just got kicked from an anime server because i said enjoying hetalia in this day in age and using simp when you're not black is racist and i joked about them going to hell for it, and i also said that i was tired of hand holding and sugarcoating my explanations on how to not be racist in these settings. im feeling really blue about being black in fandom spaces again and idk what to do to get my spirits up. do you have any advice?
I'm so sorry fur. *hugs*
I honestly haven't been in a fandom server that I wasn't an admin for in a long time. (The only exception is I'm on an Uhura server where everyone is v nice to Uhura). Honestly I wish I could give you answers for how to deal with racist fans. But honestly it's gotta stop being the fans of color responsibility to teach white and non black fans to stop being racist. The problem is because of trump and the Republicans attitude of wearing their racism proudly we've got alot fewer yts being ashamed of their white supremacy.
It's frustrating tho because lots of ppl don't understand that Hetalia is literally racist to this day. I don't know if it's because it's so widely available or what.
Personally I'm not into anime but this blog has taught me that Hetalia is racist at the very least.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hetalia:_Axis_Powers
Receipts for those unaware.
It's frustrating because everywhere you go in fandom you gotta explain to most ppl why a thing is racist. And how that racist thing affects PoC.
The only thing I can recommend honestly is to find blogs like ours and @hellyeahheroes also @clonehub for star wars stuff. We've even got a discord that's not super active but it is there. If you want an invite send another ask.
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