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Any harmful stereotypes I should know to avoid when writing a character of Indian decent?

anonymous 2 said: How would I go about describing an Indian male in a fantasy world is there any stereotypes I should avoid or anyways to not describe him?

Indian Character Stereotypes

Lots of ‘em.

The “smart” one. The Bollywood Nerd. 

The “smelling like curry” one.

The “really spiritual” one. The Sim Sim Salabim. 

The “only knows how to program and can’t talk to people” one.

The “heavy accent” one - which, of course, does not mean that your character cannot have an accent or that having a heavy accent is a bad thing. It just means that you need to be cognizant that it is a harmful trope that people use to otherize people of color, and that it can fall into tokenism.

The “7-11 cashier.”

The “really strict parents” one - we can definitely do with less of these. Going with that, having Indian characters that are ONLY engineers, or ONLY doctors is pretty harmful as well.

The “phone operator.” The Operator from India.

-Mod Satvika

I’d like to add that yes, there may be Indians and other PoC in the world who may fit some stereotypical roles, but people are not their stereotypes and shouldn’t be treated as caricatures due to their occupations or for any other reason, nor are these the only types of said people available.

So yes, create new images of PoC beyond stereotypes, but note that even as these people who fit stereotypes exist, they are more than just their labels and it says nothing about their worth when something does apply to them, as they are too complex human beings.

-Mod Colette

casually debunking some common libfem talking points because i’m based and radpilled :33

“Feminism is about equality of the sexes” nope! feminism is about women’s rights and the liberation of women from patriarchy. simply just giving women the same rights as men will not solve domestic violence, rape, assault, fgm, etc.

“Men can be feminists/feminism is for everyone” like i said previously, feminism is about women’s rights and liberation, this cannot be achieved if men are included into the equation. most movements need to be exclusionary to a certain extent, for example the black liberation movement, LGB liberation , fat acceptance, etc (also men only claim to be feminists so they can reap the social benefits of saying so. but the minute you criticize porn they’ll start calling you misogynistic slurs)

“misandry is real and hurts men” misandry isn’t even real lmao. the biggest misandrist you’ll ever meet will never be able match the hatred men give us on a daily basis. hate is rape, murder, assault, fgm, honor killings, domestic violence. if “misandry” hurts your precious feelings then just log off. misandry simply annoys men, misogyny gets women killed.

“prostitution is empowering for women” this one angers me the most. there is NOTHING empowering about an industry that sees women as nothing but things to put their dicks in. there will never be enough willing sex workers to override the numerous women and little girls trapped in prostitution who are raped, beaten, and killed

my manifestation rules

(you can also make your own and go through them when you feel down)

I made these self concept affs but in rule form so you can affirm authority over your subconcious and it helps build confidence as well as letting your subconcious know that you are the boss!

1. I get whatever I want

2. My manifestions come in a week MAXIMUM! nothing more than that

3. My self concept is perfect

4. Nothing can come in the way of my manifestations. They're mine.

5. Manifesting is the easiest thing to do

6. Breathing gives me my results

7. Whenever I think of what I want, it comes to me immediately

8. I never get doubts, only immediate results

9. I do not chase, I attract. Whatever belongs to me finds me

10. I always get full, visible ideal results no matter what. It was just meant to be that way

“But if you forget to reblog Madame Zeroni, you and your family will be cursed for always and eternity.”

Certain scenes are going to have so much more meaning (in cannon) when Byle r becomes cannon.

Examples:

Mike finding the body 

Crazy together

Wills remembering Mike’s name

You said yes

The fight scene

The last scene where one of them says not possible (with dnd)

History is SO important, and not just in the real world. If you're writing a book that takes place in a fictional world, you'll need to do worldbuilding. And having a history for the world is a HUGE part of that!

1) think about what's presently taking place in your story. What in the past could have led to the current plot? What influenced it? What in the world has changed? Has an event of the past caused the modern conflict?

2) don't be afraid to take inspiration from past historical events! Or you can create something completely on your own. Either one is fine.

3) write EVERYTHING out. Even if you think it won't end up in the final idea, just write it down. Trust me bestie

4) you want a world's history to mean something to the story, not for it to just be thrown out there and then forgotten about. Even if it's something such as a myth, give it meaning! It's such an effective way of worldbuilding, and it helps the reader connect so much more to the setting

5) if you're stumped, watch things such as the history channel or read articles on historical events! Maybe you'll get that one little spark that ignites an entire history for your world. Trust me, it can work. And besides, history is interesting to learn about either way!

"If prostitution empowered women; men would be against it."

Let go of other people’s opinions and expectations. Enjoy writing. Enjoy the process. Enjoy this intimate connection with your imagination. Write what you want. Write a story that sets your soul on fire.

m*leven vs byler parallels

Caring, letters, truth and superheroes:

Mike tells Will he exchanges letters with El cause she’s his gf. Later mike throws El’s letter (about becoming a “superhero”) in the trash. Then Mike explains to Will, that he had a fight with El (and he probably can’t mend his romantic relationship with her). 

during that prior fight: Mike says he “ cares” for El. And El responds that he “CARES” but doesn’t love her- and can’t even say it out loud to her or in his letters . Instead his letters say “from mike” . Even the flowers he got her had a card that says “from mike”. Mike then tries changing the subject (of him not loving her) by saying El is important to him and  a “superhero”. El then says “not anymore” to mike’s offiscation.  El later sends Mike the letter about re-becoming a “superhero” (she signs the letter “from el”- probably symbolically showing their relationship is probably over). Which is why mike then throws the superhero letter into the trash.

Mike wonders why he couldn’t say he loved El to her face (before she left). Will says to Mike it’s hard to “say how you really feel” about  people you “CARE” about because they may not like  the “TRUTH”. On one hand it could reflect Will’s fear. But it also reflects Mike’s fear of admitting to El he doesn’t romantically love her-because It’s something she wouldn’t like.

After mike threw out el’s letter , Mike states the “TRUTH” is he misses Will and was worrying too much about El.

Brenner later tells EL “superheroes’ are stuff of fairytales and the “TRUTH” is not that simple, and she cannot hide from the “truth” any longer (even if it freightens her). Aka - (symboliically) the “truth” El doesn’t want to face is that Mike doesn’t “love” her romantically and her trying to become a “superhero” again won’t change that “truth”. which was earlier  illustrated by Mike throwing out her “superhero” letter . In s3 -4: we see mike/EL dating eachother but both are called out for lying to one another (their whole romance is the antithesis of “truth”-but instead lies.)

lumax and byler

Will asks if mike is angry at him, cause he stopped “talking” to him. Then Will mentions how mike and El share letters (and mike barely talks to him). But Lucas says he’d rather “talk” to Max and doesn’t want a letter (paralleling how Mike threw El’s letter away so he could “talk” to Will). Mike literally throws the letter in the trash like a basketball (to parallel lucas further).

 Both pairings had a falling out between seasons. lucas says to max “it’s like you’re not even here anymore”. And Mike says “I don’t know maybe I feel I lost you”. Max/Will take the blame for the fallingout. But Lucas/mike correct them and take responsibility.

After this Lucas says  he didn’t loose Max ,but he just wasn’t using his eyes to see what was infront of him. dustin: the world is full of the most obvious things that no one by anychance ever observes. Lucas to max : “But i SEE YOU NOW” .  cough oh look at byler staring at eachother.

Not to mention Will getting the courage to eventually show the painting to mike… is almost a loose parallel to the letters. So for byler the painting may spur a “talk” about the “truth” of their feelings. A piece of paper can only mean so much. But if the painting said “love Will” that would be a nice touch too.

It seems like mike and Will are almost contrasting. Mike can’t say he loves El even in letters. And Will seems like he’s about to confess any minute to mike (and his painting may symbolize his romantic love for mike).

Also another very obvious byler hint:

They fight in an arcade (cough a place they used to hangout together). Will says “what about us?” Which initially alarms Mike. Then when Will brings up how they haven’t been talking ,but mike sends el letters . Mike uses the excuse that she’s his girlfriend. And again Will says “and us?” . And mike quickly states they’re “friends”. Will is this close to calling out their relationship. I swear. And Mike protested too much. XD

Also don’t get me started on how robin mentions a movie (dr zhigiago) and says its about “doomed love” - and then we see the m*leven fight. The film has a subplot about 2 siblings having the same love interest. Heck Yuri even yells about his brother taking his wife. Like ok. Suspish. And no I don’t think the “doomed love ” is the queer ship -like it usually is.

why? well robin mentions vickie and not being able to confess. Then right after robin shows the “doomed love” video to Steve. But Steve said earlier to robin. She doesn’t have to worry about confessing to Vickie cause she’s clearly queer like robin. So does Will have nothing to worry about cause mike’s also lgbt?hmm

My opinion:

Mike is still processing his complex feelings but … my oblivious son will eventually get there eventually. Honestly wouldn’t surprise me if Will confessing to mike is what makes mike finally realize his feelings for Will.

also “cool” parallel.