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Did you watch the video? I think I know which one you're talking about and the person talks more about how sanitised Heartstopper and 'good' LGBT media is, and the problem with reactions to 'messy' portrayals. I like Heartstopper but I can’t disagree with what they say.

Hey! Sorry for this late response, life has been chaotic lately! In all honestly I didn't because I was pretty busy. But that's an entirely fair point. I think at the time of that post I was frustrated by other reactions I'd seen to Heartstopper and similar lighter LGBT shows, so I probably shouldn't have singled that video out — if I have the chance to watch it I will try to! I've noticed that a lot, with criticisms of movies and shows such as Brokeback Mountain or Black Sails. Yeah, they're grittier, but that's what they're meant to be. I also think it's unfair to act like LGBT people have to be perfect to be treated with dignity. LGBT should be allowed to be messy and complicated just like cis/straight people are. Both stories have their place. If you want a sweet, wholesome story as escapism, Heartstopper and stories like it are amazing. But if you want something messier, those stories should also be allowed to exist. Thank you for the ask, anon! You've brought up a fair point that I probably should have included in my original post and I'm grateful to you for it!

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I saw someone say that queer representation was getting worse and they had a picture of Nick Nelson in the thumbnail and I am begging people to realize that not all queer people are the same. Nick may not be important to you, but to some people he means the world. He doesn't have to speak to literally every queer person ever, no piece of media is ever going to do that.

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BLACK SAILS | Captain Flint INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE | Louis de Pointe du Lac HANNIBAL | Hannibal Lecter THE EXORCIST | Marcus Keane

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As someone who struggles with self-harm, CBS Sherlock Holmes is so personal to me.

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If you sit down at 10 o’clock and think, “What if I watched 6 episodes of Elementary right now?” You would probably think, “Nah, that’s too much. Maybe one or two.” But then you’ll look up at the clock at 4:30am having watched 6 episodes of Elementary. This happens to me every time. With every show. On any night of the week.

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Nothing like getting into Elementary after being a BBC Sherlock fan for so long. Sherlock was overhyped to the point where I was barely aware of Elementary's existence. Now having finished the first season of Elementary, I find it to be infinitely superior. (The same way I find the Davies era of Doctor Who infinitely superior to Moffat's, but that's a rant for another time.) It's incredible how a show can have roughly the same premise and elements and yet one can be so vastly superior.

Miller's Sherlock Holmes has many of the same flaws as Cumberbatch's. Miller's Sherlock can be abrasive and insensitive and even demanding at times, and yet he's far more likeable than Cumberbatch's. Elementary Sherlock Holmes endeavors to acknowledge his failings and apologize, he endeavors to do better. Where BBC Sherlock Holmes loves to humiliate people to prove his cleverness, Elementary Sherlock tries (with mixed results) not to cross lines that are too personal. Elementary Sherlock Holmes doesn't view everyone around him as a complete and utter imbecile; he respects those who put him in his place when he's being an ass. Elementary Sherlock cares about the well-being of others and at times barely manages to keep his anger under wraps when he deals with the evil of the world.

(Of course, it's okay to write a character with flaws, but when you romanticize those flaws it is quickly exhausting to watch.)

I'm usually a little hard on American adaptations despite being an American myself, but CBS Elementary respects its viewers whereas BBC Sherlock insists on treating you like a complete and utter imbecile for having the gall to ask about the giant plot holes littered throughout the show.

CBS Elementary tells a compelling story about Sherlock's struggle with mental health and addiction that humanizes the character. Sherlock has an interesting and compelling dynamic with his family where he feels neglected by his father, correctly predicting yet another failure to follow through at dinner. BBC Sherlock gives us a background for the main character that makes no sense after the writer said it would be a mistake to go there.

BBC Sherlock takes one of the most iconic female antagonists of all time and just... ruins the whole story with her. Elementary respects its female characters, isn't an all-white cast, and responds to the possibility of people being LGBT with a mere shrug, as if it's nothing out of the ordinary. (In stark contrast to BBC Sherlock that reminds you every five minutes its main characters aren't gay and then decided that they'd make their main villain scary by having him act gay to the point where it's noted by characters on screen, including said villain himself. Also his main motivation is he's obsessed with the main character I guess??)

It's... wild to think that all this time I could have been enjoying a show that didn't make me feel like an idiot for liking it. Oh well, I get to enjoy it now.

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We’re not good enough for that lot. They think we should be in steerage.

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Please reblog after voting for a larger sample size :)

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Sweet Dreams - Rora Blue

2020.

“Sweet Dreams explores the intricacies of everyday ableism and everyday ableist comments. Some of the comments recount dialogue said to the artist. Other phrases were submitted by other disabled and/or chronically ill individuals as documentation of comments that have been said to them. Through using recognizable objects associated with disability in correlation with playful colors, Sweet Dreams aims to reclaim objects commonly associated with pain and disrupt the narrative on what it means to be disabled.”

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so I got into grad school today with my shitty 2.8 gpa and the moral of the story is reblog those good luck posts for the love of god

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"you'll never know what it cost me" THIS DAMN SHOW FUCK

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✨fuck eugenics✨

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Inspector Brackenreid: Murdoch, why are you embarrassing me?? Stop fighting Dr. Francis

Inspector Brackenreid: Murdoch, what's with your wild theories?

Inspector Brackenreid: Murdoch, what the hell are you talking about?

Inspector Brackenreid: Murdoch, nobody understands all this science jargon

Someone: Inspector, why do you have a papist working for you?

Inspector Brackenreid:

Inspector Brackenreid: first of all, fuck you—

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Sometimes as an advocate or activist your work is to say "Fuck you" and keep living. When there are people who want you dead and you're exhausted by the weight of that realization, remember that your refusal to give up is an act of resistance. And some days not giving up looks like giving up to some. Some days it's logging out of Facebook or taking time away from your toxic relative or just snuggling on the couch with a comfort movie and a favorite food. And to some that might look like giving up, but you loving yourself even when the world fucking hates you IS resistance. And you are allowed to take a break.

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I am indebted to so many artists and characters, you have no idea. They have kept me hopeful in even the darkest days.

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The neurodivergent urge to make a doc of your comfort characters complete with headcanons, things you have in common, and other little things you love about them

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Daniel LaRusso being told as a child by his abuser that the crane kick is weak and won't defeat anyone only for Daniel to grow up and crane kick that same abuser in the face is immensely satisfying, I'm just saying.