#can ya tell I grew up in a Latino household

[justalittletomato]

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[hernandezl28]

i just saw someone say “lance doesn’t talk spanish 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺” yOU ARE TELLING ME THIS GUY DOES NOT TALK SPANISH????????? THAT LANCE MCCLAIN DOES NOT SPEAK SPANISH?????????? 

THIS MAN GREW UP IN A LATINO HOUSEHOLD

LIKE LATINO LATINO HOUSE HOLD

MEANING IT WAS 11 IN THE MORNING AND HIS MOM WAS YELLING AT HIM TO WAKE UP BECAUSE “LANCE MCCLAIN, YA CASI SON LAS 2 DE LA TARDE Y VOS ECHAO EN ESA CAMA”

THIS MAN GREW UP LISTENING TO SELENA QUINTALLINA WHILE HER MOM WAS CLEANING THE HOUSE

HE WENT TO LATINO PARTIES AND WAS FORCED TO DANCE BY HIS TÍAS (yes, he knows how to dance, if ur latino and can’t dance what’s ur point in life?)

THAT THIS DUDE WAS PRESENTED TO AN UNKNOWN FAMILY MEMBER AND THAT FAMILY MEMBER SAYING SMTH LIKE “PERO QUE GRANDE ESTÁS, YO TE CAMBIABA LOS PAÑALES”

LIKE CMON DUDE, THIS MAN KNOWS SPANISH

HELL, HE LITERALLY HAS THE MOST PROMINENT CUBAN ACCENT

THIS MAN CAN NOT ROLL HIS R’S EVEN IF HIS LIFE DEPENDED ON IT

AND ISTG, IF I LISTEN SOME GRINGO TALK ABOUT THIS MAN NOT BEING ABLE TO SPEAK ENGLISH I WILL GET VIOLENT

so yes, lance mcclain speaks spanish, can dance, and has a very prominent cuban accent (because apparently ppl forget he’s from cuba?????????? and when they do hcs they dont look up cuban slang??????? or culture??????)

[crossovereddie]

I like to imagine Eddie as the 3rd eldest of four kids. He strikes me as a middle child especially with his relationship to his parents and abuela. He is such a grandmas boy and you’d think that if he was the oldest then he would have been more trusted and favored by his father, especially as a Latino character.

I imagine that his two older siblings (probably both sisters since a brother has never been mentioned) were the two classic archetype of the first and second born. One was super successful and one was kind of a headache but both consumed a lot of the parents time. And one of them was probably favored. And of course the baby always gets attention. Eddie as the lone son in a Latino household would have probably been kind of spoiled but if he didn’t live up to his parents - and especially fathers- expectations then he would have been treated poorly. the fact that he did not go to college would have probably been a strike against him as would have been the fact he did not choose a partner who his parents approved of.

Also 911 screwed themselves over with the casting of his sisters and in what is said about his family in previous episodes if they wanted to make him the oldest

Anon I hope you’re latine bc if you’re not I feel uncomfy about you pointing out his role in a Latine household.

So we know it’s just him and two sisters. In eddie begins his mom is talking about where his dad was when their kids were born. I think he’s most likely the middle child.

I don’t agree with the college thing. Eddie grew up in Texas. Now from my own experience growing up in Texas I can tell ya him joining the military is seen as a lot more “admirable” than going to college. That would’ve made his dad extremely proud and we do see that in Eddie Begins when his dad is reading the silver star description. I don’t think his parents disapproved of Shannon at first. Maybe they didn’t particularly like her but I think all that anger and resentment came when she left him and Chris.

Honestly though if they ever make his family another storyline for him recasting his sisters wouldn’t be that big of a deal. They had no speaking lines and we really just saw glimpses of them.

[mcnuggyy]

last anon again, if you have the energy i was wondering how you think some of these issues could have been avoided? do you think just posting/asking questions on social media beforehand to get fan feedback could've solved it? i'd fear that white fans might drown out the conversation. i'd like to be a content creator and i'd like to avoid doing white lib shit.

Heya anon! Well there’s many ways that content creators can avoid problems like these, and of course it also depends on your platform, how big it is, your resources, media presence, etc etc. And you might find that some of these don’t work at all for you but work for others! But here’s some of the concepts me and my own friends have talked about on how to be good allies as content creators.

1) This one is the first and most important in my opinion but, have non-white friends!!!!! This shaped a big part of my life and the way I tell stories and design characters and overall how i interact with the world around me. It kind of helps that I grew up in a poor mexican household and the schools I went to weren’t “technically” the richest, but they were still fantastic schools with a wideee variety of students. I loved my high school for its diversity, and all the friends i made there still inspire some of my character designs today! Every chance I get I make a Filipino char design as a shoutout to my old best friend, all the sweet nerdy black friends I had, all my funny latino friends, my pakistani friend, etc. etc. ((but what’s also important is that you’re not just friends because of these factors, genuinely get to know them and love them, have non-white friends, and LOVE them!!!!)) You’ll be introduced to new culture, music, ideas, etc! AND you’ll have a new friend <3 so if you notice that all your current friends are really only white, think about who it is you’re talking to and WHY is it the case? Is it simply a coincidence, or is something holding you back? etc. etc.

2) This is a bit easier if you have a smaller following like I do, but engage with your supporters!! and not just your white supporters!! This is a good time to see okay, what does my fan base look like? Am I alienating certain people? How come? What are the people I attract like, and are they the kind of people I imagined as my audience? etc. etc.

3) Which brings me to 3. If you do have a bigger audience, It might not be easy to screen this but maybe it’s worth a try to do polling or surveys? Like “Hey, we would love to hear feedback on x,y,z, from our Filipino and Filipino-American supporters! etc. etc.” This could be complicating because ya know the internet, but I think it’s worth a shot! And if not well...

4) If you’re big enough, well now it’s time to start HIRING artists, writers, and creatives of color. In the industry this can change everything. And make sure you don’t just have a token employee, hire a variety of folks and let them take charge and offer up ideas etc! Like for the GN for example, (I think it’s called sensitivity testing or something like that??) why not hire a few POC to read ur comic, look at the art work,, even better if it’s people who have listened to the podcast, but certainly not required! And you can have different folks check in along the whole comic process!! It would be a lot of work and time but guess what, If you really believe in making work that is truly inclusive, well it’s time to start listening to what POC have to say!

5) Listen to feedback from fans of color!!!! I’ve heard some unfortunate things with Travis blocking people who bring up certain issues on his twitter and that is... not great. When this happens to me (tho again I am a much smaller creator) I take the time to dm these people, talk with them, discuss. And often we both come out of it with a new understanding and appreciation <3 Like if you take the time to seriously listen to fans of color and hear them out well? good things happen!!! Don’t let your fear of offending others, or “starting drama” keep you from taking the opportunity to learn and grow from your mistakes. Privileges exist, I certainly have them as a white passing mestizo, so it’s always important to acknowledge them and use them to help out others!! The McElroys have the opportunity to not only educate themselves but their white listeners, and for the most part they’ve done that okay!! (especially Sydnee with her BLM discussions on Sawbones) But they are in no way perfect. And I think they still have a lot of listening to do.

But yeah!! I hope this helps a bit!! I’m sure there’s more ways but again, I think the most important and impactful thing is having friends from a variety of cultures and backgrounds! If all your friends are like... super rich, 98% white, and famous people... well that’s going to affect the way you think about certain groups... You’ll get stuck in an unavoidable circle jerk and well... ya know what happens next...