"Okay but we're all totally recommending Gideon the Ninth to our male friends, right? Because can we TALK about what good male character representation Gideon the Ninth has?? Because it's literally so so good.
First off there's Palamedes, who's witty and smart and sarcastic and he literally solves like half the plot. Literally the plot would not have worked without him. And he's regularly shown to be smarter than even Harrow. And best of all, no one ever questions him or belittles him for being a man. Literally everyone treats him like an equal, even the women who see him as an enemy.
Then there's Isaac, who really feels like a real teenager he's so fleshed out. He's got a lot of personality and angst and big emotions, and the author literally never once sexualizes him. Like you know she gets it. Then Magnus is literally so nurturing and wholesome, he's like a genius inversion of the usual Strong Man trope. Literally God HIMSELF is a man.
It's really refreshing how much you can tell the author is a staunch meninist, just from the way the narrative respects all the men across the board. The only time a woman belittles a man is when Ianthe belittles Naberius, but she does that to everyone so it's not sexist. Plus Naberius is a bad ass. He literally beats Gideon in a duel. In fact the only male characters who feel like "bad" male rep are maybe the eighth house, cuz they're both kinda stereotypical male personalities... but when you consider there are 4 or maybe even 5 other prominent men in the story, it stops being "bad male stereotype" and just becomes "good male diversity :)". I really wish more authors felt brave enough to include 4 or even 5 prominent male characters, who all MATTER to the story.
Like I think that's what gets me? It was like every male character mattered. All the main character women wouldn't have gotten to where they did if not for the men who were playing SUPER important secondary roles to them? And those men weren't just there for love interests either, except kinda Palamedes whose whole motivation was the two women he's in love with, but it's REALLY done well! He literally has full autonomy of his choices the whole time and when he steers the trajectory of his whole life for the women he's in love with, it's genuinely so human and heartfelt.
But yeah it's like they were all HUMANS. It was so refreshing how easy it was to empathize with them? It wasn't like "they were men", it was like "the author knows these characters are humans, and they are men too". Idk how to explain it but it makes me really feel like I can understand men better when I usually think they're such a mystery or just really shallow in books :). I just think men should know books like this exist and that they know authors like Tamsyn Muir are out there and they get it :)."
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thinks about how sonic has a more rounded tummy and shadow has a less rounded tummy
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why does this look like some type of medieval fantasy wedding
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Not sure if this Griddlehark ever made it to tumblr 👀⚔️
Gideon’s wearing this shirt but she cut the sleeves off cus she’s gay.
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the shoulders are shouldering
the slutty waist is waisting
and the sling is slinging
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I've never done one of these challenges but I'm hoping to stick with it! Dannymay art for days 1-4
They're all in black and white with ecto-green accents because I wanted them to be in a similar style and drawing in b/w can be fun! Plus the green looks so cool and glowy.
I wasn't super inspired by the first prompt, so I drew Phantom chatting with a ghost bug who's in a bit of a rush. A little Business Bug.
I love de-aged Ellie and teen dad Danny AUs, so it's her birthday! Make a wish, but make sure you don't say it out loud! (Ft. Everlasting trio my beloved)
This one inspired me to draw a whole scene! Not sure of the context, but Jazz is looking for Danny on a dark foggy night. Why do you think he's hiding?
Space boy! Looks like he wandered a little far from home. I love how dynamic this one is!
Can't wait to make some more!
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