It’s cuz your daughter went back in time and fucking killed him
Nsjsk no but really, I know story-wise the reason why Gwen didn’t say there was a human in the Clawthorne family line and is instead talking about Philip/Belos, but also the idea that she genuinely doesn’t know she has a human ancestor means one of two things
A. That information was lost over time. After all, Caleb came to the demon realm, fell in love, and had a kid with a witch roughly 400 years ago. Not to mention his kid never even got to meet him :/ it’s understandable that it would be forgotten eventually, especially if it was ever a stigmatized union to begin with.
B. The witch he married and had a kid with was so heartbroken by the entire thing, esp with the whole Philip “it’s not enough that I killed him I’m also gonna rob his grave” situation, that she never had the heart to tell their child that they were half-human, thus keeping the knowledge from ever being known to any later generations in their family.
How ironic though, that the human Gwen is talking about here is her great great etc uncle who’s alsothedictator Emperor of the Boiling Isles. “Small world” doesn’t even begin to describe it
Genuine question from a POC (whose race isn’t represented in the Owl House)
I know a lot of people complain about the presence of white characters in the Owl House. They wish Amity was a POC, etc. This is valid, since we have yet to see an interracial couple in the show in which both characters are POC.
I also encourage people who draw those white characters as different races to keep doing so. (Some of that art is so beautiful btw)
But I’ve thought about it a lot and would those white characters have worked as POC in the show?
I mean there are 3 white families in the Owl House: the Blights, the Clawthornes, and the Wittebanes
Now obviously the Wittebanes have to be white because 1600s British family, Connecticut witch trials, etc.
But I think about racial stereotypes in media, and maybe it’s a good thing that the Blights and Clawthornes were not POC?
The Blights: - Amity’s relationship with her parents is extremely toxic - Her mom is abusive and her dad was negligent. - She’s pressured to get good grades and uphold the family name - She was a bully for half of the first season.
As for the Clawthornes: - Eda is a criminal, and not just in a rebel way. She also commits petty theft and scams. - Gwen’s entire character is a dig at anti-vaxxers - Lilith is always putting pressure on herself and looking for her mother’s approval
I don’t know, a lot of these sound like racial stereotypes that I have seen criticized a lot in other media.
(Also on a less serious note, if Eda wasn’t white, we wouldn’t have Wendie Malick voicing her and I honestly think she’s perfect as Eda. That voice is iconic.)
Anyway, I guess my question is if any of these characters would have been good POC representation.
“The Matriarch of Clawthornes”! I had the honor to draw a commission for the voice actress of Gwendolyn Clawthorne, Deb Doetzer! It will be used for signing at the steamily event on JUNE 4! https://streamily.com/Owlhouse
I’ve been reading everyone saying that Flapjack was the pallisman of Caleb(Belos/Philip’s brother), but I don’t think so. I think Flapjack is the pallisman of the woman Caleb fell in love with.
While we’re at it, despite the few images we have of that woman (a darkened profile and another with her back turned), to me she looks a bit like the Clawthorne family, plus the Clawthorne’s are the only ones with bird pallismans.
