I'm definitely sure the black actress in the play (or whatever it was) springboarded the black Hermione obsession, but I also see (and have always seen, in the background), mixed-race Harry Potter. So for Hermione it brings extra weight to the whole "muggle-born racism" type thing. Meanwhile with Harry, it's usually presented as his mother and the Dursleys being white, but his father being black/brown, and that's why they pick on him for his wizard (read: POC) family and genetics that they try to ignore, he looks like his father, he's an embarrassment to the family, etc etc.
All of which basically means this: these people hate any kind of fantasy-based discrimination or drama, because they want literal, obtuse drama based on racism and probably Nazis.
Honestly I kind of liked the "mixed-race Harry Potter" thing at first, mainly because it made more sense as to why every character commented on him looking like his father, but with his mother's eyes: it's more noticeable for him to have bright green/blue eyes if he's not white. It was interesting, anyway. But it so very quickly got boring, because it became what everyone did.
Same for black Hermione: it's boring. I don't think I've seen any fanart of white (or any other race) Hermione for ages... although I don't go looking to be honest. The popular pieces that I
do end up seeing all seem to be the same thing over and over, though. And I get the feeling that people get pissy if anyone dares point out that Hermione
isn't canonically black, or hate on fanart with her drawn white.
This ended up being way more :autism: than planned, god damnit.
There's genuine good media out there that showcases good POC characters which aren't racist stereotypes, yet you never see SJWs stanning hard for them (aside from a few exceptions). I swear I see more black Belle and Indian Harry Potter appreciation than fanart for Princess Tiana or Storm, it's really weird and makes me think more this is just another "white people suck" movement than genuine POC appreciation.
Yeah, I agree. I don't have anything against racebends, or people drawing "what if" fanart with various other cultures or races etc. Sometimes it's done really well, and it's an interesting take on a well-known character or story.
But not so much any more. Again, it's become a cliché. And on top of that, it's not even "an interpretation", it's "this is how it actually is, if you disagree you're racist/etc". While ignoring any existing characters totally.
Guess it's the same that comics and remakes are doing: don't create new minority characters, or draw attention to existing ones. Just recast white characters, and anyone who points out how dumb that is has got to be racist.
I get that kids can be bratty, but I've seen this shit carry over into adulthood way too many times-- All on Tumblr, too. Wishing them the best.
