kind of riffing off of that last reblog although in a different area. obviously the non-white representation in the original trilogy is. questionable. but at least all the non-white characters in the originals have texture. nicky and riko and tetsuji and even thea (in her one chapter appearance) are all incredibly distinct characters and even their more arguably ill-thought-out traits are extremely memorable. they contribute to the drama of the plot they're messy they cause conflict. and i mean. i Like that there are more casually represented non-white characters in jean's trilogy. it's Nice that we get laila and cat and ananya. but fundamentally all the characters who get to have that kind of texture and messy conflict and motion in the plot are implicitly white. and part of that you could say is because the trojans are just generally not as messy as a group compared to the foxes or the ravens but jeremy still gets to be messy. no one was saying jean's new love interest Has to be a white boy with a scandalous past and there Have to be two supporting women of color who Have to be comparatively unconflicted in their backstories and arcs.
