StrawmerryShortcake's Topics (24)

You’re right, my senses are tingling

Agree lol

gurl are you sure your just not reaching? Bc how does that equal to racism

how is that racist just because he referred to someone as “that dark-skinned guy”? Maybe he didn’t know his name, or was just using a physical detail to identify him, which is understandable. He wasn’t even saying anything negative about his skin color or race, it was just a description??? Pls inform me bc I truly don't understand how this equal to racism??

He's just describing someone's trait wtf

Let me explain, both of them know which guy is being talked about, ml could have just said he was better looking than the guy without involving his colour.
That's in a way , mocking that other guy for being dark skinned while also implying that he's less attractive than the ml because he's dark skinned

For example if I and my friend is talking about a specific girl, and she happens to be overweight but we both know who we are talking about, then me saying that "atleast I'm better looking than that fat girl" would imply that being overweight makes her unattractive

Also many people get bullied / have bad experiences for having these features which adds to the negativity for using these terms to describe someone, like using words like tall , fit and pale to describe someone wouldn't have the same effect

(Btw disclaimer, i don't think these features makes anyone unattractive, I'm just using as examples, pls don't come at me)

I get what you’re saying, and I agree that context definitely matters. But I think it’s also important to look at the way it was actually used here.
In this case, the ML wasn't insulting the guy because of his skin color, he was just identifying him. If he had said something like “he’s ugly because he’s dark-skinned,” then yeah, that would definitely be racist.

But just mentioning a physical trait without attaching a negative judgment to it isn’t automatically harmful. Also, I feel like comparing it to calling someone “the fat girl” is a little different, because "fat" is often used as an insult in everyday language, while saying someone is "dark-skinned" is just a neutral description.

I do understand why some people are sensitive about it, especially if they’ve had bad experiences tied to those features but in this case, it didn't seem like the ML was mocking or making it about race at all.

Yall are acting as if he called the other guy a slur. Like sit down he only saw the other guy through a photo where he wore everything that covered his whole head (hat + face mask), not to mention he was wearing a long sleeve coat too barely showing any other features besides the hands and of course his complexion. ML said he’s better bc he wants MC to know that (with all that stalking and everything), he didn’t say he was better bc the other guy has dark skin that was just the best he could describe a stranger he doesn’t know the name of and never seen nor met in person to make a different description other than his complexion.

Bc he’s implying that he’s better than him by not being dark skinned. He could’ve just said “that guy” but he didn’t. He mentioned that trait to diminish him. It’s colorism don’t be dense.

That’s just not true. Saying “that guy” would’ve been completely clear in the conversation they were having — there was no need to single out his skin tone unless there was a judgment attached. If it had simply been a neutral comment, like, “oh, that guy is dark-skinned,” without any emotional charge, it wouldn’t have been racist. But that’s not what happened. By fixating on that specific trait, he was making a value judgment, clearly implying that being darker-skinned made the ex lesser in his eyes. The judgment wasn’t subtle — it was blatant.
And beyond the immediate conversation, you can’t separate this from the bigger issue: colorism is deeply embedded in East Asian culture. It’s not just an isolated comment; it reflects a much larger, systemic bias that continues to impact people’s lives in very real ways. Pretending otherwise is either deeply naive or willfully ignorant.

I‘m completely with you! Uke was so childlike that it made me uncomftable at some times

I have a feeling he's autistic

I mean he was isolated with no friends or anyone to talk to for a very long time… and he’s probably neurodivergent

being neurodivergent is not being childlike though…