aww look at Pax & Zahara <3

Awwwwwwwwwww….Maaaaaaaaaaaaan…..Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet

Awww her babies momma Angie. She is a winner and always winning in my books!!

:o I didn’t even realize! Wooow

I’M MAD THE WOMAN HOLDING ZAHARA IS JUST LIKE “FUCK LOOKING SCARED IMMA WORK THE HELL OUTTA MY 5 SECONDS OF CAMERA TIME”

Me while looking at the only POC in every show ever (via valiendomother)

Alternately…

Will we see your family?

Will you have a storyline that does not revolve around your white friend?

Please don’t be an annoying stereotype.

Will you appear in every episode?

…And have more than sixty seconds of screentime per episode if you do?

(via masteradept)

CBS Sets Talent Deals with Trio of Actors From Diversity Showcase

CBS Sets Talent Deals with Trio of Actors From Diversity Showcase

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I’ve never seen an ichatrina shipper that can justify their ship. all they do is talk about how theoretically awesome The RedheadedWasteofSpace might be(or praise the weak-ass trope of she did it for love!!! [fucking gag me]) and put down Abbie.

If their fav was so great you wouldn’t have to...

SAY IT ONE MORE TIME

That little flutter in your heart when you find a woman who looks a lot like you and begin to imagine yourself in her shoes…

Artwork@Paizo

THIS. This is why proper representation is so important.

For Old Time’s Snake

The tale of a pregnant woman who confronts a basilisk she defeated in her adventurous youth.

My final project from last spring, colored it over the summer :D I wanted to fix/add a few more things but I’ve been drawing far too many important cubes and eyres this quarter and probably won’t have time. 

Sssstiiill sorting out how to color the cover though. If you’ve got any ideas speak up D: I’d appreciate it. 

Tokenism in The Walking Dead

I recently had been told by someone who doesn’t watch TWD that a lot of people have told her that the show is full of tokens. So I’m going to explore the validity of that statement in this post to clear things up.

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hey, remember how everyone was like “holy shit, actual black girl protagonist in historical fantasy” when Kate Elliott’s Cold Magic came out?

remember how she at least looked sorta brown on the cover? a little bit?

now, this cover is pretty goddamn whitewashed compared to the book’s descriptions

but here is the kindle cover art

blue eyes and everything.

they’re not even fucking trying, are they

look at how similar the designs are

down to the hairstyle, the swirly overlay, and the gear in the background

literally the only thing they changed was making her whiter, and turning all the brown design elements blue

THEY WERE LITERALLY LIKE “I CAN SEE NO WAY TO IMPROVE THIS COVER DESIGN EXCEPT TO USE A WHITER GIRL”

Wowwww.  And they kept everything else the same, so it’s not even like they wanted to change the pattern design or anything, it’s like “we like that cover, but she’s not white looking enough…”

Disgrace.

Describing Chinese Girls

Anonymous asked: How would you describe a Chinese girl’s physical appearance, specifically eyes and skin tone? I have heard describing her eyes as almond is offensive and leads to the belief that is prevalent in some Asian countries that their eyes are not good enough or beautiful, but I also don’t want to exotic-ise them. I also have poor colour perception but know my readers probably won’t, otherwise would have looked at colour swatches. Thank you

I’d start looking for Chinese people from the region of your story’s setting who would be willing to help you out with your research. Once you’ve found a few takers, politely ask them how they would describe themselves. 

If you’re writing from an outsider’s perspective—that is, you’re writing not as the Chinese girl character but from the viewpoint of a non-Chinese or perhaps non-East Asian character—you might do research on how people of your viewpoint character’s culture and time period describe(d) Chinese people who look like your Chinese girl character. 

And another thing: “almond-shaped” can be offensive to some, but keep in mind that not everyone takes offense to the same things. My issue with “almond-shaped” as a descriptor for what has also been termed “Asian eyes” (also a super vague and inadequate descriptor, in my opinion) is that an almond shape to the eye is one of the most common eye shapes across all races in the whole world. In my opinion, my eyes are almond-shaped, and I’m not Chinese or even East Asian. 

And this descriptor has only become even more ineffectual as it has grown into a cliche. It’s just not all that helpful term. If you feel you must describe the shape of your Chinese character’s eyes, I suggest you find another way. As with everywhere else in the world, there is a wide spectrum of diversity in eye shape among Chinese people. Luckily, there are lots of resources online with listed terms for describing eye shape and plenty of people with these eye shapes whose opinions you could ask. Google and enjoy!

The comments section of this NPR article offer up an interesting discussion on the topic of East Asian eye shape. Have a look.

As far as skin color goes—again, this characteristic can vary widely. You would need to research time period, region, and social class at the very least to help pinpoint the most likely skin colors of your Chinese girl character.

The viewpoint character is also important here. If the viewpoint character is a white guy, for example, he might describe your Chinese girl character’s skin as darker or browner (or perhaps not, depending) or smoother or less freckled than his own. If the Chinese girl herself is the viewpoint character, then others would be darker or lighter or tanner or browner or pinker or milkier or fairer or whiter or more wrinkled or less blemished or whatever-er compared to her. Do you see what I mean? 

Skin color is not as simple as brown or not brown and then a variance of darker to lighter. Skin has tones. It has many colors, blemishes, and scars. It can be hairy or smooth or cracked and dry or shiny or beaded with sweat or lined or tired-looking or freckled or colored with a blush or drained of color or sallow or firm or supple.

Countries and cultures are not made up of clones. People are distinct, and that distinction is worth noting. There is nuance in all things, and it’s your job as a writer to capture it. 

Thanks for your question! If any of our followers have suggestions for the anon, feel free to comment on this post or send us a message!

-C

HELL YEAH

I’m not READY

CLEMMYYYY

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A fire Elsa, just in time for the Lunar new year!

Elsa the Queen of Flames

Jesus

12 Fundamentals Of Writing “The Other” (And The Self) I agree with Daniel José Older on most things. (via route9litmag)

Fiction Week

This reminds me of a great book I had as a kid, The Serpent Slayer: and Other Stories of Strong Women. It isn’t a retelling of the usual European fairy tales, but draws on fairy tales from around the world. It’s really good. And as a chubby kid I liked that its protagonists were girls and women of various ages and body types, not just waif-like fifteen-year-olds.

These pictures are just the tip of the iceberg. Every single illustration in that book is gorgeous and interesting.