#like for example Id fucking kill for neurodivergent aspec rep that didnt treat us as babies or aliens | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

chisatowo · 2 years

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Y'know not to be a party pooper but I think ppl should start thinking abt their queer hcs for more than five seconds when making hcs for characters. Like I think ppl get too comfy in the "fuck you, they're all gay/trans/whatever!" mindset sometimes and that sort of spiteful gut instinct way of going abt it can lead to some. Honestly rly gross hcs. Like I mainly just think ppl should examine their gut instincts before just stamping it on, because sometimes gut instincts are unconscious bias, and like it's not inherently evil to have a queer character that somewhat lines up with a stereotype sometimes, real people can as well, but like you've gotta handle that shit with care and caution man, looking at you non lesbians having mean lesbian hcs

#rat rambles #rat rants #Im so so tired sorry if this is nobsense gndjdndh #but yeah this applies to literally every queer identity man pls just be normal guys #I rly dont want to assume the worst in ppl when they have shitty looking queer hcs if I dont know all the context but like god damn #like I said I rly do think its possible to write characters that overlap with some stereotypes without making them a stereotype #like obviously it depends on the stereotype and who the person writing the character is but still #Id also argue that in many cases showcasing these sort of ppl in a nuanced and in depth light is incredibly important #like for example Id fucking kill for neurodivergent aspec rep that didnt treat us as babies or aliens #I dont want both groups to be lumped together so offensively all the time as is common now but like. neurodivergent aspecs do exist #and we deserve good representation too yknow?#I feel similar abt a lot of aspects of my identity. which is why it makes me sad how lacking in critical thinking skills ppl are sometimes #like ppl on here will rly just list the most offensively sterotypical queer hcs Ive seen in my life and get pissy when ppl point it out #and Ive ranted abt this before but theres also a lot of ppl that I dont think actually like. get most of these negative sterotypes.#like vaguely understanding theyre bad but not understanding why theyre bad #so in an attempt of writing a nuanced versions of stereotypes they just. portray stereotypes.#I think another thing thatd help here is if it was a more commonly accepted mindset that you can accidentally write shitty rep #like characters can 100% fall into a shitty stereotype and it be an 100% incredibly bad thing regardless of the writers intentions #and more likely than not youre going to fall into this when trying to add more representation to your story. social bias runs strong man #and like its obviously a case to case basis but like usually if you find out that your doing smth unintentionally shitty just change it bro #like idc how much of your hcs or whatever is built off of it if you find out youre being shitty with a certain identity fucking change shit #this applies to much more than just queer identities ofc like seriously pls listen to ppl when they criticise you #also let yourself criticise yourself! like obviously you can never perfectly capture smth you havent experienced but if you suspect that #an aspec of a hc or oc might be problematic then like look into it yourself you dont need to wait to be called out on it #alright yeah my brain is melting so bad rn I should shut up before I just mindkessly ramble all night long dndndjdh

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