#that could never be anything but a scathing indictment of the white man whos inaction without personal benefit is the real problem

[fae-morrigan]

Okay, I wasn't going to say anything about it, but y'all are just being ridiculous now, so I have to say it.

A common criticism of Jay Nakamura is the idea that he only got romantically involved with Jon to get Jon to help him with what he was doing. And this is meant to be like, an indictment of Jay, that he somehow manipulated Jon into helping him out and that's bad, but like... lets pretend that's true for a second, okay?

The explicit text of Son of Kal El is that Jay is a displaced indigenous refugee who is trying to liberate his country and his people from a western-sponsored dictator (and the literal slavery he has imposed upon them).

So according to this take, Jay had to romantically manipulate Jon into... helping him take a stand against colonialism. He had to trick Superman into helping him do something i hope we all agree is objectively correct. Specifically by bribing him with romantic affection.

I just wanna know: In what universe is that an indictment of Jay and not Jon?

Like, that's a world where Jon had to get something out of the arrangement to consider doing the objectively right thing. That's fucked up! Extremely fucked up! And I would never villify Jay, who again I remind you escaped actual enslavement, for needing to do that to get help for himself and his people! Why would you?

#meta #dc meta #jon kent #jay nakamura #Me personally I think if a man of color has to 'manipulate' a white man into standing against racism & colonialism #by pretending to like him and kiss his ass and take care of him #that could never be anything but a scathing indictment of the white man whos inaction without personal benefit is the real problem #When you try and cast Jay as the villain in the context of SOKE you tell me you think his goals are unreasonable #WHICH IS A FUCKING TAKE FOR SURE. #and I am very glad it is Objectively not what the text says #The text tells us Jon was totally willing to help Jay before their relationship began #and that the romance comes as a result of them getting to know each other as people #hence why we see Jon looking at Jay differently starting in issue 3 after Jay embarasses himself in front of Lois