It’s not really your fault, just an example of unconscious bias racism. You’re conditioned to assume the Wendigo is the scary monster and the human the innocent victim.
Wendigo (/ˈwɛndɪɡoʊ/) is a mythological creature or evil spirit originating from Algonquian folklore. The concept of the wendigo has been widely used in literature and other works of art, such as social commentary and horror fiction.
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It’s not racism to assume the creature that is canonically evil in the indigenous culture that created it 😅
I’ve seen old writings that say much the same about black people. Just because it’s written down something is evil doesn’t make that true. I haven’t met many Wendigos, so I reserve my right to judge them until I do.
I’d see a human searching for Wendigos to rape and upon not finding a handy orifice carving one with a hunting knife to stick his dick in as being a clear and obvious evil. I have met humans like that. I’m very willing to judge them.
That’s fine regarding paragraph 2, but its gross to tell an indigenous culture their evil spirit actually isnt evil and that saying so is racist. Doing so as if thats actually a progressive take is particularly gross.
You are not the author of their culture. They are. You can imagine this is a non canonical exploration of the idea of a wendigo just like the people who imagine fucking one, but it’s an evil creature. It is their folklore that they have a ravenous hunger for human beings, and are explicitly evil.
Claiming to have the authority to negate a culture’s own voice on aspects of their culture is a deeply disrespectful thing to do, please don’t.
Abyssian@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
It’s not really your fault, just an example of unconscious bias racism. You’re conditioned to assume the Wendigo is the scary monster and the human the innocent victim.
A_Wild_Alt_Appears@fedinsfw.app 5 weeks ago
It’s not racism to assume the creature that is canonically evil in the indigenous culture that created it 😅
Abyssian@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I’ve seen old writings that say much the same about black people. Just because it’s written down something is evil doesn’t make that true. I haven’t met many Wendigos, so I reserve my right to judge them until I do.
I’d see a human searching for Wendigos to rape and upon not finding a handy orifice carving one with a hunting knife to stick his dick in as being a clear and obvious evil. I have met humans like that. I’m very willing to judge them.
A_Wild_Alt_Appears@fedinsfw.app 5 weeks ago
That’s fine regarding paragraph 2, but its gross to tell an indigenous culture their evil spirit actually isnt evil and that saying so is racist. Doing so as if thats actually a progressive take is particularly gross.
You are not the author of their culture. They are. You can imagine this is a non canonical exploration of the idea of a wendigo just like the people who imagine fucking one, but it’s an evil creature. It is their folklore that they have a ravenous hunger for human beings, and are explicitly evil.
Claiming to have the authority to negate a culture’s own voice on aspects of their culture is a deeply disrespectful thing to do, please don’t.
TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
Black people exist, wendigos exist only in fiction