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sukibenders · 6 days ago

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Me when I see people compare the Cullens calling/referring to Jacob and the rest of the wolf pack as "dogs", "mutts" or "mongrels" to being the same as them being called "bloodsuckers" "leeches" or even, in Rosalie's case "blonde.":

#twilight #twilight saga #the cullens #jacob black #twilight wolfpack #bc no them referring to these (mostly yte) vamps as “leeches or bloodsuckers” is not the same as again this #predominantly yte family referring to an indigenous group of people as “dogs or mongrels” in anyway nor is okay #too many people let smeyer get away with this especially bc it was turned into a joke added with the dog bowl scene #that is dehumanizing even more so when you factor in how smeyer used a real tribe without their consent and depicts most if not all #her poc characters as more savage like or lesser than their predominantly yte counterparts #and even with there being poc vamps (tho in the books that's hardly the case) that still doesn't erase the sentiment used toward the #wolfpack and how it comes from primarily the cullens an all yte fam #there are so many instances especially in the subtext of jacob & the rest of the pack being treated as more violent anf aggressive #when the cullens had to move around bc emmett had such a high body count & jasper can't control his thirst and literally lashes out at bella #but yet alice thinks the wolves are more of a threat? it doesn't help that smeyer depicts it that way too by honing in on how #sam hurt emily but giving jasper (a confederate soldier mind you) more grace #and no even if rosalie is one of my faves her getting thrown “blonde” as an insult is NOT the same as her calling jacob “dog” at every #chance she gets like imagine telling a poc that being called an animal is the same as being referred to a hair color #smeyer making all the wolves indigenous and all the vamps (specifically in the books but movies too) yte already adds the racial dynamics to #it so no you can't say “it's not about race” bc the author who again depicts most if not all her poc characters negatively wrote it that way #(this is also a woman who has many misogynistic moments in her writing too so why are you surprised?)#the same author who “allegedly” got upset with a director for acting more actors of color into the first film & only “allegedly” only agreed #for laurent was bc he was the villain #to note not saying that you can't like twilight or the cullens or anything like that bc i do find myself coming back to it every now & again #but to dismiss valid criticism and ignore why many fans especially those who are poc & native say these factors make them uncomfortable #or just try to dismiss it or make jokes out of it is uncool #anti twilight #anti stephenie meyer

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