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Originally Posted by MUfan97

Hey, why are mutants hated and feared, but regular people with superpowers are loved and praised as heroes?

I actually seem to recall multiple characters in universe bringing up this point at one time or another (like Spider-Man I think).
From the general overview the comics have presented it's because people like Spider-Man, Carol Danvers, Wonder Man, Wasp, etc. were born as and lived their early lives as regular people (anatomically anyway) and only gained their powers later so the masses feel like they are still one of them (but with power). They have some level of relation and association plus a hint of "that could've been me who got those powers." Alternatively mutants present an evolutionary development of powers which spells out eventual extinction of the normal human race (a point made by many X-verse characters). It also doesn't help that the first known mutant turned into a tyrant overlord with plans of world domination.