Why must the barbarian always have a darker skin tone, if barbarians are ruthless conquerors won’t it make more sense for them to be white colonizers, who so ruthlessly killed and plundered land from the natives and took in slaves because they believed them to be less than human. Why is it then that so frequently people of my color and those who are darker are portrayed as barbarians. It’s a really overdone and disgusting trope that I doubt will ever see an end because there is so much racism in this world and some don’t even realize when they contribute to it. Sorry for my rant, I’m just extremely frustrated as this is the 4th example of this racist trope that I’ve seen on this page alone. I’m not mad at the artist, I highly doubt they did this out of any animosity towards people my complexion but I just wish more people were aware of this.
Why must the barbarian always have a darker skin tone, if barbarians are ruthless conquerors won’t it make more sense for them to be white colonizers, who so ruthlessly killed and plundered land from the natives and took in slaves because they believed them to be less than human. Why is it then that so frequently people of my color and those who are darker are portrayed as barbarians. It’s a really overdone and disgusting trope that I doubt will ever see an end because there is so much racism in this world and some don’t even realize when they contribute to it. Sorry for my rant, I’m just extremely frustrated as this is the 4th example of this racist trope that I’ve seen on this page alone. I’m not mad at the artist, I highly doubt they did this out of any animosity towards people my complexion but I just wish more people were aware of this.