Y'all, about the whole "knuckles black" controversy going on at Twitter, I'm seeing some really bad takes, guys. While I agree that the "artist" that "fixed" the original artist's humanized Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles was horrible, it's not for the same reason as everyone else. That "fixing artist" trope is super annoying and somewhat destructive behavior towards art in general, nobody likes that kind of person on their high horse. It's fine to make your own version of it, but when you claim to have "fixed" something, that's when it crosses a line, don't do that. Also, yes, they're right, Knuckles is black/jamaican coded, there's no denying that, it's just a fact, or at least it was during his debut. While I really don't agree with how he's black coded due to it being based on stereotypes, he just is. (Doesn't make any sense considering his Echidna tribe's culture is based on Mayan culture, and Echidnas come from Australia.) You don't have to make him black if you don't want to, he's a fictional animal without any human race. Speaking of which, Knuckles is a fictional anthropomorphic Echidna, you are allowed to see him as any race you want, same goes for all the sonic characters. Just don't go taking your own depictions as fact over someone else's view, that's when it gets toxic. Also, because of this controversy, I've seen someone say that white people are no longer allowed to draw black people? Like, what the fuck, guys? Do you realize how harmful and counterproductive that is? At our current age, diversity and inclusion is a thing for many artists to strive for, and telling them they can't draw a certain race because they're a certain color is inherently racist, if we want to strive for diversity, we can't say that to young artists that just wanna include everyone, absolutely no more of that. I do heavily recommend and encourage white artists to do their research and listen to POC stories to prevent them depicting other races based on harmful stereotypes. We shouldn't condemn other artists from drawing certain races, we should encourage them to do their research to depict other races and cultures accurately. Anyway, with that said, if anyone wants to perceive any sonic characters as black, white, Asian, indigenous, or whatever, then let them, it doesn't hurt nor concern you, they are fictional anthropomorphic animals, but if it is based on harmful stereotypes or said person forces their headcanons onto you or someone else, call them out on their toxic behavior.
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