Kylo Ren really is a great example for how sci fi/fantasy writers should tailor their worlds to fit the times, so it could resonate with the actual audience reading them. There would be no point in making a Hitler villain anymore, because we’re not afraid of Hitler, we’re afraid of the 25-year-old malcontented white boy who fondles Hitler memorabilia while sulking in his room.
Somebody pointed out to me that the First Order aren’t coded as Nazis, they’re coded as neo-Nazis, which is worse, because these are people who looked at horrific historical atrocities with the benefit of hindsight and went, ‘Yes, that’s exactly what we should do again, but this time more’
People complaining that Starkiller Base is a rip-off of the Death Star and that Kylo Ren is a whiny emo fanboy don’t realize that this is exactly the point
Schlagwort: yeah
the key to art is not giving a shit. not giving a goddamn shit. you gotta go to your sketchbook or computer or whatever and just draw free. no rules. do what you want and what feels right. if it looks like shit? no it doesn’t. keep going. keep drawing. you have a skill that is so rare and to keep it is the greatest gift of all.
Fact: It’s okay to be in the closet. You aren’t letting down the community or the people you aren’t out to. Your number one priority should be your own safety, followed by your own comfort. It’s your identity and your decision who you share that with.
heres some of my experiences.
after telling someone that i was ace, she immediately asked me “so theres got to be something wrong with you, like biologically” after explaining it again she persisted to tell me that something was off im my chemical make up
while talking to a psychiatrist, he asked me what my sexual orientation is. i told him that i was ace. after explaining it he suggested that i probably have a personality disorder because i wasnt interested in relationships
on my sixteenth birthday my sister came out as ace to my aunts. they immediately responded with the typical “you havent found the right person yet” and “youre too young to know”. my sister broke down at the table, my family was not supportive at all
but ive never been oppressed as ace. because no law has ever been specifically directed at me being ace. yeah ive faced some shitty things from other people, but ive never been systematically affected. theres a difference between oppression and discrimination & minor aggressions. no one threatened to kill me because i was ace. my sister wasnt disowned right there at the table. hell, the psych didnt even diagnose me with anything. he hurt my feelings, which tbh no psych should do bc ya know they r psychiatrists. but ive never been oppressed.
dont belittle an asexual or aromatic’s experience. they are real. but they are not oppressed for being ace/aro
The Light in the Sky 