maybe bcs hes proudly saying hes a slave to a white dude for no reason
Im also curious, but if ill have to guess probably bcz of the slave in the genre?? (In short the author was depecting slavery ig??) Idek thats what i understand
The tone I got from his declaration was more sarcastic rather than sincere.
I read that as a sarcastic remark, so I didn’t even think to consider he might’ve genuinely been proudly declaring that! Thx you :)
I would recommend u to read about white saviour trope/narrative
Its the way the story props up the white mc as a "good slave owner" as well as his family. All the whiles propping up the "romance" aspect in using the slaves as a foil to it. I might add the sht sorry excuse of the Native design.
Even if he would say it’s sarcasticly it’s still a really tone deaf thing to write as an author me thinks
I believe it was sarcasm, but that still doesn’t negate the fact that it’s extremely inappropriate to say when “his people” are actively facing a genocide and enslavement. It’s extremely tone deaf. Do you think a Korean woman would joke about calling herself a comfort woman to a Japanese Imperialist soldier? I think not…
yes thank you
for SURE tone deaf!! I originally thought the last line of him being a slave was a disgusting one liner never to be spoken again after the scene. After reading the synopsis it was made clear to me how exactly this was racist. Im so ashamed of jaxx :(
It is definitely tone deaf. Im unfortunately used to poc making self deprecating jokes about the terrible things their people are going through (I am guilty of this) so originally just brushed it off as a gross one liner. I read the synopsis and it became clear that its way more than that and he literally labels himself as his slave. So ashamed of jaxx
This title just came on my radar after seeing jaxx’s post about this title, so I immediately came here to see if someone uploaded it.
I’d like to ask for someone to educate me/explain how this was racist? was it the last line? I saw the mc free the workers calling them free people which made me confused on this.
I am NOT saying that this shouldn’t have been canceled especially after reading that last line but I feel like im missing something here, thank you!
EDIT I UNDERSTAND NOW: I just read the official synopsis of this title and yikes. Now I completely understand why everyone is saying it’s racist. the cowboy was not saying the last line sarcastically like I assumed:
“‘Me? I'm your humble slave, Master.’
*Claiming to be Gerald's slave*, Ezra constantly crosses boundaries and provokes him at every turn. Yet in the face of Ezra's relentless attention, Gerald's heart begins to race once more.”
I also didn’t realize that the workers were drawn without faces meanwhile the businessman (?) DID have a face. Not to mention the scene where he freed the slaves really did have some “white savior” vibes.