Refrainbow aka Ray Controversy, Why Is He Dubbed Problematic? What Did He Do?
Refrainbow, also known as Ray, became embroiled in controversy after it was discovered that he had made racist remarks in the past and preferred unorthodox partnerships.
An Indonesian animator known as Ray on Twitter is well-known for his online webtoon comics.
His Boyfriends webtoon is still his most well-known creation, and many individuals who enjoy reading comics are familiar with it.
However, not everyone appreciates the artist’s odd relationships and arts that deal with sexual orientation.
On top of that, the recent findings of the artist’s past racist comments and preferences for MLM/ Poly relationships have created increased hate towards the man.
As a result, many users on Twitter and other media are openly criticizing Refrainbow and his actions involving the comic’s drawings and stories.
Refrainbow Controversy: Is He Problematic?
The conclusion on whether Refrainbow is problematic or not depends on your opinion regarding his works.
It is pretty clear that the artist’s works are not all clean and normal and it involves some extent of unusual details.
His works are mainly focused on men loving men and other sexualization of men’s love for each other.
Similarly, the arts also consists of poly relationship and other inappropriate connections between people of a wide age gap.
So, your views and opinions on how you take that form of art and creation mostly affect how you take the artist.
Based on those observations, you can decide whether Refrainbow is problematic or not.
But speaking for a general person with established opinions, he/she can find the artist offensive and problematic to some extent.
What Did Refrainbow Do And Why Are People Offended By Him?
Rather than the person himself, it is Refrainbow’s opinions and works that have offended people.
One Twitter user by the name of Jules hinted at some points on why he/she finds Ray’s habits and work offensive.
okay @//refrainbow said the n word, fetishizes asian cultures, fetishizes mlm/poly relationships, drew cp, followed lolis and proshippers, said a derog term about tranfems and so much shit yet is still being supported? pic.twitter.com/Mi9oxeY9iE
— jules (@taffywafy) June 21, 2022
The user started his point by highlighting Ray’s past racist comments and also mentioned how he fetishizes Asian cultures and MLM/poly relationships.
Furthermore, the tweet also contained details about the creator following lolis and proshippers, the use of disrespectful terms about transfems, and such other acts.
So based on these shreds of details, the audience has split views regarding Refrainbow and his creations.
Especially, his recent work Boyfriends is receiving a lot of negative comments and reactions from the public.
Has Refrainbow Done Face Reveal?
No, Refrainbow has not done a face reveal to this date.
He uses an animated boy’s picture on his profile photo and has never disclosed his real-life face to the public.
Similarly, no leaked footage or snaps of the artist can be found on the internet.
So, no one knows how the creator looks in real life as all of them are engaged on his Twitter account with an animated picture as a reference.
He has not specified any details about his plan on showing his actual face to his thousands of fans.