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.
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
Yea, I understand where you’re coming from. Glad you were willing to educate yourself by asking others for their input!
Holy shit I would have never guessed this was how we were gonna start season 2
It amazes me how many people waste hours of their life they’ll never get back reading something they hate so much, I don’t understand it like there has to be other things you can do with your life that you’ll enjoy
They get off on spreading their negativity
Kids learnt a trendy word (in this case; grooming) and starts throwing it around at everything they read and comprehend on surface level. Since it's what the general public deem as "morally wrong" they start policing everything so they feel better about themselves ¯_(ツ)_/¯
In actuality, the call is coming from inside the house. It's the fact that they *actually* enjoy reading this, that they feel the need to call it out to show their level of "maturity", that they're morally above than the people who explicitly and openly enjoy reading this trope without complaining. They just don't want to admit that this is their source of guilty pleasure
real
If these two goofballs knew what communication was we’d probably be done with this series 20 chapters ago
nahhh there'd still be drama with the mom and society shit
That’s so annoying I hate snitches ╥﹏╥ thank god the author was so so sweet about it
Why do ppl keep reading shit they don’t like just go on with your day goddamn
Ikr, if you dont like it then ignore it
Holy shit I knew the art style looks familiar no way its the same artist that drew make me bark
It's not the same artist
It is sagold bro wdym
It's diorando, not sagold