“Black lives have always mattered, we have always been important, we have always met suffering, we have always succeeded, regardless. And now is the time. I ain’t waiting.”
- John Boyega
Okay, we need more gay/bi/pan/ace characters in the media we’ve all established that. It’s incredibly important. But I personally think we need a little more diversity in straight couples and mlw couples in general as well as queer couples and poly groups so can I please get:
A tomboy whose “makeover” consists of getting a tux and gel in her hair and goes to prom with her boyfriend in matching tuxes.
Interracial couples that don’t have a white person involved
The girl being taller than the guy and it not being played for comedy.
A double wedding with a straight couple and a gay couple
A best friend hanging out with a straight couple without being considered a “third wheel” or being part of a love triangle
A guy teaching his girlfriend how to use eyeliner. And let him like makeup without any jokes being made about his sexuality or masculinity
A couple where one of them is transgender and it’s just a fact that nobody makes a big deal out of
Both the bride and groom wearing dresses at the wedding.
An established straight couple that’s been together for some time just being a couple. No cheating. No drama. They communicate well and the story doesn’t take a detour for the relationship.
A person whose last relationship was with someone of the same sex and they’re the crazy ex and spying on the new partner that’s of the opposite sex or even have it be the other way around and nothing is brought up about the genders. It’s just normal jealousy tropes.
A non binary person that identifies as straight because that’s what they feel fits them best.
A straight couple where at least one of them is asexual.
A boy getting a makeover montage before he goes out on a fancy date.
Guys squealing and getting excited rather than acting all tough and manly when their buddy gets asked out by the prettiest girl in school.
A straight or bi person deciding that yeah they feel attraction, but relationships? Romance? Sex? Not for them.
And there’s a lot more I could think of. We don’t just need normal straight couples of the same ethnicity where the woman is one head shorter than the man and stupid cheating tropes and tomboys being turned into girly girls. There’s a world of possibilities out there and ways to show straight people how they can casually be friends with and in relationships with queer people too. I dunno. I just never see this particular thing being addressed.
Because we can all use a bit of good news, here’s how Vietnamese people are dealing with COVID-19:
“western media wont talk about this but the vietnamese government is helping citizens fight the coronavirus by offering free /proper/ meals for people in quarantine areas and free groceries/necessities for a whole neighborhood in lockdown”
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“- here people will be placed in quarantine due to travel history, showing symptoms or recent contact with current patients
- the neighborhood in lockdown is because the 17th patient, possibly a “super spreader”, resided there”
“some korean travelers are also in quarantine so they were given korean meals because what if they aren’t used to vietnamese food”
“i ran out of characters but this is also meant to poke fun at how the usa and some european nations respond to this outbreak, both their government and people. anw if you constantly think of countries in the global south with your shallow eurocentric bias then karma will get you.”
“Muting this now reach me through DM if you need to! Appreciate all the good sentiments”
“your gov may be shitty but extend your appreciation and support to doctors & healthcare workers on the frontline of this crisis! if you cant wear masks, wash hands often, avoid touching MEN (Mouth Eyes Nose), and avoid crowds (PLEASE). the system is in shambles so be proactive”
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“The Vietnam government makes sure the neighbors of the “super spreader” number 17th has enough food for 14 days. The citizens in quarantine be making friends, cleaning up the place together, giving out roses for women patients for International Women day, even fall in love lol~”
Black girls deserve to learn free from bias and stereotypes.
Most black girls experience this hatred at schools. And classmates are not the only problem, there is no support from teachers, too. That’s why they get so affected by their school experiences. Black kids deserve to be treated just like everybody else, they want to study, they want to learn something ,too. However due to prejudice they are 5 times more likely to be suspended than their white peers and it can ruin their lives forever. National Women’s Law Center created this video to change the situation. Join the movement to help black girls feel normal and get the same opportunities everybody else has.
In case anyone was wondering what Australia currently looks like.
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The burn area is currently 12.35 million hectares, compared to the Amazon Rainforest’s 2.24 million hectares, and the Californian fire’s 253,214 thousand hectares.
Our PM, Scott Morrison, has taken a holiday while the country he’s been tasked with running has burnt to the ground.
Just a reminder that if you haven’t written in a while, be that a day, a week, a month, or even a year, that doesn’t make you any less of a writer. Life happens, and if you need to take a break for a period of time that’s ok. Your writing project will always be there for you to come back to when you’re ready, whenever that may be <3