#ill delete later but no hcing a character as asian does not add him to the convo sorry

[mysterycitrus]

if ur seriously trying to untangle the retcon that rewrote dick to be explicitly romani u really have to include devin grayson’s deeply unhinged brand of racism that has negatively affected his portrayal as a man of colour in the following decades, specifically in his rabid oversexualisation and dehumanisation

however….. it would also be irresponsible to say that his race is not a fixed, canonical part of his character. taylor, for his in-numerous flaws, canonised his bg. mary is romani in the gotham knights game. very occasionally he’s drawn as vaguely brown.

with that being said — it is equally as irresponsible to delegitimise discussions about his bg and his status as a prominent romani character in comic canon!!! it just also should be said that while characters like cass and duke and damian and the foxes have experienced significantly bad writing and worse visibility, dick’s race should still be part of that conversation. it should not be ignored in favour of hcs for other characters who have always been yt