A virtual representation of the trash can I am.
this is usually a 911 blog, but rwrb did a number on me. top gun sidebog @bradleybonkbradshaw
Running @911angstinautumn fest.
Chloe, 31, Black, Queer, She/They, UK, ACAB.
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icon from stereksouls. header from 911icons
reblog for exposure or whatever, i’m v curious about ppl’s relationship to scent. fragrance can mean whatever u want it to here as well: perfume oil, eau de parfum, eau de toilette, body spray, cologne, etc.
The purest form of love is consideration. When someone thinks about how things would make you feel. Pays attention to detail. Holds you in regard when making decisions that could affect you. In any bond, how much they care about you can be found in how much they consider you
So, just curious how many writers and creators will have to be forcibly outed by relentless harassment before we acknowledge that “This queer characters was written by a cishet person and that’s why they’re bad” is not good criticism.
Also I cannot overstate how much “We should scrutinize out queer authors MORE” was not the point of this post, or my tags on it. Queer creators already cannot fucking win. If they’re not out loud and clear, they get ripped to pieces. If they’re out and proud and make art that doesn’t rise to the impossible standard of perfectly representing all queer people everywhere they get ripped to pieces.
There isn’t a way forward from this without being willing to admit that what is good representation is subjective. There isn’t a way forward from this without admitting that we aren’t all looking for the same thing in queer media and queer characters, that something not being for me doesn’t make it necessarily bad and harmful, and that what we need is more and a greater variety of queer characters, not to force them all into one arbitrary formula.
Less than a day after I posted this, the notes were already filling up with testimonials from creators afraid to represent themselves in their own work because they are aware of the unforgiving scrutiny applied to all marginalized characters and they know their characters will be seen as imperfect representation.
You have to realize that the rigid view of what constitutes “good representation” is not just hurting the privileged creators you deem acceptable targets. It is hurting marginalized creators who want to represent themselves and share their stories in their voices.
When Zahra finally gets a call through to Shaan (Akshay Khanna), Henry’s equerry, and allows Alex to speak to Henry, we see Henry holding the phone up to his ear as Alex, off-screen, whispers, ‘Baby.’
Alex’s use of the term of endearment 'baby’ is a big fan favorite in the book but it almost didn’t make it into the film – and after attending fan screenings, Matthew shares that it has now become his favorite moment to watch with others.
“At the London fan screening, when we got to that moment, you hear him say 'baby’ over the phone to him and the entire audience swooned and that was very unexpected and delightful.
