This event is a weekly challenge to create plus sized art of our favourite Star Wars characters and bring more diversity to fandom. Representation matters, and if you cannot find it... there's no choice but to create it :)
Here's how it works:
The character of the week drops on Mondays. You will have all week to draw and tag @/plussizefandomevent so that I can reblog your work.
There are no prompts for this event, just draw what your heart desires.
Voting: Send an ask to vote for next week's character. I will keep a tally and go by popularity. The votes reset every week so make sure to come back and vote for your favourites!
No character will be selected two weeks in a row, regardless of votes.
Rules:
No nsfw or upsetting content (master/padawan ships, incest, whitewashing, fatphobia etc, send an ask if you are unsure)
This is a plus size event. If you draw more than one character please make sure that this week's character get to take their place in the spotlight.
Don't forget to @/plussizefandomevent so that I can reblog your finished piece on this blog
Tag your work with #plussizestarwars so everyone can find it easily
stop eating lucky charms and cheerios products. they are currently under investigation by the FDA due to thousands of reports of food poisoning across the country
We collect and share reports with consumers, public health and restaurants. Protect friends, family & help restaurants. If you got food pois
keep the boxes, keep the receipts, especially if you believe cheerios or lucky charms may have made you ill in the past year. many of these reports date back to late 2021. the FDA investigation is ongoing, and they have not yet identified the cause of illness.
as a reminder, food poisoning is not one single thing. food poisoning does not mean tummy ache. food poisoning is thousands of different substances, toxins, undeclared ingredients, contaminants, viruses, bacteria, pesticides, fungi, carcinogens, mutagens, and more that can make people severely ill, permanently disabled, or dead.
despite thousands of reports of illness from cereal marketed towards CHILDREN, no recall has been issued yet.
People on tumblr love to take indigenous issues out of context when it benefits them lol. "Moving from urban places to rural places isn't colonialism! tourism isn't colonialism!" aww did someone get criticized by the big mean native people. Is the poor baby having trouble seeing how you benefit from the massacre and violent relocation of indigenous people 😢
It's always "we care about native people" until a white person learns they shouldn't go to maui for spring break then it's all about how people can move where they want as long as they're being respectful. Thanks for that allyship it means a lot
This post is so relevant bc I’ve been being violently harassed by white people on this site for making a personal post about white LGBT peoples’ complacency in the stealing of Native children for the purpose of trans racial adoption.
We are just expected to be silent and enduring in regards to the genocides they enact upon us otherwise we are “alienating potential allies”.
important personality test: mario kart main, gas station order (candy, drink, chip), animal you were obsessed with when you were 8, lightsaber color, and lastly: vampires, werewolves or dragons?
im all for de-gendering slang terms like dude guy girl etc but if someone says that you calling them that makes them uncomfortable and you respond by saying "oh but im using it in a gender neutral way!" you're an asshat
God okay I'm just. So fucking tired. So here's a list of resources to educate yourself on issues within Star Wars. In light of the Bad Batch Finale and the announcement of the second season, it's vital that you educate yourself about the racism and other issues present.
Reminder that you cannot be in the middle. You are either racist or anti-racist. If you do not practice anti-racism and choose to stay "neutral", you are only supporting a system that constantly perpetuates racism and harms people.
And if for some reason, you think I'm overreacting; for some reason, you think I'm sensitive; for some reason, your first instinct is to get defensive and lash out; you really need to do some thinking as to why you want to scream at POC who just want the right to be recognized and seen. Who just want the right to not be erased.
And if you think this is "not good enough" because they're "just blog posts" or whatever - don't bullshit me. Even if I posted a shit ton of scholarly articles you wouldn't have read them anyway if you're coming at me with excuses for why you think the discrimination is okay. These posts are accessible, and well-written, and straight from the lived experiences of the many minorities and the allies that want to amplify their voices. I'm not asking you to take everything at face value. I'm asking you to do your own research and engage in some critical thinking instead of blindly accepting what you're given.
*Disclaimer: while I have read these sources, i read some a while ago and if there's an issue you have with some of them let me know!
(If your post is listed and you want me to take it off the list please dm me and let me know!)
The Bad Batch
#unwhitewashtbb carrd - with extensive resources here that speak about the Māori people, their culture, and the current issues they face. If you care about them, then read these resources and amplify their voices.
Petition to #unwhitewashtbb
Why you're actively supporting racism if you decide not to support anti-racist movements because you "have beef with someone" who's an anti-racist
The importance of speaking about #unwhitewashtbb, from a Polynesian fan (With another post by them!)
How Kanan is whitewashed
Clone Whitewashing #1 - how the SW crew most definitely knows how to animate dark-skinned clones with proper facial features yet chose not to
Clone Whitewashing #2 - with really clear pictures of the whitewashing
Clone Whitewashing #3 - with an extensive Temura Morrison reference sheet
Issues with Echo's design
Reasons why the take that "Omega is light-skinned because she's based on Temura Morrison's sister" and the take that "Polynesian people can be light-skinned too you're just being racist" are absolute shit takes (similar post, #2)
How Fennec Shand is whitewashed - the intricacies of her design
Fixed Fennec Shand design
How Temura Morrison has previously also been whitewashed in SW media
The Clone Wars
Islamophobia in Barriss Offee's portrayal, from a muslim woman.
How Barriss is muslim-coded, from a muslim woman.
The Mandalorian
"Bleaching" Temura Morrison
General Resources Around Star Wars
Orientalism in Star Wars
The Islamic Origins Of The Jedi
Ableism in Star Wars
Sinophobia in Star Wars, from me, a Chinese woman.
Resources about AO3 and racism
POC are not a monolith: why it's not ok to say "light-skinned minorities exist" in response to calls to stop whitewashing
How whitewashing has affected SW as a whole
John Boyega and Racism
Orientalism in SW Music
Feel free to add further resources in reblogs or just send them straight to me and I'll add them!
Oh, and by the way, if you think "it's just fiction you're just overreacting this doesn't hurt anyone": news flash: it sure does.
CBC News: Anti-Asian Racism in the media
Role of Media in anti-asian racism
NPR: Hollywood colorism
How the media fuels anti-black racism
Ways anti-indigenous racism is expressed in media and in other ways
NBC News: Rise in anti-asian racism
Resources on anti-black racism
What I've listed above is only a single drop in a massive ocean. There are so, so many other minority groups who are also suffering that I haven't listed. I haven't even touched on homophobia, on transphobia, and I've barely touched on ableism, not to mention that there's so many other issues out there. I haven't talked about the issues with how the Tuskens are portrayed, or how Watto is portrayed, or how Jar Jar Binks was portrayed, or how Kelly Marie Tran was treated, or how Trace and Rafa Martez were treated, or how the fandom hates Mace Windu, or how Poe's backstory was butchered, or much, much more. If you have more resources, please please please share them in the reblogs. It is impossible to encompass everything in a single post, but we sure as hell can try.
Alright. I've given you the resources. I've given you my time and energy. It's up to you now to educate yourself. It's ok to make mistakes - we're constantly learning and unlearning. It's ok to need to take breaks, and to save this for later because you're tired and the world is going to shit. We are human.
But it's not okay to stay willfully ignorant. It's not okay to constantly try and belittle the trauma and struggles of minorities just because you've been okay living in a system that's built on oppression. Educate yourself.
One more tip: when reblogging or sharing your own resources, flood your tags with everything to do with Star Wars. Flood the Crosshair tag. Flood the Hunter and Omega tag. Flood the tags, because this is relevant to their characters and to the entire saga, and fans need to know.
Including tags of the people I posted resources from under the cut!
Sending love to all of those who cannot remember the trauma they faced. Who’s minds locked away the memories to protect them. Who struggle with trusting their knowledge of what happened. Who fear they made up the violence they faced. I see you, I hear you, I believe you. Your trauma is no less real because it is locked behind a wall.
Autistic people are as diverse and nuanced as anyone else– moreso, even; however, public perception is shaped by limited, stereotypical medi
Representation of marginalised groups has become an important topic in media in the last decade, and autism is no exception. Some progress has been made: we have mainstream TV shows where autistic people are the protagonists and have their own stories. But for representation to actually be effective and helpful, we need many, varied representations of autism.
Hello everyone, I am once again raising funds for my friend River.
River is a disabled… Naailah Hakim needs your support for Help a disabl
Happy disability pride month! If you know me, you know my situation, and if you don’t you might remember this post i made over a year ago.
You can find more details in the above link but basically:
I’m River, a physically disabled lesbian living alone after escaping an abusive home + arranged marriage. I’m unemployed bc of my worsening disability and the money we raised last year is running out. I need to move into a more permanent and accessible housing. Living alone + very far from the city is not sustainable as I’m bedridden most days. Finding accessible housing is hard as everytime I find one it’s gone almost immediately since we don’t have the necessary deposit at hand to secure it.
I’m looking to raise £5,000 to cover deposit, few months rent, furniture and moving costs, as well as my basic needs. We need to raise this in at least a month (Aug 18).
