[ SECRET POST #3997 ]

[case]

⌈ Secret Post #3997 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

01.



__________________________________________________



02.
[Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2]


__________________________________________________



03.
[Neil Gaiman, Good Omens]


__________________________________________________



04.
[Tonya Harding, Nancy Kerrigan / I, Tonya]


__________________________________________________



05.


__________________________________________________



06.


__________________________________________________



07.


__________________________________________________



08.



__________________________________________________



09.











Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 01 pages, 21 secrets from Secret Submission Post #572.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Racial equality is obviously worth fighting for, but "thinking about it" absolutely does not entail an obligation to love every PoC in every fictional story in existence, and to dislike a single one equals complete and total failure. sorry ur racist now i dont make the rules!!!

Thinking that's true is being irrational.

Wanting proper representation means that PoC characters get just as many varying personality traits as white characters, even the unlikable ones. Saying, "I hate these kinds of characters, except when they're black" is performative at best, and condescending at worst.

[(Anonymous)]

I think OP realizes they don't have that obligation and that you're being pretty hyperbolic about their post, and just plain missing the point in your last sentence on the subject.

[mimi_sardinia]

I agree with this - it should be fine to hate a PoC character for the personality they have, and not about their skin.

Let me give an example - Vivienne de Fer of Dragon Age: Inquisition. I hate her, but it is nothing to do with her being brown-skinned and everything to do with her political beliefs i.e. that the Circle system should be reinstated. I also respect her as a character because she is a very strong character. None of the reasons that I both hate her and respect her is because of her skin.

People can hate a PoC character for reason unrelated to their skin.

[cbrachyrhynchos]

And if you're going to have a diverse cast, you might as well cast all the archetypes and roles. See Zeke and Doug Judy on Brooklyn Nine-Nine as characters who are supposed to be annoying and unlikable.