hyperfixation central

Deltarune Fun Fact:

A drawing of Kris that I forgot to post lol

screenshot by soleil from the rambcord im going to explode dog

His first-person pronoun オラぁ, combining a katakana writing of the pronoun(己/おら/ora) with a hiragana extension of a vowel at the end comes off as a botched pronunciation. Like one a child would make

Micheal and Ashley are - and, 7 years ago, were - adults. I hate when old stuff is dug up as much as the next person but if something like this is simply swept under the rug it does more damage if its overlooked than if its ignored. The argument that this isn't "that deep" because it was years ago means nothing here; Both VAs should know better than to make shitty, tasteless edgy jokes on a livestream no less when they're both ADULTS. Microaggressive humour like this is not only unoriginal and unfunny, but allows for larger hateful acts to occur. I do not think Micheal and Ashley are racist but they have extremely large fanbases now and they risk fostering a subcommunity of actual racists if they are careless with what they say. Ultimately, they should've both kept their mouths shut.

Their individual apologies were good too. They were simple and addressed their behaviour, and they agreed to keep the VOD up so they can't hide from accountability. I genuinely appreciate their transparency. Despite this, black fans of these creators are entitled to feel however they wish about the jokes they made. I do not care what a nonblack fan of these two think regarding that matter. If you are black and you are upset at these two creators for their actions, that is completely fine. Personally, I am neither forgiving nor resentful of their actions; this sort of thing is unfortunately so common I have grown numb to even hearing it, and I cannot feel anything but disappointment when situations like this occur. However, I am obviously very disappointed and felt uncomfortable watching the clips; Me being slightly numb to this doesn't make it any less of an issue. There is nothing funny about the n-word. White people have no reason to be joking about it. I may be a minority myself but I wouldn't dare use words meant to harm other minority groups I am not a part of for my own enjoyment. It's pointless, and honestly most edgelords aren't even good at what they do and are extremely unfunny.

Fandom spaces are predominately queer, yes, but the same cannot be said for how accepting of different cultures they are. Admittedly the reaction to both Micheal and Ashley's apologies were more infuriating than their actions to me. People are so willing to sweep everything under the rug for their own safety. The idea of their favourite voice actors being "problematic" is terrifying to them - its such a parasocial mindset. I don't give a fuck about their contributions right now, there's a larger issue at hand. I don't know Micheal and Ashley, and I don't care to - I enjoy their voices in TADC and other proj3cts but they simply make content for me to enjoy. I am not their friends, and YOU aren't either. It's extremely privileged to only care about the integrity of their roles as Jax and Zooble right now and it's pretty easy to have basic empathy for black TADC fans by just admitting that the VAs' apologies are not YOUR apologies to accept or deny, and listening to the group affected. Your witty two cents isn't always wanted.

If you genuinely think this situation isn't a big deal, and are silently hoping it'll dissipate and people will forget so you can feel good about yourself interacting with Digital Circus content -- Fuck you. You're a part of what makes fandoms so unsafe and unwelcoming for people of colour. The sad part about this is there are definitely people who don't care if black people have it harder in the fanbase but I am choosing to ignore them because it's hard to change the minds of racists. Please feel free to unfollow and/or block me if you actually care more about these two fully grown adults' reputations than how black people feel. Noone wants you here.