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noirineverysense · 2 years

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You are 100% correct that there is a lack of POC representation in the whump community on Tumblr. However, part of the reason for this is because when white content creators try to interact with characters that are POC, they are often told that they shouldn't. That they shouldn't try to write for POC or even draw fanart of them etc. etc. because they aren't a part of that character's culture and shouldn't be trying to represent it.

So unfortunately, its a double-edged sword. Content creators are told to stick with what they know, so they do.

Also, quite frankly, can you imagine the uproar if a white person created a POC whumpee? If they created an OC who was black, and then proceeded to just have the OC treated awfully, tortured, kept as a slave (like any other whumpee OC that's ever been created.) I just don't see that going over well.

So unfortunately, the creation of content for POC characters is going to have to be done by POC content creators. There is really no way around that.

Anon i couldnt disagree more

Okay firstly POC arent a monolith, we're like the majority of people on earth so some might disagree with me and thats fine. But personally and to the other POC i've talked to, we want to be represented! We didnt come to whumpblr to be forced to relate to white people experiences. I'd happily say the majority of poc do want white people to write us bc like youre the majority here. And specifically in whump, if poc didnt like whump about us, we wouldnt be here. We're not here for white people, we're here for oursleves. We like whump, we here bc we like torture or comfort or pet whump or whatever. We're not here for white people to take inspiration from our irl suffering and use it for their white characters while we cheer them on.

Also like white people have written and drawn characters/whumpees that arent white lol, and there hasnt been that uproar. Also what uproar, there arent that many of us, are white people going to attack you? Why do you care about their opinions on poc? I think this idea of white people being under attack if they write poc is overblown and makes no sense.

Imo stick to what you know is dumb, like most of us dont know what its like to be tortured, yet we're all willing to do often intensive research. Yet we won't put that same energy into characters of colour?

Theres definitely nuance, I would be uncomfortable with a black character as a domestic pet for a white character that was written by a white person for example. Depends on how the writer handles it, but yeah theres nuance but that doesnt mean no poc ever can be written by white people. Like is research into anti racism and culture/stereotypes necessary, yes. But only poc writing characters of colour or #own voices, means our stories barely if ever get written. It leads to spaces that structurally white without any white person even doing the basics of trying to include poc. Also not every poc has a culture massively different to white people.

Like ofc poc writing poc is the goal, but to get there we need to make an inclusive space and that involves white people writing poc, sorry its true.

#more rambling #we deserve representation #im not gonna accept staying in a white space without trying to change it #white people treat us like we're aliens #actually no i've seen more aliens than poc actually

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perccyjackson · 5 months

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PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS (2023- ) — 1x01: I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher

#pjoedit #tvedit #percy jackson #grover underwood #pjo #shows #*gifs #*#pjo spoilers #grover giving the mid 20s representation we deserve #nightmare scene to color this is awful KJSDSFK

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bisexualnonsense · 1 year

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My partner made a comment about how this episode fed into “bury your gays” and like, while his heart was in the right place with the critique, I felt so strongly the opposite way

Like on its face, yes, two gay men died…. But like, in a show about a zombie apocalypse where we’re tracking at least 1 Major Character Death per episode, Bill & Frank are triumphant compared to every other character. They got to live to be old and gray together after a life of relatively peaceful flourishing. They chose their deaths on their own terms, a luxury most people don’t get in this world. They got to die together, in each others arms, neither left to live and suffer alone. They got to go with dignity, autonomy, and love, in peace, together. They got to choose. They made their end meaningful. They were happy and satisfied and fulfilled. Everything that gay characters are so often not afforded in life, much less in death.

Not only that, but narratively speaking, their deaths were used in exact opposition to “bury your gays.” The trope was created to reinforce that being gay is a sin, that gays must die as punishment for their evil ways. It’s intended to be a narrative consequence, the moral of the story, a warning to its audience.

But the deaths of Bill and Frank were used as closure to a story arc about living a happy, fulfilled life with your partner. Even further than that, their arc was used to demonstrate that there is meaning in life because we choose to create meaning, that purpose is found in each other, in loving someone, even at the end of the world. They are held up as an example of what to strive for, of a reason to keep living, of something to pursue. It is completely antithetical to bury your gays and is in fact a brilliant subversion of it in that it grounds the purpose of the narrative itself.

Tl;dr: TLOU really said love wins.

#the last of us #tlou #hbo the last of us #hbo tlou #the last of us spoilers #bill and frank #look I’m still a mess but I’m SO glad it didn’t end with bill getting shot and dying right there #the gays stay winning #the absolute best way to go is together with your partner in their arms in peace #this is my hill and I’m dying on it #this just means a lot to me ok #truly the representation we deserved #berry your gays

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cult-of-the-eye · 20 days

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no cause you don't understand samama khalid means so much to me? brown guy who is actually perceived as a 3D person and not just a ball of stereotypes, who is seen as attractive, who is a burnt out gifted kid, who hums while he works, who has an accent that isn't made fun of, who has an ethnic name, who is obsessed with the one place that made him feel inadequate, who is most probably undiagnosed autistic i just love him so much

#I LOVE BROWN PEOPLE #we deserve so much more than the representation we generally have #and samama khalid is EVERYTHING #tmagp #the magnus protocol #sam khalid #samama khalid #rambles #cult rambles

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catfindr · 8 months

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#petfinder #catfinder #cat #kitten #kitty #what is love #black tuxedo #pa #pennsylvania #mod note: finally.... the aromantic representation we deserve....

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circeius-invidioso · 2 months

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I do not get why the Red Corsairs are not a popular choice.

Like.

Like here is the elevator pitch for the warband and then we can come to some justified conclusion.

What isn't there to love?

You want me to turn into an infomencial and make a top 3 reasons why the Red Corsairs are great?

Cause I can.

And I will.

The Diverse Working Enviroment

Here in the Red Corsairs we might have started as Ultramarines but the barrier for entry is on the floor. So anyone can join.

You are Night Lord with a bad rep and no ship.

Buckle up we got you covered.

You are a Fallen and have 20 Dark Angels all up in yo business? Trying to shoot down the boss babe you are?

Fear not, or in our case. Know no Fear. We are strapped and don't get clapped.

You are a traitor that likes their Legion but sadly you got in our way?

Tough luck buddy, you will join or die and your geene seed will join our cause. Nothing personal battle brother. Just business as usual.

Everyone is welcome as long as they follow Huron's guidelines and don't aggitate the topless sweaty Khorne worshipping Ultramarines in the basement.

Sustainability

Unlike the corrupt Imperium of man and the corpse Emperor our leader is powered by miracles (which is trully a miracle how he survived but that on the next section), and we use 0 psyckers to power our crap.

Our carbon footprint is also minimum as we use salvaged goods and don't indulge in toxic industries that destroy worlds.

The Red Corsair base of operation is in the Eye of Terror and from there we expand our scope. A place greatly known for its constant shifts, and horrible conditions but the tan our serfs have are spectacullar from all that cosmic radiation.

Finally we are commited to recycling. As in we take from our victims benefactors and put those stolen goods to some great use. Nothing goes to waste, neither mortal, nor static object. If something is not nailed on the floor we will take it.

In fact we might take the floor too and the nails used to set it in place.

Nothing goes to waste!

Unmatched Leadership

Last, but certainly not least.

The man.

The myth.

The Legend.

Huron Blackheart.

Aka Lufgt Huron.

Aka what would happen if we gave a compressed Guilliman a daemonic familiar and left him to ferment in a warp storm.

Not only the name is so edgy you might cut yourself by saying it out loud. But also it's complex enough that if you say it quickly three times without twisting your tongue theres is a chance furniture might start levitating.

The man has put his Ultramarine brain to use and amased enough influence and power to put the Black Legion to shame.

Huron went from 0 to 100 in no time, he is a self made Warmaster. With no daddy issues or troubles in the world, he goes into battle blasting Alestorm in the voxxcasters.

He does not care.

He probably wears this when he wants to relax.

You think he cares?

He does not care.

He has a biker gang specifically organized to hunt down those who have betrayed him.

They slap those things on their armors not for the usual biker reason

(which fun fact the meaning is, 99% of the bikers are law-abiding, where the 1% are not. That's where the 1% comes from. The more you know 🌈)

no they wear that 1% because that's how high are your chances of escaping from them are.

Is that a bit extreme?

Yes.

You think he cares?

He does not care.

The dude once gathered his buddies and decided...

to you know. Have a casual outing. Nothing too serious, it was a sunday afteral.

So they decided on.

Kidnapping Guilliman.

Which they almost did if not for a Fallen of all people getting in the way.

But still.

The mad lad took Macragge's Honour and went on a joyride/ mini civil war.

Who in the galaxy can turn and say.

Yeah, I stole Macragge's Honour, almost captured my old Primarch. Told a daemon prince they are irrelevant on my way there. Anyway after crushing a fool who thought he could take my crown as king of the space pirates, I went to the home planet of the White Scars and kidnapped and tortured their Chapter Master. What did you do this week? 💅

Who wouldn't want to be a part of that?

You tell me I can be an immortal, gorgeous chaos Ultramarine goth boy going on pirate adventures across the galaxy?

Where do I sign up?

I don't need ink for a signature.

I will use my own blood.

#warhammer #warhammer 40000 #warhammer 40k #wh40k #shitpost #red corsairs #chaos ultramarines #chaos space marines #games workshop #black library #huron is the chaos ultramarines representation we deserve

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otp-more-like-killmeplease · 10 months

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Just watched the Barbie movie and my husband pointed out that Allan was giving strong aro/ace energy and I mega agree. Like Allan was giving “strong independent man who don’t need no woman”(good for him) vibes but also “I don’t like the Kens”(fair). I can’t think of anymore reasons why he is but he just is, okay? Aro/Ace Allan confirmed if you ask me.

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opbackgrounds · 3 months

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I mean Zoro doesn't believe in God either, so that tracks.

#opbackgrounds #one piece #ch462 #rornoa zoro #the agnostic representation we all deserve #it is a little funny with all the crazy shit he's seen he's still not sold on the existence of dragons though

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spop-romanticizes-abuse · 2 months

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the relationship adora deserved:

the relationship she got:

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ignorant-rat-carcass · 1 year

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Seriously, and I can’t stress this enough;

FUCK. THIS. SHIT.

#few days after the aloto 4 episode pity leak and now this #queer women getting screwed over time and time again #what the absolute fuck do we have to do to be recognised as human fucking beings who actually deserve respect #and more than a passing glimpse of representation on screen #where we’re not just another bury your gays token lesbian to tick a fucking diversity box #fuck this shit #so tired #fuck you Disney!#willow #willow disney+#willow series #wlw characters #wlw culture #kit tanthalos #jade claymore #tanthamore

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saturncoyote · 10 months

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thinking about how both GreyWind and ChasingWind are valid warrior cat names

#rain world #rainworld #iterator #grey wind #chasing wind #saturn art #finally the warrior cat fan representation we deserve

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sigmabateman · 2 years

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diversity win! the baseball mascots are fucking on the field.

#jerma #jerma985 #baseball stream #no words. the representation we deserve #jakes greatest hits

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ecoamerica · 1 month

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luceafarul-de-dimineata · 2 months

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Had a vision last night and had to make it a reality. Based on the best creative decision Obey Me ever made, I present to you

The Lucifer gave birth to Satan theory!

#whb #whb crack theory #Whoever wrote that Satan is Lucifer honest to God kid in the Obey Me script deserves a raise #best aspect of that game #we need more crack bullshit being taken seriously #finally some good mpreg representation

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aroacewxs · 6 months

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bold of you to assume that i am upset about being aromantic. i fucking adore being aromantic and i will always strive to be the loudest aromantic in the room.

#jay does a think #aromantic #actually aromantic #arospec #aro #being aromantic is not a tragedy!#we're not missing out on anything!#we are human beings!#we deserve representation and recognition! just like everybody else!

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hellomynameisbisexual · 27 days

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We exist! We always have! We are bisexual!

We navigate a world often divided by binaries, yet our essence thrives in the beautiful spectrum between and beyond. We are the double helix, the vibrant blend on the artist's palette, the melody with interwoven notes.

Bisexuality isn't about who we love, it's about who we are. It's the strength to defy limitations, the confidence to claim our space, the unwavering truth that our desires and identities are valid.

For too long, invisibility has shrouded our experiences. We've been erased, our stories silenced. But the tide is turning. We are the rising generation, demanding to be seen, to be heard.

Inclusion isn't a favor, it's a necessity. It's about acknowledging the richness we bring to every aspect of life - workplaces, friend groups, communities. It's about shattering the stereotypes that hold us back.

Bisexuality isn't a phase, a trend, or a question mark. It's a powerful declaration of self, a vibrant tapestry woven from resilience and pride.

So, stand tall, fellow bi warriors. Let your voices resonate. Let your presence be known. We are architects of our own identities, and together, we will build a world that reflects the beautiful complexity of who we are.

This is our time. This is our space. We are seen. We are heard. We are Bi and Bold.

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circeius-invidioso · 12 days

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How I imagine Huron recruits disgruntled Black Legionnaires.

Huron: You are not in bad hands but you could have been in better ones. You know what I am saying?

Traitor Marine: I guess, Abaddon isn't how used to be...

Huron: Exactly. He don't treat you right-

*Long pause*

Huron: -I won't either, but at least I am honest about it.

*Another, longer pause*

Huron: Before any battle you will be given a vox frequency and your job will be to scream as many insults and slurs as you can physically come up with.

Traitor Marine: I'm in.

#warhammer #warhammer 40000 #warhammer 40k #wh40k #shitpost #games workshop #red corsairs #huron blackheart #huron is the chaos ultramarines representation we deserve #chaos space marines #chaos ultramarines

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ecoamerica · 2 months

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