On the topic of shifters who experience themselves as different races in other realities, I do think that there is a problem with people speaking up over poc and reasons they may be uncomfortable with it. As someone who is fine with it, and being a poc myself I think that people are a bit too harsh sometimes with poc who may be against it or have issues with that. I don’t agree with anti’s but I can see why they think a certain way.
Yet I also think there is a problem with POC who have different viewpoints on this issue being talked over and even attacked by anti’s. I have seen POC get treated in a rather hostile manner simply because they said they supported and were fine with shifters who experience themselves as a different race. Getting told they don’t respect themselves, their ancestors are disappointed in them, they aren’t proud of their heritage, and so much more.
POC have different perspectives on things and as someone who is fiercely against racism, and is a proud POC myself, and genuinely believes in the liberation of all races from racism and white supremacy, I genuinely don’t have any issues with this. Because I believe that is another reality which already exists.
Also I do know that a lot of this discussion and hate from antis seems to centre western, particularly US American POCs view on race and racism in general, when a lot of countries around the world have different views and many POC have different experiences and perspectives.
And I know that’s not even the controversial part, the fact that reality already exists. the controversial part is someone growing up here in this reality that is rampant with racism and discrimination choosing to go another reality where they are a different race and have certain intentions.
But the thing is, is that honestly anything can be problematic(according to this reality) based on intentions. People who support those with DRs where they go off and fight and hurt people and engage in battles like Marvel or DC could be doing that to let off violent urges and wanting to hurt alien species.
You can’t assume that everyone who seeks to shift where they are experiencing a different race has bad or problematic intentions. Someone may genuinely just want to experience what it is like going through life as an another race. Shifting is about experience. Thats why we shift in the first place. Someone may wish to genuinely experience being a different race and understand their struggles or have a deeper understanding of their culture.
And yes you can script your unique self in, but what about someone who’s shifting to a reality where they are a different race and there’s still racism? Race does determine how you are treated in this reality.
If someone shifts to a historical era, for example 1920s New Orleans and don’t script out racism, and let’s say they script their adopted by a black couple so as to not race change but still experience the culture, they will be treated differently and not have the same experience as the black people living in New Orleans have which takes away from the raw experience that they wished to have.
Many POC who are race changing antis don’t realize that their argument of “this is uncreative race changers who shift to fit in can’t be their unique selves” are actively contradicting their own narrative.
Because some claim that you can still have the full experience of another culture being another race and make yourself fit in there, but then also turn and say that you cannot fully understand being another culture and race, because they are literally saying that you can fully experience a culture being another race, but also you can never truly understand the sufferings of another race even when you race change.
That is a contradiction. Someone have the full experience of another culture being a different race, but they can’t when they shift to be that race? The logic is biased and contradictory.
Someone who shifts to be a different race especially in historical eras often wants the raw experience including having a similar appearance to the majority race. Call it uncreative but that’s a raw experience someone wishes to have and shouldn’t be denied.
People conveniently enjoy forgetting how shifting works regarding this argument. Someone who shifts to a reality where they are a different race will have the mindset of someone of that cultural group because they have already spent their lives being that race.
People shift to be as different races because they wish to experience different experiences. People shouldn’t be denied nor shamed on for wishing to have a different experience. Thats all it is. Wanting to have a different experience. There’s so much beauty in the multiverse and so many experiences people wish to have.
I understand antis. But I think those who shame POC who don’t agree with their views on race and shifters being different races is problematic. We POC have our rights to disagree with POC antis and bring in arguments as to why we disagree and many of us have done so respectfully and still ended up being either attacked or just ignored, or treated like we hate our race just because we have different perspectives. And aren’t even truly willing to listen to us.
Again many centre the US view on race which is problematic because it actively ignores other viewpoints and treats the US viewpoints as the correct ones, which again many western American POC need to realize that American views on certain subjects are treated as more correct and valid than POCS from different countries views and POCS in those other countries with different views can often be relentlessly attacked by American POCs who believe their way is the only correct way.
It ignores the views of POC in different countries and with different perspectives and cultures. Not every culture has the same view and idea about race as others.
Anyone can have bad intentions, but I don’t believe knives should be banned just because the person holding it is has intentions of using it to commit harm.
Thank you so so much for saying this!! I love the different viewpoints that are available!!