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rubberduckyrye · 7 months ago

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I just looked in the Gonta tag and saw someone making a post about how if they see people white washing characters of color they're going to go feral--which is so fair. Valid of them really.

Except. Gonta is on that list.

Gonta.

You know, the "primitive wild man who is treated like a fucking idiot/toddler by the rest of the cast and even worse so by the fandom"? You know, Gonta, the character everyone treats like he's ignorant and can't have Complicated Thoughts Ever? Gonta, the character who has a wild child backstory, wears a loin cloth for underwear, ectect. You know. That Gonta?

Okay like. You see why this is fucking racist. You see why this is racist, right? Gonta is like, sun kissed tan at max. He is not "dark skinned" and to be frank if he was we'd have to add on fucking extreme forms of racism to the bigotry of not just the writing, but to the fandom as well.

Anyway.

#I'm all for HC a character as darker skinned than canon #TBH I like making Kaito tanner than he is in canon #but. IDK I don't think Gonta is a great candidate for that guys. For. OBVIOUS REASONS.#Like even if the fandom WAS normal about him (which they are not) I STILL wouldn't make him darker skinned solely because of how canon--#--treats him #Like please for the love of god grow some self awareness I am BEGGING YOU.#I know he looks tanner from the rest of the cast because they're all pastey white in skin color #(especially Kokichi like BOY DO YOU EVER SEE THE SUN. DO YOU LIVE IN A FUCKING DEEP CAVE.)#But Gonta's skin tone is not dark. It is Not.#I am once again asking the fandom to THINK ABOUT THEIR SHIT BEFORE THEY DO IT AAAAAARGHHH

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