i’d like to talk about erica sinclair, i hate how people love to put her into a stereotype and say that “oh she’s such a harmful character!” while she’s definitely not perfect (capitalism loving 10 year old) she like every other ‘sassy’ and ‘rude’ black girl character, i saw myself in because i couldn’t be myself, i couldn’t be ‘sassy’ or have attitude for obvious reasons. seeing her be everything i wasn’t allowed to be was comforting, it was nice to see her be herself without the fear.
but ofc y’all love to point out stereotypes and what nots before actually getting to know and analyzing a character. like lucas, y’all say he’s also a stereotype because he plays basketball like that doesn’t make sense. just because black men are mostly seen in sports like basketball doesn’t make him a stereotype for playing it. that’s like saying a blonde girl who has blonde hair is a stereotype because she’s blonde, dumb ain’t it? it’s supposed to be.
i love erica and her character but the fact that y’all would love to hate her before even diving into her character or making headcanons and being like fandom is and making fanon is really upsetting to me. i know the reason, it’s racism, y’all did the same thing with lucas and harassed caleb for playing lucas so it’s not new. but that doesn’t make it any less upsetting.
i feel like that’s the thing when i talk about racism, y’all are so used to pointing shit out and ‘taking down’ the internet trolls that y’all don’t seem to notice why your causes are inherently bad. ya just wanna be like everybody else and fight for what ya think is right. but again, i love erica and i love lucas and the way some of y’all treated and continue to treat them is really heartbreaking as a black kid. like using them for your ships like byler, harringrove and plenty others. y’all only like lucas because of his relationship with max and y’all only like erica because she’s a ‘snarky’ 11 year old who can run her mouth.
moral of this post is the sinclairs were one of the first black families i seen that weren’t dysfunctional nor carried out the stereotypes y’all set on black families like we’re always loud, there’s a bunch of kids, the kids don’t have manners, they’re messy dirty blah blah blah. seeing them made me feel happy, really, i feel like most of y’all can’t enjoy representation until it’s exactly like your life or perfect in every way.
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If I Should Stay
Part 1 | . . . | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10
“So,” Nancy says, all business. Steve knows her, knows she’s pushing down whatever feelings she has. Knows it won’t last. Appreciates it anyways. “Barb?”
Steve nods, leading her back down the hall. “Listen up,” he says. “Our top priority right now is saving Barb and Will from the Upside Down.” He looks around. “Jonathan’s already out looking for Will. We’ll need to read him in before we go, but he deserves to be part of the rescue mission for his own brother. First things first, though, we’re going to need weapons.”
“They’re vulnerable to fire,” Robin continues. “So Molotov cocktails, and lots of them. Nancy, you had a gun last time. Any idea where that would be?”
Nancy frowns, shakes her head. “I don’t have one.”
“It’s Jonathan’s.” Steve runs a hand through his hair. “So we’ll need to bring him in soon. He also had a bat filled with nails, which I ended up taking. Dustin, Mike, Lucas, I need you to think up ideas on flamethrowers. If nothing else, lighters and cans of hairspray. Let one of us know what you need, and we’ll find a way to get it for you.”
“And me?” Eddie asks.
Steve grins. “Oh, you’re gonna love this.” He tosses a tape at Eddie. “Metallica, Master of Puppets. 1986.”
Eddie looks down at the tape, then up at Steve, open-mouthed. “Holy shit,” he whispers.
“I’ve got a player in my room. How fast can you learn the second track?”
“Oh, my guitar!” Eddie says, scrambling up. “Holy shit. Uh, depends on how hard the song is. I’ll let you know once I’ve listened to it a few times.”
“Eddie,” Steve says before he can leave. He freezes in the doorway. “If you want to back out…”
“You’re a distraction,” Robin says softly. “The bats follow the sound. The first time around, you die because you weren’t willing to let them get to Dustin.”
“Which we’ll fix this time,” Steve says firmly. “We know what went wrong. We’ll make sure to close the vents this time.” He works his jaw. “I’m not losing anyone.”
Eddie looks at them. Robin, to Steve, to everyone else. “I’m in,” he says quietly.
Steve nods. Eddie leaves. They hear his footsteps heading upstairs. Steve’s door closes, and a few seconds later the song starts up.
Steve tenses. “I’m never gonna not think of that.”
“Steve,” Robin says, and nods to the couch beside her, inviting him to sit down.
He does, taking her hand and squeezing it, breathing out harshly. “Okay,” he says. “Boys, start brainstorming. Nance, can you go find Jon? We need him and his gun.” She nods and walks out.
El approaches Steve. “You gave me a hug,” she says seriously. “When they were being loud. Your head is being loud. Will a hug help?”
Inexplicable tears burn at the corners of his eyes. “Y’know what? I think it just might.”
She smiles and hugs him, and he hugs her back, pulling her to sit beside him. “Y’know what?” He whispers.
“What?” She whispers back.
“Your hair grows out, and it looks so pretty.”
She looks excited at the prospect. “It does?”
“Mhm. Right, Robs?”
“Oh, yeah,” she agrees. “Bitchin’, even.”
“What is ‘bitchin’?” El asks as Steve slaps at Robin.
“Something Robin shouldn’t’ve said,” he says, pretend-glaring at her. “Timeline, Robs, c’mon.”
She snorts. “Okay, nerd.”
“Band geek.”
She squawks and launches herself at him, and Steve laughs as he curls over El, who’s giggling.
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