idk i kinda don’t like this idea that criticizing a show with lgbt+ characters/themes means you’re joining side with the bigots and assholes. Because usually it’s aimed at people of color and other lgbt+ people.
Yeah, maybe some people who dogpiled on Steven Universe did it for shitty reasons, but I saw plenty of jewish people, other lgbt+ people and black people fight against the show for its legitimate short comings. Did we forget the LITERAL HUMAN ZOO???
Yeah, a lot of the critics of she ra were homophobic assholes and don’t deserve the time of day, but I saw plenty of sapphics (especially lesbians) who pointed out how much abuse was swept under the rug to make for the two female leads to get a happy ending, and not to mention the amount of autistic people and people of color who critiqued the show for its subtle ableism and racism
Yeah, most of the criticism against the owl house is bullshit and only there because there’s a bunch of lgbt+ elements. But people of color are still allowed to critique how the side characters are handled. And even just in general, the show is a bit rushed in some places.
Especially with the first two, there’s a lot of revisionist history that “both were just good shows, the critics were just meanie poopie pants :(” that simply…wasn’t true?
We can have nuance here. And please listen to marginalized communities/critics in general. Not all criticism is inherently worthless.
Camp Trans, 1993an annual demonstration and event held outside the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival in Oceana County, Michigan. This demonstration was held to protest against the Festival’s policy of excluding trans women from attending.
if you like strawberry shortcake or care bears, please consider buying something from the original creator and designer, Muriel Fahrion’s website! she never got paid royalties for creating/designing strawberry shortcake and care bears to this day.
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you’re telling me richard siken blasted that teenage girl who wanted to interview him for her english class meanwhile he’s writing fanfiction based on shows meant for her age group
for everyone who is asking: a 15 year old high school student emailed richard siken for an assignment asking him about how his life shaped his work and he responded with this
and mentions it quite often in interviews to like. flex i guess. anyways now he’s tweeting about how he writes supernatural incest fanfiction and saying you shouldn’t “bully” people for stuff like that lollll
