#darklightshadows

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[talesfromthecrypts]

There is a youtuber i'm watching review the show and I can tell she doesn't like that Louis is black and that the show touches on that. What's your opinion? (Sorry if it's a loaded question)

Here's the thing first off: an adaption should be a way for different artists to look at the same material. An adaption should never be 1:1 exact because there is no reason to do that. It a pointless exercise.

Now that that's out of the way: Louis being black is one of the greatest things they did to create a modern retelling using the same basic story. Possibly the MOST important part of Louis' character is he plays at being moral but is a hypocrite. The moving of his character from a white plantation owner to the black owner of several not above board businesses in Storyville is genius and has an excellent understanding of New Orleans history. I'm incredibly impressed with the way they've woven race into the story (I should note for people that don't know I am a white latina 3rd generation American so it is not my place to go into detail but I can give you black bloggers who can and have).

Those books are dear to me. This adaption understands the heart of the series as a whole better than any of the others. The book was written as way to deal with great grief over losing a daughter. The books as they went on became a lot more complicated. This show already seems to becoming an incredibly important piece of not only queer media but black queer media. Every change has been worth it to create something that celebrates where it came from while being a new piece of art with more to say.

Put bluntly, people can feel however they want but if someone is angry because they think being WHITE is essential to Louis' character? They are wrong and they can chew rocks. Jacob Anderson is Louis.

[dysphorie]

How many piercings does Jim have?

For definite? Two, one in each earlobe. I've no idea if he has any anywhere else (except i know his nips aren't pierced lmao)

[deathtriangles]

Look at Malakai's new IG post. 👀

i personally think it’s a red herring, he has hinted at stuff before that hasn’t come to pass. i do think, as much as i love him as a performer, that he has a huge tendency to overcomplicate things with lore (lmfao) like I’d much rather death triangle vs house of black as is. plus, not getting the singles match between them would be a goddamn crime

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