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bmpmp3 · 7 months ago

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it is insane to me how often people get so up in arms about "historical accuracy" when it comes to characters of colour in historical fiction and historical inspired fantasy LIKE i know why. i know why. its because of racism. BUT LIKE how is this not super interesting to you. how is a racialized character living in a largely historically ethnically homogeneous area not the most intriguing thing. dont you want to see their experiences as a minority and as an individual and how they navigate this all and how it affects their relationships with friends and foes? plus that usually puts them in an underdog position and dont you want to see an underdog make it? or is an underdog not worth rooting for the second their skin is too dark for you?? come on man

#this post is not specifically about the yasuke situation but the situation did remind me of these thoughts ive been thinking about a lot #but like when i read a book from i dunno. the 1800s or whatever and everyones like white and french or something #but theres one character whos not. i like. zoom in on them. the persian??? the persian from phantom of the opera??? im obsessed with him #like if a characters very visibly a minority its really interesting. and its also really interesting when a character is white passing #and still racialized but in different ways. i dunno man its all really intriguing!!! theres a lot of layers!!!! depth!!!!!!!!!!!!!#all kinds of really cool and interesting characters of colour out there!!!#yasuke's a little different because hes just straight up a real guy. like theres no excuse with him he was real and we know this #how come i: a person who's interest in sengoku era history came entirely because of otome games #know more about yasuke than most of these 'self proclaimed history buffs' getting mad #and how come they dont think hes the coolest most interesting guy. i know why. its the antiblackness. but MAN

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