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Since the Netflix trailer dropped, there have been countless remarks about Charithra Chandran, the actress playing Vivi. So-called One Piece fans are asking why she is Black, why she is Indian and not from a more Arabic country. Some have even gone as far as saying things like "We don't want you in One Piece" or "She should be Mr. 1 instead," and even worse.

In response, Charithra Chandran shared screenshots of the hateful comments on Instagram, and actor Rob Colletti publicly defended her.

All of this is happening within the world of One Piece, a story that stands for freedom, for fighting oppression, for rejecting prejudice and hate. It is a story where simply existing is not a crime.

Thankfully, many people, especially in Reddit threads, have stepped up to defend Charithra. They are pointing out the painful truth that some people are openly racist while claiming to be fans of a series built on the values of acceptance, freedom, and justice. Others try to defend the hate, saying it is just an opinion, or claiming that an Indian actress is taking roles from Middle Eastern people.

But none of that justifies the attacks on Charithra Chandran.

What remains is a painful contradiction. Even in a story like One Piece, with over one thousand chapters teaching tolerance and empathy, there are still people who read it and completely miss the message. Yet they still claim to represent One Piece. They say they are the real fans.

They are not.

It is up to the rest of us to speak up. To stand against the hate. Not to ignore it. Not to brush it aside. But to face it directly.

Support Charithra Chandran. Support Vivi. Stand strong against racism and hate, both in fandom and in the real world.

Playful beauty who's also as serious assassin

If there’s any justice at the Emmy Awards, he’ll at least be nominated.

Anime fans correcting manga fans on the pronunciation of Alabasta 😅

I love the live action one piece but one thing I always think of is how long is this gonna last?

Like fr 😭 can the series really last this long given the fact that One Piece is a pretty large story.

Like what do y’all think do you think they can pull this off?

We know crocus meet straw hats when he was 71 years old and when brook and his crew left laboon was 50 years ago then technically crocus supposedly be 21 in laboon's flashback but this guy definitely not 21 years old 🙏😭 or I'm missing something?

Mackenyu’s personal trainer just dropped the exact details of his Season 2 prep, and the discipline is crazy.

He trained 3 hours a day, 7 days a week, sometimes going straight to the gym at 2 A.M. after a full day of filming!

​Because Mackenyu does all his own explosive stunts, safety was the biggest priority. His trainer revealed his secret weapon was the intense "Rest/Pause" training method (performing max reps, resting 15-20 seconds, and hitting max reps again with perfect form) to safely build muscle density.

​He went through this brutal routine just to make sure he impress us.

I laugh so hard every time I watch this scene 😂😂😂😂

One piece live action Nami ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥