Writer: This Is One Of My Male Characters! He Cares About His Guy Friends And Loves Them Deeply.

writer: this is one of my male characters! he cares about his guy friends and loves them deeply.

tumblr: oh! so he’s gay!

writer: uh…no, he’s attracted to women.

tumblr: ….so he’s bi!

writer: uhh…no…….he loves his guy friends but he’s not romantically/sexually attracted to them.

tumblr: ….so you’re homophobic.

writer:

Honestly as a blind person I’m so tired of seeing fictional blind characters who don’t use white canes or other guides. “They have special powers so they know what’s around them” or “they’re confident enough to not need a guide” are common tropes, and I’m tired.

Are people scared that using a white cane will make their blind character seem weak? They can’t use a cane because they’re so special that they already know what’s around them, and other blind people who use guides are inferior because they’re not special?

I’m tired. Give your blind characters white canes and other guides. Let them hold onto their friends, let them have guide dogs. Don’t make white cane users feel ostracized for not being “strong enough” to go without.

Another thing that pisses me off is when a sighted character comes up with the fantasy equivalent of braille and teaches it to the blind character. Braille was invented by Louis Braille, a blind man, in 1824. The blind character should be the one coming up with it.

Tldr I’m blind and tired of sighted people lol

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Thank you Len!

This is the opening of day 6 of my April prompts that I’m procrastinating on and wayy behind on too

The woods stretched beyond the cottage, bright and cheery, with birdsong echoing among the trees.

15 is a lot of people, but I’ll do my best

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WIP line Chain Game

Thank you @the-writing-avocado for tagging me 

Rules: Write the latest line from your wip and tag as many people as there are are words in the line. 

My last line so far:

“As to how it was simple. Men in this world feel so safe, they run at night, go in dark alleys alone. He was easy to catch. As to why I believe you know.”

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Source: This

Though they look absolutely spectacular and very cool, they don't seem to be using their collective braincell based on your comment

[ID: The top photo shows a man with brown skin, dark curly, windswept hair, and an unbuttoned waistcoat playing the lute. The lute is engraved with a leaf motif. His veins and eyes are glowing white. White energy trails like mist out of his eyes. The bottom photo is a close-up from the shoulders up of the same drawing. end ID]

Emry and Aspen, whatcha doin there, babes? Thinking about the consequences of your actions in book 2? No? Alright, you do you.

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Me, nudging my brain with a stick: Write.