Hi, this is the main blog for ster-Wers-der. The post that was reblogged was made in direct response to a person who completely aligned Finn's character with Rey. Saying that not having him as her love interest erases him as a character. As a person of color I was offended and made a personal post addressing it. I wasn't aware that what I was saying could be considered "coded racism". I'd like to apologize for any stress that post caused.
OK, we’re in agreement that Finn doesn’t have to be the “love interest” to be a whole character. The person who said that was wrong. Both Finn and Rey are developed characters in their own right. Which makes a potential romance between them even better, because neither are merely “love interests.”
So we’re on the same page with that.
Reylo DOES erase the relationship between Finn and Rey, though, which is part of each of their heroes journeys. It’s so uncommon to have two protagonists on heroes journeys where there are no love interests whose sole purpose is to be the love interest.That’s something Tumblr should celebrate, but instead they push it aside to focus on Kylo Ren being Rey’s soul mate.
Reylo doesn’t erase Finn as a character because he’s nothing without Rey. It erases him because it makes Kylo, the white villain, the heroic center of the universe, not just for Rey, but for the story itself. There’s no room for Finn if Kylo gets his journey, his abusive backstory, his moral center, and his relationships. Kylo has his own journey. He doesn’t need Finn’s.
Just to clarify why saying “reylo doesn’t erase Finn” triggered the reaction it did. I get where you’re coming from when you put it into context, though.
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