#el blake

[weirdlookindog]

El mundo de los vampiros (1961)

Erna Martha Bauman as Leonor Colman

[milkydraws8]

karababs reunion episode 1: don't call me oomfie we've touched lips

karababs reunion episode 2: not now kittens, daddy's thinking of killing herself

[randomfrito]

im so tired of people making christmas themed fics/fanart/etc of characters that canonically would not be celebrating let them live plsss

[ultfreakme]

Catman and Deadshot get a break

[punkeropercyjackson]

There's this weird stigma around black headcanons for characters where you're discoraged from actually giving them black culture in the name of 'not perpetuating stereotypes' and as a black mixed person who didn't grow up with their heritage minus the antiblackness i faced,it feels like such brownie points reaching tbh.Like why're you slapping black roots onto them if you're not making them afrocentric too?Then they're not even a black character in the same way irl 'black mixed' who treat other black people like shit over their blackness and insult/exploit blackness aren't black either.Black culture is a culture,not the caricatures you see in media and if you can research details for your ship fics,you can research black culture too.Black cultured characters are only seen as bad due to antiblackness framing our culture as inherently bad based on the inherent blackness.'Black characters listening to rap/wearing black hairstyles and black fashion/eating african food/etc is offensive' is about as true as 'tomboys and amab people connected to girlhood dosen't equal butch lesbian or trans women and it's a baseless and harmful assumption to say it could mean that'-Read:It's just hating minorities.Don't be afraid turn your black hc'd faves into hood niggas and baddies and blerds and dolls and earthy black people and studs as long as it's 1.properly researched with black sources,2.fits the specific character and 3.amplifies the canon black cast,not replaces them.Be free bluds

[blamemma]

we often question daniel and blake's friendship but actually i think blake's just as batshit insane as daniel :D

[blondebrainpowered]

The Pink Panther Show - Bully for Pink, 1965

[s10127470]

Restaurant Idea: The Nicktoons Diner

I'm sure just about all of you are familiar with The Krabby Patty Kollab Wendy's launched back in October, commemorating of the 25th anniversary of SpongeBob SquarePants.

I tried for myself on opening day, and I really liked it.

But it did get me thinking about this....

What if there was a restaurant that was themed around not just SpongeBob, but all the Nicktoons in general.

And thus, I created the idea known as.....

THE NICKTOONS DINER!

If the name didn't clue you in already, this restaurant would be a diner, ala Steak n' Shake, Big Boy, and Denny's.

But with a Nickelodeon theming.

Layout is what you would expect from a diner.

There's the dining area with tables, booths, and a counter that you can sit and eat at.

And like any diner, you'll get a decent view of the kitchen.

The diner is also a drive-in, so you can eat in your own car.

Plus they'll actually provide a little disposable table for you to use while eating.

The dining area itself would be sporting a Nickelodeon theming, with orange and green colored chairs and a design of multicolored splats all over the floor.

And on the walls, you'll several pieces of art featuring hundreds of Nicktoon characters, dressed as workers of the diner and depicting them as working at the diner as well!

Now let's for the real meat of this post, the menu!

Burgers:

(All can be made double pattied if desired and sesame seed buns are used with just about all of them)

-The Krabby Patty: The trademark food of the restaurant! A simple Angus ground beef patty, seasoned and grilled to the perfection. Then topped with American cheese, lettuce, onions, tomatoes, pickles, ketchup, mustard and mayo.

-Sandy's Rodeo Burger: An Angus ground beef patty topped with sharp cheddar, onion rings, bacon, sliced jalapenos, and BBQ sauce.

-Aang's Veggie Burger: A plant-based protein patty topped with the same toppings as The Krabby Patty.

-Tito's Kahuna Burger: An Angus beef patty topped with mozzarella cheese, lettuce, caramelized onions, a grilled pineapple slice, bacon, and teriyaki sauce.

-Jeremy's Mushroom and Swiss Burger: An Angus beef patty topped with Swiss cheese, sauteed mushrooms, caramelized onions, and a garlic spread, all between a brioche bun.

-Blake's Chili Burger: An Angus beef patty topped with hearty beef chili, sharp cheddar, and diced onions.

-The Breadwinners' Patty Melt: An Angus beef patty topped with American cheese, Swiss cheese, caramelized onions, and thousand island dressing, all between two slices of toasted rye.

Sandwiches:

-Harold's Hero: A foot-long sub with ham, roast beef, salami, pastrami, pepperoni, prosciutto, provolone, mozzarella, lettuce, onions, tomatoes, pickles, mayo, and deli dressing, all between white beard.

-The Chokey Chicken Club: A boneless chicken thigh, seasoned, marinated, and fried to golden brown, topped with pickles and coleslaw, all between a brioche bun.

-Phil and Lil's Philly Cheesesteak: Seasoned shaved steak topped with sauteed onions, mushrooms and bell peppers, and a four cheese sauce.

-Raymundo's Fish Sandwich: A hand-battered cod fillet topped with American cheese, lettuce, pickles, and tartar sauce, all between a brioche bun.

-Deuce's Gyros: Grilled, marinated lamb topped with lettuce, red onion, tomatoes, feta cheese, and tzatziki, all wrapped up in pita bread.

-Lynn's Meatball Sub: Seasoned, cooked balls of beef topped with melted mozzarella cheese and warm marinara sauce, all between a foot-long of white bread.

-Lori's Chicken Caesar Wrap: Grilled marinated chicken, romaine lettuce, homestyle croutons, shredded parmesan cheese and caesar dressing wrapped in a warm tortilla.

-Sam's Veggie Wrap: Spinach, sliced avocado, carrot, cucumber, edamame, and hummus wrapped up a warm tortilla.

-Robot and Monster's Double Decker BLT: Bacon, lettuce, tomato and a special sandwich sauce, all between three slices of bread.

-Tommy's Double-Decker PB & J: Peanut butter and grape jelly, all between three slices of grilled rye.

-Casey and Alberto's Cubano: Grilled ham, roasted pork, mustard, pickles, and Swiss cheese, all between Cuban bread.

-Biggie Cheese's Deluxe Grilled Cheese: Cheddar, Swiss, Muenster, Gouda, and Provolone, melted and all between two slices of grilled sourdough.

-CatDog's Hot Dogs: All beef franks placed between warm hot dog buns, and topped with American cheese, ketchup, mustard, diced onions, and relish.

-Arnold's Big City Dogs: All beef franks placed between warm poppy seed buns, and topped with celery salt, tomatoes, pickled peppers, diced onions, neon green relish, and mustard.

-Sonic's Chili Dogs: All beef franks placed between warm hot dog buns, and topped with beef chili, shredded cheddar cheese, and diced onions.

Breakfast:

Peck's Omelettes and Scrambles:

-Veggie Omelette: Spinach, onion, bell peppers, tomato, mushrooms, and cheddar.

-Country-Style Omelette: Country sausage, American cheese, hash browns and sauteed onions topped with country sausage gravy.

-Meat Lovers Omelette: Bacon, sausage, ham and cheddar.

-Ultimate Omelette: Sausage, bacon, bell peppers, onions, mushrooms and cheddar.

-Philly Cheesesteak Scramble: Scrambled eggs, seasoned shaved steak, green pepper, onion, mushrooms, and shredded cheddar served over hash browns

-Mushroom Swiss Scramble: Scrambled eggs, caramelized onion, mushroom, spinach, and Swiss cheese served over hash browns.

-Ultimate Scramble: Sausage, bacon, bell peppers, tomato, onions, mushrooms and cheddar.

Waffle's Pancakes and Waffles:

-Buttermilk: The classic, topped with butter and maple syrup.

-Strawberry: Topped with chopped strawberries, strawberry syrup, and whipped cream.

-Blueberry: Made using batter mixed with blueberries, topped with blueberries, blueberry syrup and whipped cream.

-Wildberry: Made using batter mixed with blueberries, topped with strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, blueberry syrup and whipped cream.

-Cinnamon Roll: Cooked with cinnamon crumb topping and topped with cream cheese icing.

-Chocolate Chip: Made using batter mixed with chocolate chips, topped with chocolate chips and chocolate syrup.

-Chocolate Banana: Made using batter mixed with chocolate chips, topped with bananas, chocolate chips and chocolate syrup.

Powdered Toast Man's French Toast:

-Classic: Thick slices of texas toast battered in a signature french toast dip, topped with butter, syrup, and powdered sugar.

-Cinnamon: Thick slices of cinnamon swirl bread battered in a signature french toast dip, dusted with cinnamon sugar and topped with whipped cream, caramel sauce, and powdered sugar.

-Strawberry Banana: Thick slices of texas toast battered in a signature french toast dip, topped with strawberries, bananas, strawberry syrup, and powdered sugar.

-French Toast Sticks: Sticks of texas toast battered in a signature french toast dip, deep fried, and toasted with powdered sugar.

Pony and Annie's Classic Breakfast Dishes:

-Biscuits and Gravy: Warm buttermilk biscuits topped with country sausage gravy.

-Country Fried Steak: Tenderized cube steak, seasoned, breaded and fried, topped with country sausage gravy.

-Steak and Eggs: A 13 oz. seasoned T-bone steak (cooked to your choice) and two eggs in your choice of style.

-Chicken and Waffles: Chicken pieces, seasoned, marinated in buttermilk, breaded, and fried to golden brown, and buttermilk waffles.

-Breakfast Burrito: Bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, american cheese hash browns and chipotle sauce wrapped in a warm tortilla.

-Bacon, Egg and Cheese Biscuit: Bacon, fried egg and American cheese between a warm buttermilk biscuit.

-Chicken Biscuit: A hand-breaded chicken tender between a warm buttermilk biscuit.

-Sausage Biscuit: A sausage patty between a warm buttermilk biscuit.

-Steak Biscuit: A hand-breaded cubed steak and country sausage gravy between a warm buttermilk biscuit.

Squidward's Cafe:

-Premium Roast Coffee

-Americano: Comes in vanilla, almond, caramel, hazelnut, butterscotch, Irish cream, and toffee nut.

-Macchiato: Comes in caramel, vanilla, chocolate, hazelnut and raspberry.

-Cappuccino: Comes in vanilla, chocolate, caramel, peppermint, raspberry, and cinnamon.

-Latte: Comes in caramel, cinnamon, matcha and mocha.

-Iced Coffee: Comes in caramel, vanilla and mocha.

-Frappé: Comes in caramel, mocha, and chocolate chip.

-Donuts: Comes in glazed, chocolate frosted, strawberry frosted, jelly donuts, Bavarian cream donuts, apple fritters, bear claws, Boston cream, long johns, French crullers, cinnamon twists, glazed twists and maple bars.

Breakfast Sides and Drinks:

-Scrambled eggs

-Fried eggs

-Sunny side-up eggs

-Egg whites

-Toast

-Buttermilk biscuits

-Hash browns

-Sausage patties

-Sausage links

-Bacon

-Fresh fruit

-Orange juice

-Milk

-Sugar

-Grape jelly

-Strawberry jam

-Honey

Soups and Salads:

-Cosmo's Club Salad: Romaine lettuce, turkey, ham, chopped bacon, tomatoes, cheddar and Swiss cheese with ranch dressing.

-Didi's Chicken Caesar Salad: Romaine lettuce, homestyle croutons, and shredded parmesan cheese, tossed with caesar dressing and grilled marinated chicken.

-Draculaura's House Salad: Romaine lettuce, red onions, cherry tomatoes, cucumber and croutons with your choice of dressing.

-Eliza's Fruit Salad: Strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, pineapple, kiwi, mandarin oranges, and grapes.

-The Wachowski Family Chili: Hearty beef chili made with kidney beans, topped with shredded cheddar and diced onions.

-Abby's Tomato Soup: Rich, creamy soup made out of tomatoes.

-Susie's Chicken Noodle Soup: A warm broth filled with cooked chicken, noodles, carrots and celery.

-Mr. Krabs' Clam Chowder: A thick creamy soup filled with clams, potatoes, onions and parsley.

-Dressings: Ranch, Italian, Caesar, blue cheese, vinaigrette, honey mustard and oil.

Appetizers:

-Splinter's Pizza Rolls: Cheese and pepperoni stuffed rolls, served with a side of marinara sauce.

-Timmy's Loaded Fries: French fris topped with a melted four cheese blend, bacon crumples and ranch.

-Hazel's Chili Fries: French fries topped with hearty beef chili, melted cheddar cheese and diced onions.

-Luan's Mozzarella Sticks: Aged mozzarella coated in seasoned breadcrumbs and deep-fried to a golden brown, served with a side of marinara sauce.

-Sanjay and Craig's Wings: Fried chicken wings tossed in a choice of mild, buffalo, Cajun, garlic parmesan, BBQ, Hawaiian, atomic, teriyaki, sweet chili, Cajun ranch, honey mustard, lemon pepper, Jamaican jerk, raspberry, Korean bbq, and Carolina gold sauces, served with a side of ranch or bleu cheese.

-Chuckie's Pretzel Bites: Flash fried and lightly salted dough balls, served with four cheese sauce and honey mustard.

-Filburt's Potato Skins: Halved potato skins filled with melted cheddar cheese, bacon crumbles, and fresh chives, served with a side of sour cream.

-White Pantera's Nachos: Tortilla chips topped with a choice of seasoned, cooked meat (ground beef, chicken, pork or steak), a shredded Mexican-style four cheese blend, lettuce, onions and tomatoes, and served with a side of salsa, sour cream and guacamole.

-Skeeter's Pigs in Blankets: Mini beef hot dogs wrapped and cooked in pastry dough, served with a side of honey mustard.

-Lincoln's Mac & Cheese Bites: Balls of macaroni and cheese, breaded and deep-fried until golden brown. Served with marinara sauce and ranch.

-Ronnie Anne's Jalapeno Poppers: Halved jalapenos, filled with a shredder cheese and cream cheese mixture, wrapped in bacon.

-Stinky's Corn Nuggets: Balls of corn-based dough, battered and deep-fried. Served with ranch.

Dinners:

-Lok's Roasted Chicken: Seasoned chicken, oven-roasted.

-Lynn Sr's Meatloaf: A cooked loaf of ground beef mixed with eggs, breadcrumbs, onions and a variety of seasonings, topped with a ketchup and BBQ sauce mixture.

-Garfield's Lasagna: Layers of flat pasta sheets, ragù, ricotta, basil, mozzarella and parmesan.

-Jon's Spaghetti and Meatballs: Boiled spaghetti noodles, topped with cooked marinara sauce and seasoned balls of ground beef.

-Lagoona's Tuna Casserole: Flaky tuna tossed with egg noodles, peas, celery, and mushroom soup, baked, and then topped with buttery breadcrumbs.

-Porkchop's Roasted Pork Chops: Seasoned pork chops, oven-roasted.

-Freddy's Chicken Pot Pie: A creamy chicken and vegetable mix, all baked in a flaky pie crust.

-Nigel's Shepherd's Pie: Cooked, seasoned minced beef, carrots, peas and corn, topped with mashed potatoes.

-Tucker's Pot Roast: Chuck roast, seasoned and slowed cooked in broth, with carrots, celery and potatoes.

-Ren and Stimpy's Roast Beef: A rump roast, seasoned and slowed cooked until given a brown chest.

-Rocko and Heffer's Chokey Chicken: Chicken pieces, seasoned, marinated in buttermilk, breaded, and fried to golden brown.

-Katara's Roasted Fish: A whole fish, seasoned with herbs and spices and flavored with lemon.

-Otto's Fried Fish: Beer battered cod fillets, fried until golden brown.

-Reggie's Fried Shrimp: Shrimp pieces seasoned, breaded and fried until golden brown.

-Odie's Chicken Alfredo: Grilled marinated chicken and broccoli over penne in creamy alfredo sauce.

-Nermal's Chicken Parmesan: Hand-breaded fried chicken breast topped with marinara and melted mozzarella cheese, served with spaghetti.

-Twister's Calamari: Squid rings hand-breaded and fried until golden brown, served with a lemon and marinara sauce.

-Sam's Fried Oysters: Oysters hand-breaded and fried until golden brown.

-Sokka's Meat Skewers: Skewed pieces of chicken, beef and pork, seasoned and fire-roasted.

-Zuko's Spicy Garlic Chicken: Crispy chicken coated in a spicy, sweet, savory garlic sauce.

-Gerald's Chicken Tenders: Hand-breaded chicken tenders, fried until golden brown.

-Reptar's Dino Nuggets: Hand-breaded and fried chicken nuggets shaped like dinosaurs.

-Heath's Spicy Nuggets and Tenders: Hand-breaded nuggets and tenders with a spicy twist to them.

-Leonardo's Supreme Pizza: Topped with pepperoni, mushrooms, onions, bell peppers, sausage, and black olives.

-Donatello's Veggie Pizza: Topped with mushrooms, onions, bell peppers, black olives, and tomatoes.

-Raphael's Meat Lover's Pizza: Topped with pepperoni, sausage, beef, ham, and bacon.

-Michelangelo's Everything Pizza: Topped with pepperoni, mushrooms, onions, bell peppers, sausage, black olives, tomatoes, beef, ham and bacon.

-Suki's Stir Fry: Stir-fried chicken breast with mixed vegetables, mushrooms, scallions and sesame-ginger glaze.

-Clawdeen's Ribeye: A seasoned ribeye steak, cooked to desired color.

-Dudley's T-Bone: A seasoned ribeye steak, cooked to desired color.

-Tak's Pork Ribs: Pork ribs, seasoned, smoked, and slathered in BBQ sauce.

-El Tigre's Tacos: A choice of soft or hard taco shells, filled with a choice of seasoned, cooked meat (ground beef, chicken, pork or steak), a shredded Mexican-style four cheese blend, lettuce, onions and tomatoes, and served with a side of salsa, sour cream and guacamole.

-Sheen's Enchiladas: Corn tortillas filled with a choice of seasoned, cooked meat (ground beef, chicken, pork or steak), a shredded Mexican-style four cheese blend and refried beans, topped with more cheese and red sauce.

-Puma Loco's Burrito: A flour tortilla filled with a choice of seasoned, cooked meat (ground beef, chicken, pork or steak), a shredded Mexican-style four cheese blend, lettuce, onions and tomatoes, and served with a side of salsa, sour cream and guacamole.

-Cindy's Prime Rib: A prime rib roast, seasoned and slow-roasted until medium rare.

Carl's Sides and Sauces:

-French Fries

-Onion Rings

-Mashed Potatoes

-Side Salads

-Seasonal Steamed Vegetable Mix

-Brown Gravy

-Peas

-Corn on the Cob

-Baked Potato (with shredded cheese, bacon bits, chives and sour cream)

-Green Beans

-Mac and Cheese

-Roasted Asparagus

-Garlic Bread

-Breadsticks

-Dinner Rolls

-Cornbread

-Buttermilk Biscuits

-Coleslaw

-Baked Beans

-Mexican Rice

-Tortilla Chips

-White Rice

-Ketchup

-Mustard

-Mayo

-Special Chicken Sauce

-BBQ Sauce

-Honey Mustard

-Four Cheese Sauce

-Ranch

-Blue Cheese

-Buffalo Sauce

-Queso

-Salsa

-Sour Cream

-Guacamole

Soft Drinks:

-Yahoo Soda: A cola.

-Pineapple Punch: A pineapple-flavored soda.

-Fairy Lemonade: A pink lemonade-flavored soda.

-Purple Flurp: A grape-flavored soda.

-Reptar Power: A lime-flavored soda.

-Rocket Rush: A orange-flavored soda

-Air Flow: A lemon-lime flavored soft drink.

-Jungle Juice: A fruit punch.

-Ghostly Green: A green apple-flavored soda.

-Jujuberry Jam: A wildberry-flavored soft drink.

-Sonic Blast: A blue raspberry-flavored soda.

-Cool Cherry: A cherry-flavored soft drink.

-Robot Riot: A blueberry-flavored soda.

-Tigre's Roar: A mango-flavored soda.

-Irken Thirst: A black cherry-flavored soda.

-Mutagen Mist: A kiwi-flavored soda.

-Burpo's: A root beer.

-Water: Just water.

Fanboy and Chum-Chum's Frosty Freezy Freezes:

Features slushy versions of the previously mentioned soft drinks, but also has speciality layered and swirled slushes as well.

-SpongeBob and Patrick's Friendship: Pineapple and strawberry.

-Cosmo and Wanda's Love: Lime and pink lemonade.

-Dynamic Duo: Grape and orange.

-Four Nations: Blue raspberry, cola, orange and lemon-lime.

-Turtle Power: Blue raspberry, grape, fruit punch and orange.

-Danny's Ghostly Rush: Green apple and lemon lime.

-Heath and Abbey's Fire and Ice: Orange and blue raspberry.

-Team Sonic: Blue raspberry, lemon and fruit punch.

-Zim and GIR’s Irken Invasion: Black cherry and green apple.

Desserts:

-Otis' Milkshakes: Comes in vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, caramel, banana, peanut butter, orange creamsicle, Oreo, blueberry, fudge brownie, chocolate chip cookie dough, mint chocolate chip, and Nutella.

-Angelica's Cookies: Comes in chocolate chip, double chocolate chip, white chocolate chip macadamia nut, oatmeal raisin, raspberry cheesecake, peanut butter, and s'mores.

-Helga's Mixers: Ice cream based treats that come in Oreo, M&M's, Reese's, chocolate chip cookie dough, Butterfinger, Heath, Snickers, Crunch, fudge brownie, strawberry cheesecake, and Turtles flavors.

-Jimmy's Floats: Comes in vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, and root beer.

Patrick's Speciality Sundaes:

-Triple Gooberberry Sunrise: A sundae head made with four scoops of vanilla ice cream, with candy-coated chocolate pieces for the eyes and nose, a strawberry licorice smile, chocolate Magic Shell at the top, and sliced three bananas topped with cherries.

-Bikini Bottom Sundae: Pineapple ice cream topped with blue raspberry syrup, chopped pineapple and raspberries.

-Reptar Sundae: Vanilla ice cream topped with mint syrup, hot caramel and chocolate Reptar-shaped pieces.

-Fairy World Sundae: Two scoops of strawberry ice cream topped with green apple syrup, raspberry syrup, and yellow star-shaped sprinkles.

-Outer Space Sundae: Purple vanilla ice cream topped with dark chocolate syrup, and yellow and blue sprinkles shaped like stars, the Sun, and the Moon.

-Mutagen Sundae: Green vanilla ice cream topped with green apple syrup and orange sprinkles shaped like pizza.

-Four Nations Sundae: Three scoops of vanilla ice cream topped with blue raspberry syrup, hot fudge, orange marmalade, and whipped cream.

-Wild Jungle Sundae: Three scoops of vanilla ice cream between two bananas, topped with mango marmalade , pineapple marmalade, wildberry syrup, and green sprinkles shaped like jungle animals.

-Ghost Zone Sundae: Green vanilla ice cream topped with blueberry syrup and green and purple sprinkles shaped like ghosts.

-Woodland Sundae: Maple ice cream topped with caramel, pretzels and walnuts.

-Monster High Sundae: Raspberry and blue raspberry ice cream, topped with chocolate syrup and black and white sprinkles of bats and skulls.

-Spin Dash Sundae: Three scoops of vanilla ice cream, topped with blue raspberry syrup, lemon marmalade, and strawberry syrup.

-The Classics: Hot fudge, caramel and strawberry.

-Banana Split: Three scoops of vanilla, chocolate and strawberry ice cream respectively, placed between two bananas, and topped with pineapple marmalade, hot fudge and strawberry syrup, whipped cream, and cherries.

Hugh and Pig's Old Fashioned and Fried Pies:

-Grandpa Lou's Favorite: Apple.

-Lola and Lana's Favorite: Strawberry.

-Ickis' Favorite: Cherry.

-Bessie's Favorite: Lemon Cream.

-Harvey's Favorite: Blueberry.

-Brad's Favorite: Peach.

-Knuckles' Favorite: Grape.

-Gaz's Favorite: Blackberry.

-Jenny's Favorite: Strawberry & Cream.

-Darwin's Favorite: Banana Cream.

-Cleo's Favorite: Coconut Cream.

-Libby's Favorite: Boston Cream.

-Snap's Favorite: Chocolate.

-Frankie's Favorite: Wildberry.

-Jazz's Favorite: Key Lime.

-Dib's Favorite: Pecan.

-Toph's Favorite: Mudslide.

-April's Favorite: Lemon Meringue.

Well that's all for now!

Let me know what you guys think about this concept i made!

And also.....

Out of all the stuff I listed, which ones would you most likely eat?

[gorillageek27]

I love jaune looking at wonder woman respectfully

[argoscity]

SUPERGIRL (2011) #37 written by Kate Perkins and Mike Johnson art by Emanuela Lupacchino

[wwprice1]

Great stuff from Superboy: Man of Tomorrow 5!

[weirdlookindog]

El mundo de los vampiros (1961)

[dcsnextgaycharacter]

[marshyarts-28]

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[bluebrrsnmtint]

Sergio Mendoza (El Libro de los Héroes) and Blake sharing a guajolocombo because I just finished Pact.

The reason why I started Pact was because Sergio and Blake supposedly shared similarities in their respective fate. The stories are completely different but I bet they would be friends and trauma bond.

[fortressofserenity]

A typology of indigenous character stereotypical roles

This may not always be the case for every fictional indigenous character in North American stories, not even consistently so, but it's kind of evident in the way they're portrayed. It's kind of evident in the way they're written in comparison to the white characters and non-indigenous characters in general, while it's getting better these days, it's still far from perfect.

Stuck in the past: While this is changing for the better, some North Americans (irrespective of ethnicity, unless if they're indigenous themselves) think that indigenous people only exist in the past. To the point where they kind of appropriate indigenous cultures, yet show no real interest in indigenous cultures and peoples themselves, due to this mentality that comes off as performative.

This is evident whenever there's a cowboy or colonialism themed story, oftentimes perpetuated by stories like almost any fictionalised take on Matoaka's story, The Road To El Dorado and possibly a few more. Like I said before, this is changing for the better. We're starting to have more stories featuring indigenous characters living in the present and even in the future like everybody else. These include Marvel's Dani Moonstar and DC's Dawnstar.

This is also evident in some romance novels featuring indigenous heroes at all, where it's almost always set in the past. They are unfortunately also sexualised and fetishised but that's for another topic.

The Sidekick: It seems until now, indigenous characters are only good if they are sidekicks to their white counterparts. I guess this is because if they ever show a backbone and stand up to white colonialism, they'll be immediately villainised if they do. This is the case with the earlier cowboy stories, most notably the Lone Ranger and its character Tonto. His real life female counterpart would be Sacagawea, especially in relation to Lewis and Clark.

This is unmistakably not a very threatening role, given the nature of settler colonialism where it seems indigenous people are only good if they kowtow to the settlers. This is beginning to decline in some later stories, though I'm afraid others still default to this portrayal. Like I said before that if Tonto's the preeminent fictional example of an indigenous sidekick to white people, Sacagawea could be seen as the real world indigenous sidekick to Lewis and Clark.

Even fictionalised portrayals of Matoaka fall into this in a way, where she's portrayed as being not too confrontational towards white settler colonialism. No wonder why she persists in the popular imagination and not Weetamoo.

The Enemy: The exact opposite of the sidekick where indigenous people are demonised if they don't kowtow to settler colonialism, it's also kind of demeaning because indigenous people are tired of racist mistreatment. It's kind of like this in some cowboy stories where if indigenous people do stand up to settler colonialism, they'll be maligned right away if they do. Not a good look when it comes to how Black Bison's portrayed in the Flash.

But this is not an isolated incident, since it kind of reflects white unease with indigenous people standing up to settler colonialism. It's not surprising how and why white cowboys are portrayed as getting rid of indigenous people, as if they don't deserve to live here even if they got there first. L Frank Baum, the creator of the Oz stories, has this mindset especially in nonfiction, where he demanded that Lakota people be killed. Terrible isn't it?

The Sex Object: One early encounter with this was in a short story anthology where this white female character makes out with an indigenous man, but this isn't an isolated case. It's like that with a number of romance novels featuring indigenous men at all, or more infamously their female counterparts in other stories. I remember somebody saying that white women fetishise indigenous men in a braves story of way.

Or for another another matter, Bernardo Spotted-Horse in the Anita Blake stories as pointed out by somebody else. It isn't just that they're scantily clad or whatever, but how they're fetishised for looking indigenous. This is the case in that story I mentioned, where the indigenous man is hot with his long hair down. This has unfortunately led to a lot of rape for many indigenous women and girls, including two that I know of online, which means this isn't good at all.

The way indigenous characters are fetishised for being indigenous is kind of disgusting, since this is one of the leading causes of MMIW. Another, better known, example is how Chel is portrayed in The Road To El Dorado where she's something of a sexualised accomplice to white colonisers. But you could also find this in romance novels featuring indigenous men at all.

The Plot Device: Cultural appropriation in action whenever somebody wants to either do pilgrims, cowboys or in the case with The Sentinel, get their powers from. It's a persistent problem that carries out in the real world where non-indigenous people appropriate bits and pieces of indigenous cultures and peoples, yet show no real interest in them themselves. Kind of performative, considering how indigenous people feel about this.

The Sentinel is one such example of this in speculative fiction, though one that also went largely unnoticed. The story involves some police officer who gains enhanced senses from an undisclosed indigenous community in South America, along with totem animals or something, but it's shocking how and why so little people talk about this. One would only wonder if this furthers the dehumanisation of indigenous cultures.

In the sense of their cultures being reduced to props for non-indigenous people to use, instead of something belonging to a living and breathing culture. This ties up with the stuck in the past meme, in the sense of treating indigenous people as artefacts. Rather than those who persist to the present day.