House of the Dragon Failed Its Black Characters

Yeah, this season of House of the Dragon has a lot to answer for. I apologize for the previous thumbnails; the image of Nettles WAS sketched by a human hand and then rendered by the creator using AI. Once it was pointed out to me (and yes, egg on my face for not noticing), I took it down because this channel and I are committed to not using generative AI, and I promise to be more vigilant in the future. Again, I'm very sorry — it won't happen again. ~P.W 00:00 Intro 03:27 Fantasy & Race 07:03 GRRM's World 13:02 HOTD's Blackness 23:10 Rhaena/Nettles 41:20 Closing Thoughts 🔥Anime videos on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/princessweekes/animecourt 🔥Patreon: www.patreon.com/princessweekes 🔥Instagram/Reels: princess_weekes 🔥TikTok: PrincessPendulum 🔥BlueSky: @princesmweekes.bsky.social 🔥Open Tabs Podcast: https://opentabs.libsyn.com/ Thumbnail by Princess Weekes 🫶🏾 General Disclaimer: This video only covers a narrow part of this topic and is not an exhaustive look into the topic. Anything left out was either cut for brevity/subject matter or simply did not come up in my research. I encourage anyone to fill in any gaps I may have missed with their own content or in the comments. 🫶🏾 Special Thanks to Joey for Editing and Emotional Support. Sources & References: ✨ The Complete Weird Tales Omnibus of Conan by Finn J.D. John ✨Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt-Right by Jordan S. Carroll ✨"George R.R. Martin considered giving the Targaryens dark skin" https://winteriscoming.net/2019/10/16/george-r-r-martin-considered-making-targaryens-black/ ✨"CONCERNING GREY WORM" https://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Concerning_Grey_Worm ✨"House of the Dragon’s Ryan Condal Explains Helaena’s Revelation, Daemon’s Deception, and the Greens’ New Addition" https://www.ign.com/articles/ryan-condal-interview-house-of-the-dragon-helaena-pregnant-daeron ✨ American Eugenics from PBS: https://www.pbs.org/video/rise-eugenics-america-xtbjcc/ ✨George R. R. Martin Answers Fan Questions: https://youtu.be/7R4c_2uaxT8?t=80 Other related videos: ✨Why The Disposable Black Girlfriend Is A Problem: https://youtu.be/VIDOUXna8EA ✨The Problem with Fantastical Racism: https://youtu.be/uQh6pvXdywI ✨Tall, Dark and Racially Ambiguous: https://youtu.be/xvg5nShcAOU ✨'House of the Dragon’ Isn’t Just an Adaptation: https://youtu.be/jhLZK-jWX8o ✨"The Problem With House of the Dragon" by @SarcasticChorus https://youtu.be/_evqcQRQwr8 Keywords: hotd, house of the dragon, team black, team green, hbo, hbo max, a song of ice and fire