#Its late at night and im sick from my booster shot so if i didnt touch on as much stuff as i wanted im sorry but i hope y'all get my point

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sorry if this is controversial but i want to know, does the racism and orientalism that hyv is doing bother you at all catte? personally its a really heavy thing with me, and i dont like... hearing about positive responses(? i do not know another term) sorry if this is uncomfortable to answer.

Discussion of leaks, racism and orientalism utc !!

Aight aight, I'm gonna try to make this as concise as possible because this is important as hell, and also to bring awareness to the ppl who follow me who might not be aware of the issue. 

It definitely does bother me–– what hyv is doing, generalizing and whitewashing a whole bunch of cultures and ethnicities present in the middle east is not okay. We've been knew that hyv is racist and orientalist, given their track record with the lack of poc characters despite long-time feedback and (from what I've heard) the stereotypical orientalist content in ToT. Although people were genuinely hoping that maybe everyone's negative expectations would be proven wrong and that more poc & culturally-accurate characters would be introduced in Sumeru, the leaks were a huge letdown. It was disappointing, but overall not super surprising.

Literally, if you look at the leaks, an absurd number of the characters are light-skinned. Their archon, who is typically viewed as the figurehead of the country, is a pale girl in a white dress. Nilou, Dori, and Dehya's designs are blatantly orientalist, almost to the point that you'd think their main reference for design had been Aladdin or smthn. Whatever, back to the point. Fact of the matter is that this company is perpetuating a harmful stereotype with these character designs, and they are inaccurately representing a very real group of people. And as it was pointed out on twt, this lack of representation feels all the more disrespectful considering all the care and attention given to Yun Jin's design, too.

Point is, the racism and orientalism is definitely present in Sumeru, and although I'm crossing my fingers that for once the complaints will be listened to and a change will be made, I'm not getting my hopes up. Disliking praise for the designs is a totally legit thing to feel, with all of this going around, and its a totally understandable thing to get upset about. 

#Cw Genshin leaks #Cw orientalism #Cw Racism #kisses from catte 🦩 #And honey if the rumors are to be believed that natlan will be a mix of africa and the ph?? I am gearing up for The Worst™️ #Its late at night and im sick from my booster shot so if i didnt touch on as much stuff as i wanted im sorry but i hope y'all get my point #I won't be taking any asks that defend the racism and orientalism present in the leaks aight #if any of y'all send me shit about how 'dori's design is cute tho!' or whatever im throwing it in the trash #Tbh I'm probs gonna extend my hiatus even more?? Bc atm the genshin fandom is kind of Not It rn