#egregiously racist

[heyclickadee]

Quick break from the bad batch brainrot, but:

One of the hilarious side effects of the various attempts to give Scrooge McDuck a backstory in various comics is that the name gets even more ridiculous. He’s called “Scrooge McDuck” because Carl Barks needed an Ebenezer Scrooge stand-in for a Christmas issue of the Donald Duck comics. He needed a ducky antagonist, so he slapped that name on him and made him Donald Duck’s jerk-ass uncle who hates everyone.

Eeexcccceeeept that the comic readers liked the character, and Barks did too, so he kept coming back, got a more solid characterization after a few different iterations, and then eventually got his own comic series. Which ran for decades. They’re all almost one off episode stories, but Barks, Scarpa, and others kept inventing other characters (parents, siblings, various Duck relatives) connected to Scrooge and Donald as needed, later comic writers/artists on both sides of the Atlantic made attempts to tie it all together into different backstories, and so.

What you end up with.

Is this whole extended Duck-McDuck-Coot family full of people who either have perfectly normal-if-old-fashioned people names (Fergus, Matilda, Hortense, Molly, Elvira, Donald, Gladstone, Casey, etc) or bird pun names (Fethry, Downy, Eider, Roast, etc) aaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnd Scrooge.

Which isn’t a real name. It’s something Charles Dickens just made up and that Barks ran with. Because he named Scrooge according to his one-off antagonist naming conventions and then unexpectedly went and made him a main character. And, yes, the most sensible option here is to just ignore how silly it is in context, because it’s a collection of Disney comics about ducks.

The funnier option, though? The funnier option is to actually think about Fergus and Downy McDuck living in mid-century Scotland a couple decades after the publication of the only book in which the name “Scrooge” appears, having their first kid, and then deciding to name their kid that. Like it wasn’t tempting fate or asking for trouble. I’m too amused by this.

#Disney ducks #scrooge mcduck #listen I’m sorry I find this funnier than I should #also disclaimer here if anyone reading this checks any of these comics out #Barks was drawing and writing back in the 40’s/50’s/60’s #he was a master of the comic art form #and there are a lot of stories and one-pagers that are fine #but #there’s also a lot in those comics that’s just #egregiously racist #you can avoid it if you know which issues to avoid but you do have to know which issues they are #and frankly the 80’s/90’s/early 2000’s comics #and original Ducktales cartoon #aren’t much better at times #anyway these tags have been a PSA

[pearwaldorf]

*smooshes fandom's cheeks* Bubbelehs, dearest hearts. My little turtledoves.

I need you to understand something. Just because people post meta on AO3 does not mean you should read it. I have never read meta on AO3 that was not invariably garbage in one way or another. I can't tell you why this is, but it is.

AO3 meta. Not! Even! Once!

#pear text #my 'favorite' has to be dorian pavus is an alcoholic #the most egregious one was the 'sjws something something stormpilot kylux' racist piece of shit

[miralyk]

rubs my eyes seeing some vagueposts on the dash. tron legacy Is neat and works as a standalone film, but there are a lot of elements that make it a disservice of being an actual “”sequel”” for tron 1982 and its core themes, as legacy’s weaknesses are the result of being a product of the times from people rehashing sci-fi cliches instead of building off the source material And unintentionally perpetuating racism in said cliches

stuff like “it’s a bad idea to have a story focusing on programs exiting the computer even though quorra did it” is valid for lore/worldbuilding concerns and being inconsistent to 1982, but i also think most fans are unaware legacy and quorra’s deal are inherently yellow peril racism in sci-fi 😭😭😭 “we fear this corrupt, advanced alien society and its technology imperializing Us Good White People, however there’s One Good Sexy Alien Lady who’s the exception and can help Our Good White Society, so have the white male lead whisk her away as they escape the evil corrupt alien society beyond saving”

#i could elaborate but it’s 12 am i’m skittish about talking about tron stuff again bc of racist harassment i had in the past etc lmao #legacy makes me disappointed bc it doesn’t follow up on the solid stuff 1982 Already Established so the racism makes it egregious #UPRISING meanwhile is a good bridge that justifies legacy’s existence and elevates the visuals/worldbuilding (esp in ANIMATION) but alas #tron #tronblr #text

[kcyars52]

Ion even think that “Megan’s Law” lyric only applies to N*cki & her delinquent. The whole rap industry sitting on some “Surviving So-and-So” documentaries

#Technically she hit Aubrey at least twice. #Hit dogs will always holler 🥰🤭 #She said it applies to anyone that catches it. #If the shoe fit #wear it. If it don’t? #Put it back on the shelf and walk away #“And her delinquent” #is egregious work #and I'm absolutely here for it!!! 😩😩😩😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣 #❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ #This whole case had me changing my opinions and views(at least for the moment) #celebrating the police and the system #being xenophobic towards Canadian people #posting stories with reader plus white celebrities with fluffy or smutty material #nearly being racist towards black men #saying that some of them nigcels deserved to be another hashtag #and backing the death penalty. #megan thee stallion #i’m not sad for her #i’m outraged #i’m just glad she’s in a better place now #those people can speak for themselves they know who they are #and they can go straight to hell #they will pay for their crimes #for sucking that abusers meat #Instagram #As always a loud and sincere fuck you to everyone who has doubted her and supported that Canadian cuntery who must not be named #She went through unnecessary trauma for two years #That’s unforgivable #Next level fuckery

[marypsue]

"I got all the provinces where people live right except for Alberta and Manitoba" please tell me you're talking about where your tumblr mutuals live please tell me you're talking about where your tumblr mutuals live please tell me you're

#very very rare to see a 'and we can just write off the south because it's all racist hicks anyway' aimed at the prairie provinces #simply because nobody on the internet knows or cares about the prairie provinces #unless one of the governments does something egregiously evil #(so: tuesday) #which also happens to play into whatever social drama is playing out in the states at the moment #(so: every other tuesday) #but ohhhh my goddddd you guyssssss

[capaldiera]

i started reading this fucking out of character thick of it fanfic like a week ago bc even tho i could tell from first glance it was going to be ooc i was just curious and it sounded kind of funny slash tragic. (how are you tagging grief child death domestic violence attempted suicide on a ttoi fic hello?) and i dooo like complaining And for the most part if it weren't supposed to be about those guys it would just be pretty good so im not Regretting it? but i didn't realise how many stories were in the series and im probably 150k words in. and not much more than halfway through

#and it doesnt even have sex scenes. fml #me.txt #iam also so fed up with writing that seems to romanticise women prioritising men andtheir emotions over their own personal safety/ wellbeing #like im not saying you cant Depict that but maybe lets unpack that. and not treat it as if it's just that woman's inherent personality #rather than a something shes been Taught to do #though while we're on the subject actually i dont think the way nicola is written is in character either #like i focus on malcolm bc its more egregious but nicola is not.. shes not putting her kids before herself like that. #i know losing one of them might make a difference but its not even presented like it's bc of that. its just oh im writing a woman well her #priority must be her kids! well no she is a bad mum and doesnt really like her kids so #but that didnt stand out to me so much until i started rewatching s3. #i was more like ah yes. famously anti-racist feminist ally malcom tucker who easily goes not just hours but months at a time without saying #anything homophobic and uses the occasional ableist turn of phrase in his mind but usually keeps it to himself. #i mean i can definitely understand not wanting to comr up with and write realistic malcolm tucker dialogue. i wouldnt want to. #but well the whole thing is a bit he wouldnt fucking say or do any of that #but again. i could see that clearly from the description and walked in eyes open #its good tho its given me a lot to think about at work.

[kaz-brekker-crow]

I'm not the best person to talk about this, but I think there's something to be said about Leigh making the country Novyi Zem agricultural workers

#Idk also it's always been kind of wierd that anti-black racism doesn't seem to exist in the Grishaverse #But this is also wierd to me #Lots of one to one countries in fantasy world's get a little like this #I'm not saying it's egregiously racist but it's there #six of crows #Soc

[toytulini]

i know doctor who has never been Perfect, and i love capaldi, i love twelve, but christ alive its a hard watch sometimes

#toy txt post #they just made him so egregiously and blatantly RACIST? like to the point where im like was this like? an on purpose characterization #choice that i just strongly disagree with? or like? is it a consequence of the writers trying to be less racist by including more #characters of color but failing by not checking their own implicit biases so now not only is the doctor racist but like. egregiously so bc #theres so many more opportunities for him to be racist? like just #and if youre sitting here like hes not!!! how dare you: pay attention to the difference in how he treats characters of color vs white chars #he hates soldiers. okay fine thats been fairly consistent. okay but 12 RLY hates them. he hates them so much he cant stand Claras bf Danny #who should be the doctors like ideal soldier bc he was a soldier who didnt want to be anymore and just wants to chill and do good in the #world and for ppl to be safe so hes just a nice math teacher and the doctor calls him stupid and treats him as if hes fucking rambo? but #the doctor is largely fine with: kate lethbridge stewart? hes fine with ogood who may not be a soldier in her own right but shes actively #participating in UNIT as a scientist in a way thats way more ~soldiery~ than anything Danny is doing? and like they clearly wanted that to #be a point of tension to point out the doctors hypocrisy of how the doctor is like a high ranking officer/general whatever #and like thats fine and fair to point out but it just sucks that they do all that and dont seem ti realize how fuckijg racist they wrote #him? he was fucking besties with winston goddamn churchill but he refuses whatshername. journey blue? as a companion bc #shes a soldier. well bro you could make her not a soldier by removing her from the fucking battlefield maybe instead of getting morally #outraged about it? not to mention noticing how when he goes from '900 yrs of space and time and ive never met anyone who wasnt important' #wandering around being fine with UNIT apparently declaring him dictator of earth in emergencies (HELLO?) but dont worry he'll let us know #he disapproves by picking some random UNIT guy to be a really condescending asshole to. pay no attention to the fact that this UNIT #guy happens to be another character of color. ~the 12th doctor is too faceblind you cant call him racist~ well for a guy who cant tell #humans apart from sontarans his accidentaly racism beam is off the charts. its crazy. god #god i wish he'd gotten written better than this #when they do write him good they write him good. but godddddddd its so #doctor who

[crave-mp3]

hi i'm sorry your gov teacher is disgusting! i also had a teacher my senior year who made disgusting comments about me and other students, and it was WELL KNOWN throughout the school that he was like that. the reason i'm telling you this is so you don't underestimate how much schools are willing to overlook/cover up. if you're serious, get proof, get a group, preferably with parents involved, and lodge a formal complaint at the district level. if you go just to the principal with just your word against the teacher's you'll get shut down. i'm rooting for you if this is something you really want to pursue. <3

thank you so much <:) im planning on asking my friends in other periods about the shit he's said in their classes (bc i have heard from ppl i generally consider reliable sources that in addition to creepiness he's said some DISGUSTINGLY racist things in their periods). thankfully i know a lot of students are dissatisfied with him so i think i'll have some good backup, and i might be able to get some teachers i know pretty well on my side. unfortunately i'm not sure about how to get more concrete proof beyond student testimonials :(

Creepy teachers are definitely a problem at my school that is ignored and pushed under the rug, mostly because my school is so underfunded we get the worst teachers in the district and there are no other options. there have been several teachers who are widely known among the student body to be creepy, and a couple in the past few years who were found to be straight-up sexual predators on further investigation. our administration pays little to no attention to the student body or the state of facilities--for instance, we never have tampons or pads in our bathrooms (despite state requirements) and before this year there was maybe 1 working soap dispenser per bathroom (if you were lucky). our principal is a lax, ineffectual, good-old-boy-system guy who basically inherited the job from his predecessor, so definitely not much promise there :////

as a ray of hope that something in the system might actually work, though, the girl i sit next to in science is lodging a complaint about the lack of period products to the superintendent (after emailing the principal and VP THREE TIMES and getting no answer). She's finally getting a response that way, so ill ask her about what she did. she's also a part of some organization that deals with womens' health and protections in schools? so ill ask her about that and see if it can help.

my plan for right now is to gather a bunch of student testimonials, and have students and parents lodge repeated complaints about him through a line at the school. it's definitely not guaranteed to work in terms of permanent effects, but hopefully it will at least get him to stop making sex jokes ://// im really not super confident in this more anonymous method, but tbh im kinda scared about possible repercussions for myself and my friends if admin doesn't believe us, especially concerning college ://// thank you so so much for your concern and the message!! <333

#he's just so....... ugh. so weirdly interested in who's dating and fucking who. and he has a complete lack of professionalism in pretty much #all ways. also im sure my period has escaped more egregiously racist comments only bc we have Black kids in the class #and im all for not judging ppl by their past actions but also.... he kinda did say racial slurs online!! lol!!! not v recently but it #doesn't inspire confidence #carrier pigeons!!

[endlessfurore]

i am going to kill my uncle this thanksgiving

#his opinions on music are egregiously wrong and also racist #rambles

[starlooove]

The reason recent canon batfam sucks is because they have plotlines that could be fun but utilize fanon interpretation btw. “They can’t even write tim” the tim you like DOESNT exist and has NEVER existed. He started existing and it fucked up so many pre existing INTERESTING dynamics and potential situations that it got boring as fuck. Same with literally everyone else

#characters like Damian getting the same storyline over and over is racism #but fanon Is a lot more racist than canon and I’ll say it with my chest #at least canon gave Damian friends and growth at least once #y’all are still hemming and hawing over that fucking dinosaur tim doesn’t even care about anymore #whenever anything interesting or complicated happens it’s ooc and ‘don’t writers know we want happy family dynamics 😕’ #that anxiety thing Bruce did to Jason #sucks and all but far far more interesting than ANYTHING fanon has EVER come up with #canon is cool ideas done poorly and fanon is poor ideas done worse #and don’t get me wrong some fanon stuff is fun #like SUPER fun #but the idea that ‘fanon is better bc dc can’t write 🥺’ #I’m never gonna defend DC writers as a whole but YALL CANT EITHER #copy pasting found family templates onto characters admitting you haven’t and never will read a comic and turning around to shit on shit #you have NEVER read #some of y’all still think dick wanted tim in Arkham or that Jason never killed unless necessary #like fuck y’all are so irritating #if fanon wasn’t so racist and even worse BORING that poll wouldn’t be so egregious like fuck #like the racism is everywhere but batfandom has deluded itself into believing it’s unique when it’s kooky but quiet dad Bruce immortal #Alfred silly big bro dick who has quiiiite the temper gaurd dog Jason who made some mistakes but regrets everything coffee addict tim who’s #only flaw is insecurity and not caring for himself enough quiet dragon lady cass who can be sassy waffle loving sillay Steph murderous #borderline evil Damian who’s life’s goal is to destroy tim and nervous new Duke. #and don’t forget Barbara Is computer girlboss #like it’s just so. bland. maybe DC doesn’t listen to you bc ur fucking stupid s

[callixton]

the thing is that the base plot of the episode like the year before the great war + the villain's angle is quite compelling and there Are some real moments of great writing. which makes it about 10x more disappointing. girl IF NOT FOR THE RACISM we could've had it all

#it's so stupid it makes me so mad #it's mid 2000s tv it wouldn't have been perfect but it was so easy to not have it be as egregious as it was #like. you just didn't need to make the two white leads racist. there are other characters in this setting who aren't like martha has a #- friend there who clearly doesn't care about that why did you have to make them care about it...... #the fact that this is fresh off of 42 is also so insane. like you add that layer to the tenmartha dynamic and then. you do this to her. kys #ted talks #doctor who lb

[brw]

star trek is one of my favourite shows but you have to admit . that objectively. it is terrible.

#brieuc.txt #this text post is brought to you by the omega glory #some of the most egregiously racist shit ive ever seen #its not as bad as the native american episode but it is solidly in second place imo

[raytorosaurus]

You just made me remember this vampire au I was writing like a decade ago. Ray was a werewolf who slept in a blanket nest on the floor and did a little circle before he'd lie down, and I was so right and real for that.

anon where were you when the fandom needed you.... (when basically every fic author on lj was either writing ray off as the ugly one or writing him as a rapist)

#you would not BELIEVE how much of that is on lj. you really would not. #or the egregiously actively racist descriptions of his features im talking tolkien orc kind of racist

[tragedykery]

believe it or not but assigning morality to phones/phonemes isn’t the haha quirky little joke you think it is!

#like that has uh. a History! #elli rambles #there are definitely some Posts in the linguistics tag sometimes. #it definitely isn’t the most egregious example I’ve seen/heard and the op probably didn’t mean anything by it but. hm! #haha funny alignment chart. now quick tell me what you think about foreign languages. or the sapir-whorf hypothesis perhaps. #ok to take off my Silly Mask for a moment: what I’m getting at with those understatements is that assigning morality/any qualities really to #language has a bigoted—& more specifically: usually racist—history. language has often been used as a tool & justification for oppression. #take a look at the languages currently & historically deemed ‘pretty’ or ‘civilised’. compare that with the ones deemed ‘ugly’ or ‘barbaric’ #who speaks them? ​exactly which features make them ‘worthy’ of those adjectives? is it only phonetics? if so: in what way exactly? #is the categorisation of sounds of speech as having certain inherent qualities truly objective—or do they happen to align with certain #cultural or personal biases? what purpose does this categorisation serve? #are a people deemed ‘barbaric’ because the language they speak is inherently & objectively barbaric—or is it perhaps the other way around? #could this type of view of a language possibly be used to justify the subjugation of its speakers under the guise of ‘civilising’ them? #Perhaps? #which is obviously not to say phonetic features are the only ones used to assign certain qualities to languages! but it was what the post #I’m referencing was about so #anyway sorry I went off on a tangent. I just feel quite strongly about this #languageposting

[dreampearls]

nahida being this seemingly exttemelt thoughtful intertwining of buddhism and zoroastrinsm but then her signature weapon being a magic fucking lamp

#GAME. #listening yo the shade chamber thing on sumeru and its cultural references btw i like it a lot so far :3 #i think they are perhaps a bit too gracious towards the multicultural mixing in sumeru at the start of the video #but they do address its more thorny and egregiously racist components #and they provide a lot of cultural context too