So since the Your OC Is Problematic thread is a lot of fun, I thought it might be fun to do it with other characters? To start... YFIP: Aradia Megido (Homestuck) Killed Vriska Has psychic privilege Joked about Sollux's blindness (ableism!) Uses a whip, presumably implying that she thinks BDSM is okay OP as fuck Wants to see what happens when this whole place breaks apart
YFIP: Calliope (Homestuck) alternate version of herself predominated over her brother because apparently rivalrous behavior between cherubs is 'abuse' has a very toothy smile so she must be evil owns a gun! presumably! haven't seen it in a while! suspicious c'mon, she's gotta be due to something heinous...
YFIP: Lucius Malfoy -is not a one dimensional villain -has ridiculous hair -probably killed some people -kind of racist
YFIP: Yosuke Hanamura Pretty damn sexist and homophobic, even if he improves gradually Not the first to put revenge-murder on the table but the most on-board with it An actual example of 'Person Man' from TMBG's Particle Man, right down to living in a trash can. You literally know Junes corporate policy more than anyone in town, save for your dad. Why would you bring weapons there and dance with them?
YFIP: Hei (a.k.a. Fictional Crush No. 2) (Note: any suggestion of a second season of Darker than Black featuring poorly-written alcoholism and OOC child abuse is clearly a mass hallucination.) Not Japanese, but speaks Japanese, which is appropriation Uses an alias that's the Chinese equivalent to something like "George Smith," which is stereotypical and therefore racist Does not call out people making slightly racist jokes and comments about Chinese people around him Plays along with one of said jokes to mess with Mao, which is both internalized racism and cruelty to animals Gets along well with several cops, making him supportive of oppression Does not fight against the giant evil international crime syndicate employing/enslaving him, which also makes him supportive of oppression Says things that indicate negative opinions about contractors, which is... ableist? Racist? Something? (DtBverse Tumblr would probably have a hilariously stupid wankfest about terminology there) Interacts with minors while not being a minor, which people on Tumblr apparently think is creepy Lies about his list of oppressed demographics Lies about everything else, too Turns down the romantic interest of a WOC, which is racist Used a female contractor as a human shield, which is misogynistic and [sound of discordant screaming about terminology from DtBverse Tumblr again] Tortured a traumatized and abused woman (okay, they'd potentially have a point on this one :::PPP) Spoiler: Great big Darker than Black spoilers Not actually a contractor but says he's one and is treated as one, meaning he's an EVIL FAKER ...and also appropriating from contractors because he has the powers without the drawbacks and price. The awesomely messed-up canon-ish Hei/Amber ship manages the rare Tumblr quadruple-crown of being labelable as both "pedophilic" and "abusive" in both directions. Also, you know, kills a ton of people. Edit: Oh, forgot a really good one: Spoiler: Not that big a spoiler, but sort of one The fact that the show never actually spells out that he has PTSD and probably depression is ~erasure~ Edit edit: His codename means "black" and he is not black, so he's appropriating the word.
...I was going to write one for Fictional Crush No. 1, but I got distracted ranting to myself about something that got listed on TVtropes as "Stay in the Kitchen" even though that was completely nonsensical and gender was never brought up in the entire thing. Attempting to suppress rant, please stand by.
YFIP: Stocke (a.k.a. Fictional Crush No. 1) White privilege Human privilege Lives-in-the-world-power-with-the-best-technology-and-medical-care privilege Time traveler privilege Kills people for a living and says war is his job Can personally cause the end of the world with poor decision-making no less than 24 times In fact, things that did not cause the end of the world before suddenly do when he actively makes the decision to not get involved Thinks setting someone on fire repeatedly is an effective treatment for depression and PTSD Learns magical skills mostly only known by members of nonhuman species, which is appropriation from oppressed groups Allows a 9-year-old child to go into combat situations Occasionally tries to get the 9-year-old to not follow him into combat situations, which is ageism Supports a princess and a king, and thus monarchy, which is an oppressive form of government Soldier in the army of a corrupt theocratic dictatorship, thus supporting another oppressive form of government, and beats up and arrests someone trying to bring it down Encourages a woman to give her clingy ex who won't leave her alone another chance Spoiler: Medium-sized Radiant Historia spoiler Killed his best friend once Spoiler: BIG Radiant Historia spoilers Royalty privilege ("Uhhh, almost nobody knows his background, including him, so it's not like he's getting treated like royalty and therefore most of the time he doesn't really have-" "SHUT UP YFIP IS WHERE LOGIC GOES TO DIE.") Made a serious effort to kill his little sister Triggers Eruca by existing Is understanding and forgiving towards his abuser Spoiler: Extremely black-humor joke which I should probably feel bad for Self-destructive tendency to throw himself into outrageously dangerous situations appropriates from suicidal people (As an aside, it... probably says something about me that both my fictional crushes are assassins.)
Jamethiel Priests'-bane: So problematic: White privilege Cis privilege Class privilege Passes as a man but is a cis woman. This is transphobic. And crossdressing is transphobic. Appropriates the culture and religion of the Merikit tribe. Goes as far as wearing their warriors' hairstyle, participates in their most important rituals, and marries a woman of the tribe while pretending to be a man. Abandons her wife on the day after their wedding Won't eat her vegetables, claiming to be "triggered". An oppressor cannot be triggered, it is reserved for the oppressed classes. Won't sleep with a lesbian and thus a raging homophobe Wants to fuck her brother thus promoting the evil incests Mary Sue privilege: * Born into royalty but doesn't know it * Impossibly charismatic * Has fucking claws, geez, how original, yet another catgirl * Perfect hair always * Ridiculously skinny yet "hates her body", yeah right humblebragger * Not Like The Other Girls * Everyone wants her * Gets a wickedly powerful magic dagger just because * Is apparently a Chosen One and is becoming an avatar of God * Impossible amounts of luck * Unbelievable physical feats * Never gets seriously harmed even from things that would kill a regular human * All the tragic backstory one could ever hope for. Complete with Dead Parents and Child Abuse and all kinds of other feel-sorry-for-me bullshit. * Is the best unarmed martial artist in the world at only 20 years old * Has a mind-bound hunting cat * Has a freaking unicorn as a mount, how Sue can we get? * Has a horse that can shapeshift human * Gets nine soldiers to do her every bidding * Gets a fabulous suit of armor made by the best craftsman for free * Everyone who hates her is a bad person, everyone who loves her is a good person * Does stupid stuff and still wins the day Hunts endangered animals and may have killed the last Rhi-sar in the world Was a sex worker (erotic dancer) thus promoting the patriarchy and rape of women Practices thievery and does not redistribute to The People Has unjust powers. Can give orders that cannot be disobeyed. Her followers are made so that they have unbreakable loyalty to her. Able to reap souls, as if she wasn't Goth enough Joins the military and becomes an officer, so a definite oppressor Constantly destroys stuff and yet doesn't get any consequences and probably more. Most problematic.
inspired by the thing i am working on: Mackie Messer Keeps buying gloves. What the heck does he do with so many gloves? Is missing, as is Schmul Meier's money. Doesn't know anything about Jenny Towler or how she was found. Wouldn't know anything even if someone asked him. Does not have a clearly posted price list for commissions.
Your fave is problematic: Small Lady -pretends to be a precious cinnamon roll - smacks the other girl cat -knocks taffy off of the counter -steals wrappers -occaisonally smells terrible -sneezes on me -bites me -sits in front of the tv
If we're doing Your Pet Is Problematic... My roommate's cat Zeus Too fluff Named after a mythological jerkass Tuxedo is symbol of the oppressive upper classes Keeps trying to sneak into my room and when he gets in someone has to crawl on their stomach under my bed to fish him out Claws the couch despite having plenty of better scratching posts Meows loudly outside people's doors in the middle of the night Broke our blinds Is not even allowed on the kitchen counter, and yet:
Porrim Maryam Feminist who dares be feminine Cleaned Kankri's face AGAINST HIS WILL Made Kankri wear a sweatshirt AGAINST HIS WILL Does not care about the oppression of ghosts Focuses on her feminism and doesn't overstretch herself social justice wise Said everyone was dead, thereby denying the transliving their right to be alive despite being dead Is a kinkster Does not hate the dirty abuser that is Aranea enough to constantly insult her very existence
Izuku "Deku" Midoriya constantly overworks himself mumbles cannot talk to girls cis boy, therefore tumblr terrible makes bad life decisions hero worship occasionally prevents him from doing stuff still considers Katsuki his friend, despite explosive bullying has not written a call out post about him writes down everyone's weak points including the weak points of characters that are girls would probably have no problem with the idea of fighting them, therefore tumblr evil is a rival magnet too cute for this world
YFIP: Amethyst Laughs at other people's misfortune Almost made a swear once Is implied to have hotwired cars in the past Eats things that are not food Pees in the ocean like a feesh, despite NOT being a feesh Spent some time being a toilet, thus appropriating toilet culture Always says she'll be the crocodile, but never commits
I forgot this thread existed and I thought it was new and it wasn't and FUCKING MORVEN ALREADY DID JAME MONTHS AGO THAT BITCH. SO FUCK IT. THE OTHER TWIN. Torisen Black Lord Highlord of the Kencyrath and Wolf-friend Has OCD but not like cute good OCD but more "I tried to kill my sister in a panic induced rage of intrusive thoughts" OCD Has tried to kill his sister in a panic induced rage and also hurt friends during said rage Has literally ridden multiple horses to death Frequently sexually assaulted by women which is obviously not a thing women can do so he's sexist Hates his sister so clearly a misogynist Wants to fuck his sister Hates his cousin because FANTASY RACISM His sister too He's a fantasy racist ok Binds as many Kendar to himself as he can to help them so he's just a slave-owner I mean really Has not yet abandoned his job as Highlord and set the state on fire Is probably fucking a wolf as we speak He is also appropriating that wolf's culture HE IS A MAN Dares to act like he's triggered just like his sister does Was baffled at the existence of lesbianism and his pants exploded like the homophobe deserved
