One day, weāll discuss how fandoms have a tendency to attach hyper masculine traits to black characters. More especially if itās in a same-sex relationship with a white character, no matter how soft canonically the black character is. ļæ¼
There is this an errant need to always attach āprotectorā or āthe strong oneā title to black characters, and itās even worse when they are portrayed by darker skinned black people.
It happens with Finn and Poe in the Star Wars sequel trilogy fandom. Finn is always the one who must defend or console or step up for Poe, even though heās a 24 year old who was stolen from his family, and turned into a soldier against his will as a child, and then thrust into a war, which, he did not have to fight in and couldāve run from. However, he is the one who must always protect the āsofterā Poe.
It happened in the First Kill fandom with Juliette and Calliope. Calliope was attached hyper masculine traits even though weāve seen her dress in āfeminineā ways and carries herself in a āmore feminineā manner. However, she is the one who has the job of protecting Julietļæ¼te in a fandom eyes.
We have it with Devon and Jake in Chucky, even though they equally fight to protect one another. Devon is always portrayed by fandom, as having to be the one who āprotectsā or āconsolesā and is always there for Jake meanwhile fans rarely ever give scenarios where it could be the other way around. Canonically Devon and Jake protect each other as equal as possible. However, you could never tell from fandom speaks of them. Devon always has to be the protector. Devon is always be the aggressor. Devon must always be the one who looks after Jake.
Donāt get me started on how Interview With The Vampire fandom attached Louis is āthe man of the householdā connotations when placed against Lestat even though the show itself tells you HEāS the housewife, and we see who really has the power between the two of them, but it is so rarely reflected in how fans write and speak of them. LOUIS is the soft-spoken, LOUIS is the one who needs the constant protection, LOUIS is the one who is insecure overtly however, it is almost never reflected in how fans engage the characters. ļæ¼
And if I were to get into how theyāre almost always treated by fans as cruel whenever they do not agree with their white partners actions, or they do something for themselves or how they are never given empathy that black fans donāt have to fight for them to be givenļæ¼, or they are held to a much higher standard than their partnerļæ¼, I could be here all day. ļæ¼ļæ¼