#Polynesians are stereotyped as obese. Hmmmm let's look at the only plynesian character..... oh would you look at that
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The fandom itself isnt racist nor colorist, but the writing team most CERTAINLY is.
The series is voltron: legendary defender.
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#vld#discourse#like seriously their treatment of lance and hunk is DISGUSTING#and also allura#alluras writing is soooo boring because shes not only black but shes also a woman and also shes a woman in power.#Lances writing is atrociously hostile because hur dur hes hispanic#hunks writing is so incredibly pathetic that its sickening because he's a dark skinned polynesian#like literally let's go through the stereotypes for each ethnicity#Polynesians are stereotyped as obese. Hmmmm let's look at the only plynesian character..... oh would you look at that#they just so happen to make the only polynesian character overweight and a glutton! Every other line that comes from hunk is about food.#totally not racist tho.#Hispanics are stereotyped as hypersexual and short tempered. Hmmm let's look at the only hispanic character. Oh would you look at that#They just so happen to make the only hispanic character hypersexual/flirty and short tempered! Totally not racist tho.#Okay so what about japanese people? stereotyped as smart--dedicated--robotic--helpful--workaholics--emotionally dead#hmm let's look at the two japanese characters. Both smart in tech and math--both dedicated to the point they do nothing but work--robotic#because they do nothing but work; shiro exists to help the team and to train... that's all hes there for. And then keith is emotionally dea#black people are stereotyped as being bossy--mean--dramatic/''extra'' (among others). just so happens the only outwardly black character is#portrayed as bossy.#but how about italian? eccentric hand gestures--love of family-- obsession with caffeine (among others)... hmm just so happens the italian#characters fit all those boxes#who could have guessed.#and if we assume coran is like an irishman we even have additional racism for him! Ginger headed--loves alcohol--likes fighting--witty--ego#and more! he fits literally every irish stereotype#all of their characters are like if they googled 'stereotypes of xyz' and then used them to make a personality
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