diversehighfantasy:

senatorfinn:

@ the reylo fandom

If you get a spare 22 minutes, this is worth a watch. I wasn’t going to share it initially because it’s almost entirely about white characters. Just at the point where I realized how incredibly white the video is, Pop Culture Detective points out the racism behind the fact that the trope actively makes white men look fundamentally good and sympathetic, like heroes even when they’re not being heroic – and that, of course, men of color are not viewed romantically when they’re the abductors.

Not that they should be! The way the video is edited, putting so many clips back to back showing white romantic leads abusing their love interests, is disturbing. It’s unsettling. It explains a lot about the Star Wars fandom – it explains a lot about fandom in general. These trends aren’t progressive in the least. There’s absolutely nothing edgy or subversive about making the toxic white guy a sweetheart in the end. It’s the absolute status quo that needs to BE subverted,