Okay. Guys. With the new chapter and influx of Tobirama related threads, I keep seeing people throwing this "Tobirama is racist" phrase around. This is a misconception, probably based on a misunderstanding. Seriously. I will define "racism" for you:
Also, as far as I can gather, Tobirama does not believe that the Uchiha are inferior. Despite what a lot of people on the Base say about which clan is better, all that is said in the manga is that the Uchiha's were loosing and some defected. That, in some people's mind shows that they're inferior, but Tobirama never said "look, the Uchihas are inferior to the Senju". At least he hasn't clearly said this. Just because he views them as a potential threat does not mean he thinks they're inferior.
For the second definition, it is true that Tobirama discriminated against the Uchiha by making them the police force only and having them settle away from the village, and it could be argued he is prejudiced against them. However, I direct your attention to the word that comes before those two others : "Racial". Again. the Uchihas are not a race, so this does not make him racist.
I'm not going to deny that Tobirama did discriminate, and you're free to say that he did, but please stop calling him racist, because it isn't the right word.
Also don't think I'm trying to defend him just because he's in my ava and sig...you can like a character and be objective about it. I realize he did stuff wrong, okay. I do get it. I get why a lot of people hate him, and you can hate him, fine.
First of all, lets get something straight. The Uchiha clan is not a race. This is probably the most important point I'm going to make. The Uchihas are a group of people. The Uchihas and Senjus are the same race, they're just different clans.
Also, as far as I can gather, Tobirama does not believe that the Uchiha are inferior. Despite what a lot of people on the Base say about which clan is better, all that is said in the manga is that the Uchiha's were loosing and some defected. That, in some people's mind shows that they're inferior, but Tobirama never said "look, the Uchihas are inferior to the Senju". At least he hasn't clearly said this. Just because he views them as a potential threat does not mean he thinks they're inferior.
For the second definition, it is true that Tobirama discriminated against the Uchiha by making them the police force only and having them settle away from the village, and it could be argued he is prejudiced against them. However, I direct your attention to the word that comes before those two others : "Racial". Again. the Uchihas are not a race, so this does not make him racist.
I'm not going to deny that Tobirama did discriminate, and you're free to say that he did, but please stop calling him racist, because it isn't the right word.
Also don't think I'm trying to defend him just because he's in my ava and sig...you can like a character and be objective about it. I realize he did stuff wrong, okay. I do get it. I get why a lot of people hate him, and you can hate him, fine.
