#it perpetuates stereotypes

[notfeelingthyaster]

i don't like how the joker movie and other joker representations make him mentally ill and blame his crimes on his ailing mental health (instead of on joker venom which i think it's still comic canon)

[foryoupeko]

The other day, I was going to do a poll to see if I improved anyone's opinion of Peko but then I realized... I don't think I highlight Peko's qualities outside Kuzu/peko

So this is me trying to rectify that

[tiredandsleepyaf]

Ok, so let me explain why rebloging posts like these do little to nothing to assure Jews that they’ll be safe around you.

Goyim reblogging this stuff don’t typically listen to Jews (which is apparent because we’ve said stuff like this doesn’t actually do anything to help us many times) about their experiences with antisemitism or listen when Jews try to educate them on things like antisemitic dog whistles or blood libel. Most of them are way more enthusiastic about punching Nazis than they are about showing any compassion to Jews. I’d venture to guess the majority of Jewish people know that often the goyim who reblog this stuff are just out for blood and don’t give a damn about us, because we’ve seen this many times. Not to mention that the desire for a violent revolution that some leftists seem to have has led to Jewish people facing a lot of antisemitism (at their hands). I would bet that some of the people reblogging this act similar to Nazis themselves. I know at the very least the goyim rebloging this don’t listen to Jews because we’ve said many times that this sort of thing doesn’t really do anything to help us, and we’d much rather goyim call out and learn about antisemitism. Overall, it’s just very performative activism, and it’s pretty obvious that the goyim reblogging this are just doing it to try and make themselves look better, and not for the sake of Jews.

[writeouswriter]

People need to start understanding the difference between actually harmful or "bad rep" vs just rough around the edges but still complex and nuanced rep that doesn't quite line up with your own personal experiences or the over-sanitized ideal of what you think "good rep" should be

[rig0rm0rbid]

OK OK MAKING THIS POST TO ELABORATE ON A SPECIFIC HEADCANON THAT I HAVE THAT I DON'T EVER SEE ANYONE ELSE HAVE ARO ACE RAY STANTZ

I fully stand by Ray being aroace. I feel like a lot of people don't feel this way (possibly, and this is just my assumption so you know, friendly discourse guys) because he is the most openly affectionate member of the team. The only Ghostbuster (from the original team) I've ever seen claimed as aroace is Egon which feels really weird as not only as an autistc person, but also as a gay man in a queer platonic relationship. It's almost like people can't comprehend that an aroace individual could be affectionate. Egon is a more closed off character, and while I head canon him on the ace-spec (as an asexual), I see this happen with so many "rigid" or hyperintelligent characters. Especially characters widely accepted/headcanoned as autistic. And yes, I know there's the whole dream sequence in the first movie. I am well aware (my friend hates that scene lmao). However, the mood slime in the second movie exists and yall still stand by aroace Spengs (and no hate to that! Sexuality is fluid guys!) But maybe an aroace character that is allowed to be affectionate would be nice to see every once and a while!

[getgriddled]

notice how… everyone mad about this whole situation are not even addressing the racism that quinn is rightfully criticizing in fanon/canon spaces. you do realize that nonwhite and trans people can perpetuate harmful racist and antiblack stereotypes..? why is that fucking point being ignored? it’s driving me crazy. everyone is being so dense about this when the problem to address is RIGHT THERE and no one is looking at it in the eyes

[kirkwallguy]

one argument i really dislike is "oh they HAD to use the word nonbinary explicitly otherwise transphobes wouldnt gender taash correctly" well they misgender them anyway. the language isn't the issue, there is no possible way of writing trans characters that will convince hardcore transphobes to respect us so why hedge your bets and do bad writing for the sake of people that aren't going to listen.

[twink-remus-lupin]

remus john lupin was not muscular and tanned he was skinny and lanky and pale as a ghost. the fact that his chronic illness is being erased in favor of him being a buff top for his “petite twink” boyfriend is so genuinely upsetting and in this essay i will

[casscainmainly]

op complaining about not curating your fandom experience to ignore racism while not curating their own fandom experience and ignoring people who enjoy canon 😭 although yeah not gonna ignore prevalent racism in fandom is a good thing I think

Yeah this!! Also I'm not sure if OP knows that fanon is nearly inescapable? So many canon fans won't even look through character tags anymore because it's flooded with fanon. OP also tagged Cass, Duke, and Steph, were they expecting Cass/Duke/Steph fans to prefer fanon to canon??

This is the last I'll say about this discourse for a while, but honestly it shouldn't even be fanon vs. canon. It should be fanon + canon fans vs. racism/sexism/ableism. There's nothing inherently harmful about fanon fans, some are great and engage with POC and women, but a lot don't. There's a difference between having comics-inaccurate headcanons, and actively perpetuating racist/ableist stereotypes and excluding women.

Frankly, 'just look away' is not an appropriate response to people calling out fandom prejudice. Fandom should be an inclusive space, but inclusivity means examining and interrogating our biases. Whether or not you like canon, whether you've only read WFA or have read 1000+ comics, this holds true for all of us. I know the conversation is old at this point, but honestly I'd prefer people complaining and being annoying one thousand times over people ignoring the problem.

[schooltown-follies]

“how did annabeth ever think nico liked her?? he’s obviously gay”

literally one of the top ways to tell me you do not understand nico di angelo. nico is not a stereotypical flamboyant effeminate gay man. he is very much far from it, and it would be especially strange for him to act anything similar to that for that part of his character arc. nico di angelo hated himself for being gay. he would have rather probably killed a man than admit he liked percy jackson! thus he would probably mask his queerness as much as possible (and wholeheartedly stray from the heteronormative perception of what a gay man is) so he would never be assumed to be one

[bunicate]

maybe media literate isn’t the right word but it’s strange tht ppl think tht fanfiction writers r aiming to represent the general populace or smthn.

not every work of fiction is meant to set an example, or teach a lesson or be some sort of moral compass . I write things I want 2 write. I write things I enjoy . im not gnna write anything abt reader being ‘strong’ ‘independent’ and ‘brazen’ bc im not trying to create feminst literature ! im writing abt sucking big bro and dad dick bcuz im a girl with a very active imagination who needs an outlet 💗

[lilisouless]

okay, acording to the spoilers

-disney still sucks at writting cheating storylines (never forget good luck charlie)

-Redlyn is out of otps list officially

-HSMTMTS used to be glee´s wholesome cousin, now its just straight up glee

[roses-are-repulsed]

You are not a stereotype for being repulsed. You are not stereotyping any identity for being repulsed. it is not your job as a real living being to be representation for your identity. REAL PEOPLE are not representation. REAL PEOPLE are not stereotypes. REAL PEOPLE cannot perpetuate bad representation or stereotypes by just existing.

Your experiences as a real living person should not be stifled to avoid "generalizing" Or "stereotyping" or "bad representation" or whatever argument people use to try and silence you.

[knifeslidez]

"transandrophobia" people need to read literally any introductory book on intersectional feminism

[shiraishi--kanade]

"Why do so many people think cats are mean and don't love their owners when-" it's because until recent, and by that I mean VERY recent, advances in cat welfare the wast majority of cats were abused by their owners

[pythiaswine]

thinking about how difficult it must have been for Rachel Fawcette [Hamilton] to leave her firstborn behind in order to safely remove herself from Lavien's house. how much it must have eaten her up inside and how there was nothing she could do because her husband owned her and he owned their son and he owned everything that was hers and if she stayed, there's no telling what could have happened to her. And she lost her firstborn son over it, fuck the rest of everything she lost and how people treated her, she had no claims to her son who clearly grew up to resent her for what she, if we think critically for a moment and look at the context and the subtext and hey, let's face it, the TEXT, likely had to do. how women were constantly pitted in the most volatile of situations in those days and how she did the difficult thing and saved herself.

but yeah sure let's reduce her to Whore because that is so much more impactful through a modern lens, like sure let's give her disgusting husband, and every other fucking man throughout history, the glory of successfully making the women they hurt out to be cheating whores. let's tell her son's story by calling his mother a whore every other fuckin song. let's act like "son of a whore" at the end of all things is more of an insult to him than it is to his mother, the so-called whore who clearly had it so bad at Lavien's that she fucking left. do we not realize that by reducing her to that, we let Johann Michael Lavien fucking WIN? i'm sick. so fucking sick to my stomach I hate it here