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The Racism That Dares Not Speak Its Name

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Apr 13, 2023
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Recently, a franchise I really love (which I will not name because the phenomenon I am about to discuss is happening in every franchise) committed a “race swap”. The writers found a relatively obscure character from the 1970s who had a cult following within the fandom but was not well developed. The character, having had only one episode of animated tel…

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Single mum. Follower of Christ. Writer of hopepunk. Awake but not woke. Rainy Day Person. A loyal Hufflepuff. B. A. in English.
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