Teen Wolf Fandom Racism - Tumblr Posts
When fandom and racism mix, they do not end well. The fact that the fandom idolizes Sterek to the point they destroy canon, their character as well as the plot and make it the "center" of Teen Wolf, all points regarding the actual show and canon universe is forgotten. When fans or first time watchers see it for the first time, they are displeased and upset to find out that a Latino male lead (Scott) is the main character of the show and not Stiles and Derek, when in actuality Derek was the show's antagonist for the first two seasons until his character development in season 3 and onwards.
Scott is an amazing, intelligent, protective and loyal character. I admire his heroism and courageous attitude that sets him apart from most characters. But the fact that racists and anti-Scott fans do not like him because of Sterek, it paints a bleak and sad picture. The blatant ignorance in this post from 2023 is just saddening that fans aren't pulled in because of Scott but because of the fandom's dominance with Sterek.
Are you fucking kidding me, the smartass twink and hot werewolf aren't even the main characters of the show?
Who the fuck is Scott?
Someone sent me a link to Twitter. We talked about racism in fandom, and for years and years, we were told it wasn't true. That it was "the fringe"
They have a sizeable following. I wonder how many of the big Scott antis follow them and have said nothing to this user?
Also, their follow-up
Fuck this person and everyone who made them this comfortable to say this so boldly.
#remember when the fandom called Scott a gaslighter over this
@bucksboobs I believe it made it to Athena's 'checklist' of examples of Scott hitting all the boxes on being a textbook abuser. Because much like the obvious case of the show being told through the lens of the unreliable narrator and it was really about Derek and Stiles all along, with Scott being the Anakin character destined to fall to darkness, it was a given that he was canonically twisting the truth in this scene, as was his wont. There was never any possibility that these words could be taken at face value and Isaac, indeed, was on watch last.
Not to mention that in this fandom specifically some have become so comfortable that they actually have zero qualms expressing their true nature. Artichoke dark, anyone?
Indisputably
@camelotpark I can't get over the idea that 'you can't be racist against Scott McCall unless you specifically declare you hate him for being Latino," while every reason these people give could be applied to their favorite white male character just as easily.
If you hate Scott McCall because he didn't realize Stiles was in trouble in the swimming pool during the Abomination (2x04) while he and Allison were trying to break into Gerard Argent's safe but you don't hate Stiles for almost shooting Scott in the head with a crossbow bolt in Venomous (2x05) or becoming MVP of the Lacrosse Championship while Scott was fighting for his life in the locker room in Battlefield (2x11), you might be racist.
If you hate Scott McCall because he told Derek that werewolf hunters might have a reason to hunt werewolves in Magic Bullet (1x04), but you don't hate Stiles when he told Derek that he killed Laura because he was jealous of her turning into a full wolf in Second Chance at First Line (1x02), you might be racist.
If you hate Scott McCall because he didn't put aside the trauma of being gassed to death by Victoria Argent for the crime of dating her daughter so he could tell Allison the truth and thus 'protect Derek's pack,' but you don't hate Derek for not putting aside his trauma and telling Scott about how Kate seduced him and thus 'protect Scott," you might be racist.
If you hate Scott McCall because he went with Deucalion rather than staying with Stiles in The Overlooked (3x10) because he didn't think he had any choice, but you don't hate Stiles for not telling Scott about Donovan when it first happened because Stiles didn't think he had any choice, you might be racist.
I could go on for like, an hour. All these events have context, but if your hatred of the lead protagonist is based on stripping these scenes of all context and all empathy, you might, just might be acting in a racist manner without consciously declaring that you are about to do that.
"I'm not racist unless I say I'm being racist" is not a logical argument.
OVERHATED CHARACTERS POLL: Scott McCall (Teen Wolf)
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