Moniquilliloquies.

bobephen:

the world’s first unmanned flying desk set: Quoting myself because it’s relevant to an argument going on on my dash…

moniquill:

Where is it that your piece is set that there just aren’t any POC there? I mean, I’m sure there are places like that. Wherever it is that white people fly to when they take white flight comes to mind. Maybe you’re writing a story set in a gated community in the suburbs of…

While I agree with most of your argument, I feel it necessary to point something out. In Japanese animation, it usually appears as though the vast majority of characters are white. But even though characters are sometimes depicted with blond hair or blue eyes, it is used as a design choice to differentiate between characters that are all native Japanese. They are not drawn to look caucasian, but rather depicted the way the Japanese view themselves. Blond hair in an animated character would be used to illustrate that someone has a lighter shade than most of the other characters. The reason I wanted to say this is that while I agree with your statements on Disney films, which could be more racially diverse, I would argue that animation is style, and therefore can be interpreted by the eye of the beholder. An asian, a caucasian or a hispanic could (and in my opinion should) be drawn exactly the same, if it’s done in a stylized way. I loved Disney’s Mulan, but I didn’t see the need to make every character have narrow eyes. As far as I’m concerned, narrow eyes are something a caucasian would see as different, but an asian wouldn’t notice about another asian. To draw attention to such little differences creates racial boundaries, rather than blurs them. 

Ok, if you’re trying to apply the principle of Mukokuseki to western animation re: Disney in a way that implies that Disney characters like Snow White, Aurora, Ariel, Rapunzel, and Merida can possibly be interpreted as anything but white, you’re being really disingenuous.

The fact that Disney’s prevailing style treats white as default and feels the need to have other races depicted in especially stylized, often samey-faced ways is a valid discussion, and one worth having, but it is not the discussion that was put forth above. I will have your back if you want to write an essay going ‘Yo Disney, what gives with all of your Asian characters being drawn with catty eyes and flowing black locks, completely ignoring the actual racial/ethnic/phenotype diversity of China?’

Anonymous asked: What's your opinion on Laci Green? (If you know of her that is) x

I never followed her work, but there’s a lot of documentation of her being full of fail and reacting in very poor ways when made aware of this. And of a bunch of prominent folks, including John green, white knighting for her when she was called out for shitty behaviour.

That said, lots of completely unacceptable things went on during the Laci Green kerfuffle re: personal attacks, threats - including rape and death threats, bullying, and stalking.

Basically, my opinion is ‘never paid attention, and wouldn’t pay attention, and will happily tell other people about the documentation of why they probably shouldn’t bother paying attention either.’ She has not said anything that other people have not said before and will not say after. She has not done anything especially revolutionary. She hasn’t done anything that WOC haven’t also done and been ignored for. She doesn’t get cookies for being ‘sex positive’.

Anonymous asked: your gardens are beautiful!

Thank you! But for honesty’s sake I should point out that not everything in my #garden stuffs tag is mine; for my actual yard you’ll want the #actually my garden tag

uoa:

do you guys realize we can change our lives any time we want like you can just go ahead and delete your blog, stop eating meat, shave your head, start running, tell that person you hate why you hate them so much, confess your love to someone and kiss them unexpectedly like why don’t we do that

Because actions have consequences that we have to live with. Not all change is good, and we are aware of that, and of the ‘no undo’ function of some actions. You CAN delete your blog… but then it’s -gone-. You CAN stop eating meat…. but it’s delicious and you suddenly have to worry about your capacity to meet your dietary requirements, which may involve other restrictions and/or capacities (good luck if you live in a food desert!). You CAN shave your head, but if it looks horrible you’re just gonna have to wait for it to grow back and maybe invest in some wigs. You CAN start running, but that’s less time to dick around on tumblr. You CAN tell the person you hat why you hate them so much, but that might accomplish nothing more that a flame war that potentially distances you from other people you care about.

Kissing someone unexpectedly is sexual assault. Don’t do that one.

But basically, we don’t do that because we are aware of risk/reward and cause/effect.