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I wish I could do a poll here, but I’m struggling with two ideas for my Bellarke Fic. So opinions, Bellarkers, which would you rather see: An office romance OR a crime/cop romance? I’m stuck.

#bellarke #bellarkers #tell me what you think is best #I can't decide #need your opinions

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Tv scoop Awards 2018: Best shocker

https://www.eonline.com/news/943961/tv-scoop-awards-2018-vote-for-the-best-and-worst-shockers GO VOTE NOW WE NEED YOU

WE’RE IN SECOND POSITION GO BELLARKERS GO VOTE A THOUSAND TIMES WE CAN BEAT ‘EM WE ALREADY DID IT AND WE KNOW WHAT WE’RE CAPABLE OF

#bellarke #bellarkers #bellamy and clarke #bellarke reunion #bellamy and clarke reunion #bellamy and clarke reunite #reunite bellarke #bellarke reunite #the100 #the 100 #let's go bellarkers #tv awards #tv scoop awards 2018 #tv scoop awards 2018: vote for the best shocker

Who's ready to drown in a puddle of tears TODAY?? Cuz I'm not. I suck at swimming. I'll get hit witH A SHIPPP. THE WORD PLAY IS ENDLESS!!

#Bellarke #will be the end of me #bellarke fam #here we goooo #bellarkers

can we stop fighting pls

DISCLAIMER: I am cis and white, I’m a majority, have biases, I know that. I don’t want to speak for a community I’m not a member of, these are just my opinions. It’s not my intention to offend or upset anyone.

I get why so many Clexa shippers were devastated by Lexa’s death; it wasn’t at all JUST about representation and seeing a celebrated same-sex couple, especially one involving a lead character, it was that they truly believed they were suited, soulmates, true love etc. If that had happened to Fitzsimmons or somethin I’d have lost my shit. But I shipped Bellarke from the beginning and as much as I loved Lexa I just didn’t see that ‘meant to be’ thing in Clexa. I will attribute that PARTLY to subconscious bias; I lean more towards the heterosexual end of the spectrum, and as such I am basically cis. I guess I liked Bellarke more because I couldn’t personally identify AS EASILY with Clexa (that’s not to say I can’t identify with same-sex relationships on an EQUALLY deep level (MALEC!!)). However; I’m part of the majority, I get to see my sexuality celebrated every day, I get to read about it and see it and experience it without fear of mis-representation or anything like that. I do think I can more easily identify with hetero relationships. I do ship same-sex couples, it just doesn’t come to me as quickly or easily (particularly in female same-sex couples as while I can be attracted to women, I don’t think I could fall for one…) I don’t identify with it immediately, and unlike members of the LGBTQ+ community, I get to see my sexuality represented daily. Maybe that’s unfair or hetero-normative but its the truth.

BUT I also believe that for many people, including myself, that’s only part of the reason why they ship Bellarke over Clexa.

My shipping Bellarke is also about the characters. Like I said, I shipped them from the beginning because I LOVE a good redemption arc and that’s what I saw in Bellamy and his relationship with Clarke. I could see mutual growth in their relationship. I could see instant chemistry. The other part of the reason I didn’t ship Clexa was because I felt that Clarke was running from her people and into Lexa’s arms, which is fine, but also frustrating. I was frustrated with Clarke, and to me Clexa became an obstacle not to Bellarke necessarily, but to Clarke facing herself and her people, to Clarke going back to her people. I loved what Lexa did for Clarke in helping her heal. I LOVED LEXA and I was sad when she died. I didn’t want her to die. And the way she was discarded, the way their relationship was discarded was hurtful and disrespectful. Clexa means so much to so many people, and having that ripped away not only from the fans but from a beloved character like Clarke was horrific and painful.

It’s 4:01am right now, but I just want this rant to let people know that there are so many Bellarkers (and no doubt Clexa people) who just want the hatred and the fighting and the insults to stop. It’s, for lack of a better word, disgusting. Tumblr can become a kind of echo chamber sometimes, and I think it’s important to just be respectful and try to spread the positive side of the 100 fandom, the side which came together to grieve and be angry, regardless of who they shipped. If you’re one of those people, please reblog so we can spread the word?

EDIT: It has been made apparent to me that people are upset because it appears that I never thought Clexa were in love. They definitely were. It was quick, but that was Jason trying to push an already great relationship to a point where Lexas death would be as heartbreaking at possible, which it was. I also think every Clexa shipper and every bellarker has the right to be angry. I'm not telling anyone how to feel, I'm just asking people to stop throwing insults and assumptions around and start listening to each other. Some may not find this discussion relevant anymore but I believe it is, which is why I used the Clexa tag; I want to talk to the Clexas who think all Bellarkers are in some way homophobic. It's not true and it's not fair. The show isn't all about the ships, but shipping or not shipping something is not an expression of beliefs over an entire issue and shouldn't be viewed as such.