Racist Experiences In The Marauders Fandom

Racist Experiences in the Marauders Fandom

These anonymous submissions come from a survey I published several weeks ago where I asked for fans in the Marauders fandom to share their experiences with me. I was overwhelmed with the results, and this is, in their own words, some of the submissions I was sent.

There has been lost of push back against fans using POC fan casts for various characters

weird reactions to desi james or east asian sirius!!

I have seen people get upset when characters are fancast as non-white actors (like dev Patel for James)

Clash of opinions about fanon Hermione being black

I have seen lots of racism towards people's newer fancasts, as all the OGs (ben barnes, andrew garfield, aaron taylor-johnson, etc.) are white and some people are trying to change that!

I saw a fanart one time, where james had a darker skin (he was latino) and someone commented that it doesn't suit him

I draw Sirius black as Asian and I’ve gotten quite a few racist comments about this and I’ve seen a lot of racism about desi James. Also when BIPOC people cosplay characters that people think are “white”

People tend to cast characters as white, and sometimes I see people getting mad someone is fancasting a non-canonically black character as black or as a person of colour (I've seen some good black Remus, non-white Lily, non-white Peter fancasts, and yet, there is still peope being sooo mad about it like??). Sadly, I think a lot of people can tell about the fact that fancasts are often discussed and hated for no reason when they're not white or whatever, when it's basically just a fancast, that goes against the "canon" a bigot (JKR) made up.

the first that’s coming to mind is people fighting against the interpretation/portrayal of characters as poc (most often james bs i think he’s most popularly hced as desi but also others) either that or just straight up gatekeeping

Only the general feeling that the white characters are more interesting and loved than any of the characters of color. Racebending seems token, like nobody wants to be exclusionary but also don't have the comfort or confidence to make that diversity ring true in terms of cultural resonance. By cultural resonance I don't only mean make them ethnic but to portray and discuss or casually mention the postcolonial personhood or third culture kid experience as applies.

A comment on my fic about making it a “racial jungle”, saying that it wasn’t accurate for the time period even though representation of races otherwise had no significance in the fic

theres is a lot people that will fight tooth and nail for exclusively white maruaders (in terms of fancasts) and they slander other people in the fandom for using more diverse fancasts such as desi james or black evan

I've seen it in passing, especially towards POC writers/people who HC characters who were not diverse in canon.

People not wanting desi Potters in art or otherwise

One Harry Potter fan got mad at me for drawing James (and Harry) dark skinned

GOD THE FRIKIN FANCASTS. They really don't matter that much and everyone makes it such a big deal. To me at least- representation only really matters if its real. If there's fat Peter, darkskin Dorcas, desi James, or Japanese Sirius/Regulus in a fanfic, that is the representation of that. It doesn't need to be reflected in a fancast used in an edit. Personal opinion but annoying as fuck I just wish everyone would enjoy the fact that someone spent time pouring over numerous tiny clips from many different TV shows and movies just for fun, and other people getting mad that they didn't use a person that literally doesn't exist angers me to no end.

mostly just a complete ignorance of POC identities. sometimes poc characters are ignored in favour of white characters. but also, even when POC are centered, i often see like a lot of fetishization and stereotyping and it's just... not good...

there’s a lot of jewish people in the fandom that have pointed out antisemitism within the fandom a few times. i am not jewish, and i cannot speak on the issue, but that’s something i’ve heard a lot. i’ve also seen the whitewashing of fancasts for characters like mary and dorcas who are widely accepted to be women of color, so that feels weird to me, but i think? that’s everything i’ve noticed or heard.

i've seen racism thrown to black creators, poc fancasts, and at myself for being arab and head-cannoning the black brother as arab.

There was a black dude cosplaying remus and their were people saying remus wasnt a N-word but it was a white person saying it

I have seen some fans respond in a racist way to Black fans who have called out the racism in the way in which Black characters are written and portrayed in the fandom.

I've given up fictober, but not writing, so here you go. Have this tidbit i wrote today

For liberty and justice for all.

But only for:

Straight-

I've known for years and years that I wasn't straight. Even when I didn't know what I was exactly, I knew what I wasn't.

Cis-

I’m not cis, I never will be. You can't force me into a box and expect me to be complicit.

Neurotypical-

Im autistic. I have ADHD. But I have just as much knowledge as every other person to make a decision on something that will affect my rights.

White-

I don't care that I'm white, I’m still going to get upset. Because are we really discussing who might not have rights because of their RACE?

Men-

Do I have to say whats wrong with this? Whats wrong with guaranteeing specific rights because of birth?

Lets put it all together. Ready? Okay go.

Liberty and justice for all, but not for all. But for those who fit into the compact, suffocating box that society has deemed "the norm".

This "norm" kills. It hurts and it kills, and it will not stop. This hurt and death with keep happening until we, as a people, stop it. You know it, I know it. So why are we still going on and voting for people who have never cared and will never care?

Do your part and do better.

Marauders ethnicity headcanons 🗣️

Sirius Black and Regulus Black

Both French, they moved to London when Sirius was 11 and Regulus was 10 so they could attend Hogwarts, and so their parents could see the rest of their family who had moved a couple years prior (the black family is french but they were British about a thousand years ago, and it is tradition for all the children of the family to attend Hogwarts and not Beauxbatons)

Both of their first languages are french, and Sirius especially had a strong French accent when he started Hogwarts (doesn't really have it now)

James potter

Half Indian, half Guatemalan. They're one of the only poc pureblood families in the UK, and they are also considered blood traitors by majority of the families (in the same way the Weasley's are) unlike the Weasley's they are incredibly rich

James speaks both Spanish and Hindi but not as well as his parents would like him to (he also knows some other parts of different Indian languages from some of his mum's plethora of extended family)

Remus lupin

Half Brazilian and half Polish-Jewish

Speaks both languages

Peter Petigrew

English

Speaks English

Lily Evans

3/4 English 1/4 Ghanaian

Speaks English

Marlene McKinnon

Half Northern Irish, half Filipino

Speaks English, Tagalog is defo not her strong suit but she's trying

Mary MacDonald

Jamaican

Speaks English

Evan Rosier and Pandora Rosier

Half Fijian half French

Speaks English, and fluent French

Barty Crouch Jr.

Italian

Speaks English and Italian fluently

Dorcas Meadowes

Kenyan

Speaks English

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adventures-of-impala

1 year ago

wolfstar headcanon: Remus making amortentia just so he can smell Sirius again

WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS TO ME

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adventures-of-impala

1 year ago

Hebden Bridge, Calderdale, West Yorkshire (England)

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adventures-of-impala

7 months ago

Well, if you care about disabled rights, you should be caring about the rights of the disabled people in Ghazzah right now. Muhammad, only 4 years old, is one of those people.

Muhammad is the son of Noor, and he is one of 2 siblings. He was born with a condition that causes his muscles to be very weak and makes it difficult for him to move.

In order to to treat his condition, Muhammad received regular physical therapy sessions, which really improved his quality of life and health.

However, when the siege on Ghazzah began, Muhammad was no longer able to receive the medical treatment that he desperately needs. He is now displaced with his family, living in unbearable conditions without basic resources, and his health has been rapidly deteriorating

This treatment is essential to Muhammads survival, and without it his life is in grave danger.

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In order to help Muhammad continue his treatment and evacuate Ghazzah, Noor is trying to raise £80,000. So far, she's only raised £4,367, and her last donation was 4 hours ago.

Please help this family however you can. Donate if you're able and share their campaign; everything will help in saving Muhammad's life.

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adventures-of-impala

1 year ago

Home is where you make it

Print is here! http://www.etsy.com/listing/92833113/midnight-coffee-run-print

VOTE IS HERE!!! -Closed-

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adventures-of-impala

1 year ago

Remus *catching Sirius set up the stupidest prank imaginable*: please tell me you did not drag James into this

Sirius: I didn't drag James into this

Sirius: it was his idea in the first place

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adventures-of-impala

1 year ago

Dumbledore: It has come to my attention that inappropriate actions took place at a party a few nights ago.

The Great Hall: *intense flashbacks to the party four nights ago, where Remus sold joints to everyone, Lily drank half a bottle of vodka and could still walk straight, Mary danced until she somehow lost all her clothes, Marlene and Dorcas glared and growled at each other the entire party until they disappeared upstairs, James kissed Regulus in front of everyone and they also disappeared upstairs, Snape called Regulus a slur so Barty blew Evan in the middle of the room, Sirius ripped his shirt and his pants to leave him irresistibly exposed, Peter and Amelia sat in the corner playing chess and only got tipsy, Edgar and Emmeline started a game of strip-poker which left everyone in their underwear and a few people naked, and Pandora and Xenophilius stayed sober the whole time, took photos of everyone, and made sure everyone got to bed safely*

Dumbledore: Does anyone know anything about this?

The Great Hall, in perfect unison: No.

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