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They are so goofy 😄😄😄

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Reaction Video | Black Dynamite | Syntell

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"Hold Circulation" by Syntell Smith

Intrigue in the Library #books #bookreview #reading #readerviews

Hold Circulation Syntell SmithSyntell Smith Publishing (2023)ISBN: 978-195250696Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (06/2023) “Hold Circulation: Trial and Redemption” is the third book in the Call Numbers series by Syntell Smith. It follows “Call Numbers: The Not So Quiet Life of Librarians,” and “Book Endings: Loss, Pain and Redemption.” In this episode, we step back into New York City…

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Black Youtubers Doing Interview with the Vampire Recaps

(An uncomprehensive list in no particular order)

Avatar Adrian

Culture Kitsch (my favorite re-capper!)

Black Gay Comic Geek

Nikki And Amber TV

Syntell

Struggle Reviewz TV

My Sweet Perspective

Like Chatting with a Friend Reviews

Watch with me ElleBee

She DreadzMe

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"'Exceptional negro.' 'Thank you, sir.' It was the call and response of my entire life. I had let them talk to me like that so long I stopped hearing it. 'Yes sir', 'of course, sir', 'subject, verb, agreement, sir', smile, nod, 'yes, sir.' They all came from the same organ inside me, an organ unknown to science at the time, because what scientist would look for an organ found only in black men who use their weakness to rise? But I wasn't a man anymore. I was something else. I had powers now, and decades of rage to process, and it was both random and unfortunate the man picked that night to dabble in fuckery."

One of my favorite Louis quotes of all time. And it makes me so happy when I'm watching black reactors watch this scene because it's obviously so cathartic for them. I like watching black reaction content for this show in particular, because it helps me as a white person appreciate the show on a whole other level that I would be incapable of on my own. It was actually a black acter that made me interested in watching the show in the first place!

I had seen gifs on tumblr and I wanted to get a feel for the show before I bought it. I was a fan of the 1994 movie and had read some of the book, but it did always bother me that Louis in both of those versions of the story was a slave owner. And especially in the movie, which adds that whole gross slave master/enslaved black woman romance racist trope that always made me uncomfortable, even before I could articulate why. (At least the slaves get freed and then they burn down the plantation? Seriously, don't get me started on that aspect of the 1994 movie.) I was really intrigued by the fact that the show chose to make Louis a black creole man, instead of a white creole man, and also the switching of the time period. But because some aspects of the source material were...not great, I was worried that that change might not have been handled the best. Vampire media oftentimes don't treat their black characters very well. So when I decided to watch reaction content of it to get a feel for the show, I wanted to hear a black perspective on it.

So I watched ShalayaHomebody TV's reaction first (also her Sandman reactions are so good, she is so funny, you should absolutely subscribe), and I was pleasantly surprised because, you know, the bar is in Hell. I immediately bought the first season and I have been obsessed with the show and have had The Vampire Chronicles brainrot ever since.

A while ago, I watched Syntell's reactions with Mikel Claire on his channel and I was sort of blown away by him saying this about the scene when Sam takes Louis's tickets to the Theatre des Vampires show in the fake fangs and white vampire makeup: "I wonder if that's like blackface to them?" Like, as a white person, my mind just straight up didn't go there, but as soon as he said it I totally got it. It made me think of how Josephine Baker had performed in blackface as a black woman, because she could get more money performing to white audiences and that's the only way white audiences at the time would watch anything having to do with black people. It made me look at the whole Theatre des Vampires differently.

After Claudia proclaimed that the trial was a stoning, Alex of Jessa and Alex Watch said: "No, it's a lynching!" And...yeah! It basically was.

I could keep giving examples, but I'm stoned and rambling and this post is already going to be incredibly long as it is. I just have a lot to say!

The show might not handle every single thing exactly right 100% of the time in regards to race, nothing does, but I really appreciate the show taking pains to accurately cover the typical attitudes regarding race in the time periods it's set in, including the present. That's not to say that any scrutiny or criticism isn't warranted, there will always be blind spots. And like I said, the bar is in Hell, but I think it's really cool and good that they took the time to sit back and say, "okay, how does changing this character's race change their history and how they navigate the world?" Especially when there are white supremacists in the US government who think teaching about the history and the structural nature of racism not be taught because it will "make white kids grow up hating themselves". 🙄

I don't know, man. I just saw people criticizing some of the Devil's Minion fandom for their treatment of Louis when I was browsing the tag and like...I don't want to contribute to making black fans of the show feel shut out and like they don't have a space in the fandom. It's like that meme: "I got so caught up in the euphoria of shipping Devil's Minion that for a moment I forgot racism exists."

I don't say it enough, but I love this incarnation of Louis and Claudia. I love that there are so many black fans who feel seen and represented. I love that the show isn't just a sea of 99% white characters like the books are, but keeping everything that makes the books compelling and great and then elevating it by making it more inclusive.

Don't sideline the black fans in the IWTV community. Watch black reacters. Engage with them. Listen to them. You might not agree with every take they have, but I promise you that it will make you enjoy the show from a whole new perspective.

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Remembered when @/syntell and @/Snootyvegans said on their YouTube channel that everything would be way more practical if Charles had just thrown a brick at Esther's head

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to be fair I dont like Olurinatti either. Just because Nalyra posted that thing about the eyes doesn't mean it's the ONLY reason she doesn't like it. I also think Olurinatti is annoying and has some really bad takes. and NO, it's not because she doesn' like Lestat. couldn't give a f about that, you're not suppose to like him in season/book 1 it's literally written like that. and it's certainly not cuz she's black, there any many more amazing black reactors like Bree and Syntell.

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idk why ur defending nalyra to me as if she isn't constantly antiblack otherwise, or trying to apparently justify ur own dislike of olurinatti beyond her blackness either or her dislike of lestat. have ur own opinions idc??

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People I've been watching react to Dead Boy Detectives that I recommend.

-Gaywatch

-reel queer

-Syntell

The first two I know are queer people reacting, and the 3rd as far as I can tell aren't, but they have been pretty supportive of the queer themes, and they are very fun to watch.

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a handful of trolls [ plus Relres!] i made w/ Xamag's fantroll maker [ can be found @/xamag-draws ] - this little game is extremely fun and makes actually designing trolls SO much easier

trolls in order: Relres Novvah, Datura Yellow, Zentix Bolora, Elevai Syntel, Aavidd Torriv, Oriuus Cantri

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"You know the Queen got needs too" - Syntell 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Reaction Video | Shaun of the Dead | Syntell

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Lou Val // Young Numb (Pro. Sango) - SoundCloud

Écouter Lou Val // Young Numb (Pro. Sango) par Syntelics sur #SoundCloud

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Another Interview With the Vampire reaction series that I recommend. I’m a subscriber to their channel (thanks to their reactions to The Legend of Vox Machina), and I was so happy to see that they reacted to IWTV. I really love Syntell and Mikel-Claire’s reactions, it’s not just the reactions themselves but the discussions that take place before and afterwards that are very interesting. 

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Hold Circulation

by Syntell Smith   Trial and RedemptionA Call Numbers NovelLiterary Fiction   In the book of life, the page must always be turned.   Robin Walker is at a crossroads. It’s 1994, and he’s been suspended from his part-time clerical position at the 58th Street Branch Library. His co-workers are overburdened, even with visiting clerks from other libraries. Still mourning the loss of his…