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so on brand for Shadow and Bone show to cast a guy for Nikolai who:
made r*pe jokes
used slurs
made homophobic jokes
never addressed it or apologised
and to add -- my mutuals defending this man has me sick. physically sick.
i dont understand how you can waste time defending a privileged white guy who made r*pe jokes, used SLURS, and made homophobic statements.
it would be different if he addressed it -- but he fucking didn’t. that’s the point.
so on brand for Shadow and Bone show to cast a guy for Nikolai who:
made r*pe jokes
used slurs
made homophobic jokes
never addressed it or apologised
1) It was like 10 years ago.
2) He was 15.
Are you the same person you were 10 years ago? Or at 15?
If you were to cancel everyone who said dumb shit at 15, there wouldn’t be many people left.
Like, apology might be in order, but yall are being too harsh on him.
1- dont care
2- dont matter
he's been an actor - A PUBLIC FIGURE - for years, never addressed it, never apologised.
I was called the f-slur many times, I am queer, I've experienced sexual harassment, and more, his statements affect me -- I am disgusted by anyone who supports this white, privileged celebrity.
I wouldn't care if he apologised even by saying "im sorry, i was a dumb teen, i know better now, i know these words had a massive and negative impact -- i've taken steps to better myself"
but he never addressed it. never apologised. so i have 0 respect for this man. i will not support anything that has anything to do with him. and i won't respect anyone defending him even slightly. a damn celebrity doesn't need you to play their advocate, especially if they jokes about having a "r*pist cousin".
Every goddamn time Zoya's "burn as you were meant to" line ends up on my dash, my rage ignites again. That sounds so awful considering that grisha ARE actually burning in Fjerda. But it's very consistent with Bardugo's grisha hating attitude unsurprisingly.
seriously! and we're meant to like that line?
and the fact that Bardugo supposedly based Grisha on jewish persecution...
while her main character rejects being Grisha, suppresses this in this identity in herself, gets with a guy who hates Grisha, and the MC's happy ending is... becoming not-Grisha and living a life pretending that part of her identity doesn't exist?
like ???????
patrick gibson making r*pe jokes and being racist & homophobic:
what the actual hell??? no matter when he wrote these he needs to be held accountable for his actions and idk why people are defending him??? it's disgusting
Ahhhh SHADOW AND BONE all I asked for was a unproblematic cast, but it hasn’t been one day of the casting announcement of season 2 and these have surfaced! I know they are old as fuck but dude please let Patrick Gibson at least come out and say something about it and not just delete them and never speak of this again! Cause I really want to like him but if he acts like he didn’t do racist, r@pe and homophobic jokes I’m gonna lose my shit !
so on brand for Shadow and Bone show to cast a guy for Nikolai who:
made r*pe jokes
used slurs
made homophobic jokes
never addressed it or apologised
Reblog if you 100% okay with a transgender person correcting you if you accidentally misgender them or use their dead name.
please do
I have a genuine question about grishaverse because something has been bothering me and that niggling feeling is frustrating. I’ve gotten the impression from past posts of yours that you’re Slavic, I am too (Russian, but raised in the US), and I just...it feels like Bardugo used our culture for aesthetics. And this bothers me. It feels like she’s exoticized it and because it’s not a negative presentation versus the typical villain role, it’s fine. But it stills feeds into these holdover stereotypes of Slavs as other. But I want to get over it! Because SO many people I follow are getting into it. And because if it weren’t for this factor, it would be right up my alley. Plus, I liked SOC well enough when I read it. How do you ignore those elements and just enjoy it? (I swear this isn’t judgmental, I’m just dealing with a lot of FOMO 😕.)
Hi! Yes, I am Slavic! Glad to have another one of us here ^^
Your concerns are very valid. I had the same ones, I always do when we get representation in American media. The way Slavic people have been portrayed as dumb thugs, villains, and just as barbaric, has been a frustration of mine since forever. (And also the fact that to Hollywood Slavic means Russian - no offence to you!)
I’m gonna be honest and say that I don’t know if she did that. My understanding of cultural appropriation is very limited. Adding to that, she took her inspiration mostly from Russia, and since I’m not Russian (my country was part of the block but not the union), I can’t really make a fair judgement, yk.
From my perspective, it seems that Leigh did make an effort to research the culture. I can see in her writing that she respects the culture and wants to show it in a positive light. Since the whole story of the first 3 books (shadow and bone, siege and storm, ruin and rising) take place in Ravka, which is the equivalent of Russia, you can’t really portray everyone as a barbaric villain. And she didn’t. I can’t even think of characters that followed that stereotype. I don’t see the drunkard stereotype either. I mean characters indulge in ‘kvas’ but never more than i’ve seen in other stories, yk. The characters are not limited to their typical national traits, but are in fact very diverse and colourful. I don’t get the feeling of being portrayed as ‘other’ since the POV is Alina’s who is Ravkan. I dont get that sense in SoC with Nina either.
I liked the integration of Orthodox Christianity with its many saints and relics and rituals. Though at times it did really feel like a foreigner writing about it, rather than a believer (or an ex believer raised in the religion lol).
Ok, i take it back, there is one character that would fit the stereotype, but I’m not sure he was Ravkan. I think he was Shu (equivalent of China)?
One thing that annoyed me is that Leigh didn’t get the names right. It’s something Americans never do right when they write Slavic people. It should be Alina Starkova, not Starkov, which is the male version of the surname. Zoya Nazyalenskaya, not Nazyalensky.
As whole, I was happy with book. Maybe because we so rarely get any books set entirely in Slavic countries where the culture is not actively mocked, or the POV is not of a foreigner that comes to bring us civilisation or any of that other BS. I hope this paves the way for more writers to do that (properly) and maybe explore other Slavic cultures - we are all so rich in history and mythology (i mean you’ve seen the Witcher...).
Also i was just happy i can finally read and understand the ‘fantasy’ names correctly lol.
I hope this answers your question. Sorry, I’m not the most eloquent. If you have other questions, my ask box (and dms) are open!
I'm coming back this post now that I'm reading the Winternight series to say that Leigh Bardugo did a bad job.
I've been thinking about this ask for a while now as I've reflected on the grisha trilogy. The books were a mess in a thousand different ways and one of them was the way it portrayed Ravka. Its true that LB (unlike many other American writers) did not mock Russia/Slavic culture in the books, or she didn't perpetuate stereotypes. The problem is the lack of actual portrayal. Ravka is just bland. It's like every country in every (Europe inspired) YA Fantasy. The show failed at distinguishing the country too. There is just nothing really Slavic or russian about it beyond the names. And those were butchered too.
So fellow Slav anon, I'm sorry. LB didn't just butcher the portrayal of your country, she erased it.
If you want a better read, try the Winternight trilogy. That one felt like it was written for us.
she absolutely did perpetuate stereotypes and mock the culture. drunk ‘Russians/slavs’, the eating herring (the fuck was up with that) and russians/slavs being unhygienic, mockery of Russian names and words (fucking Gregs aka Grishas, kvas which is in her mind like vodka?? her using tsar and king as if those two are exactly the same), the double eagle imagery, it all falls under stereotypes and mockery
she butchered and erased it
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This author is so good at really getting into Billy’s head and really exploring his character.
Having fun with all the ambassadors in Peter's court.
Kaelish Ambassador: You're all filthy degenerates!!! (makes whatever religious gesture the Kaelish have)
Peter: Yeah? Well, your lot drink Grisha blood as a cure-all. I'm ready to be judged.
Kirigan: *honestly doesn't know which of them he hates more right now*
Kirigan: I??? Actually feel somewhat charitably disposed towards Peter??? The end is very nigh.
Peter: I'm going to cut off the Fjerdan ambassador's head and fill it with meatballs!!!
Count Orlo: You can't do that!!!
Kirigan: ......indeed, you can't do that.
Count Orlo: You, ah. You hesitated there. Is there something I should know?
Kirigan: I.
Kirigan: Do not entirely disagree with the Emperor.
Count Orlo: ?!?!?!
Kirigan: I know, I'm worried too.
Kerch Ambassador: You cannot ask us to take a side in your conflict, your majesty. Kerch worships money and trade above all else.
Peter: So you're opportunistic bastards who'd sell their own grandmother for a tidy profit, is what you're saying?
Kerch Ambassador: ?!?!?!?!
Peter: I mean, my family had some shockers; I wouldn't blame you!
Count Orlo: please stop him
Kirigan, eating a platter of bird's milk cake: Who am I to waylay our emperor when he's forging new diplomatic ties?
Tea has never been hotter ☕
I am starting to think most people have no idea what enemies to lovers is. Enemies are hostile. That is the trope.
Stop throwing the word abuse at every chance you get in your ship wars. People shouldn't have disclose their private life to defend a fictional pairing.
They are just NOT READY
me: time to write
brain: no
me: please?
brain: No.
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me: *in a situation where i cannot possibly write*
brain: time to write
me: give me one good reason why i shouldn’t crack you like the egg you are
Just an experiment. Reblog if you actually give a fuck about male victims of domestic violence and rape.
Of fucking course
What sick bastard doesn’t
“You’d be surprised”, said Xaldien, who just lost four followers and received a lovely “men can’t be raped” anon shortly after reblogging this the first time.
Yowch, disgusting.
If I don’t reblog this, assume I’m dead.
Always reblog this
If you Dont reblog this if u see it then i cant call u my friend
IF ANYONE TELLS ME THAT MEN CAN’T BE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND RAPE, I AM SICKENED BY THEIR MERE PRESENCE ON MY BLOG.
If you disagree with me, unfollow my blog, block me and never look at my blog again.
If you want to debate about this or send anon’s about this, I will reply but your actions have consequences.
Out of 19000+ followers I have, only one of you actually reblogged about this issue, yet a lot of you have reblogged and liked a picture by playboy about catcalling and that how men should never do it.
Additionally, I have received abuse in my ask box (which I will be answering when I can) and threats. In particular death threats and rape threats.
I can see the real problem here already. Male domestic violence and rape is just invisible in our society because we don’t want to talk about this because it just damages the status quo of this fucking website.
I’m a male victim of child sexual abuse. We matter. Please, reblog this.
Please never forget male victims are real and it can happen to everyone/anyone
Make sure the romance is there on both sides people
Male victims are REAL
Protecting our sons
I SHALL NEVER STOP REBLOGING THIS WHEN I SEE IT.
Never gonna stop
ALL GENDERS CAN FALL VICTIM TO RAPE
^^^^^
fuckin reblogggg
i swear to fuck yall better fucking reblog this
The person that was supposed to love me and protect me failed. His definition of discipline was putting me in the hospital and peeing blood for weeks an 8 year old child.
I know some males who went thro it so I know it can I happen to anyone
Imagine not believing anyone can be abused or raped.
I agree with these statements 👌🏻
Everyone can fall victim to abuse and rape.
imagine not reblogging
@artificialcaretaker actually i agree with you entirely, i didnt want to pressure anyone by reblogging it
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