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I’m all for exploring themes like abuse and trauma...respectfully. With nuance and discretion. Showing sexual assault in explicit detail is not that. It’s voyeuristic and disrespectful. It is fully possible to explore the ramifications of rape and other forms of sexual violence without being pornographic.

The rhetoric that showing violent sexual violence is graphic detail is necessary to communicate its brutality to the audience is BULLSHIT. The mere implication of sexual violence isn’t enough for you? 

Kelly: We had a walk. We went for a drink. We immediately hit it off. 

Naomi: I had never, in previous films, met someone who was so on my wavelength.

#the best thing to have come out of tros

I still can’t wrap my mind around the fact a star wars trilogy made in the 2010s managed to feature more abuse apologia and the “it’s a woman duty to fix a man” bs than a trilogy made in the late 1970s-early 1980s.

And equally as important as the aforementioned, considering everyone at Disney and Star Wars were patting themselves on the back for being inclusive and having poc in their main cast– I still can’t wrap my mind around the fact a star wars trilogy made in the 2010s managed to feature more racism and racial stereotyping than a trilogy made in the late 1970s-early 1980s.

To the TLJ stans reblogging this and acting like only TROS is part of the problem… the issues with TROS were set-up in TLJ. TLJ was openly racist to Finn, Poe and Rose, TLJ treatment of Rey’s arc was the stepping stone to make it all revolve around ~redeeming Kylo~ and butchering her character in the process. The problem started with TLJ and Rian Johnson, stop acting like the previous movie in the saga isn’t at fault.

dont know what cis person needs to hear this

but you need to stop adding “reblog to make a transphobe mad” onto every single trans positivity post. we dont exist to make our oppressors mad. we dont exist to be a weapon against bigots. we dont want you to remind us that people hate out guts because we simply exist every single time we try to be positive and self loving.

Hot take: reblog it to make a transgender person feel loved??? I dunno

if u hinge your assessment of whether or not you can atone for whatever stuff youve done and become a better person on whether or not a fictional mass murderer magically gets away with being a mass murderer after 2 films in a row where he made it clear he does not think he’s doing anything to atone for…

idk what to tell you except maybe take a step or six back 

From what I can see misogynoir in fandom doesn’t always look like tearing Black female characters and fans down. It can also look friendly and benign on the surface.

Like, take some of the additions to the very welcome news that Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson are considering doing a remake of the 1992 hit The Bodyguard together.

One commenter on this post, for instance, thought that Chris must look up to Tessa like a big sister after having worked with her.

Uh, really? Big sister? Chris and Tessa are the same age, both born in 1983, and if you want to split hairs Chris was born in August and Tessa in October of that year. Yet this commenter somehow assigned the elder sister role to Tessa. I wonder why. Could it have anything to do with the fact that Black people tend to be seen as older starting from childhood onward? Also with the fact that Black people are frequently cast as caretakers and supporter for white people?

There’s also the really interesting fact that this commenter’s mind reflexively went to “brother and sister” when faced with the possibility that Chris and Tessa might be playing the leads of this blatantly romantic movie. Where have I heard the implied comparisons to incest before? Oh yeah, in response to every fucking Black/white ship ever. Because SOMETHING about these ships immediately brings some people’s minds to incest, i.e. an abomination. Which is a pretty hypocritical hill to die on, given how much fandom loves its actually incestuous white ships, your Wincests and Joneryses.

Then there was the addition to that same Bodyguard post saying that this was only valid if Tessa was the bodyguard and I’m like… *heavy sigh* Look, I agree there’s a certain girl power appeal in the delicate and petite Tessa being the bodyguard of that hulking humongous hunk Chris. If we were talking about a white woman I’d  love that setup. But the thing is, that commenter is–probably with the best of intentions–perpetuating the idea that a Black woman is automatically a caretaker to a white dude rather than someone who is herself cherished, vulnerable, and protected. What is progressive and empowering for a white cis woman is not necessarily so for other women.

I don’t think the people saying these things were malicious, nor would they think they’re hating Black women. This isn’t a matter of intent or personal morality, though. Sometimes racism, misogyny, and the toxic combination of the two don’t look like hatred, but more like unchecked assumptions to unpack and unlearn.

Gonna bring this essay back every time some dipshit tells me this is a non-issue and that I should stop writing about what I fucking want on my own blog :)

“What is progressive and empowering for a white cis woman is not necessarily so for other women.”

Relegating black women to traditionally masculine roles is also really just reiterating the whole “black women are manly, unlike our delicate, feminine white women” argument that has propped up white women since slavery. @ white cis women: even if it isn’t your intent, our arguments can (and do!) still exist in specific, historically racist contexts.

This reminds me of when Lupita Nyong’o got cast in Black Panther and I saw hella people and outlets saying “But why does she need to play a love interest tho :( “ like there is some huge amount of black love interests in mainstream Hollywood blockbusters. 

why do we, as a society, not talk about big hero six more? it’s easily the best disney movie of this decade. it had brotherly love, no boring romance, a realistic depiction of grief, an actually interesting artstyle from disney for once, fairly diverse characters, fall out boy, encouraged kids to pursue science, strong women in stem, like i could go on! stop sleeping on big hero six 2k19

Hi because every time time I think about big hero 6 I want to burst into tears

AI fears you have: Sentient and autonomous robots waging war against humans

AI fears you should have: We are literally automating systems of oppression which is amplifying systemic racism and making it more efficient. Using algorithms that target marginalized people for longer sentencing in prison, perpetuate invisible redlining, and neglect to identify people of color and disabled people as human in facial recognition software, allows people to avoid even the most basic ethical consideration or self interrogation about their role because they can allow themselves to believe programs and algorithms are “objective.”

do yall agree with dreamworks version

From what I can see misogynoir in fandom doesn’t always look like tearing Black female characters and fans down. It can also look friendly and benign on the surface.

Like, take some of the additions to the very welcome news that Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson are considering doing a remake of the 1992 hit The Bodyguard together.

One commenter on this post, for instance, thought that Chris must look up to Tessa like a big sister after having worked with her.

Uh, really? Big sister? Chris and Tessa are the same age, both born in 1983, and if you want to split hairs Chris was born in August and Tessa in October of that year. Yet this commenter somehow assigned the elder sister role to Tessa. I wonder why. Could it have anything to do with the fact that Black people tend to be seen as older starting from childhood onward? Also with the fact that Black people are frequently cast as caretakers and supporter for white people?

There’s also the really interesting fact that this commenter’s mind reflexively went to “brother and sister” when faced with the possibility that Chris and Tessa might be playing the leads of this blatantly romantic movie. Where have I heard the implied comparisons to incest before? Oh yeah, in response to every fucking Black/white ship ever. Because SOMETHING about these ships immediately brings some people’s minds to incest, i.e. an abomination. Which is a pretty hypocritical hill to die on, given how much fandom loves its actually incestuous white ships, your Wincests and Joneryses.

Then there was the addition to that same Bodyguard post saying that this was only valid if Tessa was the bodyguard and I’m like… *heavy sigh* Look, I agree there’s a certain girl power appeal in the delicate and petite Tessa being the bodyguard of that hulking humongous hunk Chris. If we were talking about a white woman I’d  love that setup. But the thing is, that commenter is–probably with the best of intentions–perpetuating the idea that a Black woman is automatically a caretaker to a white dude rather than someone who is herself cherished, vulnerable, and protected. What is progressive and empowering for a white cis woman is not necessarily so for other women.

I don’t think the people saying these things were malicious, nor would they think they’re hating Black women. This isn’t a matter of intent or personal morality, though. Sometimes racism, misogyny, and the toxic combination of the two don’t look like hatred, but more like unchecked assumptions to unpack and unlearn.

Gonna bring this essay back every time some dipshit tells me this is a non-issue and that I should stop writing about what I fucking want on my own blog :)

“What is progressive and empowering for a white cis woman is not necessarily so for other women.”

Relegating black women to traditionally masculine roles is also really just reiterating the whole “black women are manly, unlike our delicate, feminine white women” argument that has propped up white women since slavery. @ white cis women: even if it isn’t your intent, our arguments can (and do!) still exist in specific, historically racist contexts.

Anyone who doesn’t want Finnrey to happen because it’s “heteronormative” has permission to stand five thousand miles away from me.

Friendly reminder that if Rey were in love with Kylo Ren, or even remotely cared about him, she would have dragged him a few feet with her to Snoke’s escape craft rather than leave him on a burning, exploding ship that had just been cut in half.

She cried over Finn body as a plant was crumpling around them , she was ready to die with the boy she just meet . She left Kylo ass alone and ship that could blow up and minute .

everyone who genuinely compares reylo to anidala owes every star wars cast $5

White people: You know what? Scarlett Johansson should be allowed to play anyone! It doesn't matter if the character is a trans man or woman of japanese descent

*Lashana Lynch gets announced as the next 007*

White people:

I love how Starwars.com edited an accidental spoiler they gave about Dark!Rey being a Force vision. 

Anyway, I’ve seen the design of the lightsaber. It’s a cross between a U-shape and a switchblade and possibly the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen (and I usually like unique styles). I’m glad it’s a vision because I wouldn’t be able to take the film seriously if it was in there for more than a minute or so.

Rey (after being shaken by the vision): Actually nvm last time I trusted a vision I let an already evil prick manipulate me into inadvertently helping him take over the First Order and the galaxy so