it’s actually really easy to satisfy audiences with Good Representation. you can’t depict someone struggling with their Otherness because that portrays it in a bad light but you have to depict them struggling with their Otherness because if you don’t, then you’re romanticizing how hard it is to be Othered. be super careful not to depict anything that might be adjacent to a common stereotype but if you go too far to avoid all stereotypes, then you’re still building the characters around stereotypes, which is a stereotype in its own way. if your storyline uses tropes, then it’s cliche, but if it avoids tropes, then it’s inauthentic. if you lampshade any of this, then you’re speaking down to your audience but if you don’t acknowledge this, you’re also speaking down to your audience. this is all really easy stuff i don’t know why people don’t get it.
forgot The Most Important thing. you absolutely CANNOT make them perfect because that dehumanizes them, but if you give them flaws? hoooo boy…let’s just say, you do *not* want to give them flaws…
you have to be careful reading too many things that are good/smart/well-written bc then you encounter something that isnt and you get confused like ? why didnt they just make this good ? were they stupid
if i had a dick i would love to have a disappointing orgasm in the shower while thinking of something or someone that i felt i should not be thinking about & then stand under the water with my forehead against a wall watching the proof of my guilt & shame go down the drain
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The idea of this is you can brag online for clout for doing simple little nice things. So, post pics as you complete it and link back to this post!
And please save the pic and fill yours out by crossing off squares as you go, but
Or some might feel dox-y (maybe the clouds are real specific today and will reveal where you live) so you can describe it (or lie, but do it legit for you).
Have fun!
find a flower (preferably go looking for one you don't know about now, but any flower works)
listen to birds (outside your window if you want, or go looking)
text an irl friend (anything you want)
make a zine (simple is good!) instruction link
read a book (if you don't own one, try the library. or read something else. like a manual or a bill, i dunno)
put hands in dirt (pot plant is fine, or go outside)
make food (fried egg counts, toast counts, or make something fancy)
go to bed on time (you define "on time")
photo of an animal (your pet, a bird outside, a bug, whatever)
take a silly photo (very up for interpretation)
listen to local radio (if you don't know them, google! there's a lot that stream online now)
do some stretches (follow your vibes, don't hurt yourself)
touch grass (literally)
identify clouds (i mean whatever's outside rn, so if it's clear today do this tomorrow!) there are better websites than this but it works
go for a walk (or however you ambulate, for as long or short as you like)
wash your hands for the full 30 seconds (here's a guide for how to if you haven't refreshed lately)
name three good things (very up to interpretation)
open a window (unless that's like dangerous for you rn)
draw a picture (pen/pencil on paper! i love drawing on my computer too but do it irl for this one)
brush your teeth for the full 2 min without looking at a screen
touch a tree (hug a tree if you're feeling it)
try a new drink (can be a supermarket run, or just make water at a specific temp or drink milk out of a bowl to mix it up)
sing a song (could learn a new song, sing along with a song, or just sing happy birthday to no one rn)
laugh til it's real (can be assisted by a show that makes you laugh if this is hard)
drink outside (thinking a usual drink, morning coffee or tea, glass of wine after dinner, but have it outside!)
I do think it's an interesting case of how transandrophobia and exorsexism operate along similar lines that trans men are not allowed to have complicated relationships to lesbianism "because they're men/because they're not women" but non-binary people in relationships with women are regularly labeled as sapphic without their input (or in the case of fictional characters, without regard for other possible interpretations). Both of these instances are fundamentally the erasure of trans people's right to self-identify, both of them are done to police sapphic spaces for the benefit of others. The difference lies in the method, the trans man lesbian is forced out of their community, while the non-binary person is forced to have their identities be made more palatable for the benefit of a community they may not even feel they belong to.
as much as i get the sentiment behind "make more bad art" there's gotta be a better way of communicating "you don't have to be technically proficient or hold yourself to a specific standard of practice" that doesn't sound as backhanded lol
I know the picture frame is recurring motif through the whole series, but I've always found these two chapter covers side by side to be particularly striking. The many many layers of Qifrey versus Olruggio remaining the same through every slice of time.
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