⠀ great supine protoplasmic invertebrate jelly

temuera morrison channelled māoritanga into boba fett, on purpose. i see him as māori. morrison was trained in traditional māori martial arts and uses it in-universe, he has stated one of his goals is to incorporate wairua māori into his roles, and has been trained in haka and pulls pūkana (the “"scary face”“ in a haka) while in combat.

i know less about this but as far as i understand, karen traviss also based a lot of mandalorian culture off of te ao māori and incorporates haka into her republic commando series.

at the same time, the clones are a force for imperialism. they're obedient soldiers, servants to their cause. i've spoken to (and received tags from) māori who are uncomfortable with this portrayal of our race and will say such. if a māori is uncomfortable with rep showing us in this light, power to them!

the issue comes when people who aren't māori tokenise māori who don't enjoy the rep, lmfao. plenty of people saw my post asking people not to put tā moko on clone ocs (or ocs in general) if you are not māori and jumped to the conclusion, quite happily and mockingly, that the clones aren't māori, that the people who consider them māori are "white ass sjws", and that seeing the clones as māori is entirely a movement where no other māori are involved. like, my post had nothing to do with that! māori clone ocs are fine! it's very weird for you to jump for joy when you find "confirmation" or "validation" in your head that your faves couldn't possibly be brown like some of these people are doing. like, they found a single māori they could misinterpret and sprinted an entire olympic race with it!

They get their facts from existing antis, who have taken it upon themselves to decide what cloneshipping is all about, in complete disregard for how cloneshipping is actually portrayed and interpreted by cloneshippers themselves.

Now, I don't believe that fiction affects reality to the extreme extent that antis do. In fact, I believe that decades of media studies have proven otherwise. And this is especially true of fanworks, which are limited to a very small and specific audience. This means that I don't necessarily see a problem with "problematic" content in the first place. But I also find it important to make it clear that cloneshipping does not inherently belong to that category.

The idea that cloneshipping equals incest is subjective. Antis would have you believe that cloneshipping = incest is an irrefutable fact. But the majority of cloneshippers would point out that that clones are an entirely fictional concept with no real world equivalent in the first place, and explain to you that the idea of seeing cloneshipping as incest is foreign to them.

Antis would also have you believe that cloneshipping is about fetishising the characters and sexualising abuse. In reality, most cloneshippers are deeply passionate about doing the characters justice. The clones are portrayed as distinct personalities with realistic motivations and rich inner lives. Their relationships are typically respectful, loving, and supportive. Clone culture is often envisioned as open, inclusive, and free of judgment when it comes to sex and romance, or lack thereof. There is safety, comfort, positivity, and respect. For many cloneshippers, this idea of clone culture is one of the most appealing aspects of cloneshipping.

I myself enjoy several authors who have proclaimed themselves antis and whilst that’s absolutely their choice, it’s sad because many times I’ve felt othered or dirty. First of all, let’s tackle the points.

“It’s incest.”

Not really, but let’s talk about that.

Incest is relations between people of the same bloodline, typically regarded as immediate family or cousins, the like. Let’s talk about the inaccuracy in labeling cloneshipping as incest.

Interpretation is entirely subjective. We know that clones call themselves brothers. Ok. Let’s break that down. If you’ve ever interacted with anyone of the military or first responder backgrounds (even just watching emergency dramas), please think of all the instances where these working relationships evolve into friendship or something akin to family. I’ve heard of many instances where soldiers refer to each other as brothers. They aren’t related. But they have each other’s backs and they’ve gone through hell and back. They have experiences that only those in that brotherhood can understand. The clones call each other brothers because they grew up together. They were all they ever knew and all they could ever rely on, even when the clone wars came about. They were in a brotherhood. So the fact that the clones call each other brother isn’t necessarily supportive of the claim of incest.

Also, I advice the consideration of the fact that likely, they didn’t have other words to describe their relationships with each other. Nothing described their closeness, not even the term friend. Sometimes there aren’t words, so you choose what seems like the closest one.

Let’s examine the biological component. Siblings generally only share about 50% of DNA. The combination varies. Clones are exact copies of their DNA donor, to almost 100%. Let’s strip away the individuality for a moment, as much as I hate to. Clones are clones. The clones of Jango Fett are biologically speaking exact replicas, not his actual children. Unless he’s producing the next Jesus, he would generally need another person’s DNA for that.

So, in literal terms, you haven’t got an army of siblings. You’ve got an army of copy paste where sometimes the ink prints funny.

Let’s add the individuality back. This is where our copy paste individuals have their own personalities. They are sentient. They have emotions and independent thoughts. They are just as human as we are. With that comes the ability to make their own decisions. Absolutely there are clones who view their brothers as actual siblings.

But they also have the right to choose.

Let me give you this. I have a wide chosen family. I have a wide friend group. Some of these people I refer to as siblings. It’s a word that describes their importance in my life and the willingness that I’d take a bullet for them. However, theoretically speaking because there’s no friend I want to date, but there is nothing stopping me from dating one of them. Sure, socially it could take some adjustments. The dynamic of the friend group would shift. And it’d certainly be weird to continue to referring to each other as siblings, but as long as you don’t do that you’re good.

What’s to say the clones can’t do the same?

They’re not biologically siblings. They are biologically copy paste of each other. Socially, they view each other as an extensive family, put together of the only people they could truly relate to. Would it be odd to shift that into something romantic? Sure, at times. But just like any chosen family or friend group, friends can switch to more than friends or switch back to only being friends. It’s up to the clones’ interpretation of what they want their relationships to be.

Personally, I think to say otherwise is denying the clones a right to choose. Which also denies them the label of sentient which you refuse to accept that they can choose.

Also adding that biologically, all clones except Omega are men. So even though children conceived could have some issues from the DNA crossing, that isn’t an applicable issue here.

“I still don’t like it”

That’s ok.

When did we lose the ability to accept that not everyone likes the same things?

This fandom is particular is horrible about it. Very few people are allowed to just be Star Wars enjoyers. You have to pick a side in everything.

Prequels or originals?

The only correct answer to the sequels is saying they’re trash.

This or that is just fan service.

They should’ve done this, but didn’t so it’s the WORST thing ever cause my headcanon wasn’t done.

Oh they’re catering to the liberals (or) conservatives.

Every fandom has this but damn. Star Wars is so bad about it.

We cloneshippers aren’t trying to indoctrinate you, believe it or not.

It makes me sad every time I see a “clonecesters DNI” tag. Why? Why can’t I read your beautiful story or look at your amazing art? Just cause I ship clones doesn’t mean I don’t see them platonically. As long as I respect your work, why can’t I view it?

Really, what works just as well is:

“I know there are people that ship x y and z together, but I’m not personally into that. With respect, I ask that any comments steer away from shipping these characters together to maintain the author’s muse for the characters they enjoy.”

See? Easy. People that ignore that really are just dickheads.

It’s ok if we all enjoy our own things. It’s ok to not be able to see clones as anything other than siblings. It’s ok if you ship them. Why must we all be the same?

Author’s brief musing:

The censorship is very akin to homophobia and transphobia in the media.

Many Star Wars fans are queer (myself included). Many antis are, I’m sure. I’m not calling anyone phobic (though I wonder if the clones mostly being men does have an impact on some people). But I ask people to pause and think of the parallels.

Back to the point:

Is cloneshipping problematic?

Sometimes, and I will tell you those times. Any time which involves any relation not safe, sane and consensual (sexual or not).

*studies notes* hmm. Looks like that’s the same for…every single ship possible.

If all characters are safe, sane, and consenting adults (at least bodily and mentally if not in years cause clones with advanced aging), and we’ve already gone through how they aren’t actually related so there’s not that issue, then what’s the harm?

You are allowed to not like it.

I just ask that you accept that it’s not the Devil incarnate many seem to think.

Let people just be fans, man. Don’t like it? Scroll.

SCHLOCKTOBER 2025

DAY 1 - Sex-Related Injury

@schlocktober

It's not october but I don't care :D

Fandom: Republic Commando

Ship: Ordo Skirata x Captain Maze

>> Knifeplay went wrong << (AO3 link)

Ordo messed up his kinky night with with maze.

(text under the cut)

Ciri gets included in yearly preparations. Witchers teach her how to sterilize jars, how to prepare everything, how to make sure jars won't explode in a few weeks.

my favorite genre is when you combine sex with humor so...

While other people are out here dropping Kinktober prompt lists with 9000 stipulations, I bring you this.

It's not a real October event, but it could be if you believe. The prompts are here for anyone to enjoy anyway.

Why "schlock"?

It means trash/junk, and that's the quality of content I'm striving for with these prompts. It's also fun to say.

But, y'know, if you want to take a prompt and turn it into a masterpiece of a whumpy longfic, go for it.

What fandom is this for?

Whatever fandom you want.

What ships can I write/draw?

Any of them.

Even [my fandom's most despised ship]?

Especially [your fandom's most despised ship].

What if I want to combine prompts? What if I want to write or draw things out of order? What if...

Go for it.

Are crossovers okay?

Do. Whatever. You. Want.

What if I want to create something problematic?

Send me the fucking link.

What does [prompt] mean?

You tell me. It's all open to interpretation.

Are there any rules at all?

Sure.

No AI use. If you need an LLM to write your schlock for you, consider a long walk off a short pier. If you need it to do your editing for you, use a beta reader instead. A stick figure drawn on the back of a napkin is better than soulless AI art.

Tag appropriately. 'Creator Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings' means anything goes. 'No Archive Warnings Apply' means your work is guaranteed not to contain any of the major archive warnings (non-con, major character death, graphic violence, or underage sex).

No irl bigotry. Your characters can be problematic as all get out, but if you try to post a weird pro-JK Rowling essay or something you're not going in the collection, bud. Don't kill the vibes.

What are the vibes?

Just have fun.

But other people are having fun wrong!

Shut the fuck up.

Are you going to be doing this?

Probably not.

How do I participate?

There's an ao3 collection right here:

Schlocktober on ao3

Otherwise, just hashtag #schlocktober or something, idk. I don't expect anyone to actually do this.

Text version of the prompts under the cut.