#i doubt its only for poc tho

[hauntingjackalopes]

How we feeling DMC fandom :/

[fandomshatepeopleofcolor]

Legally Blonde is another movie just like the Barbie movie I can't stand at all.I don't care how empowering or how revolutionary it is,I'll see it as white privilege and white feminism the movie.also I couldn't watch the movie for the second time because I found Elle Woods super annoying.

I actually have a soft spot for legally blonde because it came out when I was in high school and it was nice to see a stereotypically "dumb" girl get into a prestigious college for a master degree no less!!!

However even by the standards of the early 00's it was VERY WHITE. Like Reese Witherspoon doesn't seem like a bad celebrity but yeah that movie didn't even have token PoC given lines. Like ok I haven't seen it in years but I think the only poc were the asian ladies that Elle and her sorority sisters went to for mani/pedis. Oh and the latino pool boy that was fetishized. So yeah given that she supposed started out the story somewhere in Southern California (I guess LA? Maybe hollywood?) you'd expect her sorority sisters to have rushed at least a few token PoC.

I will say one thing tho. Like ok when I read Michelle Obama's Becoming I got a feel for what it was like for Black students in Princeton (Legally blonde mostly takes place in Harvard, specifically the law school) another Ivy League school. Now granted I can't remember if Michelle and Barack were there in the early 90's or the late 90s but I feel like we were definitely robbed of SOME students of color at an Ivy league school.

anyways yeah its shit.

mod ali

edit: Now I'm doubting myself and thinking Michelle and Barack were at Princeton in the late 80's... honestly I cannot do math.

[hoursofmylife-lost]

The Beast of Hadingley Hill by HoratioMarissa (@squigg-les)

Webtoon

Twenty years ago, a witch placed a curse over Clara Maria, dooming it to isolation and transforming its princess into a monster. None of this concerns Mallory Blazh; she’s far too busy running from her own problems to care for the dealings of royals. But when she volunteers to work at Hadingley Hill Palace, Mallory learns that the secrets of the town run deeper than she could have imagined, and that she may be one of those secrets.

Photo from Episode 7: Part 7

poc mc, (asian) f mc, f/f, m&f

drama, romance, fantasy

comforting, queer

historical, mundane fantasy

magic/witchcraft, monsters/hybrids, royalty, found family

location: I’m gonna go with Euro based on climate, it’s a pretty standard medieval fantasy setting so that seems like the go-to (original world tho)

Rating: 9.5/10

I love this one a lot. First of all, the character design and medieval clothing is so beautiful and I really enjoy the art style; there’s something so calming about it, and it has a really nice evocativeness. The style feels like it matches the tone and themes of the comic really well? I don’t know how to explain it but it just suits the story so perfectly. Mallory is a fun main character (I love a girl with secretss, I also love how fiercely she defends others) and even though all the characters are generally very morally good, they’re still flawed and interesting in their interactions with one another, for one reason or another. I really like the communal, found-family aspect of the setting, and I also really like, pacing-wise, how patient the story is? Again, weird phrasing, but all the plot points feel very natural and match a certain rhythm… it’s just built different. And I love a good curse.

The only points in my system that I’m even a little bit uncertain about for this one are 19 and 20, made me think and feel a lot. When in doubt, 9.5/10. Could probably be a perfect 10/10 but I’m afraid to grant any comic so high an honor. I’d say my favorite things about this comic are the overall feel of the story, the world depth, and the character relationships, and this one is a definite recommendation for everyone ever.