Something that's been bugging me for a while now.
I adore all the ask-blogs on tumblr. I think they're amazing and fun and I enjoy the shit out of them.
I wish I could enjoy the TFP Ratchet one, but I can't.
This entry to be specific: http://ask-tfp-ratchet.tumblr.com/post/15811363434/due-to-tumblr-limits-i-was-forced-to-heavy-cut-it
In the very first panel we are treated to Fowler in blackface.
This is not funny. At all. This isn't even right. The artist has rendered a black character as a racist stereotype. There's no reason for it. This isn't just simplifying his face. His skin is colored pure black, there's just no reason for it.
And don't give me "it's the shoop-de-whoop face". Because that meme is racist, too, and Fowler isn't even firing/charging any lasers.
What offends me even more is that I contacted the person who runs this tumblr months ago and they have not ever responded to me or done anything about their racist art.
As a result, I have zero interest in anything they draw, ever.
I wish I could enjoy the TFP Ratchet one, but I can't.
This entry to be specific: http://ask-tfp-ratchet.tumblr.com/post/15811363434/due-to-tumblr-limits-i-was-forced-to-heavy-cut-it
In the very first panel we are treated to Fowler in blackface.
This is not funny. At all. This isn't even right. The artist has rendered a black character as a racist stereotype. There's no reason for it. This isn't just simplifying his face. His skin is colored pure black, there's just no reason for it.
And don't give me "it's the shoop-de-whoop face". Because that meme is racist, too, and Fowler isn't even firing/charging any lasers.
What offends me even more is that I contacted the person who runs this tumblr months ago and they have not ever responded to me or done anything about their racist art.
As a result, I have zero interest in anything they draw, ever.