The underlying logic of many of these comments, and the phrasing of the story, is that white is normal, and everything else is some intentional 'weirdness'.
Let's break down the logic:
Of course, nothing could be 'weirder' than a bi-racial person, that's like a half-elf, half-vampire: it's just silly! it's trying to be too many things, like a doctor who solves crimes and is also the mayor!
Further the introduction of non-white heroes to a story is a crutch, used to drum up interest to a bad book. If someone could write a good, interesting book, they'd of course have only white heroes, but sometimes they need extra publicity, so they'll add non-white people in there.
Gay people are another publicity stunt, just an effort to drum up business.
Lurking behind all this is the idea that white people are being squeezed out, in danger, that it's easy for non-white people to get good jobs and positions, but very hard for white people, that any job you see a non-white person doing, there's a white person out there who could do it better. Never mind that this is a fantasy, the grievances that people imagine in their everyday life are dragged in to every such discussion.
How do you think this affects non-white people, and people who identify as two races? They're not vampires or elves, they're normal people. Next time you're on the bus take a look around and ask yourself about the people you see: are there any super-heroes that look like a young, fit version of that person?
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The underlying logic of many of these comments, and the phrasing of the story, is that white is normal, and everything else is some intentional 'weirdness'. Let's break down the logic: Of course, nothing could be 'weirder' than a bi-racial person, that's like a half-elf, half-vampire: it's just silly! it's trying to be too many things, like a doctor who solves crimes and is also the mayor! Further the introduction of non-white heroes to a story is a crutch, used to drum up interest to a bad book. If someone could write a good, interesting book, they'd of course have only white heroes, but sometimes they need extra publicity, so they'll add non-white people in there. Gay people are another publicity stunt, just an effort to drum up business. Lurking behind all this is the idea that white people are being squeezed out, in danger, that it's easy for non-white people to get good jobs and positions, but very hard for white people, that any job you see a non-white person doing, there's a white person out there who could do it better. Never mind that this is a fantasy, the grievances that people imagine in their everyday life are dragged in to every such discussion. How do you think this affects non-white people, and people who identify as two races? They're not vampires or elves, they're normal people. Next time you're on the bus take a look around and ask yourself about the people you see: are there any super-heroes that look like a young, fit version of that person?