#elizabeth midford the great character u are

[jaidenk-nox]

Elizabeth midford

Shitty 2AM rant on the Misogyny that Lizzy has faced since the very start but it's the perspective of someone who has witnessed the horrors of Misogyny in Spanish speaking fandom

I should mention that English is not my first language and I'm not very good with it either, so most of this was done with Google Translate and I tried to correct what I could, I hope it's at least readable

I've never seen enough people point out the fact that Elizabeth midford character also defies the "Girlboss" archetype, she is definitely physically strong and can protect herself, but she is A 15 YEAR OLD GIRL, who manages her emotions like someone her age would and also exhibits many neurodivergent traits. I have always been bothered by the way physical strength is misunderstood as a "girlboss" trait, the simplest example I can think of is Ran Mao, she possesses brutal and superhuman strength. but it doesn't make her a girlboss, in case anyone forgets Ran is a girl who barely reaches 18 years old and is exploited by an opium trader who also seems to be involved in human trafficking (implied in the manga). Is she really a girlboss? girlboss when her physical strength is more of a requirement to SURVIVE while working as an assassin and sometimes seductress (which u can tell she doesn't enjoy much)? Obviously Ranmao's social reality is very different as she is a woman of color from the underworld, unlike Elizabeth, who is a white woman from the nobility. However, her physical strength has always been a double-edged sword for herself. Lizzy longs to get married, like any other girl her age, she longs to be protected but says goodbye to it the moment Ociel returns.

I may seem a bit exaggerated, but the way your sociocultural background affects the way you perceive and treat a character has me slightly traumatized, I wish I could give proof of the horrible and degrading treatment that Lizzy has received from the Spanish-speaking fandom.

I am a trans boy of color who grew up watching my female relatives being encouraged to rip their hearts out of their chest from the moment they turned 8yo for the simple goal of caring for and protecting my cis male relatives. household chores, cooking for them, washing their clothes, taking accountability for their actions. Their freedom and childhood as little girls were taken away from them. but none of that was ever valued, I never saw anyone recognize it as sacrifice.

Elizabeth is not a woman of color, nor does she have those demands as a woman of nobility, but she SACRIFICED stuff to try to protect Ciel on her own way, I have seen many people underestimate her backstory in book of Atlantic because "High heeled shoes aren't reason to cry." Everything Lizzy has done for Ciel is devalued, all her suffering has been minimized. losing so many family members in such a short time, losing the boy you were raised to marry your entire life. People truly forget that lizzy is still just a child, that she has the right to mourn everything she lost that day. She had to mourn publicly as a noble girl,she probably heard that she would never be able to get married or would never achieve happiness, I've never seen any adult to stop and think about how heartbreaking and soul shattering that must have been as a 11yo

I have seen how EVERY thing Lizzy does is judged. how her behavior, personality and temperament are criticized. but other characters like Soma just get a pass while doing the same stuff, but this does not just stop at gender, but also at age. people HATE girls and afabs who act like children when they are literally CHILDREN.

How is it possible that Lizzy has faced such harsh judgment from the fandom when there are other characters like Maam red, Lau, Grell, Undertaker who are universally ADORED or atleast respected in the fandom.

I love u Elizabeth midford but ur character makes me violently ill omfg

[midnight-in-town]

How dare the nobles talk trash about Ciel in his decoration ceremony right in front of his aunt? Isn't she supposed to be a scary monstrous woman who scares everyone away, not just the kids and servants?

The Kuro fandom’s view of Frances:

Frances actually in the story: 

comes visit our!Ciel on his birthday 

organizes a hunting game so that he won’t think about Madam Red passing away recently or his family being annihilated on that same day a few years ago

allows Lizzie to visit our!Ciel whenever so that he’s not entirely isolated

invites him over on a vacation cruise meant to last 3 weeks so that he’d take a break from the Watchdog work

may have known the whole time he was the “spare”

taught our!Ciel what it means to counterattack after your enemy’s done the first move

cares a lot about her family and the reason she’s strict with them is because their family is targeted by many foes and she saw her mom, possibly her dad, and more recently her brother and sister-in-law dying because of it

Additionally, she protected with her skills many people unrelated to her against the Bizarre Dolls during the Campania incident

Frances described by Yana [x][x] :

“she’s a cool and kind mother, even though she’s strict. [Elizabeth] looks up to her and wants to become like her. 

[Frances] is the woman [Elizabeth] looks up to, that’s why she imitates her mother’s hairstyle a bit” 

So, NO, Anon, Frances is strict because she wants her family to survive, but she’s not a freaking monster who makes everyone run away in the other direction. 

Haters gonna hate and that’s precisely your answer to the scene you were asking about. 

Sheesh. 

[fuzzymilkshaketidalwave]

Hi there. Who do you think would skip classes, imagining all characters are in colleges?

I just skipped my lecture today and you requested this!

The Phantomhive household:

Sebastian- He finds them boring and tedious so yes he will skip while still being a one hell of a student.

Ciel- He too finds in boring but still he is an overachiever and never skips.

Meyrin- Have skipped before but still she’s a good girl.

Bard- He wishes he could skip but he can’t afford to fail one more time. Lol.

Finny- No way! He is a good boy.

The reapers:

Grell- Yeah, every dam single time.

William- He doesn’t know what skipping class means.

Ronald- He has a great life ahead of him and classes isn’t one of them.

Undertaker- Yes yes and yes (still gets good grades anyway).

The Midfords:

Elizabeth- I mean she still would much rather do something else but she’s still the golden girl of the family so she won’t. A+ all the way.

Edward- He refuses to skip, poor boy tries so hard but just can’t maintain the grades.

The Trancy household:

Alois- error 101 Trancy not found in class.

Claude- he would turn up but sit at the back and not give a shit.

Hannah- No, every class is meaningful to her.

Others:

Soma- Classes are hella boring but he would still turn up (late) and looks at memes.

Agni- No way hosayy.

Sieglinde- Are u kidding me? Knowledge is power. Skip class? Never!

[sharp-fanged13]

Tag game

I’ve been tagged by the awesome @white-queen-lacus (she has the cuttest cat, his name is Jack)

Rules: 1. Post the rules 2. Answer the questions given to you by the tagger 3. Write 11 questions of your own 4. And tag 11 people

Her questions:

1) Have you traveled somewhere recently and where?

In september I traveled to Sinaia (a.k.a. my favorite place in Romania). I miss it very much rn.

2) What literary genre do you prefer reading?

I dunno if i am picky, but I prefer to read fiction which has a combination of genres. I consider a book very good if it has lots of action, mistery, some gore and romance and characters I can relate to (if the characters are not well written, especially the protagonist, then it is a real chance I won’t finish the book)

3) Name your favorite recipe.

Pancakes with nutella and bannanas is something I think everyone knows how to make, so this is a recipe for my favorite romanian classic

CIORBĂ: it is like a sour soup and for this one i recommend the version with chicken wings and lemon (sounds weird, but it is delicious and hearthy)

In a pot (5L) boil about 8-10 chicken wings in about 3L of water or a bit more (you need to remove whatever you don’t like from it except the skin beforehand)

Then, you can start dicing 3-4 carrots, a big onion, a medium sized celery root, 1-2 bell peppers (whichever colour you prefer), a medium sized potato and add them to the pot. When the veggies are soft you can add diced canned tomatoes (about half a can or enough to give it colour) or you can use 4-5 fresh ones (also diced). If the water is reduced to half the pot you must add some more until the pot is at least 3 quaters full.

At the end you must add the juice of 2 lemons (my avice is to add half, let it simmer a bit, then add salt to taste. If it seems like there is not sour enough of salty enough add to taste so you can adjust it to your taste).

And that it is!

This recipe is the universal and healthy version and my favorite. Here in Romania (and I suppose in Rep. Moldova and some areas in the neighboorhooding countries they have this thing too) we usually use borsh to make it sour (no, not the thing made in Russia), but you can’t find it in other corners of the world, but lemon juice is a great substitute, i swear!

4) What’s the best side of your favorite character?

I have many, many faves, but today I’ll pick Darrow from The Red Rising Trilogy. I love Darrow because I see myself in him most of the time and I can’t really say he has a best part and a worst part. 

But I admit he is a great leader and his leadership skills, his power and determination are what drive the plot most of the time.

5) (related to n.4) What’s the worst side?

He has none. He is as perfect as his significant other

Ok, maybe people might say that his rage is a curse. That he burns out too quickly. But I love his rage and he does not burn out, because everyone around him is there to make sure he does not. (that and the fact that Mustang did not allow him to die and Sevro will litterally drag his arse from the Vale).

6) Why did you join Tumblr?

I was in the naruto fandom at the time and I loved many artists from the fandom (I still do) so I made a tumblr in order to show my appreciation for art and fanart and funny posts and so on. Then I became a multi-fandom blog because I can’t keep to one thing only and that’s it.

I know I am a trash blog, but hey, it is a healthy form of escapism so I won’t search the gift horse at the teeth.

7) Name five things you usually enjoy irl.

Reading, eating, traveling, cooking delicious food, listening to music.

8) What did you dream last night (or enventually, what is the dream you remember better lately)?

i dreamt of a window sill and a rainy day and a good book (I need a break from Uni)

9) What’s you favorite TV show and why?

I dunno if i have one. I was into TVD until I got tired of the writers shitting on Damon’s character (dude, they even made Klaus prefer Stefan like WTF). I watched the ending for old time’s sake and I was ok with it. Then me and sis liked Game of Thrones, because of the complexity, the magic, the mind games, the world etc. But I don’t consider it a favorite…it’s weird, but there are a lot of flaws i can’t get over. (And i am not reffering to its relation to the books)

10) Who is your favorite mangaka (or author, if you don’t read manga)?

My favorite mangaka is Yana Toboso, because she is amazing and attentive to details and has hands down, the best style and is a great writer too. i also like Hiro Mashima, because he and his editors always delivered a ton of chapters pretty quickly and his mangas always make me laugh and feel actual happiness.

I love Hino Matsuri’s style a lot, but she is not as great with the writing part, in my opinion.

11) If you had the chance to ask only one wish to the genie, what would you ask?

I’d wish my sister to have a happy and long life.

Here are my q’s: 1. What is your current favorite book? 2. What is your top 5 favorite male characters? 3. If you could change a single thing in your life what would it be? 4. Tea, coffee, juice or chocolate? 5. Favorite place from your country is? 6. Who would you be in a story (hero, anti hero, villan, sidekick etc)? 7. Have you ever loved romatically? 8. What’s your stand on vigilantism Batman style? (without killing, unless it’s a creature intending to destroy the world) 9. What weapon would you choose to fight with (no matter what era, you can even choose laser swords idc)? 10. What song do you currently love? 11. Would you read a book if I recommend it to you? I tag 11 blogs (please don’t hate me, ignore it if u don’t do these kind of things): @the-dark-instruments @kakashi-gets-sasusaku @elizabeth-kawaii-midford @runningquill-art @mortisia @crochanblackbeak @brucediana i don’t even know 11 people on tumblr I am sorry😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[lizziemdfrd]

it’s ur girl bailey here with a second geeky character cause i’m grade a trash. i gotta get a bit more work done before i start doing replies on pearl and going through the starter tag with lizzie, but  i want to get some info up for lizzie now because i’m impatient whoops

Is that SANA MINATOZAKI walking the streets of Sparkwood ?? No, it’s just ELIZABETH MIDFORD !! Before coming here, she/he/they once lived on the pages of KUROSHITSUJI. Though now they currently spend time as a(n) SOCIALITE. If you ask the townsfolk about what they are like, you will hear that they are EBULLIENT but also MATERIALISTIC. Let’s see how their story unravels this time. 

lmao fair warning she’s an annoying shit but i love her so much okay

a fake smol. wants to be a smol but she is not okay

comes from a like super rich family. i haven’t completed decided for sure but i’m pretty sure i’m gonna go with the idea that she was adopted into the family as a baby

her family goes back to a bunch of like european aristocracy so like they do well and have been for a while

had a weird childhood growing up in the mix of being pampered but also having to learn crap like manners and how to represent the family name

still, she was always just a bundle of joy and life and never had a problem with the way she was raised

was homeschooled and came to sparkwood after finishing her at home education since her mom insisted it’s important to experience different kinds of life

she wants to go into fashion but she’s taking her time with it since there’s really no push for her to do anything with her life

had an aunt that kind of got it in her mind that people would only find her desirable if she was weak and pretty and cute and she’s been flying with that idea since

why she listened to this aunt instead of her mom who’s kind of a hardass who even knows

that’s not true when she was young some close family told her that her mom was scary and that they would never want a scary woman like that and since then lizzie has been dead set on not being a scary woman

it’s hard tho cause like on the inside, she is a strong scary woman lol

loves cutesy shit the color pink, dresses, everything of that sort and will not hesitate to shove it in your face

like part of it is that she’s pretty sure what girls are supposed to be like but also she just genuinely loves that stuff

hides it but she could beat the shit out of you

she was involved in self defense from a young age since her parents both thought it was important that she could protect herself

was like super good at it and went on to compete in a whole bunch of things like martial arts and judo and the like

still practices in her spare time cause she knows her mom would kill her if she stopped but it is like a big secret she’s worried if anyone thought she was dangerous she’ll be like unlovable or something

a fucking emotional crybaby

definitely the type to pretend to be dumb

but like in a well meaning way idk she’ll like pretend not to understand something if she thinks explaining it will make the other person feel better and smart

like ‘oh wow u should help me learn how to play chess’ shut up lizzie ur mom made u learn how to play at 7 and you’re pretty great at it stop this

plus then she plays the part of a clueless pretty thing she thinks she’s supposed to be

a little old fashioned. she’s used to growing up in a home where you’re expected to be formal and on your best behavior she’s still pretty used to the idea of like marrying for money and not wearing clothes that show off too much skin but she’s a work in progress

bisexual but probs has no experience with women

she’s like still fairly certain maybe her path is just to become a housewife 

a total sweetheart doesn’t have a mean bone in her body, unless she’s protecting people she cares about, although she’s super loud and annoying totally the type to just squeal and what not

also stubborn as hell she likes to get her way and will whine or cry to make that happen she grew up spoiled what can i say

a little stuck up. she tries not to be but she grew up in luxury, and she likes expensive things and a lush lifestyle and she’s got nonstop money coming at her from her parents so like she still has it pretty nice

loves her friends and loves to buy her friends things she will throw gifts at the people she cares about

a total sap thinks romance should be like it is in the movies

plus like once again, she has very little experience because back home she was always stuck in tutoring or dance lessons, or other things her parents wanted her to do so dating wasn’t really on the radar

she loves her fam though she has a lot of love

oye she’s also big on physical contact even just platonically loves to hug and cuddle and sometimes just throws herself at people without asking and it’s meant to be a hug but lord knows she just straight up tackles them i’m sorry she has too much energy

she just wants to be cute and be loved and be friends with everyone but it’s hard when ur strong and super annoying okay