I'm the Hero of This Story

"Dinosaurs eat man. Woman inherits the earth." Brei is the name. Fandom and Film is my game.  Creeper(s) Creepin

[c-monthecob]

"Y/n threw her long blonde hair into a messy bun"

[theonlyonlinefish]

*Stares in 3C hair with a big ass booty* 💔💔💔

[afropiscesism]

wish white ppl knew that they don’t have homegirls, homeboys, government names. that yall don’t have the right to call anyone pookie, that yall don’t “be doing” nothing, you not finna do shit, that you don’t know the meaning of “thick/thicc,” or even fucking “slim thick/thicc,” that yall ain’t “brothers in Christ” because that is a such an incredibly obvious stand in for nigga. wish yall knew yall can’t call everyone fucking older than them Unc or Auntie (what the fuck is wrong with you). wish yall knew that the name Karen is not about being a mean woman, it’s about white womanhood’s propensity to getting us fucking killed or harmed because of their dislike for us. wish yall would stop using our words to the point of semantic bleaching/dilution because im tired of my words becoming something they are not.

all of this shit is obvious AAVE or Black cultural phrasing/phenomena that all have very specific histories and understandings in the Black American community. i think yall know that but you people have had your heads rotted to the core by exposure to the worlds largest minstrel show, also known as the internet.

[misscromwellsmonocle]

The New American Gothic (2017) by Criselda Vasquez

[gracklesong]

From Criselda Vasquez's Instagram (3 April 2026):

Donate to Help Bring My Father Home from ICE Detention, organized by Jorge V

Hi everyone, Thank you for taking the time to read this. On Tuesday, March 31,… Jorge V needs your support for Help Bring My Father Home

[mugiwara-lucy]

Yeah I said something similar yesterday but we can NOT let what happened to Renee Good cloud what happened to everyone else at the hands of these SS Demons!!!

Because we can’t disregard one person if we’re for human rights!

[writingwithcolor]

Donate to Support for Keith’s Daughters After Tragedy, organized by Keith Porter

My 43-year-old son, Keith, was tragically killed on New Year's Eve in Northri… Keith Porter needs your support for Support for Keith’s Daugh

The above screenshot reads:

A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year's Eve. And like Renee Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter. I need y'all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims. (Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com)

The second screenshot above reads:

Renee Nicole Good wasn't the first killed by ICE... In 2025, ICE murdered: Silverio Villegas Gonzalez Carlos Roberto Montoya Valdez Genry Ruiz Guillén Serawit Gezahagn Dejane Maksym Chernyak Juan Alexis Tineo-Martinez Brayan Garzón-Rayo Nhon Ngoc Nguyen Marie Ange Blaise Abelardo Avellaneda Delgado Jesus Molina-Veya Johnny Noviello Isidro Pérez Tien Xuan Phan Chaofeng Ge Lorenzo Antonio Batrez Vargas Oscar Rascon Duarte Norlan Guzman-Fuentes Miguel Ángel García Medina Johnny Noviello Santos Banegas Reyes Ismael Ayala-Uribe Norlan Guzman-Fuentes Miguel Ángel García Medina Huabing Xie Leo Cruz-Silva Hasan Ali Moh’D Saleh Josué Castro Rivera Gabriel Garcia Aviles Kai Yin Wong Francisco Gaspar-Andrés Pete Sumalo Montejo Shiraz Fatehali Sachwani Jean Wilson Brutus Fouad Saeed Abdulkadir Delvin Francisco Rodriguez Nenko Stanev Gantchev In 2026, ICE has murdered 2 people: Keith Porter [New years eve 2025] Renee Nicole Good -From the ICE_Raids Community on Reddit

And to all of our lovely WWC Followers, particularly those in the United States:

Take care. Take care of each other, your community, yourselves.

Travel in groups and make sure your loved ones know where you are. And absolutely know your rights.

And even in troubled times, try to find a spark of hope, creativity and comfort and hold onto it. For even joy is resistance.

Resources

Immigrant Defense Project

City of Mpls website: Know Your Rights (Minnesota)

For those who can support:

I've included the verified GoFundMe for Keith Porter's daughters.

Keith Porter's family GoFundme

~Mod Colette & WWC Team

[albatrossisland]

[lierdumoa]

"instead of you" isn't "for you"

[alternis]

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this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like

"Why should I write better when a machine can do it for me?

Because actually no one can do it for you, because your voice is unique among all the people on earth. Siri never petted a horse's neck. Alexa has never been ghosted by the captain of the football team. But you have lived, your heart is beating, you have suffered, and you have something important to say. It's a human's job, to use words, and whatever job you give to a machine, that part of your brain goes dark. Maybe it's worth it when it comes to remembering phone numbers and directions, but when that part of your brain that uses words goes dark, that's a vast area that's very close to your soul. Don't let some internet platform convince you that what you have to say and create isn't worthwhile. Words are the echo of your soul. Honing that echo matters."

[fixyourwritinghabits]

There's some scoffing at the value of copywriting, but you have to remember that the ability to advertise is an extremely valuable skill. The ability to convince someone to consider a product with words alone is the same skill you need to pitch your story, make a convincing argument, or craft a compelling narrative. It's a writing skill, like any other.

[willow-s-linda]

Merbaby is ready to explore the world.

[stankface]

Please Help!

I haven't posted on here in years, but I am currently homeless and looking for some help. I don't have a community irl (if I did, I wouldn't be homeless or jobless let's be real) so I'm reaching out to the few resources I do have to help me out during hard times. If you cannot contribute, please consider sharing. Every new pair of eyeballs helps.

Here's also a link to my Chuffed Campaign if you would rather share that instead. Thank you for even taking the time out to read this.

[stankface]

Please Help!

I haven't posted on here in years, but I am currently homeless and looking for some help. I don't have a community irl (if I did, I wouldn't be homeless or jobless let's be real) so I'm reaching out to the few resources I do have to help me out during hard times. If you cannot contribute, please consider sharing. Every new pair of eyeballs helps.

Here's also a link to my Chuffed Campaign if you would rather share that instead. Thank you for even taking the time out to read this.

[stankface]

Please Help!

I haven't posted on here in years, but I am currently homeless and looking for some help. I don't have a community irl (if I did, I wouldn't be homeless or jobless let's be real) so I'm reaching out to the few resources I do have to help me out during hard times. If you cannot contribute, please consider sharing. Every new pair of eyeballs helps.

Here's also a link to my Chuffed Campaign if you would rather share that instead. Thank you for even taking the time out to read this.

[stankface]

Please Help!

I haven't posted on here in years, but I am currently homeless and looking for some help. I don't have a community irl (if I did, I wouldn't be homeless or jobless let's be real) so I'm reaching out to the few resources I do have to help me out during hard times. If you cannot contribute, please consider sharing. Every new pair of eyeballs helps.

Here's also a link to my Chuffed Campaign if you would rather share that instead. Thank you for even taking the time out to read this.

[creatingblackcharacters]

Well!

Do you know the history of Juneteenth?

Kinda? I know it's for Black Americans but not why

No

Yes

I plead 'Not American'

Voting ended onJun 20, 2025

So first, let's clear a common misconception: no, President Abraham Lincoln did not love Black people nor see them as human equals. At best he was centrist about it (though, even his implication that 'exceptional' Black men ought to vote got him assassinated).

"My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do, it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that. What I do about slavery, and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union...I have here stated my purpose according to my view of official duty; and I intend no modification of my oft-expressed personal wish that all men everywhere could be free."

The "freeing of slaves" after the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 was meant to kneecap the economic and military powers of the seceded South. Lettuce stop making a white savior figure out of Lincoln, or thinking that my people's shackles were unchained via anything other than desperate war strategy and extreme violence. Think on that, for a moment.

That being said!

Juneteenth

Juneteenth is a time to gather as a family, reflect on the past and look to the future. Discover ways to celebrate this African American cul

But not everyone in Confederate territory would immediately be free. Even though the Emancipation Proclamation was made effective in 1863, it could not be implemented in places still under Confederate control. As a result, in the westernmost Confederate state of Texas, enslaved people would not be free until much later. Freedom finally came on June 19, 1865, when some 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas. The army announced that the more than 250,000 enslaved black people in the state, were free by executive decree. This day came to be known as "Juneteenth," by the newly freed people in Texas.

Consider going through the Smithsonian website to learn about Juneteenth! Recognize why it's an actual day of freedom, versus July 4th and the independence of a select few.

[writingwithcolor]

Happy Juneteenth, from WWC. Celebrate with joy.

This is a great post. Juneteenth is so important to recognize.

As a kid, I remember going to large celebrations for Juneteenth full of fellow Black folks. There was heaps of BBQ, lively music and local market goods. I didn't fully understand or appreciate it then. It also wasn't taught or mentioned at school either. I'm glad a light is now being shone on this important day.

Juneteenth (June 19): basic definition

"It celebrates the emancipation of enslaved [Black] people in the US. The holiday was first celebrated in Texas, where on that date in 1865, in the aftermath of the Civil War, enslaved people were declared free under the terms of the 1862 Emancipation Proclamation."

-Oxford Dictionary

Juneteenth marks the last of the enslaved Black American people being told they were free. This happened on June 19, 1865 in Galveston, Texas.

This day is a powerful symbol of deferred justice. Justice, respect and the right to live in peace and love that we're very much still fighting for.

I encourage all Black people to celebrate this day in whichever way that looks like. Do something that makes you happy. And by "doing something" that could very well just be relaxing (as is my plan for today; after writing this, I'll be escaping into a book!).

Black joy and rest is important. Both are acts of resistance.

All can celebrate this day, today and well beyond, by supporting Black people in your daily lives.

In the stories you as writers, write (Include us as nuanced main characters! Give us our moments, love, happy endings!)

In the authors you read and recommend.

The artists, musicians, creators and makers you support.

The people, places and causes you put your time, voice and money towards.

It all makes a difference and is seen.

Happy Juneteenth.

Love to you all, from the WritingWithColor team and me

~Mod Colette & WWC

[silverhandenthusiast]

So my friend sent me this screenshot from Ao3…

Holy

Fuck

My girl Pearline is really getting sidelined for the fucking white man and antagonist of the film.

Like LET HER BE WITH HER MAN.

This has got to be on purpose, there is no way people aren't aware of who Sammie’s actual love interest is. I understand there's a lot of reasoning as to why male characters in these kinds of movies are shipped together and people are into that.

But THIS?

THIS?

Come on bro, this isn't right, Sammie might've only known Pearline for one night, but he clearly had a huge thing for her. If she lived they could’ e developed a long term relationship and eventually would get married and have a family.

But Remmick stole that possibility from them and forever traumatized Sammie. Let's also not forget that Sammie named his club after Pearline so her memory would live on.

I know everyone has their own preferences, but I can't get around this ship, it just seems icky and disrespectful to both Sammie and Pearline.

Can we please stop disrespecting female characters (In this case a black woman) just so we can ship two male characters together? There's a right way to do this without a character getting kicked while they're down.

But this is not it at all.

Remmick and Sammie have literally ZERO I repeat ZERO chemistry together. The only appealing thing people seem to be pointing out is that Remmick is predatory towards Sammie.

….

I'm sorry but if that's the appeal then I'm judging you BIG TIME. If it is kink shaming to say that predatory ships are weird and problematic then I guess that's what I'm doing.

The fact that you would sideline the green flag black girl over the biggest red flag white cult leader vampire is CRAZY dude.

There's a right time and place for these kinds of ships, but this is not the place for that. If you think Sammie and Remmick have more chemistry than him and Pearline….

Do me a favor and watch the movie again.

Without rose-tinted glasses, because clearly we did not watch the same movie.

Also If you feel personally attacked by this post, keep in mind this is just my opinion. It's not an attack on dark romance readers or anyone who enjoys that genre. If this was a dark romance book my mouth would be shut because that's up to the book reviewers to cover, not me. But its not dark romance, its Sinners, so I made a post about this nonsense.

With that being said, I am done with this rant.

[meanmisscharles]

[stankface]

I think white ppl should die

[noretreatnancy]

Oh my GOD saw Sinners again… everybody trying to take Sammie’s voice (Remmick wanting to take it and use it for himself, his father telling him to give his voice to God, even Smoke telling him to give up the blues for his own good). But in the end his voice belongs to HIM!! it’s HIS gift it’s HIS power and he holds onto it and builds a life for himself with his music!!! It’s is his connection to his past and his avenue to his future

[fuckyeahkitschy2]

[macleod]

this is what the future was supposed to be about

[sayruq]

Donate to Hot meals 4 Starved Palestinian Kids in north Gaza, organized by Hani Almadhoun

Do you know what it’s like to watch your family starve? I do. My… Hani Almadhoun needs your support for Hot meals 4 Starved Palestinian

Donate!!!!!! Boost!!!!!

[barsilaybdroer]

i want to emphasize that this project is still active, despite the ongoing hardship. please give them your support if able.

[rottentiger-art]

this is the main lesson I took from sinners

[nahimjustfeelingit-writes]

This is too cute 😭😍

[chilewithcarnage]

'all rap music is about money, guns, sex and drugs' is like a nearly 40 year old argument and it's still just as racist and inaccurate as it was in the past

[chilewithcarnage]

like even if those were the only subject matter that rap and hip hop touched on, it shouldn't be a valid excuse to write off the genre because like it or not money sex drugs and guns are a part of the human experience that many other races of people partake in and make music about currently and throughout history and the singling out of black people and a black music genre as being uniquely evil for these things is just pure unadulterated racism