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I just watched Love Never Dies, and now I’m thinking it needs another sequel.  But unlike it’s dramatic predecessors, this one will be a wacky, Starkid-style comedy in which Raoul and the Phantom have to put aside their differences and attempt to raise Gustave together.  Highlights include: -Erik is constantly showing up in mirrors around the house.  (Raoul: “Dammit Erik I’m TRYING to brush my teeth!”) -The mirror tricks are also very irritating to teenage Gustave who has brought his first girlfriend home and would like some PRIVACY, dad! - Erik dropping chandeliers on people at the slightest provocation.  Raoul has no idea where he keeps getting them, and he’d rather not find out. -Still, Raoul is grateful that Erik is willing to smash a chandelier to get him out of trouble when his creditors come knocking. -Erik is just.  A Dramatic Bitch.  All The Time. -He may occasionally make a dancing dramatic entrance a la AVPS Lucius Malfoy. -They have to move to a new town when Erik gets into a disagreement with Gustave’s music teacher. -Raoul slowly falls in love with Meg Giry as they try to pick up the pieces of their lives.   -Erik throws a Drama Fit when he finds out about Raoul and Meg.  “How DARE you do that to the memory of Christine?”  “Uh, I’m moving on.  Like an actual person.  Not a creepy basement guy who can’t get over a girl after 15 years.”   -The prologue of the show is an adult Gustave explaining all of this to his therapist. -At the end, the therapist walks out of her room and Erik’s in the mirror.  - Other references to ALW works appear occasionally.  Gustave tells his dads he saw the cats in the alley having a dance party last night (they dismiss it as a child’s imagination).  Potiphar is the landlord (his wife occasionally comes by to flirt), and Superstar Jesus is their neighbor, which comes in handy when they run out of wine.  

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INFOGRAPHIC: 7 Christian Fallacies

With help from The Life After Secret Facebook Group, we complied 7 common logic flaws used against people questioning the faith.

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so i will never understand tumblrs obsession with reactionary politics and the death of nuance but here we are.

children need healthy platonic friendships with adults. children need all manner of platonic relationships with adults and segregating children from ALL interactions with adults simply because some adults would like to cause them harm not only doesnt stop that from happening but also makes children EVEN MORE susceptible to abuse.

children should have literally no shortage of adults in their lives who they know, feel comfortable with, and are safe around. isolation ALWAYS increases the risk of abuse. children who dont have positive interactions cant identify behavior that isnt okay because they dont know any better! a child that has a healthy network of adults in their life does! they can compare behavior between adults and say “this isnt how everyone else treats me and i feel weird about it. maybe i can ask xyz who doesnt treat me this way if this is weird or not”

this also gives them more places to turn when things go wrong. a child whos in trouble but only has their parents and peers has a very limited number of options. ESPECIALLY if their parents are the adults in their lives who are harming them, which is overwhelmingly the more likely option. children are much more likely to abused by a family member than by a stranger. a child with more adult friendships, like for example, the woman who works at the library and always talks to them about tv shows they love, the guy from the comic book store who they see every week and who always recommends them new titles to try, the college age coach of their after school sport, the nurse from their school who they eat lunch with because the feel more comfortable there, that child has a large number of adults who they can now turn to in a crisis.

yes, there will always be bad people with bad intentions, but the solution isnt to isolate children from all adults therefore making them even more susceptible to harm if and when it happens. the solution is to surround children with as many examples of healthy positive relationships as possible so that they can easily identify when a situation is not right and then have an unlimited number of resources to go to for help.

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Holy shit. Holy fuck. I got my little sister the book “sex is a funny word” because she’s at that age where she’s reading a lot of puberty books and I’d heard that this one was lgbtq+ friendly, but I was checking it over for accuracy and I gotta say, even with the totally gender neutral language they were using to talk about body parts and the really respectful way they talk about gender and their portrayals of same sex couples I was so fucking sure that I would have to mention that not everyone gets crushes or feels attraction separately. Because these books never talk about that. But here it is. The one thing I was so absolutely sure wouldn’t be included.

I honest to god dropped the book when I saw this I was so shocked. And I’m so fucking happy right now. I can’t exspress how much I wish this was mentioned in the books I read when I was a kid. It would have saved me so much confusion, and I’m so happy that kids today are gonna read this and know that it’s okay and normal to not get curses. I’m so so fucking happy you have no idea.

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really though the whole "cringy mary sue oc" thing really is attacking an important outlet for lots of kids... All those tropes have a place in it:

Tragic backstories and lgbt+ identities are clearly signs that those are things that the kids creating the ocs live with. Most of those kids struggle with abuse or are lgbt+, and either way need a character to relate to

Self-inserts who hang out with their favorite character or variations on their favorite character? yeah chances are that kid feels pretty alone and needs to feel like someone who they love and look up to respects them back. see the abuse thing again

"Flawless personality" when you feel like everybody hates you you start to feel like a shit person. so having an oc like you who is also flawless is a place to embrace the things you like about yourself and get more self-confidence. I don't know, this one's hard to explain. See the next one

"Overpowered or underpowered" yeah, an OP oc is usually because the kid feelspowerless and helpless and nobody wants that. a relatable oc or self-insert who has lots of power? instant self-confidence boost. If my oc who's like me can have power, so can I. With underpowered characters that's just an outlet of that same frustration

Anyway yeah cringe culture is dead. All this applies to adults too, not just kids! you're never to old to make a fun character!

Plus not to mention that all this stuff specifically preys on neurodivergent kids.

If you can think of any other tropes like this feel free to add on

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Person: Ugh? You’re ace?? That is such a turn-off

Aces:

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Asexual/A-Spec YouTube List!

I think we can all agree that it’s nice to see yourself and people like you in media. It’s also great to hear the experiences and knowledge of others. So, here’s a big ass list of YouTube a-specs! 

The descriptions for each channel are pretty much just copied and pasted from their channel descriptions. Unless they didn’t have a description, in which case I just wrote ‘vlogger’.

Please note: All the content of the channels below might or might not reflect the views or opinions of this blog or it’s moderators. Nor is all of it safe for work or free of problematic elements. Please use your own desecration. Enjoy!

Amelia Ace: Vlogs about asexuality, her life, LGBTQ issues and nerdy stuff; Tumblr, Twitter, Instagram

Queer as cat: An American living and working in Japan. Vesper is a black, queer, non-binary, asexual (ace) vlogger and blogger. They strive to help raise awareness of the intersections of sexuality, gender, and race and to increase visibility and representation for people like themself who are in the crosshairs of such intersectionality.; Tumblr, Twitter, Instagram, SnapChat

Evan Edinger: Describes himself as ‘near demisexual’, Edinger is an  American YouTuber living in London. known for puns and British–American comparisons; Twitter

swankivy (AKA: Julie Sondra Decker): Novelist, creativity junkie, singer, musicals nerd, activist, jellybean fiend, pencil scribbler, serial rambler. She literally wrote the book on asexuality called, The Invisible Orientation; Tumblr, Twitter, Website

Quinn Creates: Trans man YouTuber based in Toronto, Canada; Instagram

Celeste M: Nonbinary, aromantic, and asexual. Talks about gender and sexuality as well as other aspects of their identity. Also makes videos about vegan cooking, geeky stuff like conventions and cosplay, and all kinds of other stuff; Instagram, Website

OnlyAliceMitchell: UK based ace vlogger

Tatiana Danielle: Vlogger

saskia and lily: A vlog channel by two a-spec girls in a relationship together

NotJustBlonde: An ace UK based vlogger; Tumblr, Twitter

simply_kenna: An aro/ace American vlogger. Her channel is very cute and whimsical. Mostly vlogs about make-up, fashion, DIY projects, poetry, and writing; Tumblr, Instagram

HeyoDamo: Gay/a-spec Australian dancer and actor who just has too many things to say really… Sometimes it’s about mental health, sometimes it’s about sexuality, sometimes it’s about curtains; Tumblr, Twitter, Intsagram

Kiki Vlogs: Gay/Ace vlogger and sketch comedy creator; Twitter, Instagram, Etsy

The Ace Space: Friends that got to know each-other on the internet because of their asexuality. 

Cookee Monsterr: An a-spec UK based vlogger

DumandsONE: A-spec Non-binary Canadian vlogger; Tumblr, Twitter, Instagram

eched P: Talks about different aspects of being asexual, random movies(a lot of horror!) and just fun junk. 

Egg & Neko: Edwin and his friend Jennifer make funny skits 

maximalist: Cosplayer and vlogger; Tumblr

Hiten Mitsuru: Makes commentaries and speedpaints; Tumblr, Twitter, Picartio

peerieweirdo: UK vlogger. Talks about memes and music and life; Tumblr, Twitter, Instagram

JulianGreystoke: Book reviews, Videos about writing, Vlogs, and epic Fanfiction!

JoeeJayy: Demiboy homoromantic asexual Cambridge Geography Graduate from the West Country. Vlogging and academic discussion.

youngblossom: American trans male aroace vlogger; Tumblr, Twitter, Instagram, Etsy

ThatGirlWithTheCurl: Aromantic vlogger

mikadocious: Asexual Vlogger

Lauren Harkins: American aroace vlogger; Twitter, Instagram

enchantology: American a-spec gamer, writer, and book reviewer; Twitter, Tumblr, Goodreads

ChandlerNWilson: American agender a-spec vlogger. They make different videos ranging anywhere from educational videos about different LGBTQ identities to vlogs of what’s going on in their life; Tumblr, Twitter, Instagram, Shop 

hatlittlegeorgia: UK asexual biromantic vlogger; Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest

En Español 

Danitza628: Mexican lithromantic vlogger. Su propia descripción: Hola, soy Danitza y me gusta contar historias sobre mi vida. ¡Escúchame y conviértete en un buñuelo!; Twitter

Weirdizm: Spanish a-spec vlogger.  Makes videos about travels to different countries 

Andrea F: Aroace Spanish book reviewer 

asadaf: A-spec Spanish vlogger. Discusses feminism, art, and social issues. Porque la revolución será feminista o no será; Twitter, Instagram

Chaoko: A-spec makeup and cosplay artist. (Warning: Some of this channel is NSFW); Instagram, shop

Purple Unicorn:  En este canal hablaré sobre temas queer mayormente.

dibadibae: Information channel and vlog

Chrysocolla Town: Chile based Spanish language asexual information and listing channel ;Tumblr, Twitter, Wordpress Blog, Asexuales Chile blog

SomosACEs: Canal de vlogs de la Asociación ACEs, una asociación interseccional de personas dentro del espectro asexual y arromántico en España. Aquí podréis encontrar vlogs educativos y entretenidos sobre la asexualidad, demisexualidad, grisexualidad etc. http://www.asexual.es/ ;Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook, http://www.asexual.es/

Archive channels:

Asexual Media Archives: An archive channel, collecting all things asexual. Features videos in different languages, including Spanish, Finnish, and German

Aces Wild: Aces Wild is a YouTube Channel reporting on news and updates within the Asexual Community, along with informational videos and the occasional joke; Tumblr, Twitter

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For all those Doctor Who fans out there 😉

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“Wait. You’re asexual? Doesn’t that mean–”

If I actually reproduced asexually, I would have an army mini-me’s to knock some sense into you, you soggy corn cob

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Two ace-aros sittin’ in a tree S-I-T-T-I-N-G

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Them: Are you straight or gay? Me: No. Them: ??? Me: *smirks asexually*

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Sit down, Jesus said to. 👏🏼🌈😂

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Asexual Slytherin writer moodboard for anon! Thank you for the request, I hope you like it :D

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Anyway Christian witches are valid and deserving of whatever magick their hearts are drawn to

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This is such a big one for me (Chuck). It doesn’t matter if you are a fundamentalist or a lefty theologian or a mystic. Anywhere on the spectrum. The idea of “dying to yourself,” “denying yourself”, “decreasing so He might increase” etc. is an essential tenant of the Christian faith and I think it’s so toxic. I remember constantly warring in my mind over whether my desires were from myself, and therefore needed to be destroyed, or from God and needed to be uplifted. Those mental gymnastics in and of themselves are so so so exhausting, (since, get this, all of your thoughts and desires are your own!) but beyond that we just end up suppressing important parts of ourselves and the resulting dissociation with our own minds and bodies is so toxic. The result is deep depression, anxiety, and a lack of identity. And the younger we are when we start to dissociate the longer the journey to wholeness. As #exchristians there is so much work we have to do to get to know ourselves again and heal from the idea that we are evil and are better off as lifeless puppets. What are some of the challenges you have faced or are facing on your journey to validate yourself again? • • • • • • • • #religioustraumasyndrome #rts #exvangelical #postevangelical #formerchristian #exchristian #formerfundie #churchtoo #emptythepews #youareyourown https://ift.tt/32mp3Cb