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hackthis_archiveI 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?
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?
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Date: 2005-07-18 11:02 pm (UTC)One thing that I found disconcerting was the description of him. I think it was actually the focus on his eyes that threw me. It made it seem like the first or second time Harry had ever met him. However, I thought Zabini was in Potions classes with Harry, which, frankly, don't sound giant. So, I thought it couldn't be Zabini because Harry would have known his name.
Anyway, the end result of all of this was that I didn't know that Zabini was the black character Rowling described on the train until I read someone else talking about it behind a spoiler cut. Being a moron who wasn't keeping track, I spent the entire book thinking it was that quidditch-freak new character whose name I've managed to forget.
I could give a damn either way, but I'm still confused why Harry didn't know his name. Maybe I'm falling off canon here, as fandom has rather created Blaise from scratch. Anyway, it's irrelevant and I don't know what the hell is wrong with people. You're given a bit more on a character with a great name and not much else. You'd think fandom would be thrilled. I'm sure a large portion of it is. There are idiots everywhere.