#poc-coded

[hecho-a-mano]

I feel like a lot of people here limit their scope of "what is bad poc representation?" to straight up racist caricatures or poc being too stereotypical (overly angry for black people, overly nerdy for some of asian people, etc) and it's genuinely quite frustrating cos then there's a lot of subtle bioessentialist takes in media people enjoy that they won't pick up on.

Like. I'm thinking of say, black-coded characters having an inherent tie to anger and people not batting an eye.

[mximani]

Princess Jahzara Tesfaye-Seifu

Wanton philanthropy, a blazing hatred for the monarchy, and one of the many denizens of the red light distinct… You’ll never find a less ‘princessly’ princess in the Seifu hive as the only thing about her that’s delicate is the freshly plucked rose she keeps nestled in her afro! Jahzara thrives on a strict diet of self-expression and living in direct defiance of her matriarch - a task made all the easier by her habit of blasting only the most obscene Lil Nazzz X and Beeyoncé tracks. That said, there are some rather deep seated trappings she’d yet to fully escape, even well into her 30s: a penchant for expensive drinks, a love of rather dense makeup, and the toy crown her late father gave her as a 16th birthday present.

Needless to say, if you hear a particularly ‘jazzy’ buzz coming from behind you, there’s a good chance Jahzara’s looming over you~.