Since Souk Eye is almost definitely about Murdoc, listening to it again after The Lost Chord hits different.
There’s a fair bit of Plastic Beach imagery in Souk Eye, i.e. ‘Why you rolling waves over me now,’ 'till you dive in.’ Then there’s the whole 'If loving you’s a felony now, then I’m a renegade, riding,’ line that hints back to Stylo if the picture of it in 2D’s journal, and the lyrics themselves are any indication.
But most importantly there’s:
'Come find me, Be forgiven.’
Even if Murdoc doesn’t truly deserve this forgiveness he finally got it. It was something mentioned back in Plastic Beach itself with the lines, 'I’ll wait to be forgiven. Maybe I never will. My star has left me. To take the bitter pill,’ from To Binge.
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Okay, today I learned that apparently in the year of our lord 2020 it is still possible to wander into a fandom server and find someone being casually racist.
I’ll give you a few examples for reference, so you know what it looks like: it’s criticizing a fic or a comment for having errors in grammar when English isn’t the author’s first language. It’s making fun of cuisines you’re unfamiliar with. It’s telling someone, “Hey, you know what? Only my experience is valid, and because you aren’t actually from [insert country here], the way you’re telling your story is wrong by default.”
Here’s the thing – when you’re a POC in a predominantly white fandom space, it’s next to impossible to speak up and say something about it, especially if the person being racist is someone of note in the community (e.g. a popular fic writer or fan artist). And sometimes, even if you are able and willing to call someone out on being racist, the person who’s on the receiving end might not even want you to do that for them, for fear of stirring up drama or being side-eyed for being Read More »
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