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spider999now: “ Mommy Newt feeding his cute Mooncalves ;U; they are just so strangely adorable that i just can’t explain xD haha and ps: i know i’ve been away for a LONG time and i’m sorry about that ;__; i’ll try to be more active and not stress so...
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Mommy Newt feeding his cute Mooncalves ;U; they are just so strangely adorable that i just can’t explain xD haha

and ps: i know i’ve been away for a LONG time and i’m sorry about that ;__; i’ll try to be more active and not stress so much about school!

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writingwithcolor

Anonymous asked:

I'm writing a story that requires the character archetype of a wise, magical mentor figure, like the kind so often seen in high fantasy novels. I'm trying to make the novel as diverse as I can, and I decided to make the mentor figure a WOC. While she's not black, I'm still concerned that she's going to perpetuate the stereotype of magical people of color, since she does not have her own character arc, even though the protagonists of the story are almost all people of color.

Correcting a Potential “Magical PoC” Character

Based on the details you’ve given me of this character, it does seem like a Magical POC trope. While it’s typically applied to Black and Native American characters, It can be applied to other PoC, especially when you have them serving as arc-less magical mentor figures. My suggestion would be to check out the Magical Negro and Magical Native American tags to learn more about the trope and how to avoid it.

Some other ways to fix this might be to: 

  1. Have more WOC of the race of this mentor who do have an arc and importance to the story 
  2. Create an arc and emotional depth to the mentor figure, even if it’s not very detailed or important to the plot; something is better than nothing 
  3. Don’t have her assisting white people or just white people. It’s a bit different dynamic when you’ve got a POC mentoring other POC vs. POC being the inspiring magical mentor for white people.

~Mod Colette

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writingwithcolor intheindigo

How to write fic for Black characters: a guide for non-Black fans

eshusplayground

  1. Don’t characterize a Black character as sassy or thuggish, especially when the character in question is can be described in literally ten thousand other ways..
  2. Don’t describe Black characters as chocolate, coffee, or any sort of food item.
  3. Don’t highlight the race of Black characters (ie, “the dark man” or “the brown woman”) if you don’t highlight the race of white characters.
  4. Think very carefully about that antebellum slavery or Jim Crow AU fic as a backdrop for your romance.
  5. If you’re not fluent with AAVE, don’t use it to try to look cool or edgy. You look corny as hell.
  6. Don’t use Black characters as a prop for the non-Black characters you’re actually interested in.
  7. Keep “unpopular opinions” about racism, Black Lives Matter, and other issues pertinent to Black folks out the mouths of Black characters. We know what the fuck you’re doing with that and need to stop.
  8. Don’t assume a Black character likes or hates a certain food, music, or piece of pop culture.
  9. You can make a Black character’s race pertinent without doing it like this.
  10. Be extremely careful about insinuating that one or more of a Black character’s physical features are dirty, unclean, or ugly.

Feel free to add more.

eshusplayground

Adding more…

  1. Be wary of making Black characters seem animalistic, uncivilized, or subhuman in comparison to white characters. Watch out for: comparing us to monkeys, gorillas, chimpanzees, apes, and other animals.
  2. Words like Negroid, colored/colured, Negro, and the n-word do not belong in the mouths of contemporary characters you want to portray as sympathetic.
  3. Not all Black people are African American.
  4. Africa is not a country but the second-largest continent on earth with some 54 different countries with thousands of ethnic groups and 1,500 to 3,000 languages and dialects.
  5. Resist the urge to make a Black character seem uneducated and ignorant compared to white characters.
  6. Capitalizing Black shows that you recognize that the word unifying people of African descent, particularly the diaspora, should be described using a proper noun.
  7. Please, say “Black people,” not “blacks.”
  8. Give Black characters the same psychological and moral complexity as white men are given by default.
  9. Make sure that you don’t write a Black character as happily subservient to a white character.
  10. Understand and show that you understand that Black characters don’t exist to be the caretakers of white characters.
eshusplayground

And more…

  1. Do your own homework instead of expecting, asking, or demanding Black fans to do it.
  2. Before approaching that Black person you admire so much for being so articulate about race issues (this is sarcasm) to beta read your work: 1) make sure it’s something they’ve expressed interest in doing, and 2) you offer something in return for their time and expertise.
  3. Be prepared for fans to have issues with what you came up with and open to suggestions.
  4. Having only one Black character in a story that takes place in a huge city, country, or galaxy looks weird. Really, really weird. Scary weird.
  5. Don’t use a Black character’s death to motivate a white character.
  6. Portray Black characters with complex and multifaceted identities. We are more than just Black. We are also women, LGBT, Jewish, disabled, neurodivergent, immigrants, etc.
  7. There is a huge chasm between hypersexual and desexualized.
  8. Remember: what’s progressive for a white character is not necessarily progressive for a Black one.
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malomanum

Today I found out that the name Alexandra is found in Linear B, and it’s kind of blowing my mind because that means that name has been in use for at least 4500 years

ancient-soul

The name actually appears earliest in its feminine form, Alexandra, as a-re-ka-sa-da-ra before we ever see the masculine variant Alexander! 

It’s also thought that it may have meant “defender FROM men” in addition to “defender of men”. This comes to be used as an alternate name for Kassandra, who may have been worshipped as a protector of unmarried girls and young women from the unwanted attentions of men!

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girlywithalittlekpop

This is what I call amazing character development. He’s the one who parties all the time, has one night stands and messes his little brother around but suddenly we see Cal battle himself for what he’s put Ethan through over the years. Knowing he has Ethan’s life in his own hands tears him apart but he realises how much he cares about Ethan, the boy who he always teased and upset because of his own selfish reasons. And now? He saves Ethan’s life and even Ethan knows that Caleb really does love him.

Because beyond all the fights, arguments and tears, they need each other.

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