monsters. Lumped into this ruling were the X-Men, X-Force, Spider-Man, and other characters. The court case centers around tariff laws. Toy maker Toy-Biz made the claim that X-Men and other action figures were not “dolls” but toys and therefore should be taxed at a lower rate. Dolls are taxed at a 12% higher rate than other toys. In order to make this claim they set back mutant rights for decades to come. Their claim was that mutants were animals or monsters and not humans. I am sure that Professor X is not happy about this one! The court case can be found here: Toy-Biz vs. The United States. (via Boing-Boing)