Gail Simone's Blog, page 1022
May 13, 2012
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daninm:
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“I hate people who like characters just because their POCs. Liking someone because they’re not-white is just a different type of racial discrimination.”
Um no its not. Its liking them because you finally have a really good character that you can relate to… This confession is stupid and probably made by a Butt hurt white person. Not only that but just like every fucking super hero there is more to them than just being a white person or PoC. Like idk super power, personality, looks…. being a person!!!!!!!!!
I made the part of the confession that negates what you said in bold.
Argh, so many things wrong in two short sentences.
Except, like so many others, you are all immediately seeing this as being racist.
I read this as;
“So many people profess to loving characters of different ethnic backgrounds, without actually knowing the character. It reads like they are saying so for brownie points, which I find to be just as bad as any other type of racial discrimination”
At no point did this confession come off as being racist to me, and no, it isn’t because I don’t understand racism, or have so called white priveledge, it’s because I am able to look at something and see that it might mean something different to what everyone else seems to think it means.
Since, looking through comments people seems to think this is about so called “reverse racism” through the part at the end of the comment
To me, no, it’s about someone who is saying, liking a character JUST BECAUSE THEY’RE NON-WHITE, is as bad as saying you don’t like any character non-white, it’s a snap judgement based on the colour of someone’s skin, not the character.
Now, this confession, CLEARLY, is not aimed at every single person who has ever liked a character of a differing ethnic background than them, it is from the person who has made it, talking about something they either see, or perceive in the comic community, which they would recognise as being racial discrimination.
Please don’t speak for me, I never said or implied that the confession was racist.
Do you like Barbara in Young Justice? Do you think she'll eventually get more screen-time or even a episode to herself? I'd love it if they gave her some proper lines instead of action-y ones :')
I haven’t seen Young Justice at all, yet. Hope to, soon. Would love to write an episode, it LOOKS fantastic!
cobblepot:
daninm:
dccomicconfessions:
“I hate people who...
“I hate people who like characters just because their POCs. Liking someone because they’re not-white is just a different type of racial discrimination.”
Um no its not. Its liking them because you finally have a really good character that you can relate to… This confession is stupid and probably made by a Butt hurt white person. Not only that but just like every fucking super hero there is more to them than just being a white person or PoC. Like idk super power, personality, looks…. being a person!!!!!!!!!
I made the part of the confession that negates what you said in bold.
Argh, so many things wrong in two short sentences.
Happy Mother's Day!
First, not all of us have living mothers (I do, my mom is kind of weird and awesome), and not all of us have mothers who are much like Carol Brady, so I understand if the day is a little bit awkward for some.
But if you are a mom, HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY, I hope you are appreciated today for all you do!
If you have a mom who made sacrifices and loved you and cared for you, I hope you let them know how much you appreciate it. It’s tough to be a parent, it means the WORLD when your kid lets you know they love you for it!
Dear Gail, thank you for including a 'Little Jakarta' in the latest issue of Batgirl. In fact the entirety of exposure of South-East Asian culture in the book has been wonderful. We met once, in Singapore, and I must thank you again for doing your part in
Thank you…I remember you, I’m pretty sure, from your avatar photo.
As for Little Jakarta, it’s just that feeling that Metropolis and Gotham shouldn’t be all white European, I like a DCU that shows more diversity than that.
Another factor is that the book’s artist, Ardian Syaf, lives in Indonesia and I knew he would bring a sense of reality to it. The original scene explored the area quite a bit more, but I had to edit it down and begin in media res, as it were.
Hope to get to show more of the area and its citizens, especially if Ardian can draw it!
And we DO have a Singapore story coming up, it’s a ways away, but it’s going to be lovely, I hope!
Dear Gail, thank you for including a 'Little Jakarta' in the latest issue of Batgirl. In fact the entirety of exposure of South-East Asian culture in the book has been wonderful. We met once, in Singapore, and I must thank you again for doing your part in
Thank you…I remember you, I’m pretty sure, from your avatar photo.
As for Little Jakarta, it’s just that feeling that Metropolis and Gotham shouldn’t be all white European, I like a DCU that shows more diversity than that.
Another factor is that the book’s artist, Ardian Syaf, lives in Indonesia and I knew he would bring a sense of reality to it. The original scene explored the area quite a bit more, but I had to edit it down and begin in media res, as it were.
Hope to get to show more of the area and its citizens, especially if Ardian can draw it!
And we DO have a Singapore story coming up, it’s a ways away, but it’s going to be lovely, I hope!
Dear Gail, thank you for including a 'Little Jakarta' in the latest issue of Batgirl. In fact the entirety of exposure of South-East Asian culture in the book has been wonderful. We met once, in Singapore, and I must thank you again for doing your part in
Thank you…I remember you, I’m pretty sure, from your avatar photo.
As for Little Jakarta, it’s just that feeling that Metropolis and Gotham shouldn’t be all white European, I like a DCU that shows more diversity than that.
Another factor is that the book’s artist, Ardian Syaf, lives in Indonesia and I knew he would bring a sense of reality to it. The original scene explored the area quite a bit more, but I had to edit it down and begin in media res, as it were.
Hope to get to show more of the area and its citizens, especially if Ardian can draw it!
And we DO have a Singapore story coming up, it’s a ways away, but it’s going to be lovely, I hope!
Hi Gail. I just wanted to say I picked up Batgirl #9 as part of collecting the Night of the Owls and I really, really enjoyed the story, so thank you very much.
Thank you very much, I am glad you enjoyed it!
This was a story about three young girls, all touched by a war they didn’t start, separated by geography, culture, and allegiance. The long fingers of power have touched them all.
I’m enjoying the Night of the Owls so much. I love trying to make a crossover story that isn’t just following the numbers, it’s one of the funnest things to do at DC.
Hi, Gail! I was wondering if you've met or talked with Brett Booth, the artist of Teen Titans. You both have some similar ideas and I think you two would rock doing a book together. In my selfish dream it would be a gay hero monthly title! He has this
I haven’t visited it yet, but I sure like his art!
He designed the look of Batgirl’s next villain for us. Thanks, Brett!
Hi, Gail! I was wondering if you've met or talked with Brett Booth, the artist of Teen Titans. You both have some similar ideas and I think you two would rock doing a book together. In my selfish dream it would be a gay hero monthly title! He has this
I haven’t visited it yet, but I sure like his art!
He designed the look of Batgirl’s next villain for us. Thanks, Brett!
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