Is there anything the average splatoon fan can do to make a difference? to make you feel safer and appreciated in this community? (don't worry about responding if you don't have an answer)
step 1 is to learn what racism is (systemic oppression against people of color NOT boo hoo a black person made me feel bad). and then from there:
call racist shit out as you see it
stop interacting with racists/apologists entirely, they want a rise out of you as a “gotcha”
show up for black streamers/content creators/comp players
never assume you’re immune to being racist
actually interact with black people in real life/outside of splatoon
actually interact with black books/art/films/games/music/ANYTHING outside of splatoon
don’t do the “omg how could this happen???¿?” thing. it happened bc racism is normalized as “edgy humor”
if racism comes up, be quiet and LISTEN to the marginalized group that was affected
also bonus: if you start a sentence with “as a white person” i PROMISE you we’re not gonna read anything else you say even if it’s well-intentioned. not everything requires a response from you and we don’t care about your opinions on racism considering we’re actually living it.
and be mindful that BEING UNCOMFORTABLE DOES NOT MEAN YOU ARE BEING OPPRESSED. a black person making a safe space for themselves is NOT the same as being discriminated against for being white. not everything is about y’all.
