aph-japan reblogged
hey so casting one of the only minority characters as a ‘mean girl’ or a bully or a villain isn’t actually progressive. the trope of portraying minority characters as having power and abusing it is not actually an improvement over portraying minorities as powerless & secondary (or just excluding them completely).
just the existence of minority characters isn’t enough, creators need to learn to use their goddamn brains and pay attention to how they portray these characters, please.
#fandom racism#fandom#fandom issues#fandom negativity#racism#racist stereotypes#racist tropes#fandom sexism#sexism#fandom misogynoir#misogynoir#fandom misogyny#misogyny#girl characters#female characters#marginalized characters#marginalized girl characters#anti asian racism#antiblackness#digimon girls#izumi koushirou#canon adopted characters#mochizuki meiko#yagami hikari#02 hikari#takenouchi sora#menoa bellucci#(is a bit more up in the air with a really vague ending and is part of a very complex plotline that doesnt elaborate on exact 'end' but)#good commentary#wish people in my fandoms could begin acknowledge these facts