[andreauxminyard]

hi friends ❤️ i genuienly don't want to do this but I think it would be best to get ahead of what is about to be a really stressful summer. some changes at work, my wife getting kicked off her health insurance, etc. i made a ko-fi goal for upcoming bills + a little cushion.

if u like my posting and my fics and my whatever else pls consider a small contribution. i truly appreciate it ❤️

ko-fi link here

[bighairedbitch]

One thing I’ve seen happens in this fandom- and honestly sometimes in real life discussions about Hudson too- is that people end up flattening all POC experiences into one universal experience.

Race absolutely matters. Racism absolutely exists. But different racial groups are stereotyped in different ways, and those stereotypes can produce completely different social expectations.

For example, I’ve seen people criticize Rachel and Jacob for joking about Hudson being unintelligent because he’s a person of color. If Hudson were Black, I would understand that criticism more, because there is a long history of anti-Black stereotypes portraying Black people as unintelligent. But Hudson is Asian. Asian men are stereotyped in almost the opposite way. They’re often assumed to be intelligent, studious, and academically successful. The stereotype is still racist, but it’s a different stereotype. It doesn’t suddenly become an anti-Asian stereotype just because we’ve replaced “Asian” with the broader category of “POC.”

The same thing happens constantly in fanfiction with Shane.

A lot of writers portray Shane as being afraid to fight because he knows he’ll be judged more harshly than white players. I understand where that idea is coming from, but as a black person I’ve never found it particularly convincing.

If Shane were black, that analysis would make more sense to me. Black men are often stereotyped as aggressive, which means behavior that is considered acceptable from white athletes is often interpreted differently when black ones do it.

But asian men occupy a very different place in the racial imagination. They’re frequently stereotyped as passive, non-threatening, weak, nerdy, emasculated, etc. If racial stereotypes were influencing Shane’s approach to hockey, I could just as easily imagine the opposite dynamic: feeling pressure to prove he’s aggressive enough to belong. Maybe he’s fighting TOO much.

But that doesn’t make sense for Shane. He’s the league’s golden boy. He’s polite, media-friendly, and heavily inspired by Sidney Crosby. He’s a superstar. Fighting is often delegated to players lower on the depth chart whose role is specifically to provide physicality. Star players generally aren’t expected to be enforcers. Teams usually want their elite talent scoring goals, not sitting in the penalty box after dropping the gloves.

So Shane not fighting much doesn’t strike me as evidence of racial pressure. It strikes me as evidence that he’s Shane Hollander.

Crosby is a useful comparison here. For years, people mocked him for not being physical enough (and for talking to the refs too much). They questioned his toughness and masculinity. They called him “Crybaby Crosby” or “Cindy Crosby.” Fans edited photos of him in dresses or makeup. The criticism wasn’t really about hockey. The joke was that he wasn’t a “real man.”

And that’s a white player.

Imagine how much worse those conversations could become if the player in question were Asian.

That’s the kind of racial dynamic I could actually see affecting Shane, not him worrying about people thinking he’s too aggressive, but people questioning whether aggressive ENOUGH.

There’s a good chance that if Shane fought exactly like many white players, he probably still wouldn’t be viewed as tough enough. Meanwhile, if a Black player fought exactly like those same white players, he might be interpreted as more aggressive.

People often criticize Rachel for not doing much racial analysis in the books. But sometimes fandom fills that gap with racial analysis that feels disconnected from both hockey culture and the specific stereotypes that affect different racial groups.

Not every POC experience is interchangeable.

A stereotype that affects Black athletes is not automatically a stereotype that affects Asian athletes. A stereotype that affects Latino athletes is not automatically a stereotype that affects Indigenous athletes.

If we’re going to talk about race- and we should- we have to talk about the actual racial dynamics at play, not just substitute “person of color” for a more specific analysis.

Sometimes no racial analysis is better than bad racial analysis.

[urie]

part of the conversation i had with kat tenbarge that i wish could've made it to the article but i understand had to be cut for brevity is like. online fandom spaces for things like destiel, johnlock, etc are so mocked and derided for asking the simple question: what if they took this seriously and told a love story and it was beautiful? what would happen? and then heated rivalry answered that with well it would captivate the entire world. it would bewitch the masses and everyone would be compelled by it. thats what would happen. we were right

[lioncourtz]

"That's like a big key to why Jacob and I got on so well, is because we're actually very similar people." x

[andreauxminyard]

laying in bed on a cozy cloudy morning playing ace attorney life couldnt be better than this

[ohlivee]

Annie Spratt

[hollandar]

melting

[andreauxminyard]

I assume your wife is one of the most important people in your life. Anything shared with you is one automatically shared with your wife as well since you don’t keep secrets from her.

well yes 🙂‍↕️ but I have also never had anyone say "dont tell this to anyone even your wife"

[andreauxminyard]

bruised my toe. period started. will i ever be free from this inhumane treatment

[andreauxminyard]

the toe i stubbed yesterday is black and blue wtf 🥲

[andreauxminyard]

I’m going to assume that while you enjoy hockey you don’t give a shit about basketball

unless its the KNICKS IN FOUR BABY LFGGGGG

[andreauxminyard]

assumption: you have a niece!

I do!!! shes the same age as me lmao. i also have a nephew who is turning five!!

[fkclou]

anonymously make an assumption about me and i'll confirm/deny it

[heyimcelery]

Go ahead guys I’m bored rn

[urie]

[andreauxminyard]

ff7 rebirth is on the switch store and i am holding strong not spending $50 even though he calls to me

[andreauxminyard]

pluto is making me miss babydeer so bad

[andreauxminyard]

starting a baby deer reread bcus i miss them greatly, and i keep noticing unpresented neil in newer omegaverse fics rn and going omg thats sally's impact...#yourimpact

😭😭😭 omg... why did I think you never read babydeer... enjoy ur reread. live blog it even.