#because that is Also racism. Shiver being the Pretty Japanese Lady who must therefore also be Feminine is Racism | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

shiverhohojiro · 2 months ago

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One of my faaaaaaavorite things (said with heavy sarcasm) is a general trend of, when drawing Deep Cut in clothing besides their idol fits, Shiver will often be put in more feminine clothing while Frye gets way more neutral/masculine fits, and it's always. hmmmmmm.

Because like . I don't know. I feel like Frye is decently fem herself? Not that Shiver isn't presented femininely in canon either, but it feels telling of... something, that people will look at them both and go okay... what fashion should I put them in? Well the stereotypically pretty Japanese character shall go in very feminine clothes and can have a skirt or dress. And the darker skinned Indian character can have pants.

#prince talks #It's Just Racism.#Actually where this pisses me off most is when they are drawn as Team Rocket and Shiver is drawn in Jessie's uniform #while Frye gets to be in James'#because not only does it continue a ooooh Shiver is the femme one they can be Girl. Frye is Masc.#But it also implies a drastic level of character misinterpretation if you think Shiver is the Jessie. They're very clearly the James.#idk man. Frye gets all those fluffy coats and sweaters and like. I know she does canonically wear pants #but she's clearly pretty fem still...#also it's hard to articulate but there is something that just feels so... insidious about the feminization of Shiver #because that is Also racism. Shiver being the Pretty Japanese Lady who must therefore also be Feminine is Racism #it's wild to see it happening knowing that this is the same character everyone thought was going to be canon nonbinary

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