The Roodeness Shenanigans

he was, which literally had so much potential for him because like, an arc about a character unlearning racism? especially because he's immortal and has had plenty of time to unlearn that so i'm sure it's definitely at least started to happen

also you can't point out a character flaw like that and expect me to instantly hate the character. i mean. seth gordon is one of my favorite characters. it's literally all about the potential man.

a character who is actively racist constantly, and refuses to listen to criticism or acknowledge their flaws? bad. especially if they're causing major harm. a character who's flaws were a big part of their past and who shows a want or need to change? iconic

yes! and also give me vampires unlearning toxic mentalities they were taught due to the time period in which they were alive because that is infinitely more interesting than 'boy is sad bcs he undying. is emo. likes girl but also stalks her and acts aggressively and claims he cant talk to her ever'

DUDE. Homophobic vampires unlearning homophobia and becoming huge LGBTQ rights supporters

blending the two so that queer vampires with heavily internalized homophobia can see the world change and see people like them be accepted and treated normally and begin to accept it too

blending the two so that queer vampires with heavily internalized homophobia can see the world change and see people like them be accepted and treated normally and begin to accept it too

YES

not rudeness but everyone should see my babies

tail go
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she looks like she's in flight

the fetishization of mlm relationships by a couple female writers on here is out of control and that's that. some y'all really still need to learn how to see gay men as people and not cute objects. not tagging anyone bc i do not feel like fighting people but just :)) i needed to vent.

dude, could you pm me who? cause i've noticed it in a few users who literally blend together in my head cause i don't talk to them enough

also… write gay relationships cause they exist, not because it turns you on or for diversity points. also if you're turned on by gay men you are just as bad as straight men fetishizing lesbians. especially if you get all hot and bothered by them having sex. it's the same thing

the fetishization of mlm relationships by a couple female writers on here is out of control and that's that. some y'all really still need to learn how to see gay men as people and not cute objects. not tagging anyone bc i do not feel like fighting people but just :)) i needed to vent.

dude, could you pm me who? cause i've noticed it in a few users who literally blend together in my head cause i don't talk to them enough

also… write gay relationships cause they exist, not because it turns you on or for diversity points. also if you're turned on by gay men you are just as bad as straight men fetishizing lesbians. especially if you get all hot and bothered by them having sex. it's the same thing

Same to all of this. (I'd like to be included in the PM too, because now I'm curious??)

Although I'd like to point out that writing gay guys/having a lot of gay characters is not the same thing as fetishization. I have a lot of gay characters, simply because for whatever reason I A) write dudes better than gals, most of the time, and B) as I myself romantically/sexually prefer more masculine people, this gets reflected into my characters. Therefore, I have a lot gay/bi/pan male characters.

the fetishization of mlm relationships by a couple female writers on here is out of control and that's that. some y'all really still need to learn how to see gay men as people and not cute objects. not tagging anyone bc i do not feel like fighting people but just :)) i needed to vent.

dude, could you pm me who? cause i've noticed it in a few users who literally blend together in my head cause i don't talk to them enough

also… write gay relationships cause they exist, not because it turns you on or for diversity points. also if you're turned on by gay men you are just as bad as straight men fetishizing lesbians. especially if you get all hot and bothered by them having sex. it's the same thing

Same to all of this. (I'd like to be included in the PM too, because now I'm curious??)

Same here, especially since I am part of the targeted group–gay men. I'd like to be included so I know who to fucking avoid.

Although I'd like to point out that writing gay guys/having a lot of gay characters is not the same thing as fetishization. I have a lot of gay characters, simply because for whatever reason I A) write dudes better than gals, most of the time, and B) as I myself romantically/sexually prefer more masculine people, this gets reflected into my characters. Therefore, I have a lot gay/bi/pan male characters.

totally true! woman writers can write queer guys just fine, and their presence in work is far from an innately bad thing– it's important representation. of course everyone is allowed to have gay characters, it's when people dehumanize them. i'm more talking about objectification, because that's when it gets super uncomfortable for me personally.

Yeah, I get that, I just wanted to point out that there is a distinction there :) And yeah, I think objectification is honestly uncomfortable for just about everyone

yeah no heavy difference between simply writing gay relationships–i have plenty of mlm myself, i think each of my stories has featured one main gay couple and multiple background couples/alluded to couple–and making them a target of your weird fetish.

in other news, i think a lot of people don't really think about why those 'high end' dresses are so expensive? and so they get all pissy because they're babies incapable of rational thought? so yeah