Lycanthropy doesn’t have its roots solely in European folklore. In contrast, the Indigenous coded tribes are seen as antagonistic, and the Bone Gnawers, originating from Northern Africa, as problematic Black stereotypes. While Werewolf: The Apocalypse and Werewolf: The Forsaken have a special place in my heart, and I will forever rep the Glass Walkers, the games have a lot of inappropriate content, such as European tribes are coded as benevolent heroes. The White Wolf TTRPGs have a broader scope to werewolves and other changing breeds, but it’s also written through the lens of white folks when it comes to portraying BIPOC-coded Garou. So a lot of the stories we get for werewolves are often centered around a white protagonist. The werewolf genre is, in some retrospect, considered to be a white-centered space where most of the lore and mythos come from countries in Europe. Midwest BSFA: What do you think keeps more people of color from getting involved in fantasy?ĪH: Unfortunately, fantasy, especially werewolf fiction, is VERY Eurocentric and revolves around white cis dude-centric stories where BIPOC are treated as caricatures. The werewolves (“not swearwolves” :V) from What We Do in the Shadows are also my favorite because they are both a great satirical look and outside the typical scope of “RAWR RAWR MAUL” wolf we see in most media.
As much as I take issues with the costume direction they did in later seasons, I found Oz’s chill personality and trying to balance the beast within. Midwest BSFA: Who are some of your favorite werewolf characters, and why?ĪH: My favorite werewolf characters are Oz from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This year, it is more spur-of-the-moment, but I want it to be a thing for werewolves and other werecreatures alike next year.
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And ironically, I wanted the day to happen on a full moon like the Hunter’s Moon on the 20 th. Of course, there’s always #werewolfwednesday on Twitter, but I felt that it wasn’t enough for BIPOC content creators to explore or do more with the genre. Werewolf media hasn’t always been the best and many werewolf fans have to fall back on creating their own stories and works to make up for it. I debated about it a lot about actually doing it…not sure how people will take it. Midwest BSFA: How did you come up with the idea for #BIPOCWerewolfDay?ĪH: After seeing the reception for Black fae, BIPOC vamp, and Black mermaid days, I wanted to have the werewolves have their own, too. We recently talked to Virginia native Alexandra H., the creator of #BIPOCWerewolf Day, which takes place on Wednesday, Oct.
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