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can u explain the mobian stone post you made? genuine question, i don't understand what you mean and i do want to! how is it problematic?

-aniya :3

Of course!

So, a common issue in representation in media has been the fact that people of color are generally not as well represented. Especially in the context of “main characters.” As heroes they tend to be relegated to the sidelines. As villains they get more play, but are frequently stereotyped: ie. Terrorists, gangsters, ninjas, etc.

Even in animated features they are frequently goofy animal sidekicks. Or if they get main billing, they are turned into animals for a large portion of their story, ie. Tiana in Princess and the Frog. It’s kind of a subtle way of reinforcing the message that they aren’t seen as people. Or that “mainstream America” wouldn’t support them if they were just themselves, because entertainment executives think a white person can more readily relate to a cute animal than a person with differently colored skin.

Knowing this information, when you take a pairing of a white and Arabic character and then turn the Arabic guy into an animal, it can potentially send the wrong message to someone who might really have related to Stone. Also, goats being an integral type of livestock in the Middle East, I personally can’t help but ask, is this an homage to Lee’s place of birth or is this a means of dehumanizing him? Does this send a message that we only see middle eastern men as goat herders? As a white person, these aren’t decisions I get to make. Which is why I hope that there have been people of color, especially people of Arabic descent, who have been involved in this fad. Because otherwise… 😬

Hopefully he’s just been a busy bee, but I can’t help but notice that Lee was super into the S4 Villain Stone fad and lately I have not seen him on Twitter. :P he doesn’t seem to be engaging with Mobian Stone content.

And of course I understand this is the Sonic fandom, where many of us see anthropomorphic animals as people. And I don’t think that the people drawing/writing Mobian Stone are intentionally being malicious. But it’s important to still consider the impact of these sorts of moves. There’s a debate on twitter right now regarding how/when/if Sonic has been portrayed as increasingly white coded over the years! And artists who draw gijinka of the characters with brown skin frequently have to put up with harassment. So, unfortunately, this stuff matters.

Also, this is my old lady opinion but I’m already on a soapbox, so: the Robotnik I know hates animals. He literally uses them to run his machines. So I have a hard time believing he’d even tolerate M!Stone in any of his original verses lol! I haven’t played the games or read the comics for like 20 years though, so… things may have changed 😂

I hope this helps explain how I see things! And I want to make sure it’s clear I don’t have any hate in my heart for people who are into the little guy. He’s adorable. But he’s just not my jam!

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