#JUSTICEFORALLURA: A Fan Project

#JUSTICEFORALLURA: a fan project

PLEASE REBLOG

As season 8 came to a close, signifying the end of Voltron Legendary Defender, a lot of us were shocked, hurt and angry to find the show had chosen to kill of one of their main characters, Princess Allura, after a long trend of having her suffer loss throughout the course of the show.

To have this version of Princess Allura be dark skinned meant something significant to many fans of color who often are not granted the ability to see themselves in the media they consume, let alone in such a significant role among a diverse cast. By choosing to kill off the only iteration of Allura where she is a WOC, the show slipped into a very tired and unfortunate trope which tells women of color they are meant to suffer, sacrifice, and either die or end up alone. There are many examples of this in media (Example: Abbie Miller- Sleepy Hollow) and it is disappointing for many fans to see the same fate happen to Allura and especially in a way that was senseless, unnecessary and seemingly only used as shock value to elicit an emotional response from viewers.

Therefore, we would like to take this opportunity to reach out to Dreamworks/WEP to make our voices heard.

The point of this is not to get a rewrite or a release of an “original” season they supposedly kept from us. The damage has already been done. The point is to express disappoint at the season they chose to release and hope that by expressing our thoughts and feelings on this they will address our concerns, take this knowledge into future projects and learn that diversity isn’t just simply inclusion (in the rare instances that it’s given), but also respect for those characters and the communities they represent.

With that being said, we are taking in letters and/or 15-20 video comments to submit to Dreamworks and World Event Productions.

SUGGESTIONS FOR YOUR LETTER AND/OR VIDEO:

Be clear and concise on the reasons why the killing of Allura’s character is concerning. Avoid swearing, “yelling” or threatening. We want to be taken seriously rather than come off as ranting from a “toxic” fan.

You may bring up shipping but please keep it in the context of how Allura’s romantic arcs were simply used as plot devices and/or drama, often at Allura’s detriment. You may also take this time to explain the significance in which the one instance where Allura is a WOC is the one time she does not end up with the main male lead. Please remember, this is about Allura so stay focused on the writing/handling of these arcs. This isn’t about Lance, Lotor, Shiro or whomever else you hoped she would end up with. You may also explain why the “strong independent female who doesn’t need a man” trope actually negatively impacts WOC characters versus white female characters.

You may bring up your disappointment in how her character was mishandled overall, not just season 8. For example, her backstory was glossed over in comparison to other characters.

If you are a POC/WOC fan please share your personal stories/experiences about representation and inclusion in the media you consume and how Allura’s death has affected you. They need to hear how Allura’s death was perceived and the message it sends to the community she represented. If you’re not POC but still have stories to share please do.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Please send your media and comments to alluradeservesbetter@gmail.com Using the subject line #justiceforallura. Deadline is 1/26/19.

If you don’t feel like you have the time to write a letter or are too camera shy to film a video, please use the hashtag #justiceforallura. We will pull comments from there as well.

HOWEVER, letters and video give a MORE POWERFUL MESSAGE.

Remember, WE ARE ALWAYS STRONGER TOGETHER.

Well, y’all, I lost again.

I still haven’t seen the Avengers Endgame yet but in this movie and the MCU, Romanogers isn’t canon in this universe when Black Widow sacrificed herself for Hawkeye to get the soul stone and Captain America decided to stay in the past to be with Peggy Carter. So I’ve taken another L. But I’ve been through that before when it comes to ships in TV and movies. Lion-O didn’t end up with Cheetara in Thundercats 2011, Superman and Wonder Woman’s romantic relationship along with New 52 got retconned in favor of that dreaded Rebirth and my all time favorite Kallura along with all the ships didn’t end up the endgame, the moment when Princess Allura briefly dated Lance and then sacrificed herself to save the universe and all of reality. I guess when it comes to the ships I like, I ended up losing. The only time I won is when Korrasami became canon on the Legend of Korra in 2014. To be honest, I don’t know what to say anymore at this point. The only way I’ll keep those ships alive is through fanfic. Until they make more shows where my favorite ships will be the endgame in the future, they’ll always be canon in my head and more importantly, my heart. Until next time....

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e-moneymane

6 years ago

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e-moneymane

6 years ago

After seeing the promos and commercials of Avengers Endgame movie, I became excited, anxious and frightened at the same time. And those damn spoilers before the movie comes out on April 26 are causing us to get paranoid and emotional in any sort of way and I don’t like it one bit. To those who wanna spoil the movie that caused us to get in our feelings, just don’t.

While not getting my hopes up on Romanogers being canon in the movie, I want Romanogers to be canon because of what happened on Thundercats 2011 and Voltron Legendary Defender because of what happened on that dreaded season 8. Lion-O didn’t end up with Cheetara and Keith and Princess Allura didn’t end up together when she died. So that’s two strikes for me. If Romanogers isn’t canon in the end of the movie, then it’s strike 3 for me. Which means that I’ll admit defeat as a Romanogers shipper. So see y’all when the movie comes out. Peace!

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e-moneymane

5 years ago

I still do!!!

Hey guys! So, I created a Kallura-Follow List, and I’m looking for more Kallura blogs that I could add on the list. If you would like to be added, then:

RE-BLOG if you SHIP Kallura

LIKE if you SUPPORT Kallura

I’m adding both shippers and supporters to this list. Link to list is in bio.

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e-moneymane

6 years ago

Since Voltron Legendary Defender is gonna conclude with Season 8, here’s a Queen song dedicated to the series finale. Enjoy!

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e-moneymane

6 years ago

This is us post season 8 of Voltron Legendary Defender.

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e-moneymane

7 years ago

Yeah!

Y'all I have an idea

Since I noticed there is a startlingly lack of kallura nsfw in all forms(fanfiction, art, and headcanons) I thought it would be cool to do a thing on my blog. I would call it “Freaky Friday’s” and every Friday anybody and everybody can send in their most craziest nsfw fantasies for kallura. Heck u can submit art and fanfics too! The only thing that would be banned is vore, anything that has to do with feces or urine (🤢🤢🤢), or anything related to children( I know none of my followers r like that but I do know there r some people out there who may take advantage of this event and send in gross stuff). And I will tag it so the minors on my blog won’t see it.

Thoughts? Yeah or Nay?

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