Can I also say how touching it is that Stede said he believed Ed would he happier without him, who, even in his fantasies, could only picture Ed wanting him as a picture of masculinity with a beard and no hesitation to kill. Stede still, deep down, doesn't understand why Ed would ever want him as he is.
But who did Ed see coming down to rescue him? It wasn't a manly recreation of Stede with a beard, masculine style and a killing spirit, it was a merman. Someone bright, colourful, by all accounts a rather feminine perception of Stede.
That was who rescued Ed. It wasn't who Stede thought he needed to be, it was someone soft, and bright, and graceful, and expressive. Someone feminine, someone queer.
I just think that's beautiful.
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They really sat down to write S2 of OFMD and asked themselves “what do gay people like?” And then wrote soup on a whiteboard and circled it seven times
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i draw my favorite female npcs from the second campaign of critical role: part two (2)
astrid is so... *closes eyes, clenches fist* i get it caleb. i get it
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My Stardew Valley characters 🌱
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♡ Princess Mononoke もののけ姫 [1997] ♡
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Where can we read more about amatonormativity and stuff? Do you have cool links?
hi there!
amatonormativity is a term coined by philosopher elizabeth brake, so i'd recommend starting with this post on her website.
AUREA has some good material on amatonormativity, including this page outlining the basics, and what can be done to combat it.
michon neal writes about amatonormativity, and i recommend reading this article by them. they're also the author of aro eros arrows, a book which i haven't read, but discusses the similar struggles of aromanticism and polyamory.
a great concept to look into if you want a way to illustrate amatonormativity's impact is 'the relationship escalator', which you can read about here.
there's also quite a few mainstream articles that discuss amatonormativity from a non-aromantic standpoint, which are good if you're looking to introduce the concept to family members or coworkers.
washington post - extremely introductory. this is the one you subtly send to your aunt who keeps asking you if you have a boyfriend.
medium - this one also talks about christianity and amatonormativity.
archer - less introductory, and it's written by an aromantic person. uses a metaphor about not drinking coffee while living in melbourne, which is extremely funny to me.
if you're looking for more in-depth reading:
amatonormativity and the law
"Thinking Relationship Anarchy from a Queer Feminist Approach", Roma De las Heras Gómez - PDF available upon request, i would have to get it through my university database
finally, and i cannot stress this enough: have a look around aro tumblr. there are many people who have written about amatonormativity far better than i can. a lot of the folks who are doing the work deconstructing amatonormativity are here.
try looking in the "amatonormativity", "relationship anarchy", "loveless aromantic", and "lovequeer" tags. there's lots of great stuff.
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there is no sweeter innocence
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