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
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The written word is not specially imbued with magical noble worth above the spoken word, and if you think it is, you may have some ableism and/or racism to deconstruct.
Idk who needs to hear this but you dont need a fully formed idea to write. Just write what you have and pull shit out of your ass until it's done and maybe imagine your ocs in an amv. It may suck but thts what first drafts are for.
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Desired person affs
ఌ my dp loves being my best friend
ఌ i can’t believe my dp asked for number
ఌ my dp is constantly texting me, they can’t help themselves
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Law of assumption is literally so crazy! We are extremely powerful. We can change how many days/weeks there are in a month, how many months there are in a year, how many hours there are in a day, the name of the earth and how many planets there are in this galaxy. We can even create a planet with our own name! We can literally create humans that live on existing planets that are not earth. The possibilities are endless! And what's crazy is that we can achieve all this in a year or instantly depending on what our assumptions are! Our assumptions is constantly creating reality, we are in control of everything! We keep persisting in the assumption there's 24 hours in a day therefore there is but we can persist in 25 hours and that will manifest because your desire is inevitable. You keep persisting that there are 12 fixed months in a year but you can also decide to persist that there are 15 months in a year and that will manifest. Isn't it crazy!? We (most of us) probably don't question or doubt this assumption of ours and we keep persisting in it.
Moral of whatever this is: You are limitless and your assumptions are constantly creating reality! Stop questioning or doubting about your desire and keep on persisting! It will manifest because your desires are inevitable!
Sorry for the typos
(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
Arms
Athletic Build
Back
Butts
Cheeks
Chest
Chins
Curvy Build
Ears
Eyebrows
Eyes
Faces
Facial Hair
Feet
Fingernails
Fingers
Hair
Hands
Head
Hips
Jaws
Knees
Legs
Lips
Muscular Build
Neck
Noses
Shoulders
Slender Build
Sickly Build
Skin
Stocky Build
Stomach
Teeth
Toenails
Toes
Underweight Build
Affectionate
Ambitious
Bossy
Brave
Calm
Cautious
Charismatic
Clever
Conceited
Courageous
Creative
Critical
Curious
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Diplomatic
Dishonest
Disorganized
Eccentric
Excitable
Friendly
Funny
Generous
Glamorous
Guarded
Honest
Impulsive
Independent
Intelligent
Just
Kind
Loyal
Manipulative
Mature
Modest
Mysterious
Naïve
Optimistic
Prejudiced
Persistent
Proper
Responsible
Sensitive
Sentimental
Serious
Shy
Reckless
Stingy
Stubborn
Talented
Thoughtful
Thrifty
Visionary
Wise
Witty
Worry Wart
Wounded
A Knack for Languages
A Knack for Making Money
A Way with Animals
Archery
Astral Projection
Astrological Divination
Baking
Basic First Aid
Blending In
Carpentry
Charm
ESP (Clairvoyance)
Empathy
Enhanced Hearing
Enhanced Sense of Smell
Enhanced Taste Buds
Farming
Fishing
Foraging
Gaining the Trust of Others
Gaming
Gardening
Good Listening Skills
Haggling
Herbalism
Hospitality
Hot-Wiring a Car
High Pain Tolerance
Knife Throwing
Knowledge of Explosives
Lip-Reading
Lying
Making People Laugh
Mechanically Inclined
Mentalism
Mimicking
Multitasking
Musicality
Organization
Parkour
Photographic Memory
Predicting the Weather
Promotion
Psychokinesis
Reading People
Regeneration
Repurposing
Sculpting
Self-Defense
Sewing
Sharpshooting
Sleight-of-Hand
Strategic Thinking
Strong Breath Control
Super Strength
Survival Skills
Swift-footedness
Talking With The Dead
Throwing One’s Voice
Whittling
Wilderness Navigation
Wrestling
Elemental Abilities
Voices
Voice Types
Speech Patterns
Speech Impediment
List of Character Flaws
List of Archetypes
Hairstyles
Describing Body Types & How They Move Around
Secrets To Give Your Character
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INTELLIGENCE SKILLS AFFIRMATION
~ i have infinite knowledge, i have a succesful mind, i always have the answer for everything, i have the mindset of a winner
~ i have an exceptional focus and concentration and high self-control, i enjoy of an amazing mind clarity
~ i can learn tons of new skills and talents easily and effortlessly, my ability to be the best in whatever i do is so powerful
~ i have a fast learning ability, insanely good memory and i can understand easily the most complex topics
~ everyone is fascinated by my talents and capacities, i am the most brilliant genius
~ i am extremely clever, my intelligence level is absolutely amazing, my brain is the most sophisticated machine
~ i am the smartest human on earth, my capacity and abilities are incredibly powerful
~ my intelligence increases exponentially all the time, my brain capacity surpass its limit
~ i have a genius mindset, i have a supernatural intelligence, i always use my brain to its fullest
~ i manifest the best potential of my skills, i am constantly improving myself to the best version
~ i am unique and original, i have an endless creativity and i master everything i do with perfection
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)