Keep your racist bullshit out my fucking face.

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I knew someone else's ignorant shit was going to set me off. I fucking knew it.


Let's all just put it out on the table.

Blaise Zabini is BLACK.

Black, people. That means, not blue or purple, not white, not green or yellow or in posession of fins, wings, webbed feet or any other descriptor, but BLACK. He's English, but you know, he's black. Not African American, just black. He can't actually be thought of as, I don't know, BRITISH! because he's black. It's nice to know that nothing's really changed. It's nice to know that when people see you they just see the color of your skin. It doesn't matter that it's your name. Clearly all races should be identifiable by name, because black people are all named Michael Jordan or Shaquille O'Neal or Craig David or Monifah or something.

Apparently, some people now believe that this is the end of the world, because heaven forbid a black person be hot. No, of course not.

There are no hot black people anywhere in the world. There's no Denzel Washington, Thandie Newton, Don Cheadle, Sophie Okenedo. There's no Angela Bassett, no Delroy Lindo, no Taye Diggs or Omar Epps or Mekhi Phifer. No Beyonce or Mos Def or Talib Kweli or Gabrielle Union or Boris Kudjoe or Nia Long.

No.

Obviously Blaise is now tainted because he's black. He can't be hot at all. And oh look, JKR made a joke with his mother about her being a black widow. It's all racially motivated though. I can see how Blaise must now be hideous and deformed. Heaven forbid Draco find him attractive. Heaven forbid that he actually have a brain because black people can't be talented except for in sports, and they can't be smart or make a honest living unless it's in music. I can see how Oprah and Nelson Mandela and Bill Cosby and every black MP or congressman is just affirmative action or a fluke.

And people say that racism is all gone.

Fuck that. And fuck you if this is your mindset.

I don't need your ignorant bullshit.

But don't worry. I'm not upset. I see how it is. It's always good to know where you stand. And no, this is not the part where everyone says 'I never thought that!' because if you did, ask your self would you even admit it?

Comments

[gossymer.livejournal.com]

There'll always be people who are affronted by the fact that the mental image of a character in their head is different from the actual canon version- as Furiosity and others have said, there *are* black, yellow or pink Itallians *sigh*. It's just a fanon stereotype to have him white, since colored are a relative minority in the west. Since it's so *unlikely* that he could be anything but white...and then when it happens, its the end of the world.

I couldn't help it but after the train scene I could stop seeing a Blaise/Draco/Pansy triangle- Blaise seems to be extremely gorgeous *swoon* and this has just made my obssession with the niche pairing od Blaise/Draco, even stronger.

Actually what was harder to reconcile was Blaise's personality- he's not a complacent guy- rather rates on the same level as Nott, in aggression and prejudice. Oh god, now I have Nott/Draco/Blaise in my head- bad girl. The hate!sex attributed to Draco and Harry could now easily be transfered to a powerplay between the slytherin boys...

*wipes saliva off laptop*

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As a note, please do not ever refer to minorities as colored.

[gossymer.livejournal.com]

*looks up* Referred to coloreds (a phrase used in several history books) as possible minorities in the west. I did not mean to imply the opposite - considering I am one of the minorities...

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I understand that it may be used in history books, but that's an entirely separate issue in itself. Simply because something was once referred to in a book does not mean it is right; it may be a part of "history", but that does not mean it has to be a part of the present or the future. I take issue with the use of 'coloured' to describe anyone becasuse "historically" it has been used as a segregationist term and a way to keep people separate.

[gossymer.livejournal.com]

I understand what you're getting at, 'coloured' as a segregationist term- I guess the only other term would be...non-caucasion? Not quite sure- but then aren't the terms being 'white' or 'black' just as much of a label?