as someone who got brainwashed into the whole tumblrification "good rep" scheme when i was young, damn it still affects me every time i write a character. and i love making unlikable characters, but always in back of my mind, i feel as if im offending my own race by making them lowkey, highkey suck and be annoying and have actual flaws lol. (as i write, this reminds me of the circular discourse surrounding proud family, hmm) so i feel for this zine, felt justified in a way.
wasn't into steven universe, but am currently into hazbin as a fan in shades. (i like being mildly entertained by how bad it is lol) so i def felt the initial disconnect with velvette. it actually took me to the last episode of s2, for me to recognize that she's black, whoops.
also love the shoutout to canary, my fave girl. (still im dead that you called krone her copycat...like you aren't wrong, but.......) currently, my favorite black rep from nonblack work is Gachikacta--the black cast is shining through and through
but yeah, representation is and will always be messy but i will always love it when people give it a shot (and occasionally miss so badly you can't help but be entertain) thank you so much for this zine! as always, you give me plenty of think abt and love the conversation it stirred up
