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Very generally speaking, when you see a black man in a piece of media, be it tv show, movie, video game, etc. there’s something you often see a lot of writers do. To go against the stereotype of black men (and black people in general) being dumb and lazy, you’ll see this black male character being smart and an achiever.

The Black Nerd. A common character type, the nerd will always be very interested in all things nerdy: science, video games, mathematics, etc. In an continued effort to combat stereotypes, the Black Nerd will be lack athleticism, probably being asthmatic (the nerdiest of conditions). The Black Nerd will dress smartly, suspenders and bow ties. They’ll always talk smart too, using proper English with complex words.

Now, I don’t have a problem with a black character being a nerd, indeed black people are a people; we aren’t all the same and we all have varying personalities. The problem I have is that too often we see a distinct disconnect between Blackness and the Black Nerd. The Black Nerd doesn’t listen to hip hop or rap, only classical music. The Black Nerd only has white friends, the only other black characters are into not nerdy stuff. The Black Nerd never ever uses AAVE at any time in any context.

And again I must say that Black people, not being a monolith, there are no hard fast rules to being Black. I’m more than sure there are Black people like what I’ve described above, I’m not saying it’s impossible; what I’m getting at is that the only Black Nerd we see. There are Black Nerds that play basketball, that bump Kendrick Lamar, and use AAVE since it’s an ever changing dialect. I’m just saying there’s no one way of being a nerd and no one way of being Black.

the-quasar-hero

Well @dumbey, seems we’re in similar boats

the-quasar-hero

This ain’t about him, this is about Black/Asian solidarity. Focus.

2leggedshark

Why didn't yall tell me kris was doing gay shit on instagram

#Emma frost and Jean grey vibes

libraryleopard

One thing about me is that I will acquire library cards

queerliblib

one thing about us is that we are a library card you can acquire

hopingalienart

Somnus stylist upped his game

I love this lil Italian North African gay guy from the 60s HAPPY PRIDE

xfactor7aurora

Hello hi me again uhm more aurora this time I have a sickness

The quickest laziest comic ever featuring @severalmoremutants kitties for rora. The concept of her having something to take care of comforts me. I also suck at cats. (I reall6 didn't wanna draw her apartment)

Auraki fix

Me when I was gonna do an auraki swimsuit pinup but gave up

Obsessed with the concept of her having old stupid photo shoots. Ik akihiro finds it so amusing if not low key hot. Mostly really funny though.

Hello I find this woman incredibly hot I'm sorry. I can't stop. Also ft ugly jp tbh they're both not looking their best there it was an off day

Concept for beaubier parents strikes again. I don't wanna hear anything about anything IT DOESNT MAKE SENSE I KNOW

Finally draw your faves together it'll make your life 10x better. Illyaurora I hope you have so much fun together

greerbaiting

New X-Men (2004) #39

reindeerarts

been wanting to draw the best girl for a while now

j7vua

she hulk redraw comic panel 💚

milowing

sometimes u headcanon a character as a sexuality but then also ship things that contradict that. sometimes you ship things you would NEVER EVER want in canon. this is because these things are fun and silly and not legally binding.

checkyourasianbias

Sorry if this rude or uncalled for but the Marjane Satrapi, the french-iranian cartoonist and author of Persepolis passed away at 56 years old and I thought your blog would be a good place to share this info with

Not at all! It would be nice to celebrate even more contributions Asian creatives have made here

French-Iranian author, illustrator, director and activist Marjane Satrapi, best known for her graphic novel series and film Persepolis, has died aged 56, the Élysée Palace in Paris has confirmed. She "captivated a global audience with Persepolis", the palace said, calling her "a leading figure in French culture and an artist devoted to freedom, whose work carried a universal message and earned her immense international renown". Persepolis, first published in 2000, follows the story of young Marjane growing up during and after the Iranian Revolution, also known as the Islamic Revolution. Eight years later, the film adaptation was nominated for best animated feature at the Oscars, having been co-directed by Satrapi.

BBC article written by Paul Glynn