"Negroes..."

Tilio January 30, 2017 11:56 am

The first time I ever see a black woman (not just a "dark skin" character) and its in a situation like this? really? aw ok #dropped won't catch me reading this bullshit.

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    Tilio January 30, 2017 12:08 pm

    I was like "omg is that a black girl?!" and then quickly like"...what the fuck" I get making a story realist, but no. I deal with this shit on the regular and racial tensions are high as hell rn. I don't need or want to see this shit in something I take pleasure in.

    WillieB January 31, 2017 3:47 am
    I was like "omg is that a black girl?!" and then quickly like"...what the fuck" I get making a story realist, but no. I deal with this shit on the regular and racial tensions are high as hell rn. I don't need o... Tilio

    Took the words right outa my mouth.

    Anonymous January 31, 2017 3:57 am
    Took the words right outa my mouth. WillieB

    Ditto. Although, I am white, so I also apologize for the white woman's ignorant ass.

    MiyakiYukimaru January 31, 2017 10:33 am

    At first I thought the author was racist but then she probably did it to imply that the lady was rude and racist since this story is realistic and that homophobia and racism still run in the world. I honestly don't think you should drop this manhwa but whatever. idc

    sasakihaise January 31, 2017 5:01 pm

    If it makes you uncomfortable to see that behaviour then you're welcome to drop it, but to call the manhwa bullshit for realistically portraying racism is a bit childish. I'm Asian so should I drop it after seeing that Conor suffered from a racially-motivated hate crime? No, because this stuff really happens and the story is clearly trying to tackle these sort of problems.

    In this instance, the girl didn't get equal treatment to Connor and as it turns out, this is racially motivated. This is really insightful because a lot of people wouldn't have picked up on that and how bad workplace discrimination still is. Also, this is a manhwa. In South Korea not a lot is known about how Black people are discriminated against - portraying this behaviour and showing how bad it is, the sort of effect it has on people's lives, helps to raise awareness on the subject. I'm really surprised by how socially aware the author is to write that in. So yes, I get that you might not want to see this stuff but that absolutely does not mean it is bullshit when it's actually very progressive and successfully dealing with such a difficult topic.

    Tilio January 31, 2017 10:54 pm
    At first I thought the author was racist but then she probably did it to imply that the lady was rude and racist since this story is realistic and that homophobia and racism still run in the world. I honestly d... MiyakiYukimaru

    Yea no I never thought the author was racist im just not going to read this shit after seeing how the first ever black girl I ever see in a manga is treated. Whites are in manga all the time and its never like this. So pardon me for expecting something different. I already said that I get that she was making it realistic, but I'll drop it if I want to.

    Tilio January 31, 2017 10:57 pm
    If it makes you uncomfortable to see that behaviour then you're welcome to drop it, but to call the manhwa bullshit for realistically portraying racism is a bit childish. I'm Asian so should I drop it after see... sasakihaise

    Yea I already get her purpose for it, I'm calling it bullshit because whites are in manga all the time and its never like this. They're hardly discriminated against and even love interest. The same goes for black male characters in manga. Excuse me for expecting the first black female to be in a different non-racial situation. THAT is what's bullshit.

    sasakihaise February 1, 2017 5:44 pm
    Yea no I never thought the author was racist im just not going to read this shit after seeing how the first ever black girl I ever see in a manga is treated. Whites are in manga all the time and its never like ... Tilio

    I never said that you said the author was racist lmfao. Also, this is a manhwa and not a manga. If it's manga you want to talk about, I've seen many black characters in manga and anime so if you'd like I can recommend you a few with more positive representation. ^^ For example Michiko to Hatchin, the protagonist is a Brazilian woman who is mixed West African, European and Native Brazilian. Two out of three of the main cast are black women (the second is Zambo), the third is a little girl they adopt. In Tiger and Bunny, Nathan Seymour is a black nonbinary person who identifies somewhat as a woman and she's incredibly well-written and dynamic. You should really watch both of those. Oh and April from Darker than Black! Her powers are really cool and she has such a beautiful character design. As for the reason white people in anime and manga aren't mistreated - well, are they discriminated this harshly irl? Nope. It's sad but true, they have a strange monopoly on the world.

    Japan is a very homogenous society so it's a slow shift but it's definitely happening so be patient. Even I get sick and tired of seeing a lot of imperialist content/racist stereotypes in anime and manga as a Chinese person and it won't change anytime soon so at the very least, black people are getting more representation which I'm really happy to see. Anyways, I said it's fine for you to not want to read it but this sort of narrative is important too. I never told you not to drop it. I SPECIFICALLY opened with "If it makes you uncomfortable to see that behaviour then you're welcome to drop it". All I wanted to do was to point out to you that the story isn't garbage just because it isn't your cup of tea or something you want to see (which is absolutely fine), and hopefully show you how its narrative could be worthwhile to help educate others and portray the discrimination/inequality in the entertainment industry against Black people. I by no means want to force you to read it, it doesn't affect me whether you do or don't.

    Tilio February 2, 2017 12:26 am
    I never said that you said the author was racist lmfao. Also, this is a manhwa and not a manga. If it's manga you want to talk about, I've seen many black characters in manga and anime so if you'd like I can re... sasakihaise

    Thanks for the recommendations, but you're confused because you responded to the response that I sent to Miyaki Yukimaru not you lmao. Me calling it a manga was an accident, I'm just used to typing that out compared to typing "manhwa".

    sasakihaise February 2, 2017 4:42 pm
    Thanks for the recommendations, but you're confused because you responded to the response that I sent to Miyaki Yukimaru not you lmao. Me calling it a manga was an accident, I'm just used to typing that out com... Tilio

    Ohh ok sorry. I haven't actually used the commenting feature on this website before much (I think maybe I have once?) so I didn't realise ;-; and that's fine, tbh manhwa is only just starting to pick up popularity in the Western world and get translations so it's a new thing to a lot of people.

    Ryo February 4, 2017 5:05 am

    Woaaa, i like the way @sasakihaise think XD i tired seeing people called some manhwa bullshit and being pissed with the author just because some characters not act like the way they expected //sigh
    Personally i don't know why people triggered because the manager said "nigga" is that a bad word or something? and if she a racist so what? i mean clearly in the manhwa she is the antagonist so make her look bad is part of the story //sigh// i don't want to offend anyone but please don't get triggered and offended so easily.

    And i actually read many manga that white people being discriminated. You can see it in historical manga, where white people and especially half blood being treated like trash and slave. For example http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/hanamachi_monogatari_hatsuzakura_mau_yoru_no_shitone/ and http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/tourou_no_ori/ (one of the character is a half blood and being discriminated). But no one complain on how they were treated, why? because it's realistic. In the past japanesse people treated foreign really bad. And honestly we don't really know what timeline this manhwa use, maybe this manhwa use timeline where people still racist and homophobe? like ummm i dunno 80's or 70's?

    Tilio February 4, 2017 9:51 am
    Woaaa, i like the way @sasakihaise think XD i tired seeing people called some manhwa bullshit and being pissed with the author just because some characters not act like the way they expected //sighPersonally i ... Ryo

    The word was negroes not the other one, and yes it is bad. What type of question is that? lmao thanks for the recommendations, but I'm good bye.