Honestly as a blind person I’m so tired of seeing fictional blind characters who don’t use white canes or other guides. “They have special powers so they know what’s around them” or “they’re confident enough to not need a guide” are common tropes, and I’m tired.
Are people scared that using a white cane will make their blind character seem weak? They can’t use a cane because they’re so special that they already know what’s around them, and other blind people who use guides are inferior because they’re not special?
I’m tired. Give your blind characters white canes and other guides. Let them hold onto their friends, let them have guide dogs. Don’t make white cane users feel ostracized for not being “strong enough” to go without.
Another thing that pisses me off is when a sighted character comes up with the fantasy equivalent of braille and teaches it to the blind character. Braille was invented by Louis Braille, a blind man, in 1824. The blind character should be the one coming up with it.
Tldr I’m blind and tired of sighted people lol
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since the old version of this post was flagged for 'adult content'...
This is an appreciation post for the fanfic authors who aren’t included on rec lists
For the fanfic authors who don’t get art of their fics
For the fanfic authors who can’t get to 1000/500/100 hits
For the fanfic authors who don’t get comments/reviews
For the fanfic authors who write for small fandoms
For the fanfic authors who write rarepairs or gen fics
For the fanfic authors who get hate for the ships/characters/fandoms they write
For the fanfic authors who write in English despite it not being their first language
For the fanfic authors who don’t write in English
For the fanfic authors who don’t think anyone reads or likes their work
For the fanfic authors who aren’t big name fans
For the fanfic authors who don’t get requests in their inboxes
For the fanfic authors who can’t write stories that are more than a thousand words
For the fanfic authors who only write one ship
For the fanfic authors who are just starting
For the fanfic authors who have been writing fic for years
For the fanfic authors who use fanfic to practice writing
For the fanfic authors who write self-insert fics
For the fanfic authors who write about their OCs
For the fanfic authors who write to vent or cope
For the fanfic authors who are just waiting for their big break
Keep creating, I love you ❤️
reblog to give the person you rb’d this from a hot chocolate with whipped cream and marshmallows
hey I know you just wrote for Clarisse but would you mind writing for her again? Possibly being something along the lines of reader being Percy's older sister and since she didn't like percy and he was gone on his quest she couldn't take it out on him so she did the next best thing, take it out on his sister. Over time Clarisse realizes she liked reader but never said anything and thought ifshewas meaner the crush would go away. (It didn't work) so one day the camp has a party where they play 7 minutes in heaven. Clarisse reluctantly joins and ends up getting matched with reader. What happened next Is up to you
Thanks :)
omg this sounds like an amazing idea! I have a part two already lined up for the original post, but once I'm done with that I'll get right on it, and I'll tag you in the finished product!
omg I wish we had this in the uk, I feel like I'd understand things so much better