i did not want to make this post, and i want no fights, but i feel like somebody should address this, so i will: is anyone else getting increasingly uncomfortable with fwhip’s empires season 2 character?
admittedly, i was immediately offput when i saw his green minecraft skin and heard his character would be a ‘goblin.’ this was before the season had begun, though, so i had faith that it wouldn’t have anti-semitic undertones. however, as the season continues, a friend and i have had multiple conversations about this character.
so it’s time for some healthy criticism. because let’s face it– in season 2, fwhip’s character is:
a ‘goblin’ with green skin and huge ears,
who lives in a cave,
steals from others,
and hoards his riches (to the point of valuing said riches over the lives of others).
all of these things together paint a very ugly picture, one that i have not yet seen anyone talk about.
and yes, this is indeed a character in a minecraft roleplay series, so it might not be that deep, but it also… kind of is. empires has a relatively younger fanbase than other popular servers right now (not on tumblr, but generally). and while not all goblins are anti-semitic caricatures, not at all, it’s become common in modern fantasy.
this is NOT a “cancel” post. this is healthy criticism and nothing more. i’m certain this is unintentional, but nonetheless fwhip should steer away from this. i really enjoy his content and i think he’s a great guy, so this perplexes me more than anything.
like i began, i didn’t want to make this post. in fact, i really dislike having to write it. i’m not Jewish, and i know very very little (practically nothing) about the origins of goblins in various cultures, so this does not feel like my place to comment whatsoever. however, concerning traits of his character keep adding up, and the silence surrounding it irks me. if no one else will break it then i will.
above all, let’s please keep things civil here. my rule is that we all need to utilize our lack of character limit and smart, mature minds. consuming things critically is the name of the game. thanks if you’ve read all this
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i'm so fuckin antsy about school starting, man
i feel like i both have way too much planned, and also nothing at all
i'm working on the schedule and... it's one thing to think about what time would fit various concepts. it's another to be prepared for those concepts. like. now that they've taken away the lower level books, i truly don't know what the hell i'm going to use for reading comprehension. the lowest level books we have are for third grade and. well. that's way too high for them.
the schedule haunts me
the planning haunts me
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say what you want about the specifics on just how el brought max back to life or the cheapness of max’s death but I just wanna focus on that fact of how el loved her friend so much she literally brought her back from the claws of death.
there’s something so deeply moving, so deeply impactful, so loving, about el staring down at max - her beloved friend, someone she holds so close to her, someone she’d give her life for - and simply saying ‘no. not today.’ and using her very own powers to carefully and gently being pumping max’s heart until her own body can finally do it again, literally holding max’s life in her hands I -
like el saw another horrible death happen in front of her again, a death of her friend no less, and said not this time. there will be no more deaths today and if she has to give herself over to get max’s heart working again she would liKE I just..the love!!!! the sacrifice!!!! don’t you just wanna cry about it!!!!!
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