seriously tho. and when it comes to reading fanfiction as well, i'm constantly having to see the MC face some sort of microagression. not only that but they're portrayed in a way that you can easily tell that they were simply written by a nonblack person — yk what i'm talking about... the racial stereotypes, making us seem "ghetto," or "rachet," all that stuff. and even when i do find a fic with a black author, the MC is purposefully made into a walking stereotype.
shit like that makes me wanna rip my hair out. i'd think that im finally seeing the representation i want, only to be disappointed in the end. there's only like a select few of fics that i find that have a good rep when it comes to writing black characters that i really enjoy.
do you know how exhausting it is being hyper aware of how black people are portrayed in fictional media? I would love to be able to enjoy a show without picking up microagressions and subtle stereotypes and frowning to myself when it happens again and again.
every single time slang or an abbreviation that's created by black people gets popular, it seems like white people go OUT OF THEIR WAY to misuse it. it happened with "gyatt", it's happening with "ts", and many others before this. the pattern is undeniable and almost makes me wonder if there's some sort of racial motivation. kinda seems mocking to not care or not listen to the people telling you that gyatt isnt a noun. or the people telling you that "ts" does NOT stand for "THIS" BECAUSE WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO ABBREVIATE A 4 LETTER WORD????