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Myheartisskippingbeats wrote: and why would clarke becoming a grounder leader be racist?

Because that's exactly what colonialism is. She's not a Grounder so for her to become their leader is a pro-colonialist story where the colonialists rule over the natives. To put it in modern day terms, it would be like Obama declaring himself president of the Middle East.