that chick not look like the woman or people of the Tolkien universe, because she is like black people, her nose and mouth and hair are of black people, this is not a matter of racism, maybe some people thing like this but is not, everyone that read any thing of tolkien universe will realise that is a white people saga, and that is the truth, in Japan there are samurai saga´s and are extraordinary, in China also like the tales of Monkey King and the ancient Emperors and many sagas that are extraordinary also, in Africa there are a lot of heroes and tales about black people like Shaka Zulu and other and are very good, so why white people not have their own extraordinary saga? this is not a matter of racism, I hope that understand the point
Yes dude I understand your point and yes your point IS a matter of racism.
And every single time someone says 'this is not YOUR story, your Elves, YOUR Princesses'...you are marginalising people and that is racist.
Here is a Fairytale for you.
Once upon a time, there was a young black girl living with relatives in a quiet little suburb where nothing much happened. But once in a while, a marching band came by, the band was very colourful, with their silver Uniforms and their big tasselled hats, but what stood out to the girl was the amazing Majorette who led the band and her awe inspiring twirls of the baton. "Auntie, Auntie, can 'I be a Majorette? Please?????" She asked her Aunt, with all the hope of youth and innocence about what it actually entailed.
"No, they don't let black people do that" Said her Aunt, with all the authority one would expect from an adult who grew up in a different time.
Was this the American South under Jim Crow? No, it was London in the 80's and I have no doubt there was no colour bar with the marching band, it was just black people simply did not do it, not that they were not ALLOWED to but of course, I believed her.
Sadly my aunt who said that has passed away and with her passing goes any opportunity to discuss that issue with her and the effect it might have had on my confidence to feel that I could do anything I wanted to do. But that is just what the expectations were for them, you just couldn't do everything you wanted to because "they" would not "let" you in. It killed that dream. How many other girls have dreams crushed like that? How many well meaning adults are still crushing dreams?
Exclusion, it is a subtle form of racism but so insidious, how many little girls thought they couldn't be Princesses because of it? How many didn't look like Cinderella or Rapunzel so thought they looked stupid in the dress because they had the wrong skin colour? Of course we now have Tiana, Tiana is ours. So WHY would we EVER want to dress like Cinderella EVER!!!! Don't you know we were kind enough to make Tiana for you???
So here I am Elficising myself (Yes I just made it up) and of course overjoyed for anything that I can be inspired by, that page was heavensent and then someone had to go and diss it, because they woman was not white. Also devaluing her by not even referring to her as a girl or a woman but a 'chick' and pointing out her black features to other her even more.
I am just so grossed out by people sometimes.
But maybe there is hope for the future?
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