#sorrynotsorry bout the rant

[inthehouseoffinwe]

Aite, female character and general inclusivity rant incoming. Hate it and want to make a post? Sure. But give me the respect I gave those who inspired this and don’t tag me in it:

People immediately bringing the ‘female character’ argument into things drives me insane. Like we know she’s a female character, but trust me, that’s got very little to do with why people dislike her.

Are some people misogynistic? Absolutely!

Are most people misogynistic? No.

When we talk about Galadriel, and Luthien, and Elwing, and Aredhel, and Nimloth, and Melian, and Nerdanel, and Ahsoka, and Padme, and *insert literally any female character from any fandom here*, being female has nothing to do with it. It barely crosses our minds.

So for the love of all that is good, stop bringing ‘but she’s a female character! Anyone who sees her as anything but perfect, or thinks the male characters made better choices than her is obviously horrible and misogynistic and would never do this to a man :(‘ Into arguments.

I don’t care how few there are in the work. You can explain why you like her without blaming people for hating on the fact she’s female when 95% don’t. There are very literally hundreds of other reasons people interpret fictional events which portray the fem char negatively.

Especially in work like the Silm which is written by a canonical in-universe historian with basic backstory. We have every right to see him as unreliable and play with what that could mean. Doesn’t make it misogynistic if we want to see female characters as more shifty than they’re outwardly portrayed. Many of us often do the same with male characters, and even if we don’t, you have no right to judge someone so harshly when you barely know a thing about them outside an online persona. 99.9% of people don’t even consider male vs female when they write these things. And it’s not because of some weird subconscious misogyny either.

This is mainly aimed at those who bring this up over. And over. And over again in some weird attempt at guilt tripping people into ‘liking’ characters.

On the topic of things people do that make no sense, if characters are stated as being white, and an artist draws them all white. You have no right to say they’re being racist or whatever else you want to come up with.

Nor do you have the right to slander anyone who casually points out the character is white if others draw them as anything else. If we can call out whitewashing, we can talk about the opposite too. As long as the person isn’t being outright rude, have a conversation.

And don’t get me started on tagging pieces of fanart and fics specifically created platonic with a ship. Like the work? Great! Now respect the intentions of the person who created it.

No one in a fandom space, especially artists and writers, owes inclusivity of any kind when running off canon source material. You want to blame someone for a boring cast, blame the author! But even in general? You don’t get to force or guilt others to create content - original work included - that fits your ideal.

Yes I’m a writer and artist of original and fan content. Yes I’ve experienced all of these directly or indirectly.

Sincerely, a young brown woman tired of all the double standards.

[mommasaidso]

Rant

Hold my hat- gonna rant a bit

I have had some people I care about comment that people should not be coming forward “years after the fact” accusing people of sexual misconduct…I get eye strain from this. Maybe from rolling my eyes. Repeatedly. Let me share why.

A person who is mistreated in this way does not get to file it away and let it expire after a certain unspecified amount of time. The incident… the groping, the lewd comment, the rape whatever doesn’t evaporate over time. Why in the world would the responsibility for that act have a shelf life. If the person who suffered the event has to carry around what happened why would the person who committed the act get to walk away scott free? You are going to put a timestamp on the crime and when it is reported? Should the person who was victimized get to hold the inkpad on that stamp? I mean since it happened to them?

Secondly. “I suspect there are dollar signs involved?” …And? Whatever. You don’t want someone to sue the crap out of you…don’t grope, rape or otherwise victimize a person who is vulnerable. You do not have to nurture those who are more vulnerable however you must not harm. Period. If you do you might go to jail. If not (because the charges cannot stick…bc the incident happened in like…Brazil for instance)…maybe you will pay with your job, your reputation and yeah…maybe get sued. #sorrynotsorry Don’t be a creep. Won’t happen to you.

Hey YOU. Someone recovers from an incident. Finds others who may be able to provide some backup and help in court. Feel safe and secure enough to take action. Or maybe start to worry that your silence is resulting in the activity happening to others. Be brave and come forward. Thank you.  It isn’t about what you get out of it. I get that.

Hey, YOU person who committed such an act against another. You may have selected a smorgasbord of lewdness and nastiness. Your victim did not get to choose. That is all on you. You may have taken your food to go. But now it is time to plate up. Take responsibility for YOUR choice. You may not like the way it tastes. Sorry bout your luck. How about next time you make a choice choose a finer dining experience or better yet why not let someone else make a choice every occasionally. Or …dare we say…come to some sort of agreement together. Like …a healthy adult? I don’t think it is outrageous.

Do I believe there is a witch hunt happening in the entertainment industry? Not yet. I think Hollywood has swept everything under the rug for so very long that “under the rug” is just gross. Then a few people started stomping to kill the varmints under the rug. That didn’t work. So …someone caught the rug on fire. What is crawling out …scurrying and burnt is not pretty to look at. It hurts my feelings too. We hold people in the entertainment industry on a pedestal sometimes. We don’t want to believe when they are not the heroes they play. When they get into DUIs. When they commit domestic violence. When they victimize people, and expect their position on the pedestal to exclude them from repercussions. It is sad but true.