#idk it just feels insulting that race and sexuality that are not white and not straight are dangerous in the 50s in this universe

[bewires]

riverdale is just. so bad at historical anything. why did they set this season of the show in the 50s. why.

[damnfandomproblems]

respond to a reply on this post: https://www.tumblr.com/damnfandomproblems/758279107941466112/fandom-problem-5461-cishet-being-used-to?source=share

"are you seriously equating making fun of a marginalized group to making fun of like, idk gender reveal parties or whatever people in your fandom make fun of cishets for doing? Like I don't mock people based on their sexuality but tell me that you do understand the difference between someone making fun of a marginalized group with a high suicide rate and someone poking fun at straight people.(Also, for the folks making racism comparisons: I'm white and when people make white people jokes about like, white people love avocado toast! White people love yoga and saying buddy! or whatever, 1) I don't mind 2) that's much different than a white person making fun of say, Black people.)"

As a poc, and specifically a queer (cisbi) native american (tlingit) who grew up around cishet white people, when it comes to online and fannish spaces I have noticed that people tend to cross the line from making harmless fun to just straight up expressing and encouraging hatred

While this is definitely a minority of people who believe and act out on these beliefs, there is a problem of people truly believing that cishet white people are all genuinely evil and inherently evil at that, and that the only way to "fix" (cleanse) the world of all problems would to be committed genocide in fandom spaces. They immediately assume the worse and dehumanize and rejected similarities they may share with cishet white people. It's absolutely prejudice and need to not only be called out, but utterly tossed in the bin

I get feeling uncomfortable or even wary of people who appart of the same kind of people who have oppressed you because you are not sure if they too have been indoctrinated into the bigotry, but we live in the modern era, more often then not you'll find that most cishet white people just don't care about poc and queer stuff

Cishet whites aren't responsible for crimes they weren't even alive for, that their ancestors committed. They are far more often ignorant because the education system is shit and has a lot racism/ableism/etc baked into foundation ontop of not really being how to do own research, then they are intentionally malicious and bigoted, and the best way to prevent them from being indoctrinated into bigotry is to just, expose them queers and poc who are chill with them and are willing to educate. Insulting them and assuming they want to hurt minorities just because they're cishet whites is the best way to push them into radical hands that will instead pain queers and poc as the ones who just want to hurt others for being cishet whites, because "obviously" why else would they immediately assume you want hurt them unless they want to hurt you?

Hating anyone for things they cannot control (race, gender, sexuality, etcetera) only breeds more hate. Yeah, don't tolerating bigots, but if genuinely can't stand a certain demographic of people ignore them rather then going out of your way to hate them. Educate if you can, or shut up when talking to people who haven't don't anything to you beyond offend your sensibly for committing the crime of being born a certain way, because otherwise you're just feeding into the genuinely malicious and bigoted peoples hands and making it easier for them to take the ignorant and make them malicious too

Hatred at the end of the day is hatred, sure, it might not be the racist or homophobic flavor of hatred, but it's still hatered. And no one should hate anyone, at least not for the things they can't control (because fuck pedos/rape-philies in general and murders and genuine racists of course, they can all go get shot, don't get me wrong and twist my words like I know some of y'all are just dying to do)

Posting as a response to a previous problem.

[ladyimaginarium]

y’all: i wanna interact with physically disabled and/or mentally disabled characters!!!!! that aren’t just walking talking stereotypes!!!!!! that aren’t vaguely mentioned and it’s an everyday thing!!!!! that aren’t just used as lessons or for pity!!! that aren’t just used for a shitty angst plot!!!! that aren’t just exclusive to white characters!!!! or have ableist undertones to them!!!! bonus if the mun is physically/mentally disabled!!! me and my physically and mentally disabled muses: y’all: i wanna interact with older muses!!!! like not just muses in their 30′s because honestly that’s not even old, but 50+!!!!!! not just immortal people who died stuck at a young age in their late teens / young adulthood!!!!! that has a purpose and a plotline!!!!! that aren’t just portrayed as weak / stupid / defenseless!!!!! my older muses: y’all: i wanna interact with child muses of any race and gender!!!!! that has a purpose and a plotline !!!!!! that aren’t just portrayed as weak / stupid / defenseless / can’t do anything at all without an adult!!!!!!!!  my child muses: y’all: i wanna interact with characters that aren’t cisgender - under the transgender, multigender and non-binary. etc. umbrellas!!!!! that aren’t just stereotypes!!!!!! that aren’t just exclusive to white characters!!!!!!!! and aren’t just doing it for brownie points!!!!! bonus if the mun is non-cisgender!!!!! me and my non-cis, trans, multigender and non-binary muses: y’all: i wanna interact with a diverse cast of male / masculine aligned characters of all races, genders and sexualities!!!!! that aren’t just exclusive to white men / male aligned characters !!!! that aren’t just shipping fodder / fanservice!!!! that aren’t there to just be badass!!!!! bonus if the mun is a man / male aligned!!!! me and my male / male aligned muses: y’all: i wanna interact with a diverse cast of female / feminine aligned characters of all races, genders and sexualities!!!!!!!! that aren’t just exclusive to white women / female aligned characters!!!! that aren’t just shipping fodder / fanservice!!!!! that aren’t there to just be badass!!!!!!! bonus if the mun is a woman / female aligned!!!!!! me and my female / female aligned muses: y’all: i wanna interact with lgbtpqia2+ / mogai characters!!!!!! lesbian, gay, bi ( and those under the umbrella terms ie polysexual, pansexual, omnisexual, etc ), trans ( and those under the trans umbrella terms ie non-binary, agender, etc. ), polyamorous, questioning, intersex, aromantic-asexual ( and those under the umbrella terms ie demisexual, graysexual, etc ), and two spirit muses!!!!!! that aren’t just walking talking stereotypes!!!!! or fetishized!!!!!!! that aren’t just exclusive to white people!!!!!! and aren’t just doing it for brownie points!!!! bonus if the mun is under one or more of the lgbtpqia2+ / mogai categories!!!! me and my lesbian, gay, bi, trans*, poly, questioning, intersex, aro/ace, and two spirit+ muses: y’all: i wanna interact with muses of color and muses of mixed heritage - be they black, latinx, asian ( all kinds of asians - central, north, south, east, west, southeast ), oceanians/pacific islanders, native americans/indigenous canadians and peoples!!!!! that aren’t just confined to america!!!! that aren’t just walking talking stereotypes!! but are actually portrayed as multidimensional and multifaceted and have a variety of genders and sexualities!!! double bonus if they’re deeply connected to their heritage, ethnicity, ancestry and culture!!!! and are deeply researched by a mun who actually cares about accurate representation and diversity and aren’t just doing it for brownie points!!! triple bonus if the mun is a person of color and/or mixed heritage!!! me and my muses of color / mixed muses of color: y’all: i wanna interact with original characters - fandomless or otherwise!!!!!!!! that are well thought out!!!!!! and have their own vast storylines!!!!! and are unique!!!!!!!!!!! and are just as fleshed out as canon characters!!!! my original character muses: y’all: i wanna interact with characters of all types, shapes, sizes and skintones because all bodies are beautiful no matter if they’re scarred or not!!!!!!!! my muses with different body types, shapes, sizes and skintones: y’all: i wanna interact with autistic / neurodivergent characters!!!!!! that aren’t just walking/talking stereotypes!!!!!! that aren’t infantilized!!! and that aren’t just exclusive to white characters!!!! and are deeply researched by a mun who actually cares about accurate representation and diversity!!!!! and aren’t just doing it for brownie points!!!!  bonus if the mun is autistic / neurodivergent themselves!!!!! me and my autistic and neurodivergent muses: y’all: i wanna interact with nonhuman muses and/or muses that are human but have nonhuman verses!!!!!!! that aren’t just pretty white people with pretty eyes and fangs!!!!! aliens, humans with superhuman/supernatural abilities, animals, gods/deities, monsters, cryptids, angels, demons, vampires, werewolves, fairies, mermaids, mythical figures and beasts from around the world, you name it!!! my nonhuman muses: y’all: i wanna interact with muses who are part of a religious minority or don’t have a faith at all!! ie Jewish, Zoroastrian, Buddhist, Shintoist, Taoist, Pagan, etc. bonus if the mun is part of one!!! me and my muses who’re of a religious minority and my irreligious muses: y’all: i wanna interact with characters of a variety of races, genders and sexualities who’re part of one or more subcultures ie Anarchists, Goths and similar subcultures, Anime, Bohemianism, etc!! bonus if the mun is part of one!!! me and my muses who’re part of one or more subcultures: y’all: i wanna interact with morally ambiguous characters whether or not they’re “heroes” or “villains”!!! my morally ambiguous muses:  y’all: i wanna interact with someone who doesn’t follow generic narratives!! and doesn’t just focus on shipping but on plotting and character development and the storylines!! me: y’all: i wanna interact with a gender diverse, ethnically diverse and age diverse cast of muses!! my muses: y’all: i wanna interact with- me and my muses:

[cant-think-of-anything]

I think part of the reason that there’s such a dissonance between what kind of character Matthew is ~supposed~ to have and what kind of poor traits shine through, especially in his treatment of Alastair, is not just because of CC’s poor handling of alcoholism (and, in my opinion, mental health issues and depression) but also because: Our first introduction to these characters happened a long ways before some major changes to TLH.

Namely… Alastair and Cordelia were basically white in CC’s original planning. There’s just no way around that. Their flower cards, where they’re not just whitewashed but purely white, prove that (and they STILL haven’t been updated, by the way.)

Also, Alastair’s hair: in CoG it was dyed blond, and CC wrote it off implicitly as a racism thing when she decided he was Persian (which I guess happened after the short story where we met Alastair and before TLH) , which would have been fine it if it was an arc written better. Except, I don’t think she realized that it would make Matthew’s comments about Alastair inherently and obviously racist, being a white author. And I doubt that it will be dealt with and named or even acknowledged outright in the final TLH installment.

Kind of the same thing with Cordelia. I’m not saying POC can’t have like red hair because obviously POC don’t come in a prepackaged set of five or six traits that are all configured randomly, but something has always rubbed me the wrong way about the way that CC writes the majority of her POC and especially WOC as exotic. I mean, Kamala as a character is to me a special favorite (even though CC did her dirty and didn’t do a good job portraying her character or intersectional identity) but I rolled my eyes so hard when she had lighter brown or “amber” eyes in canon or officially commissioned art. With Cordelia, I know CC once said she uses henna to redden her hair which is great for her, and I guess I have less of a bone to pick with that because it’s semi(?) realistic, but still. Also the fact that so much of her description as a beautiful person comes from her hair. Again that’s cool, and women of color should be loved wholly including being loved for the parts of them that they freely change (such as Cordelia’s hair) but… the proportion of the fixation on her hair as what makes her lovely rubs me the wrong way sometimes. I feel like it’s sometimes an out from CC making the ~scandalous~ decision that a woman of color can be beautiful because of the traits she is born with. Idk it’s just for me I had this long standing repulsion towards my colorings and my facial structure and white girls would tell me I was whiny about it and then I finally began to piece together things like “Eurocentric beauty standards.”

Going on a tangent slightly, but something else that bothered me was when Anna insulted Cordelia after buying her those dresses and everyone kinda treating it as a compliment? And just cause Cordelia, a fictional teenager, didn’t get mad about it doesn’t mean readers of color can’t see the underlying racism behind “Cordelia looks MUCH better in these dresses which are SUITED for her skin tone.”

I think that narrative could have been handled much better: if it was Cordelia picking out her own clothes as an act of maturity and self-realization and ownership, if Cordelia herself said (in a different way lol) “Damn right I can wear lavender ruffles if I want to and crimp my hair but I’m not going to let white fashion prevent me from outshining everyone because dark skinned women INVENTED jewel tones.” And I think some people will argue that Cordelia’s context makes this too self aware of a development but I would say that it would have been a powerful part of her development outside of her relationships, especially considering that she’s supposed to be a main protagonist. Full arcs for the win baby!

But even aside from all that what bothered me about Anna’s dresses was the fact that it was a white woman showing the “truth” or the “right way” or “saving” a woman of color, a trope which I don’t think CC intended but committed nonetheless. I think from a white author POV the thinking was “Anna is such a free bohemian who lives true to herself and she’s going to help Cordelia become that way too,” which irks me because I feel like that just worked against CC in terms of POC rep and also because that same ideology is used in an attempt to make Anna’s treatment of Kamala justified even though Anna as an out person, with racial and economic privilege and the support of an extensive and powerful family network, pressured and tormented Kamala into coming out.

I have a lot of thoughts on that relationship, mainly: it shouldn’t have been dragged out this long because from the beginning, Every Exquisite Thing, it was clear they were looking for different things. And if CC had left it at that and let them go on their separate ways after a week of knowing each other that would have been fine: Kamala can’t do an out and proud relationship and Anna doesn’t want secrecy, so they’ll develop on their own. And then later Kamala’s pursuit of Anna in the actual TLH books was I think meant to be a thing about “the lengths you’ll go for true love” but it felt forced. Honestly… It just feels icky. like this woman of color is just so hung up on this white woman who abuses her repeatedly and can’t handle her own misogyny and internalizations. And I hate that because both had such awesome potential! To me it’s less that I dislike Anna ( I’d need a whole other post to explain that) and more that I dislike CC for wanting so bad to claim sapphic rep but not wanting to put in the effort to portray it effectively- and pretty much all that entails is writing the relationship without acting like it exists in a pseudo-vacuum where the history and realities of interracial relationships and queerphobia don’t exist in the way we obviously recognize and experience.

And characters like Cordelia and Alastair are amazing and have so much potential; I think the true origin of the problems with their portrayal is that they weren’t really intended as POC or even queer representation in the first place. I don’t know if Cassie would have taken a different approach to her characterization had she known Alastair would be a brown gay man when she first introduced him, but I hope it would have at least made her more conscientious of the inherent application of colonialism and racism in her storytelling from that point onward.

I want to finally add that I’m not saying any portrayal of racism is bad. I’m saying that the racism in the story is not part of a conscious framework that critiques racism appropriately. I think CC wrote the beginnings of the narrative, decided she was going to develop the diversity point content, and then either didn’t look back at the older content to analyze it and the other (white characters) through a new lens of race and outsiderness and queer personhood, or she looked at it and didn’t know what to do with it, or looked at it and didn’t care.

Sorry this got so long! Thanks for listening.

- A.

I feel like CC handled everything poorly in regards to characters who had a lot of potential.

The fact that Cordelia and Alastair are both originally white and it's so obvious in the way every bit of racism is handled by the characters. Matthew's comments in CLS are very important and they should've been handled with the same severity that Alastair's words were. CC changing the characters to POC was a big decision and when she did so she should've went back and actually read her own material. I can assure you that it will not be handled in CHOT, my expectations for CC recognizing the importance and gravity in the words she writes regarding racism or any of her "implied racism" bullshit have gone to the ground.

Because while golden eyes are obviously so easy to write when discussing discrimination obviously racism is out of the question /j

THAT'S EXACTLY IT, women of color in these books are so pathetically rare that on the rare occurrence that she does write them they should all be given these features that aren't as common in POC and written as more beautiful because of those features. I read CHOG after I became more appreciative of my ethnic features but if I had read this a year or so ago? Or even if I had read it after just feeling insecure in general? It would've been awful. The implication is that the lighter features in POC are the most beautiful, with Cordelia's red hair being put on a higher pedestal than her dark eyes and Kamala's eyes being focused on more than her hair (because I literally went back and counted the numbers to prove it and it's exactly what happens.)

I'm sure Cordelia's hair is stunning, but it's the way that when she's described (or more accurately being sexualized) it is just her hair and body that is shown, not the color of her skin or the color of her eyes.

God the pastel thing pisses me off so much. It's not even that Anna tells Cordelia that she would look better in darker colors it's that she says it suits her skin tone. Implying that anyone with brown skin should be barred from wearing pastels. And Kamala? In the few times she is described, she's wearing dark colors or champagne gold, never light blue or purple or pink WHICH HONESTLY SUITS HER PERSONALITY. It's also the way that the dresses Anna sent her are described to be more revealing- it's weird. Anna barely knew her when she started dictating everything that Cordelia could put on her body.

“Damn right I can wear lavender ruffles if I want to and crimp my hair but I’m not going to let white fashion prevent me from outshining everyone because dark skinned women INVENTED jewel tones.”

I literally would have loved that. It recognizes that she doesn't need to follow these "rules" on what to wear but still shows her choosing what she wants to wear without making all the darker skinned readers feel like they can't wear a certain color.

I think what some people fail to realize is that these books are also aimed at upper elementary and middle school and a middle schooler with dark skin reading something like that? In a book with characters they love? It's going to be so harmful

Someone else mentioned that CC said Kamanna's relationship was complicated because Kamala didn't defend Anna: Defend her FROM WHAT? Literally what is there to threaten Anna?

These books are filled with tokenism and then praised for it. The idea of Kamala X Anna has so much potential but they're portrayed in such a toxic way. Throughout the last through books Kamala puts herself through so much guilt and regret and turmoil just for Anna to literally use her, blame her, and cast her aside. And it's so fucking annoying because it pushes this idea that this woman of color who was terrified and in an extremely vulnerable position is in the wrong for choosing her safety and presents them as guilty and shameful for doing such a thing.

I would disagree, the portrayal of racism is bad, because it is used at random points in the story and never brought up again, if you interduce racism take it seriously it's not the kind of thing you're meant to half-ass in a book thousands of people will read

I agree on everything else though, so much of these books are incredibly harmful and they are presented to a young audience so it's overall just a gross situation

Thank you for the ask though! I loved answering this, if you ever have anything else you're more than welcome to come back <3

[kimchilly222]

Before Black History Month ends I want to share a realization I had today and how I was able to educate myself further and learn more about the subject.

“Blaccents”

Blaccent is “a distinctive manner of speech, pitch or tone particular to African American urban inner city youth.” Urban Dictionary definition.

I have the tendency to, as I would call it, “talk ratchet as fuck” sometimes. Especially when I’m mad or just being goofy. And today I said something a certain way that made me have to sit and think. I went to Google and did my research (as some of y’all assholes SHOULD do) but I did my research on Blaccent, the word “Ghetto” and I looked up the word ghetto because my friends and I back in Elementary school/middle school used to say ghetto ALL the Mf time and Nappy head, all of that.

Little bit of my background/

“hOw I wAs RaIsEd” 🙄

My friends were a rainbow of different cultures/race because I’ve never been one to judge anyone based upon their skin, sexuality, pronouns, hair, height, etc. I’ve never judged or been one to judge at all even though I wasn’t “rAiSeD” to be that way, I went against the dumb racist shit and was just kind to everyone.

My family? Used every slang offensive term/word there was and always has. They basically have nothing to do with me because my black sheep ass hates the way they talk and always corrects them and tells them when it’s wrong. Growing up I couldn’t have “Black”/African American, “Mexican”/Hispanic/Latino, any other race other than “white”/Caucasian. And I put those terms in quotes because that’s how they said it to me. I had one mixed bestie that I spent every weekend with growing up until high school BUT only because she was adopted by a White lady and “acted white” I was brought up into this world to be negative, be racist, homophobic, and here I am today a Pansexual BLM activist that has nothing to do with my racist ass/homophobic family. My Uncle Bob? (Uncle by marriage. I do NOT claim this man as family) said he didn’t want anything to do with me because I dated an African American guy and that there were “plenty of white guys out there.” And my Aunt proceeded to try and tell me that my dead father wouldn’t approve. But little did she know my dad had an African American girlfriend when he was a kid-teen years. But that same Uncle Bob? Has a whole ass lesbian daughter that’s been lesbian FOR YEARS now and BRINGS HER WIFE TO FAMILY EVENTS but he thinks they’re just “friends/roommates” dumbass. And the lesbian daughter’s daughter/his granddaughter, dates an African American as well but nobody has told him because him & her have SUCH a great relationship. Oh shut the FUCK up. Jesus. Disgusting. Why would you put up with him? You literally can MAKE your own family. That’s what I did. Totally off the topic I started and idk why I’m venting but back to the Blaccent topic, I say things that would sound like Blaccent so I did my research and educated myself and realized that it may hurt African American’s feelings or be insulting to them so now, every time I do it I catch myself and tell myself to STOP doing that. That’s what this month is ALL about. Well not ALL but I’m so tired of white/Caucasian people STILL being racist and prejudice against A.A’s. All other races/cultures pretty much love each other. It’s just mainly the entitled ass white people that need to humble themselves and sit the fuck down as Kendrick says as well. SIT DOWN. BITCH. BE HUMBLE. Anyways. Long rant short, educated yourself, learn from your mistakes/bad habits & change. Change for our future. Change for your children. Change for your grandchildren. Hell change for you dog/pet if you have to. Just fucking change because I’m so tired of still having racism, sexism, homophobia, judgement, stereotypes, etc. just stfu. Be you. Be yourself. (Unless you’re racist. Then stfu and die already.) Just Love & Be kind.

[spikeymarshmallows]

so, TUA s2 thoughts

I haven’t actually finished it but I’ve got the gist of it lol

I finished it this afternoon! Whoo!

Spoilers under the cut.

So I had a few Big Fears going in. And none of them eventuated. WHOO. Or didn’t eventuate in the ways I was most concerned about.

1. I was scared they’d give Reginald a Redemption Arc TM. They did not. Thank god.

2. I was scared that the sibling interactions would suck. They did not! They were amazing. Glorious. I had to rewind so many to just truly savour them.

3. I was worried about Lila. I mean, she “gets in the way of my ship” but I’m good at ignoring that. Honestly, I kinda dug her.

4. I was worried about the “ewwwww incest” stuff. But they... actually didn’t do it terribly. Luther and Allison still clearly adore each other. It was referenced a number of times and never as an “ewwww”. I really loved that. There were some gorgeous moments and like, as one of my friends said... It seemed like they were trying to sit neutral on the issue. Which I can understand and respect.

5. I was worried about the Kliego interactions. And yeah, we didn’t really get them. BUT as a writer, I definitely felt I got more sand to play with. I’m already working on at least three new ideas and I haven’t even finished the season yet. Also, I definitely am gonna need more Luego, more Biego, and if I ever stop feeling shy, I’ll probs join Electra-XT and achilleees on their Fiego ship. I’m just realising what the common denominator is here but that’s also not a surprise. Diego is my baby and I ship him with everyone.

Things I wasn’t scared about per se, but was pleasantly surprised about:

Allison and Raymond - I went in a bit cautious because it looked like the Alluther was going to be all EWWWW INCEST. But... god, the love that man had for her... He was just wonderful. It was just beautiful. I really genuinely enjoyed them.

The sit-in etc - I was scared about this one, but not in the same way as I was that Reginald would get a redemption arc. I’m a white person, and I’m not from the US so I cannot comment fully on it, but... it seemed like they tried to do a good job with it. I definitely need to read more about race relations in that time period in particular before I can comment effectively. The police brutality was.... brutal. Heart wrenching. And timely given what we’re seeing in the world right now, and have been seeing for far too long. Defund the goddamn police.

Klaus’ hair and outfits - seems inane compared to the last point.... But like. I thought Robbie looked so incredibly hot all season. I miss his goth aesthetic but... damn. He looked so gooooood.

Diego’s hair and outfits - I expected to hate them more than I did. Apparently my rare sexual attraction to him knows no limits because I was so thirsty watching him. 

Luther - I was so happy that he was so fucking likeable! I have been on the “we do not insult luther hargreeves in this house” team for quite a while, but I felt that Luther really shone this season. My big, soft, idiot, earnest boy...

Elliot - I rather enjoyed him! RIP.

Some things I was less than thrilled about....

The siblings being mean to Diego : ( - The “Klaus Hargreeves Needs a Hug” tag got a beating last season. I swear, if we don’t get 500 “Diego Hargreeves Gets A Hug” fics, I’m gonna write them all my damn self. I’m also not going “uwu my baby had people be mean to him : (((((” but like. No. No, that.... A lot of it kinda really got me down.

The Ben possessing Klaus stuff - Like. I get it. But I just... Klaus might be annoying but he was pretty : ( at being possessed and like... It felt pretty icky to me. Klaus literally said he felt violated. Ben was all “mwahahaha once you sleep I’m gonna take over your body”. I get why Ben was annoyed and why he wanted to. Doesn’t mean I feel nice about that whole... thing.

The Vanya/Sissy thing - I see a lot of sides of the coin here. I have some friends who were thrilled because they love Vanya being a lesbian, and having representation. But I also saw: stereotyping of what A Lesbian Is, pigeonholing Ellen to only play lesbians. Also, like, I went in cautious, but I was just... .....kinda bored with that storyline? And yeah, I would have preferred to just... you know, not have the amnesia. I liked seeing Vanya be happier, sure, but.. IDK it just didn’t make sense to me from a storytelling perspective.

Lila and Diego - Initially, I quite liked her. As a character, I enjoyed her. My ship aside.... Honestly, it makes me a bit *grimacing emoji* to see some of the stuff we saw. Like, I’m far from someone who thinks ships need to be Good and Pure. But at least some of the stuff I saw between them (such as, IDK, drugging... kidnapping... etc) makes it a bit of a nOTP. Not a FULL nOTP, but like... It definitely went from “awww” and “lolll” to “hmmm, not... not sure this particular pairing is for me personally”.

Things I wasn’t scared about but loved:

FIVE - Good god, Aidan has always been an impressive little fucker but he really stepped it up a notch this season. I loved the way he went psycho. I loved the love he always has for his family. I adored his lines. I adored his vulnerability, the little cracks we really got to see. He loves his family so fucking much T.T

DIEGO - They gave David some really, really good stuff to work with this season and he aced it. He was absolutely sensational. I adore this man. AND HIS POWERS. 

KLAUS - Weird thing to be OMG about but... ......I was super there for Robbie’s legs this season... They’re so.. skinny. IDK, it’s weird. But I loved it. I loved his hair. I loved his outfits.

ALLLLLISSONNNNNNN - This woman is perfect. The End.

Misc Thoughts

Damn, given the above, it sounds like I’m all “uwu, all things must be good and pure” and that’s so not my standpoint. But I am team “there needs to be some basic respect both ways”, even for enemies to lovers. So I felt a bit :/ at some of the Horrance stuff and Diego/Lila stuff. Not that I hate them! Just... ....Some of it wasn’t to my taste. But that’s okay, I can ignore a lot of stuff!

I definitely don’t hate the pairings! Rather there were a few things in those pairings that personally didn’t blink as “WHEEEE” for me... But I’ll just ignore those elements and focus on the bits I did like and... YAY!

Overall, honestly, I really loved this season. We needed more Kliego, but I loved the Five and Diego interactions, Diego and Luther... Klaus and Allison... Five and Luther... Just. Just. I was really delighted at so many things we saw.

I thought so many of the interactions just shone. I loved them.

I’ve seen some people be really upset and mad and confused etc, about how the siblings were at the dinner with Reginald. I’ve written my thoughts on it here. TLDR: for someone who has experienced abuse from a parental figure, their responses aligned extremely well with my own experiences. 

NGL, Klaus being all “T.T” about being touched all the time was.... good?? IDK, it gave me Ideas TM.

I have fic ideas!!!

It’s weird... I thought this was a really Light and Bright season but I also... Know I felt a lot of T.T and hearthurt. In good ways.

[outragedslime]

1, 6, 16, 22, and 26!! For the ask meme

tysm!!! ill put em under a cut so it doesnt take up half the dashboard dgfjkdfgj i write a LOT SORRY GKFLHG

1. if you were to have Hanahaki disease, what flowers would you cough up?

ough… ok i love. flowers. i love all flowers. but my absolute favs are speedwells? and i guess id also cough up flowers for the person im coughing them up For so id throw in some bloodroot and dogwood..   does this disease work if the love Is requited. EITHER WAY GDHKFLH

6. name five iconic quotes that make you feel things.omg ok the whole experience of all of these movies imma list is like. tremendous. these movies (and show) got a great impact that one or two quotes for the life o them cannot cover the scale of emotion it gave me so… just gdfkh the source is more important than any of the actual quotes i write here tbh. theyre amazing they All made me cry.

1. Sing Street - “Look at her. She races home every evening just to catch that last little bit of sun, have a cigarette and read her papers. She’s always talking about going on a holiday to Spain, but he never takes her. That’s all she gets. Then that tall tree blocks it, and she comes in. I often wonder what she’s thinking about.”

2. Garden State - “We may not be as happy as you always dreamed we would be, but, for for the first time let’s just allow ourselves to be whatever it is that we are.” 

3. Good Will Hunting - “No. No, no no no. Fuck you, you don’t owe it to yourself man, you owe it to me. Cuz tomorrow I’m gonna wake up and I’ll be 50, and I’ll still be doin’ this shit. And that’s all right. That’s fine. I mean, you’re sittin’ on a winnin’ lottery ticket. And you’re too much of a pussy to cash it in, and that’s bullshit. ‘Cause I’d do fuckin’ anything to have what you got. So would any of these fuckin’ guys. It’d be an insult to us if you’re still here in 20 years. Hangin’ around here is a fuckin’ waste of your time.”

4.  The End of the Fucking World - “It’s strange. A lot of the time you don’t register the important moments as they happen. You only see that they were important when you look back.”

5. A Monster Calls - “It’s okay that you’re angry. I’m angry too, and if you need to break things, by god you break them. I wish I had 100 years, 100 years I could give to you.”

ok those are all masterpieces if ur ever stuck on smth to watch i recommend these SDFGHFGJ

16. describe your ideal fantasy outfitaa honESTLY. big chunky ass boots. big chunky ass jacket. big chunky ass bag or belt with weapons and cute little satchels of herbs and whatnot. and a big fuckin floofy dress that is SUPER fancy almost like a wedding dress but it can be like a different colour than plain white. hell yeah !!

22. tell us, in detail, about a curse a witch would put on you.i guess a curse references something i Dont want to happen? bc a lot of the things that ppl might view as curses id actually love (dont mind me im still dying @ that “may your womb be barren” thing). but in terms of smth i dont want i guess an easy one would be that id never experience true content. true satisfaction. true peace.

26. tell us about an experience you’ve had that seemed unreal or supernatural. (doesn’t have to be scary)i didnt have a Lot happen to me? i guess every time i have a recurring dream, or like. dreaming about something and then experiencing it irl? i think i rly believe in dream symbolism idk how it works at All but i rly do think its got like.. some reflection onto your own personal state. the only thing i can think of rn is when once i had a dream that i wasnt myself, and i kept changing parts of myself, like cutting my hair or later turning into some weird mermaid creature (sfhfgj) but like. in that dream there was a lot of children. children in school around me. children on a beach. a baby drowning. a child curled up in a fridge. and these two children, one of whom came up to me with a fuckin Horse of all things and went “do u want penis?” and im like “what” and shes like “my horse :) this is my horse, penis” and im like Odd name but ok and i didnt reply to the kid. anyway that morning i woke up and looked into dream symbolism and children and babies stand for a part of yourself youre neglecting, and horses stand for hm. “  male sexual energy and masculinity”. anyway thats how i found out i was trans GDFHJGH

SORRY FOR WRITING SO MUCH IM RLY EXCITED AND I LOVE TALKING!! THANKS !

[lovenotesuggestions]

Hiii id like some help.. I’m racist. I know that I am, and I’m trying to not be, but idk if there’s just something wrong with my brain or something but I just can’t figure it out. I don’t think black people are below white people, I don’t think I’m better than them or anything.. I’d never intentionally be rude to someone, and I’m an advocate for using my white privilege to help.. I just can’t find myself sexually attracted to them. It’s not that they’re not attractive, I think everyone is 1-2

Beautiful in some way, and tbh there are SO many beautiful black people it’s honestly amazing. And the women? They don’t age!! Like they look flawless until they’re like 80!! But, I’ve never been sexually attracted and find myself kinda repulsed and I don’t know why.. I know it’s because I’m racist, but I don’t know why I’m racist about this and how to stop it. I just really want help, because I feel soooo bad about this, but there’s nothing that seems to help.

The thing about being raised in a society like the one we live in, where racism and white supremacy are ingrained into every aspect of life, is that everyone is racist. There’s no way to grow up learning what society teaches us through every subtle manifestation of white supremacy without internalising those beliefs. Even if you actively don’t believe that any one race is inferior to another, or don’t do anything to discriminate against anyone, the unintentional biases are always going to be there. Unlearning them is an ongoing process, that you have to actively work at - listening to people of colour, checking your own thoughts and behaviour, admitting fault and making honest effort to improve. 

A lot of the time, people don’t even realise how prevalent racism is in their own beliefs, or how racism plays into seemingly innocent things. Things like beauty standards, for instance - beauty standards are super euro-centric, and promote ideas about pale skin being more beautiful, certain body shapes that women of colour may be less likely to have, whilst suggesting broad noses and lips, monolids, certain kinds of bone structure, dark body hair, kinky/curly hair,  basically any feature that’s more common in women of colour, especially black women, are ‘ugly’ or unfeminine or imperfect in some way. A lot of the time, people internalise those ideas about things that are/aren’t attractive without even realising that they’re built upon generations of colonialism and racism. Like, how often do you hear ‘big nose’ as an insult or criticism of people’s appearance - it takes on a different significance when you realise that the reason those traits are so broadly disfavoured is because they’re assumed to be more common amongst Jewish or black communities. It doesn’t automatically make you a bad person to have internalised those beliefs, because there’s no way to avoid doing that. What matters is that you’re trying to put it right, and by admitting this and seeking advice, you’re obviously doing that. 

The first step to doing better is admitting fault, and it’s good that you’ve done that - acknowledging that you have that white privilege and you have these internalised these beliefs as a result of the society we live in is better than a lot of people do. It’s not my place as another white person to forgive you or absolve you on behalf of others or anything like that, but I can tell you that by the sounds of it you’re on the right track, and you’re not the only person who feels this way. I empathise with you - it’s always really frustrating as someone who’s trying their best to be a good ally to POC to notice those biases cropping up. There’s no quick fix, but as long as you’re acknowledging your white privilege and doing your best to use it to help others, and challenging racism, both externally and internally, wherever you see it, seeking to educate yourself, and listening to/boosting the voices of POC talking about these issues, then that’s the best you can do. Doing further research into things like unlearning these internal biases is the next step for you, by the sounds of it, which is almost certainly the root cause of the issue you described. 

I’m just repeating what I’ve heard people say about this topic, but ofc like I said I’m white so I defer to POC on this issue, esp black folks, so @ any followers of colour reading this please feel free to correct anything I’ve said if it’s inaccurate or if you disagree, or to share your opinions on this issue. 

I hope that’s helpful, and I wish you luck in your work to overcome those biases and continue to try to be a better ally.

[local-anon]

OC introduction

Will Barrett (rdr2)

Full Name: Will Barrett

Race: White

Class: Outlaw/ broke

Sexuality: Pan (but doesn't know it bc its the 1800s)

Age: 26

Physical Description

Gender: Male

Hair: Short, light brown

Height: 6’

Build: thicc but swole

Eyes: Hazel (depends on the day)

Scars: Scar round half his neck from nightfolk. Various gunshot grazes. once got stabbed in the hand during a drunken five finger fillet bet

Tattoos: Stick and poke sleeve on left arm.

Personality

Summary of their backstory.

An against the world attitude ever since he ran away from his parents' farm (too many kids they didn’t even notice) Worlds been throwing shit at him ever since. gains overconfidence because he somehow hasn't died yet 

“My best skill is surviving because I haven’t died yet so clearly I’m immortal” Takes it upon himself to make everyone smile once in his presence even if they respond by hardcore insulting him.

Do they have any mental illnesses?

Ptsd definitely. prolly adhd bc he forgets shit like a mother fucker, will start 15 chores and not finish any of them.

“Shit probably but who cares about that when people are shooting at you lmao”

How do they cope?

He doesn’t. To the frustration of himself and the rest of camp

Do they have any medical conditions?

“I have this thing where my neck scar will suddenly start burning to the point of my legs collapsing but that’s probably nothing”

Is medicine/ treatment available for them?

Honestly it’s probably psychosomatic and in 1899 he isn't going to bother with it.

How much do they care about their outer appearance?

11/10 He will bathe twice a week and is always doing laundry. miss Grimshaw appreciates him the most because he washes clothes the best.

What’s their “beauty routine”?

Beard is in perfect condition, has added pomade and stimulant to make sure of it. Makes his own soap.

What do they fear the most?

Spiders, it's a hindrance when it comes to checking out caves and abandoned places.

Their biggest flaw?

“My existence?” His self-esteem, not knowing when to shut up.

Do they recognize it as a flaw?

He recognizes his entire being as a flaw so idk

What’s their zodiac sign or which one do you think they relate to the most?

Doesn't know his birthday exactly but I predict he’s a Libra Scorpio cusp with cancer rising and Leo moon. he has a Leo venus. Sagittarius Mars

What Harry Potter house would they be in?

“I’m a Gryffindor” he's a Hufflepuff

What natural alignment are they? (ex. Lawful Good, Chaotic Evil)

Neutral good. He really just wants to live good and let people live good.

Do they have any hobbies? What are they?

He loves gardening and is crushed every time the camp moves because he has to start all over again.

Do they have a favorite holiday? How do they celebrate it?

He once visited new york in the summer and saw fireworks on the 4th or july he was in love. It's his favorite holiday but he will light off fireworks whenever he gets his hands on them. “That's why I loved that mayors party”

What’s their favorite season?

Spring, seed sowing season lol

Do they have a temper or are they level headed?

He is mostly level headed unless you completely got him fucked up (insult his partner, his family, THREATEN his family?) he will shoot you after telling you all the ways you fucked up

Do they express their emotions freely or hide their true feelings?

Both?? He hides behind half truths most of the time. But very blunt if he doesnt like you.

Are they a leader or a follower?

He’s a good team player but not necessarily a follower. Will question you if you give weird not good orders (dutch almost dropped him twice)

How do they come off to others?

Blunt and overconfident, charming in his way that even if you’re mad you won't be for long.

What first impression do they usually make?

You either want to punch him or hug him.

Do they prefer to travel alone or with company?

He likes traveling with people he trusts, and he prefers it to being alone. He will banter with himself if left alone for too long. (Camp has gotten concerned for his mental status a few times)

Would you describe them as selfless or selfish?

He cares more about his family than he does about himself. But would steal candy from a kid bc he wants it.

What do they find most attractive in others?

He just really loves peoples personalities and if ur nice and treat him and his family well he will find you attractive (also he rlly likes muscles on people)

Do they flirt often?

Yes, aggressively, too much, in a dumb way

Do they fall in love easily?

“No” Yes

What’s their love life like?

“Amazing” Awful, at least it was until he joined the gang

Do they prefer to solve things diplomatically or using violence?

It really depends on the situation, he wants the least amount of innocent casualties. keyword innocent

What is their combat style?

“I have a shotgun for sticky situations, but my favorite are these metal knuckles i got from an old blacksmith friend, theyre bladed”

Do they sneak?

When the situation calls for it

What weapon(s) do they always carry with them?

Sawed off shotgun, Sighted rifles, bow & arrow (Charles made him one after a week of pestering)

Their most prized possession?

An old native American ring he was given after this old white drunk dude after sobbing about all the atrocities he's seen and passing out after handing him the ring saying he can't stand the weight anymore. Will dragged his passed out person into his tent and saved the ring as a reminder to try to help out everyone when he can

Favorite armor/ outfit?

Redshirt, black paisley vest, duster jacket over top.

How’s their aim?

“Its the fuckin best” It’s alright, not perfect all the time but still pretty good

Do their hands shake while aiming a bow?

It used to but Charles taught him how to keep steady

Their thoughts on killing to survive?

He does it because he has to but he’d really like it if people would just stop shooting at them

Does it take a toll on them?

Only when they were innocent and were just caught in the crossfire

Or do they shake it off rather easily?

“Fuck O’Driscolls

Thoughts on death if any? (ex. Fear it, accept it)

Is only afraid he’ll die in a stupid way

Do they scavenge for their supplies or simply buy them?

He’s good at looting houses and won't let things go to waste. Once stole an entire houses blankets because the girls were complaining about the chill drafting into their tents

Are they the type to get distracted and go off to an unknown nearby location or do they stay on track?

Ohhhh myyy goddddd. He was once riding from Valentine to Rhodes and stopped at every single herb he saw, even in the distance and was late bu a few hours than he meant to be back to camp.

How do they sleep?

“What is sleep?” He doesn’t, has to be dragged to bed or will pass out on his horse.

Are they picky about where and how or can they sleep basically anywhere?

Yes, he can’t sleep on the bare ground.

Are they a picky eater?

Not really just needs seasoning

Do they know how to cook?

Surprisingly yes, he taught Pearson how to use the sun to bake.

What’s their favorite beverage?

Rum, it gets him fucked up fast and tastes sweet.

Do they drink alcohol?

Yes

Anything they like to collect? (ex. Unique weapons)

He collects pressed flowers after Mary-Beth taught him how to do it. Arthur bought him a penny dreadful just for the purpose of pressing flowers because he got tired of Will sneaking off with his journal to do it.

Are they good at disarming traps or do they constantly miss them?

He nearly lost a leg to a bear trap.

[oldmonstermusings]

On being Indigiqueer

When I was a kid, I found out I was Native, African-American, and Caribbean. I was excited. I was glad to be different from my classmates. I thought I’m different from them I’m Native and Caribbean. I’m not just a generic African American black kid. Idk I think it made me feel more rich in history. Or I was already differentiating myself from my classmates because I didn’t really “feel” black enough or “feel” like I belonged, or recognize myself as black. 

Probably because I was a black kid in a Catholic school. I was always teased as “talking white,” I didn’t leave in the “hood” like my friends and so couldn’t do the cool things they could like bike tricks or walking alone with confidence, I got insulted if people said I lived in the “hood,” when I tried to speak like my camp buddies I talked country cause I couldn’t sound/speak black “enough, my mom would always say we’re black and I would throw a tantrum and shout, “No, I’m brown. I am not black.” My sister always teased me about not being “street smart” a trait I considered (and still do) to be valuable to a real, authentic black kid--something I could never attain with my head always in books. I was angry that I was sheltered--not able to truly experience the black experience. I was always left alone. My mannerisms were different. Maybe it is because black people have been through so much that I never wanted to associate with that.  Idk. 

I wised up a little in high school. It was still Catholic, but a majority of the students were of color because the school was in the “hood” or something. Race wasn’t as big an issue to me then, I mean I was also dealing with gender issues and sexuality so my priorities were a little different. Race came up because teachers and students are dumb, of course. I was too prudish for the “hood” girls, too stupid too--my weave never looked as good, I didn’t get their jokes, I looked like Ms. Perfect when in fact my life was a mess, I was sometimes trying too hard to be woke. I was too other. But I found a group of like minded anime fans, and we joked about race and made light fun at each other and that was it. We did events focused on race in school especially after the Freddie Gray murder in 2015. In these events, I was excited to learn more about black people--a people I considered myself disconnected from. And I still corrected people--”I’m Caribbean and Native, not black.”

When my high school friend got pregnant, I was upset. Angry. Guilty. She was black. A teen. Pregnant. I knew the statics for a person like her. She wouldn’t have a fulfilling life because she was being held back. I was upset because she knew better, and yet she became a statistic. She put a target on her back being dumb. I felt guilty because maybe if I had reached out more I could have prevented this. She soon left school, had more kids, got left by her baby daddy, but she graduated college and she’s tired but she has a job and it maybe not be the life she wanted but she seems to be doing fine. I treated her badly, when she needed support and a friend. I was racist towards her. I don’t know how she got pregnant but assumed it. I can never forgive myself for that. I realize I’m not a good person.

When my childhood friend got pregnant and married, my mom celebrated her. I couldn’t. It’s not cause she was a teen. No, she is my age--24. I couldn’t celebrate her because all I could think was why would you throw your life away? Like yes, I’m happy you met a good man, who works and treats you right but kids? Don’t you want to do more? Travel? Make mistakes? You can have kids later. I felt sad I didn’t go to her baby shower, but I couldn’t. I couldn’t handle seeing her pregnant. Seeing the fearless, smart, scrappy kid I knew turn into a soon-to-be-mother, a wife. I didn’t want to ruin the image I already had of her. No one could understand. I need/should have to accept/accepted  her choices. She is her own person after all. I should have been better. I realize I’m not a good person.

When I was a child, I once asked my mom and where we came from. Our people. My ancestors. I thought maybe if I knew my history I would be like the other black kids, who wear Africa jewelry, celebrate and know their black history not only in February. We don’t celebrate Kwanzaa only Christian holidays. I, too, wanted to be down for Black liberation. My parents didn’t know. Didn’t care for our history. I decided not to care either. I would be a displaced black child. 

In college, I joined black associations and clubs. I decided to do better. I found them homophobic. I left. I tried making black friends, but there was always this disconnect. I felt unauthentic. I thought they would figure me out. I tried dating, on and off, but couldn’t find anything. Still can’t. I realized something when I started therapy. I was/am hurt by most every black woman I have ever met--from my mom to my bosses to my professors. I can’t relate to black people because I don’t want to. I don’t like black people. Black women don’t intimidate me. I am scared of them. I don’t want them or their scary long nails anywhere near me. I can’t date black men because of their ridiculous notion of masculinity, homophobia, or me not being their type of black man cause of my twospirit status and for a time me believing the lie that their features were ugly and monkey like. I did date white guys/girls (tbh, a mistake I won’t be repeating lol). Most are my friends are white and guys. I do have possibly a higher number of Greek friends than the average person though. 

My mother’s abuse has put me in a strange position. I want to know my history for myself and my own ancestry. I don’t want to associate with black people. I don’t ever know if I’ll feel comfortable to do so. I thought I cured myself of this fear. I haven’t. My dating and living style have not changed. I had a black lady therapist this year, and despite the misgendering she was actually dope. I posted pictures of the marches going on (I mean I would have anyway cause I stand for justice), but I was also seeking validation that said hey, look, I am black too kinda, am I black enough? I still travel through this world not feeling black, and not really wanting to. I am sure I have faced some discrimination, some prejudice, but my head is either in books, the clouds, or under rocks. I don’t ever feel unsafe as a black person. I know that is some weird privilege. I don’t deserve it. But is it better wishing I was a ”real black person” and getting harassed by the cops? I had a black femme non-binary Dom. The closet I’d ever put my trust and my body in the hands of a black “woman” since my mother. I loved them, my Dom. I learned so much about black authors to read, black history. It was great, but when my Dom got frustrated they would yell at me, and I know I know I know it was just them feeling in the moment and not personal, but it reminded me of my mom, and without an apology afterward our relationship slowly soured out.

[im-no-jedi]

here’s the second post of questions for my Voltron OCs! these are about my sweet boy, Tyzh:

1. What do they smell like? - he smells very clean like all the time, he’s the cleanest smelling Galra you’ll ever meet LOL

2. What is their voice like? - John Boyega

3. What is their biggest motivator? - fear tbh, he does everything out of fear

4. What is their most embarrassing memory? - too many to name LOL

5. How do they deal with/react to pain? - crying, sobbing, that sort of thing

6. What do they like to wear? - he wears his armor all the time, it’s the only clothes he has

7. Which of their relationships have impacted them most positively? - Thace, because he was the first person to ever be nice to Ty, and Fae because she gave him a second chance and gave him a new home away from the Galra army

8. What’s the weirdest thing they’ve ever eaten? - all Altean food is weird LOL

9. Describe the way that they sleep. - he struggles getting to sleep sometimes, and he will wake up at the drop of a hat. thunderstorms are the worst, he’ll stay awake through the whole storm, poor baby

10. What is their favorite food/kind of food? - he likes veggies and other foods like that, he’s not much of a meat eater

11. What do they feel most insecure about? - everything LOL

12. How do they like to dress? - after moving into the castle, he mostly wears his suit minus the armor, so it’s just a skin-tight bodysuit most of the time LOL

13. How do they react to feelings of guilt? - he’ll get very upset, probably start crying

14. How do they react to/deal with betrayal? - again, he’ll get upset and start crying

15. What is their greatest achievement? - despite how much he hates it, he’s actually a really good shot, like he hardly ever misses LOL

16. What are they like when they’ve gotten too little sleep? - he’s used to not getting a lot of sleep, so nothing too different

17. What are they like when they’re drunk? - very VERY hyper. he’d probably literally start bouncing off the walls LOL

18. What kind of music do they enjoy? - anything calm and relaxing, he’d probably listen to a lot of classical music on earth

19. Are they right or left handed? - right

20. Fears? - everything

21. Favorite kind of weather? - a nice, sunny day, maybe a gentle breeze, anything that’s relaxing

22. Favorite color? - he loves the color pink, idek why, he just thinks it’s a really pretty color. he would absolutely wear pink clothes on earth LOL

23. Do they collect anything? - no, but he’d probably start collecting books to read if given the chance

24. Do they prefer either hot or cold weather more? - neither, they both make him uncomfortable LOL

25. What is their eye color? - yellow

26. What is their race/ethnicity? - Galra

27. Hair color? - he’s purple all over, but has a white strip of hair that goes from his forehead all the way down to the bottom of his neck; he keeps it pulled into a tiny ponytail at the bottom of his neck all the time

28. Are they happy where they are currently? - oh yes, very happy, for the first time in his life *cries softly*

29. Are they a morning person? - he’s been conditioned to be so, but he sleeps in whenever he can

30. Sunrise or sunset? - sunset

31. Are they more messy or more organized? - organized, he doesn’t like clutter

32. Pet peeves? - when other people are making noise while he’s trying to get some peace and quiet

33. Do they own any objects of significant personal importance? - no, he doesn’t have anything except his armor and his gun

34. Least favorite food? - the frickin food goo LOL

35. Least favorite color? - black and purple... (this has no affect on his feelings about Shiro tho)

36. Least favorite smell? - whatever the food goo smells like :P

37. When was the last time they cried? - he cries like all the time idk

38. Were they with anybody the last time they cried? - again idk, maybe? Fae tries to comfort him when he cries about stuff

39. Tell us about one of the times they got injured? - he’s gotten slapped in the face for disobeying orders before...

40. Do they have any scars? - probably just a few small ones?

41. Do they struggle with any mental health issues? - maaaaaajor PTSD from all the crap he had to go through in the Galra army. especially in regards to all the people he’s had to kill...

42. Do they have any bad habits? - he tends to freak out over the smallest things, everything’s a big deal to him apparently LOL

43. Why might someone dislike them? - he could definitely come across as pathetic and weak to someone else

44. Why might someone love them? - he’s an absolute sweetheart and so gentle and kind, and you better believe he’d fight to protect his friends

45. Do they believe in ghosts? - unfortunately LOL

46. Is there anyone they would trust with their lives? - Fae and the paladins, Allura and Coran, and the Blade of Marmora

47. Are they romantically interested in anyone? - sort of? he has strong feelings for Fae, romantic or not

48. Are they dating/married to anyone? - if Fae didn’t get with Keith, she would probably end up with Ty instead

49. Do they like surprises? - N O

50. When is their birthday? - sometime in the fall, no exact date yet

51. How do they usually celebrate their birthday? - he’s never had his birthday celebrated before :c

52. Do they have any family? - nope, he doesn’t remember his real family at all. Fae and the paladins are the closest thing he has to family now

53. Are they close to their family? - he’s only really close to Fae

54. What is their MBTI type? - he came out as ISFJ! just like me! :D

55. What is their zodiac sign? - *shrugs*

56. What Hogwarts House would they be in? - probably Hufflepuff

57. What D&D alignment are they? - Lawful Neutral, definitely

58. Do they ever have nightmares? If so, what about? - his life is a friggin nightmare ROFL

59. What are their views on death? - terrible, awful, he hates it so much

60. What is something that they’re sure to laugh at? - he doesn’t really laugh too much; Fae tries to get him to laugh sometimes, and she’s the only one who can do it, no one else knows how to make him laugh

61. When bored, how do they pass time? - he’d probably listen to music and/or start humming or singing, he gets music stuck in his head all the time

62. Do they enjoy being outside? - nooooo too many scary things

63. Do they have an accent? - British, like John Boyega’s real voice

64. Upon seeing a slice of chocolate cake, what is their first reaction? - he has no idea wtf that thing is, it looks like feces, GET IT AWAY

65. If they knew they were going to die, what would they do/say? - he would just cry a lot and cling to whoever was closest to him

66. How do they feel about sex? - ok I guess? he’s never really had time to think about it, plus he doesn’t think anyone would ever wanna do it with him...

67. What is their sexuality? - hetero. but he miiiight be bi-romantic, I’m not sure...

68. Do they become squeamish at the sight of blood? - heck yeah, he gags at the sight of it

69. Is there anything that they find really gross? - too many things to name LOL

70. Which TV Trope(s) best describes them? - COWARDLY LION

71. Do they enjoy helping people? - yes, as long as nothing bad happens

72. Are they allergic to anything? - I don’t think so

73. Do they have a pet? - nope

74. Are they quick to anger? What are they like when they loose their temper? - he like, never gets angry, only kinda frustrated sometimes

75. How patient are they? - usually pretty patient, unless there’s something scary or threatening around, then GET HIM TF OUTTA THERE

76. Are they good at cooking? - probably not, he has no idea how to cook LOL

77. Favorite insult? Do they insult people often? - nope, he doesn’t wanna pick fights

78. How do they act when they’re particularly happy? - he giggles when he’s really happy, it’s adorable X3

79. What do they do when they learn about other people’s fears? - he tries to be encouraging and tell them at least they’re not scared of everything like he is LOL

80. Are they trustworthy? - yes, despite what you might think. if you need him, he’ll come through for you, absolutely

81. Do they try to hide their emotions? Are they good at it? - no he’s VERY open about his emotions and feelings

82. Do they exercise regularly? - he used to when he was in the army, but not so much on the castle, he’d rather chill all the time LOL

83. Are they comfortable with the way they look? - he’s never really thought about the way he looks before? so yeah I guess??

84. What are some physical features that they find attractive on people? - physical strength and just being able to protect him if he needed it haha

85. What kind of personalities do they find attractive? - supportive, friendly, and sympathetic

86. Do they like sweet foods? - yes, but he rarely gets to eat them until he moves into the castle

87. What is their age? - 21 human years

88. Are they tall or short or somewhere in between? - very tall, he’s one of the taller Galras actually

89. Do they wear glasses or contacts? -  nope, but he would look SO cute in glasses OMG *3*

90. Do they consider themselves attractive? - *shrugs*

91. What is their sense of humor like? - he only finds specific people funny AKA just Fae LOL

92. What mood are they most often in? - P A N I C

93. What kinds of things anger them? - when someone he cares about gets hurt

94. Outlook on life? - everything is out to get me nowhere’s safe I’m probably gonna die tomorrow slkdjfguifdksjd

95. What kind of things make them sad/depressed? - when he feels like he’s let someone down... including himself...

96. What is their greatest weakness? - thinking he’s not as brave as he actually is and just not having confidence in himself at all

97. What is their greatest strength? - the fact that he IS really brave when he wants to be and that he’s super reliable in a pinch

98. Something that they regret? - being a part of the Galra army at all

99. Biggest accomplishment? - putting his skills to good use with the paladins instead of the Galra army

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@ ur reply on the pride post: that's exactly what we mean, u get jokingly chastised. chastised, by common use, is something parents will do when the kid steals candy from the kitchen, it's Not physically attacking and chasing down, like what happened. U get called a straighty on the internet, we get attacked for existence irl. idk if this makes sense im tired oops

I hope you didn’t want this to stay private, because my thoughts on this cannot be contained @anoddlyoptimisticdevil and I hope you’ll read every inch of what I have to say, because It’s all important.

I’m sure it’s not ‘ThE mAjOrItY’, but no. There are LGBT ‘Allies’ who legitimately insult, put down, and degrade straight people for the EGREGIOUS sin of being straight.

Not to mention the marginalization of Bisexual people. ‘choose a side!’ and shit.

Nah.

You’re making sense, but you’re losing sight of the bigger picture. Plus, I mentioned in America. Granted, outside of the first world, homosexuals are treated TERRIBLY.I mean, in Islamic countries, they’re straight-up thrown off buildings, because that’s what GOD says to do to them.

But that’s no reason for Straight people not to be prideful of their sexuality. Because we’re being told, by ‘sOcIaL jUsTiCe’ that we’re not allowed to be proud. We have to be ASHAMED. Ashamed because other people do things that we didn’t do. Get fucked.Not you, but Social Justice. Social Justice can get fucked.

I mean, “How does it feel to be the same race/gender/sexuality as dOnAlD tRuMp!?” encapsulates the sheer stupidity of SocJus discourse. I DUNNO, I MEAN, LIKE. How does it feel being lumped in with Pedophile apologists, who argue there’s ‘nothing wrong’ with pedophiles because it’s just what they’re attracted to? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I DUNNO, MAN.

So, anyways. Anyone, and EVERYONE, should be able, and allowed, to be prideful in themselves. In their race, in their culture, in their sexuality, in their MERE EXISTENCE. Sorry, them’s the breaks. No double standards. It’s all or none. Would you prefer #NoPride?Only shame. EVeryone must be ashamed of everything.

And none of this is to say ‘gays don’t get attacked’ because I’m literally on your side here, no-one should be attacked for being what they are. But, what happens when we turn the tables? Are LGBT going to just treat straights kindly, like nothing ever happened? Or are they going to mistreat them the same way backwater third-world countries treat gays? Are the actions of mainstream islam in the middle east, really MY responsibility, as an atheist in America?

Or, even, religious fundamentalists here in America?

I don’t think they should be.I also don’t believe in special treatment for anyone.

If you have Black history month, you need White history month, too. A month dedicated to teaching, or celebrating things like... The Black Plague. Not only was it statistically improbable that we’d even survive that plague, it sparked the rush for enlightenment, and technology, that is the only reason europe became the hub of technological progress. Surviving that plague is the only reason we finally got to the point where we taught SAND how to THINK. (computers)

Let’s stop telling people they can’t be prideful of their sexuality, no matter who they are. Gay pride? Straight pride? fuck it, let’s just have pride. Sexuality Pride. Humans have been sexually repressed for centuries, by religious chastity. LET’S JUST CELEBRATE OUR SEXUAL AWAKENING! Wouldn’t that be fucking fantastic?

I dunno, man. Just seems like we could do better as a species.

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I saw ur post about how straight/white ppl opinions don't matter here is my hot take on it, when there is racism or an act of homophobia then ur opinion won't be ahold as an accountable bc you don't experience those things. If something racist is going on then the poc have a voice for it not white ppl bc again the racism is toward poc. Same with homophobia. Again your opinion does matter but it doesn't claim to be an opinion that will voice pocs. (Hope this helps!)

Thank you for your answer. I don’t totally agree because i do think there’re racism toward white people (i mean when poc treat white people like shit or say that white people are less of stuff like that it is racism; racism isn’t white against the rest of the world, racism is hating people that are not from your own “race” (gosh, i hate that word but i haven’t any other in mind) so poc can be racist toward white people just like black people can be racist toward asian, etc and i saw it with my own eyes as i have family that come from asia and they hate people that aren’t from france or asia...). Plus i don’t understand. Yes, i haven’t been a victim of homophobia for obvious reason but that doesn’t mean i can’t understand it or that i haven’t seen it. because for a matter of fact, i did. 

i’m straight but that doesn’t mean i’m not human or that i can’t understand things. and i’m sorry but yesterday i got a pm saying me “shut up straighty’ so it kinda is heterophobic, right? insulting me because i’m straight?? i have never ever insulting someone because of her sexual orientation. it hurt me. still does actually. 

i just want people to stop thinking we can’t understand each other just because we don’t love the same people or we aren’t from the same area because i think this is both bullshit and stupid. we’re in the xxith century and stuff like that shouldn’t be an excuse for hatred.

once again i do know there’s racism (like i said, part of my family counts racist people and i fight with them every single time i saw them on family dinner) and homophobia but it’s not because some straight people and white people are stupid and mean that it means that every straight people and white people are too. people should understand that one case doesn’t mean the entire world. and it makes me sad that people still can’t realize that.

lgbt community fought for years and still are so they can be “accepted” (i also don’t like that terme even though it’s saddly true) and i support that with all my heart and body. i may not yelled it every time because i’m not a yelling person, idk, but by saying things like straight people should shut up when it comes to a gay romance just because we’re not gay (well, i’m not but still i can appreciate a gay romance, right? just like they can appreciate a straight romance) it’s just reversing the tendance. it’s like in 40 years, it’d be a shame to be straight. and the post i’ve read the other day made me feel that way. like i should be ashamed to be white and straight while i’ve never make no one feel ashemed for who they are. i really don’t think that sayin’ that kind of stuff will make straight people accept lgbt community, tbh. all it does, is developping hatred a little more, from both side. and hatred isn’t the way it should be.

i’m sorry that people can’t accept everything. i can’t change that even thought i’d love to.