Maybe it’s just me, maybe I’m missing something, but the Benedict parents in the books were really something. They had twin boys and died in a lab accident, but not before giving their baby boys the totally normal names of “Nicholas and Ledroptha”.
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I am once again restarting my drawing for my Milgram fic idea (you know, instead of completing the 2 I already started or working on the backlog of fics in my WIP list). Any of you wise ones on this hellsite have an explanation as to why I can never finish anything?
New drawing:
I had a long day of science school today, and do not have the energy to do more work. Tomorrow I will have another long day of it. And the longer I wait to get back to it, the more likely it is that I’m going to open it and go hmmmm something is wrong and instead of figuring out why, I will fuck off and start a fourth attempt.
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Being an adult is really just having a never ending list of random to do items huh.. like today was trash day so I put my can out and go to work and when I came home it was gone and I was just like welp. guess someone stole your trash can. make sure you call someone about that tomorrow.
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ALEX ISNT MEXICAN IN RWRB ANYMORE!!??!!??
Imagine if Alex was being played by another actor and he wasn’t Mexican anymore. Let’s say… he’s Asian (just an example). But the rest of the cast is !exactly! the same as the characters from the book— the production team made sure
One minority for another. That’s fine right? Him being Hispanic isn’t a major part of his story, so it shouldn’t matter. The focus is on him being bi, and his personality, and his work on the campaign, and his friends. His name is still Alex Claremont-Diaz though, that stays the same. There’s no mention in the movie of him ever having been Mexican, but maybe they’ll show him wearing a flag pin or something during a scene, or having someone wish him a happy Cinco De Mayo (just to cover the bases)
there’s nothing wrong with him being from another ethnic group an Asian Alex is really cool. Much needed representation for the LGBT+ Asian community. Plus its still diverse.
So what if he’s not Mexican anymore? it would be the same Alex. Nobody is allowed to get mad because then it looks like you clearly hate Asian people even though you dont. youre just confused why everyone else got to keep their canon backgrounds/race/ethnicity/religion, but Alex didnt. Maybe it’s because the production doesnt think hispanic people are important enough when the story isnt about them being hispanic (the movie needs to be about them escaping from a super strict drug cartel** or a comedy where they eat tacos**), or they wanted another minority because Mexican people are basically just white people who speak Spanish**
Dont like this? Now look at RWRB and notice how they did this for Nora, but switch Hispanic/Mexican for Jewish. Theres nothing wrong with a black Nora or an asian Alex, but its the message behind the choice thats the issue. When care was taken to ensure diversity, but one certain minority was left off on purpose, dont you want to know why? Nora is Jewish in the book, much like Alex is Mexican, Henry is English, Pez is black, and Amy is trans. Everyone else gets to stay as they were, but not the only Jewish character in the book.
If the movie wanted Nora to be black, there are a ton of black Jews who they could have looked at. Because Jews are not all white (if I ever made it sound that way I didn’t mean to and I’m sorry), Jews are black, Hispanic, Asian, Middle Eastern, and so much more. But there’s one thing that’s for certain, and it’s that Nora was Jewish and Hollywood didn’t want her to be
if you would be upset about this fake scenario but you’re not upset about the real thing, let’s talk about it. because obvi theres a disconnect when it comes to jewish representation and the pain this choice caused people.
**drug cartel= the shows people think are Jewish rep but it’s just about escaping from orthodox Jewish communities and trauma porn… which applies to like very few people and doesn’t show Jews as just normal human beings not tied to a religion // **tacos= bagels, the iconic Jewish food, which while tasty, puts Jews in a box and makes them stereotypes. Read my blog post for more info about this. OBVIOUSLY i picked extreme Mexican stereotypes to make a point
**People think Jews are just white followers of a religion (Judaism), but actually Jews are a race/ethnicity themselves (in addition to whatever other race they are). PLUS for people who convert in, they can be literally any race at all too even if they arent like biologically jewish. By saying Jews are just followers of a religion, that’s wrong. I (a Jew) havent gone to temple since my bat mitzvsh (Im not religious) but Im still Jewish because it’s my race, ethnicity, and culture
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