Hey everyone! This is not a ‘I’m coming back post’ - it’s more of a ‘I’ve reflected on the dumb things I’ve done in the 8 years I’ve been on this website’ type of post. A few months ago I made a pretty big mistake. I miscast a WOC, Talia Al Ghul, because (and I’ll admit), I was pretty misinformed about her history. It hadn’t occurred to me that she was mostly Chinese. It also hadn’t occurred to me that being Arab was in its own category. Aka I was stupid, I admit that I was stupid, and I did a hugely racist thing. It was unfair to not listen to the people who were trying to help me at the time as well. I actually mourned the loss of those friendships pretty hard since we had history, and it was really terrible knowing that these people hated me for the mistakes I had made. I also admit that I stupidly I miscast various other WOC characters as well. I used a Japanese actress for Jubilee there for a hot minute. Which is basically saying that all Asian women are interchangeable and that’s just wrong. They are not. They are really not. Hell I even had an alternate ‘racebent’ FC for Jessica Drew. Aka I did a lot of racist shit without realizing it. Like a lot. I have no idea how I went on this long, doing this shit, and getting away with it until it cost me a few friendships. I really wish I hadn’t been so stubborn but what’s done is done at this point. I do want everyone to know that I’m so, so sorry, and that part of me wishes things could be different, but I’m not sure it can be. I could of handled things differently when everything happened before but I didn’t. Actions speak louder than words so... Anywho that’s all I wanted to say. I really hope everyone is doing good and getting by in life. I just hope for the best for all of you!
