I get in theory why people complain about het ships or whatever, I get wanting to watch queer media I really do, but I guess where yβall lose me is like. I saw some asshole on a post about Sinners complaining it was βhetslopββthis person was specifically doing so while also claiming Remmick was a queer character and thus they were justified in caring more about him than the Black protagonists. which is a whole other disgusting can of worms that has been well addressed by others at this point. but even in the absence of that part of the argument, like, no, i actually donβt think that a hunger for queer stories is an especially good excuse to deride and dismiss a piece of landmark Black filmmaking, especially as a non-Black person. I have a post thatβs been going around encouraging folks to engage with more Native stories and characters, and I had someone come onto that post saying in the tags that theyβd need these stories to be queer in order to care. and I just think that, you know, sucks! like obviously as I queer Native also want to see more of those stories too. but idk how else to put it other than to say that Black people and people of color shouldnβt have to be like you in order for you to care about our narratives and experiences. and I think some of yβall are using this disdain for heterosexuality as a cover for your unexamined racial biases. itβs not okay to be racist to people just because those people happen to be straight, and you continue to be white before you are queer.
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