Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-98.247.168.42-20181122042639/@comment-38091275-20190526193306

I agree with EVERYTHING Rosetown11 said.

1) Shannon is basically saying that A) slavery is "ok" because the gnomes willingly work for the elves with no choice or pay and B) people who are enslaved automatically to be dark-skinned, just because of America's totally disgusting, messed up history of ruining human lives. Which, according to how people are portrayed in her writing, is "okay".

2) We can agree that Sophie is viewed as "hot" by older boys, and that's not ok. Besides, she's the stereotypical "chosen one" and it's just wrong...

3) Nobody is perfect. Facts are facts. So technically, a "perfect" society *COUGH COUGH ELVES* shouldn't exist.

4) I get that they're not actually asian because they're not human, and therefore not from Asia. However, I can't believe that the author of a huge series can't even tell that Japan and Korea aren't the same country. It's totally racist and not right. Apart from Tam and Linh, Wylie is the only not-white main character (he's biracial) and he's barely in the series. Sure, Prentice and Livvy are black, and some members of the Council aren't white (like how Councillor Clarette was described as looking like a "volcano goddess"?! that's totally wrong for so many reasons!), but the main characters should be more racially diverse. There aren't any latino or south-asian elves either. And yeah, there are "olive-skinned" elves, but that doesn't specify race! I'm olive-skinned and part middle-eastern, but am still white...elves aren't human, but they should be just as diverse as humans are.

5) I wish Shannon had actually done some research before this - there’s no possible way that EVERY SPECIES ON THE PLANET could fit into the Himalayas. And even if they did, it would be impossible for them not to destroy each other while also eating vegetables. You can’t just re-invent history without full, complete explanations. It doesn’t scientifically make sense.

6) Oh, so the point of life is to have fun and let other people do your dirty work? It's just wrong. And the fact that jobs are determined by ability, like it's even a choice...

7) Shannon just seems to be copying some good human things and claiming they’re all because of the elves and saying the elves are so much better. “The elves don’t have any human prejudices”... wrong. Biana is “pretty”, while Fitz is a “superhero”. Edaline is “fragile”, while Grady is not ever described as such. Linh is sweet and calm while Tam is protective and strong. Fitz was ashamed of having a stuffed animal, Keefe is teased for how many hair products he uses, both because they were boys. I agree - it’s sexist and unfair.

I love KotLC for its humor and plot… but the more and more I think about this, I wonder why I’m still obsessed with it if it’s racist, ignorant, biased, and showing some obviously messed-up views.