In Black Panther, we see women going about their business and supporting each other. They argue with each other and have different points of view, but they are not pitted against each other and I think that’s extremely important. In doing this, audiences can get a sense of the fabric of Wakanda as a nation, where we see women alongside men and we see how much more effective a society can be if they allow women to explore their full potential. — Lupita Nyong’o
these two little girls came into work today, both black, both with their hair in space buns. and i went “you guys look like a princess i know” and they sighed and went “tiana?” because they were so use to being compared to the only black princess and i went “no. shuri” and omg, the oldest one lit up like a christmas tree. she was like “shuri is my favorite! no one believes she’s a princess!”
this is why representation matters
UPDATE: The girls came back in yesterday after school got out and I was off. They had their hair in braids and I did the Wakanda salute to them and went “Princesses” and they did it back and went “Ma’am” and I love these girls. Their parents looked so happy omg
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Imho Chelsea running is a good thing. She won’t be able to affect the system, but her platform gives the left some much-needed exposure.
Like the Overton window exists, and a radical trans woman running for office is going to make a lot more waves and connect with a LOT more people than a 500 word Tumblr essay denouncing electoral politics.
Noooo stoppppp
Why are y’all obsessed with her running just bc she’s trans????
What are her credentials?
What are her skills?
We can’t go through this another term, even if it’s not for president.
Stop sensationalizing Chelsea Manning.
I’m excited for her running because she has radical politics, not because she’s trans (although that’s great as well). The problem with Trump isn’t that he’s under-qualified, it’s that he’s a racist, misogynistic, rich, neoliberal fuckwad who deregulates everything in sight and doesn’t care one bit for anyone but himself. Chelsea, on the other hand, was incarcerated and psychologically tortured for exposing US war crimes. She’s got morality, something severely lacking in the government.
We’ve got plenty of perfectly qualified, skilled career politicians who don’t bat an eyelash when dozens of civilians violently die by drone strike. Not to mention, plenty of politicians get elected whose only credentials are a business degree and a couple runs as auditor and yet they’re seen as perfectly qualified candidates.
It’s written by a queer author and
features many LGBTQIA+ characters.
Lesbians? Check. Gays? Check?
Pansexual best friends? Right here. Wanna have some badass bisexuals? It has
them. Trans soldiers? No problem. Looking for genderqueer folks? Find them in
this book. Aro besties who are also pro pilots? No problem. Ace single moms? Have it.
This book was self-published
because it had ZERO chance to make it out in the cruel publishing world. It rubs
people in all the wrong spots:
– it tells you marriage isn’t
sacred
– it puts POC people in power AND
as respected professionals in their field
– it has a mixed Middle Eastern and
Slavic descent MC
– glorifies friendship over love
(particularly possessive love)
– strong women. strong women
everywhere
– Whut even are gender norms?
– No gender assumptions, tell your
PRONOUN with your NAME
– self care
– no bullshitting about mental illness
– survivor trope without focusing on the trauma
– the military doesn’t give a shit
about your gender as long as you kick ass
– I’m sorry, did I say ethnically diverse OC cast??
Help out by spreading the word, or
better yet: read and REVIEW.
Amazon will bury this book unless you help it. It needs urgent reviews or it will DIE in the trenches.
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Stay readin’, folks!
Ro-ri
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Ace single mom you say?
Hello! ^^
Meet Sergeant Natalie Barrero.
Former Junior Sergeant for the Iron Squad of the elite Special Forces team S-400. During the series, she is a Sergeant in charge of guarding the Central Military Corps near the Republic’s capital. (Obviously there is a commanding officer somewhere there in charge but who cares, Natalie rocks.)
Her son’s name is Brendan. He is 3 at the time she meets with the Blackthorns again.
Natalie is dedicated to my ace/aro grandmother, who has always wanted children, a peaceful life, security in her own home, and the chance to have a career. Through Natalie, I try to tell the story of the life she could have had if the world was a better place. One day, I will write the most mundane “a day in her life” sort of thing, just for her.
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