#but incredibly white💀 in my head they are all in some form Asian bc hell yeah

[clambuoyance]

I'm gonna be honest. I forget canon kon is white now because I only consume fanon content most of the time so I'm like. yeah this is kon! and then I see a comic screenshot and get whiplash cuz my brain thinks ur version is correct

before i actually read the comics literally every kon i saw was poc so my mind was just like oh okay this is definitely gonna affect my brain perception of this character 🙏

headcanoning is a very interesting concept because it can add a layer or recontextualize canon but you also have to keep in mind that canon will contradict your hcs sometimes because it doesnt have the things that make things like a sexuality or ethnicity unique, if that makes sense (well duh, it was written by primarily cishet white men who are writing from a specific lens). for example, the smallville setting is very white in my opinion and if canon kon actually wasnt white then the story might have had a new layer of storytelling to explore. but his feeling of intense out-of-placeness and the struggle with identity is something that is very relatable to me so oops if i let a lil projection slip out you know? and the fact the superfam are immigrants and kon’s journey with proving he’s worthy of being a kryptonian and worthy of being a super? it’s just sooo relatable. i definitely tend to attach myself to these type of stories. if you were to ask me to write an official dc comic of him id comply with his real canon but there’d definitely be subtext id sprinkle in for people like me to relate to if ur looking for it🤷🏻‍♀️

however it’s also good to actually read stories that were built with these lenses and intentions rather than just hcs because those stories will take that potential where it needs to go.

sorry that was very rambly 💀

#my hcs also change like…often idk #once i saw cassie be fancasted as some korean idol? so now my brains like yesss greek korean cassie with dark hair roots🤩 #tim is also one i see regularly get hced as wasian #i like it whenever i see ppl make characters filipino 🙈 #bart idk 💀kon i switch between like half afrolatino or polynesian 🧐 #ig barts just white i havent seen what other ppl think for him #also random but its interesting to think of it too with media that is definitely inspired by non eurocentric things and then giving them hcs #like ninjago. clearly eastern and asian inspired #but incredibly white💀 in my head they are all in some form Asian bc hell yeah #okay i feel so rambly today sorrrrryyyy #clam answers #dc #this is coming from someone who went to a highschool that was like. 95% white lol #wait not .95% i mean 95% #also forgot to mention IK Superman’s like kryptonian but that’s basically directly tied to being Jewish too so there’s also that whole topic #but for kon specifically I keep thinking Polynesian bc of hawaii😔