The story is problematic because it leans on a very old and very obvious trope: enslaved characters with no real agency whose main narrative function is to validate the morality of a white “redeemer.” That’s why people call it a white savior framing not because slavery appears in it, but because of how power and character agency are distributed and the argument that “critics are just the same people who defend X in fiction” is just a deflection with no basis. You don’t get to lump together unrelated audiences to dodge criticism of a specific narrative choice. Disliking racist framing in a story doesn’t automatically map onto whatever unrelated debates you guys want to drag in.
And it also has the racist trope that's master x slave.
Imagine comparing consensual BDSM slave master dynamic to actual slavery and thinking you made a point. One is roleplay between consenting adults. The other was real human suffering like??
I'm not talking about bdsm, ACTUAL master/slave portrayal with historical manwhas, but again, since it's about YOUR history, it is suddenly outrageous... Cool
I'm not saying you are wrong, I just think you ALL are jumping very fast to very elaborated conclusions... It was JUST 1 chapter... But wtvr, just hope Jaxx is not bombarded by crazy online harassment too much
It was just 1 chapter... You are jumping too fast to conclusions and not every series has to be ok for you. JUST DONT READ IT?
No one was erasing your history or portraying white ppl as the good ones... You guys are over reacting A LOT and I get that it's a sensitive topic but you never minded this master slave trope before... You only get triggered when its remotely close to home... Got it