#rc volot

[a-cloud-for-dreams]

The thing with this whole Wolot nonsense is that it's not even about whether or not Wolot is attractive, but about how RC decided to appease racists instead of standing their ground. Now, they gave themselves twice the work for one character which potentially gives them more of an excuse to use AI in their CGs. If you find Wolot hot that's whatever, but don't try to twist peoples' words in an attempt to ignorant to the bigger picture.

This is a good time to ask why the portrayal of POC in a Slavic village is more offensive than characters of colors with primarily eurocentric features in historical books centered on cultures of color? Do you only care about historical accuracy when it comes to your culture? Are you picking and choosing when historical accuracy is crucial to your enjoyment of a book?

[romanceclub-confessionss]

Confession:

Between the dark and white Volot, I personally chose the white one because while the dark one is hotter, the white one is more cute to me. For many people he is ugly, but let me remind you that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

[salisburyliam]

I think he is one of the most beautiful LIs in the whole app, that's all.

[kundaquarius]

I can't stop laughing my god

[fayromance]

I don't think I've ever shared this disturbing case of my interactions with the ru-fandom here

So here it goes...

There was that one time when a Russian fan stole one of my commissioned fanarts with Black!Volot and made an edit of it where he's supposed to be the white option. And some other fans liked their "work"

I suppose that was their way of making fun of the OG Black!Volot and implying that he doesn't deserve to have fanarts because he should've never existed in this story

It was a very disrespectful and unethical thing to do. You never, ever make edits of someone else's fanart without their permission; if it's a commission, then the commissioner's permission should also be obtained. And that goes even for nice, well-meaning edits. Much less when this edit is supposed to deride a Black person in a racist way

But I guess at this point this shouldn't even be surprising to anyone. Some Russian fans are unbelievably rude and obnoxious

[noelle-v]

What a great view 👀😏

[dumpingscreenshotshere]

This just feels so wrong. So now Volot is not canonically Black. Now we have this basic white sprite

[indomitable-mrs-barkley]

[dmitryswifeyy]

Volot and Lada ✨

Source: pinterest

[bouquetstatue]

while racism with volot + the mc in the russian fandom was not... surprising to me? (i didn't expect it but many russians, and by extension eastern europeans, do hold outdated views, so it's not new to me) i think it just drives home the fact that white russians will never consider poc as russian or "like them".

russia is home to MANY indigenous people and i've seen so many stories, as a person with heritage to the sakha people, from other indigenous people who are always made to feel like outsiders because they don't look russian enough. they're, quite literally, publicly shunned and people saying that volot/lada being dark skinned ruins the "accuracy" of the story about slavic mythology forget that poc russians are still... russians, they have a place in russian culture.

also, let's not forget that, while being a minority, some central asians are also considered slavic. and they do not look "stereotypically" russian.

this definitely is a problem with most slavic/eastern european people because they assume that apperance determines your heritage or your blood, it does not. to say that a poc who has slavic blood, spoke a slavic language, was raised in slavic culture isn't slavic just because they're a poc is extremely racist.

[zvonkayatishina]

Volot 'And the Haze Will Take Us' by Romance Club

/Commission/

[romanceclub-confessionss]

Confession:

We didn't get Volot's first kiss CG because RC caved in to the racist players' demands for a white version. Now they have to double the amount of CGs for him but their resources aren't limitless so very important moments are left without much needed visuals. All thanks to the whiny racists who threw this hissy fit

[salisburyliam]

💀💀🥵🥵

[squishywizardd]

I am slutting it UPPPPPP fuckin shit UPPPPPP rn this is Amen and Set and Malbonte and Lucifer all OVER AGAIN. waitin for the consequences of my own actions fr

[fayromance]

Burning of the Maslenitsa Scarecrow in the Haze village 🔥

Maslenitsa is an ancient Eastern Slavic festival dating back to the pre-Christian times (even though it was later accepted by Eastern Orthodoxy)

One of the holiday traditions is burning of the Maslenitsa effigy which is a symbolic way of saying farewell to winter and ushering in spring ❄🌸

Today is the last and most important day of the Maslenitsa Week — Sunday of Forgiveness. If you feel like forgiving someone who wronged you or asking for their forgiveness, this might be a nice day to take those necessary steps for reconciliation

Anyway, happy holiday to all those who celebrate ❤🎉

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[dumpingscreenshotshere]

I keep winning