#it will just become an excuse for shitty behaviour rightttt?????

[randomfandomss]

You're so right. Like, we can't even discuss Armand's bad attitude that they call us racist. Louis is a saint for that people!! They're even monitoring fans tags and harassing them. I'm so tired of that fandom's discourse.

Honestly, Armand and Louis, as characters are literally gifts in terms of representation.

I have not seen (often) such unabashed representation of poc. They are not held to higher or lower standards because of their race.

The narrative treats them as equals to every other character, even though the other characters often don't.

Just because they represent their race they are not held to higher moral standards. They do bad things and face the consequences, just like any other character. Just like we, as people, do.

I usually don't comment on anything that is too sensitive but I feel like while people have good intentions, what they are trying to say is rather counterintuitive to what they want to convey.

Why is the characters entire personality being pigeonholed into what their race is (or any aspect for that matter). Why do the discussions have to revolve only around that. A person is a culmination of many, many things.

I agree, race is a very, very important aspect. It influences people's biases and behaviour and that is the truth above everything else. But to almost assume that it is the only thing the emotions of every other character would be influenced by is...absurd. A rather simplistic view on human emotions.

I think we should try to perceive these characters based on their entire glorious, brutal existence rather than defining or defending them based on just one aspect of their being, whatever that may be.

We are often drawn to certain traits or qualities in a character that resonate with us. However, it's important to remember that the character is a separate entity and not a complete mirror of ourselves.