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at what point are we good enough? / from penny @ ghoulsplay

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at what point are we good enough?

khione doesn't know. what she does know is that for all her power, and penny's, too, sky high is still a predominantly white institution. sky u, as well.

at what point are we good enough?

she, magenta, penny, ethan. they have to work twice, no thrice, as hard in order to get the recognition that other people like will and layla get. and that's not even speaking of the fact that will is a third-gen and therefore, a shoe-in for almost every superhero team after school (if he doesn't create his own first).

(as much as she loves them and she loves them dearly, it's true. they'll have an easier time. it's all optics. it is the way it is.)

at what point are we good enough?

it's pretty much a miracle that the vanguard is primarily made up of people of color, now that she's thinking about it.

"that depends, do you want the optimistic version---" which is that they may be good enough for some and, at the same time, not be good enough for the other regular folks out there on any given day, but that it doesn't matter because they're good enough for themselves. "---or the pessimistic version?" which is that they'll never be good enough, and all for something they're born with: the color of their skin.

"mother always says that we're good enough when we spin the stories - when we control the narrative. why do you think she's constantly out there giving interviews, doing talkshows, going into her fourth reality tv season? it's all about the eyes; they're windows to the souls. it's all about how people see you and if they see you in a favorable light, there's nothing you can't come back from."