Place your bets. How many seconds will she be onscreen
One thing I also noticed with the film is the characters voiced by black women look way less human-like compared to the characters voiced by white actors. We have the main characters who are elves both voiced by white actors.
Then you have these guys who are both voiced by black women…
And this ties back in with how Pixar conveniently made their only LGBT character a literal “ugly monster” (whos also a cop). Aside from the cop aspect, I wouldn’t be so bitter about her being gay if she looked like the main characters who are elves. I don’t think it’s necessarily a bad thing to have non human LGBT characters nor is it bad to have non human characters voiced by black people but this ain’t it sis.
Pause before posting that meta! This week, Maggie and V are joined by Violeta @morethanonepage, winner of 2021′s Fandom March Madness, to talk about coding. Why do so many Black characters in scifi have purple or blue skin? What’s the difference between queerbaiting and queer-coding? Is Kylo Ren really a femme? Does Loki represent white supremacy or transracial adoption narratives? Plus, Violeta joins in on “What Are You Into This Week” with a rec of her own!
This Episode Covers…
fandom • fanfiction • star wars • marvel cinematic universe • x-men • monster high • sesame street • loki (mcu’s thor) • harry potter • rita skeeter • gamora (guardians of the galaxy) • avatar (2009) • steven universe • the benefits of coding in children’s media • the negatives of coding in scifi and fantasy • lord of the rings • dungeons & dragons • fantasy races versus fantasy species • j.r.r. tolkien’s intentions • queer-coding versus queerbaiting • only murders in the building • halloween baking championship • mayans m.c. • sons of anarchy
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