Blue, Inside Out

Fandom ramblings, crafting, and occasional cosplay

[chryza]

We will literally never progress past biphobia until people realize that bisexuals in het relationships are still having a queer experience by virtue of being bisexual, we do not magically oscillate between gay enough and too straight. I’m going to maul someone to death.

[yawpyawp]

tumblr is like if hotel california was a website

[blueinsideout]

Ana and Demi having a perfectly normal one on Game Changer tonight.

[aroace-ryland-grace]

the sewing machine is like if a horse and an inkjet printer had a child

[pangur-and-grim]

@creekfiend was very kind in sharing some writing resources with me, and I thought I'd pass along the kindness by listing them down below.

N.K. Jemisin's article 'Describing characters of color in writing'

Mary Anne Mohanraj's article on approaching characters of colour

Renee Harleston's article How to 'Write Characters of Color Without Using Stereotypes'

Working with Colour, a resource site for writers

the book Writing the Other by by Nisi Shawl and Cynthia Ward, which had a description that cut deep, because I've definitely fallen into this trap out of fear:

and then a video recommended by @sheprd (thank you!) about pitfalls in descriptive language

if anyone else has more resources to add, feel free to reblog with them! this is something I want to learn more about.

[pangur-and-grim]

I was talking yesterday about how I should probably change the skin colour of a character in a not-yet-written book, because that character is a large, aggressive dragon-shifter and I was worried about her being read with unintentional and offensive subtext.

I haven't gotten my hands on Writing the Other yet (it's still in the mail!) but from reading my way through these articles and watching the Princess Weekes video, I now understand that 'white-ifying' a character you're worried about is a lazy and cowardly solution. so, if I do ever finish the book Eres loses Everything, I'll keep her as is, do my best to be thoughtful, and hire a sensitivity reader to pick out any blind spots.

thank you to everyone who passed on resources, I really appreciate it!

[pangur-and-grim]

here are a few more resources I've found, if anyone’s interested:

Writing Diversely FAQ

Writing With Colour blog

A conversation between many writers on writing diverse characters

Four Tips to Help You Incorporate Diversity and Inclusion in Your Writing

A Medium Article: "Yes, You Should Be Afraid to Write “Diverse” Characters"

[notcruvusmemes]

The blog @creatingblackcharacters is about this topic and has a ton of helpful information, with several lessons in her pinned post on topics like writing about and drawing Black hairstyles, racist stereotypes to be aware of/avoid, AAVE, and more. I like that her content covers both written and artistic portrayals of Black characters, with examples (many from popular media) of both what to avoid and what to emulate. She also answers some asks about people's written and illustrated characters, and she posts/reblogs a lot of Black character art, all of which I've found helpful for seeing how Black characters can be written/illustrated well in lots of different contexts.

[murderbot-moodboard]

Some more resources for writing Black characters well, which can be helpful even when what you're writing is fanfic! It also helps that Mensah, Amena, Iris, and Seth are all great examples of well-written Black characters. I love how Martha Wells describes them so it's clear to us that they're Black without ever actually using that word in the far-future sci-fi setting.

[dryad-lesbians]

[cry-ptidd]

Preaching my #truth

[thestuffedalligator]

It is November of 1893. You have just killed a vampire. Exhausted and worn, you close your eyes and rest.

You wake up. It is May of 1893. You are on a train en route to Transylvania. Your diary says you have had queer dreams lately.

You try to believe it.

(An old woman puts a rosary in your hands. You accept it without question.)

You are a guest in a castle you have never been in before (you recognize every hallway and know without trying that every door is locked). Your host is a man you have never met before (you killed him you killed him you killed him he had turned to dust and there was blood on the snow).

One morning you cut yourself while shaving.

There is nobody behind you in the pocket mirror’s reflection.

You turn fast, and the razor is like a Kukri knife in your hand.

[suneatershore]

[ravenatural-art]

( uploading again because I realized I accidentally missed a page )

Hey OP hope you don’t mind me making fanart because uhhhh I went a lil feral over this

[zerotonin]

ITS THE DAAAAAAY

[astronomical-bagel]

Third base is when your blood is on my hands

[astronomical-bagel]

Forth base is dying in front of you

[astronomical-bagel]

fifth base is coming back from the dead to die in front of you yet again

[astronomical-bagel]

Sixth base is seeing my shadow in your reflection as a representation how we parallel one another and how you are unable to move on from me despite the harm we caused one another. I may be gone but the memory of me will never die as I haunt you for the rest of your life.

[astronomical-bagel]

I’m going to be honest. First base is ideological disagreement and second base is when I threaten to kill you for the first time

[softbutchcowboi]

I think the key to a happy life as an adult woman is to channel your inner weird little girl and make her happy

[blueinsideout]

This is it. This is the game.

[mutationgirl]

i'll call on the power of the stoat..!

[mutationgirl]

[vanwolffen]

Happy Birthday Sir Terry Pratchett.

"People think that stories are shaped by people. In fact, it’s the other way around."

- Witches abroad.

G: send the message on

N: do not log the message

U: turn the message around at the end of the line and send it back again.

For as long as his name is still passed along the Clacks1,

Death can't have him.

1 Nowadays called the Internet.

(from gnuterrypratchett.com)

[personsonable-deactivated201908]

me holding a gun to a mushroom: tell me the name of god you fungal piece of shit

mushroom: can you feel your heart burning? can you feel the struggle within? the fear within me is beyond anything your soul can make. you cannot kill me in a way that matters

me cocking the gun, tears streaming down my face: I’M NOT FUCKING SCARED OF YOU

[miaislying]

Hey OP? What the FUCK does this mean?

[personsonable-deactivated201908]

decay exists as an extant form of life

[miaislying]

That’s a terrifying answer, have a nice day

[haystarlight]

THE ORIGINAL?!?!!!!!!!!;!!!!!!!!???

[shower-thoughts-last-responder]

On my dash!??!

Please hold

[coeurlbriefs]

Oh...

[sexybritishllama]

the worst thing about ardbert as a character is that they called him ardbert and before that you just knew him as 'the warrior of darkness' which is arguably even worse. and they gave this terribly named man the most generic White Guy No. 4 character design you've ever seen in your life so when you first meet him you're like pffft there is no way you will make me care about this dude. and then the game pushes you in the dirt and says you WILL care 🫵 you are going to cry over this man. you are going to cry so fucking hard.

and then of course you do. and then you have to reckon with the fact you're now emotionally invested in a guy called ardbert

[emcapi-gaming]

#the best part is that when he and his friends needed aliases to blend in on the source #he dropped one letter from his name and was like 'nailed it' #renda-rae was like 'according to miqo'te naming conventions i wil be j'rhoomale' #lamitt: i will be lamimi #and so forth #ardbert: i will be arbert :) #his friends: isn't that just your name said real fast #ardbert: no it's different

- @anneapocalypse

[blueinsideout]

Bless my husband but he actually plays the most generic White Guy No. 4 as his actual WoL that was created long before he met Ardbert in the game. The resemblance is so strong that I honestly thought the game made Ardbert look like your WoL because of the whole shards and parallels thing. Nope. He just picked very generic white boy midlander, and so did Ardbert.

[staff]

for april fools we’re deleting this entire site sayonara you weeaboo shits