Originally Posted by
BatmanJones
Also, regarding the article citing continuity and someone in this thread attempting to ratify that position by talking about “hair cuts” only shows ignorance about Black women’s hair. As a white theatre director I was also wrong about this in the past and regarded the Black woman that complained about it to be a diva. I was so incredibly wrong to think that way but that’s what happens when white people decide what’s okay for Black people to complain about...
Just as so many presumably white people are doing in this thread.
If you’re white and have decided what’s racially insensitive and what isn’t, check yourself, seriously, because neither you nor I have any business even opining about any of that.
Should a Jewish person decide what’s offensive to a Muslim one? Or deciding whether the Muslim person is being a crybaby or going overboard about it? Feel free to substitute any person of any culture or identity deciding what’s offensive and what isn’t to someone from a different culture, identity, race, etc. The answer is always no. Thank goodness some are finally coming to understand that.
Also, being married to a person of color does not give one any more authority than saying well, I can’t be racist because some of my best friends are Black.
And Johns is completely white-presenting. To imagine he’s ever experienced bigotry because he’s Lebanese really feels like a stretch. Think he’s ever been passed over by a taxi because he’s Lebanese? (The answer is no.)
Fisher was made to look desperate or whatever because he was being gaslighted throughout the process. That wouldn’t have happened with a white actor. Challenge yourself to see if you can understand the difference.
This plus the Krypton stuff has ruined Johns-written comics for me just as Van Sciver has ruined the comics he’s drawn. This isn’t only a race thing. I used to really, really love Louis C.K. And Woody Allen but I could not watch their stuff anymore without feeling sick over it.
To be clear, like Fisher, I don’t want anyone to be canceled, I only want them to admit what they did, even or especially if it was out of benign ignorance, and apologize for it. We are all learning and we should be open to learning and grateful for the opportunity. If Johns would just say he hadn’t realized what he’d said or done was offensive but he’s listening now, there wouldn’t be a problem to discuss.
Mostly though I’d like it if white comics fans weren’t deciding what’s racist and what isn’t. Because we, including myself, are in no way qualified to make such judgments.