#i love disabled characters

[hamletphase]

i can't find the post now but i saw something about miriel being disabled pre giving birth and was inspired <3

#silmart #miriel #house of finwe #the silmarillion #miriel therinde #tolkien #my art #this is the one that matches that idril that i think i mentioned #rubs my queer disabled hands all over your favorite characters #anyway i love her a whole lot

[jgvfhl]

thus Owlie continues its track record of smushing fandoms into each other just for fun :) Image description in alt text.

@totally-not-fandom @cod-dump @worldseer come look pleaasse

#i do the doodles #tcw fanart #tbb fanart #i guess #bad batch echo #arc trooper echo #my beloved btw #love him #alex keller #echo 3 1 #cod mwiii #cod mw19 #modern warfare iii #disabled characters #amputee character #they are explosion buddies! #as in they got fucking exploded! #AND CAUSED ME EMOTIONAL DAMAGE >_>

[officialspec]

Whos Vriska < being genuine

character from homestuck that is maybe one of the most polarizing characters Of All Time in terms of like. people either die on the hill of loving her or actively wish torturous death upon her and her apologists. she was so controversial in her heyday there was a dedicated word for discussing her various Crimes (vriscourse) and multiple forum threads that were locked down after escalating to threats of violence. she was even gay

#in terms of like. the type of character she is shes like #a vindictive bully who has actively killed hundreds and disabled 2 of her friends. her crimes are immense #shes also like. using a lot of bravado to convince herself shes okay with the hyperviolent society she lives in #i cant explain vriska in post tags just know shes fucked up and i love her #ask

[skitskatstudios]

Guess who got a new cane!!! To celebrate, I have given Kaidou a cane. :)

#Ik I coulda made his cane cooler but I’m not creative enough for that. So the handle’s red but that’s all I could muster XPX #Listen. He just got the cane today. He’s gonna decorate it later. When he’s not swinging it about and making hard-to-draw motion blurs. #No shush this isn’t autobiographical. I am very responsible with my disability aids. Totally… #Nah but fr I love giving characters disability aids. Especially canes cos those are the ones I use most <3 :) #Gonna give even MORE characters disability aids. And no-one can stop me >:D #saiki k #the disastrous life of Saiki k #kaidou shun #disability #skit doodles

[lesbians-4-shivroy]

if y'all don't stop talking about Matt Murdock when Maya Lopez is RIGHT THERE-

#it's the ECHO show #not daredevil #ffs #y'all are handed a show about an indigenous!!! disabled!!!! female!!!!! character who kicks ass!!!! #and y'all still manage to talk about the white man!!! #please know i love matt too #that's my baby boy #but. c'mon #echo #echo spoilers #echo series #echo show #maya lopez #marvel #daredevil #matthew murdock #charlie cox #alaqua cox

[1pcii]

platonic zonami idea: when they go out drinking together or generally places together on islands and stuff they'll walk with arms linked. this has multiple benefits;

-Zoro dosnt get lost but is lead where he needs to be by someone he actually trusts.

(holds these screencaps so close to my heart)

-Nami gets a big 'scary' guard dog that stops rando's from making advances and people from challenging her if a wallet mysteriously disappeares

-same goes for zoro, they beard each other

-they both like physical contact with no underlying motives and are best friends who like hanging out. fight me

#cons are on very rare occasions other lesbians may see zoro's 110cm chest and think he is a beautiful butch #but nami is charismatic (lesbian magnet) enough that it wouldn't matter in the end ;) #god I love the 'likes to feel protected'/'likes to be looked out for/cared for' aspect of their relationship #this is written as platonic but anyone is free to tag as ship #psii.txt #text #1pc #one piece #roronoa zoro #nami #platonic zonami #i really like the idea of characters actually treating zoro's directional difficulties with compassion #ever since i saw that post talking about disabilities in one piece and how zoro's lack of navigational skill are basically akin to one #ive been thinking... like yea it quite literally is! #i did some reading since it interested me. directional dyslexia and dysgeographica are the technical terms

[aroaceleovaldez]

they girlbossed Sally Jackson

#pjo #pjo tv #riordanverse #sally jackson #this shall be my non-spoiler only review of the show so far #just watched the first two episodes - they were good! #i might make a post about Percy's char so far cause i am very pleasantly surprised so far with the adhd experience vibes #my compliments to the writing team for the good good disabled character rep in this script #very pleased with almost all the characters and plot so far #my only one i'm iffy on is Sally as mentioned ^ they girlbossed her #like. book sally is most defined by her kindness and perseverance. this sally is just kind of. tough. she's tough. girlboss. #which is not necessarily a bad thing? she's still a fine character she's just different #also only semi-spoiler in my review: Chris is there! Love that Chris is there #he's just there! but i am a rogue demigod enjoyer #so his presence alone is appreciated

[ichverdurstehier]

If you want to describe your characters as autistic without explicitly saying they are autistic, you csn say they have the lonely disorder.

In China, the word for mild autism (higher functioning autism, level 1, low support needs, whatever you call it, you know what I mean) literally translated to "lonely disorder" which I love so much. So damn accurate 🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲 狐独症 gū dú zhèng

The word for a more severe autism is 自闭症 self enclosed disorder, zì bì zhèng. My autism is more mild so I can't speak as to whether I like that, as a translation.

A bit of writing tips!

#autism #writing disability #writing autistic characters #chinese language #chinese langblr #chinese culture #traditional chinese culture #china #languages #linguistics #lan wangji #autistic lan wangji #autistic lan zhan #actually autistic #the Chinese do not sugarcoat #it's a very blunt language and i love it #actuallyautistic #the untamed #lan zhan #autistic #mdzs #character writing tips #character writing #writing tips #writing advice #writing help #writing resources

[blackbatcass]

sometimes the ghost of kelley puckett (he is still alive) haunts me. does he know. does he even know. he’s so detached from the comics community and he’s such a private guy (I RESPECT THAT WHOLEHEARTEDLY) that i really and truly do not know if this man knows how much cassandra cain means to us. does he know batgirl 2000 is heralded as the bible of dc solo books, as a lot of people’s favorite comic ever written. does he know how much we love cass. how we write essays over her character and how amazing she is and how she changed our lives. does he know how adored his writing is. does he know he wrote the best comics character introduction of all time. does he even. know.

#cassandra cain #dc #look. sometimes i think about kelley puckett. and i go a little crazy #i KNOW how much shit he got from dc execs at the time #because he was doing something new and different #and because dc as well as a lot of fans at the time #didn’t have room for a newly created disabled asian teenaged girl in their personal batman mythos. #i have a pretty good idea of how much disrespect cass got as a character (SEE: HER LITERALLY BEING WRITTEN OUT OF THE STORY WHEN #DUDES GOT SO WHINY ABOUT BABS NOT BEING BATGIRL. WTF.) #so. i have no idea what his general thoughts & feelings were when writing for dc. #i think he’s doing accountancy now? or coding? something like that #the man did like ONE interview and i think it was from 2002 #ANYWAY. THE POINT IS. #the way this circle of online dc fans regard cass and batgirl 200 in general #is SO… #WE LOVE CASS OKAY. SHE’S SO MANY PEOPLES FAVORITE CHARACTER. #and batgirl 2000 is thought of as THEE comic book EVER #and as some of the best writing dc had EVER had #kelley puckett is a literal god of a writer to us. #AND I DONT KNOW IF HE?? KNOWS THAT????? #DOES HE KNOW I WOULD PAY HIM A MILLION DOLLARS TO COME WRITE FOR DC AGAIN. #because hes just that good and most comics post new 52 have been garbage #does he know how beloved he is. I don’t know #anyway. I sincerely hope wherever mr puckett is right now #he’s having a wonderful day and he knows how many gay people on tumblr #write extensive meta essays about his writing

[puppyvenom]

“dumb crip’s just too damn slow” not matthew’s crutchie. NEVER matthews’s crutchie. he was barrelling across the stage with purpose at all times. he could fucking MOVE. he did NOT come to fuck around he came to be speedy as shit and i love him so dearly

#sludge speaks #newsies #by god that man can move #i love when disabled people play disabled characters #and actually know how to use mobility aids correctly to their advantage #the speed at which he moved back from his bow was so funny #he went so fast he had to hop to slow himself down #me too buddy #matthew duckett #uksies #west endsies #west end newsies #crutchie newsies #crutchie #crutchie morris

[rainydrawstuff]

6 characters to make fanart of:

4. Castiel from Supernatural

#castiel #castiel fanart #six fanarts #spn fanart #spnfanart #supernatural fanart #spn fandom #digital art #fanart #character artist #character art #disabled artist #artists on tumblr #artist on kofi #procreate art #rainydraws #I love drawing him #that trench coat gave me a headache tho #hope I slayed lmao

[bonefall]

I personally like Thunder's prosthetic. Explained it to my friend (who does use a mobility device, a cane and wheelchair, and listens to me rant and infodump about BB) and they agreed, it's important to know that not every person needs what someone wants to give them. It's another example of "bad ableist person does a thing that hurts a disabled person because they are bad and ableist".

Clear Sky got Jagged Peak killed and would have killed Sunlit Frost! He would absolutely force his disabled son to be "normal" and present it like a privilege. "I wouldn't do this for anyone else, it's special, why don't you want to be helped?"

Thunder Storm should toss it in Clear Sky's face. (I would say toss it into the river but we do not pollute waterways in this house)

Thank you for telling me this, and tell your friend I'm thanking them too! If they have anything else to add please forward what they have to say

Since BB!DOTC tackles some of the heaviest topics in the entire series because its canon equivalent is so dark, I think very carefully about what I do here and how I show it. I take feedback on its sensitive aspects very seriously. If I'm understanding the criticism properly, it's that I should avoid stigmatizing prosthetics by making sure Thunder Storm's not the only one with it-- which he's not! And I'll add even more.

I don't want to avoid something only because it's uncomfortable if the topic is important, and my portrayal is respectful. Ableism IS uncomfortable! There are some situations where a prosthetic is not wanted! I think the rejection of this particular one is both a good opportunity to show a type of ableism and ALSO is very fitting for the characters.

In BB!Clear Sky's mind, the villain, he's fixing an old mistake. He can't admit that he got Jagged Peak killed or take REAL accountability for it (though he will, occasionally, apologize insincerely), but deep in his bones, he knows what he did was cruel. He'll never tell anyone this because he doesn't really cognate it himself, but Thunder Storm NEEDS to take his gift.

If Thunder doesn't take it, it blows a hole in his newest story. You see, throwing Jagged Peak out was All That Could Have Been Done back then. It was a Tragedy and he simply Made A Hard Choice. He regrets it very much, But You Have To Understand.

But now? Now? Well, behold. Look at what he's accomplished since the tragic death of his little brother. His cats are well-fed, cared for, and stable enough to make such incredible advancements. If only Jagged Peak had been able to hold on longer, if only he could be here now, I could fix him.

Just like I can (MAKE YOU JUST LIKE ME) fix you.

"Everything I've ever done is for Jagged Peak. For Fluttering Wing. For you." Thunder Sky is SPECIAL, but if he rejects any gift, tries to turn down the "privileges" offered to him, in an instant that becomes ungratefulness and arrogance. He both forces him to be special, and then leverages it against him if it's rejected. "Spoiled brat, doesn't appreciate what I've worked so hard to give him."

It all goes back to him and his own guilt. He can NEVER be wrong. He can't accept his family doesn't have to be "normal" or reflect his own ability. He won't see himself as a bully, let alone a murderer. It was never about his son's comfort or finding out what Thunder Storm wants or needs, it was about his own ego.

...All that said I'm still taking feedback if there's anything else I should keep in mind, or if anyone has a counter point, especially if you also have experience here.

(In the interest of having a link trail for posterity, here's the critique/call for feedback this is in response to)

#ALSO also I will take suggestions on other characters who should have prosthetics #Sunlit makes sense and it will make a really nice character moment later for him to have one built #There's also an amputee in RiverClan few people talk about called Stonestream #I can give him one and bump him up into a bigger character. In BB he is the sibling of Willowshine #BB!DOTC #better bones au #Also just as a side note... I love writing BB!Skystar. My ire for the character comes from his redemption arc so I feel like I get to-- #--write the character I WANTED to see #Same with Bramble in other BB arcs #cw ableism #tw ableism #ableism #They're fascinating in that they always have to see themselves as the victim or the hero #They believe every lie they tell. #If you ever catch them in a contradiction they will still try to find some way to turn it on you and YOUR lack of understanding. #Interestingly both of them are ableist. Sky's is just more obvious because he's LOUDLY bigoted. #But BB!Bramble is *notably* less close to Jay for a very sad and very subtle reason. #Jay just doesn't serve his ego like the others do until much later in his life. #unfortunately most bigotry is like that. #the type you have a hard time calling out because it's a deniable bias. the constant gaslighting of being part of a marginalized group #Maybe I need to address the criticism by adding a character with a prosthetic to THIS arc even earlier #Problem is that like... Thunder's small merc group is already full of disabled characters and their THING is forming in response to ableism #OH maybe I'll put someone in the Forest Cat group which is lead by Slash? #I need to finish that last book and then gather up all the cats for sorting into allegiances

[lostyesterday]

As a visually disabled person myself, one thing I wish TNG had done with Geordi is show his disability actually affecting how he functions in his daily life. For example, I can’t remember a single time in TNG where Geordi is shown as needing accommodations in his work environment. You might say that’s because his visor means that he can basically “see” normally and so he wouldn’t need accommodations, but I find this explanation frustrating.

For one thing, real life visually disabled people absolutely require accommodations to do most jobs, so if Geordi’s meant to be any kind of accurate reflection of the experiences of blind people, he should require some accommodations. For me at least, it isn’t some kind of wish fulfillment fantasy to see a visually disabled character who can do anything a sighted person can with no accommodations whatsoever. Instead, it feels like a denial of everything that being disabled has meant to me over my life. Disabled people are disabled. We have more difficulty doing certain tasks than an able-bodied person would – that’s what makes us disabled. We require changes to our environment in order to function well.

Also, literally just based on the in-universe information given about Geordi’s visor, it doesn’t make any sense to me that he wouldn’t require accommodations. Geordi’s visor is not really described as simulating vision, it is described as providing completely different sensory information about the physical properties of the world around him. I like to imagine the visor’s input as a kind of enhanced spatial awareness with a precise knowledge of where certain objects are, what their shape is, and what they’re made of. As TNG mentions several times, Geordi’s visor provides much more information than human eyes do, but, importantly, in the few episodes where the details of how Geordi’s visor works are discussed at all, it’s never described as providing purely visual information such as the color or reflectiveness of an object. I think that if Geordi faces a mirror, his visor will tell him there’s a piece of glass in front of him and he’ll know about how large it is and what material it’s made of, but he won’t be able to see his reflection in it, because the visor doesn’t provide that kind of visual information. This distinction is important to me, because it means that Geordi is still functionally blind with the visor, and it should mean that he interacts with the world differently from a sighted person.

For example, I would have loved if Geordi had been shown to be unable to recognize particular people until they spoke. All his visor tells him is that there’s a person in front of him and about what size and shape they are, but this isn’t generally enough information to determine a person’s identity. He canonically perceives Data as looking very different from an organic person which makes sense because Data is made of fully different material. And maybe Geordi can generally tell different species apart based on different body temperatures or something like that. But I really wish that Geordi had been shown at least a few times to need the sound of a person’s voice or some other cue to tell him who they were.

I also think it doesn’t make sense that Geordi can apparently read text on computer screens. How can he read if the visor doesn’t really provide visual information? A computer screen should just register as a flat piece of material. Geordi should have required some kind of accommodation to be able to use the computer screens. For example, maybe Geordi could use the computer entirely through voice commands, something that obviously already exists in the star trek world. Or he could use some kind of tactile display. The Voyager episode The Year of Hell shows that computer terminals on starships are able to utilize a tactile display that I’m guessing is somewhat similar to braille. I loved this mention in Voyager of tactile displays, because it indicates that Starfleet ships are probably automatically equipped with such accessibility devices. Geordi needing an accommodation as small as this would have gone really far in terms of making him feel like a genuine representation of a disabled character, at least to me.

#star trek tng #geordi la forge #star trek voy #i really like geordi as a character and there are some things i think tng did fairly well in regards to him as a disabled character #but i also have criticisms and this is one of my big ones #if anyone has any opinions on this or honestly about anything relating to disability in star trek i'd love to hear your thoughts #even if you disagree with me! #lane posts

[hecksupremechips]

Take what I’m about to say with a grain of salt since I wouldn’t say snake was really written to be A Gay Character but regardless the way snake’s gender and overall personality is portrayed is probably one of the best depictions of gay men I’ve ever seen. He’s very pretty, dressed in expensive clothes reminiscent of a prince, with beautiful wavy hair and an air of poise and sophistication. He’s the smartest person in the room and he KNOWS this and he will not hesitate to be a condescending prick. He’s delicate and funny and charming. He has no fear or hesitation about suggesting he and Junpei share a bed or referencing gay sex. All these things tend to make a character the butt of jokes or at the very least regarded as lesser than the other characters but with snake hes the most admired one here. He’s very capable and is in fact so capable he literally needed to be removed temporarily from the situation so that the others could solve the mystery on their own. He’s absolutely fearless, doesn’t care about pissing off Aoi or getting shot multiple times by Ace. He’s fucking strong as hell and is able to survive being shot multiple times and have enough strength to dig his claws into Ace and force them to burn to death together. Everyone loses their shit without him and he’s the key to escape. He’s cool as hell and he fucks severely

#zero escape #light field #sorry just gotta gush about how much i love snake #like idk ive never seen a gay character get to be both pretty and effeminate but also a total badass that everyone loves #and it just works so wonderfully like him being strong and cool isnt like some sorta shock twist its just who he is #and i wont forget the fact hes also disabled so its double cool to see #but im not blind so i cant really comment on how well hes depicted as a blind character

[rhinocio]

NOW WITH PODFIC ACCOMPANIMENT!

#[sitting backwards in a chair] HELLO FELLOW KIDS CAN I INTEREST YOU IN A RISE USAGI WITH FLAVOUR #he's queer he's disabled he's written by a non-american #his story is chocked full of sick hidden city worldbuilding and a love for secondary characters #tokage are flying dragons #his sword does cool mystic shit #ANYWAY if you aren't already reading ela's work what are you DOING #I became so obsessed with it I started reading it aloud in bad accents and adding foley and music. viola podfic #ROTTMNT #TMNT #rottmnt fanfiction #usagi yuki #usagi yojimbo #yuichi usagi #leosagi #leoichi #ROTMRfic #RRCU #rhinociart #slutty nonsense hakama because. fashion #squinting at how this guy is drawn wow we've come a long way haven't we #yuki my darling beloved adopted special little son boy

[doyouknowthisdisabledcharacter]

Do You Know This Disabled Character?

Murderbot has social anxiety and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

#poll #polls #disability #disabled characters #id in alt text #murderbot #I love it very much #I would like to note that technically Murderbot is not a cyborg #it is a construct #as a cyborg is a human with mechanical parts (for a simple definition) #and Murderbot is not human #y’all should go read All Systems Red I really liked it and I don’t particularly like reading sci-fi #mod a was summoned from the void to write tags for once