#but why. Whyyyyyyyyyyy. out of all the flaws they could have given her did this have to be one of them. when will the trope die

[angorwhosebabyisthis]

me rewatching parts of the show to mull over cassidy's dynamic with pericles, head in my hands: cassidy. i love you. be less racist

[thecottageinthedark]

#sdmi#scooby doo: mystery incorporated#cassidy williams#SDMItag#on a watsonian level i get how it happened and it is Some Yikes but adds layers to the situation#on a doylist level oh my fucking god it is so uncomfortable to have to write meta about how 'so yeah the black woman is like#super fantasy racist. it's an understated but major part of her character and her trauma; and is Important to the dynamics surrounding her#and the character she's racist at the most; especially given how much the narrative doesn't think anything about the racism *is* racism#also the fantasy group she's racist at are a bunch of animal sidekicks who she is explicitly grouped in with'#it's not subtle or only directed at pericles either she straight up calls scooby an 'it' and threatens to put him down#she's flawed in ways the narrative does intend and doesn't; and i enjoy expanding on that#she's from an infamously dysfunctional group of morally dubious sad bastards and she deserves better than being left out of that damn it#but why. Whyyyyyyyyyyy. out of all the flaws they could have given her did this have to be one of them. when will the trope die#sighs. anyway back to being fucked up about how cruel it was of ricky to push her into the role of 'hey why don't you be pericles this time'#dyn: so nice to meet you; angel

me rewatching parts of the show to mull over cassidy's dynamic with pericles, head in my hands: cassidy. i love you. be less racist