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Jun. 3rd, 2019 11:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
feotakahariThis was originally written in response to two posts: one about how goblincore liberates women, and one about how goblincore is anti-Semitic.
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Come to think of it, I’ve seen orcs argued as an anti-black stereotype, and a lot of butch lesbians really love orc girls. Maybe it’s easiest to embrace the opposite of the stereotypes that get thrown at you. If you’re used to being called stupid and ugly, orcs piss you off, but if you’re used to being called weak and helpless, orcs are liberating.
This implies that there would be a lot of resonance in a black icon who’s the opposite of an orc. Not an elf; those are too associated with white racism. But there’s definitely something that can be done with the idea of inherent regality, to contrast orcs’ savagery. Since orcs are stupid, the opposite would be smart. Maybe good with technology? And brave, of course. Someone who’d risk their own life to protect the weak, rather than persecute them as orcs do.
Holy crap; I suddenly understand why so many people loved Black Panther.
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Come to think of it, I’ve seen orcs argued as an anti-black stereotype, and a lot of butch lesbians really love orc girls. Maybe it’s easiest to embrace the opposite of the stereotypes that get thrown at you. If you’re used to being called stupid and ugly, orcs piss you off, but if you’re used to being called weak and helpless, orcs are liberating.
This implies that there would be a lot of resonance in a black icon who’s the opposite of an orc. Not an elf; those are too associated with white racism. But there’s definitely something that can be done with the idea of inherent regality, to contrast orcs’ savagery. Since orcs are stupid, the opposite would be smart. Maybe good with technology? And brave, of course. Someone who’d risk their own life to protect the weak, rather than persecute them as orcs do.
Holy crap; I suddenly understand why so many people loved Black Panther.
