Ah, yes. Don't mind if I do. Go off and do whatever I want that is.
White people on tumblr really need to stop:
Shoving themselves into conversations about race and racism where nobody asked for their opinion
Creating arguments and division where none existed before they stated their opinion
Policing how people interact with media that centers black characters
Media should be enjoyed authentically by everyone that interacts with it, that's the point of it. Some people are going to look at Sinners and think "Remmick is blorbo." And you know what. That's perfectly fine.
Some of these people, contrary to your two-dimensional beliefs, may not even be white. I mean, sure, racism is complicated and anyone can be racist, but you'll excuse me if I find it icky when a white person blindly hurls accusations of racism at a multiracial audience just because some of them liked a white character that some (not all) people interpreted to be racist.
White people trying to dictate what people should like based on race… Sure does remind me of some very specific things in my history.
Seriously though, what is shaming people for liking white characters and bullying people into exclusively posting about black characters supposed to do except give people negative feelings about interacting with that media in the first place? Congratulations. You're really helping black media.
You can't force people to like the characters you want them to with any other media. It's actually considered pretty fucking rude to do so.
Why do you think the fact that Sinners has a black writer and director and mostly black cast suddenly makes this behaviour okay?
Anyways, post about whoever you want forever, especially if it's in support of black centred media and especially if it's in support of Ryan Coogler.
Respectfully also asking fellow BIPOC not to do this shit either, but in my experience, this is not where the problem lies.
