tf you mean. being racist has nothing to do with this manga. This is about someone from japan being in love with someone from a tribe. I dont wanna come off as rude but you must really be weak to mangas that dont always follow the white x white. Doesnt that make you racist then?
I only meant that the way the author portrays indigenous people as “caveman” (like they themselves said in the author excerpt) is not faithful to reality at all. There’s practically no indigenous tribes nowadays that have had no contact with civilisation, and those that haven’t had contact are supposed to be left like that. It’s a good manga, i just wish the Native American rep was a bit less stereotypical.
I'm sorry, but did you just said "native american representation"? This has nothing to do with Native Americans. Do you realize that there are still tribes in latin america and other parts of the world? That there are communities where you can still find people dressing and living similarly to the people of Lutah.
My gawd. The things one have to read in this page.
1. Latin America is still America, which means indigenous people from there are still Native Americans (ofc I didn’t mean North American tribes, it’s got nothing to do with that)
2. I just said there are some tribes who live like that, but they’re very rare and are usually considered part of a bigger cultural heritage, which means they’re protected at all costs and specifically not to be messed with. The VAST (and I mean VAST) majority of indigenous tribes are used to these things, and I wished this manga would reflect that instead of perpetuating a stereotype that indigenous people don’t know the “real” or “civilised” world
yes but i’m pretty sure most (if not all) yaoi stories on here are already spreading misinformation about gay men/what is and is not considered a healthy relationship lol
Shit I guess you’re right lolol this just struck a chord with me since i’ve been to indigenous tribes before
no worries lol i meant it with good humor
I don't think it represents the "whole" indigenous tribes though cause in the first place it's a make believe tribe in a make believe island which means both doesn't really exist at all. Basically it wasn't "representing" anything. I'd call it racist if the author picked one existing indigenous tribe and used it for their story but I actually appreciate how they made it from scratch. Plus there are still many tribes out there, we don't know what each and every one of them does exactly - so some (emphasis) stuff here might be true to other different tribes. I didn't really find it that much stereotypical in the first place.
But if you feel like it really does seem like racism, then I won't talk over you. People have different perceptions on these things, just felt the need to answer since you asked/are not sure if it is racist.
Hope I made some points!
Just to add a bottomline:
It'd be racist if they picked an existing tribe and placed stereotypes over them. But since it was made from scratch (make believe tribe and island) I personally think it isn't racist at all.
I don’t know if this is racist...... but it don’t feel right
EDIT: what I mean with this is that this manga has super stereotyped representation of indigenous tribes and their people, and even if it's a great story I wish it didn't spread misinformation like this.