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InsightMember·2 months ago
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@Insight "In the past. This is now. We KNOW that stuff wasn't okay. That is just saying 'Oh but we did that before so it's cool' " Except... In China, this stuff is okay... This content is made in China for their fellow contrymen to enjoy and was stolen and translated for us... I'm not complaining about that as I appreciate an interesting read, but that's beside the point.

"Again they have been exposed to that media and the reaction of people to it. " They have, but not in the way you think. The reaction to that media is positive in their surroundings, hence why it continues to be propagated consistently.

"Ignorance is no excuse for complacency. " In fact, ignorance is one of the most prevalent reasons for complacency.
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InsightMember·2 months ago
@Insight "Treating someone differently based on their ethnicity, origin, skin colour or whatever does not need to have background and nuance to be called racist." Correct, but whether or not you call something racist does not mean the person behind it is racist. 

"Yes. They did. When drawing and designing characters references are used. They saw these depictions and chose to design their character like this. " Correct! They saw the references among their cultural artworks and accurately replicated it...

"You said you are not offended as a person of colour and you seem content with normalising this portrayal of coloured people then fine."  This is a  gross mischaracterization of what I've stated clearly and precisely. I'm not content with normalising this portrayal of "coloured people". This portrayal is already normalized in their culture and I simply don't care to allow myself to be affected by things I can't change and which have no direct impact in my life. This is a matter of personal fidelity. I'm not so lacking in sense of self that I'd allow a stranger's artistic depiction of my ethnicity to define it or to impact me in any negative way.

 My suggestion to you is to strengthen your confidence in yourself and fellow human beings. Most people are not so weak that someone's drawing insults them and most people are also not so foolish that a drawing will instill racist ideolodies within them.
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