Is Kise a racist?
As most of us know, Kise in the manga is very different from how he’s portrayed in the anime.
Here’s how someone online described him: “He’s two-faced, disrespectful, rich kid with a personality stolen straight from Regina George. A typical dark empath—it was obvious that his whole ‘nice guy’ persona was just a mask and that he’s rotten underneath. They just cut off most of his shady behaviour the other half of his personality was washed out. Honestly, I think it was a marketing strategy. The people in charge knew fewer people would like him if they kept those traits, but for me, it was a waste of a very dimensional and complex character.”
Kise shows traits of a narcissist—he only respects people who meet his standards. When he first met the GoM, he started picking on their ‘flaws.’ For example, he called Midorima a weirdo for carrying his lucky item (a cactus) everywhere. And yeah, he basically saw Aomine’s dark skin as a flaw, but later he was all over him only because he started admired his skills and idolise him. (again very common for narcissists people)
If you’re familiar with Japanese culture, you know that people there can be quite discriminatory towards darker skin tones. Back in the day, having fair skin was a sign of being part of the elite who didn’t have to work in the fields. Today, it’s turned into a toxic beauty standard that still has harmful effects.
So my question is, can we call Kise a racist, or is that an overstatement? I don’t have dark skin myself, so I’d like someone more knowledgeable on the topic to answer. Also can we call him narcissistic or is it a bit exaggerated? I haven’t read the manga myself.
(English is not my first language, but i hope i wrote everything i had in mind clearly)
As most of us know, Kise in the manga is very different from how he’s portrayed in the anime.
Here’s how someone online described him: “He’s two-faced, disrespectful, rich kid with a personality stolen straight from Regina George. A typical dark empath—it was obvious that his whole ‘nice guy’ persona was just a mask and that he’s rotten underneath. They just cut off most of his shady behaviour the other half of his personality was washed out. Honestly, I think it was a marketing strategy. The people in charge knew fewer people would like him if they kept those traits, but for me, it was a waste of a very dimensional and complex character.”
Kise shows traits of a narcissist—he only respects people who meet his standards. When he first met the GoM, he started picking on their ‘flaws.’ For example, he called Midorima a weirdo for carrying his lucky item (a cactus) everywhere. And yeah, he basically saw Aomine’s dark skin as a flaw, but later he was all over him only because he started admired his skills and idolise him. (again very common for narcissists people)
If you’re familiar with Japanese culture, you know that people there can be quite discriminatory towards darker skin tones. Back in the day, having fair skin was a sign of being part of the elite who didn’t have to work in the fields. Today, it’s turned into a toxic beauty standard that still has harmful effects.
So my question is, can we call Kise a racist, or is that an overstatement? I don’t have dark skin myself, so I’d like someone more knowledgeable on the topic to answer. Also can we call him narcissistic or is it a bit exaggerated? I haven’t read the manga myself.
(English is not my first language, but i hope i wrote everything i had in mind clearly)