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reminder to fanfic writers that (unlike other unsolicited criticism) if you receive a comment informing you that a reference you made or word you used in your story is racist, that is a gift.
that’s somebody giving their time and knowledge and probably anxietying over how you the writer will react. it is a gift and you should treasure the fact that someone assumed you didn’t know and it was an honest mistake, and they cared enough to tell you, instead of saying yikes and moving on
responding graciously to that and fixing the problem is, like, the barest minimum necessary for good-faith conversations about racism in fandom to begin to happen
Oh and can we please talk about how in hospitals, interrogation rooms, psych wards and even schools the symptoms of mental illness are considered hostile/disrespectful/deserving of punishment
Refusing to make eye contact, grabbing at yourself, shaking, stuttering, twitching, whispering to yourself, fisted palms, pacing and so on are all considered “things bad kids do” or “things dangerous people do”
When really it’s just some the majority of mentally ill/ND people do?
my mom saw the episode with p'li and asked why she had a third eye tattoo like shiva (a hindu god) in as many words and if they talked about the meaning behind it
they dont...and this isnt the first time this has happened...
dont get me wrong...i love this show and i do think its for everyone to enjoy...just...
avatar isnt pronounced the way you think it is either ah vuh thar is somewhat closer
its a sanskrit word that means the incarnation of a god on earth
this is the same deal that bothers me (an understatement) all the time...like in crazy rich asians when the only south asians shown are the servants and guards
in a movie celebrating east asia...was that necessary?
atla shouldnt just pick and choose elements of asian culture and throw them in
atla shouldnt pretend that asia doesnt include south east and south asia when so many words and names are taken from it
tenzin names his son rohan that's my cousin's name
Useful for explaining sensory-related eating challenges…
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STEVE CAN’T SLEEP WHEN THERE’S ENEMIES AROUND IN MINECRAFT BUT HE CAN SLEEP WHEN BRAWLING IN SMASH BROTHERS IN CONCLUSION STEVE CONSIDERS THE CHARACTERS IN SMASH BROTHERS HIS FRIENDS THANK YOU