soma

the officials have been canceled, down below will be the announcement of the cancellation.

To readers,
I humbly accept the criticism that several scenes in Episode 1 contained disrespectful depictions of other cultures and people.
Even if the direction and themes of the story differ from what you may be concerned about, I have decided not to launch the work, as the fundamental limitations of this projects premise are clear.
I believe this situation has revealed my complacent attitude toward human rights sensitivity when handling a specific era and setting, and that my storytelling lacked sufficient care and nuance. I am deeply ashamed.
In my eagerness to focus on the characters, I failed to fully recognize that I was replicating problematic historical contexts and representational tropes found in past works.
I also deeply resonate with the criticism that the characterization in question was not something to be treated lightly within a genre.
What I had told myself was passion for the stories, I now recognize as arrogance. I was not as prepared or as careful as this story required me to be.
I apologize for any displeasure caused to you, and I will carry this reflection with me as I continue.
Sincerely, JAXX

i know u probably wont read all of this but since bitches are so adamant on saying “its not racist! It's just a drawing!” Let me say sum shit bc clearly yall some hollowheaded bitches.
1. The ‘White Savior’ trope, this trope is completely inappropriate for a BL set in this time period. Matter of fact, the timeline for the BL is inappropriate. Your main defense is that oh no he fought in the union and gave money to slaves to relocate! No, he did this to make his father proud. And giving the money to the slaves? Plot device to paint him as the good guy like you guys can't see that? And his family were former slave owners, making him do this is just trying to paint him as an ‘oh im not like other guys, i care for the POC community’.
2. The inaccurate depiction of slavery and slaves after the war. Slaves were not just simply let go and given money. They were still kept, despite the location, north or south, they were still kept. And even if they were given money to go someplace else, a lot can't. This is America. Jim Crow laws ring a bell in that hollow little head of yours? Like ‘lets take actual history and throw it out.’ says the author of this shitty racist slop. They have no features and seemingly are only there as a plot device to make the white man seem like a savior to all.
3. The racist connotations. Why are we showing a confederate flag? Why are we not properly drawing the black people even if they are background and will never be seen again. To have a BL set in this time period, it's very important to highlight what made this period of time so important. And sure you can defend the last panel as sarcasm but in that timeline and period? Why would that be necessary, like genuinely?
That's all for you hollow headed bitches, if you wanna respond, go ahead, if u have more points, say them but i already said enough to make it clear why this shit is not ok and clearly racist.