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follow the night road.
charlie has moved here! consider this blog archived. :)
follow the night road.
charlie has moved here! consider this blog archived. :)
follow the night road.
charlie has moved here! consider this blog archived. :)
follow the night road.
charlie has moved here! consider this blog archived. :)
follow the night road.
charlie has moved here! consider this blog archived. :)
follow the night road.
charlie has moved here! consider this blog archived. :)
follow the night road.
charlie has moved here! consider this blog archived. :)
follow the night road.
charlie has moved here! consider this blog archived. :)
So i decided that, i will be revamping this blog and moving charlie! give me a few days to tweak things out, i haven’t been on this site for a bit and i need to fix up my rules and make new things for this man. Based on how the season has progressed and the little things i like and don’t like (same goes for the comic and book) I may as well lean more towards canon divergence than before as some things in the show are a bit too over the top for my ass in terms of manx’s character. Don’t worry i’m still alive! <3 -Mars.
So i decided that, i will be revamping this blog and moving charlie! give me a few days to tweak things out, i haven’t been on this site for a bit and i need to fix up my rules and make new things for this man. Based on how the season has progressed and the little things i like and don’t like (same goes for the comic and book) I may as well lean more towards canon divergence than before as some things in the show are a bit too over the top for my ass in terms of manx’s character. Don’t worry i’m still alive! <3 -Mars.
So i decided that, i will be revamping this blog and moving charlie! give me a few days to tweak things out, i haven’t been on this site for a bit and i need to fix up my rules and make new things for this man. Based on how the season has progressed and the little things i like and don’t like (same goes for the comic and book) I may as well lean more towards canon divergence than before as some things in the show are a bit too over the top for my ass in terms of manx’s character. Don’t worry i’m still alive! <3 -Mars.
WHAT THE HELL IS ALL OF THIS. but like, i’ve been dead for like the longest and i still love this idiot regardless of charlie being garbage (my garbage thnx) but i’m gonna finish season 2 of nos and decide if i want to keep this man or not. honestly i had so much fun when i set him up and met some really soft and nice folks in the process, i want that again and i want to write a muse i can get the giggles and be passionate about. like charlie was kind of that but i decided to dip because of my ear and that fucking with my creative flow. but i’ve been trying things on the low and, lets see depending if i’m happy with the season and i can get some of that spark back, i’ll keep ol’manx. if not well, you know. i want a new canon to go along with billy and i don’t mind having three blogs but we’ll see. hope you guys are all good, i might revamp or clean out this blog if i keep him! i’ll let you know. all threads are on pause til i figure myself out of course, i haven’t forgotten about some of you guys! -mars.
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PSA: responsible representation within roleplay.
I could easily be one of the LEAST qualified people to write this post, but lately I’ve noticed a phenomenon within roleplaying communities. writers will change their muses’ race, sexuality, ethnicity, and gender ( or attempt to tackle a muse of another race, sexuality, ethnicity, and gender ) without writing any supporting headcanons or making any attempts to incorporate those identities into their muses’ story. Sometimes these “efforts” at representation go no further than a simple faceclaim change ( and, in the worst cases, an alt faceclaim ). This can feel like a token gesture to minority groups, and to be honest, it is. It is GREAT roleplayers are beginning to understanding the need representation within roleplay communities !! Representation is needed. But RESPONSIBLE representation is needed. Writing a character of a marginalized identity should be proceeded by education and dedication.
1. EDUCATE YOURSELF: 🗸 learning about systemic racism, intersectionality, sexual & racial & gender discrimination, cultural & ethnic norms, external & internalized oppression, whitewashing & erasure, misgendering &passing, tokenism vs. diversity, nuance & stereotypes ( and much more ) will contribute to your ability at writing good representation. If any of these topics may sound completely foreign to you– so DO YOUR RESEARCH! HELPFUL LINKS FOR STARTERS: writing people of color writing poc when you are white writing characters of other sexual orientations comprehensive list of lgbtq+ terms stereotypes and tropes navigation preventing tokenism gender-inclusive guidelines introducing race & skin color naturally
2. DEDICATE YOURSELF: reach out to qualified friends and acquaintances with a genuine curiosity and willingness to learn what life is like in their shoes. be open to accepting hard truths, facing hidden biases, and correcting personal misconceptions. puruse articles and blogs that address the identity you’re looking to write. When re-working your muse, DO incorporate what you’ve learned into their history, psyche, mentality, logic, and ultimate story. things to avoid straight out the gate: X stereotyping - falling back on tropes & generalizations X cultural appropriation - writing about a culture that is not yours, while perpetuating stereotypes or egregiously misrepresenting it X whitewashing - portraying your muse as lighter than they are X fetishism - fetishizing a person or culture belonging to a race or ethnic group, as well as a person belonging to a certain sexual or gender identity group X tokenism - including a minority character for the simple sake of having a minority character X homogenizing - “every gay is the same”, “every latinx person is the same”. to avoid this, write your muse with their own unique dreams, goals, thoughts, stories, and passions. important things to remember: 🗸 just because you fall into a specific minority group does NOT mean you understand life through the eyes of another minority group. X “Oh heck, I could easily write a black muse without research, after all I’m gay.” 🗸 “As a gay man, I acknowledge that people of color have their own unique perspectives and experiences that I have never lived.”
“But that’s a lot of work!” BINGO. People can’t peel their identities off like a pair of clothes, so arbitrarily changing or writing a muses of a certain race / sexuality / ethnicity / gender without appropriately explaining how such changes alter the fabric of their identity, sends out the message that these identities are totally inconsequential.
“But I might screw up.” It’s quite possible you won’t get everything right, but that’s where you stay open to critique, criticism, and pointers, and reach out to people where you can’t find answers. The answer isn’t to totally throw in the towel.
“It would just be easier to write my own identity.” Again, representation is needed within writing. refusing to do so because it’s “work” is a major cop-out.
In summary, offering up the bare minimum representation isn’t good enough anymore. Representation must be rooted in learning and understanding. So educate yourself, dedicate yourself, and REPRESENT the people groups who need it the most. Be safe, and be responsible with your muses’ identities. 💖
i see a lot of my black mutuals in pain and struggling mentally lately so if any of you need it here's a post of mental health resources made by a black woman specifically for black people struggling right now... i love you all so much please take care of yourselves
as the dash moves back to normal, please don’t let this be the end of your activism. this wasn’t just a trend, these are real lives. continue to further your understanding, get educated, listen to black people, and be an active ally.
i’m gonna say this one more time: it’s really fucking transparent when a white mun takes a canonically white character and changes their fc to a white passing latinx just to say that they are writing a poc. you are not doing it for representation. you are doing it for clout. you are being disrespectful to latinx culture and you are stepping on the toes of latinx writers every time you try to be “woke” on your blog.