LRT: Okay, this. I& #39;ve noticed this but just never really gave it too much though. There& #39;s this trend of having Asian characters be half-white or fully Asian characters being thrown in simply because they& #39;re the & #39;easiest& #39; to write. It& #39;s really annoying.

Honestly I& #39;m really happy with my Asian characters in that regard. Tofyte is mixed, but I think she& #39;s the only one. Azadeh is straight up Chinese but doesn& #39;t actually have family and def doesn& #39;t come close to the & #39;honor/family& #39; stereotype. And Kabir + Abra are both Syrian

and they DO come from a very honor-focused, conservative family. But what makes them fun to write is that, while they share those values, Abra is hugely into fashion, modeling, and trends versus Kabir& #39;s stubborn nature which believes that& #39;s too modern for his lil sis.

Overall, Asian characters in media really need to be better represented. I& #39;d love to see more non-East Asian, not half white, not stereotypical representation. Just people being people. And that doesn& #39;t mean half-white POCs have to go away entirely, but we need more too.

It& #39;s nice to see characters that our half-Asian, half-white, since it means I can see folks that look like me. But balance is everything and solely having white-presenting Asian characters to fill the POC slot is a very tired trope. Let& #39;s do better!

Sorry if this thread was messy or had any misspells!! kinda just typed my thoughts out as I had them

also yes, I& #39;m half-asian. I don& #39;t think I& #39;ve actually ever mentioned that here but in case y& #39;all were wondering why 70% of my OCs are asian https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😂" title="Gesicht mit Freudentränen" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit Freudentränen">