Day - 7 - Yourself

Alright guys.

So everyone seems to be raving over

James Baxter

Because of the scene in steven universe when steven fused back together.

But did you know this man also did….

THIS?

And this?

And….THIS???

And this????

He is a truly amazing animator and he is such an inspiration, His work inspires me as an artist and his work should be well known all over!!! check out this awesome lad.

Adrien is the definition of a Nice Guy: says "M'Lady", gets mad when he's rejected, and can't take no for an answer, so instead he hounds the object of his "affections" despite her rejecting him over and over again, ignoring her when she says she just wants to be friends.

And people are falling for the "Romance" (Misogyny!) of this character and plot, hook, line, and sinker.

This is why calling out Adrien's behavior matters.

Real Life girls are being influenced by this show into thinking that Adrien's behavior is romantic, cute, and perfectly acceptable.

Real Life girls are being taught that a guy harassing you means he's in love with you, and that you should just give in and accept his feelings.

Real Life girls are being taught that endlessly pursuing a guy, that stalking, that stealing his phone, that memorizing his schedule, are all fine and dandy if it's 'for love'.

Miraculous Ladybug is a fun show aimed at kids, and young girls especially. Which is WHY the behavior being shown positively in the show matter so much, why people (rightfully) call how Adrien acts as Sexual Harassment--

Because that is what it is, even if sex is not mentioned or implied.

He's been officially sexually harassing her ever since she said she was in love with someone else, and just wanted to be friends-- and when he ignores her express wishes, and continues to pursue her, despite her many and continued, heated rejections. Adrien, in episode 3 of SEASON ONE, lied and said that he and Ladybug were in a relationship to a ma,n purely because he saw him as a potential rival for his affections, causing the man to be akumatized, and never apologized or told Marinette the truth about what happened.

Adrien's behavior is not okay.

Marinette has been stalking Adrien, stealing his possessions, memorized his schedule, and successfully lured his bodyguard away from him without Adrien's knowing, so she could ambush him into going on a date with her. Marinette has bullied and violently driven off any other girl that gets close to Adrien, since she sees them as competition for her affection. She doesn't want him to have female friends that isn't her (taken, dating someone already) BF.

Marinette's behavior is not okay.

Miraculous Ladybug is teaching it's young female viewers that a boy harassing you after you've told him "no" is romantic.

Miraculous Ladybug is teaching it's young female viewers that stalking your crush, stealing his phone, and controlling who he can be friends with is just you being "quirky" and "boy crazy"

If you've never considered the character's behavior in this way before, it's because that is by DESIGN. There have already been multiple instances of the crew in charge of ML sexualizing their characters, drawing porn of their children characters, racism, bigotry, and other disgusting things. Feel free to look at the "ML writers guillotine" tag for examples.

TL;DR, love the show, but be conscious of the messages it is spreading, and do your best to reduce the harm to the kids growing up consuming this world. Fiction impacts reality, especially when it's middle-aged white men directing shows aimed at young girls.

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Hi! I really like your post about how femininity vs. badassery and female characters so often wanting to be mothers. I saw you mentioned Marinette in your tags, and I definitely agree that the way her crush on Adrien is portrayed as this elaborate plan for the future is,, weird and unrealistic, especially for a character with so many other interests. (Not to mention the narrative punishes her for it, but that's a dif issue) I think That Guy probably assumes that's the only way a girl can crush

(i have more sorry) This bit is more based on me, but another reason I think having Marinette want kids enough to already have names doesn't fit is that she's pressured into babysitting against her wishes pretty often. Like, if that happened to me, I would get tired of kids pretty fast and probably wouldn't be as eager to have my own (if I wanted them). I had more but ofc now it's gone. Thanks!

no thank YOU for giving me the opportunity to tackle this directly because. honestly i don’t like any of the little kid characters and there could be some commentary on how young teenage girls are forced into motherly roles over their younger siblings/family friends but i think that’s just my own personal beef about how Marinette “can never say no” and how it’s always framed as her own fault when being Ladybug conflicts with babysitting like. Let her say no! Let her refuse! She doesn’t have the TIME.

marinette is just. they literally said this in the licensing trailer!!! that she was to be a relatable female superhero!!! but they ONLY made her relatable to what they believe young girls are. 

“Marinette is a character that girls will really identify with. She likes fashion, she makes her own accessories.”

“She’s an innocent, happy little girl, who is very kind and clumsy.”

“[...] what makes her stand out is her generosity, that’s what makes her an exemplary heroine.”

The last line is said by Astruc and ESPECIALLY pisses me off because girls are already told to be generous and kind to the point whereas with guys it’s “boys will be boys” when a guy’s a dick as if being respectful and giving is inherent to being a girl.

Marinette is OVERWHELMINGLY generous to other people, but instead of a lesson where it’s about “you can be kind and have boundaries” or “you can be helpful without neglecting yourself” or “you are not defined by what you can do for others”, the show just doubles down on all of it! Marinette’s not allowed to NOT help people around her or else they get akumatised. Marinette’s not allowed to snap at Lila or Chloe or else they will get akumatised or take it out on someone else and get them akumatised. Marinette’s not allowed to reject Chat Noir and refuse to go on his dates, otherwise he throws a fit about it and stops helping her during akumatisations.

And THEN. when she isn’t being the thirteen year old version of the perfect fucking 1950s housewife who will never deny you and do everything you ask, the one (1) somewhat gender subversive trait she has is that she’s a great gamer, and it doesn’t even come up BECAUSE she likes gaming! She does it specifically because Adrien is involved.

and it’s not HARD to make these traits into genuine actually progressive lessons. She-Ra already did that and they didn’t even need to boast about how woke they were when they gave Adora the lesson of being allowed to do things for herself and that she isn’t solely what she can do for other people.

Maybe Marinette takes on too much responsibility because she doesn’t want to cause more akumatisations by asserting her own boundaries, maybe she lets Chloe do whatever she wants and gives up on exposing Lila because in the short-term it keeps Ladybug from having to fight more akumas. Maybe all of this turns into an analogy for how kids (especially girls) are told not to fight back against bullies because “you have to be better than them” and how adults don’t always keep you safe and how complacency can be a coping mechanism AND cause a lot more harm.

Maybe Chat Noir constantly pursuing Ladybug despite her rejections becomes a lesson on how much harder it is for girls to refuse guys because some of them won’t take ‘no’ for an answer, and if you’re mad at me for saying that you can blame that on boys being raised to “never give up on true love” and that you just need to wear girls down until they say yes because they’re just “playing hard to get”.

I am just so increasingly livid about how many GOOD lessons we could have gotten if this show weren’t produced and written by straight white men, if it were written by women who understand the nuances of being constantly told as a child to be “kind” and not rock the boat, if it were written by WOC who know how your race affects how “kindly” other people will perceive you, if it were written by queer women who understood how stifling it is to grow up in a heteronormative society and trying to be pushed back into the role of “proper femininity”, or trying to be a girl in a world that refuses to see you as one.

diverse characters do not start and end with what’s on the screen, but who puts those characters on-screen. what’s the point in having a female superhero if there is only one female writer in s2 and s3, and that singular writer is up against the many straight white producers and executives and a head director/writer who refuses to take any criticism and can fire you if he disagrees with you?

Do you hate Starco?

What? No.

Hating non-real ship is just pathetic. The reason why i don`t ship them is becouse it`s just not interesting for me.But if they will end up together i wouldn`t be mad or smth like that.As i`ve said before “ if you asking me about ship that i would like to see as a canon,when that 100% depends on the plot and on how it develops over time rather than be created out of thin to make fans happy “.Now Starco seems so bad for me becouse it`s` looks like it takes over the whole series.I don`t what to see “star vs the forces of evil” as another girl`s love drama.The season two was so great,even to look at star hiding her crush on marco was interesting.But in season 3…well…I`m just sayng that looking at background characters was more exiting then on main characters.That allways been that way like in s2 Ludo and Buff Frog were best part of the show! There was so much potential in the s3:Eclipsa,Moon,Festivia,Meteora,but what did we get?Oh, a starco kiss,right.It`s feel`s like a lot of time is wasting on unnecessary things and this also ruining characters, i mean marco breacks up with Jackie ,getting back to  Star even though he knew about her feelings for him and after realising his crush on star he starts to make out with Kelly.Who does what?In one episode “Ludo in the Wild“ was more character development and interesting story than in whole season 3

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2D looks happy and healthy im so glad for him im crying so much i love him

“Aroace people aren’t straight but they still have straight privilege!”

Not being able to talk openly about my orientation without fear of ridicule isn’t “straight privilege”.

Not being able to mention my orientation without worry that it will impact my reputation as a professional or as a student is not  “straight privilege”.

Not being able to talk about my orientation in front of most of my family without fear of them rejecting me isn’t “straight privilege”.

Not seeing any representation of people like me in the media isn’t “straight privilege”.

Not having any education that people like me exist isn’t “straight privilege”.

People telling you that you’re making your orientation up to be special or different isn’t “straight privilege”.

People being uncomfortable with you mentioning your orientation and telling you that no-one needs to know isn’t “straight privilege”.

Being told that your orientation isn’t real isn’t “straight privilege”.

Being told that your orientation is probably a symptom of some medical condition isn’t “straight privilege”.

People assuming things about your life and history based on your orientation isn’t “straight privilege”.

Your orientation being treated as a political stance or a lifestyle choice is not “straight privilege”.

No, aroace people are not systematically oppressed for our orientation. As far as the system cares we do not exist. Not existing, as far as most of society cares, is not “straight privilege”.

The only time I have  “straight privilege” is when I don’t talk about my orientation. At all. The only time I have “straight privilege” is when I let people assume I am straight.

And frankly, having to be silent about my orientation to be respected by the straight majority, isn’t a privilege.

Seriously Tumblr wtf is wrong with you ಠ_ಠ

Me with the SVTFOE finale: