racism is not ‘drama,’ ‘discourse,’ or ‘fandom wank.’ i am honestly disappointed when fandom bnfs refuse to use their privilege and platform to denounce racism in fandom, or at the very least stop giving racist content a space on their platform
i hear the cry ‘but fandom is for fun!’ a lot, and believe me, i am completely 1000% a proponent of ‘fandom is for fun.’ i would love to have only fun in fandom. but the words which are not spoken is ‘for whites.’ fandom is for fun for whites. i do not mean to dismiss any good anti-racist work people may be doing in their offline lives, but to be able to take that off and not think about it in fandom is a privilege. as it stands now, poc do not have any space they can use just ‘for fun.’ we experience racism every day in our offline lives and it follows us no matter where we go, even into fandom
if you want ‘fandom is for fun,’ you must make fandom for fun for everyone. this means actively welcoming fans of color by speaking out against racism (or other forms of marginalization), listening to and uplifting their voices, and not supporting racist content. will you put in the work to truly make fandom for fun for everyone, or will you continue to uphold racism and drive fans of color out of your fandom?
