I'm on the record as saying that I never care when white characters get recast as POC (like with Namor and MJ in the MCU); however, there is one distinct exception to that. I believe Charles Xavier has to be white. Hear me out.
I'm approaching this with the characterization of Charles Xavier in the comics (not the Fox films, as it has been so long since I've seen them) and my own interpretation of the politics surrounding his character. I would love to hear some alternate perspectives, provided that it is all polite discussion ofc.
As I alluded to in an older post I see Charles Xavier as a very liberal character. He is always for assimilation and has a tendency to prescribe the "model minority" mindset. He uses his most attractive and human passing mutants as the face of his team. Never in the comics did he publicly identify himself as a mutant- Cassandra Nova was the one controlling his body when he publicly came out as a mutant. Charles' wealth and his whiteness prevents him from seeing the reality of the mutant situation, it is the reason why him and Erik are always at odds. Erik, as a Holocaust survivor, understands the patterns of discrimination and bigotry. He understands that no matter how much the submit to the mold of "well behaved mutants" they will never be treated the same.
Charles, in my mind, encapsulates the liberal fixation on both the aesthetics of bigotry and the individual. Bigotry is bad when people yell slurs and commit hate crimes. Slurs are yelled by individuals, and hate crimes are solitary events perpetuated by individual bigots. Erik was always a character who attacked the system. He wanted to dismantle the systems responsible for the oppression of mutants. Charles is someone who has benefitted from that system, even as a mutant, and on some innate level is afraid of changing that fact. I think being white and wealthy contributes greatly to the philosophy of Charles Xavier. The politics of mutants and the X-Men universe has always been something of great interest to me and this is just the way I see it. But, what do you guys think?
being in your early 20s is crazy bc there’s people who are literally married and people who’ve never even dated and people who are trapped in their childhood bedrooms waiting to get out and people who are trying to live out romanticized dream lives and people who are completely on their own and people with multi tiered support systems and we’re all supposedly peers and none of us think we’re doing it right at all
Because TF community doesn't know how to normally find old generation of Shattered Glass, I want myself to introduce the products of it. Only titles but I would gladly give a links if you need. Sooo... We have -
1. Shattered expectations (little comic debute for 1 April)
2. Transformers timelines #3 (comic)
3. Dungeons and dinobots (novel)
4. Do over (novel)
5. The desert heat (comic, but not really important. Just two pages)
6. Eye in the sky (novel)
7. Blitzwing bop (novel)
8. Transformers collector's club #25-#29 (comic)
9. Transhuman (novel)
10. Transformers timelines #7 (comic)
11. Beast wars shattered glass (comic)
12. Coalescence (novel)
13. Transformers collector's club #60-#66 (comic)
Hope I helped you . Also I want to say that novels here are reeaaaly good. Well, that's just my opinion. Also old SG have some crossovers and one little comic I couldn't find anywhere
on the topic of not using AI for research, also be aware of using automatic Google results because they rely on AI too and don't ACTUALLY know what they're talking about
case in point: oh let's Google what flowers are safe for cats!
Google: lilies! source? trust me bro
Lilies?
You mean perhaps the most poisonous plant for cats there is? that can cause sudden Organ Shut Down and Death? Thanks Google! Good thing I can rely on your handy suggestions so I don't have to click on any actual websites and read to make sure your information is correct! (Also tulips and daffodils will also definitely Smite your cat but I'm not sure about the other flowers)
remember just because Google or an AI is telling you something confidently doesn't mean it actually knows what it's talking about
I trust no seasoned writer or researcher does this but this is more a message to newer or younger writers or anyone with less experience with Google and how it works
Instead of making Transformers unable to make more of themselves, I’d rather make it a difficult task and during war effort its hard to get all the specialists together and do so in a timely manner…and explore the ethical ramifications if do.
If you rush it you are rushing a life. And debugging can only do so much.
[Poor Silverbolt [aerialbot]. They didn’t properly wipe the electronics of the low-altitude craft they used for parts and he developed a (relative) ]fear of heights.]
And then there’s the fact you’re making them to fight a war…
Rushing it with ancient technology (Vector Sigma, Creation Matrix…) if manage to obtain control over them, they might be kinda monkey-paws genies…
Greetings bugs and worms!
This comic is a little different than what I usually do but I worked real hard on it—Maybe I'll make more infographic stuff in the future this ended up being fun. Hope you learned something new :)
If you are still curious and want to learn more about OCD, you can visit the International OCD Foundation's website. I also recommend this amazing TED ED video "Starving The Monster", which was my first introduction to the disorder and this video by John Green about his own experience with OCD.
The IOCDF's website can also help you find support groups, therapy, and has lots of online guides and resources as well if you or a loved one is struggling with the disorder. It is very comprehensive!
Reblog to teach your followers about OCD
(But also not reblogging doesn't make you evil, silly goose)
Found family that’s made up of celebrity/mayor equivalents and everyone’s always busy (Click for better resolution)
Been a good while since I did a Pokemon post (And I’m still sick, but this post has been bugging me to write it for a good while now). Its already quite far into the first season with 30+ episodes so I think now is a good time to do a talk on Ash again. Particularly, this is to the people who hate how Ash has fallen back into a really immature role.
To start things off I would like to state these few rules on this analysis post:
This entire thing is on the assumption that Ash heads to his vacation/errand in Alola a couple of weeks after he returns from Kalos. Which is about the right amount of time Ash always spends in Pallet post return from new region - time that’s usually spent on contemplating where to head to next and catching up with his Mother and Pokemon.
This also DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE DUB CANON THAT ASH IS 10. I will not make any arguments here though I will mention that Dub BW’s mention of Ash’s age was not in the Japanese version of the episode.
This does acknowledge that everything that has happened so far in the anime HAPPENED. Including XY and BW. No soft reset, no so called reboot, NONE.
This is purely my opinion. Do not harp on me about it. I know some people actually hate the SM series and I’ll be honest I disliked the art-style and premise in the beginning. Heck I was not on the bandwagon for Gen 7 AS A WHOLE. Episodes 1 and 2 changed my opinion quite a bit however. But yes I did have no love for the SM anime until I actually watched it
So without further ado, lets start.
Continua a leggere
Here’s some examples awkward accessibility being a thing:
Your at a hotel that has a lift to get you from one sub-floor to another, but the lift can only be unlocked and operated by one specific person that the hotel now has to go find. Sure, they’ve made the entrance to the sub-floor is accessible, but now it’s a thing.
The buses are wheelchair accessible but the driver has to stop the bus, take 30 seconds to lower the goddamn ramp, move passengers out of their seats, hook up the straps and then secure you in the bus. Sure, they’ve made the busses accessible but now it’s a thing.
The restaurant has an accessible entrance, but it’s past the trash room and through the kitchen. Sure, the restaurant is accessible, but now it’s an insulting thing.
Here’s some great examples of accessibility not being a thing:
The train to the airport pulls up flush with the platform. I board with everyone else and sit wherever the fuck I want. Riding the train is accessible and not a thing.
In Portland, I press a button the side of the streetcar and a ramp automatically extends at the same time the door opens. I board in the same amount of time as everyone else. This is not a thing.
I get that it is difficult to design for wheelchair accessibility, but folks need to start considering the overall quality of the experience versus just thinking about meeting the minimum requirements.
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