#why draw white when im having a big asian feel... am i right

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tbh you are so real for talking about the misogyny targeted to mei & other women in the lmk fandom. in general its like people only value mei as: a: the wingman to some basic mlm ship or b: macaque 2.0. its honestly crazy how so many male side characters overshadow her in the fanbase despite not even having a FRACTION of her screen time. idk chat i feel like the reason people dont care about mei but care about some random male side/background character is less because they're inherently more likeable but because some of you view women as inherently less likable. and everyone is always like "mei is so girlboss pussy cunt slay shes the only reason theyre still alive because she keeps them safe from their silly boy shennanigans shes their ultimate wingman shes so badass shes their lesbian best friend i totally paid attention to her when i watched this show LOL" and even ignoring the obvious misogyny here (ie. how people reduce her to being the male characters babysitter) its like... okay... i know mei is cool & badass already... could you name literally ANY other character trait she has. like people just value her as being "the braincell" who can get red son and mk together or something stupid and its like are we having fun still is this still fun. literally every day i go into the mei tag its like "look at mei shes red sons wifey and shes vaguely in the background of this drawing of red son and mk staring into each others eyes #trafficlighttrio am i right oh look shes macaques niece now this post is about ao lie why is it in the mei tag"

and thats literally JUST talking about mei and it doesnt even begin to cover the other female characters. chang'e constantly gets reduced to being red sons aunt/mom/big sister despite them like. not having any actual interactions in the show. lady bone demon constantly gets overshadowed by her minion who has like 2 seconds of screen time, or she gets made into a cartoonishly abusive madwoman who people call lady bitch demon. just in general people act like shes a horrible person for like. being a villain. liks yeah the trying to destroy everything was bad but also she was an antagonist and thats what antagonists do LOL. spider queen gets completely ignored. princess iron fan gets made into a cartoonishly abusive mother so that way red son can have a poor angsty backstory and some male character (usually nezha, macaque, swk) can take care of him.

(also theres just a great deal of ethnocentrism in the lmk fanbase? like im white so take what İ say here with a grain of salt but so many people will misconstrue aspects of chinese culture for their own personal hcs. people will say male characters are transfem or nonbinary while completely ignoring the time period/culture their from where thats the norm. like yippee youve implied that an east asian man is feminine/emasculine because he has long hair. how do you not see the negative connotations with this. people also turn pif (& lbd to an extent) into a dragon lady which obviously has negative racial connotations lol.)

anyway this is where my unhinged rambling ends have a good day have a good night İ had more to say here but İ reached the text limit. İ dont see a lot of people talk about the misogyny thats prevalent in the lmk fanbase so İm glad youre pointing it out lol.

Yeah, I totally hear you. The lmk fandom has plenty of issues with misogyny and, like you said, ethnocentrism. It's definitely something worth having a discussion about, along with these issues in fandom as a whole.

#you seriously hit the nail on the head anon #(feel free to rant more! I appreciated reading yer thoughts) #tbh I think it's the purity culture like #If LBD and SQ were men. They'd be so popular it's not even funny #But because they're women. And women can't be flawed #(or their flaws are harder to justify- unlike a male character like Wukong. So they're a ''bitch'') #But don't worry! There's one girl character we can girlbossify and ignore all of those pesky flaws and characteristics!!! #I'm so sorry Mei #You're not a support character for spicynoodles to me #you're literally so insane about MK it's not even funny #she's going to become my fav character out of spite on god #when she was like ''what's the point of having power if you won't use it?'' #and azure was like ''i did not sacrifice everything to be an idle deity'' #And 1x03 was about her using her family sword (her power) to protect her house #And Azure used his sword (his power) to protect the world #And when Mei modeled her sword after Azure's (and now he's dead) #and when- *gets shot* #also Mei doesn't even have the fucking braincell #None of them have the braincell #They're all dummies. They're all scrambling around doing their god damn best #A main theme is the fact that no one knows what they're doing. Like #idk #lmk #lego monkie kid #torment nexus #asks #anon #lmk Mei

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speculating what the s8 islanders will look like as an excuse to draw lol idk why im not going in order here's the sports physiologist

ok so obviously my art style is a bit simpler than the game's and I didn't take a ton of time to render it but I think the elements are there and here's my reasoning (warning this is long lol)

the disclaimer is I read the application once and then started drawing so I think in my head I got it confused and thought this was gonna be the Bobby/Rafael cutesy fun guy of the season and rereading it now I realize I am wrong, but I still stand by certain choices.

Sports physio/cycling thing was a big thing for this. I think he shouldn't have very defined abs but the game will draw him like that. Cyclers tend to have skinnier torsos but bigger thighs/legs and I didn't draw the legs bc I'm lazy but know that in my head, he's got thick thighs. I didn't draw him with like a huge chest or arms also because of that, but because it's still LITG, he does have some definition on his arms, just not a lot. I really think I could see this guy working in sports physio.

And because he takes care of people for a living and is the "big romantic," I think he needs to look very charming, to a point where he's almost disarming. (This is where I got it in my head that he's the Bobby/Raf of the group bc lover boy vibes. Personality wise he feels like Rohan imo who is similar). Therefore I drew a lot of his features as very soft (softer jawline, fleshier nose) but also just big round eyes to draw you in. I looked at Tyrique from love island season 10 for a bit of inspo because I think he's got such a pretty face but still is pretty masculine, and he has big round eyes so that's why I did that.

I also decided on curly hair, in part because of my confusion with Bobby/Rafael, but also I think it adds to the charm because it's clearly styled but tries to look effortless. I used a younger picture of Dev Patel for it. That's also why he has a little bit of facial hair to help age him up but also works with the aesthetic I was going for. The piercings are fully a self indulgent add-in, I just it's attractive.

Ok so this is where it gets confusing because I did intially draw some sharper features on him and had a different color palette for his skin and hair. I was imagining him as "spicy white" just because Bobby and Raf are mixed so they would change it up just slightly for this guy. I think nothing that's too contrasting to make him look brooding like Joyo. So initially this was definitively a tanned white guy with curly reddish brown hair, some facial hair, and a defined nose, and then I was like this is really close to Rocco. So I changed some features and some colors and here we are now at ethnically ambiguous? I'm not gonna think too hard about the ethnicity of this character because this is fake and it's fusebox's problem when they release the real character.

Looking back, if I redrew the character, I'd go for full or half South Asian just because I did use dev patel as a hair reference. But also maybe just hopeful because aside from Angie, the other South Asian rep in recent memory I can think of is Marshall (messy), Ozzy (messier), and Suresh (messiest), so I just think we should get a cute one. (also Priya, Rohan, and Arjun who aren't nearly as bad but only one of those is a LI and they're sort of dead right now so)

anyway overall the process of drawing him was kind of a mess because I had confused some things in my head and like I said, was accidentally drawing Rocco (underrated design btw) but this was the first one I did and I don't think I'm right, this is just a fun little activity for me and he's the first one I drew so I wasn't very sure about a lot of things.

so if you read this far congrats for getting though my ramblings. The next ones I'm doing aren't nearly as complicated 😂😂

#mixed feelings about my prediction here but it's fine #im wary about tagging this for s8 bc its not canon its just speculation buuuuuut #litg s8 #speculation #litg #firefighter next and by firefighter i mean gary/alex fusion

[legends-live-in-memories]

I Have Too Many Opinions. ep. 1

lmao. i got encouragement to post my opinions on fandom things and now i want to make a miniseries doing just that. so here i am. doing just that.

im putting it under the cut cuz this was 4 whole pages including the disclaimer. yes i put a disclaimer and i explain why.

Anyways, here is the first piece in what inevitably will become fandom info dump, this time on thomas astruc’s writing on miraculous ladybug. but only some of my opinions cuz we would be here all day otherwise.

So… a disclaimer before I begin… 

I do not hate Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Chat Noir (yes i'm using their government name). I am quite a fan of the show actually despite its faults. I am also older than the intended audience but was obviously younger when the show first aired which is how my interest was piqued (the fact that its been 6 years and only 3 seasons says more about the show than me being a fan for that amount of time but also i never want to rush content creators cuz they're doing their best) and due to my age, there will be inherent bias in my approach of what i'm about to say as there is in EVERY opinion. The fact that it is an opinion should imply the presence of bias but most people tend to lack the critical thinking skills required to draw that conclusion ANYWAYS…

If I did hate the show I would not have this blog nor would I be even writing this because i tend to not give more than 2 seconds of thought to things i actively dislike (some of yall should give this a try) and i'm allowed to like things that are designed for an audience that i was originally a part of but grew out of. (I don't suddenly stop liking things because I'm older despite what many younger fans seem to believe about older audiences. I also don't need to be ‘allowed’ to do anything cuz i wasn't asking for permission anyways.)

This will not be character bashing, astruc bashing nor fandom bashing cuz, again, that would imply i hate any of those elements and if i did, i would not dedicate brainpower to them. Analyses and criticisms of media are fun and engaging and required if you wish to produce good enjoyable content. Now most of this should be already assumed and self-explanatory but people on the internet like to play morality roulette roll dice on purity culture and I rather have documentation that I am in fact not bullying fictional 14 year olds or a grown man. But alas, people get trigger happy whenever someone has less than 1000000% positive opinions on something they like and will throw out words they can't define (gaslight, baiting, toxic, problematic, gatekeep etc) in an attempt to defend their blind devotion, 

which is not needed, if you like something you never have to defend it, even if i don't like it. If you respond to anything I post saying you disagree with me, I will not argue with you. I won't debate back and forth and try to convince you that the things you like are wrong. Unless you are being absolutely tone deaf to what i'm saying, you wont get a negative reaction from me. So don't try to fish for a fight. Please. I got metaphorical hands for days and I'm mean, you don't want me hurting your feelings on the internet. Do yourself the favour. Difference of opinion is how we get diversification in media and is inherently a good thing. Now that that's out of the way, please don't ever let me have to say that again. I beg.

Now onto the fun stuff

I didn't know what I wanted as a first topic so my trusty internet friend @moonlitceleste suggested astruc’s writing… 

AND BOI do i got some opinions on ole tommy boi. Again I don't hate the dude. In fact, he has worked on a few shows that had defined my childhood, including but not limited to W.I.T.C.H. (all eps available on youtube for those interested, 2 seasons, general fun time all around).

So I don't think he’s scum of the earth but I do think his approach to writing mlb specifically has more misses than hits.

The first big miss is that he has no idea how to write 14 year old girls. At all. Almost every girl he has ever written feels like some terrible archetype built entirely for marketability and childish projection and pubescent self-insert (kind of). He has never been a 14 year old girl. I have. In fact when the show first aired, I WAS around the (assumed) age of the mlb characters. The behaviour he passes off as quirky or awkward or just the character’s genuine personality tend to perpetuate harmful stereotypes of teen girls found in the media and are never actually addressed as harmful. they just get swept under the rug. Marinette’s exuberant collage of teen heart throb model boi Adrien Agreste and her very painful almost fan worship she has of him (which flip flops like a paper sandal in the rain) being portrayed as a cute school girl crush uwu, Chloe being the y7 Regina George, Alya being the token best friend of colour with her ‘sassy’ personality (i want y'all to imagine me eyerolling so hard i bust a vessel in my eye), Kagami being the very damaging Perfect Asian Child stereotype. And before y'all get on your dusty soap box and defend going on about “BUT IT'S FOR CHILDREN”,,,, know this.

 i don’t give a solid fuck. 

Not one. 

Children arent stupid. Children are always going to remember the richy bitchy blonde who bullies the art kid, and the big kid, and the shy kid, and the non white kids, and was only nice to her equally rich white friend who she probably had a crush on or was only ever civil to her equally white lapdog. They're going to remember the half asian girl who was never allowed to actually be asian or the only black girl who existed solely as a soundboard for enabling bad habits or chastising the main character for the same habits she enables in the first place (boi aint THAT a topic for later). Like do i really need to explain that alya chastising marinette for taking max’s spot in gamer just to play with adrien rings absolutely hollow when she actively encourages her to sabotage the contest she’s in just so Kagami doesn't win?? Like I don't have to explain that right?? Again kids arent stupid and its quite something that Mari gets chastised for proving herself the best video game player regardless of her intentions just cuz it comes at the expense of max’s feelings/ego but is actively encouraged to sabotage not only kagami but herself by extension cuz kagami is ‘competition.’ Adrien is not a trophy to be won. And no I don't expect 14 yrs old to be perfect and to always make good decisions but these decisions are never addressed as being bad decisions. they get swept under the rug cuz those decisions were necessary for the ‘plot’ but astruc can barely keep characterization consistent and his characters suffer for it and it's the same children you preach are watching it that suffer as well. Cuz guess what? I KNOW 14 yr olds aren't like that cuz i've been there done that (this is the last time i'm saying that i promise) so I know astruc is just metaphorically throwing darts to figure out who says and does what without consideration for pre established personalities to drive the stalemate plot along. The same kids you say are watching this don't know that that's not how preteens work and will absorb and internalize those dynamics like baking soda and vinegar. Cata-fucking-strophically. 

And I haven't even gotten to the boys yet. Which honestly doesn't require much explanation anyways cuz they suffer the same fate as the girls. Tired archetypes with nothing to give them life. Nino falls into Adrien’s person of colour token best friend who dates the female lead’s person of colour token best friend so they can have cute double dates uwu. Except the plot goes nowhere and we have no inclination of romantic development beyond moments that only act to actively convince me to anti ship the lovesquare (i don't want to do that so i self indulge in fanon that actually cares about the characters and plot. may i interest you in True Sight on AO3?). Max is the residential nerd but it doesn't matter (cuz he and everyone are dumbed down for the sake of ‘plot’), kim is the sports jock (which interestingly subverts the asian comedic relief stereotype but only barely) and luka is cute older guy ™ that wears black nail polish and is in a band. The point of all this is to say there is no depth in the characters. It's especially blatantly obvious with the characters astruc doesn't like (chloe). Again, it being a show for kids is not an excuse to be absolved of putting effort into the characters you make.

This is one of the biggest misses astruc has. I haven't even gone into all the nuances of this particular miss. And i havent gone into how that works against him in the plot either. Mostly because the plot itself hasn't gone anywhere and partially because I wanted to go into the plot (or lack thereof) separately as its own miss. 

AND BOI is it a miss. 

SO home boy astruc wanted to reap the benefits of a serial show with ‘engaging’ plot without putting in any of the work to make a linear storyline and relying on the episodic format for, again, marketability. You can't have the best of both worlds, you are not Avatar: The Last Airbender. Which btw has a lot less episodes and a desired end goal that didn't involve top dollar. Legend of Korra did but that's not the point and it had its failings with that too. I challenge you, tell me how many episodes actually contribute towards a plot point or introduce new thematic elements to the show? Can you name them? I can and I'm going to include the plot points that moved the story in some direction if only temporarily. Yes only temporarily for some of these and i will explain later. (if you're in the server you already saw this list *wink*)

25/26. Origins- self explanatory, the beginning of the story, 

24. Volpina- introduction of the grimoire and Master Fu (kind of) and no, Lila is not a plot point,

28. The Collector- proper introduction of Master Fu,

37. Sapotis- introduction of Rena Rouge,

41. Syren- introduction of new aquatic power ups,

44. Anansi- introduction of Carapace,

47. Frozer- introduction of new ice power ups,

48/49. Style Queen- introduction of Queen Bee,

51/52. Heroes’ Day- introduction of Mayura and mass akumatization,

66. Startrain- introduction of Pegasus,

67. Kwami Buster- Marinette wears multiple miraculouses,

68. Feast- backstory as to how the miraculouses were lost,

69. Ikari Gozen- introduction of Ryuko,

70. Timetagger- introduction of Bunnyx,

71. Party Crasher- introduction of Roi Singe and Viperion,

73. Chat Blanc- alternate timeline that essentially means nothing but got a reaction out of fans anyways (myself included)

 77/78. Love Eater/Battle of Miraculous- Marinette becomes guardian and other heroes lose their miraculous,

New York Special- other heroes exist and there is an American miraculous box,

That's 21 episodes. 21 out of a heaping 78 plus 2 specials. Everything else was just your typical akuma of the day episode and everything that happened outside that had no lasting consequences on the plot thanks to the miraculous status quo. Was it entertaining to watch Lila stir the plot of the class dynamic? Hell yeah. Too bad it meant nothing by the end of the episode cuz we were struck with miraculous status quo. She literally doesn't appear again until Heroes Day. that is from episodes 25 all the way to 51, she means nothing and yet she is treated with the severity of a b-villain/rival thing. She means nothing by the end of Volpina if I'm being honest. She is only relevant for 20 mins of episode time she’s in then it's back to magic status quo that undoes any shift in dynamics and relationships. It's like Spongebob who can't get his driver’s license. The worst part is I actually like Lila and I wish the story treated her with the seriousness we as an audience are expected to treat her with. Despite being painfully inconsequential by the end of each of the 3?? 4?? episodes she’s in, it's entertaining to watch a character create drama just because. 

Too bad it means nothing.

Astruc is constantly building up suspense to something ‘important’ only for it to not deliver and fans are constantly having the rug pulled out from under us. Oblivio teased us with a reveal only that gets undone cuz memory akuma. Chat Blanc teased us with romantic development but that gets undone cuz time travel bullshit. Feast introduced more miraculous lore and the history of the guardians but that means nothing by the next episode or ever (i'm not including any reference to the season 4 trailer cuz i've been around the block a few times and im familiar with this lil dancy dance). Heroes Day teased us with a possible future team of heroes but that gets undone in Battle of Miraculous cuz ????? why?? (here's why; astruc was having a jolly ole time letting us know how irredeemable Chloe is at the expense of shooting his own stagnant plot in the foot. Again, discussion for later.)

Too bad anything that slightly swerves off course from the akuma of the day gets undone or ignored. Too bad nothing has any lasting consequence. I mean, if anything did, the episodes would have had a consistent order and release schedule so im not scrambling to watch the leaked ep in Portuguese or something while the french dub is two episodes behind while the english version hasnt even been dubbed. I really wonder how he plans to conclude the show when he’s so afraid to step out of the corner he painted himself in.

Again, not going into nuances. If you want you can ask for more specifics (i doubt anyone would) but this is really just a slightly detailed general overview of my opinions on astruc’s writing. 

I was going to include another miss in his approach to this show but imma save that for another time. 

How’s that for a ‘first’ post?

#mlb #opinions my guy opinions #i dont wanna tag this as salt #but mlb criticisms and analyses #IHTMO #the hashtag for this series #thomas astruc #miraculous fandom #miraculous ladybug #miraculous: tales of ladybug and cat noir #yes the government name again #come get yall juice #miraculous

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this was written several weeks ago in response to asks i was receiving i am posting it now it is very long the longest i have ever made and it is not very well edited but here it is in this final essay i talk about how shitty rae is about black people in her writing as well as just me talking about how her writing sucks in general lets begin

hello everyone 

as you may know i have received a lot of anons in the last week or so about issues of racism in the beetlejuice community both just generally speaking and also within specific spaces 

i was very frustrated to not be getting the answers i wanted because i typically do not talk about what i do not see but in an effort to be better about discourse i went looking through discourse from before my time in the fandom and i also received some receipts and information from my followers and from some friends

keep in mind that the voices and thoughts of bipoc are not only incredibly important at all times but in this circumstance it is important that if a bipoc has something to add you listen and learn and be better

i admit that when this happened i wasnt aware of the extent of what occurred and im angry at myself for not doing more at that time and i want to work harder to make sure something like this doesnt go unnoticed again

im a hesitant to talk about months old discourse because i have been criticized for bringing up quote old new unquote but this is very important and i am willing to face whatever comes from to me

lets talk about this

content from our local racist idiot that may be months old but its important

putting my thoughts under a cut to spare the dash but before i begin obviously this is awful

lets fucking unpack this folks

right out the gate op states that she supports artistic freedom but then within a couple words she goes against that statement

being entirely canon compliant isnt artistic freedom and even so if this person has so much respect for canon they wouldnt be out here erasing lydias obvious disgust for beetlejuice in the movie or ignoring lydias age for the sake of shipping that shit isnt canon either 

also we love the quick jab at the musical there hilarious we love it dont we because god forbid a licensed and successful branch on a media have any standing in this conversation but whatever

now lets scroll down and talk about the term racebending

the term racebending was coined around 2009 in response to the avatar the last airbender movie a film in which the east asian races of the characters were erased by casting white actors in the three leading roles of aang sokka and katara 

whenever the term racebending is used in a negative light it is almost always a case of whitewashing like casting scarlett johansen in ghost in the shell or the casting of white actors of the prince of persia sands of time instead of iranian ones

this kind of racebending erases minorities from beeing seen in media and is wrong

all that being said however racebending has also been noted to have very positive after effects like the 1997 adaptation of cinderella or casting samuel jackson as nick fury in the marvel movies nick fury was originally a white guy can you even imagine

i read this piece from an academic that said quote writers can change the race and cultural specificity of central characters or pull a secondary character of color from the margins transforming them into the central protagonist unquote

racebending like the kind that rae is so heated about is the kind of creative freedom that leads to more representation of bipoc in media which will never be a bad thing ever no matter how pissy you get about it

designing a version of a character as a poc isnt serving to make them necessarily better it serves to give new perspective and perhaps the opportunity to connect even more deeply with a character it doesnt marginalize or erase white people it can uplift poc and if you think uplifting poc is wrong because it tears down white people or whatever youre a fucking moron and you need to get out of your podunk white folk town and see the real world

the numbers of times a bipoc particularly a bipoc that is also lgbt+ has been represented in media are dwarfed by what i as a white dude have seen myself represented in media is and that isnt okay that isnt equality and its something that should change not only in mainstream media but in fandom spaces as well

lets move down a bit further to the part about bullying straight people which is hilarious and lets also talk about the term fetishistic as well lets start with that

this person literally writes explicit pornography of a minor and an adult are we really going to let someone like that dictate what is and what isnt fetishistic

similarly to doing a positive racebend situation people may project lgbt+ headcanons on a character because its part of who they are and it helps them feel closer to the character and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that

depicting lgbt+ subject matter on existing characters isnt an inherently fetishistic action generally things only really become fetishistic when the media is being crafted and hyped by people who are outside of lgbt+ community for example how young teens used to flip a tit about yaoi or how chasers fetishize trans people

but drawing a character with top surgery scars or headcanoning them as trans is harmless and its just another way to interpret a character literally anone could be trans unless if their character bio says theyre cis and most of them dont go that deep so it really is open to interpretation and on the whole most creators encourage this sort of exploration because it is a good thing to get healthy representation out in the world

as for it being used to bully straights thats just funny i dont have anything else on that like if youre straight and you feel threatened and bullied because of someone headcanoning someone as anything that isnt cishet youre a fucking idiot and a weak baby idiot at that like the real world must fucking suck for you because lgbt+ people are everywhere and statistically a big chunk of your favorite characters arent cishet sorry be mad about it

lets roll down a bit further about the big meat of the issue which was when several artists were drawing interpretations of lydia as a black girl which i loved but clearly this person didnt love it because they have a very narrow and very racist and problematic view of what it means to be a black person

and before i move forward i must reiderate that i am a white person and you should listen to the thoughts of poc people like @fright-of-their-lives​ or @gender-chaotic it is not my place to explain what the black experience is like and it certainly isnt this persons either

implying that the story of a black person isnt worth telling unless if the character faces struggles like racism and prejudice is downright moronic 

why use the word kissable to describe a black persons lips now thats what i call fetishistic and its to another extreme if youre talking about a black version of lydia on top of that

the author of this post says herself that shes white so clearly shes the person whos an authority on the black experience and what it means to be a black person right am i reading that right or am i having a fucking conniption

how about allowing black characters to exist without having to struggle why cant a black version of lydia just be a goth teenager with a ghost problem who likes photography and is also black like she doesnt have to move to a hick town and get abused by racist folks she doesnt have to go through any more shit than she already goes through and if you honestly think thats the only way to tell a black persons story you need to get your brain cleaned

you know nothing about the complexities about being a black person and i dont either but you know wh odo black people who are doing black versions of canon characters they fucking know 

lets squiggle down just a bit further 

so the writer has issues with giving characters traits like a broad nose or larger lips if theyre a woman but if theyre a man suddenly its totally okay to go all ryan murphy ahs coven papa legba appropriation when approaching character design like are you fucking stupid do you hear yourself is that really how you see black men like what the fuck is wrong with you

none of the shit youre spewing takes bravery it takes ignorance and supreme levels of stupidity

do you really think you with your fic where a black lgbt+ woman is tortured and abused where you use the n word with a hard r to refer to her like that shits not okay its fucking depraved and yeah we know you love being shitty but like christ on a bike thats so much 

can we also talk about this

what the fuck is this fetishistic bull roar garbage calling this black character beyonce dressing her up in quote fuck me heels unquote are you are you seriously gonna write this and say its a shining example of how to write a black character youre basically saying ope here she is shes a sex icon haha im so progressive and i clealry understand the black experience hahahaha fuck you oh my god

on top of that theres a point where this character is only referred to as curly hair or the fact that the n word is used in the fic with the hard r like thats hands down not okay for you to use especially not in a manner like this jesus christ

oop heres a little more a sampling for you of the hell i am enduring in reading this drivel

oh boy lets put a leash on the angry black woman character lets put her in a leash and have the man imply hes a master like are you kidding me are you for real and what the fuck is with calling her shit like j lo and beyonce do you actually think thats clever at all are you just thinking of any poc that comes into your head for this 

also lydia fucking tells this girl that she shouldnt have lost her temper like she got fucking leashed im so tired why is this writing so problematic and also so bad

hold up before i lose my head lets look at some of her own comments on the matter of this character and what happens to her

hi hello youre just casually tossing the word lynch out there in the wide open world as if thats not a problem that is still real like are you fucking unhinged there have been multiple cases of this exact thing happening in our firepit of a country in the last five months alone like how can you still have shit like this up for people to read how can you be proud of work like this in this climate

and also what the fuck is that last bit 

what the actual fuck

i dont speak for black people as a white person but you do!? im sorry i had to get my punctuation out for that because wow thats fucking asinine just because one black person read your fic and didnt find the torture and abuse of your one black character abhorrant doesnt mean that the vast majority of people not only in the fandom but in the human population with decency are going to think its okay because its not 

i started this post hoping to be level headed and professional but jesus fucking christ this woman is something else white nationalism is alive and well folks and its name is rae

if you defend this woman you defend some truly abhorrant raecism

editors notes 

in order to get some perspective on these issues more fully some of the writing by the author was examined and on the whole it was pretty unreadable but i want to just call back to the very beginning of this essay where the person in question talked about holding canon in high regard but then in their writing they just go around giving people magic and shit and ignoring the end of the movie entirely like are you canon compliant or nah 

the writing doesnt even read like beetlejuice fanfic it reads as self indulgent fiction you could easily change the names and its just a bad fanfic from 2007

also can we talk about writing the lesbian character as an angry man hater like its 2020 dude and als olets touch on that girl on girl pandering while beetlejuice is just there like here we go fetishizing again wee

i cant find a way to work this into this already massive post but

im going to throw up

okay so thats a lot we have covered a lot today and im sure my ask box will regret it but this definitely should have been more picked apart when it happened

please feel free to add more to this i would love more perspectives than just my own.

#long post #racism #raecism #im so tired #thanks for reading

[whispersatdawn]

Hiii idk if you are still accepting nct dream ship requests but if you do here are my details🍄🧚🏻‍♀️

I am an ISFJ- A and a gemini with moon scorpio. I am 5'1" and the first born in my family so I like to be like babied or something or teased. I could say I am like a tsundere and my love language is physical touch and quality time mainly. I like sleeping a lot and gaming too omg im addicted with tps and fps games (idek how im the current valedictorian of my batch that has like 900 other students like bro how am i surviving). I am very quiet with people I dont know and like very loud with people I am comfy with. I am either very chill or chaotic and loud, no in between. I am very clumsy omg i literally get hurt at the most dumbest things and reasons (I actually got hurt rn just writing this). I am very rational and practical with almost everything. I cant do kitchen chores,man I can't even cook rice. im a bruh girl idek how girls are categorized into that but yeah bruh bro dude. For some reason, I am very much attracted to gemini and leos idem why. I am way too kind,if you like the person I love hell I would give him up for you because no way in hell they like me back or something. I tend to be friends with a lot of guys too lmao. also omg CUDDLES HUGS BACK HUGS NECK KISSES FOREHEAD KISSES OR SOMETHING jesus im a sucker for those i get flustered by those stuffs so much but i try to show it not as much omg. I help people a lot and tend to overwork myself and not pay attention to myself so like, a boyfriend is probably going to be a gamebuddy x babysitter ngl HAHAHAHAH. I can sing,rap,choreograph, do photography and videography, draw and paint,play instruments, first aid and emergency aids, and do a lot of sports basically everything (I was in multiple varsities ever since i was like in 6th grade).

With my physical traits and how I dress myself up:I am 5'1", I got like medium lighter skin(?), I got very much east asian features(as im asian lmao) but with wavy long hair and premature white hair. I am also a bit chubby but like with a flat stomach(does it even make any sense?) i think curvy is the right word. I like baggy shirts and just i guess pants? and like shoes and slippers. I do wear my vans like slippers 24/7. Honestly,I cant be bothered really dressing up. I dont really bring that much so its either i have a small shoulder bag,a wallet and usually i dont bring those. I straighten or curl my hair most of the time to fit the vibe of my outfit. I also like formal casual or office casual for myself. at hime tho,I usually have a tank top or a crop top and shorts or like a sleeping gown and shorts or my jerseys.

I guess thats it coz like its getting too lengthy,HAVE A GREAT DAY BBY😚😚😚

i ship you with renjun! ♡

you’re his babyyy. he’d find your clumsiness adorable, and it’d make him just want to take care of you even more. as an aries sun w/ a scorpio moon, it is possible that as soon as renjun feels that he can be vulnerable w/ you, he’s really passionate when in love & will have no problem showing you, so it’s likely you won’t need to question his sincerity. if you want skinship, he will give you all the cuddles, hugs & kisses <33 he loves it as much as you. renjun wouldn’t mind being your game buddy. honestly, he probably won’t be that good, but if you can teach him, then he’d be up for it!

& thank you! you have a great day, too, bb 💞 (also big congrats on being the current valedictorian in a class of 900; that’s a huge achievement! girrrl, my parents can only wish to have a daughter like that lmao 😭😭)

#nct #nct dream #nct ships #nct dream ships #kpop #kpop ships

[mademoisellesarcasme]

Okay I already wrote 11 questions and now I’ve been tagged in 2 more and should go to sleep but am going to answer them instead.

tagged by @and-back-to-normal-life

1. Describe your “aesthetic”. Ideally, punk-rock 50s housewife. @catefrankie says Im well on my way. :3

2. If you were to decorate a bedroom with Christmas lights, what kind would you use? Um, warm whites. Probably the long strings of warm white incandescent bulbs, with a few warm white LED stars thrown in (I love the stars so much). And if I could find a true purple, I’d use those, but I have no idea where to find True Purple lights... they’re all always just so pink. (maybe a Halloween sale...)

3. What is your favorite medium of art? Pen and ink is fastest for me (or graphite, I’ve got a good grasp on that), but I really do love working with fabrics. I just don’t really see them as art, I guess. Not in the same way. They’re never Art Pieces... just fun things.

4. What is something odd that you always seem to notice in people or yourself? Handedness! Always notice fellow lefties. Also whether or not people have rings or religious medals.

5. Tell me 5 things about you that make you YOU. Uhhhh. 1. Exceedingly enthusiastic and passionate. About EVERYTHING. 2. Opinionated. So much. Again, about everything. 3. Huge fuckin nerd. In the past three days, I have recommended Miraculous Ladybug to a coworker, recommended Sesame Street to a francophone lady learning English, and told another coworker about Claire Temple the Night Nurse and the context in which Claire Temple exists (a gloss, but still). Also, on my desk are many pieces of paper containing made-up language and alphabet things for my oldest friend’s book. Which I developed. For funzies. 4. Slightly obsessed with communication. I think that’s why I want to learn so many languages. 5. *~* a e s t h e t i c *~*

6. Your preferred color palette? Cool colours, with pops of red/pink. Also silver.

7. Who was the main person who taught you how to drive? Did they do a good job? My mom did lots of the groundwork, and @coruscanttojerusalem has taken on the lion’s share of actual driving time lately. Mom did pretty okay; he’s also doing pretty okay. He is much more patient.

8. How many different places have you lived? Which place do you identify with the most? What is a place you aspire to live in one day and why? I have lived in 4 places, now: North Carolina, 2 cities in upstate NY, and DC. I identify the most with the place where my parents live because that’s where I go when I say “I’m going home for [event].” I aspire to live on a cliff overlooking one of the Great Lakes... some day. SOME DAY.

9. What is something from your childhood imagination that you still get occasional deja vu about? Um... deja vu might not be the word, but I still believe in magic. It’s just way lower-key than my childhood obsession with fairies. (the Artemis Fowl series absolutely fueled that obsession.)

10. Tell me about a conversation you’ve had with God recently. How was it? How do you feel about it? Cella dear I have told you all the good ones lately, and they’re not worth publishing publicly. <3

11. What is your favorite kind of music to dance to, or jam out to? Anything I know how to dance to, which is almost any kind of music in a few set tempo ranges! Lately work has been playing lots of old jazz and swing numbers, and I get excited and miss dancing when I hear them.

---- and now the set from @theoneman-army

1. Are you tired right now? Why or why not? Yes. It’s 2am. 2. Is there someone who you can be a total fool around and you don’t have to worry about it? Oh absolutely. 3. What is something bothering you right now? How are you working to solve the problem? I am house-hunting AND job-hunting at the same time and it’s awful. I’m... doing whatever I can? Looking up houses? reaching out to people? following up on leads? etc etc? 4. Do you like cooking? What is your favorite thing to cook? Do people think you are a good cook? Yeah, when I have the time! I make a lot of fried rice or quasi-Asian meals because they’re pretty easy and involve lots of eggs, but I think I most like making dinners for guests. Doesn’t really matter what. Most people do think I am a good cook, I guess? 5. Are you allergic to anything? Um, I think mineral oil. 6. Who is someone you can go to to talk about anything going on in your life? How has this person changed you? Well, @coruscanttojerusalem and I have had a really close spiritual friendship for the past couple years, and the changes we’ve made on each other are kinda... drastic? I guess? in a positive way. He kinda kicked me in the butt and made me actually develop a spiritual life. I remind him of this, and of all the things I’ve learned along the way, constantly. 7. Are you a morning person or a night owl? Which do you want to be? When are you the most productive? Night owl; I’m perfectly happy with it, honestly. I’m most productive between 9 or 10pm and 3am. 8. Do you like road trips? when was the last time you went on vacation? Where was it to? Oh yeah, but only with the right people! I guess Texas was my last vacation, in January... I’m not sure I’ve had a real “vacation” in ... years, by now... 9. What are some of your favorite tv shows? Any reasons why they are your favorites? Definitely Avatar: the Last Airbender. It’s clever and heartwarming and has wonderful characters. Also Brooklyn 99, despite recently punching my heart in the face, because it also has amazing characters. Pushing Daisies is excellent... I dunno. Yeah. 10. Write something nice to an 8-year old you. Dear little E, Keep writing! Keep drawing! Keep being you! You’re awesome! You should believe that forever! Love, Big E 11. When was the last time you did something nice for someone, even if it was a small gesture? What was the reaction? Why do you think this reaction happened?  So you see, I work in retail. I often have opportunities to do something nice for people. Today I brought a regular her coffee even though she was planning on getting up and getting it herself. She looked very pleasantly surprised and told me she could come get it and I said it was no issue, did she see how dead it was? Which was true. It was pretty dead today. It’s not normal Starbucks service (bringing coffee to people) but it’s less uncommon than you think around my particular store (which specialises in hospitality as well as fancy-ass coffee). I do stuff like this a LOT because I realise I have one chance to make someone’s day better. I often give out compliments on outfits! That’s my favourite and easiest trick. Tell a girl her [outfit/aesthetic/ensemble/piece] looks nice, and she just lights right up.

I am so not doing eleven more questions I’m showering and going to sleep good night fellas

#taggy stuff

[saturnsovereign]

All of the asks!!!

Unusual Asks

Spotify, SoundCloud, or Pandora? Spotify

is your room messy or clean? mostly clean

what color are your eyes? brown almost black

do you like your name? why? eh, its weird but pretty uncommon so i don’t usually have to worry about sharing it

what is your relationship status? taken

describe your personality in 3 words or less tired gay dork

what color hair do you have? black

what kind of car do you drive? color? Rav4, dark grey

where do you shop? target 

how would you describe your style? i get clothes on and try to at least look decent

favorite social media account tumblr and maybe snapchat

what size bed do you have? twin in dorms, queen at home

any siblings? 2

if you can live anywhere in the world where would it be? why? probs back in the bay area, i miss the business there

favorite snapchat filter? i like the flower crown and like those greek ones with like the shiny crowns and stuff

favorite makeup brand(s) none really

how many times a week do you shower? 5 times

favorite tv show? rn its probably Lucifer

shoe size? 7-7.5 depending on brand

how tall are you? 5′2″

sandals or sneakers? sneakers

do you go to the gym? haha no

describe your dream date a date where we don’t have to worry about anything after 

how much money do you have in your wallet at the moment? $240 but i plan on depositing 200 in the bank later

what color socks are you wearing? white

how many pillows do you sleep with? three

do you have a job? what do you do? volunteer guard instructor

how many friends do you have? i can count maybe like on 2 hands

whats the worst thing you have ever done? i hurt my gf

whats your favorite candle scent? i like cucumber melon from when we used to sell candles for a fundraiser in my elementary school

3 favorite boy names Fabian, Santiago, idk

3 favorite girl names Bella 😉, Noelle, idk

favorite actor? the only dude that comes to mind is Drew Seeley and even then he’s not my favorite

favorite actress? Katie McGrath

who is your celebrity crush? Katie McGrath

favorite movie? Beauty and the Beast, Treasure Planet, Lovestruck

do you read a lot? whats your favorite book? not really anymore, 

money or brains? brains, then you can figure out how to handle money

do you have a nickname? what is it? Feliz Navidad

how many times have you been to the hospital? like once unless you count yearly appointments and stuff

top 10 favorite songs DJ Got Us Fallin in Love, The Nights, Say You Won’t Let Go, etc. 

do you take any medications daily? no

what is your skin type? (oily, dry, etc) its a bit on both oily and dry in different places

what is your biggest fear? fear of abandonment

how many kids do you want? maybe 2

whats your go to hair style? half up half down

what type of house do you live in? (big, small, etc) i mean i feel its big after living in an apartment for a while

who is your role model? dont have one tbh

what was the last compliment you received? this morning when my gf snapchatted me the usual ‘good morning beautiful’ snap

what was the last text you sent? “if you want to use additional sources you have to annotate them too 😒”

how old were you when you found out santa wasn’t real? i came from the philippines and they don’t really have a santa there when i was little so there wasn’t really a big reveal, just played along to get presents i guess

what is your dream car? a pick up

opinion on smoking? not for me

do you go to college? yeah

what is your dream job? i wanna be a billionaire from helping people somehow

would you rather live in rural areas or the suburbs? suburbs, i’ve lived and am living in a somewhat rural area and i like being close to them cities

do you take shampoo and conditioner bottles from hotels? haha yeah i’m asian ofc

do you have freckles? no

do you smile for pictures? yeah or else i just look weird

how many pictures do you have on your phone? 3,000+

have you ever peed in the woods? i can’t remember the last time i popped and squated

do you still watch cartoons? yeah

do you prefer chicken nuggets from Wendy’s or McDonalds? McDonalds my dude

Favorite dipping sauce? depends on what i’m eating

what do you wear to bed? a shirt and either a pajama bottom or shorts

have you ever won a spelling bee? no

what are your hobbies? calligraphy, drumming, (knitting)

can you draw? to an extent

do you play an instrument? drums

what was the last concert you saw? none really

tea or coffee? coffee

Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts? starbucks

do you want to get married? yes

what is your crush’s first and last initial? ahaha BJ

are you going to change your last name when you get married? maybe get it hyphenated

what color looks best on you? dark colors for me and maybe some white thrown in there

do you miss anyone right now? yeah

do you sleep with your door open or closed? closed

do you believe in ghosts? eh, yes and no

what is your biggest pet peeve? idk

last person you called`  my brother bc we were trying to figure out where he went in target

favorite ice cream flavor? rocky road

regular oreos or golden oreos? regular

chocolate or rainbow sprinkles? rainbow

what shirt are you wearing? class of 2017 shirt

what is your phone background? pic of my two best friends and me during my graduation

are you outgoing or shy? shy

do you like it when people play with your hair? only like one person

do you like your neighbors? i dont know them tbh

do you wash your face? at night? in the morning? morning and when i take a shower

have you ever been high? no

have you ever been drunk? nope but im curious

last thing you ate? burrito bowl

favorite lyrics right now none come to mind

summer or winter? winter

day or night? night

dark, milk, or white chocolate? all?

favorite month? don’t have one

what is your zodiac sign capricorn

who was the last person you cried in front of? i was crying in front of my gf bc i saw a video of a cat that was too cute last night.

Other ask bc i didn’t know which one you were referring to but imma do it anyway

1. Think of the last person who said I love you, do you think they meant it? yeah2. Would you date an 18-year-old at the age you are now? yeah3. When’s the last time you were aggravated and happy at the same time? a while ago4. Would you ever smile at a stranger? i do it bc i like awkward5. Is there someone mad because you’re dating/talking to the person you are? idk6. Have you heard a song that reminds you of someone today? i havent listened to anything today7. What exactly are you wearing right now? sweatshirt, shirt, pants8. How often do you listen to music? sometimes everyday, depends on my mood9. Do you wear jeans or sweats more? jeans10. Do you think your life will change dramatically before 2013? …yeah?11. Are you a social or an antisocial person? im antisocial12. Have you ever kissed someone whose name begins with the letter ‘A’? no13. What about ‘R’? no14. Can you drive a stick shift? nope15. Do you care if people talk badly about you? a bit 16. Are you going out of town soon? if you mean back home by friday yeah17. When was the last time you cried? see previous ask18. Have you ever told someone you loved them? yes19. If you could change your eye color, would you? idk i feel like any other eye color would just look weird on me20. Is there a boy who you would do absolutely everything for? no21. Name something you dislike about the day you’re having. i have to keep writing my papers22. Is it cute when guys kiss you on your forehead? when my girl does it yeah23. Are you dating the last person you talked to? no24. What are you sitting on right now? my bed25. Does anyone regularly (other than family) tell you they love you? yeah26. Have you ever wanted someone you couldn’t have? yeah27. Who was the last person you talked to before you went to bed last night? my gf28. Do you get a lot of colds? i get the occasional cold29. Where is the shirt you are wearing from? last year?30. Does anyone hate you? idk maybe31. Do you have any empty alcohol bottles hidden somewhere in your room? no32. Do you like watching scary movies? no33. Do you want your tongue pierced? no34. If you had to delete one year of your life completely, which would it be? idk they’ve been pretty important to my character so35. Did you have a dream last night? i dont remember it but yeah i think so36. When was the last time you told someone you loved them? a few hours ago, i texted my gf37. Do you think you’ll be married in 5 years? idk, we’d still be in college38. Do you think someone has feelings for you? i mean i hope she does39. Do you think someone is thinking about you right now? idk40. Did you have a good day yesterday? …eh41. Think back 2 months ago; were you in a relationship? yeah42. In the next 48 hours, will you hang out with a girl? yeah43. Has anyone told you they don’t want to ever lose you? yeah44. What’s the best part about school? friends and some sense of purpose45. Do you have any pictures on your Facebook? yes46. Do you ever pass notes to your friends in school? haha yeah47. Do you replay things that have happened in your head? oh boy do i48. Were you single over the last summer? no49. Is your life anything like it was two years ago? no, its changed drastically tbh50. What are you supposed to be doing right now? sleeping51. Do you hate the last guy you had a conversation with? no52. Are you nice to everyone? most of time i hope53. Have you ever liked someone you didn’t expect to? ha yeah54. Do you think you can last in a relationship for 6 months and not cheat? well yeah55. Are you good at hiding your feelings? …56. Do you think you like someone? i mean yeah my gf57. Have you kissed someone whose name starts with a ‘J’? oh haha yeah58. Do you prefer to be friends with girls or boys? girls59. Has anyone of your friends ever seen you cry? yeah over a movie60. Do you hate anyone? myself61. How’s your heart? its beating62. Is there something that happened in your past that you hate talking about? what happened last year before school started63. Have you ever cried over a guy? yeah64. Who is probably talking a load of crap about you right now? idk65. Are your toenails painted pink? nope66. Will your next kiss be a mistake? i don’t think so?67. Girls love it when boyfriends cry; correct? what?68. Have your pants ever fallen down in public? they weren’t pants but it was a kilt69. Who was the last person you were on the phone with? see above?70. How do you look right now? tired71. Do you have someone you can be your complete self around? yeah72. Can you commit to one person? yeah73. Do you have someone of the opposite sex you can tell everything to? no74. Have you ever felt replaced? oh yeah75. Did you wake up cranky? haha maybe bc i didn’t wanna get out of bed and face the world76. Are you a jealous person? :/77. Are relationships ever worth it? you gotta make them worth it78. Anyone you’re giving up on? i don’t think so?79. Currently wanting to see anyone? i can see people outside my window80. Name something you have to do tomorrow? college81. Last person you cried in front of? see above82. Is there someone you will never forget? my gf83. Do you think the person you have feelings for is protective of you? i think so?84. If the person you wish to be with were with you, what would you be doing right now? cuddling85. Are you over your past? never have been probably never will86. Have you ever liked one of your best friends of the opposite sex? well yeah87. Is there anyone you can tell EVERYTHING to? oh boy lord you wouldn’t want that88. If your first true love knocked on your door with apology and presents, would you accept? define first true love? if its my gf i’d accept her empty handed89. So, the last person you kissed just happens to arrive at your door at 3AM; do you let them in? yeah90. Have you ever liked someone who your friends hated? uh they eventually disliked her after i stopped liking her91. Will you be in a relationship in 2 months? hopefully92. Is there anyone you know with the name Michael? thats weird cuz no XD93. Have you ever kissed a Matthew? nope94. Were you in a relationship in January? How was it going? yeah, it was going95. Were you happy with the person you liked in March? yeah96. Don’t tell me lies, is the last person you texted attractive? the last person i texted other than my group chat is my gf and yeah i definitely find her attractive97. Who do you have texts from? my friends and family?98. If the person you like says they like someone else, what would you say? cool99. Have you ever kissed someone older than you? thats weird… no XD100. Who’s in your profile picture with you? tigger101. Ever kissed under fireworks? no actually102. Has anybody ever given you butterflies? yeah

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