Comments | revelininsanity: Ah, Racefail... Why do you still exist?

revelininsanity

Ah, Racefail... Why do you still exist?

Jun 16, 2010 13:09

I've been staying up because I was waiting for the police to come by(long story) and I got to thinking about this new racefail in the SPN fandom. One thing that kind of struck me, though, is the general refrain of, "How the hell could this thing get written, go through the beta-ing process and have artwork done for it, without someone commenting on ( Read more... )

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antikythera June 16 2010, 19:13:04 UTC

It's a huuuuuge Classic Plotline, and white people don't recognize it as offensive because it's well-intentioned (bleah) and has been around so long. The fact that it's older than dirt should give people a clue that it might not be relevant or as harmless as we used to think.

revelininsanity June 23 2010, 03:37:11 UTC

Honestly, I don't think the age should have been the indicant of how inappropriate it was. There are lots of older tropes hanging around that still work. I think it's a trope we really need to consider in terms of how young it is. In a lot of ways, it's a product of colonialist racism, to me, at least, because it operates o deeply within the white hegemony.

OMG, my sister got me a manicure, which was very sweet of her, really, except it makes it SO HARD to type.

housespetpeeve July 17 2010, 18:21:02 UTC

Well the flip side of that is economical bias. To make a movie or story you have to sell it as well, so typically you have to have a majority bias to the slant of the movie-- but I wonder does bias always corrupt the integrity of a story however? For example while Mr. Leo DiCaprio was the star of 'Blood Diamond' if one person understood the cultural ramifications of the diamond trade hasnt the movie fulfilled its role? (Look at Leo himself, since he actually did the movie, he has discovered a humanitarian side to himself, is that important because he's white? No, its important because he is afluent and has leader qualities). I mean people have come out against films such as Pocahantas for condescending attitude towards Native Americans, yet I can't think of a better burn than the song 'Colors of the Wind'. The trend seems to be to properly abash the plugged in 'white guy' and make him see the racism he had missed ( or unconsciously subscribed to) before. I mean look at 'Last King of Scotland'. It certainly did not have the realist ( ... )