@sapphosigns asked:
Greetings =) I was wondering if any Black mods and followers would be up to sharing your thoughts/feelings on portrayals of Black characters sexuality- given that a lot of portrayals hypersexualise or fetishize. What would you want to see/feel is more balanced given the way black people are treated in media at large? (thank you for doing what you do with this blog)
Here is my opinion on things that should be more represented in relationships involving Black characters, concerning their sexuality:
Black gay men or women
Bisexual characters
Aromantic or asexual characters too
Even though we tend to be more closeted depending on how theses identities are viewed in our communities (generally for religious motives), Black people aren’t “more straight” than White people for example.
Relationship not rooted in trauma or violence.
Going with that, more tenderness and romanticism too, with the funny-awkward moments that go with it.
Weird love declarations, embarrassing but lovingly awkward sexual situations.
I also want to add that it extends to family dynamics.
Black characters having a present partner for their children or having both their parents together (to be careful with the Absent Black Father trope).
More relationships involving two Black characters!! Lots of relationships involving a Black character involve a White lover. While this is okay, Black love could be a bit more depicted outside the romance genre (I’m thinking fantasy and science-fiction, or Young Adult).
These relationships can be harder to find in literature, due to the prevalence of the White lover.
There’s an amazing french graphic novel titled Amours croisées by Laura Nsafou and Camélia Blandeau which depicts Yari, a Black girl living in Paris, falling in love with Hide, who has East-Asian origins and mostly… is polyamourous. The graphic novel is about discovering different ways to love, including inside your own relationship. The drawing style and the plot are really soft. That’s an example of what can be done to depict our relationships in a caring way.
-Mod Lydie
Black followers, please add the BIPOC queer representation you want to see!
@danidonovan has signed her name at the bottom right of her artwork. Please give her blog a follow for more information on ADHD. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I also pull a lot of my information from additudemag.com. Thankfully, we’re learning more about ADHD every day!
Also, remember, that people without this diagnosis can experience these symptoms, as well. ADHD is more chronic and a daily struggle.
Happy ADHD awareness month all 🤗
End of a convo in 2020.
“yeah, this is super long and I don't even know why I am typing this to a person that I've never met face-to-face online... but who cares, right? Like shit, I've been through shit and all of my friends, in real life and online, have been through some serious shit, and I've kind of been going along with it and try to help them and shit.... heh... like shit, this is a very long response, sorry for the wait...”
Myself in 2020
petition to make it real:
It needs to be real for me.
a scooby doo series set in community college where the gang is in a criminology class and end up in a huge debate on the first day of class that leads to them starting a podcast talking about local urban legends, only to realize things aren’t quite adding up and they go to investigate for ~journalistic authenticity~ and end up solving a real-life crime disguised as supernatural occurrences. this happens every week and they’re frequently featured on the school newspaper. they only have twenty listeners
blossoming romance writing prompts:
accidental hand touching
eye contact across a crowded room
exchanging secret smiles
first conversations alone
admiring them from afar
asking them about their family
visiting them at their place of work
discovering common interests
exchanging gifts for the first time
a surprise encounter
picking a leaf/flower petal out of their hair, or brushing dirt off of their face
nervous embarrassment around them (blushing, fidgeting etc)
complimenting their appearance
looking at their lips as they talk
finding excuses to be alone with each other
naturally gravitating closer together
noticing their individual quirks
hello/goodbye hugs that linger
talking late into the night
clumsy attempts at flirting
sharing long term dreams, goals and aspirations with one another
playful teasing
being unable to keep their eyes off of them
attempting to find out if they are single/available
finding comfort in their scent
creating art inspired by them
sharing an umbrella in the rain, or a coat/blanket in the cold
surprising them with their favourite treat
visiting their home for the first time
confiding in them
Back again to the stupid ass high school AU
+ Bubba and Elliot alt outfits
BeholLD MY TINKER HICCUP FAIRY DESIGN!!
Been having this on my head for a whilee and really wanted to give the desing a go. Why? I don't know, but a Neverland au sure it's fucking cool
“Of all the stars, I wish for them to have a happy ending after we get our hearts crushed one last time.”
- @bardofanauthor
the Wheelers fall for the Byers in every universe
A small experimental and messy comic about the queer hate to queer pipeline that seems to affect a lot of people, and since it’s pride month and I don’t see a lot of artistic commentary on this…here you go? I’m a baby gay, not even able to legally drink yet and only recently realized my sexuality so I’m sure there’s people who have suffered from being raised in bigotry much longer and much worse and I’m willing for this post to be the place they can share their stories! I’d be honored to hear stories from people like me. Happy pride month!
(Writers Note for page two- I am aware of sexualities that stem from trauma like Caedsexual exist and are 100% valid! I am referring to the belief that ALL under the LGBTQ+ umbrella are sick and are just ‘confused victims of abuse’ in a not so nice sense.)
Can I kick it? (Yes, you can!)
I figure out I had ADHD last year, but I didn’t seek an official diagnosis and medication until this year. I’m 30 years old, my school days are long behind me. I slipped through the cracks because I have predominately inattentive type and I was a quiet little girl. Having ADHD does not mean you have to be hyperactive and loud, it means you have a processing problem in your brain that doesn’t allow you to regulate your focus or emotions.
Mental health even now is still taboo to talk about. People are more open now than ever about it however and that gives me hope.
This is a profoundly personal comic and it only reflects my own experience with ADHD. It is on a spectrum with a wide range of personalities. But if my story connects with someone else and helps them, that would mean the world to me.
Parker (they/he) (21)WRITING COMMISSIONS ARE OPEN! ★Apart of TOO MANY DAMN FANDOMS!!!
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