#goodness gracious...

am i erasing all the other keys too? or could i possibly be planning something else?

My god..

Ok, Imma say this before the can of worms get open…

Anime, is THEIR form of what we muricans know as cartoons….

It’s THEIR cartoons so obviously, they ARE NOT meant to look realisitc- UNLESS THAT’S WHAT THE ARTIST/CREATORS WANT

Here are some examples of realistic anime design:

Pay attention to what I previously state and look at my examples. I need to make this clear because anime and mangka both techinally fall under the umbrella of Cartoonist, which is a form art. YOU CAN TAKE LIBERTIES WITH HOW YOU WANT YOUR CARTOON/COMIC/ANIME/MANGA. 

The above examples, show, that a creator can make them look as passing to what we look at as they want. Most anime’s and manga don’t reflect how Asians look for 2 primary reasons:

1. They have, what we know as Live-actions which are actual actors reenacting the adaptations of fiction. You will never see ANY cosplayer or actor be 100000% identical to the character they are portraying. Why? It’s literally impossible because it’s NOT MEANT TO BE 100000% accurate. They aren’t real.

2. They simply don’t want to do that, again this is art, they can take liberties with that they draw.

So, I agree that white folks need to actually shut up and do their homework and stop playing SJW when they have no fucking idea wtf they are talking about. 

However, whether Asians as a people are whitewashing themselves or not- I do not believe such a bold state should be said without actually looking into the matter. Yes, parts of Asia are racists, but what exactly they are doing? I am not the one to really do the research on. 

Also… that whole notion of everyone in Naruto is “white”

Boi Naruto IN IT OF IT SELF… RELFECTS (in a shitty way tho) Reminants of Feudal JAPAN.

ALSOOOO:

Becky, what color is this?

What color is this Sharron?

Can you tell me what color this is Stacy?

This whole “lived experience is the most valid” mantra we posit in SJ communities is a bit of a double edged sword. It essentializes whole communities into having one single viewpoint and begs the question of who people on the outside are supposed to listen to.

I’ve said it before, I would never want non Black people listening to a self-hating Black person about racism and stuff, that’s completely stupid. We don’t want men taking cues from right wing women about womens’ places in the world, do we? We don’t think it wise to give gay republicans the floor to talk to potential allies about issues LGBT people face.

Not even to mention that since marginalized people are people we all have individual experiences that vary wildly from each other. For example, just because someone is Black doesn’t mean they know everything about what it means to be Black same as how a gay person who has never really spent time with gay communities really doesn’t know everything about being gay. There’s nothing wrong ewith that. These people can talk about their own experiences of course, but generally won’t have a lot of ground to speak at large. It’s ineveitable that people outside these communities would have more knowledge if these people researched and spent time around people belonging to these groups and listened and drew their own conclusions.

Encouraging people on the outside to think for themselves and to not just parrot words from people in oppressed groups is important.

Yes, most of the time it’s sad and angry. If I’m in public I push it down to deal with later. I always end in my room and most of the time I’ll cry and (when angry) throw pillows and stuffed animals (or I used to now it’s mostly socks because they make less noise) and let out all the emotions and then I usually let it consume me and think about what I could do better and promise myself if I have to do it next time I’ll do better. Lately I’ve taken to listening to “Here Comes a Thought” until I finally calm down.