Talk:The Journey of Two Mages ~Great Wall and Watchman~/@comment-98.255.102.42-20140825234924/@comment-6986530-20140916151147

Elphegort's people are racist in the Story of Evil, yes, but that doesn't mean that watchman, or his kingdom, isn't being racist. He refers to Elluka and Gumillia with a derogatory term for foreigner when greeting them and repeatedly insults their appearance, while claiming keeping all foreigners out is necessary to preserve the glory of their kingdom--it's not as horrible as what Clarith went through, but you have to wonder how a foreigner would be treated within their country. Racism stems a lot of the time from fear of people who are different from the in-group; fear of invasion, fear of the supernatural, fear of devilry, etc. It also stems from belief in the superiority of your own group, which the Watchman definitely had. The fact of the matter is that two women (not knowing they have magic) aren't going to invade a country and them being foreigners doesn't mean they will.