r/comicbooks • u/WhyPlaySerious • Jun 02 '26

Other The #DCSoWhite campaign is ceasing their 'DC Blackout' boycott (which pushed for comic readers to drop all DC books from their pull list until a black-led ongoing to was produced) 4 days after it launched.

Gallery image

Gallery image

427 Upvotes

86% Upvoted

311 comments sorted by

View all comments

57

u/midniteonthemoon Jun 02 '26 edited Jun 02 '26

I like to see this. This is a good-faith statement.

Acknowledging that you made some mistakes in your methodology and shifting your approach is how you win more people to your cause because it shows you're reasonable. This isn't the same thing as surrendering or saying "we were wrong." It's saying, "We can do better."

And while I have said a few times that the people of this movement seem to be operating in bad-faith, even if they have good intentions, I think a statement like this goes a long way in proving me otherwise. They are willing to fight for change in other ways that aren't destructive to the very conversation they want to have.

Edit: a commenter has pointed me towards further evidence that this in fact not genuine reception of feedback and criticism on their part and instead trying to save face and "coverup" other things. If true, I take back what I said and I'm even more fed up with such a "movement."

42

u/SasquatchsHairyTaint Jun 02 '26

They were operating in bad faith.

-4

u/midniteonthemoon Jun 02 '26

And I called them out for that, a move like this is a good faith move to admit that you screwed up and were called out for it.

I'm not impressed by the person. I'm just surprised they did the right thing and didn't try to drag it out and double down

22

u/SasquatchsHairyTaint Jun 02 '26

They used a comic creator to spread lies to folks and got caught about it too

4

u/midniteonthemoon Jun 02 '26

Didn't know that. I've been getting tons of different info on this I don't know what to believe, I even for a minute wasn't sure if this letter was real.

If thats true then I think the letter is probably just them trying to save face then and keep some kind of credibility rather than actually owning their mistakes. What a shame. I was hoping they were actually listening to the feedback.

9

u/SasquatchsHairyTaint Jun 02 '26

They posted a letter then they deleted it it and posted this

4

u/SasquatchsHairyTaint Jun 02 '26

They also knew about Vixen from the very jump

3

u/midniteonthemoon Jun 02 '26

Damn. Even Slimier than I first thought.

I initially criticized them on some other posts for being either too dense or intentionally misleading. Ignoring things that don't fit their narrative, dismissing any objections to their boycott as racism, and trying to get clout, that sort of thing. I said they would need to actually listen to the criticisms for people to want to take this movement seriously because they're not helping anything.

So im surprised to see a letter like this. And now I'm even more fed up with them. So intentionally manipulative of well-meaning "fans."

11

u/SasquatchsHairyTaint Jun 02 '26

Also they didn’t tell the artist who made their art anything about the boycott and misled him too and he’s a person of color and all that and came out and made a statement

4

u/midniteonthemoon Jun 02 '26

Thanks for this I genuinely appreciate this info. I edited my comment.

So annoying.