#fandoms are racist af

[astriddestelle]

Imagine seeing black fan art of an anime and not thinking oh cute/cool and moving on.

No instead you get all in your feels and start spouting racist shit, make the VA for the main character who is black deactivate his account and dox a minor all because you didn’t like “check notes” the skin color an artist chose to use for fan art that “checks notes again” has no influence on the show at all.

Fucking pathetic. I mean that from the bottom of my soul.

I will never understand why people get so hung up on fan art. It doesn’t take away from the actual media. It’s equivalent to fanfic don’t like don’t read. Don’t like the art keep fucking scrolling don’t interact with it.

I see fan art I don’t like all the time I would never go out of my way to criticize it cause who fucking cares what some other person draws. It has no affect on my life, by the time I get off social media I've already forgot what the art looked like.

Not to mention none of yall have the talent or skill to draw at that level. Skill-less ass losers. If you don’t like seeing Sero as Hispanic, draw your own fan art and post it, build your own feed, and just don’t interact with art you don't like, it’s not that hard.

And it’s funny as hell cause yall will draw an underage ten year old anime girl hella sexualized with huge titties or some uke shotacon boy and be like it’s just a drawing they're not real blah blah blah but let it be a redraw with a person of color and yall start foaming at the mouths like the miserable rabid dogs you are.

Then yall double down in the dumbest of ways, drawing a darker skin character as light in some sort of gotcha. Like way to miss the point of the character.

It’s always the same arguments that get brought up what if I made Black Panther white. When the whole point of Black Panther is the fact that he’s a Black African. Notice how no one ever calls for Black Bruce Wayne, why cause Bruce is a rich blue blood in America, the likelyhood of said person being black is minuscule. Superman on the other hand could be black bro's an alien. Aquaman was race swapped in the movies and no one gave a shit I wonder why (here's a hint, he passes the paperbag test)

The real reason black characters can’t be race swapped is cause their race is embedded into their character, why, one cause back then when they were being introduced there were no black characters so half of their character was revolved around them being wait for it, black. Because of said reason above, society and the media seems to believe that you can’t have a black character without their being some sort of reasoning behind it. (I.e why is their black people in this show, why is so and so black, despite it not changing anything about the story)

Don’t even get me started on the fact that none of yall would ever dare say this to any person of color in real life cause you’re a bunch of pathetic losers who would get beat to a pulp.

Just sick and tired of the racism so prevalent in fan communities. Cause it's all communities not just anime.

Yall still salty over people drawing Harry Potter as Indian and Hermione as black, or Pansy Parkinson as Asian. Lucas and Erica from stranger things are heavily criticized for every thing their character does and yall hype up every other character cause they’re white. Obsessed with Eddie for doing what exactly? The same shit Lucas does helping his friends fight the upside down. Caleb still has the least amount of followers out of all the men wonder why (hint he doesn't pass the paper bag test)

I don’t intend for this to get much traction hence why I posted it hella late at night but yeah I’m tired and needed to vent.

[martellspear]

"To the point of accusing people who dislike her [Elia] of racism" as if some people here don't have to deal with this:

Not to mention other violent and disgusting words:

[madame-fear]

https://www.tumblr.com/madame-fear/739158848542277632/oh-but-youre-german-no-wonder-why-you-are-so?source=share

It's not being xenophobic, it's being honest because you guys have no idea on how to properly speak without sounding weird. if you get told too many times that your behavior is because you're german then that's a huge red flag. i don't know why you care so much on making a post that nobody will care about lol you're being disrespectful to the person giving HER opinion on her blog

You are so much of a fucking coward, that you forgot to sign this off on anon and now when I CONFRONTED YOU on private messages you’re excusing yourself saying that you have no idea what I’m talking about, that it must be a mistake like I’m some sort of madwoman???

My GOD. You clearly don’t understand how languages work. All languages have their own way of having words and phrases be formed, are you ignorant or what? Literally, you contradicted yourself in a way because you’re saying you’re NOT being xenophobic but you’re also saying that: we are basically being cavemen because... We have our own way of forming phrases and words because that’s how languages usually work? and also I DON’T GET THE << huge red flag >> THING??? what are you on about? How is me being German a red flag? Or... I don’t even understand what you meant to say.

Also, it’s ironic that you’re saying that I’m being << disrespectful >> to someone giving her opinion on her own blog. First of all, you’re also being disrespectful to me because I’M giving my OWN opinion on MY fucking blog - why does the opinion of someone specific matter, and not the rest that think otherwise? Secondly, I never mentioned anyone specific, I was just talking about the drama itself.

I have so many things to say about this, but I will let you be and straight up block you, fucking coward. First you get on anon, and when you accidentally show yourself you make up excuses on private messages because I confronted you? You can’t be for real.

[acknowledge-reigns]

Notice how the "I'm tired of seeing vets bury younger talent!" Crowd that was doing the most when Jey beat Ilja are silent af about Randy beating Melo but pissed about Bianca beating Tiffany... Stop being a pussy ass bitch and say it with your chest bro 💀 y'all just hate to see black and brown people succeed or be anywhere near the top! 💯

[randomnameless]

I'm sure someone mentioned this before but it feels like Raxy-manbaby's rhetoric is borderline segregationist. Like he's like "dragons should never interact with humans, this is a humans only zone and if they do, they will be prosecuted and murdered even if humans come to their area". And the whole "refuse to humble themselves" reads off as "refuse to acknowledge human supremacy". It's flat out racist, and the only reason people are not noticing it or at worst giving him a pass is because it's fiction.

I don't have my redshit folder at hand right now, but someone jokingly replied to someone on the 3h sub some time ago (2 years? 3 years? You lose the meaning of time in this fandom) something like "separate but equals? It sure wasn't racist as hell."

Worry not, people notice it and fwiw, it's one of the reasons why I'm so annoyed at the Aeneid - because of its status : it was meant to be both a fic and supposed to be a meta commentary of the game, and many people swallowed it up complete with the nonsense that Billy was never biracial (or whatever Sitri was) or worse, they "become human again" as if having Nabatean blood/soul is something you can wash as easily as a hairdye.

I guess when you have to twist yourself in pretzels to pretend Supreme Leader going "you are a nabatean you cannot rule over humans" isn't pulling the race cardn, the only pretzel you end up with is one that is rancid and has been chewed by all kinds of unsavory people and we end up back to square 1 "separate but totes equal i'm telling you so please bow your head otherwise you defy me and you're going to fall on my axe".

Fanfic is fanfic, and meta is meta, they're two different things !

Imo the conflation always boils down to the same set of pixels : granted, I earlier joked about how FE16 might have been a social experiment, if you simp very hard after a waifu, will you follow that waifu to the depths of hell, or will your common sense inform you that this waifu might be, uh, titillating material but nothing more?

The rise of disturbing discourse on the net though (remember the "he's mentally ill he shouldn't have babies?" or, in general, the sheer fact that someone had to remind people that segregation was racist as hell, or whatever the hell is going on in that server) is, tbf, sort of worrisome anon and unlike the trolls of the old days, the "maybe imperialism is good sometimes" people seem serious in their views so while it's not my job to tell them to touch grass and turn off their computer, I prefer to laugh at the sheer idiocy.

I mean, nothing's as funny as someone very seriously writing a wall of text to explain "how BaD feudalism is" under a shitpost lol

[lokiinmediasideblog]

I guess my fandom red flag/annoyance is that I don't trust when people act like misogyny and homophobia/transphobia are not interconnected in fictional settings. For example, homosexuality is accepted but women are oppressed and vice versa. E.g. In Norse Marvel fic, Sif being accepted without question while Loki is oppressed for his gender identity and/or sexuality (fandom tends to do this). Or if they go off about Sif's struggles becoming a warrior but it was all peachy for Loki in terms of gender identity and sexuality (comics tend to do this). I think those two things should go hand in hand IF YOU PLAN TO INCLUDE EITHER OF THEM in world-building and it is myopic to ignore that.

From experience, the people doing this will either be dismissive of misogyny or dismissive of transphobia/homophobia based in which of this issues are taken seriously. Or at least people too eager to either call women bitches or make weird homophobic/transphobic jokes.

[michaels-reality]

Sorry, the product that you want to purchase is out of stock :(.

[catgirl-catboy]

Technically, you can tag totally normal pictures of people of color and air conditioners as 'lovecraftian horror' and be objectively correct.

[occidentaltourist]

The way Taylor Swift's online superfans are constantly infantilizing her, as though she isn't grown ass woman running a billion dollar empire with an excellent family support system and every resource at her fingertips; and inserting themselves into her relationship like he needs internet advice on how to be her boyfriend:

And all the petty infighting about Who's a More Correct and Better Fan and whose parasocial speculation about her innermost thoughts and feelings is the most correct interpretation and 200% true actually:

[halfricanloveyou]

i don’t play bg3 but you know people ain’t mean it that way. it’s a term of endearment and not inherently a slur.

Reminder that "boy" has some racist background when referring to black men and ik y'all are not doing it maliciously but do avoid referring to wyll as a boy

[roscoehamiltons]

now that daniel is back i’m trying to find more accounts to follow that post him but i somehow forgot that there’s a huge overlap w daniel fans supporting max

[peridot-tears]

The reason Con*Hay*th bothers me so much isn't because of the incest, because frankly, coming from the danmei fandom, you value people's freedom to explore these things -- just tag it so people won't see it if they don't want to.

I'm talking about this from my own perspective as a Chinese American who's in the danmei fandom, so understand that a lot of my opinion is contextualized by this culture.

(Danmei in general is a place to explore "taboo" relationships in a highly censored society, and yes, this is partially why AO3 is now banned in Chi*na. Make of that what you will. This post isn't about that tangent, but my ick with the racial dynamic of this ship.)

My reasons are:

The egregious fetishism and racism. How do I tell you it's not okay to have Hay*th*am put a cross on Con*nor, a Mohawk character who's actively fighting against genocide and land theft? Do we need another lesson on the role of missionaries and forced conversions that paved the path of colonialism on Turtle Island/the Americas? I'd be fine with the ship if it weren't the equivalent of pairing a Japanese invader with a Chinese commoner, or akin to pairing a master/enslaved person in the context of chattel slavery. If you're Chinese, would you write that ship? If you're American, would you write that ship?

The blatant ignorance and privilege. Assassin's Creed III just...doesn't seem to have a huge Indigenous fanbase? I'm also ten years late to the party, so I might be completely wrong, or not paying attention lol. But anyway, my point is that Haudenosaunee are not here to defend themselves or call it out. In danmei, whenever there is a microaggression against Chinese people or Asians at large, there are a lot of us there to object to it and set the boundaries on what's potentially harmful to us, fetishy, or just controversial. Out here, it's crickets, so we're just running around with this Indigenous character, pulling words from Kanien'kéha and whatever cultural aspect we can Google without any regard for how it could be stereotypical or harmful to contemporary Indigenous people. It's just adding insult to injury and continuing a tradition of erasure.

[acknowledge-reigns]

If you're out here saying "I'm a Roman Reigns fan and there's nothing wrong with C*dy wearing an ula fala" - You know what? You're right. You are a Roman Reigns fan. JUST a Roman Reigns fan. JUST a fan of the character, not Joe. You don't give a shit about the man underneath, his family, his people or his culture. You do not see him as a human being. You do not respect him. You do not respect Polynesian people or their culture period, you just fetishize them and when it's time to show you give a damn about their community you fold. They're just hunks of meat to you. "I'm a bloodline fan and it's not offensive!" IF YOU'RE NOT SAMOAN OR POLYNESIAN IT IS NOT YOUR PLACE TO SAY WHAT IS AND ISN'T OFFENSIVE AS FAR AS A YT MAN MOCKING THEIR CULTURE. Fuck outta here bruh.

[nyanbinaryrose]

100% agreed and adding this from the Twitter thread I did:

Addressing the castlevania fandom's antiblackness

Had to talk about this because WHAT THE FUCK DID I JUST READ.

People are claiming Annette told Richter to suck up his trauma and that this is"oppression Olympics".

First of all: how dare you be so inhumane towards a woman that was LITERALLY ENSLAVED? Yeah, obviously she had it WORSE than Richter. This isn't about comparing trauma, it's the TRUTH.

I've already reported and seen a lot of people being racist towards Annette in this fandom but I think this is another level.

Degrading Annette for having the 'audacity' to be angry that (checks notes) this white boy ran away, which he did. None of you can stand black women being angry, especially when it's rightfully so. Annette is a human being, but you mfs would rather she be a damsel in distress angel who only gives Richter advice and support. So sorry she's her own character.

I really advise everybody to report the people from the inages. Antiblackness will continue to proliferate on this fandom unless we do something about it.

[fishjellylou]

But y’all had the nerve to at me when I woke it up about how the way people draw Louis in this fandom is racism. Period. Y’all said it’s just art and I should be grateful when these artists simply dgaf. They know Louis got light medium toned skin and soft features and yet he’s always drawn as rough black #68 or a dark skinned Wesley Snipes. And now look what we have here. Yet another white person in this fandom with a big account (and Amara who is South Asian cause like I said y’all think cause you’re poc you can’t be anti-black) they are going to a plantation acting like it’s a field trip to the zoo. The fact you watched Jacob’s portrayal as a black Louis and didn’t think for one second it would be weird af to take a funko pop of the white version of him to a PLANTATION shows what’s wrong with all yalls spirits and what you really think. Then yall wonder why nobody wants to be a part of this fandom and why this show will never reach beyond cult level status despite its excellence. You all are racist to your core and I feel so sorry for Jacob that these fans are always the ones being rewarded with the chance to meet him while the ones who genuinely care about him (not just black btw) leave the fandom cause of how triggering the racism is. It truly is disparaging to see.

And for those of you who want to defend them. Just know when somebody called them out they said “can’t please everyone” in this last screenshot meaning they don’t care about anyone’s concerns or how it looks because they don’t care about black people (Jacob).

[xoxoemynn]

I know it shouldn't surprise me, but it's frustrating af to step outside the fandom and read about OFMD's cancellation on more general entertainment sites and see the majority of reactions be along the lines of "oh well it was probably Taika being over it, he always gave me the ick anyway so, whatever," and then often devolving into comments about his personal life, or conspiracy theories that can be disproven if you use your brains for 30 seconds or maybe step outside and touch grass idk idk.

And this isn't me saying "omg how could you dislike Taika" bc truly unless you're being racist or antisemitic (which, let's be real, many are), I don't give a fuck what you think about him.

But the point remains that if you have a show that is all about celebrating queer joy and finding yourself later in life, that has a diverse cast of characters in terms of race, ethnicity, sexuality, and body type, that was WRITTEN by a diverse group of writers, that is receiving praise from critics and fans alike, that from all reports was one of Max's most successful shows despite them doing next to no promotion the first season, that had two successful seasons and the creator is on the record saying he had a plan to tell the entire story in three, and it gets CANCELED.

I don't give a fuck how you feel about Taika, or how you feel about OFMD. You SHOULD be concerned about that. Because your show is next.

And before you come at me with "it's just a show, have you seen what's happening in the world?" Yeah. I fucking have. And the arts matter. They have always mattered. It's how we've shared stories and fostered communities and passed down what's important to us as a society. And they've brought us joy. And I don't know about you, but I think we could all do with a fuckton more joy in our lives.

This is absolutely a huge loss, and unfortunately it's not going to be the last as streaming services continue to go deeper in crisis. If that doesn't concern you, idk, go enjoy yourself watching season 47 of The Bachelor.