#kyber.txt

[kybercvnt]

Since when did Fertile get 1k likes brb gonna pitch myself off the jedi temple

[kartakyber]

the extent to which the clones get whitewashed is bonkers like theyre already not treated very well by the narrative and then you're gonna do This to them?

like what is that??? Bro that is a white man? like lightening the skin is one thing (a Very Bad thing) but it gets into absolutely bizarre territory for me when, coloring aside, the character doesnt even look like themselves anymore because the artist has no idea how to draw non-euro facial features.... can they not see the difference? do they not know what temuera morrison looks like? whats happening here

anyway hire people who know how to draw people of color challenge

EDIT: for people wondering, the first image is official concept art for Star Wars Adventures which is an anthology comic book series by IDW. the panel image comes from the short intro issue of the comic, Star Wars Adventures Ashcan, which was released back in 2017. that single panel is the only appearance of Kix in the comic series so far

[kybercvnt]

My Sam Monroe readers are lucky that I'm currently in the thick of my emo phase rn that I've decided to stay up til 5am finishing a chapter instead of sleeping or studying.

[kartakyber]

me @ every star war:

[kartakyber]

WHY THE HELL DID THEY DO KANAN LIKE THAT

HE LITERALLY LOOKS LIKE CAL KESTIS

[kartakyber]

thinking about disney's raya and the last dragon... a bunch of people have talked about this already but it just pisses me off how that film was originally gonna be directed by 2 white men and the script was written by 1 white woman.... and it wasnt until a few months later that they hired adele lim and qui nguyen to "retouch" the script

... why the hell were asian people Not the first people you contacted to write the script? why were they the after thought?

the current directors arent even asian

none of Disney's animated films that feature a non-white lead were headed by people who are part of the culture that those films are supposed to represent. i mean, taika waititi wrote the original script for moana, and then they didnt even go with that one. the final script was written by white people

then you have awkwafina voicing the secondary lead and she's not even southeast asian. i know whether or not it's ok for asian people to play characters of different asian ethnicities is a debate... but if you're gonna do a movie that's based on ~*The Entirety of SouthEast Asia Lumped Together*~, and you're also not gonna be accurate to the aesthetics of traditional southeast asian dress, the very least you can do is give opportunities to southeast asian voice actors by having the entire voice cast be southeast asian. like awkwafina is doing well for herself does she actually Need this role

and ok on the topic of asian people playing other asian ethnicities. im not gonna hold it against asian actors for taking those roles because roles for asian people are limited and they gotta do what they gotta do, i get it. but the thing is "white people can play american, british, australian, etc., etc." isnt the same thing because the homogenization of white people and "white culture" is the fault of white people. they fucking did that to themselves. if they think it's a problem then they go ahead and fix that

whereas the view that asian people are the same and interchangeable is a result of white people not bothering to learn the differences. like i dont think the solution here is "because white people do it, i think asian people should take the roles that couldve gone to other asian people who could more accurately portray the role", it should be "write more asian characters/stories so that we dont feel like we have to fight and clamber over each other for them"

it's just really weird for like, for instance, a japanese actor being frustrated that they cant play a korean character because that limits their roles.... as if getting that role wouldnt be taking away a job that a korean actor, whose options are just as limited, couldve gotten? it's a messed up way of thinking.

this got long but im just so frustrated! like i cant say im surprised. it's disney. but this film was in development in 2018 and why are we still here, why is this still a thing thats happening

like im sure the film itself will be entertaining, pretty much every disney animated feature film is at the very least a fun little kids' romp, im not saying the movie is gonna unwatchable garbage. i am happy for Kelly Marie Tran because disney owes her after the mess that was star wars. and I'm happy for the SEA kids who will get to see people who look like them in a disney film.

but disney is rich. they can afford to do better and we deserve better

[kartakyber]

Ok i will say 2 nice things about the bad batch

1) i like the character acting (as in characterization through animation), things like quick little gestures and posture, i just love shit like that and theres some good stuff here

2) i find tech’s characterization extremely funny like he has such? i will cause problems younger brother energy??? it’s very funny and i enjoy it. i think he just reminds me of the way me and my brother talk to each other lol

[kartakyber]

one of my favorite things in rogue one is bodhi rook being the only person that k2 is nice to lmao

"well done. you're a rebel now" on eadu...

and then on yavin, he supports bodhi coming up with the rogue one call sign...

it is very sweet 🥺