#i use the previous tag for posts that im not willing to brooke arguments over esp if i know that the take is controversial

[chawarin-panich]

i'm sorry p'aof has said WHAT about earth???? the fuck is that? i thought the talk about jimmy being too clean was about him being a dermatologist and having well taken care of skin/babyface because of that? that's absolutely disgusting what

I had to summon the powers of discord because dear god it is so hard to find things nowadays but here: https://www.tiktok.com/@an_emstan/video/7206713833757494534?_r=1&_t=8iadCWiW1WT

(this is one of two times - in addition to which there is also a video of Earth saying that he has asked P'Aof to be given roles where his character is richer like its all in good fun and he loves P'Aof but god like its hard to watch regardless)

this is obviously an extremely nuanced issue and im not saying we should cancel p'aof because at the end of the day he was still the only person who didn't discount earth's talents just because of the color of his skin.

In fact Aof saved Earth's career (not only should we NOT cancel him he's miles better than literally anyone else in the industry) but he has still typecast him - in a weirdly flattering way. Earth must always be this silently suffering ruggedly handsome hero (and yes ruggedly is code here for lower class/dark skinned). An archetype that Aof obviously and unironically LOVES.

Of course, Aof also never directly talks about skin color but also like iykyk - clean skin in Asia is an extremely extremely loaded concept especially in south and south east asia where there is a very wide range of skin colors in the local population to begin with.

Where Aof gives himself away is his explicit discussion of class. Because guess what else is intricately tied to colorism in Asia - that's right classism! The same man saying that Earth is perfect for working class roles and its so hard to style Jimmy for working class roles - there can only be one meaning here.

Sorry to ruin the fun you were having with Aof's obsession with Jimmy's light skin (because you didn't know thats what it was) but i was turning into a little husk watching everyone celebrate this. Like when the video first dropped I kept my silence hoping it would just die down but no I waited and waited and it's still so popular so there was only the option of killing it with fire

#aof noppharnach #last twilight #tale of a thousand stars #nani answers #nani's hot takes #i use the previous tag for posts that im not willing to brooke arguments over esp if i know that the take is controversial #this take is controversial due to how widely beloved aof is but his colorism is undeniable at this point lol