I’ve said it before I’ll say it again. There is a criminal under-appreciation and discrimination and cultural-appropriation in cinema when it comes to Slavic people. Eastern Europe isn’t portrayed at all, and Russian people are constantly made either mob bosses, spies, prostitues or gopniks as if that’s all we are. I suppose that these stereotypes were partly caused by the propaganda during the Cold War, but it still doesn’t excuse anything. And that’s why I think it was a big mistake to hire poc and actors that generally do not look Slavic for the Witcher show. I’m not against poc in shows or whatever somebody’s critical thinking deprived mind might think. I’m against hiring actors that do not logically fit into the scenario of the film. Had the show been about native Africans and there were white people playing them, the internet would’ve gone batshit. But when it’s Slavic people and Slavic culture, it’s ok. Erasure, discrimination, general fucking stupidity only for the sake of pleasing critics or whatever is ok. They should have hired Slavic actors or people who looked like Slavic people for every character that had Slavic features in the book. The books had some poc, though not many of them, because they were written by a polish man and were heavily affected by Slavic culture. We need to end Slavic hate.
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Ah yes I know that show, I watched it on tumblr.
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i found this in my wips folder
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something i can appreciate about the witcher is that the world of it is authentically grimy. Geralt is always streaked with viscera. Jaskier's hair is always greasy. Villages are always muddy. Even the elves are fucking filthy. Everyone except Yennefer who is serving medieval fantasy cunt 24x7
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May I present an easy fix to the recent casting announcement called "Geralt but there is always a horse"
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anyway remember when jaskier and ciri imitated yen and geralt forgiving each other's faults but jaskier was indirectly forgiving geralt and ciri was indirectly forgiving yennefer
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Genre of show I’ve been watching recently:
“Hey you see that kid who is very cool and also very talented”
“Yeah why?”
“Yeah they’re like 12”
“OH WOW”
“Want to go traumatise them?”
“… yeah absolutely”
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✨Round 5: Match 3✨
Jaskier/Dandelion Propaganda:
you know the answer
He sings, he's overly dramatic and he's fruity af
literally a bard and 💅
Jaskier says he was made to make music, to put himself in others' shoes to write epic tales of what it feels to live and love. He is an extravagant diva with fabulous dress sense, a sunshine personality and plenty of wit. His love of the witcher, Geralt of Rivia, and his "lovely bottom" is enough to make Jaskier go down in history.
Everything about him, his songs, his voice, his jokes, his rings and necklaces, clothes, his mere presence!!!!!
he travels around and plays the lute and fucks everyone that looks at him and wears outrageous outfits
canonically bi! <3
More propaganda!
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