I can't help but feel like there's a chasm of difference between what I'm saying and how some people in this thread are interpreting me. Like, I've been able to have a pretty amicable back and forth with the OP of the thread, though its being buried by a lot of reactionary replies that aren't really engaging with the meat of my posts, and rather hyperfixating on a poorly worded sentence, or a bit of dramatic language.

I'll concede that maybe some of my posts have come off as aloof. Not because I don't care, I do. I guess I was trying to be careful about what I said because I don't think this forum is terribly receptive about criticism levied towards Hussie. I had to clarify that, which resulted in me being more explicitly critical of Hussie, which I don't believe has done me any favours (just look at the post above you). At no point, however, did I say that people shouldn't care about racial diversity in the comic, and I've made several posts at this point reiterating my stance on the subject. I find it hard to understand how you simultaneously believe I'm extremely aloof and SCOFF at people who care about the issue, while another user believes I'm so impassioned that I've lost all self awareness.

I'll also take this opportunity to bitch about the "habit" you've imposed onto me. I'm sorry... what is that based on?? I haven't received warnings about this in the past and I barely contribute to general discourse threads. Either you're mistaking me for someone else or this is an attempt to make me look as unreasonable as possible.

@bluebootyraider
Is it possible that I'm not speaking on behalf of anyone and my feelings about representation in Homestuck are entirely my own? I'm not some kind of belligerent hater, I love plenty of things Hussie has made. One of my few topics on this very forum is an appreciation thread for some of his lesser known stuff. I have a lot of respect for him as an artist, but I don't think he's ever been good at representation. Whether people have been able to relate to his characters despite this is irrelevant I think, because that's a totally different conversation from representation, and the fandom's ability to interpret his characters how they like really says more about what they're able to take away from Homestuck than what Hussie has put into it. I really don't think Homestuck should get points for that, especially as it continues to contradict its own "racial ambiguity" shtick with this pilot. Like I said earlier, people will relate to the characters of the pilot regardless of who voices them. That doesn't mean there shouldn't be a more diverse cast, or that effort shouldn't be put into creating better representation in other ways.