#tldr: mostly indifferent to desi potters.

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hi there! First of all I want to mention that my ask doesn't contain racism or prejudice. What do you think about Indian James ? No matter how much I thought, I could not find the root. Maybe I have missed something in canon? Or is it a simple fanon thing? Also once again I want to say that my ask doesn't contain racism and I would NEVER EVER INSULT anyone.

hello friend!

uhh tbh, i have no idea where it stems from. i’ve seen some people argue that potter can be an anglicised version of some indian surnames, others argue that there’s some race-coding (but u couldn’t ask me to expand on that—i have no clue) but i mainly think it’s just a matter of representation tbh. people wanted a character of color and we got a v prominent desi potters situation lol.

re what i think about it: if i’m being brutally honest, i am…not a fan. but that’s mainly because i don’t really like identity headcanons in general (i very rarely see them done well, to my taste) and it also messes w my escapism real bad. to be clear, i’m not saying it’s bad or anything, and i’ll never shit on anyone who likes it, but it’s just not my cup of tea. i think the desi thing hits harder too. i’ve also seen some fics where the authors, despite being very very good-intentioned fuck up the cultural aspect of it so bad it makes me cringe 😭😭 but also, it makes me wonder if that’s how british people feel when us non-brits butcher their stuff so i always try to be graceful when that happens lol