okay so , iâm starting over and iâm gonna do better.
I offended people with my fc choice â Golshifteh is Iranian , not Afghan , and I chose her because I read somewhere that Pashtuns were originally from Iran. but I didnât take into consideration the relationship between Iranians and Afghans , how one country refused to help another â and really , how Golshifteh shouldâve been , if anything , a temporary solution.  I fell comfortable with my choice and it was a lazy , stupid thing to do.  not to mention that this is my second blunder with faceclaims , and I should know better.  iâm really , really grateful that people a. pulled me aside and approached me with this , and that b. I have an opportunity to try again.
that aside , my research on the country was weak.  I really wasnât investing as much time as I should , into how the Taliban have impacted Soorayaâs life , and how her experiences shaped her into the person she is today. I have no excuse , I donât want to offer explanations. iâm aware I fucked up here , and I know , I know ,  I can do better.
and I really want to try again.  I love Sooraya so ,  so much  â-  and I feel like , ( given the fact that I took up this blog on an impulse , and the fact that there isnât much canon information to go by ) getting her right , for me , may take several tries but iâm certain that I can correct my previous mistakes and go ahead to make her better than before. she really deserves everything , more than I can give her and more than canon has offered her.  I want to do her justice , with the approval of the people she represents.
finally â  thank you , honestly , to the people who corrected me on my bullshit. I am so , so sorry I offended you , and honestly iâm ashamed that I let you down in such a manner.  and also thank you , to everyone who gave me a chance , and everyone who demonstrated genuine interest in a muse that would otherwise get overlooked in a white - male - centric environment.
iâm remaking , and iâm only (initially) following my friends.  youâll end up seeing me around , for sure  â  the Marvel fandom really isnât that big lol.  Sooraya will be back , and I hope , better than iâve portrayed her thus far.













