#im white and tme so lmk if this is out of place for me to say btw

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i get that the intentions are good but when fans make “headcanons” that fictional characters are part of some marginalized group that they are not part of in canon, and said fans are not part of that marginalized group, it often comes off as at best shallow and at worst offensive. ask yourself: where does this headcanon come from? does it inform the character in a specific compelling way, and if not, are you simply (subconsciously or not) noticing stereotypes of a marginalized group in a character, and therefore deciding that the character is part of said group? what are the implications that this headcanon would have? are you doing this because you actually care about this marginalized group, or because you want to look good, or (worse) because you think this marginalized identity is somehow “exotic”? i'm definitely not saying you can't make these headcanons, just that you should be mindful.

#sigh i dont like how this post reads as like. condescending or smth similar i am legitimately just trying to kvetch and this was the #easiest way to word it #im white and tme so lmk if this is out of place for me to say btw #i mean this is partially based on being annoyed at jewish headcanons that make no sense but also other things so #one example of this is when i've seen people talk about air nomad ty lee as if “genocide survivor” #is just a fun little thing you can tack onto a character without examining its implications. 😬 #but also this is really not about one specific thing it's about a lot #and when ppl who ARE part of some marginalized group make these hcs that make no sense well. its also annoying but its usually just kids #having fun and wanting to see themselves represented. and i can't fault them for that #txt