Something I don’t think enough people recognize when it comes to making shows more diverse, there is so much going on behind the scene that you literally can’t “just add them.” 

Alex Hirsch had to wait until the end of Gravity Falls to show that Sheriff Blubs and Deputy Durland were in love so that way the show didn’t get prematurely cancelled. And even still, that was censored in other countries. 

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The Owl House has a bisexual afro Latina protagonist that falls in love with a white lesbian. They kiss several times on screen and say “my awesome girlfriend.” It also has Disney’s first nonbinary character (Raine Whispers), their bisexual love interest (Eda Clawthorne), and an aro/ace woman (Lilith Clawthorne). However, because like five people said that TOH wasn’t the “Disney brand” the show is prematurely cancelled. So even with everything that TOH did, it only won battle but lost the war. 

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The art crew for Encanto had to fight to make Luisa buff. And when they were finally able to make her buff, Disney didn’t make as much Luisa merchandise because they thought little girls would want Mirabel or Isabela’s since they’re more “feminine.” (I think the same thing happened with Namaari when RATLD came out but I’m not sure. So don’t quote me on that.)

*Also, Luisa out preformed. So that’s a win. 

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Bubblegum and Marceline couldn’t kiss until the series finale of Adventure Time because it would’ve been cancelled. So throughout the entire series, the crew always just had to imply undertones about their past. Since HBO produced Obsidian, they were able to kiss on screen.

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Korra and Asami’s relationship had to tempt down so that way Nick could continue airing the show and they weren’t allowed to kiss until the comics. 

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Turning Red got so much unwarranted criticism because not only did Mei’s mom say “pads” but she showed them on screen. (I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, if that made you uncomfortable, that’s a sign that we need to do this more and not less.)

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Some countries marked She Ra as 18+ because Catra and Adora kissed on screen. (Once again, I’m not sure if this completely true but Nate Stevenson had to fight to actually show them kissing on screen instead of a fade to white.)

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Steven Universe is the gayest show I’ve ever seen in my life which was both good and bad. It was good for obvious reasons. Example being that it was the first show that introduced to me nonbinary people in a way that wasn’t “haha, look, she uses they/them pronouns. She’s so funny and quirky.” 

And it’s bad because it put a target on it’s back. SU has been censored so much that it’s honestly a miracle that we got an ending. And in most of the countries that censored SU, they usually portray Ruby as a man. So I can’t imagine how bad the censors were when the wedding happened and Ruby wore a dress and Sapphire wore a suit. 

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Also, you have to remember the outdated idea that gay/trans topics are “too mature” for kids to handle (there’s an episode of Adam Ruins Everything that talks about this). So it’s easier for shows with an older audience (like Arcane) to have queer/trans rep.

Not to mention, if you ever go on Insider’s website to look at the queer/trans characters in cartoons [here], most of the characters are revealed to be queer only online and not in the actual show.

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All of this BS because God forbid that kids find out that other people exist. 

Representation is important but please, just be aware of the actually struggles that go on that you don’t see and be thankful that this is where we are now because even though it might seem like it at times remember that this is actual progress. We need to keep pushing studios to do more. I’m sure that there’s millions of untold stories that would be made if not for this prejudice. 

I believe Snape is autistic

(FYI: I’m autistic myself and I have autistic children.)

Whoever is threatening Harry is about to learn ‘an object in motion, stays in motion unless acted upon by another force’ via a sleep deprived, nicotine addicted professor, with homicidal tendencies.

Ok some more bullshit for twitter refugees who need to learn the Tumblr Etiquettetm

‘children should not be exposed to literature about bigotry, violence, etc because they’re Not Prepared For It’ is like one of the most privileged opinions you can possibly have. i hate to tell you this but a lot of children face bigotry and violence in their daily lives! for children of colour and children who are victims of abuse and children in poverty, these things are Actually Happening to them In Real Life! what you are advocating for when you say children should be shielded from these things in media is for the white children with stable loving nuclear families to be shielded from acknowledging the lived realities of their peers!

I saw an experimental standup show by a comedian (his name is Corey White tho he’s not active anymore) who talked extensively about the neglect he experienced in his family of origin and then the sexual abuse and violence he went through in the foster system etc, and at the end he was talking about getting a scholarship to attend a private school. He found The Metamorphosis by chance on the shelves in the library when he was like 15? And when he read it, he saw this character, Gregor, and how he was rejected totally by his family for something that wasn’t at all his fault, and yet his love for them was constant and unconditional.

And being a fifteen year old boy who’d been brutalized his whole life by the people who were meant to care for him, for no reason at all, Corey broke down and cried in the middle of the library. And obviously this stuck with him because he was given this national platform (an hour-long stand up special) and he finished it with this memory. That story and the message he took from it stayed with him long into adulthood, he said suddenly he didn’t feel totally alone in his experience as an abused child. Who would deny a young person that kind of catharsis??

People have even gotten to the point where they’re saying that children can’t experience stories about death, as if death is something “too grim” and “too upsetting” for a child to possibly understand. But children are exposed to death all the time. Children have grandparents who die, parents who die, siblings who die, friends who die, and they know what it’s like go go through that grief. Overall, to act like childhood (which people paint with a very broad brush, sometimes they mean six-year-olds and sometimes they mean middle schoolers?) is a period of complete and total innocence and that children never experience any suffering, any grief, any bigotry, is really deliberately ignorant. People are talking about a fictional, idealized, archetypal Childhood and fictional, idealized, archetypal Children who are nothing but innocence have never experienced any kind of suffering

Books are being banned and removed from library shelves. This is a very bad thing. I was one of the authors who protested. I would have protested even if my book hadn't have been one of the books banned.

some severus hcs i feel particularly strongly about

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An unconventional mom friend who needs to find stability!!! (Sounds about right, tbh)

Headcanon: Patronuses represent not just your happiest memories, but your personality and your core values. And Snape’s patronus is not a direct embodiment of Lily. It’s more complex than that.

Patronuses are a topic I’ve been circling around for months since I knew I was going to address them in a fic I was writing.

There are characters like Tonks who have a patronus that’s quite literal – she’s in love with a werewolf and her patronus becomes a wolf. But most characters have more ambiguous/symbolic patronuses – like Hermione’s otter, or Ron’s Jack Russell terrier.

Looking at patronuses as symbolic of what each character most values: Hermione’s otter represents cleverness and playfulness. Ron’s dog represents loyalty and protection. Hermione is very clever, she values this trait in herself and others, and I think that one of the secret things that attracts her to Ron is his playfulness. The way he makes her laugh and has the ability to surprise her. Ron comes from a big family and is very loyal to and protective of his family and his friends – he’s a pack animal. I think their patronuses represent their personalities and what drives them very well, and I don’t think either Hermione and Ron would ever change to have matching patronuses.

I actually agree with Snape that Tonks’s patronus changing to a literal wolf for Remus is not healthy. (Though Snape was a total jerk telling her his unsolicited opinion on her patronus. No one asked you, dude.) There’s no nuance in this patronus or any reminder of other things that give her hope — family, friends — the wolf represents a totally singleminded focus on Remus that erases everything else in her life. Which is understandable considering her emotional state — she hasn’t accepted their breakup and she’s fixated on making him understand how much she loves him. But fact is Tonks and her patronus are in a bad place.

Which brings me to Snape. I think people see Tonks’ patronus change to a wolf to represent Remus and decide that Snape’s patronus must also *literally* and *directly* represent Lily. But… Remus *is* a literal wolf. Lily is not an animagus or a mythical faun or any other deer-like creature (as far as we know).

I think that the stag and doe patronuses of Snape, Lily, James, and Harry all represent their own personalities and the core of who each character is. Deer are a symbol of peace, which is what all four of these characters deeply desire – to be able to live in peace.

For James and Harry, the stag also represents strength and instinct – their bravery and they way they both tend to go with their gut. For Snape and Lily, the doe represents innocence, gentleness, devotion. Snape may not be particularly gentle outwardly, but it is something he values, and his happiest memories are of being treated gently — whether that’s by Lily or his mum or whoever in his life has actually been kind to him. I think that Snape’s patronus represents his wish that he could go back to a time when he still felt innocent. Yes, it does also reflect his devotion to the cause — to honoring Lily’s memory — but there’s just as much of him in his patronus as there is of Lily.

This is beautiful!

Minerva went to Spinner's End to take care of Severus' belongings after the war.

When going through all the books and notes on his massive bookshelves, she found a tin cookie box wrapped in an old emerald scarf in one of the higher cells. She opened it and inside was letters and notes and birthday cards with childish handwriting. They were everything Severus had ever received from Lily. Minerva took the birthday cards out, there were only six of them.

As she moved to the bedroom, she found another box wrapped in a tartan scarf she recognised as the gift from herself one Christmas. And inside the box was also, letters and cards for different occasions and some whiskey labels of the brand they used to drink together.

Y’all know damn well ain’t nothing changed here for Black Americans. It evolves with the times. Modern-day lynchings and all. It’s not just overt racism like back then, but covert racism to boot. Bill called it white supremacy. I call it white terrorism. Ain’t nothing supreme about it.

Anyone involved in the Civil Rights movement for the right reasons had an FBI file on them. I wonder how deep his was smh.

Rest easy, Bill Russell (1934-2022) 🕊❤️

I liked this post, scrolled for like another minute before I went “SHIT FUCK SHIT” and scrolled back to reblog it

I try to do this as often as I can 💙💙💙

Spread a little joy today, you’ll never know who you might inspire.

I do my best and that’s all I can do 😌✌️

I'M DOING AN EXPERIMENT

To prove something to a friend, please

REBLOG IF YOU THINK ASEXUALS BELONG IN LGBTQ+ SPACES

LIKE IF YOU THINK ASEXUALS DON’T BELONG IN LGBTQ+ SPACES

:)

REBLOGGING SO HARD.

YOU BETTER FUCKING BELIEVE IM REBLOGGING WTF

GET 👏🏼 RID 👏🏼 OF 👏🏼 ACE/AROPHOBIA 👏🏼

im gonna reblog this everytime i see it ,,

REBLOG THIS ALREADY!

I have never ignored a like button in my entire exsistance on this blue/teal whatever y'all colour it website tungle dot com!

As an ace myself, the amount of likes on this post doesn’t go well with me.

☝️My thoughts exactly. I don’t like it.

guys please

Liked out of habit

Immediately unliked and reblogged

i almost liked out of habit tbh but nvm 💜💜

Can Pride x Loretta be a thing?

Loretta literally had to give him a speech to get him to think straight.

He also knew what she was going to say before she said it.

Will Smith was just banned from the Oscars for 10 years for slapping a guy. Unrelated but here's an IMDb list of the most famous actors and directors who signed the letter asking for the statutory rape charges against Roman Polanski, who is not banned from the Oscars, to be dropped.

Perception of gravity in different celestial bodies | source

I don’t know why I find this so entertaining 😅

“The Pilgrim” 1923

Jeff Lee Johnson's paintings. The more you stare the more you see.