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Kind of don't have any specific interests right now...

I make art as a hobby and I talk a lot, maybe too much. I also really love mushrooms.

I block at my own discretion but so long as you're not a bigot or a proshipper, you should be fine.

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My choices are either replay TTYD again or play Mina the Hollower

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Getting pissed off in my own home, probably going to head into work in a bad mood, not going to get out until midnight

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Gotta agree that if you aren't Black, you should not be using a song made by a Black artist and most definitely not a fucking white cover of said song for your ultra white show with a mostly white cast that used antiblack jokes in the past

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stop posting the white guy from sinners

[noctilionidae-deactivated202512]

You’re going to have to pry him from my cold, dead hands

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this post was about how it's weird and racist that the majority of this site has taken this movie centering black people and black culture and once again focused on the white villain instead of talking about any of the black main characters. but go off I guess do whatever you want

[massiveharmonytiger]

Ah, yes. Don't mind if I do. Go off and do whatever I want that is.

White people on tumblr really need to stop:

Shoving themselves into conversations about race and racism where nobody asked for their opinion

Creating arguments and division where none existed before they stated their opinion

Policing how people interact with media that centers black characters

Media should be enjoyed authentically by everyone that interacts with it, that's the point of it. Some people are going to look at Sinners and think "Remmick is blorbo." And you know what. That's perfectly fine.

Some of these people, contrary to your two-dimensional beliefs, may not even be white. I mean, sure, racism is complicated and anyone can be racist, but you'll excuse me if I find it icky when a white person blindly hurls accusations of racism at a multiracial audience just because some of them liked a white character that some (not all) people interpreted to be racist.

White people trying to dictate what people should like based on race… Sure does remind me of some very specific things in my history.

Seriously though, what is shaming people for liking white characters and bullying people into exclusively posting about black characters supposed to do except give people negative feelings about interacting with that media in the first place? Congratulations. You're really helping black media.

You can't force people to like the characters you want them to with any other media. It's actually considered pretty fucking rude to do so.

Why do you think the fact that Sinners has a black writer and director and mostly black cast suddenly makes this behaviour okay?

Anyways, post about whoever you want forever, especially if it's in support of black centred media and especially if it's in support of Ryan Coogler.

Respectfully also asking fellow BIPOC not to do this shit either, but in my experience, this is not where the problem lies.

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you know what. you're right about this. I was thinking about this post again because I was watching a review of sinners on youtube today so I looked it up and yeah. it really wasn't my place to make this post because I simplified the issue way too much and didn't add anything useful to the conversation. I just ended up drawing more attention to myself and not being able to back it up with anything real. plenty of people of color have talked about this and made more eloquent and nuanced points than I (a white guy) did. I should have amplified their posts more instead of running my mouth for no reason where it wasn't needed lol

[massiveharmonytiger]

Thank you for taking the time to think about and own up to this. I apologize for coming on so strong as well. I really do get where you were coming from, but I've never been fond of picking at people for their media preferences.

And please keep posting your thoughts about the movie and characters. Part of what makes fandom great is hearing about how people of different backgrounds interpret a piece of media. Every fan should have a voice.

[blackfilmmakers]

Stop posting the white guy from sinners

[massiveharmonytiger]

I said everything that I wanted to say in my original post. I'm happy to add some nuance though.

Let me be clear, I don't think criticism of racial dynamics in fandom is invalid when it's coming from the right people. You'll notice that I had no problem with OP amplifying the voices of fans of color or sharing their thoughts and opinions about the movie itself.

What I do have a problem with is white voices drowning out POC ones (something you agree with I see).

And what I do have a problem with is gatekeeping and policing people and trying to control how they interact with media.

I think it's possible to acknowledge concerns about white characters being centered in black media while also believing that shaming people for liking certain characters is counterproductive and a huge double standard.

My concern has never been whether people should or shouldn't criticize fandom trends (the system). It's whether turning individual fans into moral targets, making them feel discouraged and defensive, actually helps the media and communities we're both trying to support.

You don't have to agree with me. It's fine if you don't.

I do however, take issue with you and your followers making snap judgements and assumptions about me based on my icon and a few glances at my profile. Respectfully asking you not to do that shit either.

Either engage with my ideas and what I've actually said and reblogged about race and racism or just don't engage with my posts at all.

[blackfilmmakers]

Stop posting the white guy from Sinners

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"Street Fighter 6 is a dead game. Street Fighter 6 is cooked"

If the fucking COUSIN MARRIAGE didn't slow the game down at all, then there is pretty much nothing you fuckers can do to stop it. I say "you" b/c I'm certainly not playing or giving my money to this game

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I love how we phase out like every other movie we have usually except Project Hail Mary and The Mario Galaxy movie

[fairycosmos]

you literally have to unironically listen to some shit like party rock anthem so you don’t kill yourself

[r41nyd4yscritiques]

so about the “isn’t she lovely” sequence, if there wasn’t such mistreatment of black characters and black fans, do you think it would still be appropriate for tadc to reinterpret the song’s meaning?

No.

The concept of trying to reinterpret the song's meaning is exactly what I have an issue with.

"Isn't She Lovely" is a Black song, made by a Black man for his Black daughter. It is a song about Black joy, about Black fatherhood and beautiful Black baby girls. It is about Black people. It is for Black people.

Yet again, the issue is not with gender, but it is about race. To take that song out of its original context and rehash it into something whiter is what I take the most offense to, it's completely disrespectful and it doesn't even pay homage to the original culture. It's a form of whitewashing that is incredibly sinister, because it often follows along the logic of "wanting everything to be for everybody".

But you can't possibly partake in other cultures if you do not understand those cultures first, if you don't take the time to listen and be generous. To them, the song is just a song. Like most facets of the show, they take these brilliant works and strip them down to scraps, then try to spin that into something brilliant by telling people to look at the "abstract" and what isn't there. Then people go and theorize and completely overwrite the original intention, they erase the meaning, and it's very painful to witness.

The mistreatment of Black people both in and outside of the show is WHY they used the song in the first place, certainly part of it. If they had respect for Black people then this wouldn't even be a conversation.

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Getting suspended on twit for being a bot on SGF day is homophobic

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Dawg how do people get crushes on absolutely barebones characters? Especially from horror movies

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Working on that Alex and Sio piece and I really need to add more songs into my phone

But really good ones

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Missed my chance to get a c○mm and b/c I'm a pussy I will not be asking again. I'm good I'll just enjoy the art 👐

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Getting only 3 days of work this week is kind of up to par with my demands. I don't mind only working the busiest days. I think I know where they want me working

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Playing Suns again and I can't get over the Hunter's gay little walk

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Watched Obsession

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Playing Midnoght Suns and there is always a curve to get through the dialogue b/c that is always the case when you play something new