I want to create my own animation and I have a question, if I create several black characters and no white characters will I be called "woke"?

[Anonymous]

I mean... they're calling anything a "woke" now. Would they disturb me even creating characters?

[MCheetah]

There's a difference between being "ethnically diverse" (or non-white) and being Woke Stupid people don't seem to know the difference (not calling you that; I'm saying actual stupid people).

If your story is set in Africa, or in the ghetto in America, then no one will have issues with it.

If something is WOKE, however, it is done out of mean-spiritness, malice, and an intention to put down other people, usually to raise up another group.

Wonder Woman (the Gal Gadot movie) stars a strong female character, but isn't woke because the movie doesn't spend the whole time attacking men/masculinity. Captain Marvel, Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey, Charlie's Angels 2019, Terminator Dark Fate, and She Hulk Attorney at Law ARE woke, because they spend their whole time bashing, attacking, and bullying men and masculinity the whole way. Also add Wakanda Forever to the Misandry List, too.

TL;DR Version: If you're not intentionally and viciously attacking other groups of people, usually the "opposite group" to your protagonists and main cast, then it won't be perceived as Woke.

[Asker]

Hmm... that's another thing that annoys me. Most people wouldn't be bothered if all the characters were black in Africa, but they would probably be bothered in another context, even if there's no intention to attack or offend other people. We have anime where the story starts with the character dying and going to another world and there he turns into a sword and blah blah blah, and in this anime everyone is white or Asian. What is the context for being white or Asian? No context, they are simply white or Asian. It's funny and annoying at the same time. In order for all the characters to be black, there must be an explanation and VERY, VERY well explained, such as being from African countries, but with other races it is different, an Asian can create an animation with only Asians and all the characters will be Asians because they are simply Asians, the same with white characters.

[MCheetah]

Well, if this was 2010, no one would care. Blame Hollywood and the woke for making everything needless about race just to stir more hate and division in society. I'm black myself and even I get suspicious when I see stuff like that, because 90% of the time, there's usually a toxic or bigoted woke agenda behind it. But 12 years ago, no one would have had an issue with it.

[Hawner]

You will be called that and worse, since people is stupid nowadays. That doesn't mean they are right.
It is your story, do whatever you want because you like it that way. Simple as that.
My opinion about all your characters being black: by itself it is not bad at all. They are people who happen to have dark-colored skin, but people nonetheless. Obviously, there should be a reason why that is so (of any kind, even "because a wizard made it so" works), either environmental (the story takes place in Africa, it's an all-black community...) our related to the plot (the Earth had suffered a cataclysmic disaster and due to the intense light of the sun everybody's skin turned black as an evolutionary trait). If there is no reason for it, I might say it is inaccurate or not not demographically possible, but nothing else.

[Asker]

I would probably make them all African so they wouldn't bother me with this damn "woke". I find it funny that there is a huge amount of animations with just Asian or white characters and practically no one questions why they are white or Asian, they are simply white or Asian.

[Hawner]

Yeah. For some reason, the black community is not so welcomed in comparison with other communities, which is stupid.

[Anonymous]

They will call your animation undiverse and racist. Because lack of diversity is bad, and they care sooo much about equality, so since they complain about lack of blacks they would naturally care just as much about lack of whites unless their wishes for equality are fake amd based on false premises.

[Asker]

Interesting... Most say representation is victimism and that black people can feel represented in series, movies, animations, etc, even if there are no black characters. They also say that they don't see colors and that black people want representation, so they must create their own characters. What's funny, funny, or irritating, is that these same people disturb and try to boycott using the excuse of being "woke" when most or all of the characters are black. If they say it's not necessary to have black characters in order for black people to feel represented, then why do they want black artists to include them? If they don't see color, then why bother with most or all of the characters being black?

[Opinion Owner]

You are mixing your sides up. Anti-woke people are the good guys. The sjws are the ones that will cancel you, look at how they treat JK Rowling for example.

[Asker]

Who disturbs me are the "anti-woke", hahahah. They say that you can only create black characters if they are African or from the guetto. Sjws are unbearable, but they don't bother me for creating only black characters or some homosexual characters. I follow several black artists and whenever I read the comments, who is asking, " Why do you only create black characters?" are the anti-wokens.

[Asker]

And there's no such thing as "good guys"! You have to be really stupid to think that the good guys are only on one side and that the other side only has villains.

[Opinion Owner]

Well, maybe the normal anti-woke people learned it from the people who screams like the world is ending if there are not enough black people in a movie or tv show? You know the reason bullshit like diversity quotas are a thing. I'm not saying you are woke yet, but considering how sjws are its fair to ask if a person only creates black characters 🤷‍♂️

[Asker]

Nah... it's just stupidity. Most animations, series, movies, etc are about whites or Asians, so why can't it be the same with blacks? The problem is that they are stupid, they tell black people that the problem is not skin color but lack of originality, so black people decide to create their own works and are disturbed by the nonsense of "woke" in everything.

[Opinion Owner]

Its not stupid to think one side is good and the other is bad when the woke crowd acts like hypocritical crybabies.

Its not stupid to consider the possibility the the reason you do what you is because you is because you are woke, when what you are doing could be seen as pandering to them. You can create what you want. The woke crowd are the stupid ones.

Lack og originality is more problematic than skincolor. When you create new characters, if they are good characters like for example Miles Morsles became after into the spiderverse, you are less likely the get the complaints you would with for example Kamela Khan.

[Asker]

Skin color from what I've seen will always be a big problem, since to create only black characters it is necessary to create some white characters (and don't dare to put them as villains) to not be considered "woke".

[Opinion Owner]

Just listen to the anti-sjws. Those who oppose wokeness tends to be reasonable people, so you want them to be your audience.

[Asker]

I want public and it doesn't matter who it is. Anti-sjws are as dumb as sjws, they think they are special, but they operate very similarly to sjws. Most anti-sjws see "woke" in EVERYTHING and ANYTHING. I came to the conclusion that they just call anything "woke".

The main characters are black and there are no white characters. Anti-sjws says: this is woke!

The main characters are white and there are no black people. Anti-sjws says: it's ok, because it's not necessary to have black people in tv shows, because black people can feel represented by white people, skin color is not that important.

The film's hero is a black character and the villain is a white character. Anti-sjws says: this is woke!

The hero of the show is white and the villain is black. Anti-sjws says: What matters is the story and not the skin color of the hero or villain. If the story is good, then skin color doesn't matter.

[Opinion Owner]

Its your movie, you do as you please.
Considering how forced diversity is these days with diversity quotas, is understandable that anti-sjws are worried. (And if you live in a country with diversity quotas were an all white cast would have recived a no, but your all black cast recives a yes, that just proves the system is systematically racist against white people)

Also, you are kinda giving woke vibes here. Here is some ideas you can stop giving woke vibes:
Save the "Also bad" arguments for the sjws. If I say sjws are bad, simply agree. If an sjw says anti-sjws are bad, thats when you should chime in to tell them sjws are just as bad if not worse.

You could always also simply throw light on how bad woke people are by yourself, should make people comsider you less woke.

Maybe also say you support super straight people?

[Asker]

There are several movies, series and animations where all the characters are white and that's not a problem. There's no way that white-only movies are outlawed, as there are several in the making. And like I said, they see "woke" in everything... he's even seeing "woke" in me.

The end.

[Opinion Owner]

I did give you a few pointers to help you get people to see you as less woke or not woke.
You could also hire a anti-sjw to aid you to avoid being woke :)

[Asker]

The problem is that a good part doesn't care if it's agreed or not, they just want to complain because they are all characters. They just want to complain.

[TroyDT2]

Woke is condescending preachiness. If your animation is not that, it won't be seen as that, except by people who, like the opposite of wokesters, look for wokeness in everything.

[Asker]

It's quite complicated since most are dumber than a dog with brain cancer. For most of them: an anime with only black characters = woke. And no matter the story, it will always be woken.

[TroyDT2]

Well you can't do anything about them. But reasonable people will not see it as woke just because of the ethnicity of the characters.

[FireGodGoesSeeknFire]

It depends, would that be natural for the basic setting that they are in?

[Asker]

What kind of scenario would limit them?

[Asker]

I'll give you an example: the main characters (all black people) died and were reincarnated in another universe and there they gain powers and have to face monsters, etc. The humans on this planet are also black people.

[Asker]

What scenario would be a limit for them not to be created?

[Berethor]

Not if it animation about africa, if it animation about white countries then it likely woke.

[Asker]

I have two projects, one is about African mythologies and the other is about heroes and villains in the US. It is entirely possible to create stories about black characters that are not about Africa. I don't want to create anything about European mythologies. What would a white country be?

[Berethor]

A country where the majority of people are white, I am aware that it changing in US.

[Asker]

nonsense. No race should limit its creativity because whites exist. If an Asian or black person wants to create characters, then they can. I've seen idiotic arguments, but this one is funny hahaha. So if blacks or Asians want to create characters that are based on them, they can't because white people exist? haha ha

[Berethor]

Asians create Asians characters that live in Asia, so their animations are not woke.

[Asker]

You're kind of slow... I'm saying that not all creation needs to be based on culture. I can create my own world, for example. Blacks and Asians exist almost everywhere. I can create an animation with only black characters in which the story is based on black people opening a portal to another world and there they gain powers and face monsters, I can create an animation in which black people have adventures with their friends in the US. I don't give a damn about European culture and I don't even want to make an animation about it.

[Dinosaursandanime65]

Screw them! That’s their fault for being offended by anything that isn’t Satanic. Common doesn’t = moral. You do that animating and tell those Things “my n*gga that’s crazy, but I don’t remember asking”

[Guy13]

Woke or Racist. One or other….

[Asker]

why?

[Asker]

Why would it be Woke or racist?

[fonduegirl]

Don't force diversity

[Asker]

Is creating only black characters forcing diversity? Are the MANY series, movies and animations in which EVERYONE is white also forced? Or does your logic only apply to productions with only black characters? Doesn't seem too inconsistent to me...

[Asker]

Consistent ***

[tfan1]

More than likely.

[Asker]

Why?

[tfan1]

All I’m saying is more than likely. If I say anymore I’m sure I’m going to opening Pandora’s box 📦

[Asker]

Just speak.

[Anonymous]

I'm guessing so.

[Asker]

Why?