See, in many modern animes, you’d probably get the protagonist to say something like, “Wha-WHAAAT? Uh, b-but we’re both girls! Shouldn’t you be giving this to a boy or something?”
I really like how Usagi handles it. She’s not undermining the girl’s feelings and she’s taking her seriously. And while she doesn’t reciprocate, she offers her friendship instead of just brushing the girl off and going “ew, gay weirdo!” Sailor Moon really did empower women and sexuality, and this is one of the many scenes that showcases that.
i don’t think people fully understand why i’m upset by this so let’s break down why this tweet is really offensive (and specifically transphobic)
“i’m attracted to women, men” okay that’s fine
“REALLY attracted to queer men” so… you’re attracted to what? men who like other men? that’s a little fetishistic…
“non binary people” also fine
“intersex people” you’re saying you’re attracted to a specific kind of genitalia. this is also fetishization
“trans people” here’s the real kicker. you already said nb people, so you couldn’t mean them, therefore this has to mean that you don’t think trans men and women are real men and women. you think trans people are some special category.
she’s transphobic, everybody. it’s not that deep
cis people can and should reblog this post
hi y’all, can’t add an image cause I’m on mobile but if you check out Kehlani’s Twitter rn she’s already apologized, retracted the tweet, said she messed up, and thanked people for correcting and educating her. she also had an interaction earlier on Twitter today that involved learning that queer is a word that not everyone likes and IDs with; can we recognize that not every person in the community has all the same knowledge and that she’s still trying and learning?
there you go @batmanisagatewaydrug. seriously though, y’all. keep an eye out, call people out when they’re doing problematic shit, but keep in mind that not everyone is completely educated and that we’re all doing our best.
i can’t believe all the people losing their shit over this post are the same people who make ‘triggered’ jokes.
Here’s the thing.
If you at all monitor your language based on your audience—avoiding curse words in front of kids, using bigger words in front of your boss—you obviously care about the impression your words give people.
Do you avoid talking about the attractive sex after your bestie’s breakup? Congratulations, friend, you’re being a decent human being.
Your friend wishes you call them Charlie instead of Charlotte. It’s just a nickname. Would you say “No, your birth certificate says Charlotte so I’m calling you Charlotte?”
Your co-worker tells you that he gets extremely uncomfortable when you clap him on the shoulder, due to a creepy uncle who did the same thing. Do you make a point to clap him on the shoulder every time you see him?
It is really not that difficult to be “politically correct.” It does not mean that you must eliminate all opinions completely, it merely means—at a basic level—that you should attempt to be aware of your audience and how your words and actions affect them.
Don’t call it being “PC,” if you must. Call it being “aware and empathetic.” Being a human with decency and respect for other people, cultures, and experiences.
^boom. couldn’t have said it better myself.
Tldr: You’re not being “word policed” when people expect you to have manners.
Kindness is often mistaken for softness and let me tell you, friends….that is a mistake you don’t want to make.
Kind people are not born that way, they do not stumble into it, kind people are forged in fire and darkness and imploding stars…they have steel cores. Throw a punch and you’re going to break your hand.
Kind people are kind because they know firsthand that life isn’t.
I was just talking to someone about this. Kindness isn’t a natural-born trait, it’s a daily choice, so when you call someone kind you’re not praising their personality, you’re praising their effort.
oil: whats your fav medium of art to work with? acrylic: do you paint? what kind of paintings do you like to make? graphite: are you left handed, right handed, or ambidextrous? brush: what are your brush settings if youre a digital artist, or what types of brushes do you use if you prefer traditional? pencil: when did you first take in interest in art? sketchbook: how many sketchbooks do you own? watercolor: how many wips do you currently have? pastel: what colors/color palettes do you like to work with? copic: what are some of your fav brands of art supplies? chalk: do you prefer your pencil point sharp or stubby? charcoal: what do you listen to when youre creating something? marker: do you like to use markers? eraser: do you post your art anywhere? if on tumblr, add your art tag or art blog! inktober: have you ever done inktober in its entirety? tablet: who is/are your art inspo? clay: what gets you out of an art block? colored pencil: what fandom do you create the most art for?
heres the idea: instead of vogue magazine it’s vague magazine. all the editorials are blurry. models shot from 60 feet away. ads just say “buy it”. models hide behind trees and shrubs. you can’t tell what anyone’s wearing.
This is to all the people who cried during Love, Simon. But not for “how cute it was”. This is for those of you who cried because you will never be accepted by your parents like this. This is for you who do not have a family to turn to. This is for you who cried simply because you wish this is what happened to you.
You are wonderful, and perfect as you are. You do not need to hide or change who you are because someone or something doesn’t accept you. Life will continue and you will find people to love you. People who will become your family. You are not alone. You will not be left behind. You are valued and loved. Be you. And I’m so sorry that your guardian reacted the way they did. You did not deserve that. You deserve to be loved.
Comedian Hari Kondabolu made a documentary in 2017 called The Problem With Apu. It’s not very long — less than an hour. In it, he interrogates the legacy of Apu, the convenience store owner on The Simpsons voiced by Hank Azaria. Kondabolu talked to other actors and comics who longed for more South Asian representation, only to find that at the time, Apu was just about all there was. And Apu was not only voiced by a white actor, but he was doing what Azaria has acknowledged is a take on Peter Sellers doing an Indian accent in the movie The Party. In other words, he based his caricature of an accent on someone else’s caricature of an accent. Or, as Kondabolu said on W. Kamau Bell’s show Totally Biased, “a white guy doing an impression of a white guy making fun of my father.”
Sunday night, The Simpsons offered what is apparently its best effort at a response. In one of the plotlines, Marge tries to read Lisa a book she loved as a little girl and realizes it’s full of racist stereotypes. In an effort to share the book with Lisa without passing along the things she finds offensive, Marge revises the book and brings it back to Lisa.
“It takes a lot of work to take the spirit and character out of a book, but now it’s as inoffensive as a Sunday in Cincinnati,” Marge announces. Marge has changed everything in the book so that nothing in it can bother anyone, which involves making the central character so perfect that, as Lisa instantly announces, “there’s no point to the book.” Marge asks what she’s supposed to do.
This comparison is utterly dishonest, of course, for a multitude of reasons. Apu is not the central character of The Simpsons, and it’s absurd to suggest that the fabric of the show will be unwound if he doesn’t continue to be the same caricature he is. His existence at the periphery — his very flatness, and his definition as a bag of signifiers meant to scream “INDIAN!” is integral to what it means to write a racist stereotype. It’s galling that writers will force a character to exist as funny scenery and then complain that they cannot change him without upsetting the emotional arc of the series.
hey remember when jane austen, a woman, referred to a character named richard as having “never done anything to entitle himself to more than the abbreviation of his name” in 1817. yeah me too.
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