#black women deserve love

[feminineenergylife]

[luhvey-duhvey]

I need to speak on this because it’s happened far too many times and seems to be a recurring pattern with Fusebox.

It’s really shameful and disheartening to see how often Fusebox puts black women characters into couples with people that don’t actually like them, and proceeds to villainize them in the eyes of MC/other characters in the game.

We’ve seen it in S2 with Hope being loyal to Noah then getting disrespected by him when he confessed to MC in the end.

We’ve seen it with Grace in S6, sticking with Ozzy although he’s disrespected her and clearly wasted her time by staying with her when he was pining for MC all along. And even when he does tell her he’s not interested anymore, she does everything in her power to “win him over” instead of allowing her to rightfully look elsewhere for love.

And if you’re going the Jin route in S8, it happens with Luna. Jin doesn’t want her but he sticks around to spare her feelings. She embarrasses herself trying to win him over only to get booted off the show.

Next, they love to turn them into the “mean ones” by getting upset with MC/defending their relationship when romance (often initiated by the one they’re coupled up with) strikes.

Then they’re the enemy and everyone is waiting for them to be voted out of their game.

Yeah, sure, they’re just characters. It’s just a game. But it blows my mind, especially seeing this as a black player, that time and time again they’ve done this with the black women characters in the exact SAME way:

1. Couple with someone that’s not interested

2. argue/be a jerk to MC/refuse to take hints that their love interest doesn’t like them

3. do acrobatics to win said love interest over

4. get heartbroken, kicked off

If you’re going to put black women in your show, is it too much to ask them to be respected? To be deserving of a happy ending too? Reflect on how you’ve been representing black women, Fusebox.

Then do better.

[aurummarie]

[shewhotellsstories]

Among other things, it’s just the double standard for me. Two people can be sworn enemies and be shipped, people can be different species and be shipped, two people can be full blooded siblings and be shipped, two dudes who talk about their feelings with each other are shipped and seriously guys, more power to you. Go nuts. But ask yourselves why fandoms will get on board with just about any pairing on vibes alone, but only seem to suddenly become passionate about friendship when a Black girl’s involved. 

[vinnianlovesdinosaurs]

In defense of Rhaenyra Targaryen and Alicent Hightower.

Rhaenyra Targaryen - Named heir by her father King Viserys I Targaryen, Princess of Dragonstone, Mother of Jacaerys, Lucerys, Joffrey, Aegon III, and Viserys II.

Alicent Hightower - Wife of King Viserys I Targaryen, Lady of the Hightower, The Dowager Queen, Mother of Aegon II, Helaena, Aemond, and Daeron.

Rhaenyra Targaryen - Victim of grooming, sexism, domestic violence, and parental neglect.

Alicent Hightower - Victim of grooming, rape, underage and unconsensual marriage, sexism, and parental neglect and abuse.

Rhaenyra Targaryen - A woman who made mistakes.

Alicent Hightower - A woman who made mistakes.

Rhaenyra Targaryen - A devoted mother who would do anything for her children.

Alicent Hightower - A devoted mother who would do anything for her children.

Rhaenyra Targaryen - Not necessarily religious and doesn't deserve hate for being that way.

Alicent Hightower - A devoted follower of the faith and doesn't deserve hate for being that way.

Rhaenyra Targaryen - A multi-faceted character who gets misogynistic hate comments disguised as "criticism."

Alicent Hightower - A multi-faceted character who gets misogynistic hate comments disguised as "criticism."

Rhaenyra Targaryen - A woman who called on her family for help when she needed it most. (Telling Viserys her and her children needed help at court.)

Alicent Hightower - A woman who called on her family for help when she needed it most. (The green dress.)

Rhaenyra Targaryen - A woman who was forced into a marriage and found refuge in a man she truly loved and had children with him consensually.

Alicent Hightower - A woman who was forced into a marriage and had children with him against her will under the guise that it was her "duty."

YOUNG Rhaenyra Targaryen - A girl who missed her mother and felt unloved and misunderstood by her father and the people around her.

YOUNG Alicent Hightower - A girl who missed her mother and felt unloved and misunderstood by her father and the people around her.

In defense of Rhaenyra Targaryen and Alicent Hightower, they are both human.

[yuridovewing]

i understand the frustration with “i made this gay pairing cis x trans so they can still have biological babies” with no thought to other methods and how ppl assume thats the case when it comes to mothpool aus where mothwing is also the mother of the three, but also…. idk i kinda dont give a shit if someone wants to do that and i dont really think its inherently transphobic as long as its handled with care and respect.

what really concerns me about this debate is how some people are adamant that you cannot portray trans people having biological children in media or youre being disrespectful. and im gonna say as a nonbinary person who doesnt want children for themself- thats kinda fucking weird? like i understand that for some people, theyre trans themselves and theyre speaking from a place of dysphoria, and i absolutely get that, which is why i think the topic should be handled with nuance and diversity in trans characters, but like…. guys. pregnant trans men exist irl. trans women get people pregnant irl. trans ppl’s ability and right to parent and have biological children are being debated irl. we get denied the opportunity to adopt as well.

in a climate like this, are we SURE we want the stance on rewrites and headcanons in the silly cat books to be “if you portray trans characters having children, especially with a gay couple, youre a transphobic freak no matter what!” does it really matter? especially if its being done by a trans person handling the topic with nuance who has a lot of trans characters with varying perspectives?

obviously yes, remember that thats not the only way certain gay couples can have kids, remember that not every trans person is fully comfortable with it and keep that in mind, remember that surrogacy and adoption are also perfectly valid ways to give fan babies- but remember that there are OPTIONS. not that you need to condemn the idea of transgender parents in the first place unless they fit the very specific criteria of “proper transgender representation” and anything that dares deviate from that is proof the op is a transphobic monster (bonus points if theyre a trans creator bc i mostly see trans people getting shit for this and it kinda pisses me off. although idm if cis people do it either as long as theyre handling it with respect)

[loveipromiseimnotinsane]

It's so funny people acting like they have unique taste or they're special for simping over The Ghoul as if he isn't the most popular brand of white man out there.

[spirit-lanterns]

A ANGEY ROBINFLY SHIPPER ??!? OH MY GOD . I LOVE. ROBINFLY .

-🎲

I’m not much of a shipper tbh but all those Robinfly artists on Twitter just have me feeling things ❤️

I need Robin to be surrounded by girlfriends once I inevitably buy all the HSR plushies. Robin deserves a harem of plushie gfs <3

[akajustmerry]

fucking screenrant..................the misogynoir! the lack of media literacy! kill yourself, kyle!!!

[oorevitcejda]

trans women i love you so fucking much im sorry about the world i would fix it for you in an instant if i could

[givemetherapyimawritingtravesty]

I just...

[kcyars99]

And can you blame her? Why should she care? They berated her for years for getting shot by one of them… they don’t like or support her and they played the sodomite for that Canadian baldie so why should she give a fruck?!?!

These nigs don’t deserve her!

[aurummarie]

French Tips For Baddies

[allenwalkersworld]

The hatred that Black women get for just living and doing their jobs needs to be study. Like it’s starting to piss me off. The fact that Francesca Amewudah-Rivers, the woman who is playing Juliet, is receiving so much racist/colorist hate is so disgusting to watch.

Also, the fact none of her costars are seemingly coming to her defense is so saddening to watch. Like the least Tom can do is limit his comment section, and plz miss me with that “oh he doesn’t use social media”. He posted a pic about the play, the least he can do is limit the comment section because as soon as they announce the casting of Juliet the girl has been getting non-stop hate. If he has the time to post Zendaya, he can have the time to limit his comment section regarding his co-star receiving hate.

I’m so tired of Black Women receiving so much hate just because they are playing the “love interest” for a white costar. Like wtf that gotta do with them receiving so much racist comments.

[vinnianlovesdinosaurs]

[featherdusterbelphie]

I have a weird fascination with strong red haired women so here's an appreciation post that includes aforementioned strong women (with special guest genderless rock person):

I see now that I am slowly collecting them like stamps....

List of characters and their media (in order, from left to right & top to bottom):

Chinatsu Hiyama from Welcome to the Ballroom

Rubianna from The Duke of Ashleyan's Contractual Marriage

Nivea/Niveia from Behold The True Villainess

Shallote from Love Unholyc

Erza Scarlet from Fairy Tail

Padparadscha from Houseki no Kuni

Grell Sutcliffe and Madame Red (Angelina Dales) from Black Butler