#good representation

[dumbideasandborbs]

HONESTLY, IT IS NEEDED TO BE SAID! Nadja of Antipaxos is like the perfect female character.

This show is so insanely good with representation. Especially female rep. You know why?

SHE IS ALLOWED TO BE JUST AS CRASS, STUPID AND SEXUAL AS THE MALE CHARACTERS

Let👏 the👏 girls👏 be👏 dumb👏 too👏

We don't need borderline perfect girls or girls that are always smart and super capable whilst the boys are dumb. Let the braincell rotate!

Give us more girls that are written like the boys. Let the ladies be horny idiots too! Or even better, don't sepperate writing boys and writing girls. Just write PEOPLE.

Let them have potty mouths!

Let them have personalities!

Let them be weird!

And most importantly...

Let

Them

Be

Wrong

At

Times

Like yeah, it is good to have some perfect lady characters now and then to show girls that they are capable. Because of course, women are capable. but having more characters like Nadja is what's actually helping with equality in tv representation. Especially in media for adults and teens. Well, kids media, too. Just y'now, obviously not the horny part.

#what we do in the shadows #nadja of antipaxos #nadja #wwdits #wwdits nadja #feminist #equality #representation #good representation #female representation #taika waititi

[fixing-bad-posts]

the end of bly manor is perfect

#fixing-bad-posts #fixingbadposts #erasure poetry #good representation #bly manor #the haunting of bly manor

[zymogenn]

Oliver putting up the point that he would BE OPEN TO BUDDIE but also doesn't wanna portray the 'man comes out, male friends go dO yOu HaVe a CrUsH On mE' trope is soo fair and soo understandable because yes that is typical, yes that is annoying, and yes there definitely is going to be a good storyline for Buck (and Eddie) because in Tim we Trust. And istg we've got the best actors portraying these two incredible (oblivious cutsies) characters.

#buddie #oliver stark #evan buckley #eddie diaz #911 #911 on abc #911 season 7 #bi!buck #eddie's storyline #good representation #tim minear #we trust you #911 abc

[nekropsii]

“Bad Representation” is actually a topic I’m really passionate about and interested in, I could talk about it for ages. The way people handle “Bad Representation” as a concept is genuinely fascinating, too, so this is both an analytical fascination and an anthropological one.

For clarity, I thoroughly do believe there is such thing as “Bad Representation”, especially when it comes to expressions of pure bigotry from the person doing the representing… But I personally think everyone’s bar for what counts as “Bad Representation” is set a little bit too strictly, has no real account for capitalistic and/or historical restrictions - For Example: Language and common understanding of queer identity being far different in the 1950’s than it is now, and Studio Meddling - and also, interestingly, tends to take no account for the opinion of those getting “represented”, or the idea of individual satisfaction.

There’s been many, many times where a character is objectively pretty bad representation by modern standards, but discussion surrounding it takes no account for the concept of Resonance. Sometimes a character is not “Good Representation” as an objective concept, but they are relatable, likable, and quite fun to watch. I’ve seen quite a few instances of people talking down to the mentally ill or disabled for enjoying a Slasher in part because of their disorder/disability, or queer people for enjoying Hays Code villains. Sometimes a character isn’t written kindly, or isn’t written well, but they really resonate with you… And that counts for something.

One of my favorite characters - one who has helped me come to terms with my cPTSD and OSDD - is a representation of PTSD + DID that is objectively not very good. He’s basically a Vietnam War veteran, who gets an Alter in the middle of the war that is basically a self defensive Murder Mode. It’s literally the PTSD from The War and Evil Alter cliche, but there’s just some aspects that really hit for me, like the fact that he’s considered the nicest, kindest person in the cast, and the alter is portrayed clearly as being in constant self defense mode, thinking he’s still in the middle of the war, and also being quite silly. There’s several details I view as being done pretty well, a whole arc about him grappling with his mental health in a way I find quite fascinating and visceral, and I enjoy him quite a lot! But many would agree that he’s “Bad Representation” because of the War PTSD and Evil Alter tropes. Even I agree that those things kinda suck, but that’s not stopping the fact that this character has meant a lot to me, and that I really would not be the same level of okay with myself if I hadn’t discovered this character.

I’ve caught flack for this. I’ve seen many other people latch onto a character who is not executed very well because they find them personally relatable, or are using them to figure some things out about themselves, and also catch flack for it because the character is not “Good Representation” for a group as a whole. No account for Resonance, no account for Individual Experience. It’s a fascinating lack of a sense of nuance.

I think people have forgotten - or perhaps do not realize - that criticizing a base concept, or base execution of a concept, is different from criticizing individual experience. It’s like the difference between criticizing the makeup industry vs. criticizing someone’s personal choice to wear makeup. It is good to point out when something is written or executed poorly, but you do not know the reason why that one individual disabled person enjoys a poorly written character who shares their disability. I would even say that they probably know more than you do that it’s written badly, because they have lived that character’s disability and you likely have not. I think you should maybe step off if a blind person really likes Terezi or something. You do not need to patronize them by telling them that she isn’t “Good Representation” because her quirk isn’t screenreader friendly, and that her blindness has a magical workaround. I think they already know that these are facts about her that are true. They like her for a reason, and that reason is Resonance.

#homestuck #media analysis #disability #representation #bad representation #good representation #nekro.pdf #nekro.txt

[forestglassanimals]

it's so weird but I feel more represented in fucked up queer shows (often with queerbaiting) than in "normal" queer shows like Heartstopper.

Hannibal represents me better than Heartstopper.

I love fucked up queer relationships. I love queer villains. I love Izzy and his mental problems in ofmd, I love Nandor and Guillermo in wwdits and fuck... I even love this fucking homophobic shit like Dean and Castiel.

I don't know, maybe the problem is me. I get bored watching shows like Heartstopper. I mean, my life is more "fucked up queer villian" than "healthy queer relationship" so...

Is it even okay? Or we all just so traumatized?

If you have any thought about this I'll like you to share btw

(This is not a hate post. I don't think Heartstopper is a bad show. It's just my feelings towards queer media with healthy relationships being kinda boring lol)

#not a hate post #just thoughts #lgbtq community #lgbtq representation #lgbt+ #lgbt+ community #lgbtqia #queer rep in media #bad representation #good representation #supernatural #our flag means death #izzy hands #nandermo #what we do in the shadows #hearstopper #queer villains #homophobia #lgbtq #representation #gay

[veryintricaterituals]

Seen a few people talking about how Jim fearing curses is out of character... it's not, at all. It's a latinx thing, a cornerstone of our culture: "Yo no creo en las brujas, pero de que las hay, las hay" (I don't believe in witches, but they're out there) it pretty much means we don't fuck with spooky shit, we leave that to white people. Jim gets it, they get it...

I mean i'm jewish but if a priest told me, with his dying words, that something was cursed I would simply not take it, rip Stede but Jim and I are different

#good representation #latinos against spooky shit #doing that is just inviting spooky shit into your life #and such a white -lookung at you stede- thing to do #ofmd #ofmd spoilers #our flag means death

[dabblingreturns]

I'm not sure I can ever fully explain how much this passage means to me....

Most of the time when I read novels, the depression happens to side charecters who is trapped by thier own cruel brain chemistry, or the hero because depressed after some new form of trama or loss.

But this isn't new to gideon....this is old hand....this is the 33rd time she has tried to run away to join the cohort.....

She didn't get depressed, she got "the depression" its farmiliar and specific and known to her. It's a state she falls into when nothing is propelling her forward....

One of the worst parts of depression is how powerless you feel. Like you can do nothing and nothing you do matters. You turn all that anger in on yourself.

All that excersize, all that planning, that goal of joining the cohort, that's what Gideon uses to manage her depression....

As soon as she stops, the depression catches up with her.....and she still fights it a little bit...those crunches probably help, they let her excercize without having to stand up or get out of bed...

And its not just because Gideon lives in the a shitty drill shaft filled with bad nuns and no vitamin D....because it's genetic, her father struggles with the same issues too, though Johns coping mechanism are strangely more maladaptive then his daughters.....especially when he removes all his old social sopports.

But both father and daughter are such angry people, full of old trama and guilt and this is an ongoing battle....a farmiliar trap..... depression is a low energy state that they can fall into easily unless they fight....

I have "the depression" too and it feels so good to see my issue in a charecter of action, a hero, if she can fight the depression with countless crunches then I can take a little walk around the block when all I want to do is hide.....

It just means so much to me to not be alone in my battle

#the locked tomb #gideon the ninth #tlt #harrow the ninth #harrow the ninth spoilers #gideon nav #john gaius #cw depression #depression #good representation

[neurodivergent-media]

A Kind of Spark (TV series) (2023)

A Kind of Spark is a 2023 CBBC children's drama series, based on the book of the same name by Elle McNicoll.

The series folows Addie Darrow, a autistic girl who find clues regarding a mystery in her small town's history regarding the time of the witchhunts. She aims to convince the council to set up a memorial for the women from long ago who were persucted simply for being different.

I highly recommend this show. Even though it's aimed at children/young teens, the story never feels childish, even the more humourous moments. The themes of ableism and bullying were dealt with seriosuly and maturely. Many autistic girls who are/were in mainstream school will likely relate to Addie and/or Keedie, and allistics could learn a lot from watching.

Firstly, the actors for the 2 main autistic characters are themselves autistic, and I think I read that many people working behind the camera were autistic too. Also, the author of the original book is autistic.

Addie has a special interest in sharks, and develops a special interest/hyperfixation in the "witches". She experiences sensory overload, mentions sensory issues with her hair being brushed, has a meltdown/shutdown and she has a distinctive gait. She seems like someone who wold be deemed "high-functioning" (the term is not used in the show) in that she may come across to others as "weird but not immediately obviously disabled". She is verbal, makes eye contact and her stims tend to be on the more subtle side. I could see a lot of my younger self in Addie, despite the differences in interests. She isn't a misanthropic genius or a checklist of symptoms but a 3 dimensional, fleshed out character.

One of Addie's older sisters, Keedie is also autistic, and their bond was really touching and engaging. Autistic family members is something I wish we saw more often in the media. Keedie is less notceably autistic for much of the show, which I feel is useful to show to people that plenty of people don't "look" autistic, but still are.

Addie's new friend Audrey is wonderfully supportive and understanding - as opposed to some media where the friend is mean, or portrayed as a saint for "putting up with" an autistic person. Addie's parents are also understanding and supportive on the whole. There's a really nice, brief, simple moment at a family dinner where the dad serves out pasta with different ingredients according to their sensory needs (no sauce for Keedie, smooth sauce for Addie, "lumpy" sauce for everyone else).

Addie and her sister's autism are integral parts of their characters, without the show's story being simply "about autism". The show's message is to respect people who are different, and it's never done in a heavy-handed or "preachy" way. With the witches element, which features glimpses into the past during the witch trials, it was a great way of showing how autism has actually existed for a very long time.

The show deals with ableism and bullying, including the all-too-real occurrence of teachers mistreating autistic students. It is well portrayed, but it might be triggering for some. This is the first time I think I've ever seen autistic burnout portrayed in any media, and it could be enlightening for many allistics watching the show.

In terms of other neurodivergences, there is one character heavily implied to be dyslexic. Unfortunately, she bullies Addie. It seems like part of her treatment of Addie is due to internalised ableism and jealousy, which added an interesting layer to her character but might be off-putting to dyslexic viewers nonetheless.

I suppose one of the few negatives is one that's still very common, in that the autistic characters are white.

Also, Addie's mother tries to discourage her newfound interest in witches, but it's more of in a way to protect her which is hard to explain without giving spoilers. (Some spoilers below).

Keedie developed a special interest in a battle taught in history in class, the intensity of which led to a serious incident at school. Addie and Keedie's mum fears the same thing happening with Addie and the witches (there is more to Keedie's school situation that initially appears, but I don't want to give further spoilers).

It was a little odd that it almost framed Keedie's special interest in said battle itself negatively however - how she would spend hours staring at a painting of it. However, I feel like this was rectified to some extent, as Keedie actually re-engages with this old special interest to aid in her recovery from burnout.

#a kind of spark #a kind of spark cbbc #autistic representation #neurodivergent representation #autistic characters #autistic actors #good representation

[sofiadragon]

The best realistic relationship on TV?

Listen, folks, we've got a real one here. It's messy. It's complicated. They are in love, but love is hard when you can't be in the same physical space. Her job gets in the way. His job gets in the way. According to canon, she's going to leave him for another dude and the original plan (that she doesn't end up using in TOS) is for muscle man to kill him in honorable combat. Spock has nightmares about this. Strange New Worlds has the tea.

I am very, very close to buying the streaming service from Paramount just so I can binge this show for this relationship. I've seen all the clips I can find and watched some at a relative's home. There is realistic adult communication about sexual and emotional needs - Spock almost does a spit-take when T'Pring brings up the books she's read about the type of sex she assumes he wants to have and it's just so real.

She's assuming things and he's too shy at first to just lay out what he wants because he's trying so hard to be Vulcan [fill in your metaphor for what "Vulcan" is standing in for here: neurotypical, non-kinky, stereotypical gender roles, whatever it is that a man might wish he was in the bedroom that he isn't - and then the fiance is actually interested and reading a shelf full of the wrong books to try and accommodate.] Then, he talks to a friend for advice and it's great! It doesn't pave over their culture, but the human friend boosts up that Vulcan honesty is one of the best things about having a Vulcan as a friend.

Most of their issues come from the long-distance nature of their relationship, not that it was arranged or anything that would imply the human way is better. They are very pleased that they were paired up, they just both have jobs that send them all over the place - often on short notice. Sometimes when they are mostly naked and about to have some quality time together.

This relationship and its problems are so real and it is so refreshing to see a messy romance that is treated this way in media. They are trying so hard and sometimes it works, but other times it doesn't. It shows the work you have to put into the relationship.

There is ND representation if you want to read Spock that way (he isn't neurotypical by Human or Vulcan standards, and as of Discovery canonically has dyslexia/dysphasia) and people have been reading him that way for 50 years. A relationship handled this well on TV with an ND person is something to take note of. This is good representation for any kind of realistic romantic relationship with normal problems in media, but that just kicks it up another notch because the metaphors are easy to see or not as it applies to the viewer.

There is such good open communication in this relationship, and even though we know it is doomed the work they are putting in is great to see. This didn't fail because they were bonded at age seven and then just hated each other.

These writers deserve some praise for doing this job so well.

#t'pring #Spock #spock x t'pring #strange new worlds #star trek #loving relationship #long distance relationship #putting the work in #good representation

[mythos05reviews]

4.5/5 stars

I was scared to read this book as I feared being disappointed by its aro-ace representation. The books that have both Aro and Ace represented in them are rare to find, and it is even harder to know if the representation will be accurate. Overall, I was not disappointed by how they were represented in this book. I was really able to relate to Georgia and her messy journey to self-discovery.

This book did a great job of portraying friendship as being just as important as love. Although Georgia, Sunil, Jason, Rooney, and Pip had very different backgrounds and struggles, they still didn't manage to overshadow each other. Throughout the book, we do focus more on Georgia, and we see how she explores her identity. From confusion to self-acceptance, this book was an emotional rollercoaster.

We start the book with Georgia being hopeful of finding love. This is best represented by:

I loved romance. Always had. I loved Disney. I loved fanfiction. I loved thinking about what my own wedding would be like. I just. Loved. Love.

As someone who grew up watching Disney movies and reading fanfiction, it was very easy for me to understand why Georgia had these expectations and why she put herself in situations in which she felt awkward and uncomfortable. Spoiler: Although it's easy to dislike her for using Jason as a way to get experience, you can still understand that she was genuinely trying to fall in love. Conflicts could have been avoided with her friends if they had talked it out. Pip's anger was understandable, but she could have been more mature about the problem. It was a bit convenient to have a cousin who is an ace/aro, but it worked out. 

The realization about how heteronormativity affected her really hit home in my case. I could relate to a lot of her thoughts, from being scared of ending up alone to realizing I only know about love in theory. 

In the end, that was the problem with romance. It was so easy to romanticize romance because it was everywhere. It was in music and on TV and in filtered Instagram photos. It was in the air, crisp and alive with fresh possibility. It was in falling leaves, crumbling wooden doorways, scuffed cobblestones, and fields of dandelions. It was in the touch of hands, scrawled letters, crumpled sheets, and the golden hour. A soft yawn, early morning laughter, shoes lined up together by the door. Eyes across a dance floor. I could see it all, all the time, all around, but when I got closer, I found nothing was there. A mirage

Overall, this is what made me rate it 4 stars. Even if you aren't an aro or ace, you can still resonate with this book. Anyone who hasn't found their label yet or is still trying to figure out their sexuality should read this book. This book goes over the process of what it feels like to try and figure out one's identity. It shows how helpful it can be to figure out who you are.

#loveless #bookaholic #bookshelf #book review #tumblr #lgbtq #queer #loveless alice oseman #ace representation #alice oseman #good representation #arospec #aroace #aro positivity #aromanticism #aromantism #asexual #acespec #queer community #queer fiction #.

[that-local-punk-kid]

yesterday, I read a fanfiction that is now living rent free in my head

a fic so beautiful, so well thought and so well loved, that if felt like an old friend, like thoughts I had forgotten and words I was missing to describe some very real feelings I'd never managed to quite voice

and yet, there it was, written in front of me by someone who never met me, and only wanted to write a heartbreaking, gut wrenching, beautiful love story that brought me Emotions I never thought I'd feel

Seeing someone just like me, asexual, in the media, has always been a weird experience, because they rarely really are like me. They are not made by and for ace people. Most of them will be "fixed" in the end, as if there was something to fix on someone who was never broken

but yesterday I read a fic of an ace-aligned character, a character who experienced the same struggles I do trying to understand himself and his relation with love, romance and attraction, the same struggles of wanting but not wanting, if feeling safe but not comfortable, and when finally comfortable, still unsure and afraid

I never thought I'd read in a fanfiction the words I've heard from my own girlfriend when I cried after stopping her from touching me

"we can stop" I read, I heard "you don't need to- you can just focus on feeling good"

and it was so soft, both times, but even more so reading it and knowing other people would read it and see themselves there too, read that there's no expectations on them, they don't need to meet standarts or expectarions

we can just feel good

#fanfiction #fanfic #ao3 fic #ace #asexual #asexuality #ace representation #good representation #representation matters #I felt so seen for the first time #i cried #there was just #so many Emotions #lgbt #queer

[cringecrew]

Hey so I've heard a lot of complaints about the alterhuman/otherkin/Lycanthropy/and so much more communities never being represented right. I'm on a mission to change that and step on is asking *way to many people* if you were to see writing about any of those communities, what would you like to see represented more? I think it's such a big deal for our communities to get the representation we deserve ^^ I'm a snow leopard therian, questioning lycanthrope and conceptkin. So yeah, that's my goal!

Hi! This is a cool idea, honored im apart of ur ask list :]

Honestly I’d love to see casual representation, a side character wearing a tail and a therian symbol necklace (for example) would be SO cool.

I’d love for a character to say “hey my names X and I’m a snow leopard therian!” And everyone else just says “yeah, cool!”

(Very personal opinion, not objective at all):

Honestly, I hate when shows/writing etc write hateful characters and hardships for the sake of realism. I read and watch about characters similar to me because I wanna escape to their world, not to see them get knocked down and be unaccepted the way I’ve been. I’d love for an otherkin character’s friends to just be “yeah this is our friend and he’s a raccoon :]” and everyone just says “yeah alr that’s sick!”

Also, of course, I’d want characters who aren’t JUST there for the sake of being otherkin representation. I’d rather people look at their characters and think “hm, If you were kin with something what would you be?” And have it fit into the characters story instead of revolving around the one detail if that makes sense!

If u wanna talk abt this more my dms are open!!

#otherkin #alterhuman #therian #otherhearted #alterhuman community #otherkin community #good representation #writing

[lily-on-the-fence]

Holy shit a regular program about different prefessions is doing a thing on Drag Queens and it's great. The host is being dressed up in drag and he's honestly being great about it

#Drag #Tv #Good representation

[secretagentsagainstwhatever]

you NEED to watch this show like rn!!! It’s so fucking good

#bbc wreck #wreck #murder mystery #who done it #show recommendations #uk tv #bbc iplayer #lgbtq #good representation #funny #suspenseful #set on a cruise ship ?? #likeable characters #i genuinely love it #pls watch it #it’s 6 episodes #but they’re making s2 #it’s worth it #jamie walsh #pippa walsh #Vivian Lim #watch this show #so many horror movie references #easter eggs #thriller but not scary

[capableism]

Finding Nemo nails disabled family dynamics

Finding Nemo is, above all, about family and change. "Marlin, a clown fish, is overly cautious with his son, Nemo, who has a foreshortened fin. When Nemo  swims too close to the surface to prove himself, he is caught by a diver, and,  horrified, Marlin must set out to find him." (JWelch5742, IMDB) Despite Nemo   being the title character, Marlin is the one who has the most character development.

He has to learn not to assume Nemo's capabilities just because he has a disability. Finding Nemo provides a very subtle disability representation. Nemo's undeveloped fin is nicknamed his "lucky fin," which is a simple way to acknowledge he is different without drawing attention. On the superficial level, it creates a positive association with being different. 

At the film's start, we learn that Nemo's disability was caused by trauma when a barracuda attacked his family. Because Nemo is the only child of Marlin that survived, it is assumed that Marlin is overprotective because of his trauma. In real life, a trauma like this is not necessary for a parent to become overprotective. It naturally comes with the territory when a child has a disability. It is believable that Marlin becomes an overprotective dad. This is the part of the film I related to as a child. Fighting my dad for independence was a struggle. As a child, I didn't perceive my life as challenging or think that I needed any extra help. The film does an excellent job of subtly incorporating realistic disabled family relationships.  

The film does not directly address disability stereotypes. The stereotype it constantly mentions as a joke is that every clownfish must be funny. This was a  hilarious joke as a child and very surface-level. Having the joke repeated so many times as Marlin's first interaction with every new character, mimics how people often think it is appropriate to reference a visible disability as a conversation starter; and how they are usually let down by the response.  

When Nemo goes to school for the first time and meets other classmates, one immediately points out and laughs that "he looks funny!". The fish's dad proceeds to nudge him and say, "be nice; it's his first time at school." This accurately represents how parents react to kids referencing a person's disability. In this instance, an intervention may have been warranted because of the laugh. It reminds me of situations in places like the grocery store when kids ask their parents, "what's wrong with his legs?" or "why does he use those?" (in reference to crutches). These innocently curious questions are actually non-judgmental ways of asking why I am "different." Nemo's response to the student noticing his fin is to explain he was born with it and it's "lucky." This is another example of framing Nemo's differences as a positive.

Source

IMDB. (2003, May 30 ). Finding Nemo. IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266543/

#finding nemo #Disney #disney pixar #Pixar #pixar film #disabled family #family dynamics #disability representation #animated characters #disabled children #childhood movies #marlin #stereotypes #overprotective parents #learning to let go #don't assume #subtlerepresentation #good representation #disability positivity #2003 #shealtered #disabled life #Disabled community

[andreai04]

“It’s one thing to witness violence. It’s another to be in the thick of it.”

#reading #books read in 2023 #bookblr #books #book photography #book blog #bibliophile #books reading #books and reading #their vicious games #joelle wellington #eat the rich #eat the 1% #adina walker #poc fmc #good representation #vicious games #fight to the death #rich vs poor #inequality #taking back what’s owed #these bitches are crazy #and psychotic #saint was an awesome character #adina had too much of a switching mindset for me #i really thought i would like this #just felt kinda juvenile #review #two out of five stars #december reads