Telling The Truth - Tumblr Posts

One of my favorite complaints that *those* white readers, movie, and tv watchers have is that there is too much represnetation in media now. That they don’t see themselves in media anymore, and therefore cannot relate.

(Which is such a load bc white ppl have literally created a system where it’s just them, them, them. You can find a full white casted movie, tv show, and book much easier than you can with marginalized group rep. At least rep that is truthful to our lives and not romanticized and dramatized to spare white feelings.)

And this complaint is so funny to me as if I, a black girl in america, didn’t grow up watching and reading white stories over and over again. Stories I didn’t relate to or see myself in.

Now that’s not to say there wasn’t any representation. Of course there were the token poc characters that got three lines if they were lucky. And those token poc characters were written only to help the main white characters realize that the world isn’t as it seems. And “yes Jennifer, my skin color does in fact affect the way people perceive and treat me. Even you!”

The point isn’t about relatability. It is about the lesson. That’s what stories are. But with actually casting, hiring writers, directors, and producers who are from marginalized groups the lessons become life and it makes it real.

Rhaegon is top 3 hotd shipps. Call me sick or whatever but they are very serious to me. Rhaenyra giving a kiss on Aegon’s forehead could’ve ended the war honestly.

I've been holding this in for a long time, and I haven't had the courage to talk about it openly. until now, I feel ready.

I'm really nervous and scared, so please forgive me if this is a bit disoriented.

I guess I just have to rip off the bandaid...

*sigh*

boop.