#like under no conditions would someone from the 1930's use modern queer/leftist lingo

[malevolentconfessions]

I find people who say "Because of the time period, this character is this bigoted group/bigoted towards" really annoying and sometimes mischaracterizing

Like yes it's the 1930s all the Malevolent characters will have to deal with sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia and whatnot, which can include some degree of prejudice. But I find it really unlikely that most of the Malevolent cast will be racists, or homophobes or etc.

Especially when it comes to Arthur, who has been vocal about his very contrasting beliefs. He doesn't support marriages of convenience, he's anti-religious, after Faroe he's probably very pro for dad's taking period expected maternal roles, he hates aristocrats, he grew up angry at the status quo. So I don't think he'd actually be sexist, or whatever. I think he'd have hidden prejudice, 100% it is the 30s, and he's a middle aged man (that a lot of people see as white, and sometimes well off).

Also my friend said Parker would be sexist, transphobic or something. It was mostly jokey, but they did seem to believe it. (I'm going to talk about fanon like it's canon, cuz it's Parker, he has no canon) He's a gay Chinese man. The queer movement especially in older decades were very revolutionary and not only in queer issues. If you were an outcast in one way, you supported all the outcasts, and he's an outcast in 2

Also it's annoying cuz people like these characters and have personal issues with these bigots. Ik aside from what I said, it did hurt to hear those things cuz I like those characters

I do like internalized bigotry, it's usually in stories and self acceptance and character growth and it's relatable

Yeah in general I think it's pretty obvious that many of the characters in malevolent would be pretty progressive for the time, and failing that, simply too busy to care (antoine there's no time for us to care that you're gay, kayne is going to kill us all)