#also I hate racism!!!! :)

[anotherpapercut]

genuinely it will never stop baffling me how people will wear twilight shirts and talk about team Edward vs team Jacob and then the same people will be like "I'm not basing my personality off of a piece of media (harry potter) made by a transphobe 😌" like good that's great! so you can excuse racism but you draw the line at transphobia? good to know

#remember when twilight came out and there were news articles about the quileute tribe and also if you read the books with your eyes #you know that theyre extremely like INSANELY racist #i remember reading them at age 10 and thinking 'wow this author hates women and native americans' #and i was right bc later i found out shes mormon 😐 #begging you all to take racism and especially pretty extreme racism against natives seriously lmfao

[notherpuppet]

I know they’re probably not going to go into this (which i understand, there’s only so much time in an episode and they’re telling a different story) but I think about Al’s background a LOT. Get ready if ur in the mood for a read.

To be a mixed Black person in America is a…bizarre experience. You come to realize that due to the coincidence of your genetic makeup, white folks may divulge information that they keep so closely guarded from the ears of “more obvious-looking” black folks. Im gonna bring it back to Alastor, but lemme give some personal context. I’m mixed with Filipino, so I’m pretty obviously not white, yet my ambiguous ethnic makeup in a predominantly white suburbia seemed to make white peers and people feel much more at ease in relaying their criticisms or prejudices of black people to me. I would hear someone feel comfy enough to spew vitriolic racist shit with me, then toe the line like a circus acrobat when around someone a few shades darker in skin tone and a few coils curlier in hair texture. It was constantly infuriating and holding my tongue was a practice to both investigate someone’s true nature and preserve my own safety. I did abandon that method of navigating life in America, and experienced the switch-up white folks made when I started ‘broadcasting’ my blackness. (E.G. beyonce pre vs. post Lemonade). The criticisms and prejudice confessions just came less often, til I saw them being caged up completely after white peers experienced backlash from me. After they realized “OH this bitch is a n*****!?”

Now this is from someone who is brown, but i also wanna talk about my white-passing cousin with a similar racial makeup as Al, who is from the south and oh BOY. (Let’s call him J for this post’s purposes). J’s navigation though simple daily life is such a constant contradictory experience, of which he is still working through in therapy. I think of one moment when he was manager at retail gig and his boss told him that whenever a Black customer enters, it’s policy to give them “exceptionally attentive customer service”. Essentially, “follow that n***** around”. This is just one modern incident of when J would hear the quiet part out loud, despite his Blackness, because his appearance was white enough to make white folks drop their guard. Eventually, my cousin and I took to the same direction where we used our advantage of disarming white folks against them when the time came. We would keep note and record of racism and unlock a sort of “this you?” when the opportunity to expose that person’s true nature came. It’s pretty vengeful thinking ngl, but it is really REALLY hard to resist exposing an asshole rather than attempting to teach an asshole to change their ways. Especially given that such an attempt is an ARDUOUS uphill battle. The experience of KNOWING the truth about what someone thinks of your people, and being opened to opportunities and information that you would not have access to if the chance of your genetics was only slightly different is bIZARRE, horrific, and fuel for constant inner turmoil. (It sucks y’all)

Now back to Alastor; to have been a mixed person in the Deep South in 1930s America—it’s not too difficult for me to imagine how traumatic and convoluted that experience must have been. Especially when legally and socially, things were so much more Black and White. And when you’re on the line in between that, when society does not prepare a place for your existence, it can be SO isolating. You may consider the absurdity of such an arbitrary method of determining class, status, and/or caste much earlier in life than peers, which only further isolates you. You hold a resentment of society now that you know exactly how the other side is operating to ensure your oppression.

And then I think of Al’s weird ass moral code. How he arrived in Hell and (according to Mimzy) began killing overlords with reckless abandon. This is someone who likely had to develop the cunning to navigate 1930s Deep South America as a mixed, murdering, psychopath without getting caught by authorities who are already gunning for you. And now he is in Hell where the rules of society have gone up in smoke and he can fully embrace his rage, resentment, and vengeance. A desire to burn down the powerful people of the world can be accommodated and ANY previous inhibitions can finally be released. The morality of rising above someone by cutting them down (instead of developing emotional/spiritual healing) has become the easier and satisfying option. Finally the opportunity to show the power-secure villains of the world how easily you can tear them down when nothing is holding you back any longer.

TLDR; The trauma of racism in America is pretty sufficient cannon fodder for a severe psychotic break, the development of socially debilitating behaviors and isolation, and a quest for profound vengeance. So maybe that can explain some of the enigma that is Alastor.

And this is just ONE facet of Al. I didn’t even get to bring up the isolation that comes with being an aroace nonbeliever in the 1930s Deep South. Like FUCK. I’m a mixed, aroace nonbeliever from a modern day conservative town and yall….what a weird experience for sure lol but anyway lemme get back to my life. Whole point of this was—-WHAT AN INTERESTING FUCKEN CHARACTER TO THINK ABOUT

#hazbin hotel #alastor #hazbin hotel spoilers #it’s an alastor analysis yalllll #character analysis gives my media and art engagement brain the wiggles #also I hate racism!!!! :)

[apollos-olives]

"go to palestine and see how they treat you" okay. i did. they treated me like normal. i'm palestinian and queer and they treated me just fine. but you know where i was treated like shit for being queer??? the u.s. of fucking a.

#i hate that argument “go to palestine and see how they treat you” because like lol. im a queer palestinian #palestinians are very queer #many of my palestinian friends and even family are queer or queer supporting #because we're educated. palestinians are extremely educated because we use knowledge as a tool of our liberation #and bc we're educated we are also accepting of queer identities #like seriously man. if you genuinely think all palestinians are homophobic then you've got some extreme racism problems #palestine #free palestine #that being said obviously there are homophobia problems in palestine #and all around the world #palestine isn't special with the homophobia #but we gotta be normal about this guys. we don't have time for queer liberation because we're too busy fighting for our basic human rights #we can work on queer liberation once palestine is freed

[cinnamonsikwate]

"why couldn't shuro have just been honest about what he felt with laios and falin it's not that hard" are you. are you White

#dungeon meshi #shuro #toshiro nakamoto #look you can hate him for other things but this is very clearly a case of cultures (& personalities influenced by these cultures) clashing #shuro is japanese/east asian-coded and laios is european white boy #i am not japanese but i also come from a collectivistic society #pakikisama is a filipino value both prized and abhorred #it relies heavily on being able to read social cues and prior knowledge of societal norms #shuro being from a different country/culture is important to his character #his repressed nature is meant to contrast with laios' open one like that's the point #they both had similar upbringings but different coping mechanisms #shuro explicitly admits that he's jealous of laios being able to live life sincerely #anyway the point is they were operating on different expectations entirely and neither had healthy enough communication skills #to hash things out before they got too bad #re his attraction to falin i personally believe he unfortunately mpdg-ed her #she represented something new & different. a fresh drink of water for his parched repressed self #alas not meant to be #i'll be honest the way ryoko kui handles both fantasy & regular racism in dm is more miss than hit for me #i don't doubt that a lot of the shuro hate is based off of marcille's pov of him #marcille famously racist 😭 #characters' racist views don't often get (too) challenged #practically everyone is casually racist at some point #anyway. again if you're gonna hate shuro at least hate him for being complicit in human trafficking & slavery #he couldn't help falling for the wrong woman goddamn 😭 #calemonsito notes

[robotpussy]

not to harp back to a few days ago but the whole "taking phone calls in public/loud music in public/playing music and videos outloud in public is rude etc. (the list could go on)" argument is not only absurd,

(not all public spaces are going to be silent its is unrealistic, outside cannot cater to every single person as everybody has different needs, but this is not me dismissing there are concerns for people who may have sensory 'issues' or may be bothered by loud sounds)

but has ties to racism and classism, especially considering that many nonblack and white people call the police about "noise complaints" on black and brown people and poor people because the music being played at a party is 'too loud' or music from a car is being played 'too loud', which leads to them getting arrested or killed.

It also has links to gentrification, it is known that people who do complain about a community being too loud are clearly not familiar with the cultures in that area and that loud noise being a nuisance is a clear sign you are coming into a culture that isn't yours

anyway i think some of you need to read the article linked because the influx of these types of arguments is concerning.

#articles #white supermacy #gentrification #racism #ableism #classism #ref #antiblackness #like as a black person i know drums and 'loud instuments' are important to the diaspora - black people ARE 'loud' and that is #ok it is our culture and its beautiful idgaf and I will not sit here and pretend that the whole 'outside needs to be silent' thing #is not aimed at black ppl. this also goes back to the whole weird hatred ppl have children #with ppl saying they hate it when babies cry in public and kids shouldn't go outside because they are noisy #its so very strange to me

[lazylittledragon]

if one more alt character gets saddled with the "smells bad/doesn't shower" headcanon i'm going to start swinging

#ramble #we had this with eddie and now hobie and i can't POSSIBLY think why #oh whoops you accidentally let your racism/classism/miscellaneous prejudice show #it also feeds into the thing i hate where alternative fashion is only acceptable if it's perfectly coordinated and aesthetically pleasing #which is so aggressively anti alternative #it just shows that you think it's a fashion statement and not an ideology

[cringengl]

I hate to say this, but I think so many of the problems with Stranger Things (not all but a lot) could have been avoided if they had a smaller cast. It grew so much each season to the point where important characters and their storylines were getting neglected just because they have so much to focus on that it just didn't fit

#this post is about #will byers #vickie stranger things #lucas sinclair #jonathan byers #and so many more add them in the tags #like was eddie really a super necessary character??? was the russia plotline really needed??? #like i dont hate eddie but they just took jonathan and steve and mushed him together #idk is this controversial??? #also i just want to stress that this would not solve every problem with st *cough* racism and homophobia *cough* #(notice how a lot of the characters being pushed to the sidelines are often queer and poc) #anywayyyyy #byler #< bcus at this point the tag is more like a community and i want to hear ur guys opinions on this

[toss-a-coin-to-your-stan-account]

as someone who has some. well. mixed feelings about netflix witcher I fucking hate when people give it shit for the wrong (read: bigoted) reasons. like. no YOU don't like it bc they made it so triss isn't white. I don't like it bc they made eskel a tree. get fucked

#me in a discord: oh yeah i love witcher #another user (entirely unprompted): i hate what they did to triss. shes a white ginger woman dammit! #me: wow we were literally talking about trolls i was not expecting you to become a completely different person in my eyes very fast- #(...also i still like it I lied in my last line) #mine #the witcher #witcher #racism

[viperbooty]

its a really big bummer to see the mass success of bg3, to see how many artists and players alike have enjoyed this game and yet, somehow, almost every time, wyll is magically not mentioned or drawn, featured in a video, hes not adored or hated

so far the fandom just generally acts like hes not even there. and it makes me sad to see the single black companion get this level of people ignoring him, his arc, his personality, even just people disliking or hating him

instead the only thing that caught any wind was how quickly a mod came out to make wyll white. how fucking sad.

#bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #look i know there are others who also like wyll i know #but its the sheer level where he is fully ignored as a character that absolutely sends me #ive seen ppl rage at hating gale and shadowheart- ive seen the adoration for karlach and astarion #but theres no sense of emotion for wyll #its like people just ... i dunno i doubt its purposeful but it just /feels/ like racism #theres only one black man - the rest of your companions are white - and hes the ONLY ONE out of the ENTIRE PARTY thats just ignored? #hes such a goofball - yet he takes himself so seriously - his romance scenes were so touching - theres so much to wyll ... #karlach and wyll are such a good pair to have running together bc they are both good people who want to do good #i just ... i dunno. makes my heart hurt to see the only black character get shoved into oblivion

[rasairui]

I'm glad more people are pointing out how racist people's reaction to the Toshiro/"Shuro" Laios thing is because oh my god. Like okay hi. I'm an autistic white passing Japanese american. And while I haven't read the whole manga through, I have read bits of their confrontation and I adored it. Like it was really painful but it was also a misunderstanding that is so so realistic and I empathized with both of them.

The stoicism and really specific social rules are something I've had to navigate with my extended family, my Hijichan specifically. I've never had fights or blow ups with him over it, or anyone else for that matter, but being an autistic person who has lots of traits very similar to Laios' and growing up trying to figure out how to effectively communicate with my family- that whole scene, despite how difficult it was to read, was really cathartic. I adored it because I understood both of them and it was exciting seeing that very specific dynamic and how it could blow up written well. Like it was that bit that made me more interested in Dungeon Meshi as a whole because I felt seen in both of them. It is such a well done conflict and I'm obsessed, I was excited to see what other autistic people thought. And then it just turned into white fans completely woobifying Laios and acting like Toshiro is some deliberately ableist aggressor and dismissing the cultural context surrounding his behavior. And needless to say I'm not fucking impressed.

Baffling how many white people talk about loving manga/anime and Japan obsessively but when Japanese Media actually comments on Japanese Culture it completely flies over their heads or is deliberately completely and utterly ignored. I really do hate some of you and I will defend Toshiro Nakamoto until the day I die.

#dungeon meshi #laios touden #toshiro nakamoto #shuro #I love Laios too but I'm starting to hate his fanbase tbh #white autistics learn to see outside yourselves it won't kill you #fandom racism #it was like seeing my fears realized in a way that made sense. I used to be worried my older family members in particular did not like me #bc I'm a lot now but I was A LOT when I was younger. idk. idk. *holds that part in my hands* you don't get it like I do #yes I'm projecting but I'm right so who care. Also my hijichan's name is really close to Toshiro so perhaps I was overcome with feelings

[obscenicon]

everybody owes plaidos the biggest fucking apology btw yall have been fucking vile to her over literally nothing

#ummm shes racist!!!! bcs she has a book club where they discuss racism!!!!!!!!! #< voice of somebody who is clawing desperately to find a reason to be cruel to a trans woman online #yall are fucking evil actually. the whole 'omg white queers' thing only seems to come out when its a trans woman huh #and its never for a good reason. she didnt even do or say anything racist. oh my god #and then of course here come the people going 'stop derailing discussions of racism (real problem) with transmisogyny (fake problem) #completely fucking ignoring the trans women of color that have also been harassed and received the same 'ugh i hate white queers' treatment.

[stephaniebrownthespoiler]

I know the whole point of your posts is that fandom shouldn't take Damian and Tim's beef not that serious, which I mostly agree with. But this is the first time I read something saying that Damian only really reacts to Tim provoking him in Red Robin, because fandom tends to interpret it the other way around

I KNOW RIGHT????

I remember when i first started reading the comics from the damian era and i was so genuinely confused because like

Tim is the one being mean. Tim is the one instigating all of this Damian isn't even doing anything!!

To be perfectly clear this behaviour 100% makes sense for Tim he distrusted Cass too in the beginning like he is just like this plus man is going through it during this time period.

but still i genuinely have no idea how fandom looked at this and came up with "Damian is an evil bully out to ruin Tim's life" like he is 10 years old be so serious rn

#that's a lie i do know #it's ✨racism✨ #and also just everyone absolutely hated damian on introduction and the. didn't really bither to change their opinions #also also it's very funny comparing tim and steph in this regard #because Steph us very much having a normal reaction to a slightly bratty kid #and tim is ... doing this #tim drake #damian wayne #second rate musings

[theriverbeyond]

started making a pinned post for all my socials (in light of the "tumblr running on a skeleton crew" thing) but i realized i basically only have here and ao3. my twitter is essentially a private diary ft. nsf/w art and the idea of giving out my discord publically feels a little too much like posting my phone number online. I could theoretically start a discord *server* but frankly I'm in too many already and do not have the skillset of a moderator. i have a fandom only email address but that's already linked in my ao3 profile. i have a reddit but i only use that to ask anonymous and deeply personal medical questions and like, tips on how to increase my credit score. mastodon/bluesky is confusing and both are too much like twitter in UI for me to want to do a public thing there. facebook and instagram are right out.

i just.... there really isn't another space that has the same level of anonymity AND broad reach AND fandom focus for me. i am just not online in a way where i can be like, "Follow me [here]!". i honestly really adore the little fandom community here on tumblr and like, while "mutuals can DM for discord!" is true, and "anyone can email me on my fandom email!" is true, I love interacting with people here on tumblr even if we haven't talked in a way that is entirely different from wanting to freely give out what is basically my phone number. idk.

#hit that like comment and subscribe to raxheim on ao3 i guess!!! #trb.txt #tumblr skeleton crew #i hate to doom post but. canaries in coal mines #also the world is on fire. free palestine free the congo end imperialism and racism and genocide. etc.

[chrollohearttags]

I know I said no more negativity but I’ve never met a literate, intelligent person on tiktok. All those bitches have cat in the hat reading comprehension and pre-k level of discernment. Stop determining your worth and merit as a writer off of them. Free yourselves.

#they’re literally the laughing stock of the education system #do you know how fucking stupid you have to be for teachers to be quitting by the droves bc y’all can’t read 😭 #y’all give too much of a fuck abt impressing ppl who can’t even write essays without chatgpt #miss me with the respectability politics while also being complicit with racism bc it’s ur fav fandoms #y’all be whole hypocrites on this app I swear #cherry chats 🍒 #I hate that the new girls don’t even feel like they have a safe space in fandom to grow #bc y’all wanna impress the failed result of no child left behind #all them bitches can take a short bus to hell #anyways I love you plug writers #I love you toxic relationship writers #I love you baby mama drug dealer writers

[smonk-wonk]

There is FAR more antisemitism right now than there is racism against Palestinians TRUST ME

Ok

#free palestine #palestine #also it's not a competition yes there is antisemitism and that's awful #but that doesn't mean racism towards Palestinians/Arabs and Islamophobia isn't rampant rn #look at this look how they talk. it's so fucking vile and hateful #so discriminatory and cruel and look at all the upvotes on some #agreeing with them #there are so so so many more if you want more but I'm sure you get it! #also you got the 2 for 1 with that anti black one lol #look at how many call for the deaths of all Palestinians directly and indirectly #when you compare the attitude and intentions on both sides as far as the majority #it's so fucking different #i hate when people make this Jews vs Muslims because it isn't #if you think people aren't being Islamophobic read these in their entirety i guess #it's not hard to find you don't have to look far

[angorwhosebabyisthis]

every now and then i remember the time a few years ago, when sdmi fandom first had its revival thanks to netflix, when a wildly popular sdmi blog run by an anti said the words 'perfectly good Black woman' in reference to why you should ship [man you could easily read as white, whose arc she was fridged for] with her instead of [hatesink character whose race is ambiguous due to being a furry, but has a BLISTERINGLY antiblack narrative under a thin layer of fantasy racism, with a fun side of homophobia and holocaust denial the latter of which is directly invoked in the post], which got hundreds of notes, and i grimace my face through the back of my head all over again lmao

#sdmi #scooby doo: mystery incorporated #cassidy williams #ricky owens #professor pericles #like man i'm sorry i really do love rickidy and their dynamic and it's rich and complex and deeply tragic on both sides #but they textbook fridged her and i have never once seen someone talk about that in the wild #instead there is just nearly-always-antis being blatantly balls-out racist about her in like a dozen different ways and EUGH #while also turning around and gushing about a privileged misogynistic white boy who abuses a girl and refuses to let her leave #and literally talks about how he should have thought of hiding a tracking chip under her skin without her knowledge #and this is treated as silly + cute and kinda immature but also About His Trauma Making Him Abuse Her; and they get back together in the en #and making endless posts about how he's Cute Tragic Best Boy because he's autistic and traumatized and (genuinely!) endearing #and reblogging and celebrating and cheering on Cute Art of Them while conspicuously not shaming or excommunicating anyone l o l #you're not required to hate fred over it but god damn dude fuckin yikes #and 'perfectly good Black woman' made me physically recoil from my screen lmfao #racism cw #misogyny cw #antiblack racism cw #abuse apologia cw #homophobia cw #holocaust denial cw #the salt files #the crit files #SDMItag