I'm creating a story and I don't have white characters. How likely are they to call me woke?

[Anonymous]

[Hanstaraka]

Você é livre para criar o que quiser e pronto. Se você está preocupado com os brancos, na minha opinião não faz sentido, pois por melhor que seja a sua história, sempre haverá alguém que dirá coisas ruins sobre ela. Eles vão ligar para você acordado? Muitos provavelmente o fazem, mas isso não importa, porque o seu público-alvo não serão eles. Se eles atacarem você, apenas mostrarão que são hipócritas.

[Hanstaraka]

I forgot it was on a foreign website and wrote in Portuguese. 😭😭

[andreasderjuengere]

With this colour choice I'd rather call you...
bloke :)

[flautistnaturist]

regarding the ability to be with the biblical Savior in the next life:

Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. (Revelation of John 22:14-15)

what you ask about doing in this question has more lasting impact than if people call you woke. filling people's minds with things that don't even exist and inasmuch lulling them into complacency regarding the pressing needs of the world's poor, is referenced in the last phrase of this scripture reference. the area it speaks of is said to be experienced for 1000 years or roughly 13 lifetimes as today's standards go, and the Savior declared that there in that area there will be "wailing and gnashing of teeth."

Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again. And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. (Luke 6:30-31)

[Sasahara]

Not likely. Plenty of Japanese without white characters not labeled woke.

[Asker]

It's funny because just yesterday I argued with someone on Twitter who thought Japanese people were white. He said "Japanese people are white because they have white skin." I said "so Indians are black because they have brown skin like many Africans". Besides, it's very difficult for white people to call anime woke. Since most (not all) anime revolve around European mythology and culture. Most anime generally have the European medieval age as their setting where there are mystical creatures that are generally creatures belonging to European mythologies such as elves, dwarves, goblins, elves, fairies, etc. Why would they call something woke that has European culture and mythology as its theme most of the time?

[Asker]

So even though not all Japanese anime have white characters, it's clearly clear that Japanese artists love creating stories about white characters. Why call Japanese artists woke knowing that the majority love and idolize European mythologies and culture?

[Sasahara]

Most anime do not revolve around European mythology.

[Sasahara]

Point is, Japan are able to create stories without white characters, without being labeled woke. So its not likely.

[Asker]

Several animes, yes, are based on European mythologies. Practically almost all anime always have elves, dwarves, goblins, etc. Even if it doesn't have European mythologies, there are still several animes not based on mythologies with white characters, for example, Attack on Titan, Vinland Saga, etc. Japanese animes with white protagonists are by far not a rare thing, practically all highly successful animes have European mythological beings or a universe based on the European medieval ages. Almost all isekai are like this, almost all Shounen have characters who look very similar to white people, as white people are the standard of beauty for many Japanese artists. My point is: white people will not call Japanese artists woke, because they know that even though not all Japanese artists create white characters, they will still have white people as a standard of beauty. It's no wonder that many white people think Asian characters are white when sometimes they aren't.

[war_daddy]

odds of someone actually reading your random story written by a rando, zero

[Asker]

And... If they read it, what is the probability that they will call it woke?

[Sasahara]

Unlikely. Plenty of manga set in Japan with only Japanese characters that don’t get labeled woke.

[Asker]

@Sasahara It's quite possible. Even in the recent X-men 97 some called Storm woke for being arrogant and giving off an "angry black woman" vibe.

[Sasahara]

Asker its unlikely. Thats the answer to your question. And if you don’t accept the answer why ask

[Asker]

@Sasahara Because it's wrong. I'm literally seeing white people on Twitter calling Storm woke for being a stronger mutant than Scott Summers. They are even suggesting that she is omega level because she is black.

[Sasahara]

So why ask a question if you already have a answer yourself. You asked how likely are they to call you woke, I answer not likely. Based on reading lots of manga set in Japan, that I have yet to be seen called woke, same with lots of manga set in Japan I have not reas yet, but also not seen get called woke.
Get over yourself, there is no point in asking a question if you are just going to reject the answers you get and answer your own question yourself.

[Asker]

@Sasahara Because if I don't agree with the answer I can argue, isn't it simple? I already explained that Japanese artists were often inspired by the beauty standards of white people even if their characters are not white, which makes many white people feel comfortable with a character that looks like white people. Why would they call Japanese people woke knowing that Japanese people are often inspired by the beauty standards of white people? The point is simple: white people don't even notice the difference between white and Japanese characters in Japanese anime, because Japanese characters look like white people.

[Sasahara]

You can argue but there is no point in asking a question that has two possible answers if you already made up your mind. Either its likely or its unlikely. The answer is that it is unlikely, but you refuse to accept that answer. Seems like you are just fishing for people to tell you that the anti woke crowd will attack you. Which is not necessary correct.

[Asker]

@Sasahara I've seen artists questioned and attacked for not having white characters, so for me it doesn't make sense to say that it's not likely to happen.

[Sasahara]

So why ask if its likely if you only accept "yes its likely" answers. There is no point in asking if you only accept one of two possible answers to your question.

@cupcakethedestroyer Here you can see an example of what I ment yesterday.

[BCRanger10]

Depends on the plot and context.

[Asker]

Maybe the context is: the world doesn't revolve around white people, so it's okay to create stories about other groups of people.

[Sasahara]

Asker, with a context like that you can market your story as not targeting the people who whined about lack of blacks in Kingdom come deliverance, a game attacked by people upset the game did not revolve around black people and didn’t include them.

[Asker]

@Sasahara I don't call. The world doesn't revolve around black people either.

[Asker]

I Don’t Care*