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faceclaim  poll  pls  n  thank  u  xoxo

#im at work so i apologise for the shitty images and croppy #*cropping #im doing my best :(

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hey, is manny problematic or something?

hiya !! yes, i was recently let know that he is, indeed, problematic -- please see this post for reference ( i include a few links ) -- & i just can't bring myself to use the face of someone who holds those sorts of views, i suppose. i had no idea until i received the ask in question, but apparently it's a bit of an ' open secret '. hope that explains things, lemme know if it doesn't !

#im bummed about it because like. he MADE rio who he is #but i feel like continuing to use his face #would - to me - be as though im like #' i know he holds shitty beliefs but im still gonna prop him up here ' and that's just something that i find i cannot do for myself #it just like . wouldnt sit right w me. #so yeah ! hope that clears things up

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ill  be  making  a  poll  later  w  fc  choices  be  on  the  lookout  for  it  <3

#question is now do i finish s4 or do i just go feral

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did  they  cancel  gg  bc  i  found  out  abt  manny  ,,,   feels  that  way  im  js  ,

#maybe i manifested this and idk how to feel abt it #BUT :) thanks to y'all giving ur fc suggestions #and now w this news #i feel .... Good abt just #writing rio and making him completely my own #everyone say thank u @maverick for letting me know abt it All #anyway gonna settle on a fc and redo all my posts / slides etc #i wont delete writing but like ........... anyway - #will probs take a couple of days bc im busy this wknd #but hmu if u wanna plot or smth

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officially diagnosed with bell’s palsy. left side of face totally paralysed. i have a long road to recovery ahead of me (and probably won’t get 100% again), & ngl am so glad right now that i’m working from home so no one in the office has to see me like this.

#sorry if this seems inconsiderate to anyone #but my anxiety means i hate having any reason for people to look at me #and i’m going out to dinner w friends on saturday #and seeing as i can barely eat … that will be a struggle #anyway ! #i’m on disc but i suggest reaching out urself if u wanna chat #bc i’m v much … inward today i guess #love u all drink water please #going to log into either chris or thomasin or declan on mobile fyi

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Ink! I love your page but please note that Manny Montana is transphobic!!! he shared a story on his instagram about a trans athlete about Fallon Fox and the event happened 2014 but Manny shared it recently to stress gender segregation among athletes! If you search up Manny Montana + transphobic, it should appear but I just wanted to let you know! I was excited to see you write Rio because he is such a powerful character but unfortunately, Manny is trash.

hi angel ! first off, thank you so much for bringing this to my attention. i did a little digging & found this, & this --- absolutely terrible. & to think it's an actor on a show that, in my opinion, handled isaiah stannard's transition so well that they wrote it into his story arc ( rather than recasting the original role ) . . . ugh. i had no idea. please come off anon so i can thank you personally ! this is what i get for not having a look at instas etc, huh. seems like the rio role is pretty cursed : this is just the cherry on top of the compounded issues that basically boil down to writers & actors don't want rio on the show any more. anyway, what does that mean for me moving forward ? well i'm so glad you are / were excited to see me write rio, but now i'm in a bit of a situation ! part of rio's allure, as it were, is the depth manny himself brings to his portrayal. originally written as an absolute stereotype, i think his portrayal surprised everyone ! obviously, therefore, that's hard to, like, separate. so ! i have a few different option, & i would love people to weigh in with their opinions. i'm going hiking today so i won't be able to get to them for a bit, but please blow up my inbox, replies etc with your thoughts. happy to make an anonymous poll if preferred !

options :

• recast with a new face claim. on one hand, this is a blessing as it gives me more options now regarding young rio fcs. rio's ethnicity & age is never stated in the show, as he's the ' mysterious latino gangbanger ' ( ugh ) so there are multiple latinx faceclaims for me to choose from, & i can rewrite his ' background ' ( that he's never been given ) to accurately reflect that. if anyone has suggestions, please let me know ! i'm looking for someone who fits ' the vibe ' --- which i feel is one hard to grasp, unfortunately. basically - recast & make him completely my own, i suppose.

• go iconless. obviously this is the easier choice, but i feel like i would still probably be seeing manny in my head, & there'd be no imagery posts to reblog ( everyone knows i love my img posts :( ). also i rly like icons idk

• leave this blog to collect dust. easiest option & unfortunately one i'm very good at. like i said, manny's portrayal of rio is what makes him special, so i'm already a bit :| on , like , playing him now knowing the actor is transphobic, because he's what drew me to the character in the first place.

• i thought i had a fourth option, but my mind is blanking. let me know your thoughts, & once again i sincerely thank you for bringing this to my attention. i really would like to thank you privately ! i honestly had absolutely no idea, & i'm so disheartened, disappointed, & frankly disgusted. if the show has a fifth season i don't think i'll be watching. it was on thin ice for me anyway & rio was the only reason i continued. i still love what manny brought to the bare-bones character he was given but , i can't in good conscience use a faceclaim that has shared a post calling a trans woman ' essentially a man '. it mightn't have been his words, but he clearly stood by what they said enough to share it.

#ooc ans. #transphobia / #thank you thank you thank you thank you !! i'm so upset i had no idea

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ARE U KIDDING ME W THIS UR PORTRAYAL IS PHENOMENAL. u put so much more thought into rio than the show ever did and every hc just makes me more sure that ur rio is the canon one and whoever that mf was in the show was just fake

beep beep how’s my portrayal ?

no exaggeration, you are going to make me cry !! i just , don't vibe w rio post s2 for the most part ( parts of s4 r like what he used to be ) so to read this ,,,,,,, u bless & flatter me. KSJHFKSJ show rio fake rio huh . incredible

#shut UP im so FLATTERED tf #ooc ans. #ans meme. #save.

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is there anything you can't do? just curious. i know nothing about this show, but i do know that you are so talented and so good at writing everyone you put your pen to, that i'd legitimately follow you on any blog at this point. you put so much love into your portrayals and your writing always leaps off the screen. you do such a fantastic job in all things creative, and i'm so excited to write with you, anywhere, everywhere. always a yes <3

ANONYMOUSLY TELL ME YOUR HONEST OPINION ABOUT ME. I CAN’T REPLY/COMMENT, JUST PUBLISH.

#"i'd legitimately follow you on any blog at this point' don't say that i have like 8347236 blogs #i cannot be TAMED #but also like wtf right back at u ???????? hello ????? ur making me BLUSH #ooc ans. #ans meme. #save.

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u are actual sunshine and always a blessing to my dash ! u make it such a lovely environment and i'm very unfortunate to have u as my friend. ur just a wonderful and bright presence my words cannot adequately describe 🥺 / definitely anonymous

ANONYMOUSLY TELL ME YOUR HONEST OPINION ABOUT ME. I CAN’T REPLY/COMMENT, JUST PUBLISH.

#its been like ......... 4 years aren't u sick of me yet #i love u ok #ooc ans. #ans meme. #save. #smooch

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take a drink every time rio is referred to as ��gang friend’.

#i mean ok they never say his name but #it’s been 4 seasons and he’s still gang friend smh

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im  almost  at  the  end  of  s4  (  i  mean,  with  what  we’ve  got  )  &  tbh  i’m  this  close  to  just  like  ,  ignoring  s3  &  s4  in  my  portrayal  :/

#hes so .............................. plot fodder-y #idk i might incorporate Elements #but he's a diff person these seasons than s1 & s2 #and YEAH you could say it's bc beth shot him #but like . idk #i think the writers screwed him over #anyway

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with all the baking we see beth do, why don’t the girls just open a damn bakery as a front smh

#or is that too ‘weeds’-y? #still ………. she’s basically a professional baker at this point good lord #also ruby’s cooking … 🖤

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#chara study. #isms.

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Describe Deadpool

#reg. #rel. beth boland #... #anyway -

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ok maybe , a plotting call ✨🖤

#if u know how bad i am at plotting … ignore that and like this anyway #there is so much room for Potential ok #if u have any even vague ideas hmu

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#chara study. #rel. good girls

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‘  rio  did  something  bad  on  good  girls  &  we  have  to  stop  shipping  him  ’  :  “  rio  has  shot  dean,  tortured  beth  (  part  of  that  is  her  own  fault  but  still  )  to  no  end,  and  killed  turner,  and  yet  we  all  justified  his  actions  as  “ necessary ”  and  “ part  of  the  lifestyle. ”  we’ve  excused  his  toxic  and  deadly  behavior  to  fit  our  wants  and  needs  so  that  we  can  continue  being  #teamrio.  ”  im  literally  losing  it  like  ,,,,  s03e05  -  which  is  the  ep  they’re  referencing  here  about  him  doing  a  bad  thing  is  a  reminder  to  us  that  innocent  people  are  collateral  damage  here.  did  the  writers  do  it  bc  they  were  sick  of  ppl  forgetting  that  ?  yeah,  probably.  but  it’s  still  ‘  part  of  the  lifestyle  ’  like  ,,,  ???  what’s  the  point  of  this  ?  i  don’t  forgive  him  for  doing  what  he  did  ,,  but  there’s  reasons  behind  it.  i’m  just  ,,,  the  girls  willingly  went  into  this  world.  this  was  the  life  they  actively  chose.  i  liked  the  reminder  of  how  bad  a  person  he  is.  at  the  end  of  the  day,  rio  looks  out  for  rio.  anw  idk  what  i’m  trying  to  say  &  ig  the  author  does  have  points  (  &  yeah,  if  he  wasn’t  so  sexy  we  probably  wouldn’t  root  for  him,  but  that’s  been  my  mo  from  day  dot  [  i  am  looking  at  you,  george  cooper  of  the  lioness  quartet  who  ‘  first  chance  is  a  warning,  second  he  takes  an  ear,  &  third  he  takes  the  other  ear  &  all  that’s  left  ’  ]  ),  but  saying  we  have  to  stop  finding  him  sexy  because  we  were  starkly  reminded  he’s  a  bad  person  is  like  saying  we  can’t  find  any  villains  in  a  similar  vein  sexy.  sry  ,  but  ppl  will  always  find  villains  sexy  :/

#idk what i was trying to say #i just read it and was like #>:( dont tell me what to do hes FICTIONAL BARBARA #'we've excused his toxic behaviour' lmao ok. dean's behaviour was toxic. rio's was just his fuckign JOB #dean LIED ABOUT HAVING CANCER #and NEVER FACED THE REPERCUSSIONS #can we talk about THAT ???? #beth SHOT rio when he was literally HELPING her in the way that he HELPS #hes ANGRY. and she once again tries to save her own ass #IF ANYONE ELSE HAD SHOT HIM THEY'D ALREADY BE DEAD #but she pretends shes pregnant. and then says he cant do the job w/o [ the girls ] #he has to kill SOMEONE #( but yes i wish it hadn't been [ chara ] bc i think #shooting the only asian representation in the show was fucked up #could have killed anybody else for that reminder #but no had to be 'quirky innocent asian character' #but that's another argument altogether #ooc. #tbd. #BOOMER AND MARY PAT GOT LIKE ZERO CONSEQUENCES #ok boomer got ...... that #but we didn't SEE it