#break stereotypes

[alwaysbewoke]

wow but this is not news. we know how women are. this is why i smile whenever i see a short guy with their woman because i know it's not easy for them and i'm happy to see the ones who found someone special.

#height preferences #dating dynamics #short guy stigma #self-confidence #dating challenges #societal standards #overcoming stigma #dating anxiety #break stereotypes #love beyond height #height just a number #dating mindset #relationship advice

[writerofstuff]

Dead Boy Detectives was surprising.

It surprised me when, instead of Crystal dropping in and fracturing Charles and Edwin's thirty years of friendship, they went with Crystal sinking into the fold of Charles and Edwin's friendship and becoming an important and unique addition to the group.

It surprised me when, instead of Gay Boy Pining Over Straight Best Friend, they went with Gay Boy Realises Feelings For Straight Best Friend And Confesses Almost Immediately with a bonus of Straight Boy Accepts Confession With Surprising Grace And Nothing Changes, Not Really.

It surprised me when, instead of making the female characters repetitive and semi-rational and ultimately less powerful, they went with characters who are smart and selfish and kind and cruel and strong and flawed and oh, they happen to be female too.

It surprised me when Charles liking Crystal did not affect one bit of how much he loved Edwin.

It surprised me when Jenny talked about spinsters with cats and Niko did not bat an eye.

It surprised me with Edwin and Niko. It surprised me with, we have forever to figure the rest out. It surprised me with Crystal's kindness, Jenny's empathy, the casual and absolute, the good you do will come back around.

Dead Boy Detectives was surprising. One day, I hope I can sit back and watch another show and none of this has to be surprising anymore.

#dead boy detectives #media #representation #a ramble on popular media culture #stereotypes #breaking stereotypes #surprises #good writing #hope

[la-esmerqlda]

I would like to thank Elon Musk for breaking the stereotype that “high functioning” autistic people are geniuses, because he’s genuinely so fucking dumb I can hardly even fathom it.

#Elon musk #twitter #x #autism #autistic #actually autistic #yes I am autistic #why the fuck is he renaming the site #every decision he makes has me cackling #if he’s a genius then I must be omnipotent #love him breaking the autism stereotypes #I don’t like functioning labels but I feel like he calls himself high functioning

[deancasforcutie]

"Now you live in a secret bunker with an angel and Lucifer’s kid", AKA queering domesticity par excellence

#something capital-q Queer about the way they create a life within The Life unlike the heteronormative 'apple pie life' the show critiques #(and just the way they're masculine mlm never stereotyped into 'man/woman' roles even with constant parallels to m/f pairings) #it's barrier-breaking and they're very special to me 🥺 #dean winchester #castiel #destiel #spnedit #supernatural #spn #parallels #dean is bi #spn is queer #mine

[thief-of-eggs]

When you break down their character stereotypes, Sokka and Zuko actually make perfect sense together.

Like- Sokka is the comedic one. The one known to lighten every mood.

And Zuko is the moody, strung up one. The one who is always serious, never laughs, never lightens up.

So of course they’d work well together. Sokka would help loosen Zuko up, and Zuko would help ground Sokka. These stereotypes are paired together in media all the time. (aka grumpy x sunshine one)

Literally, if one of them was a woman… they would’ve been canon.

#like it literally makes no sense to me when people say they wouldn’t work #like are you kidding me??? #they are a tried and true stereotype!!! #i hate breaking characters down to their stereotypes but it works in my favor for this #zuko #zukka #sokka #atla #avatar the last airbender #zukka atla

[spicyraeman]

goes into bg3 tag, sees a dogshit take, immediately leaves bg3 tag

#how *dare* someone put karlach in a dress /s #god forbid someone depict a muscular woman as something other than your tiny butch stereotype #fucking big brain thinking right there #really breaking gender norms with that one

[buddietommer]

ryan was let out of pr jail to serve facts.

“We just got to the point where Buck is having this own personal growth of himself, so it’s like baby steps towards anything and if anything,”

“So I think with all the love that we’ve gotten and all the ideas of Eddie and Buck being together, the truth of the matter is right now that we need to live in this space and showcase this, so the world can see that this is how you handle this situation.”

he said "let's enjoy this important and beautiful ride and not worry about something that may not even happen"

#the story they are telling is so important #it breaks so many stereotypes about queer/hetero friendships #of course buddie is beautiful and it would be so perfect to see it happen #BUT what we have right now is also incredible #and they should tell the story based on what feels right and natural with what they have right now #and RIGHT NOW bucktommy makes more sense #buddie #bucktommy #evan buckley #eddie diaz #tommy kinard

[looking4thatqueersubtext]

im so fucking sick of seeing jude depicted as a thin ass woman like NO.

it's stated multiple times through out the books that not only is she muscular because of all her swordfighting training but she also doesn't have that thin frame and that is exactly what sets her apart from the fae (and part of what makes her beautiful to cardan like hellooooo?). she has curves and muscle and scars. all of that is so so so important to her character.

#i dont even know why i feel the need to say this but there's OBVIOUSLY nothing wrong with being thin #and people are allowed to have their own headcanons and to imagine a character however they like #but i feel like since she's such a mold-breaking character (if you know what i mean) #we all appreciate her for her fighting skills and strategy and her bloodlust #but can a female character stray from the mold just a certain amount before it becomes too much? #before people don't find her attractive anymore? #why does she have to have either a personality that's not the stereotype of female fantasy protagonist #or a body that doesn't fit those standards? #anywayssss went on a little rant there #jude duarte #tfota #jurdan #the folk of the air #the cruel prince #the wicked king #the queen of nothing #my post >:)

[ashes-to-ashesxx]

what if pandora was always pandora lovegood and xeno took her name instead?

#THEY WOULD BREAK THE STEREOTYPES #the marauders #marauders #marauders era #dead gay wizards #fuck jkr #pandora lovegood #xenophilius lovegood #pandora x xenophilius

[thermodynamic-comedian]

repugnant is my favourite death metal band not necessarily because their music is better than others', but rather because other death metal bands will have some big guy in an intimidating mask and too much black fur as their frontman, but repugnant has a gross non-binary twink covered in blood who probably has a lifetime ban from hot topic and isn't allowed within 15 feet of any graveyard. and i enjoy the fact that that's who i'm listening to

#congrats on breaking stereotypes in the worst way possible mary <2 #mary goore #repugnant #repugnant band #the band repugnant

[givemewallywestorgivemedeath]

Also I love how half of the Bad Kids are All-Powerful, Semi-Immortal teenage girls and the other half are Just Some Guy™. Truly the dynamic of all time.

But I also love how these ridiculously ultra powerful girls (AKA the Immortal All-Seeing Elven Oracle, Saint Applebees Creator and Destroyer of Deities and the Spirit of Rebellion, Arch-Devil of Hell, Wizard's Paramore, Fig Faeth) do not give a single flying fuck about their magical responsibilities and duties.

You want the Elven Oracle to actually live with the Elves and foretell the future? Bitch, she doesn't have time for that, she has straight A's, anxiety and she's going to be late for her part-time job if you don't leave her alone with this oracle stuff.

You want Saint Applebees, Creator and Cleric of Cassandra to... pray? Grow her religion? Talk to her God? Mmmmmm.... No. Sorry, but she's a teenaged lesbian with ADHD and trauma. She doesn't have time for, I don't know, that, she's got her own thing going on. Like her breakup, and working out, oh, and did you hear about her campaign for class president??

And you know that the Spirit of Rebellion won't be found living in or, really, doing anything remotely close to ruling over, her domain. She's not even going to pretend to be interested in her duties as Arch-Devil, just like she wouldn't be caught dead actually showing up to class. The only duties Fig actually takes seriously is that of a ✨Wizard's Paramore✨

#its a great balance cause then they sorta just feel like a normal group of teens #and you forget that half of em are like INSANELY POWERFUL #because they're just teenagers and they really don't give a shit about these titles and responsibilities #that were thrown on to them or created out of desperation to survive #like Adiane didn't choose this. Kristen had to choose it to survive. Fig had to choose it to save her loved ones. #they were all forced into this AND IT SHOWS #meanwhile there's the boys doing the stuff that they actually like and chose for themselves #gorgug breaking stereotypes to multiclass. Fabian defying his fathers image of him to dance. Riz becoming a celestial cia agent #to be closer to his dad #anyway #neat dynamic #d20 #dimension 20 #adaine abernant #fig faeth #kristen applebees #fantasy high

[ducktracy]

reminder that if you're not watching Crayon Shin-chan then you are living a hollow and empty life. this is not edited. this ripped straight from the movie (Movie 8: Jungle That Invites the Storm, highly recommend for fellow Masaaki Yuasa lovers)

if you need further convincing: these monkeys run an animation sweatshop

#i've made this disclaimer on another post but will again since i've seen a lot more of the movies now #the movies are VERY good and very enjoyable but unfortunately the first handful are bogged down by transphobic/homophobic/okama stereotypes #they kind of vary in their severity. Movie 5 i think is the biggest catalyst because it features the stereotyped characters the most #prominently. Movie 3 doesnt really have caricatures per se but saves a very backhanded reveal for the end #Movies 1 and 4 are a bit more tolerable if my memory is correct. Movie 2 i think is kind of comparable to Movie 5 with its caricatures #in that the characters have similar roles in both movies #i admittedly can't remember what caricatures there were in Movie 6 or 7. 7 i think barely had anything #RAMBLE RAMBLE BASICALLY: these jokes are within the first 7 movies or so 5 being the zenith then reducing down and down. by movie 8 it's sa #e #i give these disclaimers because these movies are all very enjoyable and i would not recommend them if i didnt think there wasnt any merit #o them. they are all very much worth watching. Movie 5 still has a lot of very enjoyable stuff in it (there's a showdown in a supermarket!! #but i just want to make sure that is clear and established since transparency is good to have and i dont want anyone's viewing experience t #be ruined because they weren't given the proper warning #if it's any consolation it's my understanding that even the directors hated doing the jokes #iirc Keiichi Hara really didn't like doing the jokes and i think had a talk with the mangaka Yoshito Usui and was like 'uh dude this is #gonna age horribly can we maybe not' #ironically Hara's first film is Movie 5. which is again the biggest offender #BUT! that is my spiel. my understanding is that it's contained to those 6 or 7 first movies and i think is strictly just a movie thing #so please do give these films a watch but just be mindful at the same time #if anyone needs recommendations my favorites have been movies 4 and 9 but i genuinely really enjoyed every one that i have seen #i've seen the first 11 and a half movies (need to finish 12) and movie 22. the worst i've felt about one is 'oh that was pretty good!' #each film has its own merit and is very very very much worth watching #22 was the first Shin-chan anything i watched and all my Shin-chan expert friends say 4 is a good introductory piece #in case that influences anything/makes it easier to break in #so. thus concludes my spiel #csc #vid

[jahiera]

without getting into the rest of this (enough thinkpieces have been written) the way you guys talk about being attracted to women is really weird sometimes. maybe it’s just the me being a dyke and all that but sometimes I can hear the “oh he wouldn’t like PUSSY 🤢🤢🤢” in your voices

#critical / #I do think there’s some interesting nuances to break down in how I DO think #that astarion’s queerness is getting kind of sanitized into a heterosexual ideal in some spheres #but on the other side of things. people can be REALLY weird about him on the other side of things. #with what amounts to Quirky Gay Man Stereotyping #but also. then someone comes out swinging with this rather than any sort of thoughtful critique on how #none of you can be normal about overt queerness that doesn’t exist safely inside some kind of binary or consumable stereotype. But! #none of that has to do with THIS. In which the nuances are reduced down to. Ew!!! Girl Cooties!!!! #I would think this is trying to bait bullshit on purpose but it’s an spn blog………

[meggie-moo]

one of my biggest fic pet peeves is when they make a canon bi character gay, like?? there’s no need, they are already attracted to the same gender? literally what is the point of erasing their bisexuality, when it literally does not change the possibility of your ship happening? 😭 idk, it just does not sit well with me, lol

#tw biphobia #meg’s incoherent thoughts #bisexuality #like i just find it odd because there’s no reason to do it #unless it’s to erasure a character being bisexual #most times i think it’s used to like insinuate that the ship won’t break up because they won’t “miss the other gender” #which is a horrible biphobic stereotype #fandom be normal about bisexuality challenge #also i’m not talking about like a popular hc and then someone going against that i’m talking about characters who have stated they are bi #in the media they are in and it being completely erased in fics #sorry this was a rant lol

[loadsofcats]

Literally no-one in Plague Doctor dresses normally. Altan wears only tight clothing, while Mark can’t keep a shirt decently buttoned up for the life of him (literally!), Poet wears whatever he thinks would be pathetic enough for Chrysalis to notice him, while Chrysalis only wears jumpsuits. Christina wears exclusively goth things that have been out of fashion for a century, and don’t get me started on “novelty wolf shirt” Oleg and his boyfriend, Sergey, who only wears orange and purple (with glitter!)

#everyone say thank you Sergey for breaking the stereotype of gay men that know how to dress. Absolute walking fashion disaster #wonder how long until lera falls victim to this #she’s one of the very few people there who just looks. Normal #even her bff Toma has unusual taste though luckily this only applies to her furniture for now #when I say unusual I mean for like irl people #I have no qualms that you people Would buy That You Know Exactly Which One I’m Talking About Vase #anyway #it talks #plague doctor #lol #meme #Thoughts

[tabithatwo]

Ella Purnell as Anita “Needy” Lesnicki

4.11.23 / live read directed by Karyn Kusama

#eventually I will post about the yj Jennifer’s body parallels #and how yj is about breaking stereotypes and jackie reads as jennifer on a surface level but needy on deeper analysis #they are both BOTH because that’s the thing yj plays with #why MY boyfriend #anyway i digress #praying for the recording of this to be available #why is she the fucking cutest human #ella purnell #jackie taylor #anita needy lesnicki #jennifer’s body #karyn kusama #yellowjackets