#who think theyre subversive but ultimately dont give a flying fuck about you
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you're Black and they've got a handful of Black characters in star wars and none of them are written with love and care like they deserve. every Black character that looks remotely Black is either a "near human" alien species or villainized.
you're Polynesian and youve technically got a whole bunch of really prominent characters with a range of morals but people keep thinking/pretending/making them white and then the majority of those guys' voices and stories are ignored in favor of white jedi who should know better than to be slave owners. ppl deny your existence in this story and claim it for white people.
you're eastern/southern asian and like 99% of this fucking franchise wouldn't be here without your people and your culture(s) but good fucking luck finding prominent characters that share your face. they had one lady in a sequel trilogy nobody asked for and by the time they make another movie with her they manage to give white/alien sides more lines than her.
or you're SWANA and star wars is basically a carbon copy of your people and your culture and is also, ironically, a carbon copy of the same shit you have to deal with irl--being made a terrorist, being called backwards, stereotyped, etc etc, made out to be "hostile" in the same way white folks do irl. and there's white fans who have the nerve to tell you this is a compliment.
youre jewish and every time there's a character with a hooked nose they're also evil. if there's a character thats working with money they've got a hooked nose and they're also evil. a greedy character will have a New York Jewish accent and also be a lizard. the alien that hapenns to be the slave owner to White Space Jesus is a mess of stereotypes of your people and culture.
"Star Wars is for everyone"
#like what the fuck is this that my friends and I have to go through#CH posts#like were eeking out an existence in this corner of the fandom#and then every day its just this reminder that star wars was made by white people#who think theyre subversive but ultimately dont give a flying fuck about you#or about your problems#and they throw you a wormy bone and expect you to be fucking grateful for the effort#and their fans that are preemptively absolving them of all their sins#and youre trying your hardest to keep it together w you and your friendsin one corner of the fandom and you can't even manage that#because STILL the white fans will try to take that from you#''if it bothers you then say something'' and we do that and we're called the REAL racist#im fucking tired lmao#what ivy said about racism being exhausting#is true#each paragraph is based on me and a mutual lmao in an ideal world i wouldnt have had to write this at all#but alas
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