I'm Not a Villainess!! Just Because I Can Control Darkness Doesn't Mean I'm a Bad Person! - Vol. 2 Ch. 9
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i said this before but the story isnt about racism but fear. the dark spirit bonded with her so they fear her.
and we already see people are starting to judge her on character not spirit.
when the light spirit bonds with her they dont suddenly like her because shes suddenly white, its because the light spirit.
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Ahhh can't wait for more. I have read what's out of the translations for the novel so far so I know what's coming, but still love this series.
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I don't think it's racism, it's about a girl with a dark spirit. The appearance is just a feature of this. People love the heroine because she has the light spirit, which is "the good spirit".
@Oberon_
Dark spirit king is her real father, change my mind.
@silverden
core characteristics of what's going on here and racism is still the same. She's judged based on stories people tell about someone with her inborn characteristics to the point where the value of her life is being put into question. It isn't explicitly racism in story because the differentiating characteristics aren't part of a race but the basic idea is the same and worth mentioning. (even though, this being from japan, it is probably meant more as a comment on a girls perceived beauty being associated with the lightness of their skin.) Admittedly though, it would still be kinda gross even if there was no physical change. If everyone changes their opinion of her because of what spirit happens to like her, that still makes them pretty shit people. In short, whether they're judging based on the spirits, her beauty, her skin color, or racism, the core of it is all the same and it's all bullshit that's making her suffer just to prove to people she's just as worthy of life and care as the next bitch. (especially if the next bitch is the heroine.)
Dark spirit king is her real father, change my mind.
@silverden
core characteristics of what's going on here and racism is still the same. She's judged based on stories people tell about someone with her inborn characteristics to the point where the value of her life is being put into question. It isn't explicitly racism in story because the differentiating characteristics aren't part of a race but the basic idea is the same and worth mentioning. (even though, this being from japan, it is probably meant more as a comment on a girls perceived beauty being associated with the lightness of their skin.) Admittedly though, it would still be kinda gross even if there was no physical change. If everyone changes their opinion of her because of what spirit happens to like her, that still makes them pretty shit people. In short, whether they're judging based on the spirits, her beauty, her skin color, or racism, the core of it is all the same and it's all bullshit that's making her suffer just to prove to people she's just as worthy of life and care as the next bitch. (especially if the next bitch is the heroine.)
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Thank you for the translation!
A brief note: on page 5, Prince Levi is called "Liam" by the king.
Honestly, Prince Levi's involvement at the end of the chapter is great. Also, regarding the prejudice against Claudia and Gerald, it's actually partially instinctual: Gerald is incredibly powerful, so his power is feared. It's like the fear people have of wild beasts or swordsmen, not unsurmountable, but not completely irrational (as far as random strangers and young children are concerned). The irrational and cruel thing is all the stuff that goes beyond that — people who know her and people in power not considering her will and personality, people refusing to adjust their ideas of her to the reality of experience, and so on. So people like her mother, many of her classmates, and Duke Alfar are all wonderful examples of prejudice in action. Her father and little brother just seem to be sensitive (rather less pardonable in her father's case, but still). As for the kind of prejudice, it isn't racism, which would target a racial group or groups, but another type. That said, the issue is a form of prejudice all the same, and thus does share some elements which are true of prejudice in general. Amelia is another matter altogether, though — she's just a cruel moron.
A brief note: on page 5, Prince Levi is called "Liam" by the king.
Honestly, Prince Levi's involvement at the end of the chapter is great. Also, regarding the prejudice against Claudia and Gerald, it's actually partially instinctual: Gerald is incredibly powerful, so his power is feared. It's like the fear people have of wild beasts or swordsmen, not unsurmountable, but not completely irrational (as far as random strangers and young children are concerned). The irrational and cruel thing is all the stuff that goes beyond that — people who know her and people in power not considering her will and personality, people refusing to adjust their ideas of her to the reality of experience, and so on. So people like her mother, many of her classmates, and Duke Alfar are all wonderful examples of prejudice in action. Her father and little brother just seem to be sensitive (rather less pardonable in her father's case, but still). As for the kind of prejudice, it isn't racism, which would target a racial group or groups, but another type. That said, the issue is a form of prejudice all the same, and thus does share some elements which are true of prejudice in general. Amelia is another matter altogether, though — she's just a cruel moron.
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You know, depending on how this story treats the, well, whitewashing, it could be not racist at all, more a very telling criticizing of why it works in her world. But somehow I doubt it will pull that off.
Fact is, I like that her skin is brown. It's so unusual for a isekai it helps keep it distinguished.
Fact is, I like that her skin is brown. It's so unusual for a isekai it helps keep it distinguished.
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Wait? Did I understand right? So she’s gonna turn white? Wtf??? Then what’s the point of the story?
