#white is not the default

[creation-help]

Learn to draw different kinds of noses. And face shapes. Yes even ones you think are weird. And especially non white facial features.

#This has been a psa #Like fukoff if you never draw a certain type of nose bc you think it's ugly #There are people in the real world. Who look like that #Also it's so obvious that what isn't considered attractive is just like. Ethnic features #White is not the default

[white-boy-bracket]

#mii #male default mii #childe #genshin impact #polls #white boy bracket #round 2

[t00thpasteface]

"i-is anybody even payin' attention to me...?"

#i know his default socks are solid white but he just deserves fun little stripes on them okay i think it's cute #they're go-faster stripes #art #sketch #tf2 #tf2 scout

[amelia-yap]

here

#ruby rose #weiss schnee #whiterose #white rose #rwby #my art #GUESS WHO FINALLY GOT A NEW TABLET #man i havent done any digital stuff in such a long time #apparently sai was being weird w/ the pen pressure so i went ahead and downloaded sai2 and it works for some reason #anyway im back bitches!!! sem is over and im ready to vomit wr at y'all #ALSO THE V9 FINALE IM GOING TO BARF ALL OVER THE FLOOR #it was such a goddamn vibe #also why tf does sai2 not have a default blur brush #probably gonna go look around and add new brushes later

[callmedarthrevan]

We need to racialize white people more I made a joke about liking cheese and some stereotypes being true and my friend (also white) didnt get it :(

#white is not the default #people need to stop acting like it is #youtuber i like makes oatmeal and mayonaise jokes constantly #please more we need to be humbled

[trans-androgyne]

When discussing things like privilege and oppression, people seem to have one of two ideas about transmasculinity depending on what suits them best at the moment. They either picture a passing masculine trans man or a femme-presenting non-binary person. Both of these prototypes are skinny and White and relatively palatable to the general public. They find it easy to paint both as basically having cis privilege anyway, just wanting to play up their oppression to make people feel bad for them or excuse their (trans)misogyny. They’ll call the former a misogynistic dangerous Aiden and the latter a basically cis theyfab. There’s no room at all for people like me, people on T but still perceived as a butch lesbian. Closeted transmascs. Intersex transmascs. Multigender transmascs. Gnc transmascs who’ll wear a beard and a dress, but are allegedly exempt from experiencing transmisogyny. And yet even those two prototypes still get discriminated against, assaulted, and killed in cold blood. But that must have been despite their male/cis privilege.

It’s funny that those narratives are so dominant. Have you considered you’re seeing transmascs as privileged because you’re only hearing from the most privileged transmascs? That the handful of skinny White transmasc youtubers and musicians and celebrities you can name only got that far because they fit the picture? But invisibility is a privilege, so I guess the rest of us should shut up and be grateful.

#you people treat transmascs like absolute dog shit and we’re just a supposed to man up and take it since we’re So Privileged Anyway #and consider that treating White as the default when considering privilege is not as fucking progressive as you think #some of us have our gender interact with our racialization. believe it or not. #transandrophobia #transphobia #misogyny #<they’ll be so misogynistic to afab nonbinary folks while probably also telling them they don’t experience misogyny since they’re not women #mine #intracommunity issues tag #long post #so much sarcasm in this to be clear

[phantom-paradox]

waltuh

#brba #brba meme #breaking bad #brba fanart #walter white #jesse pinkman #i guess im putting my stuff on this blog now #ignore the default icon ill change it in a bit i swear im not a twitter expat

[idkthisismyusernameiguess]

Could the Ace Attorney fandom stop pretending that Phoenix Wright or Miles Edgeworth or any of the main cast is white? Idgaf if the localized version is set in America. Asian Americans exist. You are consuming a piece of Asian-made media, not everything is about white people

#I need y’all to stop thinking of white people as the default setting #The amount of people in this fandom that whitewashes Edgeworth is insane #Surprise Asians can wear clothes outside our native cultures #Asian characters shouldn’t have to act explicitly or stereotypically Asian for you to acknowledge their heritage #This applies to other pieces of media too #Asian characters can exist in a modern setting they can exist in a Western setting #Please get rid of your orientalist lens because we are literally just people #Ace attorney #miles edgeworth #phoenix wright #literally so done with how this fandom of an Asian game treats Asians

[writingwithcolor]

How do I respectfully discuss the topic of diversity with a co-author, as well as assigning a race to an “ambiguous” character?

Anonymous asked:

My co-author and I, for context, are both white and in highschool. For the main cast of our story, each of us ended up creating three characters. All three of her characters were white. Two of mine were white as well, alongside one character who is ambiguously brown-skinned. Do you have any advice on respectfully bringing up the subject of diversity to a co-author, even if it means potentially changing our established characters? Additionally, do you have any advice on retroactively assigning a race/culture to a character? I now understand after reading this blog that “ambiguously brown” characters should be avoided, but I did not when initially creating him. I worry that I could fall into stereotypes— while portrayed positively, he’s somewhat of a “nerd” archetype. But I don’t want to whitewash him either.

“Hey, why’d you think we made a mostly all-white cast?”

In other words: Just be normal about it. As you yourself note, you also didn’t exactly put a great deal of thought into the racial/ ethnic identity for your single brown character either, so it’s not just about your writing partner. This is about how you guys like to create as a team, and what sources of inspiration you both tend to gravitate towards. If a pair of high school students who write together can’t have a chill conversation about the races of the characters they are creating, then I’d worry more for their dynamic as a creative team. Discussions of race are only as weird and awkward as people decide to make them, and that’s often framed by the baggage each person is bringing into the conversation.

Whether or not you change the characters is up to you.

“Diversity is a marathon, not a sprint!”

Write diverse characters when and because you want to. I think the push for diversity is best when it’s self-motivated. Strangers on the internet telling you to do something is definitely not the reason to do it. I’ll note the same applies IRL. Otherwise, you’re changing your behavior for the sake of peer pressure. Writing groups on the internet like our blog do not exist to sit in judgment of your work. These are venues to discuss, critique and receive feedback, but the final choice always rests with you.

There’s not enough info for me to tell if the experience of whiteness is so intrinsic to your characters that changing their race will alter them greatly. I would argue the same for gender and sexual identity. Sometimes, changing dimensions of a character’s identity alters a lot about who they are. Other times, particularly if the character is not thoroughly fleshed out, changing their race only adds to their characterization. Only you can say which scenario applies here.

Other mods have written on how to handle your dilemma of “white as default” in an earlier post available here. Please explore our #POC Profiles for more inspiration. 

Your third paragraph can be answered by re-reading all 3 sections of the FAQ and exploring our archives using the tags. 

Marika.

#creator responsibility #white #white as default #characters #diversity #asks #representation #writeblr

[epicwonderz]

very frustrating being a transgender/queer person of color in online queer communities whenever they're so white centric. you look up "transmasc haircuts" and it is mostly all white people with straight hair. "trans girl name ideas" and it is all names with european or [white]american origin. you are expected to remove your connection to religion[99% of the time referring to Christianity] after discovering queerness, which... Is alienating to people who practice native faiths, hinduism, islam, etc. calling black femmes aggro masc because they do not fit the white idea of femininity. passing tips often pertain to white people. the idea of nonbinary being thin white person with short hair excludes so many people. white people in online queer communities use their status of being gay or transgender to ignore the fact that they are capable of being racist just because "they're oppressed too." it is so irritating

#why dont you just look up [x ethnicity] name/hair ideas #trans #ok to rb #and before anyone says shit like they should already BE on the front page. white #-queerness should not be the default #top tag i meant quotes

[marty--party]

we’re exact opposites, so we get along great

you could even say we go together like black and white

#martyn art #black n white symbolism my beloved <333 #desc is from the eng translation sauna manga #had this idea for a spooky image and ran with it #kiyotaka ishimaru #mondo oowada #danganronpa #trigger happy havoc #ishimondo #by Default. these two can’t be in same image & NOT be romantically implied #it is The Law

[suntails]

adrift

#FORGOT TO POST HERE. yes ill post a science experiment of an art piece w a dramatic caption. who do u think i am this is my BRAND #i am nothing if not consistent. and dramatic. and this boy's mom. i love him #i do stuff like this sometimes to go 110% in the loose direction to remind my hands they can do that #my art style leans stiffer and exercises like squiggles are good for muscle memory and exploring new expression its fun #i can draw a million different art styles if i must but i want the default to have a lil more flow yaknow. (that rhymes <3) #ill never get over how fun the imagery potential of his little miserable depression map moment is. the white hexagons of woe #tastee #twst #twisted wonderland #twst silver #suntails

[white-boy-bracket]

#male default mii #nintendo wii #will graham #hannibal #polls #white boy bracket #round 3

[eddiesblklvr]

white coded fics be like: “he runs his fingers through your long silky hair, massaging your scalp until you fall into a deep slumber”

my black ass, my head wrap, and my bonnet:

#like come on now be smart 😭😭 #why is being white like the default??? #black!reader #eddie munson x black!reader #eddie munson x sinclair!reader #steve harrington x black!reader #steve harrington x sinclair!reader #fezco x black!reader #jj maybank x black!reader #jack harlow x black!reader #eddie munson x reader #calum hood x black!reader #harry styles x black!reader #harry styles x reader #jj maybank x reader #jack harlow x reader #fezco x reader #calum hood x reader

[stolen-stardust]

“aw henry cavill cant play kaladin but what about dalinar?” you know dalinar’s also asian right

“oh uh how about taln” …taln is Black

“how abou” if the next name out of your mouth isn’t szeth then i will hand you copies of stormlight archive with every character descriptor highlighted so you realize literally every non-shin character is a person of color

#like okay TALN??? #TALN THE GUY WITH DARK SKIN AND LOCS?? #full offense how are y’all this bad at remembering character details. white isn’t the default!!!! #btw this is not a safe space for henry cavill #cosmere #stormlight archive #racism

[bixels]

I feel like I've seen most of what interests me in FiMFiction for the time being, so I read through some good ol' reliable Stardew Valley fanfics last night, only to realize.

Haley x Female Farmer is basically Rarijack. Rarijack adjacent.

#personal #delete later #not art #unfortunate that i'm really not into the BIG popular ships in stardew #like. i downloaded talkohlooey's character sprites for my sdv because the men just look so much better #with talkohlooey sebastian actually looks like a cute guy i'd wanna date. default seb looks like a very very specific white boy. #like. the mod of an anime community discord server. #he looks like every white anime fan i knew in high school who very intentionally tried to look and dress more asian #so unfortunately i'm not really into any of the male bachelors. They are All White. #I went after Alex at first but he's a white bread jock. #So I'm really not interested in ships with Shane or Elliot or Sebastian which make up 2/3 of the romance fics #I do think Harvey is cute he has a lot of personality and he's a sweetheart #stardew expanded has victor AND olivia which is such a fucking win. Asians fuck yeah #I usually pursue Penny. Fluttershy vibes lmao #hopefully chocolatier has some dateable men who Aren't White. #Really can't recommend Talkohlooey's sprites more. Fantastic art style AND character design direction to boot. They made Emily Not #Terrifying Looking which is incredible. #still wish you could date the milfs though who said that #i said it. i'm fessing up. why did concernedape put all these women in unfulfilling marriages with mediocre/crappy men #what are you getting at.