people say that can’t relate to an all-black show or they can’t relate to a woman protagonist. PoC, women, etc. have been relating to white characters and male characters forever. Why don’t you have the capacity to relate to characters unlike you?
This is why I also laugh when people are like “stop talking about Idris Elba! Stop fancasting him as everybody! Not everyone can be played by Idris Elba!”
How many interchangeable white boys have we been inundated with over the years who were supposedly the PERFECTEST for ANY ROLE?
Yeah as far as I’m concerned Idris can play all ur faves from Dr Who to James Bond.
Most if not all the critique I’ve seen of Idris Elba (or Donald Glover, or Chiwetel Ejiofor) fancasting comes from PoC pointing out that if white fancasters want to pat themselves on the back for being all progressive they should probably start by remembering that more than one black actor exists at any given moment. A point I think is 100% legit, but so is this one.
Another Miss America who didn’t realise who I was, yet did know the precious gender switched miss America. Apparently they went to the same high school.
Ahaha oh no. This is me. I honestly thought you were just cosplaying the 9th Doctor because you were British and it looked like you were wearing a leather jacket. I’m embarrassed forever, but it’s really funny now that I look back at it. Plus I’m honored to be on your blog since I love your work. It was really great (sort of) meeting you!
The internet makes me sad because sometimes I think about the possibility of black kids getting into fandom because of something like the possibility of a Human Torch who looks like them. Or any mainstream superhero that looks like them.
And then experiencing the insidious, toxic attitudes that pervade every corner of fandom (and yes that includes Tumblr) and that just bums me out.
hi guys! this is a comic i made for a final in my comics in literature class. we had to do a research paper on a topic we’d discussed in class and then accompany it with a comic with a relevant subject. my paper was about hyper-sexualization of women in comic books, but i decided to broaden it out here as well as personalize it and make myself the subject and discuss something i’ve been subjected to in the convention circuit and on the internet as well as thousands of other women, as well as give a cue to thought about how the comic book industry as well as the video game industry and even just media in general (all of which are male dominated) push such ridiculous pressures onto girls and women.
also, it feels kind of silly to have to add this since i hope it’s obvious, but i am very aware that there are men that don’t subscribe to this attitude, and am incredibly grateful that these issues are brought to light to people other than the ones that are subjected to it.
anyway haha i have literally been staring at this for 9 hours i don’t even know which direction is up anymore. thanks for reading!!!
There’s always that one fictional character that you have such a complicated relationship with because you love them but you also know that if they were real you’d punch them in the face at least once a day
Every once in a while I see a creator talking about having met some of their (online) critics in person, and said critics were quite polite to them and they were polite back, and overall it’s an uplifting story about human commonalities except that it’s told with this undertone: “Hah! They didn’t dare criticize me to my face! I showed them!”
It always makes me roll my eyes. Yo, just because you can’t separate criticism of your work from criticism of you as a human being doesn’t mean that other people can’t. I realize that amateur (for lack of a better word) lit crit doesn’t have clear vernacular for differentiating the use of “Author” as a shorthand proper noun for [the collective works of Author], versus “Author” as in [the person, Author], and it can get awkward when the line between is blurred. Especially when you throw in “Author” used as shorthand for [the collective works of Author, including their public persona], which creeps in a lot in our interconnected digital world. But there is a line there and understanding that line =/= hypocrisy.
There’s also the fact most people avoid what really annoys them & will focus on the good.
Especially given most of these meetings probably happen at conventions where people go to have fun.
I mean, I’ve only been to one con, but like, when I met Kevin Sorbo, I wasn’t gonna start the convo on how he’s (judging by his twitter) a pretty right-wing guy & I’m obviously not.
No, I’m gonna talk about how I liked Hercules & how it was cool to take a pic with someone my height since most celebs I’d met were barely around my shoulder.
When you’re out somewhere that is dedicated to having fun, you’re not gonna start an argument about stuff you disagree on or dislike, unless you’re a pretty major asshole.
Yeah, this is a good point. There are different social codes for different venues (real and virtual). Respecting that doesn’t mean you’ve disowned your opinions.
vejigante asked you: Though it’s not always easy to read intent when it comes to text. Maybe that’s where the confusion comes from?
I’m sure that’s part of it, but I’ve seen plenty of instances of creators just not understanding that an indictment of their work is not an indictment of their person.
If we’re talking about literature, and I say, “Urgh, I hate Milan Kundera,” the general understanding is that unless I follow that up with an anecdote about how we were both at this party one time and he stole the last bacon maple cupcake even though I was clearly eyeing it up, I mean “I hate the works of Milan Kundera.” Or possibly, depending on context, “I hate the persona of Milan Kundera as he presents himself in interviews, essays, and so on.” Not “I hate Milan Kundera, the person.” I can “hate Kundera” in a literary context and still have a mutually respectful conversation with him — there’s no contradiction.
(NB. I don’t hate Kundera. I did meet him once, but I was three, so mutually respectful conversations were not in the offing. Presumably he didn’t steal any of my cupcakes, bacon maple or otherwise.)
Every once in a while I see a creator talking about having met some of their (online) critics in person, and said critics were quite polite to them and they were polite back, and overall it’s an uplifting story about human commonalities except that it’s told with this undertone: “Hah! They didn’t dare criticize me to my face! I showed them!”
It always makes me roll my eyes. Yo, just because you can’t separate criticism of your work from criticism of you as a human being doesn’t mean that other people can’t. I realize that amateur (for lack of a better word) lit crit doesn’t have clear vernacular for differentiating the use of “Author” as a shorthand proper noun for [the collective works of Author], versus “Author” as in [the person, Author], and it can get awkward when the line between is blurred. Especially when you throw in “Author” used as shorthand for [the collective works of Author, including their public persona], which creeps in a lot in our interconnected digital world. But there is a line there and understanding that line =/= hypocrisy.
men get into something not aimed at their gender:
get special titles like "brony." recognition by creators. heralded for defying gender appeal. get documentary.
Fantasy novelist:
Alright, time to create my fantasy world. Great thing about this genre is that I can make it anything I want. Could be based on any culture in any place from any time. Could be a mix of places and times, or something newly invented by me. Yup, there is literally nothing out of bounds here.
maryjanewatson asked: and like if the rapey overtones weren't enough shes horribly mischaracterized in ssm10 and made out to be the epitome of a damsel in distress and super dependent on peter when her past i dont know how many years of characterization have worked their hardest to get away from all of that and make sure that she can operate on her own and be totally independent from peter and that issue just stomps all of that into the mud like haha Wow
Thank you for mentioning this, because I’m about two seconds away from yanking all my hair out. I mean, are you flippin’ kidding me, Slott?! Over...
