#most of the time it IS sexist

[torntruth]

i absolutely love that if you call diana girl at any point in time with any context , she will HATE it.

#[ ooc. ] 𝐋𝐄𝐓'𝐒 𝐆𝐎 𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐁𝐈𝐀𝐍𝐒. #there's probably a whole array of reasons for that #her age #most of the time it IS sexist

[comradekatara]

“sokka’s character development is how he goes from being a misogynist to respecting women!” i am sorry to report that this is simply not the case. realizing that bioessentialism is a myth perpetuated for arbitrary reasons by a hegemonic power structure that does not in fact contain his best interests is like. the second thing he changes his mind about in the entire show. the first of course being that aang is a fire nation spy. which is honestly a reasonable assumption bc who tf gets frozen in an iceberg for a hundred years this isn’t a fairytale (in his mind) (obv it is). “sokka’s character development is how he goes from being a selfish stupid shitbag to an epic chad with a heart of gold!” respectfully, what are you people talking about. like ever. even when sokka’s character development is being “praised” i do not believe that you guys know what said development actually is.

#sokka #simultaneously more and less egregious than calling katara a spineless lib #less bc technically he did get over being sexist like that did happen #but more bc at least that bloodbending post is funny #to be honest i don’t think most ppl actually understand what anyone’s ‘character development’ in atla actually is. #besides zuko of course because he conveniently has a hair and outfit change every time his ideology shifts #toph does not change her hair even once. which is why people deem her ‘static’ and ‘one note’

[thenotoriousscuttlecliff]

The sheer fucking nerve to call Lois fucking Lane a "side character" or utterly failing to understand that the show is called MY Adventures WITH Superman.

#my adventures with superman #maws #lois lane #clark kent #superman #dc comics #there have been two whole tv shows where her name is in the title #she's been a major part of the entire superman mythos since action comics number 1 #and one of the most iconic comic characters of all time despite not being a costumed hero #labelling her a side character who shouldn't get the spotlight is just sexists nonsense

[getetteroo]

hitting my manager with one of these after he tells me to smile to the customers.

#i mean its kind of sexist of him but i do look pensive all the time so its not as bad as it seems #most of my colleagues tend to call me `focused´ #that being said having to smile on command makes me look like hide the pain harold and i dont like it #autism creature

[aletterinthenameofsanity]

fix-it fic for me is literally just either "holy shit canon really glorified this guy's horrible behavior so I've gotta give their love interest/friends a better ending" (i.e. glee, ofmd, etc.) or it's "i can feel the author's unintentional prejudices/hang-ups/etc. digging their fingernails all over the writing of this character that had so much potential so I've gotta wrest them away and fix some shit" (i.e. doctor who, avengers, once upon a time, the magicians, supernatural, narnia, etc.)

#glee #blaine anderson critical #ofmd #ed teach critical #doctor who #rory williams my beloved #also eleventh doctor #you are my beloved declawed of all the sexist jokes/comments you make in the show bc that's what Steven Moffat thought was funny at the tim #avengers #once upon a time #swanqueen #listen regina x emma are my roman empire and i will never be over them #the magicians #queliot #will never ever get over queliot's ending. they were MY November 5th/Destiel finale #chronicles of narnia #the problem of susan #somehow my most popular fic of all time is my narnia rewrite? #anyway that's something #fix-it fic #fanfic #ao3

[dailyrcproy]

Worst thing you ever encountered besides recent events (such as Truck X and Poacher)?

I can determine what Poli and Amber could had experienced as their worst encounter within their respective fields, especially with the nuance and range of said fields. In fact, ACAB (All Cops Are Bastards) exist because of shit police people do (not Poli tho...I hope) which is basically anything but keeping safety and peace, while there are multiple mishaps within the fields under medicine and paramedics, from misinformation on diseases and disorders still going on, distrust on (sorry for swearing) ACTUAL FUCKING CERTIFIED PROFESSIONALS, and the struggles of medicine in general.

But for your field? I dunno. Either bc I wasn't that interested with it (no offense!) or that I'm hyperfocused on the others', but I couldn't form a general thought on what your worst encounter is. Either it's not saving someone from a disaster like a fire, or something else like scandals (or basically evil being evil and getting away w/ being evil), I'm curious!

~Anon Dave

Roy: I didn’t work with another rescue team before joining the Broomstown however I remember the academy had a lot of bullying against girls becoming firefighter. The staff tried to stop it, I tried intervening sometimes but I had my own home problems and Poli was also getting bullied since his English was bad so it was rough.

I did most of them graduate and joined my hometown rescue team. They’re a lot better than some of the men firefighters from what I’ve seen before leaving. Not sure what’s going on with them but I hope they’re doing we,,

#robocar poli #roy #dailyroy #scenario #poli #There are some male firefighters who are sexist #Kinda sucks #But I do hear most time #the crew works together and gets along pretty well

[thyfggfy]

Me after creating a mental list of my favourite characters from certain medias :.... I may have a type

Female characters that constantly have to prove themselves cuz no one believes in them and there is always someone who surpasses them get behind me.

#That wordy way to describe an underdog #Obviously the full description doesn't apply to every that is showcased here #I mean Katara was basically unmatched durin her era #But she had to convince Pakku that she can fight cuz he is a sexist prick #mon mothma #Is an interesting case #She does hold a high position in society #But people only see her as a harmful overly idealistic humanitarian #Which is an image she keeps so she can help the rebellion without being detected #The ome character I feel like thos description fits perfectly though is #stephanie brown #She literally fought against the narrative for like 15 years? #In order get recognized as an actual hero #Like you can tell that some of the writers had zero respect for her #And pretty much every person around her held the belief that she is not made for the vigilante life #And yes most of the heroes around her are better than her #But she never allowed herself to be stopped for too long #And in the end she became tge best batgirl #Fight me #and I love her so much for that #She is honestly so inspirational #To clarify I do not get drawn only to characters that share this archetype #There is finn from adventure time #Sophie from huntik #Gwem from ben 10 uaf #Who is literally one of the most powerful beings in that universe #Aisha from winx bart allen from young justice the animated series and so on but yeah there is a trend #katara #fiona gallagher #allison argent

[andthebeanstalk]

ur post about queerbaiting and the dismissal of people in fandom to critical analysis is so incredibly true thank you. i feel like marcille's writing in the anime has been super misogynistic a lot of the time and every time i bring this up all anyone wants to say is "well maybe this isn't for you! and you shouldn't watch the show!" like. i don't think this is about taste lmao, i am analyzing the text in front of me and coming to conclusions about the craft of it.

[This is in reference to this post]

YES!!! THANK YOU!!!!!

It is so so frustrating!!!!

It's like being at a restaurant and being served a bunch of delicious appetizers, but then one of the bread appetizers is literally just a plate of crumbs; and then when you're like, "Hey, uhh, why are we being served literal crumbs?", a bunch of the other folks eating at the restaurant are like,

"WELL HOW ABOUT YOU JUST DON'T EAT HERE THEN??!? YOU MUST NOT BE THAT HUNGRY, SO JUST FIND ANOTHER RESTAURANT AND DON'T EAT WITH US!!"

And maybe they say it politely, but "Aw, sorry, maybe this restaurant just isn't for you 💖" is just trading out an aggressive dismissive tone for a patronizing dismissive tone. It's the same message.

And it's like! I was honestly happy to move on from the crumbs once my complaint was acknowledged because the meal overall is still delicious, but then all these folks got SUPER WEIRD AND DEFENSIVE ABOUT IT, so now I find myself double-checking all the other dishes -- and, actually, you know what those eggs DO look a Iittle misogynistic undercooked!!!!

#original #queerbaiting #dunmeshi #dungeon meshi #falin x marcille #marcille x falin #marcille donato #delicious in dungeon #dungeon meshi marcille #listen i like marcille but u r right she is basically there to be a wet blanket a LOT of the time and that is a sexist trope #i think the bar is super super low for female characters in adventure anime and the lack of constant ogling maybe makes the female #characters feel better written than they are. i mean falin basically has no personality. she's got an innocent heart but that's nothing. #and i think these conversations are worth having bc no piece of media is perfect and this is how we learn to do better #also like. I've seen media criticisms that make me go 'oh you straight up should reserve commentary bc you #haven't watched the show and you're wrong' or 'i see what you're saying but you are simply incorrect' but like #i don't think I'd tell someone to just NOT watch Hazbin Hotel bc they have a bad take - and certainly not bc they have accurately #pinpointed a real flaw about the show (of which there are more than a few but frankly not what became the biggest subject of Disc Horse) #Angel is actually an amazing character & i think people mistook a criticism on the way abuse is glamourized as actually glamourizing abuse #like his song about abuse is called Poison and he's trapped in an abusive performance contract - bringing to mind Britney Spears #i think it is a wildly triggering and painful scene but i think a lot of people took the pain it gave them to mean it was bad art #but tbh they are still allowed to eat at the table if they so choose!!! #sorry i got sidetracked - as an abuse survivor Angel just matters a lot to me. i have a couple serious criticisms of vivziepop's work but #Angel is very much not one of them #also in regards to the actual subject of this post i think the most audacity of the responses i got was the one that said #that by complaining about queerbaiting I was 'de-incentivizing writers to write any interaction b/t women that could look even a little gay #and I'm just like. good. I hope they stop writing entirely. if the takeaway from 'please don't sell me bread and then serve me crumbs' is #'WELL NOW I JUST WON'T BAKE ANY BREAD PRODUCT' then that person is a bad chef. they should find a different job. #or at least do a whole lot of work on themselves. but either way i wouldn't be too broken up to know i won't be getting any food from them. #'just leave then' is so obviously a gut reaction defense mechanism & it implies media criticism should only be for things you don't like

[abluehappyface]

I'm going to post what is I guess a story relating to my personal experiences being on this earth. This is mostly for my benefit. Look if you want I guess, but just know that there will be some potentially triggering stuff, but I don't know what it is, so I can't tag it right now

My Life as a Monster

You stare at me like I'm some sort of beast, a thing merely meant to be caged. Something you feel the need to be protected from. You watch, knowing that I can't get you from your bedroom window, at the spectacle you think I am. You aim your camera at me, the flash reflecting off the glass I sit behind, as you film and photograph me for no other reason except that I'm here. When I'm among you, you stare at me with mocking gazes, your eyes becoming yet another set in an endless number of pairs that make their way to dig into mine. No matter how well I think I'm camouflaged, you always sniff me out, and then you let me know how I'm unwelcome here.

I'm especially afraid of women. All humans my same age startle me, but women more so. Women have always been more scornful to me. They told me how unwanted I was for me to hear. They shunned me from their groups, leaving me an outcast as a child. Women do not like me, I know this as fact.

Their actions are always deliberate. Humans make it a point to leave me out, to the point I feel I'm not one. I may have lost my humanity, turned into a beast, or maybe both at once, but I know for certain that there are times where human is something I'm not. I may be the monster stuck inside a human husk that I think I am, or perhaps I'm an outcast being overdramatic, but I know that humans do not like me. I do not fit in. I am but a beast.

As if being ostracized as a child wasn't enough, you continue to gawk at me. What have I done to receive your judgement? Why must you hunt us beasts? Mother doesn't understand why I don't leave the cave, as if I ever could. If I leave the cave, the humans will stand watch, waiting to scout me out.

My existence is a worldly secret, and a secret I shall stay. If I seek out a place amongst the humans they will reject me. No human will want me as a partner or friend. I am a beast in a world where existence is a joke. To avoid their mocking eyes, the cave is where I stay.

I know humans are resilient beings, that they can choose to change, that acceptance of us monsters is not unheard of, but I do not depend on it. When you've lived the life of a beast, you prepare yourself for scorn. Your hopes mustn't be up too high, else you'll fall and break your horns. I wish I was the fuzzy, colorful beast that humans love, but I am not. I am a dark, shaggy beast, with curled, antler-like horns, fangs, claws, and eyes that glow white in darkness. I am not a friend to them, I am something to be hunted.

As much as I love being my beastly self, I fear being myself is what's causing my downfall. I don't want to change to make myself palatable to the humans. They do not deserve it after what has happened to me. Even so, a monster like me still wonders what connection can feel like. To think some humans tolerate me, like me even, but they live too far away... I wish I could be with them.

However, this is no longer the case. Past human friends have betrayed me, apart from one. I have no true desires to befriend humans. As my grandmother once told me, I'm "too monstrous and hostile" for friends. I'm to monstrous for everyone. I'm too monstrous for myself. The human body I reside in is just a defense from the humans around me. I feel no true, meaningful attachment to this body.

I am the metaphorical version of a kitten that wasn't socialized. I cannot connect with others. I do not connect with others. I'm not meant to. I am designed for solitude.

I'm just a creature who's strange. I know I should care not of what others think, and yet I still do. I care because I am afraid. I am still afraid of humans my own age, especially women. If I could get everything I needed without leaving this house, the world would never see me again.

I am such an irrational thing. Here I am, a potential gynephobe who's a lesbian being encroached upon by a beast. Here I am, knowing most people don't care about me, yet I still care enough in case they press record again. Humans could be nice, but I must distrust them for my safety. They'll never know me well enough to know this. I must make sure of it.

I feel it has gotten so hopeless that my younger sister feels that she needs to intervene. She does a lot of talking for me. She pulls at my arms to try and get me to speak with humans. Even if it was a joke, it made me realize how hopelessly helpless I am. She feels I speak to no one, and she is right.

Worst of all, I know that I must change. Eventually I'm going to have to provide for myself. I don't wish to tell mother of my beastly affliction, though I have no reason not to. I suppose I am a cautious beast. How cautious is too cautious I wonder?

The beastly affliction is affecting major parts of my life. I remain in the cave all day. I speak to no outsiders. I rely on my little sister too much. My mother says she feels she has failed me. I do not wish to be a defective child. I do not wish to be a beast. I wish I could cry beastly golden tears until I'm washed clean of my beastly essences.

I am a pathetic beast. I am not strong. I am a lowly creature. I am a strange thing that cannot be understood. I shall forever remain a beast, and society shall forever hate me.

I feel I am stuck in place. I don't often think about my beastliness, but when I do it feels paralyzing. I don't know what to make of it. I don't know if it will change. I turn 20 in three days and I'm still the beast from when I was 16. I'm still the monster, I feel I forever will be. I feel the world has gone one without me, but I'm fine with that. I know nothing else at this point.

#pov you're a beast expressing how you feel after being ostracized and excluded from society‚ especially as a child #but irl im AM this beast and have been for nearly four years #all because my grandmother told me that I would be hostile and monstrous in tone for the rest of my life #and she's right because my autistic beastly ass could never sound like a pleasant human ever #and ive never talked about the possible gynephobia because ill likely be labeled a sexist #and I don't need any more reasons for humans to hate me #no i don't look like the beast i am on the outside‚ but there are days where I sure as hell feel it #most of the time I feel like im just some person‚ but other days‚ im a beast (and a father pathetic one at that) #so yeah‚ this is about me #im the beast in this 'letter' #bluey's miscellaneous posts #bluey's nonsense #bluey's beastly hours #bluey's vents #bluey's long posts #bluey's life #bluey's serious stuff #bluey's actual life #bluey's rambling #abluehappyface

[bandedbulbussnarfblat]

one thing i think the fandom fails to acknowledge is lestat's racism. like, no, he does literally think black are beneath him. he's not nazi racist, he's just regular racist. like in the way he refuses to try to see how race very much has an impact in the way louis lives. he just assumes that as a vampire, he's beyond that. and refusing to acknowledge that doesn't just make him a shitty boyfriend, it's racist. bc race literally affects every aspect of a person's life. it's racist the same way those 'color-blind' people are racist.

#this post is going to get me hate #i can feel it #tbh i think a lot of the problem with fandom is that they don't consider certain things or people as racist unless they're a cartoon villai #it has to be fucking in your face to really be acknowledged #when real life racism is a lot more subtle than that most of the time #but i'm white and i grew up in the south #i know how to clock racism when i see it bc other white people feel safe enough to show it to me #i have extended family members i avoid bc they're racist #along with the homophobes and transphobes and sexists #i'm basically surrounded by conservative christians in my very red county #what i'm saying is i know racism when i see it dammit

[fayesdiary]

Was bored and curious, so I made this diagram of how women in Echoes get treated as Scientific Research™

Some interesting information:

Of all the 20 named female characters, 11 of them get kidnapped at one point in the story (12 if you count Faye getting taken hostage by Slayde in the Prologue, but it's a bit of a Gray area hence why she's only partially in the Kidnapped section). That's over half of them holy shit, and not even the goddesses are safe from being put into jail

He's not in the graph since he's a man, but Jesse is the only male character who gets captured. Jesse is trans confirmed?

Delthea is the only woman who gets brainwashed but survives the plot (provided you don't kill her), unsuprising since she's the only brainwashed character who doesn't turn into a Witch.

Mae and Genny are the only lucky Valentian women who don't get Kaga'd at any point. And Sonya too, if you believe she doesn't turn into a Witch in her epilogue.

Celica proves herself to be the quintessential Valentian woman, getting herself captured, brainwashed and killed in rapid succession. Good thing she didn't die after getting killed.

So in conclusion, Valentia desperately needs a feminist movement

#fire emblem #fire emblem echoes #fire emblem echoes shadows of valentia #fe15 #feh talk #too many to tag #and this is just in universe #if we start analyzing their roles in the story the whole deal is even worse #what with most of them being satellite characters for the man #and i'd say most of it is due to being a remake of a 30+ year old game but echoes added a bunch of new shit #you know like faye and rinea and the whole deal with conrad... #but i mean we've established that echoes is a pretty sexist game multiple times by now

[welcometogrouchland]

Also in the replies of the Steph concept art on twitter announcing she was gonna be in a new project at DC (posted by Travis Mercer), there were at least 3 comments saying "will Tim be there?" I don't care how hard you ship timsteph I'm exploding you with my eyeballs if you do that on my girls post again

#ramblings of a lunatic #taking a step back to acknowledge that my stanning may be getting overzealous #but then again I'm not in ppls quotes or replies I'm vagueing on an entirely different website with no relevant tags. it could be worse #anyway I know tims had it rough these past couple of months ever since zdarsky shifted focus of the batman title to have less tim #but it still feels. idk. just a wee bit uninspired to act like steph can't go two steps without tim being behind her #im ngl i like timsteph when they're cute but timsteph twitter has been. pissing me off a tad lately #the refusal to acknowledge the sexism in dixons robin run and how it impacts stephs writing and their relationships writing #the refusal to acknowledge tims occasional condescension and hypocrisy when it comes to stephs vigilantism #seemingly only wanting her to be spoiler when he wants her around and telling her to give it up most of the time #also the constant disrespect of stephs batgirl era on there weirdly enough? #I've harped on about this on main and in drafts but despite it's flaws it's a good turn for stephs character #she's the focus she gets development (an upward trajectory! which had previously been unheard of for her! bc she did have flaws as spoiler- #-its just that both writers and characters alike seemed to arbitrarily decide she didn't have the capacity to grow past them! but she did!) #hell i saw a BIZARRE take today i just have to bitch about #which was them saying that Batgirl was a ''heteronormative mask'' steph put on #with spoiler being her more authentic self (and this being paralleled to gender expression with stephs isolation from the batfam as spoiler- #-showing how she ''wasnt like them'') #which. I'm not denying you the view that spoiler has a certain genderific swag to her but the needless dragging of her batgirl persona #steph got treated badly as spoiler bc she was A Girl. it's genuinely that simple dixon felt batman and robin would never stand for a girl- #-running around doing the things they did and would need to chivalrously stop her. he's gone on record saying this #she's constantly getting belittled by mostly men (cass also dismisses her but it feels distinctly less gendered) #and in the end it's barbara who learns to give steph a second chance despite her mistakes and they have a positive relationship #something ppl are quick to dismiss as being in and of itself sexist bc they're pairing the two girls off together #as if batgirl isn't a legacy and as if babs and steph don't have parallels in their resilience and refusal to accept when ppl tell them no #for better and for worse!! #like. idk how you took the strongest feminist element in that comic (bc there are elements of sexism here and there! 2009 n all) #and somehow turn it into ''heteronormativity'' YOU PPL ARE JUST SAYING WORDS AT THIS POINT!!! #anyway. someone take away my internet access

[jynjackets]

Sorry to ask but why did you call Adria sexist? What has she done?

I don’t mind the question. I think it’s important to back up my claims so here we go.

If you watch her interviews, she's weirdly consistent about this really odd opinion she has about women.

Here she basically says men and women have different attributes when it comes to strength and toughness (which is sexist). Talking about her character that is known to "talk like a woman, walk like a woman," I don't even know what this means. But it comes off that she thinks there exists a single way a woman should act. Her character being a typical feminine-damsel type also implies her preference for this stereotype.

Reading through her other interviews she has a very narrow idea of what a woman should be, especially when it comes to ‘taking care of men’ and whatnot. I want to be clear it is one thing with having personal preferences to how you want your female characters to be presented, which is totally fine, preference is preference. But why this is problematic and moves past mere preferences is because she is saying one is better than the other. That women should be represented in this certain way.

She's done this not with just her latest character, but a lot of them.

Here she says her character is a "real woman" implying that there is a way to be an authentic woman as opposed to an inferior type. She also implies that her character is a real woman because she takes care of people. I don't feel the need to explain the issue with idealizing this.

It's again, her weird notion there's a difference between "tough" and "strong". Here she adds that women should 'own their femininity,' as if the opposite is what women are experiencing.

Not that this completely applies but it’s common for women who perceive other women to be adopting too ‘boyish’ of traits, to believe they are misogynists and rejecting their own kind. But this generally isn’t true— and the real issue with this is that it’s actually those that show conventionally masculine traits that are typically a minority and/or marginalized across women. Studs, butches, and tomboys helped pave the way and redefined culture for all women. In reality, they can be considered the epitome of feminism – proving that you don’t have to look, think, or act “like a woman” to be a woman.

It's, again, fine she may have had a preference. But to make a whole career where women are meant to be portrayed a certain way is such a red flag for me. Especially when she likens herself to them.

The rest of her snippets, to be very honest, it's just a bad fucking vibe I get from her, man. Like why would you say this?

and this?

"Sexist," one might say, might be a rather strong claim for someone who may, arguably, insist on a certain portrayal for women?

No, it fits because not only is this "preference" already largely overrepresented in media, but there are several ways of being sexist. The actress especially is exhibiting what is known as benevolent sexism, a more socially accepted form of sexism prevalent among both men and women.

Examples of benevolent sexism include:

basing a woman’s value on her role as a mother, wife, or girlfriend

focusing attention and praise on someone’s appearance rather than their other attributes

believing that people should not do things for themselves, such as manage money or drive a car, because of their gender

A lot of these can be done without intentional malice very easily! It could be seen as a complement telling someone "wow! I love your braids and lipstick, you really look like a real woman," or "my character is special and great because she is such a good friend and so loyal to this male character" without adding anything else. These, no matter the intent, are still very stupid and sexist to say.

I guess it's important to note where I am coming from and it is that I fucking hate toxic radfems. I hate how lesbian spaces drown out studs and mascs. I hate terfs and people who gatekeep identities because a certain representation isn't good enough for them. And while this actress's crimes are likely a misdemeanor compared to these awful gatekeepers, I cannot stand the stupidity of any hint of lateral violence. Especially when you’re relatively rich and famous you have a responsibility to not hold people back.

I can see that for others it’s not a big deal, hence “socially acceptable”. But it’s ideas she spouts like these that are poisonous to progress. The point should be that there should be no expectation for women. You can be anything you want because you want to. It's when I see comments to the things she says that make my blood boil like “yea! I love women who aren't so in our face ” (aka I don't want female characters with agency or opinions or as the lead) or “this is what a real woman is, sensual and feminine” (aka sexualized, long hair, tits, and ass).

I’m not above giving her the benefit of the doubt that she’s just kind of dumb. Like she’s not out here with a tradfem agenda or whatever. Outside of sexism she’s just bad at explaining anything. This is the last time I’ll probably criticize this woman because I already blocked her tag and she’s a flop anyway so she's easily ignorable. I really hate hating on women because they’re criticized enough, but there is a standard to be met when it comes to being aware and respectful. I wish I was cherry picking but I found all these interviews in like a 20 minute Google search and that's pretty damn telling of her career. She's also like 30 something years old. It's difficult watching a full adult infantilize her own character or see people believe she's "just naïve" when you can just say that they're being sexist.

#this is the last time I'll talk about her though #tw sexism #so to be clear tony is also sexist lol if that wasn't obvious #but I hate men so I just ignore most of them #there are many actresses who go through this but don't say weird stuff like this #critical #anon asks #sorry I never learned how to edit and make the longest rants #anti adria arjona #bix caleen #martine bancroft

[kyouka-supremacy]

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#So............... No Akutagawa #Little more to add. I can't wait to see where Dostoyevsky's backstory is going but there's still little to comment on #When they mentioned Rome I was like 👀👀👀👀👀 #Time for my greatest fear to become reality? (Twinkified anime character Dante Alighieri) #I used to think “oh no I don't want Dostoyevsky to be immortal because then I won't be able to ship fyo/zai :((( ” #But now that it happened I'm very indifferent to it lol like. #Dating an immortal human (?) being won't make it even to the top ten weirdest things Dazai has done #It's interesting to see Dostoyevsky had a previous contact with Bram. I wouldn't have imagined they knew each other before. #And then they met again and Bram is a popsicle. Ahah. Dostoyevsky must have been like. Serves you right. #What else. The whole Fukuchi deal is... Eh #Teruko's whole role in this chapter is something of the most sexist thing the author could muster #But like. Okay. We are not talking about this I guess #random rambles

[sskk-manifesto]

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#Aah I have so many thoughts concerning this episode #First of all: that I can think of Lucy really is the character that grew the most on me. #I remember I really didn't feel strongly for her the first time I watched and through the first year or so‚ #even after finishing reading the manga‚ but now I really like her a lot and feel strong sympathy for her!! #Second. I remember the first time watching I found Fitzgerald's portrayal really distatsteful... #Like I get there's a whole deal of the usa's economic power having destroyed literal countries. #And Japanese people are rightfully enraged at them. #And I get there's a whole deal of cultural colonization made by the usa of half the world #That said. I don't like countries stereotypes in general no matter the country. I believe it's harmful to enable stereotypes full stop. #Moreso in bsd where a lot of it feels to me like “Our country is the best and all other countries are bad / evil / lesser” #(Again like. There IS an issue with how every single foreign character is a villain if you ask me) #(And this is coming from someone who's not from the usa nor feels particular kinship with it. #Just to clarify that I shouldn't be holding preceding bias. Again I just dislike stereotypes in general‚ the country doesn't matter) #Third I LOVE Lucy's va they're sooooo good!!!! I adore them in p/p voicing Akane– #and it's extraordinary to see them voice a villain in this episode. I love them so so much they're so good at what they do #Fourth I remember the first time watching the episode it was immensely amusing how between Akutagawa and Lucy‚ #it really felt like everyone was trying to make a competition with Atsushi on who had the most miserable orphan life. Like guys‚ wtf 😂😂 #Fifth another thing that bugged me MASSIVELY was Lucy's reaction to Mori like… What even is that……… #Idk it's probably not a big deal and it's probably just an issue with me but. #It's just that in the context of bsd already being plenty sexist everywhere you look. #You have a female character who's evidently got the upper hand‚ in her own reign‚ with a super powerful ability– #facing a defenseless male character. And yet the male character is implied to win due to the power of his……… Frightening stare. #Like you DO get why it irks me right. One thing would have been if that was an ability he had‚ #but also the way it only seems to effect Lucy… To me it really adds to a rhetoric of women being more frail / easily scared– #because it's not like Mori was ever able to use his special move: scary look™ on anyone else #So y'know :/// #That's it. Atsushi and Kyouka were super cute <333 #random rambles

[fireemblems24]

Yeah, Echoes does Celica really dirty especially that moment in Act 5. Like somehow they completely eradicate whatever agency she had compared to Gaiden. On that note, I read that Kusakihara, the director of Echoes, apparently saw Celica as a "supportive girlfriend" and the moments where she's in conflict with Alm are apparently supposed to be seen as "girl gets mad and boy has no idea why girl is upset, just like real life".

You mean the people in the writer's room were sexist! I'm shocked, just shocked I tell you. /s (just in case)

I agree about Celica though. I feel like sexist writing kept her from reaching her potential. She has a lot going for her, but she keeps getting punished because Alm must always be right.

#fire emblem #fire emblem echoes #shadows of valentia #honestly this game is possibly the most sexist one in the series #it's one of the few times the sexism was so bad it got in the way of my enjoyment