#as a person with taiwanese indigenous family. Please Just Think About The Ainu Coding

[aenor-llelo]

wishing western enjoyers of japanese media a very "use critical thought when engaging with media from cultures you are not native to"

this is about westerners not thinking about the fact that volo is indigenous coded and a lot of the context/aesthetic of the hisui natives is rooted in inspiration from ainu people/history.

this is about westerners not thinking about these things when making the Choice to depict volo being a purely manipulative pokemon-satan summoning girlboss, being entirely self centered in his motivations, and/or getting beat up by american coded subway bosses.

like, please think about the fact that you're choosing to take an indigenous coded man with implied cultural/religious trauma and turning him into a sexyman villain and/or cathartic punching bag for contextual foreigners.

#i am saying this as a submas fan. THINK FOR FIVE SECONDS before making character takes about volo #the hisui natives being ainu/indigenous coded needs to be kept in mind when making fan content decisions about them! #as a person with taiwanese indigenous family. Please Just Think About The Ainu Coding #pokemon #pokemon legends arceus #pl:a #pl:a spoilers #pokemon volo #volo legends arceus #aenor-llelo