I really wish arknights didn't have a character who's named for an ethnic slur of my people
http://www.rsdb.org/slur/lapp
If you wouldn't use esk*mo, g*psy, or r*dskin, you shouldn't use l*pp.
Like. Why is this okay. Why do people support this.
It's also fucked up that this character is snow/cold themed and animal themed. Two things that Sámi people, and other arctic circle native groups, are typically racially stereotyped with. Sámi people are not animals and we are not "snow eaters".
Hey arknights fans can you not be in my replies telling me, a sámi person, how to feel about an ETHNIC SLUR being used as a fun character name? I know gacha games rot your brain but can you attempt one critical thought on this?
Actually I'm going to need non-indigenous people to reblog this. The only reason shit like this gets excused is because people don't know anything about sámi people. Begging people to listen to us and understand how painful it is to see hate speech treated like a fun character feature.
Hey non indigenous people! I'm sure it doesn't offend you personally, that's because it's not a slur used against you. How about we try some compassion and also critical thought? Okay?
This is genuinely vile. It's the same as if there was a monkey/desert character called n****r. If they did that, there would be an uproar. But since it's a slur for an indigenous group it's okay? No, fuck that and fuck you if you think it's okay.
Those of you who had no idea this was even a racist caricature, this is your cue to educate yourselves on the Sámi people.
(I'm not Sámi, just to be clear. Just someone that fucking hates racism, which should be the norm.)