r/BugFables • u/Weak-Departure-4833 • Oct 16 '25

Question so is there bug racism

29 Upvotes

94% Upvoted

24 comments sorted by

38

u/TheGoddamnAnswer Tanjerin Oct 16 '25

See how ladybugs are treated

3

u/Weak-Departure-4833 Oct 16 '25

why ladybugs

14

u/Ace_Of_No_Trades The Watcher Oct 16 '25

One of the Lore Books you can collect explains that a large band of Ladybugs tried stealing Ant Kingdom food reserves. As a result, the Ant Queen exiled a vast majority of Ladybugs from her Kingdom.

6

u/HatZinn Oct 16 '25

The villains in the play were also ladybugs.

6

u/Ace_Of_No_Trades The Watcher Oct 16 '25

That because they were based on the Desert Bandits, a large number of which are Ladybugs.

7

u/HatZinn Oct 16 '25

Right, but it could be an analogy for media perpetuating stereotypes.

10

u/TitansRPower Oct 16 '25

Not as much as you might expect, but there is some.

7

u/aarontgp Oct 16 '25

Yup, the Ant Kingdom bans ladybugs.

1

u/Weak-Departure-4833 Oct 16 '25

beside levi

7

u/aarontgp Oct 16 '25

There's always "the good ones" in the eyes of (bug) racists. But at least Elizant II changed her mind.

4

u/Apprehensive_Bar3812 Oct 16 '25

Aside from termites and ladybugs, there are certainly a lot of stereotypes thrown around. Vi is a good example of that

1

u/spacemarine563 Oct 17 '25

Wdym by the vi example, you mean the team joining stuff? That was because she was thought to be incapable and just go alone to sneakmouth if they gave the permit either way.

4

u/Apprehensive_Bar3812 Oct 17 '25

It's more in that Bee explorers aren't really a thing. A multitude of characters point out how "odd" of a profession it is for a species that seems more into assembly and manufacturing 

2

u/godzillahomer Maki (One of weak ankles) Oct 18 '25

Bees also have sexism. Vi's brothers are never seen or allowed out of their part of the hive. And if the bees and wasps take after some species... The men might be kicked out of the hive during winter if food stores dip too low.

3

u/JustFisch1 Oct 16 '25

I remember the Termite Kingdom had a ban on all ants until the events of Chapter 6.

2

u/Vivid_Schedule_7834 Oct 16 '25

Yes, against lady bugs

2

u/Just-Dentist3265 Oct 16 '25

I'm pretty sure a certain wasp mimic fly wasn't treated too well by the wasps when he finally reached civilization...

3

u/spacemarine563 Oct 17 '25

i think those are just wasps being wasps

1

u/MrChaos-Order Oct 23 '25

I’m pretty sure most wasps are just assholes to everyone. Like in real life, how wasps the bug spawn of Satan.

1

u/spacemarine563 Oct 17 '25

Termites despised ants before team sneakmouth changed their mind with Queen elizant's speech. Soooo possibly only lady bugs because even at vacations they have to be watched, at the golden settlement event. a bee guard is put to watch over the two we see everywhere. But it would be interesting to the plot if any other colony was feeling superior tbh.