#and let me tell you--as a fair-skinned mixed-race girl who grew up in the tropics | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

rhys-ravenfeather · 2 years ago

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I will admit upfront that this is just 100% me being bitter, and probably a bit petty, not to mention basically just repeating myself since I’ve said stuff like this before in previous posts, but as a biracial person, I really wish that there was more representation/recognition of biracial people, and the mixed-race experience, not only in canon media, but in more fandom circles.

#rhys-ravenfeather signing on #mixedpeople #mixedheritage #earlier today i was thinking about a CERTAIN popular headcanon from a certain popular series again and like...#look putting everything else aside #looking at that particular character and what they happen to be i...kind of see another take #and not just them but honestly half-human/hybrid characters in general #i may have mentioned right now that i've been rewatching trollhunters and i'm ngl...i feel a certain kinship with the changelings...#look full disclaimer--it's 2023 if you want to see fictional characters as having a certain sexuality and/or gender identity go for it!#i'm just...i don't know; i guess i just KIND OF wish my experience was more universal?#that certain character views/headcanons didn't drown others out?#again this isn't to dump on anyone or any group of people #but on the other hand; like i mentioned some time back the character i related to most for a while as a kid was a hecking WOLFDOG #and let me tell you--as a fair-skinned mixed-race girl who grew up in the tropics #and constantly thought about the fact that she didn't look like most of the other people around her that was pretty dang CATHARTIC to me #yeah again sorry i know this is dumb and it got long this is just kind of something i had to vent about #also sorry if i stepped on anyone's toes--all of you are wonderful and valid

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