#this is really important to me

[clownin44]

Not to demonize Ben's parents,

BUT, if someone like MAVERICK can admit the adults in his life failed him, I can too.

This drives me insane.

I have SO many questions.

Why did Shane want Ben to be in his group? Yes, he's tall and intimidating, but surely he's not the only one in their grade who fits that description. How long did this go on for? Aiden said It happened "every day," but how many days is that? How come Aiden literally can't remember if this happened in 6th or 7th grade? Where did the bullying take place? At school? How did he leave the building with those injuries without an adult noticing that something was wrong? How come his parents didn't say anything to the school board when their son came home, covered from head to toe in bruises? And if they did, why was nothing done?

"Clownin44, that's a little harsh. Give them the benefit of the doubt!"

He (11-13 year old boy) was sneaking out of the house, coming home late, and getting into STREET fights. The main and only reason he stopped was because he put his family in danger, and while I understand you can't help someone who won't accept help, they had EVERY opportunity to help him before it got to that point. He is a child. They are his parents. What if Ben never fought with the young boy whose older brother was in a gang? How long would this have gone on for? I don't know if you know anything about street fighting, but experience matters. This wasn't an act of rebellion. This was incredibly dangerous.

The worst part about it all is that Shane got what he wanted. Sure, Ben didn't join his group, but he did "fix" what he thought was wrong with Ben and inadvertently taught him how to fight. He wasn't expelled for putting him in the hospital. He wasn't expelled for bullying him or for getting his "group" to gang up on him, too. Shane was still in school by the time Ben recovered, and he would've continued to go to school with him if he hadn't moved in with his aunt and uncle. The entire thing was a disaster from start to finish.

Now, consider this; Ben has a younger sister he is incredibly protective of that he doesn't get to see very often. He physically can't be there for her if she ends up going through the same things he did. How can he trust that their parents won't fail her, like they failed him?

side note; the fact that we don't see Ben interacting with his parents, while Lily is basically racing into his arms, hurts me so bad. ARE THEY NOT CONCERNED? DO THEY NOT MISS HIM? DID I MISS A PANEL OF THEM OR SOMETHING? GOSH!!!

I get that it might not be that serious, and we never got to see how his parents handled the situation, so maybe they really were just doing their best, but I had to rant about this because I'm sooo sick and TIRED!!

[alaskan-wallflower]

it’s kinda funny how almost every character with albinism in media is always portrayed as a villain. as if that isn’t feeding into every stereotype out there.

the only protagonist i’ve found with albinism in media was in a book where the girl turns out to be a witch. which is arguably on the level of bad as the evil albino stereotype.

idk why this bothers me so much. nobody knows about albinism and it’s not like it’s actively discriminated against. but i wish there was more media where more normal people had albinism instead of the PWA turning out to be an evil villain or a witch, they turn out to be a normal person with normal struggles. like give me a story about a character with albinism trying to navigate the world on their own terms, trying to fit in and such WITHOUT using stereotypes.

like yes. i know people being ignorant towards a certain condition isn’t the worst thing in the world. maybe i have no right to complain about it given the other tings that are happening in the world that kinda trump issues like this. but it’s still an issue. the fact that people believe these things is just sad to me tbh.

another thing that bugs me is when people refer to us as ‘albinos’. like not everyone hates that word. some PWAs are okay with it. i just say it because it’s shorter and easier to type out than ‘person with albinism’ but even in media seeing the character being referred to as ‘the albino’ makes my stomach turn. people use the word ‘albino’ to refer to animals; most of the time. the word itself can feel dehumanizing sometimes, in certain contexts. for me it’s better to say person with albinism. it’s putting the person before the disability and it doesn’t feel as degrading.

anyway. my inbox is always open if you have questions for me about how to write a character with albinism. i know nobody is gonna see this or care but i just thought i’d say smth.

[4rrenstep]

[crowleys-right-eyeball]

if supernatural, doctor who, and sherlock are superwholock, what is good omens, our flag means death, and what we do in the shadows?

[narcissas-wildroses]

Two years ago, my mentor/adult who actually cared about my wellbeing drew me this and said that it was his favorite scene from the marvel comics and that I should look for it in future movies.

Can someone help me tell if this happened in Deadpool and wolverine? Like I know that's wolverine but who's the other guy?

Thanks 😘

[monigote001]

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Hi, I wanted to clarify something really fast about something said about me and my ship with Alex and Clef

Alex is a totally different character from the kid from 231-4, and definitely not A'zieb.

Alex is SCP-231-4, but not that child, neither is A'zieb. Let me explain

First of all, the thing was born years ago, and it was like "What if", Alex was not the kid Clef knew as a child, nor the goddess. Alex was born in the cult years before 4231, in a different place. She was not the girl with the failed abortion (682), she is a woman who escaped from the cult, and who must deal with the consequences that it left on her. A confusing identity, mixed between what could be said to be the presence of A'zieb, and herself as a person

Alex and Clef didn't know each other until the foundation when she arrived she was 27 years old and Clef was around 30 years old, they didn't know anything about each other

It took years until they finally knew what connected them in a certain way

I'm very sorry I didn't clarify it before, I didn't realize that this left the door open to bad misinterpretation

[ravenclawshermione]

Babs - Oracle vs Batgirl

Okay so most of this blog is just fun headcanons and exciting fanfic news. But because I do write a lot of fanfics that involve Babs, I feels like it's important for me to address my writing choice with her.

I have Babs as Oracle primarily, with her suiting up as Batgirl in certain situations. I also have her walking most of the time, with her occasionally needing to use a wheelchair. This is not because I want to be able to "have her be disabled only when it's convenient for the narrative". It's because I want to bring more visibility to this very real form of disability.

In my early twenties I was in a relationship with a woman who had a very serious medical condition. Some days were good ones, where the medicine helped enough and she was able to paint for hours, go hiking, go climbing, able to be the active and daring and brilliant person that she always was. Other days she needed help even to sit up. The reaction people would have when we'd be out getting groceries and they had seen her out running the last week and now she's in one of those scooter carts half passed out... I'll never not get mad about how genuinely disgusting people were about it.

So yes, I have Barbara only having a visible disability sometimes. Because that's just how disabilities work sometimes.

[mnty-bubblegmyum]

Ngl I scared I'm getting my hopes up and when we 18 it's like sumn we forget ab😔😔😔

WE FR NOT GON FORFET AB THIS

[theluminoussunflower]

did welton have. one english teacher? like, mr keating taught four different english subjects for each level of high school. Or was he the teacher for the middle schoolers (junior high) too?

did they have one teacher per subject? like one science teacher who did all the sciences? one language teacher? one math teacher? bc unless someone has an answer, i'm gonna headcanon this shit and put it in dps 2

[inhallowedground]

Can you add my brother to your prayers please? He’s feeling distant from Jesus and wants to grow in his faith

[mr-cactis]

SOMEONE LEFT A SUPER SWEET COMMENT ON MY FANFIC AND NOW I'M KNOCKING MY TOE LIKE A LITTLE GIRL I'M GOING TO EXPLODE /pos

[jubs]

ok i have an experiment

[crabussy]

this was about kākāpō originally (there are 247 kākāpō left, they have a super small gene pool and struggle to lay fertile eggs, and their offspring can't fend off introduced predators) but this is also about EVERY endangered species. this post also applies to people who think a species should go extinct because it's "useless", "ugly", "annoying" etc.

cockroaches are pollinators in the tropics and play a crucial role in recycling soil nutrients. exterminating ticks from ecosystems can cause super detrimental effects to the entire food web, affecting every trophic level. "pandas are lazy and useless" they collect seed and plant matter in their fur and disperse it throughout the forest, helping new growth. we can't just "replace" kiwi with a nocturnal mammal from somewhere else because "its bad at surviving", it's an extremely unique species and it is important to hundreds of thousands of people. the only reason it is "bad at surviving" is due to the threat of introduced mammalian predators that it has not evolved to fight. stop being an asshole about things you don't know enough about.

I have heard ALL of the above examples said with such confidence and it's just embarrassing. if you've shared these ideas in the past and are feeling upset, I used to as well!! I'm glad that you've been able to gain more knowledge about the importance of every species within its ecosystem. for those of you who STILL share these sentiments, please please PLEASE before you say "X species should just go extinct", do ONE search. "X species environmental niche". that's all you need to look up. read a bit about it. thank you

by the way if you think an endangered species deserves to go extinct because it takes effort to save them/they can’t look after themselves, you need to reevaluate the way you look at the world because that is an extremely flawed, messed up, and sad worldview.

[chloesimaginationthings]

Susie meets the friendly yellow rabbit in FNAF..