#POC have rights

[acotarfrustrations]

Honestly we could REALLY get into the fact that a lot of the insanity in Acotar is an excellent exercise in why you can't really separate the art from the author.

Sjm's zionism is OBVIOUS in the text. The ic destabilize governments to the detriment of people they will never have to care for, steal artifacts from other countries, displace people, cause invasions, commit war crimes for 50 years "for the greater good" all while their own people are living under unchecked brutality and poverty.

They are rich megalomaniacs that care for no one but themselves and their own emotional and material satisfaction and they are PRAISED for it. In fact anyone who even remotely disagrees with the IC is almost always one of the villains in the story (Beron, Tamlin, etc) as if to condition the reader that asking questions that are critical of the IC puts you on the wrong side of the narrative morally.

All of that sounds REALLL familiar huh?

#and the funny thing is sjm brought this on herself #unlike most authors she creates a clear framework in the text of what the narrative considers morally right and morally wrong #and her characters are always in the side that is morally right in the books but is morally abhorrent in real life #you have NO CHOICE but to question the actual author atp #like if the ic were real they would be the gop #and i think its funny that a lot of the havoc they wreak is most centered on people that are poc or marginalized in the book #but im supposed to get behind it because its some white teenager having a girl boss colonial moment #i hate these novels #if sjm wanted to do this she should have straight up just made feyre and co villains #anti sjm #anti acotar #anti rhysand #anti feysand #anti ic #anti acomaf #anti sarah j maas #anti inner circle #anti acowar

[cryptiduni]

ok ok, listen. I am gonna be straight with you. I am not a Patholic nerd and I really like the game. it has one of the most extraordinary stories/lore, plus its gloomy aesthetic is just my shit. but as a local Khalkh Mongolian, I very much dislike the herb bride designs. they have no inspiration from the cultures they are supposed to vaguely resemble, like literally nothing. i am a visual type of person and love it, ADORE it when shit is pretty to look at, it's in my blood. instead they opted for looking like straight-up savage unevolved cartoon cavewomen with skimpy outfits and foliage in their hair for good measure.

they look so out of place here, which you could argue its intentional but cmonnn???

here’s my take on how they could have looked like or at least what kind of things the devs missed out on:

—and their hair should have been braided in many different styles? all three of the major inspirations for the kin doesn’t like loose hair, if we are speaking traditionally. i really like these thin braids:

yeah, i get Orkhon economy is in shambles so no jewelry and colorful clothes but at least cover their boobage?? idk just slap on thin deel + belt and then just rough it up? make decorations out of wood?? and beads out of bones without just dangling them?? just because shit is desperate doesn't mean we gotta lose our dignity too?

edit: This post’s main point is not about restricting the nudity or the creative liberty i am only saying they should have approached this aspect from a different perspective with a native eyes on the IPL development team. It may have came off that way because i used the word boobage huh?

#everything doesn’t have to be accurate but keep your shit AUTHENTIC #do not ‘umm actually’ me unless you are a local or studied altaic cultures #deepening my lore perspective is ok too. but do not be a snob w/ me #dancing so hard that your clothes fall off is kinda bullshit excuse but ok fine. it's an interesting idea. initially #yeah herb brides get empathtic moments but we do agree this is a fetishization of poc women to a degree right? like a sexualized caricature #one of them straight up die for a open your heart joke lol wtf #and if you are gonna sexualize something at least DO IT RIGHT #there’s much so cool shit you coulda done here but nooOO savage east-asians are apparently the hip thing to do ugh #but handling of the colonialization aspect is horrible #you google traditional clothes on our culture almost every single one of those women and they will have a hairdo and a deel+belt #p.s. we don't worship bulls #or an evil entity #our religion is tengri or buddhism. some of us are monotheist too #random trivia: the pronoun “I/me” is not written “be”. it's “BI” #random trivia: unmarried woman/girl is called a sewger #pathologic #pathologic 2 #мор утопия #мор утопия 2 #herb brides #flintstones looking ass #god i am so gay for all these women above (except the herb bride hell nah) #makes the 4 hours i spent on this so worth it #if I had a nickel every time if slav games i liked had an anti-asian undertones #I’d have two which is not a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice #mongol #tibet #buryat #mongolia #buryatia

[blackgoliath]

zionist jews never seem to figure out that them feeling "uncomfortable" or "attacked" by critique of zionism is a form of white fragility akin to when white racists are called out and get extremely defensive about it. this weaponization of fear is pretty on par with people who believe in the great replacement theory, the "we're terrified because people are trying to get rid of our way of life" when said 'way of life' is white supremacy

#adam text #this often comes up with the 'it's antisemitic to ask random jews if they're zionist!!!' which is not true #people have a right to know if you support genocide lol #and of course these liberal zionists never bother to ask if THEIR presence/the things they say make PALESTINIANS feel unsafe #or other poc/muslims/etc #it's all about how THEY are uncomfortable/scared + how THEIR feelings need to be prioritized over everyone else #zionism /

[ganondoodle]

seeing american (very probably racist) politicians talking about europe like there are only blonde and blue eyed people here and imply that that is somehow a sign of people being "better" and more deserving of life than those in any other part of the world that isnt america or europe makes me so unbelievable angry, not just bc its obviously racist but also bc its just not fucking true, there are all kinds of people here in all kinds of color and shape from all kinds of backgrounds, its not a fascists wet dream like they seem to pretend and them using this shit ass fantasy to justify condemming russia but not israel just makes my head want to explode twice as much

as a native, brown haired, brown eyed german with the biggest and bumpiest nose you only see in the before photo of before-and-after-surgery photos, fuck that, free palestine, genocide is wrong not matter what the people being killed look like, all of them deserve to live a long and good life in their homeland

(fyi; i am not saying we dont have a fascism problem here, oh boi, we definitely have, doesnt invalidate my point however.)

(fyi fyi; i am not fishing for sympathy, just needed to vent this bc i read about american politicians doing exactly that and it made me see red)

and to add something more useful to this post, remember your daily click https://arab.org/click-to-help/palestine/

#ganondoodles talks #personal #over and over its acted like europe automatically means blond and blue eyes both irl and in media #and it always grinds my gears #im no expert on every part of the worlds history and political stuff but pretending europe is like that #especially when its done in the “good people look like that” way #its literally nazi rhetoric #brown haired and eyed people are just as native to here as blonde ones #it feels like extended racism #the skin color might be “right” but the rest isnt #not saying that its racist to white people #i mean hating brown eyes and hair and pretending those are worse than blonde and blue eyes is associated with racism towards poc #since poc more likely have those features #(please understand what i mean here)

[kenobicoffee]

I AM SO HAPPY THE WORLD IS FULL OF GAYS AND THAT THEY LOOK LIKE ME!!!!! AND THAT I AM GAY!!!!!! AND THAT LESBIAN AND BI REPRESENTATION IS BLOSSOMING IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY!!!!!!! AND THAT WE NO LONGER HAVE TO BURY OUR GAYS BUT WE CAN KISS AND LOVE AND CHAMPION THEM!!!!!!!! QUEER JOY IS TAKING OVER AND IT FEELS SO GOOD!!!!!

#queer joy #bisexuality #lesbian #sapphic #queer women #boygenius #renee rapp #julien baker #phoebe bridgers #lucy dacus #we still have a ways to go with queer POC representation but RIGHT NOW IM JUST FEELING REALLY AFFIRMED AHHHHH #gay

[cashandprizes]

Happy Black History Month

Never forget the same man with Black Lives Matter on his early videos is the same guy who made an entire audio roleplay where people use the magical police to take away someone's rights

#i don't fuck with quinn. don't get me wrong. but saying a person doesn't deserve rights... #it's not the flex you think it is. #look. we could have worse. people who listen to escaped. thoughts and prayers you are delivered from walter soon #but like... sir. this is not very black/poc ally behavior... #speed run #redactedasmr #redacted

[trans-luis-serra-navarro]

Deer skulls being used as symbolism for father/son relationships and lost father figures in general……….

*incoherent wailing*

#if I had a nickel for everytime a story about a poc boy being inadvertadly betrayed by their father figure so they create a life of their #own from their own hands and form their own family while letting go of that bitterness and anger through the act of storytelling made me cry #I’d have two nickels. which isn’t a lot. but it’s weird that it happened twice right #luisposting #luis serra #luis sera #luis serra navarro #luis sera navarro #re4r luis #boy 2010

[ladyrijus]

I feel like there's something to be said about how the Sheikah and the Gerudo are essentially two sides of the same coin.

This is how I see it: The Yiga Clan reflects the Gerudo from Ocarina of Time where both groups are ostracized and persecuted to a point where there is little room for compromise or coalition with the Royal Family. Hell, these people even live in the desert and are called thieves (which is just Hyrule's shorthand for "we've killed so many of them and left the rest to fend for themselves in a place that bears little to no resources needed for survival") just like the Gerudo.

And it's heartbreaking in a way, how Urbosa calls the Yiga members traitors instead of realizing she's looking at a mirror of what her people had once endured. Especially since the game heavily implies that her involvement as a Champion is largely characterized by her effort to try and redeem her tribe since the events of Ocarina of Time to the rest of Hyrule for something that was not even their fault.

Sure, there is no denying that Ganondorf was ultimately misguided in his conquest for power, but there's the part that goes unsaid where Demise ensured that his hatred would reincarnate, no? And well, hatred isn't mindless. It cannot exist without a trigger.

The Royal Family of Hyrule forced his hand, just like it forced the Sheikah's. And the sooner Urbosa could have realized that, then the sooner she would have understood why the Yiga were so hellbent on vengeance.

#maybe i'm just speaking out of my ass but #the poc in me always raises an eyebrow at the way the yiga is portrayed because like... they have every right to be mad lmao #and urbosa being the one to take shit personally about the yiga just seems... idk out of character? #like i get it you're protective of zelda but you're also the chief of your people think of the impact the hylian monarchy has on them #loz #legend of zelda #breath of the wild #ocarina of time #sheikah #yiga clan #gerudo #loz meta #urbosa #ganondorf #demise

[mrsdulac]

would you believe me…..

if i told you this is the same man?

#nrs die challenge 🩵 #i was so hype for the new invasions season right up until i saw the three dark skinned poc characters’ skins #i already know no one else will care but i do #like this blatant white washing is not cute #and it’s so unnecessary…. #brown people can’t have ice powers without being stripped of their melanin? explain why #bc i need a detailed paper with cited sources #there is no reason for this #and frankly it’s just ugly #same goes for tanya and geras #stop desaturating brown people just bc their melanin doesn’t ‘fit the aesthetic’ #i am so over this bullshit #mortal kombat #mk1 #mk rain #mortal kombat 1

[showtoonzfan]

Maybe it’s just me but the way both these characters are from New Orleans, POC, and French Creole, and yet one of them sounds like they’re exactly that and the other sounds like an average white dude.

Like no offense to Edward Bosco, I love his voice acting and he’s very good, but holy shit you can just tell that Alastor being mixed creole was a last minute decision. I’m blaming Vivzie in this, not Edward, because while Alastor does have that 1920’s old Atlantic accent but he certainly doesn’t sound of his heritage, compared to Nico where the accent is clear. Of course I know that not EVERY person or group sounds exactly the same, so maybe this is a nitpick but still.

#and again I love Edward as Alastor it just wasn’t the right casting really #this is why I hope Alastor is voiced by a POC actor when the show comes out #like we gatta have our representation idc what some bootlicking fans say about it not mattering #but yeah after doing research Nico is also creole and from New Orleans #like seriously Viv Alastor is not black like omg you suck at this #Hazbin critical #vivziepop critical #Alastor critical

[byler-alarmist]

What scares me most about Byler endgame is the reality of it likely coming out long after the US presidential election 2024.

#not to be us-centric #but it really does affect the world #like if we think things are bad now #i'm afraid 2025 may find us living in even scarier times #young cis white queers i'm talking to you - don't get too comfortable in this heartstopper era #don't make the grave mistake of thinking we have come so far and that things can only get better #as trans and poc queer ppl know we still have a lonnnng way to go #and even the rights you do have must be continually fought for #they can always be taken away #yes even in the 21st century #i fear we may be headed into darker times #sorry for doomposting #byler tumblr #please do whatever you need to feel safe #but just remember that we will all need to be a bit brave #and stand together #don't let infighting distract from solidarity #byler nation #stranger things #us politics #tw politics

[dimonds456]

can someone just take Mike's twitter account away from him already. i'm so fucking tired.

like dude just shut the fuck up.

Anyway. I vote we just ignore him forever actually and we do whatever we want with canon now. These two don't deserve it. And no I'm not just talking about this incident.

There's more. [x]

LOTS MORE. [x]

#hugging all the POC in this fandom so much right now #mike is the fucking worst. #the books are canon because We Say So now. i'm yanking canon away from them. #i no longer hold any respect for either Mike or themeatly so. #like genuinely fuck you two. #the poc in this fandom are some of the most beautiful and kind human beings on this planet #and i hate that you guys are getting so fucking wronged here #like i'm gay and hearing that joey wasn't written with queerness in mind #but that adrienne thought we could give that to him was... something. not great but *something.* #but then this shit happened. now i guess joey isnt even queer. #but that does hurt less than the entire color of someone's fucking SKIN getting changed and then DOUBLED DOWN ON #when it is SO clear that Norman was black-coded #like even if it was an accident you still added that coding. you could have just embraced it but nope! #why is it so important that norman is white anyway? mike? #if it's so important then i guess 'speaking through their actions' is a load of all bullshit isnt it #cuz at least headcanons were ALLOWED back then. guess not anymore! #fuck you mike fuck you so much. #batim #dctl #bendy and the ink machine #dreams come to life #norman polk

[skunkbutts]

STOP THE KOSA ACT!

This act will harm content creators that are POC or LGBTQIA+!! If you care about apps and platforms where your favorite fandoms are or your favorite content creators are ESPECIALLY if they are apart of the LGBTQ community or a POC person!! This act will wipe most sites/creators that are deemed as a “hazard” to kids and their mental health.

It has even passed on to the House of Representatives now! While it is a long way from being past, it is still a very urgent issue that must be addressed. Two (forgive me if I make a mistake here) senators from different states raised concerns when debating the bill the other day, our voices do have a difference!! Email and call your senators and sign as many petitions as possible!!

Another thing, the language used in the bill has been changed, they have updated the guidelines and it’s even worse than we thought as it’s even more clear they are going to try and silence LGBTQIA+ creators!!

The KOSA act is affecting people by taking away privacy first of all and wont be able to use social media and minors will have restrictions.

If this bill gets passed first of all it will be against the first and fourth amendment second of all we won’t be able to use social media anymore and we will always be monitored forever!

#Stop kosa #rights #we have rights #Eliminate kosa #LGBTQIA #POC #government

[theyre-gay-because-i-say-so]

Today's LGBT+ Headcanon is;

Toshiro Kasukabe from Persona 5 Tactica-Transfeminine

Species: Human

Requested by @meowsticmarvels

Status: Alive

#Toshiro Kasukabe #persona 5 tactica #transfeminine #lgbt headcanon #character of the day #transfem #lgbt #headcanons #video games #requested #lgbt poc #((I have this on my list and vividly remember the ask (as vividly as I remember anything) but I must have deleted it)) #((Because I cannot find it anywhere and I wanted to make sure it was the right character)) #((As i do every time just in case I had a brain fart)) #keuw #fandoms i'm not in #alive

[starry-heavens]

Possibly unpopular opinion based on a post I've seen on a blog here on tumblr: I really don't think it's that difficult to draw sky characters (spirits, elders, skykids) with their canonical skin color. It's not hard to have a POC oc. Or to color your oc with dark skin. Sure the shading may be a bit tricky to pull off (at least for me it is), but it's not difficult to learn how to do it.

I say all this as a non-POC who has a POC Sky oc.

#sky children of the light #that sky game #skyblr #unpopular opinion #opinions #this is directed at people who are whining about how having a poc oc while they themselves are not a poc is 'hard' #and while i do believe everyone has the right to draw their own skykid to their interpretation....at least draw the spirits & elders as poc #its always bothered me seeing light skinned fanart of sky characters tbh

[audioroleplayconfessions]

I usually avoid posting my own opinions, but I've seen a few posts like the one in the screenshot below creep across my feed lately and they're bugging me too much to keep my mouth shut. I censored the identity of this particular example because I don't want to start a Tumblr war or make them feel like I'm singling them out or attacking them.

I don't feel good about celebrating black history month through a character who was both written and performed by a white man. I know this is all just low-stakes fandom headcanon stuff and I'm not trying to control what other people do, but something feels not-quite-right about taking a character played by a white VA and deciding (on his behalf might I add) that he's black and using him as your example of black representation in the audio rp fandom.

There are black VAs out there, they can represent themselves. I really think it's disingenuous to sort through a cast of characters all played by the same white guy and assign POC races to them in order to give a singular white guy's one-man show racial diversity, then celebrate said "diversity".

Sorry, I'm not trying to be a Tumblr drama queen. If you're the person from the screenshot (or have posted something similar), I don't think you meant any harm. Your post probably wasn't meant to be that deep and not the worst thing in the world, but I don't know why you would pick a random character written and performed by a white guy and cheer "Rahhh, let's celebrate black history month with this!". If it really matters to you, you can celebrate a black VA, or a canonically black character, or even just a listener character that you/others HC as black. You can celebrate fan artists and writers who are black.

Why use characters played by Redacted for this? I promise I'm not trying to start a fight, or accuse people who've made posts like this of being racist or cancel anyone. I don't think they mean badly. But I see this a lot even outside of the context of BHM. It's almost always with characters written/performed by Redacted and it's always made me a little uneasy, especially with the amount of enthusiasm people throw onto the race they decided to HC for this one white man's characters.

If you disagree with me, I'm open to hearing you out. I don't want to try and dictate what people can/can't do in a fandom space or send a mob after anyone, but something feels off to me about using Redacted characters to celebrate BHM.

-Ringmaster

#I hope I don't accidentally start a tumblr war and regret this #but POC don't need to be represented by white actors #I'd rather celebrate actual black characters and black creators #just accept that you aren't going to get diverse racial representation from a series where the same white guy is playing absolutely everyon #redacted audio #black history month #BHM #not a callout post #please don't witch-hunt anyone #but seriously there are black VAs out there if black representation is important to you #some are very under-rated and could actually use a shoutout right now #there are also non-black VAs who collab with black people and have actual diverse representation in their casts #also how do you hear Erik's voice and think “that's my black king right there” #redacted fandom #audio roleplay #boyfriend asmr