# What is Jean Grey a Doctor of? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 26, 2010, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-jean-grey-a-doctor-of/537451 "2010-04-26T20:48:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bearman217](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e4f/32.png) [@bearman217](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bearman217)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2010, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-jean-grey-a-doctor-of/537451/1 "2010-04-26T20:48:38Z")
My sister and I have been watching a couple of the X-men movies and it got us thinking. What is Dr. Jean Grey a doctor of? Does she have a doctorate of the arts, is she a medical doctor, or what? I myself have read a good many of the comics myself and watched the cartoons and such, but I don’t know the answer. Anyone know the answer out there? ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2010, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-jean-grey-a-doctor-of/537451/2 "2010-04-26T21:03:03Z")
[complete hijack] So my then-10-year-old son and I are watching one of the X-Men movies and everytime one of the characters comes up, he would ask me “so Dad - what are his/her powers?!” because he couldn’t wait for the movie to play out. When Jean Grey/Famke Janssen gets on the screen, he asks “what about her Dad - what are her powers?” and I replied “to be smoking hot, son” …he just kinda looked at me and said “ew, Dad - yuk!” He’s about 12 now - he does all the talking about hotties on the screen now. 😉 [/complete hijack] ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2010, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-jean-grey-a-doctor-of/537451/3 "2010-04-26T21:05:21Z")
I think that was only in the movies. IIRC, Jean in the various Marvel continuities had a college-level education, but wasn’t a doctor of any kind, MD or PhD. ---
**Author:** ![\_xiao\_wenti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/b782af/32.png) [@\_xiao\_wenti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_xiao_wenti)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2010, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-jean-grey-a-doctor-of/537451/4 "2010-04-26T21:06:21Z")
I do not read the book, but the [I assume] fanboys who write the wiki article on her do not mention. > **[Jean Grey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Grey)** > > As Phoenix Force: > Jean Elaine Grey is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in The X-Men #1 (September 1963). Jean Grey is a member of a subspecies of humans known as mutants who are born with superhuman abilities. She was born with psionic powers. The character has also been known as Marvel Girl, Phoenix, and Dark Phoenix at various points in her history. > Her powers fi... ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2010, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-jean-grey-a-doctor-of/537451/5 "2010-04-26T21:07:50Z")
Biology? Specializing in genetics? That I think would be the obvious choice if one were to go into a field studying mutations. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2010, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-jean-grey-a-doctor-of/537451/6 "2010-04-26T21:10:22Z")
In the films, she is certainly portrayed as a physician, or at the very least the team medic. ---
**Author:** ![Rod1199](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a587f6/32.png) [@Rod1199](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rod1199)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2010, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-jean-grey-a-doctor-of/537451/7 "2010-04-28T02:17:16Z")
The comic book character was never a doctor. That was only done for the movies. I don’t know why the movies did it that way, but my guess is they were having her fill in for the missing character of Hank McCoy (Beast) who didn’t show up on screen until the third movie. He was always the team’s resident scientist. ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2010, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-jean-grey-a-doctor-of/537451/8 "2010-04-28T02:33:05Z")
I think I recall reading that it was pretty much to give her something to do onscreen. Her psychic powers weren’t considered terribly interesting in a cinematic sense. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2010, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-jean-grey-a-doctor-of/537451/9 "2010-04-28T02:41:19Z")
I call her Doctor Love. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2010, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-jean-grey-a-doctor-of/537451/10 "2010-04-28T17:35:56Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > [complete hijack] > > So my then-10-year-old son and I are watching one of the X-Men movies and everytime one of the characters comes up, he would ask me “so Dad - what are his/her powers?!” because he couldn’t wait for the movie to play out. > > When Jean Grey/Famke Janssen gets on the screen, he asks “what about her Dad - what are her powers?” and I replied “to be smoking hot, son” > > …he just kinda looked at me and said “ew, Dad - yuk!” > > He’s about 12 now - he does all the talking about hotties on the screen now. 😉 > > [/complete hijack] This thread made me want to watch X-Men movies and whenever I saw Jean Grey, I thought “to be smoking hot” because of you… teehee! That _is_ a pretty super power. That and I’ve decided that the only reason Colossus is there is to be a beefcake. He shows up for such a small part of X2 and he’s not wearing a shirt for any of it. Yum. ---
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2010, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-jean-grey-a-doctor-of/537451/11 "2010-04-28T21:55:46Z")
> [@Serenata67](#): > > That and I’ve decided that the only reason Colossus is there is to be a beefcake. He shows up for such a small part of X2 and he’s not wearing a shirt for any of it. Yum. A-fucking-men to that sentiment! Although I do feel a bit like a cradle snatcher looking at him because he’s clearly barely 18. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2010, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-jean-grey-a-doctor-of/537451/12 "2010-04-28T21:57:18Z")
Lust away. IMDb sez he turned 22 the year _X2_ came out. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-jean-grey-a-doctor-of/537451/13 "2010-04-30T05:12:20Z")
> [@Rod1199](#): > > The comic book character was never a doctor. That was only done for the movies. I don’t know why the movies did it that way, but my guess is they were having her fill in for the missing character of Hank McCoy (Beast) who didn’t show up on screen until the third movie. He was always the team’s resident scientist. Professor Xavier has IIRC a few doctorates. He does specialize in genetics and wrote a bestseller The Structure And Function Of X on mutation. CITE- Marvel Year In Review (I forget which year). ---
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-jean-grey-a-doctor-of/537451/14 "2010-04-30T09:26:10Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > Lust away. IMDb sez he turned 22 the year _X2_ came out. He’s 22? Hooray, I can wank over him without guilt now! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2010, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-jean-grey-a-doctor-of/537451/15 "2010-05-01T03:24:38Z")
> [@Illuminatiprimus](#): > > A-fucking-men to that sentiment! Although I do feel a bit like a cradle snatcher looking at him because he’s clearly barely 18. Hoo-ray! He’s actually my age(ish). Now I just have to get over feeling dirty about thinking Harry Potter was pretty foxy in the last few installments… ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2010, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-jean-grey-a-doctor-of/537451/16 "2010-05-01T05:05:50Z")
> [@Serenata67](#): > > This thread made me want to watch X-Men movies and whenever I saw Jean Grey, I thought “to be smoking hot” because of you… teehee! That _is_ a pretty super power. > > That and I’ve decided that the only reason Colossus is there is to be a beefcake. He shows up for such a small part of X2 and he’s not wearing a shirt for any of it. Yum. Exactly. With great power, comes great responsibility. Provided they’re of legal age. ;)😃