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witchny

♡ NEW VISUALS!!!! ♡

adreamingofguns

This is so stupid but I'm obsessed with these things and their fucked up faces

#outlast trials #the outlast trials

creatingblackcharacters

the first Black person is set to launch to the moon today! his name is Victor Glover, hes gonna be on Artemis II

The way this just taught me that no Black person has ever been to the moon 😭 at least that I've never looked

#victor glover #history

creatingblackcharacters

I'm gonna say this, and it's gonna spark a defensive reaction within some of you, but I need you to listen to me and let it sit for a moment before I explain further. It is not a personal stain against your morality.

From both my experience reading works by white writers, and my experience running this blog, I have come to the conclusion that many white writers are too used to relying on Whiteness being understood as the default experience of both your characters and your readers, and it makes you weaker writers with weaker technique overall.

creatingblackcharacters

One thought I find myself having often is "well, what do you do for your white characters?" I've grown to understand... Many of you don't 😅 you don't actually understand or apply character design techniques because it is Assumed™ that the reader understands- that the reader has the white gaze. It doesn't need to be Said that your character is white, and will do familiar white things. It is Assumed™ that white characters fall under the Magicking It Away rules automatically, while Black characters have to have reality applied to them first. You don't actually have to... Well, write.

The brilliant Toni Morrison explained this in an interview of hers (here's another; watch her doc!!!) that there's this assumption that one's readers are white. So when she would purposefully- and there's a difference!- write stories for the Black gaze, that certain things didn't have to be explained because we Understood, it would get frustrating for white readers. They felt left out, unappealed to, hurt.

And yet, that's standard fare- and everyone's not writing such specific stories like Toni! To be "fair", we did understand y'all. We had to. But those same techniques, both in writing and in media consumption, I believe are atrophied from white viewers ("I don't watch this because I don't relate!" Or projection of ones own identity into Black characters to be "relatable") because it's not Socially Required for you to apply them.

It's why I'm always telling y'all to study Black creations about Black people. Writing is a craft, and a craft has to be honed!! You have to practice!! I had a whole lesson on this and I feel like everyone glossed over it lmao. I promise it'll make your writing of EVERY character better overall. 🙏🏾

my-dailydreams

#tw chainmail

normalautism-deactivated2025122

all of my Black edits of Franziska Von Karma. since people have been liking them so much ❤️

#franziska von karma #ace attorney #black edit #presidentsmiley

creatingblackcharacters

The Ndlovu Youth Choir's rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody, sung in Isizulu, is the first to be granted commercial access for release by Queen! It's a beautiful cover, with magnificent costuming and style. Check it out!

#black musicians #god this is so good

storyweavingspider

BIPOC BLOGS TO FOLLOW

I was asked to do this so sorry for folks annoyed by this. I'm not making a distinction between trans/cis blogs bc thats too much effort, but every blog below here should be some flavor of non-white unless I fukt up. Order is "I scrolled to the bottom of my following list and started going up and choosing still active blogs".

Don't be a freak to anyone or I'm hunting you down. If someone has something you personally don't like, ignore it and move on don't bother them. This is not a guarantee of quality, i just follow like 90% of the BIPOC Blogs I see on here. This list DOES include SWers/18+ Blogs!

Below the line:

#bipoc tumblr list #tumblr list

typewriter-worries

there’s this extremely kind soul of a woman on instagram that makes accessible recipes that don’t require standing, chopping, or a stove and she might just have a permanent place in my heart

peridotglimmer

She's on YouTube too! For non-Instagram using friends:

I love her, she's great. Her recipes are friendly for both physical and/or intellectual disabilities. And her 5-year-old helps her cook. 🥰

Link to her YouTube channel:

Celebrating the intersection of food and culture, travel tales, social commentary, grieving out loud. 🇳🇬/🇺🇸 👰🏽🧒🏽👧🏽👩🏽‍💼⚖️ Paid Collaboration

#accessibleliving #accessible cooking #recipes

feliville

20USD Sketch Commissions !!

I'll be taking these temporarily, while I try to get back on my feet ;v;

DM me if you're interested !! (or if you have any questions)

I'll start the commission after receiving the payment.

Payment is done throught P/pal

⭐ 4/10 slots taken. ⭐

#commissions #commission info #feliville

risoria

If you have the means, consider donating to the Khartoum Aid Kitchen which feeds around 20,000 people a day in Sudan, who are suffering from extreme starvation.

The War in Sudan has created the World’s largest Humanitarian cris… Mustafa Ibrahim needs your support for Fight Hunger in Sudan: The Khart

Some recent posts of theirs with information about what they do:

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storyweavingspider

If there’s one thing left-leaning whites HATE it’s being reminded they’re part of an oppressing class even when they aren’t actively saying slurs or committing outright hate crimes

storyweavingspider

Contribute to or at bare minimum share Black/BIPOC mutual aid. It is the literal least you can do to make a tangible difference especially for small bills/needs. Sometimes you can keep a Black person housed, sometimes you feed us, sometimes you let us have clean clothes or get to work.

It is literally the BARE MINIMUM you can to do pass it on so that if you don’t toss like $5, $20, more their way, someone following you might and it can literally save a life.

Last year two of the most prominent cis Black disability activists died bc they couldn’t crowdfund money - one for a rideshare hospital trip when they knew an ambulance might bankrupt them, the other for cancer treatment.

If well-known/loved cis Black disabled people can’t survive from crowdfunding, imagine the hopes of Black trans disabled people for example.

If you can’t FUND US then at least fucking reblog our shit! That’s how you use your privilege!

Example: my friend @harumscarumcos had their power cut off and they only need another like $100 to get it back on and be able to work again. If you can, toss a bit their way and share! https://www.tumblr.com/harumscarumcos/788718438281625600/8450-14183

💬 4 🔁 79 ❤️ 12 · $84.50/$141.83

snow-nose

ID: tags that say, collectively, "i wish there was something i could leverage from my spoiled place in life and actually make a difference. /steals tag. i attempt to be an ally and have been speaking out against e.g. antisemitism, but other white people Definitely are not listening #racism" end ID

itsfelixiguess

lacetulle

Naeem Khan | Fall/Winter 2025

nerdygaymormon

#black history #queer history

millenniallust4death

I’m paying to force seven thousand strangers to see a photo of my late husband having fun with his dog. Tumblr Blaze is totally worth it. XD

millenniallust4death

Thank-you to all of my new Internet stranger friends for being so gracious about having my post shoved onto your dashboards. I loved reading all of your kind tags and comments! Both Martin and Bosco have been gone for several years now but for 24 hours, they felt very present in my life. I greatly appreciate this gift. ❤️