#but in my experience. usually race headcanons include expanding upon what's already established in-canon lol. like esp if it's someone /of/ | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

datastate · 2 years ago

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please think before promoting a post that - while having an understandable critique of people who remove themselves (through headcanons) from a media to a degree that they may as well make ocs - includes “race headcanons” in this criticism.

#are you fucking w me. you know what this (white. might i add) person's talking abt. don't you.#jestersvaguely #like obviously i have my own criticisms when it comes to m/m pairings especially where i feel like people would be better off just watching #like. romance anime because at this point they've just flattened the characters and completely removed the original world #but in my experience. usually race headcanons include expanding upon what's already established in-canon lol. like esp if it's someone /of/#that race there is usually so much more thought put into it and how it'll tie and bring out emphasis in other scenes #and i know - for myself. as someone who enjoys character studies. i like applying this to how it affects themselves/family/life #as well as their personal perceptions/importance of it. there is just... it opens up a lot of opportunities #yes. there is a point where projection does soften up or destroy the original character. but this isn't where it typically happens #rubs my face. i'm not articulate right now but this is not where critique should be directed #if it's thoughtlessly making characters poc and playing into racist biases then that's relevant but otherwise... what's the pointtt #it's not ridding the character of anything.

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