@Insight Excuse me but "Considering the fact that my ethnicity is the one being 'offended' and that I don't feel offended in the least" So what???
Just because you aren't offended doesn't mean I (who is also a person of colour) can't be.
"only pity for the ignorant" but instead of pointing out when is something is wrong you make excuses. How does that help the ignorant?
"it doesn't seem as offensive as you're claiming" To you. I feel offended. And yet you want to minimise the fact.
"it has since become a staple ..." Just because something is common does not make it right.
"This type of depiction for people of color dates back long before this author even considered using it, ..."
Yes. In the past. Like how minstrel shows were used... 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'
"Modern usage simply implies ignorance of changing times ..." Again they have been exposed to that media and the reaction of people to it.
Ignorance is no excuse for complacency.
"Using what is seen as the norm in your country isn't "racist" if you don't even understand the nuance behind it" I'm sorry, but what???
Treating someone differently based on their ethnicity, origin, skin colour or whatever does not need to have background and nuance to be called racist.
"They likely didn't 'go out of their way' to draw the character like this" Yes. They did. When drawing and designing characters references are used. They saw these depictions and chose to design their character like this.
You said you are not offended as a person of colour and you seem content with normalising this portrayal of coloured people then fine.
But I am not.
Just because you aren't offended doesn't mean I (who is also a person of colour) can't be.
"only pity for the ignorant" but instead of pointing out when is something is wrong you make excuses. How does that help the ignorant?
"it doesn't seem as offensive as you're claiming" To you. I feel offended. And yet you want to minimise the fact.
"it has since become a staple ..." Just because something is common does not make it right.
"This type of depiction for people of color dates back long before this author even considered using it, ..."
Yes. In the past. Like how minstrel shows were used... 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'
"Modern usage simply implies ignorance of changing times ..." Again they have been exposed to that media and the reaction of people to it.
Ignorance is no excuse for complacency.
"Using what is seen as the norm in your country isn't "racist" if you don't even understand the nuance behind it" I'm sorry, but what???
Treating someone differently based on their ethnicity, origin, skin colour or whatever does not need to have background and nuance to be called racist.
"They likely didn't 'go out of their way' to draw the character like this" Yes. They did. When drawing and designing characters references are used. They saw these depictions and chose to design their character like this.
You said you are not offended as a person of colour and you seem content with normalising this portrayal of coloured people then fine.
But I am not.
