#oouhhh…..

[ouijeebies]

“After all, I have much to be grateful for…”

[mamawasatesttube]

can't sleep so im thinking about sb94 again, as one does. sometimes i see fans talk about reworking tana into a completely different and wholly inoffensive character in response to the fact that kesel [somehow, inadvertently?] made the only woc in the main cast a sexual predator to a white boy [because he seemingly didn't think women could prey on boys, i guess? but that's another post entirely] and i have to say... like, as a poc in fandom i understand the urge, but as a stickler for characterization i really don't care for those concepts, personally.

one of tana's core character traits is ambition. even if you cut out the entire romance plot (which, imo, changing this changes a lot about kon's early character arc), one of her most consistent traits is that she is focused on her career. when faced with the moral dilemma of knowing vinnie edge hired the stinger to attack kon for publicity, but also knowing that whistleblowing would cost her her job, she chose to keep silent. while this is an understandable choice in that she was 23 and new at her job and therefore not in a good position to negotiate while being essentially blackmailed about it, the fact that this plot gets dropped after rots makes it read like despite leaving wgbs, she chooses to never come forward about it. add that to the way she consistently uses kon as an easy source of stories she gets first access to, and that she justifies this to herself a lot, and, well, i think that makes for a much more interesting character beat than a more sanitized version of her. i think it's very possible to have a character who is selfish and ambitious and wants to protect herself first and foremost, while also wanting to believe she is a good person, and struggling with her denial and her ability to talk herself into things she thinks she might regret, who does genuinely bad things, without making her into an offensive stereotype, and i find that much more faithful to her existing characterization than rewriting her from the ground up to become someone who does nothing wrong. (i also don't think it's that easy to say tana fits the predatory woc stereotype as all, but that's also another post.)

the issue with her being the singular woc on the cast and also being a predator does exist, though, and my thought process is more like... okay. a woman of color can do anything a white man can do. that includes massively sucking as a person sometimes. i think that, re: tana, there's two things to say on that front:

1) fandom and the internet in general have a tendency to jump on the idea that someone who does something wrong and hurts someone else is a bad person forever and forever marred by it. i do not believe that this view coheres with ideas of restorative justice, which i personally feel strongly about. this includes crimes people find distasteful to think about, such as grooming: i think it is completely possible to have tana be a character who, by convincing herself that kon wants this relationship, and it's good for her career, so really she isn't doing anything wrong, ends up really hurting kon, AND at the same time to have her be a well-rounded individual who is capable of growing up a bit more, realizing she made mistakes and hurt someone she did genuinely care about, and grappling with what that means now. like, her being fridged prevented any story dealing with the ramifications of her and kon's relationship, but to me, the idea of her having to deal with her actions is something far more interesting to think about than if she never did them. whether or not she actually grows as a person and admits fault, or if she doubles down on denial, etc, could all be interesting character choices, and are also very human responses to guilt. a lot of people just have this kneejerk response to dehumanize any character (particularly woc) associated with sexual crimes, grooming, etc, but i think that really is dodging the uncomfortable truth that a) no crime, no matter how heinous, merits the dehumanization of the perpetrator, and also that b) in stories, a character can commit uncomfortable and horrifying acts and still have nuance and depth as a character.

which brings me to point 2): that the solution to offensive stereotypes is not to insist that no one of x demographic can ever do y thing; it's to provide more characters of x demographic, so that the onus of representing an entire group isn't just on one character. tana being an indigenous hawaiian woman who grooms a white boy wouldn't be nearly so offensive if there were other significant indigenous hawaiian women in the narrative, not doing any of that. if hillary got more of a role, for example, or if (and hear me out, because this is my magnum opus of niche-ass superboy 1994 opinions:) silver sword got brought on as a mentor figure to kon and also was a trans woman. frankly, the handling of silver sword's story was egregious and if anything deserves a good, less racist rewrite, imo, it's his whole arc. kon getting an indigenous mentor to actually teach him about hawaii and the issues with colonialism and tourism and their impact on everything could've been really good actually, and silver sword would've been perfect if they didn't write him off like that. ... or, should i say, write her off like that?

listen i just think silver sword could've been an awesome native hawaiian transfem professor and a recurring part of the kon squad in hawaii. do you see the vision

[jhnnyjstr]

The Captain, Aurinko

ee i love how this turned out! i drew this with a vision of it being a portrait that Buddy had gotten done specifically for Vespa.. the side of her face she typically hid on proud display, her scars on show. the parts of her she had once been ashamed to show her, had kept hidden and had even almost let kill her, for Vespa’s eyes only, a portrait for her to keep safe.

[elvenbeard]

DEEP DIVE

I love the concept of Netrunners having their own lil "hideout" like place in the Net as a retreat or base of operations... Or that cyberspace looks different to everyone depending on their gear, settings, and so on.

[b0ybutch]

buck and eddie always making fuck eyes at each other and they do not give a fuck what's going on around them. poker night with their superiors? fuck eyes. fire blazing around them and people/one of them in danger and about to die? fuck eyes. their son in the background playing with legos? fuck eyes. this goes on for 7 years and instead of dating and getting married like normal people they become co-parents and get into relationships with other women that they immediately sabotage.

[mrbluefly]

I'm not okay...

[pine-arten]

the wanderer

[the-lazy-llama]

Drew my friend’s Bizzyboy, Beans :#)

@fizzy-doodles THE POOKIE,,,.. EHEH

[goldensunset]

not as good of an insult as melli calling her a 'pesky croissant'

[some-pers0n]

Of course people are allowed to have differing opinions and readings of characters and should not be harassed nor scrutinized for such, but also like...you know when you see criticism or some sort of opinion about something and instantly know that it's that person's first time ever engaging with fiction more complicated and nuanced than a Disney Channel cartoon

[towost]

JAX IN A MAID DRESS JUMPSCARED ME. the episode was so good heheheheehe

[newtbog]

lost a pin somewhere in my room. non-zero chance it’s in my bed

[xylo-art]

loop isat..... you agree ☝️

[pigswithwings]

you hear a knock on the door but when you open it you only can see a box behind it, delivery person gone. as you look inside you find…

☑️ acquired: a common bug!

HOLY FUCK

[raising-harmony]

It seems Colress failed to remind me to update this blog with N's party. Here's a little photo recap of what all happened.

We found out N's zorua doesn't mix well with balloons.

She does enjoy hats, though.

Anthea and Concordia both decided to give him half their bracelets as their birthday gift to him. I suppose it's their way of showing that he's a part of the family now.. how cute.

Here he is trying out his new skateboard.

I'm sure he will get the hang of it.

All in all, I believe it was a success.

[cupiidzbow]

Freddie,

Say, what's shakin’ sweetcheeks?

Just popping in to remind ya I’m thinkin’ of ya!

Not that there's a second that goes by where I’m not, but hey -- sometimes it's nice to read! Trust me, I see how nuts ya go sometimes talkin’ about me, and I’d be lying if I didn't say it makes me feel all warm and special knowin’ just how much ya adore me.

And I want ya to rest assured I’m just as crazy for you too! There isn't a single time where I’m not thinkin’ about how much I’d rather be holding you, showing you off to everyone else, talkin’ about how lucky I am to have you, I think the rest of the crew is sick of me sayin’ it at this point. But hey, they can't blame me, I mean have they seen ya!?

Not gonna sit here and ramble on for much longer, but just know you're on my mind, as always, cutie…

Ya drive me bananas, babe! 

-- Funky !

WAAUAGSHSHSGSGHS WHEEEHEEEEEE WAUGHHHHH HI HONEY!!!!!! wahhh you always know exactly what to say to make a guy feel so special don’t you!!! 🥹🥹 there’s not a single day where you’re not on my mind big guy!!!! you don’t know how happy it makes me to know I’m on your mind as much as you are on mine !!!!!! Happily waiting for the time I can be in your arms again, im always missing you soso much!!! all the time, everyday!!!! I’m soooo lucky to know I have you too !!! AND HEHEE don’t worry !! I think everyone is JUST as sick of me talking about you too !!! 😭 That’s not gonna stop me though! I gotta let everyone know how much I love my big silly guy!!! <3

Always love hearing from you my funky monkey!!!!!

XOXOXO 💕💕💕💕💕