16 Bookmarked Items in Exploring Racism
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a tiny splinter on the tip of your finger by burritosong
Fandoms: Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
08 May 2026
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Troy Barrett is a better person now. Out, proud, and outspoken, he's completely turned his life around for good. He has great friends, a good team, and a wonderful boyfriend. He's going to prove to the world he's turned a new leaf and he's going to make amends with the people he's been a dick to.
Shane Hollander doesn't want to be a stop on the Troy Barrett Apology Tour, no matter how good of a person he is now.
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The Axe Forgets, The Tree Remembers by gevaisa
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types, Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
08 May 2026
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Shane knows it’s not a good time to have this conversation. He should wait until they’re not both tired from a stretch of tough games, until he’s not exhausted from having all the Centaurs over for the day. He should wait until he can’t feel anger simmering inside him and his shoulders aren’t tense. That’s probably why he doesn’t wait.
“Stop trying to make me be friends with Troy Barrett.”
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- Part 1 of Wide Turning Radius
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You Get To Be The Role Model Now by Sombrbird
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
16 May 2026
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“You were being extra nice knowing you were going to throw me into the fire the second the sun went down. You didn’t think to tell me this was about my friendship with Barrett?”
“Sweetheart that’s the thing, you don’t have one and he’s my best frie-” Shane doesn’t want to hear it. He turns to Barrett who unwisely followed him to the kitchen
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The Architecture Of Silence by xxaesthxtic_rxses
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
03 May 2026
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Shane Hollander has spent his entire life being quiet.
Troy Barrett trying to make nice was the straw that finally broke the camel's back
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shane hollander princess of wasia by faeyra
Fandom Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types, Heated Rivalry (TV)
11 Apr 2026
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Rachel Reid: refusing to write about the wasian experience and how that fundamentally shapes who Shane Hollander is, and how everyone interacts with him
Me: fine, i'll do it myselfaka The series where I, a Wasian Canadian, delve deeper into the character of Shane Hollander, a Wasian Canadian.
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What happens when your model minority isn't a model anymore? by JudeCH
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV) RPF, Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
18 Apr 2026
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Everything that Shane Hollander has done will always be connected to his race because some of you simply can't see him as human.
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This is a brief blog styled fic on how I believe fans would react in universe to the relationship reveal based of how this fandom treats Hudson.-
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Turn The Other Cheek by shanebug1410
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
25 May 2026
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“I turned the other cheek every fucking time. I still got tossed on my ass the second I went too far over the line, and threatened by the commissioner, and told to kill myself on just about every social media platform because my nightmare that I’d get outed came true. And you, after everything you did, got to come out to a supportive team and fans, get a slap on the wrist, and have your happy fucking ending.”
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An exploration of Shane Hollander's struggle against racism and homophobia in hockey, and how others come to understand it
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- Part 1 of Shane Hollander Deserves The World
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biting my tongue swallowing it down by yellobaby
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
01 May 2026
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Shane can’t look at him. He can’t really look at anyone but he manages to lift his head and stare right back into Troy’s glistening eyes.
“I never had that advantage, Troy. I never got to take it out on anyone, for any of it. All the times I got on that ice to play some hockey and some… fuckwit idiot like Kent, or whoever was calling me slurs— whether they were gay ones or racist ones… I couldn’t just hurl them back and call it a day like you did.”
He swallows hard. He thinks he might be sick a little bit in his mouth.
“You know how fucking lucky you are? To have gotten away with it? They love you, Barrett. This team loves you! You’re fucking celebrated because you overcame this big, terrible thing but for me it’s—”
He thinks about his mom in that very split second. His beautiful, wonderful mom who’d coached him his entire life on how to be polite, how to be well behaved. How to answer to teachers the right way, to coaches, to cops to the press to the general public to his fucking teammates—
He looks away. The fight suddenly drains right out of him and he goes back to his bag.
or: shane decides to confront troy if no one else will
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Someone’s posted a shaky video from the stands, just behind the whole altercation. It’s close enough to catch the snarl on Rozanov’s face as he charges up the steps. He’s so pretty, Shane thinks faintly. The video starts too late to show what set him off, but it catches the tail end of what the man is yelling, the things he's saying about Shane, before pivoting to calling Rozanov a cunt and bitch and a pussy instead.
Rozanov drops his gloves for Shane. He wishes he could just be grateful, but it feels a little bit like the end of the world.
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“I’m sure it didn’t help being the only Asian kid on the team…”
Shane blinked before letting out a laugh. “I wasn’t the only one. There was one other.” He tilted his head to the side, memories of a time long past flashing through his mind. “He, ah, didn’t really like me, though. Since I had a more Westernized name, everyone kinda forgot to make fun of me.”
Rose nodded understandingly. “What was his name? Or maybe it’s been so long that you don’t remember.”
Shane shook his head. He did remember. They grew up together, after all. He didn’t think he could ever forget it.
“He went by Julian, but his real name was Hyo-jun.”
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in defense of a moral victory by A_Different_Type_of_Flower
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
01 Jan 2026
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He walked back to the living room, where Jackie and Hayden were standing, having a whispered conversation, Shane’s jacket folded over Jackie’s arm. They stopped talking and turned to Shane as he entered.
“Hey, bud,” said Hayden slowly, not moving.
“Uh, do you want me to leave?” asked Shane, gesturing to his jacket, panic rising in his throat.
“What? No. No. Absolutely not. We were afraid you’d try and sneak out of here, so I grabbed your coat and keys,” explained Jackie.
“Oh,” said Shane, letting out a shaky laugh as he ran his hand through his hair. “Good call. I can’t say it didn’t cross my mind.”
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Ilya has a new philosophy in how he picks fights, Shane doesn’t understand the appeal of a moral victory, and Hayden is so fucking glad he married Jackie.
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What They See When They Look at You by kinesin29
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
23 Jan 2026
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“I bet that being the only Asian kid didn’t make it less intense.”
“I wasn’t the only one. There was one other. He hated me though.”Tony Chen can’t escape from the shadow of golden boy Shane Hollander.
Or, a self-indulgent reflection on what it’s like to be one of the few Asian athletes in hockey.
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protection (it's a double-edged sword) by adsf
Fandoms: Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
14 Feb 2026
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Shane has dedicated his entire life being one of the best in a mostly white sport. i'm Asian enough to know that couldn't have been simple.
Or: If you’re going to be racist, at least be accurate.
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Dick Grayson has never been ashamed of his heritage, despite the comments he's used to receiving.
Luckily for him, the members of his family are disinclined to put up with racist bullshit.
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We Gonna Be Alright by mikeymagee
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Doctor Strange (2016), Jessica Jones (TV), Daredevil (TV), Cage (Comics), Iron Man (Movies), Captain America (Movies), Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV), Thor (Movies), Luke Cage (TV), Iron Fist (Comic), Iron Fist (TV), Black Panther (2018)
04 May 2016
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"Justin Williams, an unarmed, 18 year old black man, was shot today by Officer Smith. Police are already looking into the incident."
It's always the same story, with the same result. How exactly are they, heroes and nurses, and vigilantes, and military men supposed to protect a world that refuses to even acknowledge their own humanity. What exactly is a black person supposed to do, when your own worst enemy, are the people your trying to protect? What does "BlackLivesMatter" mean to the black superhero?-
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