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    • TVFanatic’s Review of “Join or Die” (x)

    Regardless of whether you’re “shipping” Bellamy and Clarke, wanting them to get together romantically, it’s impossible to deny that the two have a deep bond and a unique connection.

    It was perfectly fitting that Clarke, of all people, was most willing to forgive Bellamy without a second thought and reassure him that she, too, has things that she struggles to forgive herself for. Bellamy’s redemption arc is far from over, but that moment with Clarke was definitely needed, both for Bellamy as a character and for contextualizing Bellamy’s mindset for the audience.

    “I was so angry at you for leaving. I don’t want to feel that way anymore.”

    Excuse me, I’ll just be over here sobbing at this line. Heart-breaking. Bob Morley’s delivery was perfect. Actually, his and Eliza Taylor’s performances during this entire scene were great. They have such strong chemistry.

    Of course, their really intense hug (Bellamy and Clarke just love their emotional hugs – seriously, these two have more passionate hugs than most TV couples have passionate kisses!) was interrupted by Grounders that literally rise from the depths of the water. How cool was that?!

    The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater Review (The Raven Cycle #2)

    y’all should read my review of the dream thieves by maggie stiefvater from the raven cycle in honor of the raven king coming out :))

    wellsjahastan:

    i think the thing that disgusts me the most about the “bellamy has white male privilege!!” arguments is that quite literally the only time you see these blogs talk or even think about the concept of white privilege in the 100 is in regards to the working class lead filipino opposed to you know… the actual white characters. 

    and the thing is, white privilege in the 100 (both in the fandom and narrative) is fucking prevalent. what we NEED in the fandom is more discussions about white privilege and how it impacts how characters are written and perceived. instead, what we have is a group of white feminists who will only ever utter the word “white privilege” when they’re screaming about how biracial brown boy somehow benefits from it because 2+2=5  

    let’s talk about the white privilege in the writing and costuming of everyone’s fave white girls; clarke, lexa and octavia. 

    clarke who is written as a White Saviour™, who is allowed to express her sexuality in a way that does not slut shame her, who is wearing dreads, who was able to refer to the grounders as savages for 2 seasons and have 99% of the fandom miraculously forget as they yell about characters of colour being xenophobic, who is shown to be so overly capable, intelligent and clever to the point where characters (of colour) around her look to her as a literal saviour, who gets to have her actions framed as justifiable by the narrative while the PoC on the show like bellamy, pike, jaha and monty are never extended that same privilege. 

    or lexa who is quite literally a white woman with her skin darkened 3 shades, wearing a bindi complete with maori tattoos. the mere casting of lexa reeks of white privilege, instead of just casting a brown girl they instead hired a white girl and did their damn best to make her appear brown. lexa gets to be depicted as a wise and calm and peaceful “visionary” leader, while indra, a black woman, is her angry, close-minded and violent sidekick. lexa is more or less a white female character who is leading a group of people who are clearly coded to represent the position of indigenous people throughout history (and if you can’t see how that fact alone is entrenched in white privilege both in hollywood as an industry as well as the writing in the show then yikes my pals). 

    or octavia who fits the mighty whitey trope to a fucking tee, who quite literally beats and abuses her filipino brother, her black boyfriend and her black female mentor and in all instances is praised by both fandom and narrative alike. who “teaches” her black boyfriend and her black mentor about their own fucking culture. while the fandom is conditioned to actually cheer her on for these disgusting acts. let’s talk about how the same fandom loves to talk about the fridging of female character to push forward male story arcs (which is an important discussion!!) but is suddenly quiet when both lincoln and wells, two black men, are killed off in ways that were meant to push forward the character motivations of two white girls (octavia and clarke) 

    if you want to talk about white privilege then get ready to talk about it in regards to your fave white characters, even the female ones (especially on this white fem show). 

    the funny thing about actually caring about white supremacy and the mistreatment of PoC is that you don’t get to use these issues as a stepping stone for other movements or for shipping agendas. if you want to open the discussion of white privilege, be my guest, just be ready to learn that the white girls ya’ll froth at the mouth for are the ones who benefit from it. 

    not the biracial brown boy. 

    calrissianwrites:

    i dont watch this shadow hunting show all i know is that Tall Dark And Handsome deserves to marry mike from Glee

    Writing References

    writeworld:

    krisnoel-lionhead:

    I decided to make a reference post on most of the writing topics I’ve covered so far. If you’re looking for something specific, this might make it easier. Hope this helps!

    General writing posts—

    Editing posts—

    Character posts—

    Genre posts—

    Motivation—

    Publishing—

    Body Language—

    Random posts—

    Sorry I couldn’t replace the link with the title of the post. CAN’T FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THINGS ON TUMBLR NOW. Also, you can obviously follow my blog for more writing tips or suggest topics for me to cover. Thank you!

    -Kris Noel

    We’ve reblogged a lot of these already, but this is an awesome resource!

    Dr. Bettany Hughes on women’s absence from history, and the ways historians need to actively put women back into the narrative.  (via hecatese)

    …often women aren’t allowed to be characters in history, they have to be stereotypes. Cleopatra was a poet and a philosopher, she was incredibly good at maths; she wasn’t that much of a looker. But when we think of her, we think: big breasted seductress bathing in milk. Often, even when women have made their mark and they are remembered by history, we are offered a fantasy version of their lives.

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