i don't think you're being hypocritical. and yeah, i understand now. my culture has gestures like that and i'd honestly be delighted to see them represented in art/fic/etc- but /not/ if the characters are white/whitewashed. ( but then again, i've literally never seen someone of my race/heritage represented in fiction anywhere, so that might be reaching a little. i think i'd be fine with any characters of color if the characters are latinx somehow? or white & specified latinx? i'm so desperate )
I’m relieved you don’t think so. Glad I could clear some things up!
I totally get what you mean, anon!!!! My specific culture is also underrepresented in media. It’s so underrepresented that I’m just happy to see general “Asian” representation, which seems like it shouldn’t be a lot to ask for. It’s a bit of a pain that we have to be happy with the “umbrella” labels for our culture (I honestly don’t mean to be salty, we all gotta stick together thru this). Hopefully one day we can get the focus we deserve, because I’m sure both our cultures are super cool! I’M ALSO DESPERATE.