#as a poc this makes me happy

[omegalomania]

where are your boys tonight, ch 11: "if half the people hate you, the other half are going to defend you to the death"

#fall out boy #where are your boys tonight #id in the alt text #*making poasts #im scrolling past so muuuuuch my chem lore i dont care about for the fob pull quotes lol #found a lot of others but this one stuck out to me because a) its saturday #and b) its SATURDAY. #happy saturday saturday. saturday was the reason andy hurley wanted to be in fall out boy. it all comes back to saturday innit. #the stuff abt how poc and immigrants shaped the scene is super fascinating im hoping theres more of that as i go thru this thing

[mymitochondriaforpresident]

Simon: *being treated with anything less than optimal love, happiness, care, kindness, adoration, protection*

Me: 🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪

@anonfromtheflight: 🪓🪓🪓🪓🪓🪓🪓🪓🪓

#🔪🫱🏼‍🫲🏽🪓 #simon eriksson #simon eriksson defense squad #strife? unhappiness? #helllll nahhhhhhh!! #sick of this shit lol #can the POC kid rest for once #and can the interracial couple be happy for more then five minutes damn #imma need true payoff in S3 bc i’m still annoyed even after that sexy ass speech wille did in s2 #(even though that altered my brain chemistry in the best way and i wouldn’t even be here without it but i digress.) #i don’t want simon to forgive his sister unless she does something crazy to get back in his good graces #‘i’m sorry simon 🥺’ still makes me SO MAD like fuck outta here with that bullshit apology #only confessing cause she didn’t want her bed buddy to get his brains blown out #and we all know how i feel about september #jail is too good for him #hope he rots #we’re serving surgeon AND lizzie borden tonight fam!!!!!!!!!! #young royals

[jrueships]

sometimes i'll think abt a Fandom and wish it were bigger, and sometimes i'll read something from a fandom.. and wish it were smaller

#ppl seeing a confident black man : FINALLY! A PERFECT ANTAGONIST FOR OUR STORY! #THE CORRUPTOR!! THE ASSHOLE! MR KNOWS ALL! #i want to be bigger into football. i rlly do #but . omg. sometimes seeing just So Much . side eye shit is . like imagine my exhaustion #and this isnt me trying to be the behavior police like let ppl write but sometimes seeing such. Fun. patterns can be like #idk man it's sad like damn thats rlly how the world is and obvs i KNOW how it can be but it's real wack #real wack being reminded even in ur supposed happy place ur supposed lighthearted little break from the world #it's still not . idk. it's just not #oh the poor pale blond qb just a little anxious baby oh and his evil zany teammates trying to corrupt him oh theyre so terrible for my angel #:/ #.. that is. a Grown. Man . #it's like replaying my 2nd grade teacher ******** me bcs i was a troublesome kid and it made her feel young and alive and bad again #like wtf am i corrupting you with maam? skibbity toliet ? leave me alone !! #listen. if it were smthing like 'x rlly likes tomatoes' when he actually likes idk carrots? i would not give a fuck. infact i prefer carrots #but bad patterns have smthing more to say bcs patterns in general have a story #it's more than 'he would not fucking say that' it's 'WHY tf are YOU making HIM say THAT of ALL people & THINGS???' #like i love having asshole characters in my stories too. and they can be poc ! NO ONE is a saint! #but having one just to fuel the only one u actually care abt? having their problems solely be for plot?? & making that one #a SPECIFIC kind of person ?? is kinda giving me 'u dont view x as a human which could mean you dont view x race as humans' #WHICH IS !! IT SUCKS ! THAT SUCKS! #i know i need to just suck it up and ignore it but thats like the life quote of being poc isnt it #ugh #it sucks

[saetoru]

About that entitled ass post about x reader, op was definitely wrong but a small point was made.

I agree with your response but I'd like to add that, unless you've stated that certain characteristics or features will be present in reader, certain kinds of ambiguity is necessary, especially in appearance.

To make a character completely void of any backstory or personality is just bad writing period but to add an appearance is a little ...

As a black reader, reading about certain things that are supposed to reflect the reader is genuinely disheartening. I'm talking about things like referencing imagery of lighter skin (such as refering to readers skin as pink, pale, creamy, etc) or something like a character running their fingers through the reader's hair or having a hair washing routine that can be done in the time it takes to have a regular shower. I know with people with big bodies, having descriptions of small, light bodies is also disheartening.

Bc, once again, unless it's been stated that those are a part of reader's appearance, it's a little unnecessary bc it shows that although it's x reader it's definitely not for us.

I don't expect writers to write about specific events or characteristics about different cultures and such bc that can also go south REAL quick if you aren't properly educated or aware but a little diversity never hurt anyone

I know that some people do this out of genuine dislike of darker skinned/bigger people but I know most people do it out of genuine ignorance.

Unfortunately, you cannot bring up including people who don't fit typical beauty standards (pale/light skinned, long straight hair, thin/slim bodies) without people telling you that not everyone has to cater to you.

But the thing is, we're not asking you to cater to us; we're just asking you to include us in your vision of reader. You don't need to add specifics of everything regarding different races or cultures but you don't need to add specifics that exclude them.

And then when we go to create our own stories that do envision us, we're met with so much hatred and backlash about it like that one deleted comment on op's post.

I'm sorry for ranting about this but it so frustrating sometimes when people don't understand this. I brought up something similar to this topic once before and got death threats in my mentions for weeks (that's why this is anonymous)

ALSO, I'm not accusing you of any of the things I've mentioned in this ask. Based on what I've read from your work so far, the reader is actually someone you can enjoy reading about without feeling excluded when appearances are mentioned

Btw I adore your rich boy gojo series and would love to continue reading your work ❤️

im afraid you missed my main point and also, u are talking to someone who is literally a POC so i am definitely not in need of a rundown of how important it is to write reader in a manner that does not perpetuate western beauty standards. writing a reader that is inclusive for people in a manner that doesn't solidify western norms is important, but writing a reader that is an all encompassing fit all type of thing in terms of personality and decision making is not

its not that their point ab mistagged gn! readers and white/western physical features weren't valid—it was, but it was sprinkled in their main point that writing reader with personality is an oc and is not belonging in the tags and writers should focus on writing generic hcs instead. they used the issue of race and gender and other minoroties to support their idea that readers have to be ambiguous from all fronts, and that is a very twisted way to use actual real issues to justify your tantrums ab not liking dialogue or what the reader chose to do. my point that i was trying to make is that writers are entitled to write however they please as long as they tag what features of reader are set there. if they mistag that, then yes, that is something you should bring to their attention (politely) because then it misleads ppl to think this fic includes them. but that also is not done through a rant in the tags because that does not belong in the tags

quite frankly, to pair racial and gender representation issues as comparable to not aligning with the choices a reader takes to develop as a character and to put those two on the same boat takes away from the issue of inclusivity. inclusivity of a reader does NOT equal to how they think, process, feel, and progress in the storyline. not fitting in with the actual character of reader is incomparable to racial representation issues and misgendering tags and etc. the latter are REAL issues. the first is simply complaining bc u did not see urself in a plot

the actual problem with their rant was that they were using REAL issues to justify entitled complaining and that is why i did not validate them in that. yes writing reader as white and not tagging it is an issue. yes giving little to no thought to poc readers in writing is an issue. yes mistagging something as gn! while using gendered terms is an issue. but they should not be the backbone to an entirely different argument that essentially censors people

#it’s not that ur points are wrong or that ur invalid for ur thoughts #ur very right #except i do not need those things explained to ME bc i AM a poc and i have my own multitude of experiences to draw from #and having someone explain the poc experience to me makes me feel quite invalidated #i’m more than happy to explain my point to you but pls do not come to my inbox hoping to educate me how poc ppl feel #bc i’m VERY well aware how poc ppl feel #as i am one myself

[bestpartofbe-lie-ve]

No, my feelings towards Billy won't change. I've already said why I like him and I'm not planning on wasting my energy giving one damn about what the antis have to say about the situation. I'm tired, exhausted, so yeah.

But, before I out myself of Tumblr, let me get what Caleb said straight...

Jason: *gets his friend to assault Erica, who btw is 11, and to even tackle her, fucking throws hands and fists towards Lucas, points a loaded gun to his head and even shoots it (thankfully fails)* Misunderstood, he was friendly with him before ofc he's not bad.

Billy: *Tells Max that she cannot hang around with Lucas, slams Lucas against a wall as a threat, tells him to stay away from his sister and yet he doesn't bat an eye time after when he knows his sister is going to the Christmas ball with him, and even sacrifice himself much time later to save his sister and, oh right, the black kid he's supposed to hate ONLY because he's black and not necessarily because he was dating his little sister, and because maybe Neil would have beaten the shit outta him if he had found out* Racist, awful piece of shit. Evil to the core

Y'all serious? Nothing against Caleb, it's his opinion, but it feels off to me. More considering that Dacre said that, for him, Billy wasn't a racist. And, oh yeah, Dacre also played him so it must mean something. Let Billy finally die and never make mention of his name again if y'all hate him so much (yess Duffers, I'm talking to you), but for the love of god, stop portraying the dead 18 year old abused kid as a hideous monster, as if he was somehow worse than Henry and Brenner.

#billy hargrove #dacre montgomery #billy hargrove deserved better #I'm a poc so stfu #dacre doesn't deserve this amount of shit after putting so much effort on making a point about Billy's history #if I see one more person saying that they're happy about Billy being abused and killed istg y'all gonna hear about me #also pls don't feel guilty about liking him or shipping him with steve #harringrove

[27-royal-teas]

I love that u guys are sending me music it makes me so happy. please keep doing it tell me why you love it tell me why it matters to you if it’s important to you it matters to me. i just want as much music as possible. this is not exclusive to today btw if you think of a song Ever and you Need To Talk About It my ask box is open literally always

#toby speaks #music #it makes me so happy that yall are sending me music :)) I see Spotify links in my inbox and it makes me smile :)) #no boundaries btw. rap pop rock hip hop traditional ANY music. i love it all i want to listen to it all #again tho i wanna listen to more poc and women but I won’t object if you send me other stuff #it’s just my goal this year

[aeternallis]

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#hehe #it’s kinda funny now #that terrible word I was accused of during the fiasco from January #ableist…lol #I’ll always remember the hurt #and the stupidity of the people who accused me #they’re lucky I’m not as trigger happy with my words #considering the optics of it all #it was a bunch of white people #ignorant people might I add #who only care about POC’s words if it lines up with their headcanons #dog piling on an Asian for speaking on a piece of media in her cultural understanding #the urge to throw that little word that begins with an r is strong #meh #in the end though #it ain’t worth it #besides #at the end of the day #it’s just ignorant westerners #wanting to change the narrative to fit their personal agenda #//keeps crabwalking away from all of them #ignore this post yeah? #It’s just the remnants of an old hurt #and it’s easier to talk about it now #healing is never a straightforward road #but there’s light at the end of the tunnel #that’s what makes it all worth it #personal

[mariailoveyou-guerin]

the way I let out the biggest laugh when I saw Rebecca get everything she’s ever wanted with that man from Amsterdam after everything tedbecca stans put Sam trough just bc Rebecca really liked him all the vile racist comments from middle aged hag yt woman KARMA truly hates y’all racist and the Nathan hatters who was so against him getting a redemption arc saying the most cruel vile racist xenophobic sh*t about him even tho Nate aint even do anything that bad to even need a redemption he just made 2 big mistakes he made right btw! oh racist losing on every corner lol best day ever!

One thing about middle aged hag white woman and racist in fandoms they never win definitely not in ted lasso show and I sleep great at night knowing that they are fuming oh it’s great time for me and fcvk y’all to all racist who ever said anything bad mean cruel racist vile about sambecca Nate meanwhile my best girl becca is so happy being a club owner and mother shes always wanted to and my best boys all of them but especially Sam Nate are all happy doing getting everything they ever wanted and being loved like they all deserve to be loved! what great epic ending to a show loved it sm!

I’m also glad they didn’t do the whole boss manger thing like the unethical of it all loved how they made a man and woman be friends and nothing more loved it that’s how it should be not every man an woman need to be something more sometimes they just the bestest of friends that’s even more important same goes for every man and relationship y’all see needs to be more then it is or romantic sometimes 2 men who are close without wanting to be in relationships and fandoms need to learn that more I see for both m/f m/m ships

that been said tedtrent should’ve been endgame tho!

#ted lasso #rebecca welton #so happy for Colin to finally get to kiss his fella eveyone getting everything they wanted is why this was the greatest ending 2 a show ever #sam obisanya #nathan shelley #isaac macadoo #tedbecca #sambecca #tedtrent #colin hughes #moe bumbercatch #van damme #zorro #y’all was really out here saying Nate needed a redemption like he did something horrible and big 😂 #it’s actually considering y’all excuse yt characters bs and don’t think they need it #even tho they have done some of the worst thing y’all still baby them and act like they saint who ain’t do nothing or need a redemption arc #the way fandoms have higher standards to poc characters will never change bc they let yt characters get away with it and even understand #empathise with them but will literally vilify villainze crucify a poc character for not even do one ounce of what the #Yt characters did which is just insane to me a yt character could k1ll torture and they’ll be like no he’s good just misunderstood he’s baby #But a poc character literally makes a bad mistake and he’s the devil himself the most evil creature to walk the earth he needs to die or go #I can’t it’s beyond sick and I’m glad tl didn’t let get away with it that’s why it’s the best show bc it put racist in their place for once

[justashamwithwastedpotential]

Made a quick skin tone replacement mod today for anyone that's interested. It's pretty limited since there are only 24 options but it's out there to use

#getting tired of trying to make poc and having a lack of options #granted given the amount of contrast and saturation stardew has it's low key kind of hard to do like #regular skintone colors #I mean lance is literally like orange so #I did my best #other mods that redid the skin colors were too flat looking for me #so I spent the past few hours making my own #v happy about it for now at least #I would have made a fancy banner for the page #but I no longer have photoshop and I'm still trying to figure out how to use gimp #Still need darker options for copper and gold me thinks #rather than the ash colors #hmmm #I'll update it later maybe #stardew #stardew valley #sdv #stardew mods

[geekcentre]

Due to the amount of amezing FF fanart ive seen the last days ive decided to post my version of them!

+ a lil doom cuz ofc

(Click for better quality)

#poc storm siblings is god tier and artists who does that is so handsome and smart #but fr the increase of ff fanart makes me so happy i love these funky guys!! #fantastic four #reed richards #susan storm #jonny storm #ben grimm #art #fanart #marvel fanart #myart #hella gay

[silverselfshippingchaos]

I've been playing s.aints r.ow (2022) so much as of late!

(n.eenah looks so cool...)

CHECK OUT THE GANG ‼️‼️‼️ THEY'RE ALL MY BESTIES‼️‼️I wanna make an s/i just so she can be stupid with them!

This is my player character!

Her looks are obviously inspired by mine, with the skin color and the red glasses (wouldn't be me without my red glasses haha!), but we have some different features. There's also a red jacket because I wear my favorite red jacket a lot and that's the signature color of many of my s/is!

My player character is so fun and cool and I love her so much!

The friends are so goofy and funny!

#ash rambles 💚 #ngl.. it's really fun #it was free bcs playstation network #im enjoying myself doing dumb shit #also seeing so many poc (especially woc) in the cast... None of the main gang is white!! #AND THEYRE OPENLY GAY TOO #as a brown punjabi and queer woman myself. HOLY SHIIIITTTTT this is so sick!! #it's not a perfect game but it's just fun to go around and break traffic laws and steal cars and shoot anyone who says i cant #... and whether or not i think n.eenah (the girl driving the car) is very pretty or not is not relevant right now 😳 #sorry for the gush post haha! this game just makes me so happy! it's not often i can see myself fitting into a game because of my identity #it's just dumb stupid fun! i dont have to think too hard whenever i play #new comfort game? #yeah something like that

[evansbby]

Hey so I was just scrolling through my dash and saw what that anon said, she did cross lines and sending you all the love and good wishes to carry on despite that shitshow, but then I scrolled further down and got to your post and then I was curious like where did the Jamal thing come from, so I googled it, and I came across this Reddit, check it out. So again not trying to take away from your post and your experience but I personally think the Nick name thing came more because of the Regina king and his political tweets thing he had going on. And same like you girl, I really don’t care who he fucks on the downlow , or dates or marries, that’s his personal life. I am just here too enjoy the aspects of his professional ones, also just checked your master list. I think I am gonna be busy for a good few days, so thanks for that

Oh yes, so what the first reply on this link is… I understand and agree with and don’t have any problems with.

#it’s not about where the nickname came from #it’s about certain fans feeling all happy about it which I don’t understand bc all his gfs have been white #not saying it’s wrong per say to get happy over ‘omg he likes poc women!’ #more like I’m confused bc this is not a compliment to us 😔 at least not in my view and the experiences I’ve had #also what he said about Salma Hayek #wHICH I KNOW WAS 19282828 years ago and he prob doesn’t hold those same views now #but it just reminded me of how as a poc I’ve never been fully enough for a white boy #so there’s a heavy emphasis on personal experience here #if that makes sense #I’m just so bad at putting my thoughts into words #but just to reiterate… I’m not mad at him or blaming him #he can do what he wants #I was just confused and not understanding why some poc fans get all happy that he likes woc #I guess bc I used to get happy about it #now I’m a jaded oldie it feels like 😂😂😂😂 #anon

[sukibenders]

FELLOW CREATORS! I call upon you all to seek answers to a particular question:

When it comes to creating your characters, specifically that point before you actively start planning out things about them and how they interact with their world, what's a default characteristic(s) that you have that is automatically placed on your characters before (if it does) the editing process beings?

For me, my characters are always automatically bisexual, asexual, and people of color (sometimes all three, or two, or just one of the options presented) unless stated otherwise.

#writers #writers on tumblr #writers of color #creators on tumblr #creators #writing process #i always enjoy seeing the starting point for other creators bc makes me feel happy that there are others to relate too #biseuxal #asexual #poc

[bylertruther-moved]

it’s always been extremely weird and insulting to me when people make lucas so homophobic in their headcanons or fics... like, what in the world ever gave you the idea that he would be a bigot? please, tell me what the show has ever said or done that has given you that idea. lucas, like dustin, is another character that gets bullied specifically for something that is entirely out of his control: his race. he’s one of the few black characters on the show. he’s been repeatedly bullied, harassed, and attacked for being black. why the hell do you think he would look at will, his best friend, and bully him for something that’s also entirely out of his control, aka his sexuality? what makes you think that lucas would hate will when he’s known will for almost just as long as mike has? lucas is will’s second friend ever and considering how standoffish mike can be to newcomers and the anecdotes joyce told in season two, it wouldn’t even be a reach to say that will likely recruited lucas to their party. lucas and will love each other, support each other, and have remained the best of friends throughout the entire series, their friendship never once faltering. lucas has been shown to be kind, perceptive, and caring time and time again. why do you think that he of all people would become an aggressor? a bully? why do you think that he of all people is most likely to attack someone for the simple crime of being who they are? i know why, but just... why?

#lucas sinclair #i think of lucas who just wanted to find will lucas who didn't want to leave max out lucas who ALSO biked across town in the rain to #apologize to will and then ALSO apologized AGAIN explicitly because he wanted will to know that he regretted what he did and that will's #efforts weren't bad or uncool i think of lucas who is BEGGING his friends to PLEASE support him as he's always supported them #lucas who begs his friends to PLEASE come to his game lucas who sees that max is struggling and wants to help her in any way he can #but that never once pushes her or forces her or makes her feel bad lucas lucas lucas who has so much love and heart #and care to give to all of his loved ones because he just wants them to be safe and happy and loved #because he's black you think that he'd be a terrible person? because he's black you're willing to erase all of that and paint him as a bully #???????? what the fuck is wrong with some people in this fandom bro every time i read that it takes me right the fuck out #like are you even watching the show . i know the answer is no clearly not but like . what the FUCK #u bitches DISGUST me sometimes i swear bro #being a poc certainly does not exclude u from being homophobic but like. dustin and lucas are more likely to sympathize with #will than mike. canonically speaking. let's be fucking real. lucas got bullied for his race dustin got bullied for his disability #and will got bullied for being gay. all of these are things that you cannot help. things that you're born with. things that you can't change #what did mike get bullied for? oh. right. being a fucking nerd. big whoop. #y'all know how i feel about mike but with what has been shown to us explicitly it just makes no fucking sense and i'm tired of it #keep lucas's name out of your mouth if you're gonna disrespect him like that!!!!!!!!! #my posts #my thoughts #lucas

[wowieeitsisa]

i know jack shit about guilty gear expect transgender but that big man you keep on reblogging is cute teehee

THAT’S POTEMKIN, he is indeed extremely cute & gentle :3

Guy’s has achieved peace in his heart & his ultimate he breaks the enemies back while the background turns into religious images of Buddha, he’s GREAT

His favorite hobbie is drawing!!! :D He love indestructible pencil cases it’s so funny (he kinda has a genetic mutation that just, makes his body like that and strong af)

#IsaSpeaks #d3imosirl #I don’t know much about gg’s story #but honestly? the characters are so fun #I keep looking up THEIR stories #Also Potemkin is also poc! that makes me happy in some way #the poc rep in gg is actually great #also there’s 2 specifc transgenders there it’s Bridget and Testament #I find it funny both are transfems #(testament is nb but they’re clearly leaning on the fem side) #literally look any character up and they’ll be fun to learn abt

[redd956]

I wish there was a tag for disability pride flags, so I can not see them. They make me uncomfortable, as they make me feel like having a disorder is fun and quirky, and something to wear as a badge. It really really bothers me. I’m not saying we should feel ashamed of having a disorder, but pride is a strong word for that category too. Like proud? Proud of going through traumatic experiences that tacked on a disorder to me? You do you I guess, but I’m not proud at all.

I know it makes others feel heard which is why I’m not against people really making them. I just want a tag. I don’t want to block the tags to my own disorder. 

#disability #mental health #cw mental health #disability pride #just please tag it #in fact just tag disability pride in general #there's such a strong different between the feelings one can have about being born with autism and adhd #and having a disorder that is activily trying to kill you and make your life worse #there's a difference for feeling human and unchanged by being wheel chair bound since a kid and getting your leg blown off #like please #seeing cutesy little flags about nightmare disorder does not make me happy #even if it makes others #I know as the years pass disability pride month will become debilitating for me #as someone who doesn't want constant reminders that I'm ill #there's a major difference between pride in gender identity and orientation #and pride in disorders that actively harm me and hurt me and torture me #Im a proud ace #I am proud as a poc #I am not proud of being a victim of abuse like what #who came up with the idea for cutesy little flags on nightmare disorder #or ptsd #or arfid #like yeah wooooo Im so proud that my life span is halved because I am incapable of eating properly #yeah wooooo i never sleep withouth seeing eldritch visions beyond others imagination #like awareness is great amazing #pride....is not the same as awareness