I just cannot get over the Samira Mel parallels and how establishing these parallels, while also making every other choice they made about these two characters, makes both the main character and the actual narrative bizarrely racist.

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I just cannot get over the Samira Mel parallels and how establishing these parallels, while also making every other choice they made about these two characters, makes both the main character and the actual narrative bizarrely racist.

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i love that Obsession didn't do the "oh if you'd just asked her out she would've said yes" thing.
like that kind of "you didn't need magic, you could've gotten what you want the honest way" dramatic irony can be effective and i see why a lot of writers use it for "be careful what you wish for" plots like these, but i love that Obsession is like, "no. she doesn't like you like that. there is no version of this where you end up dating her, and you need to get over it."
and nikki clearly did value bear's friendship and care about him; if he'd been honest with her about his feelings, she probably would've tried to let him down easy and remain friends - but of course, it's unlikely that he would've been willing to remain friends. bear's both too cowardly to admit the truth to nikki (which would've prompted her to reject him outright and at least given him closure), and too obsessed with her to just quietly accept that it wasn't gonna happen (which would've let him maybe start to get over his crush and move on). he's both convinced they belong together and unwilling to be direct in doing something about it, and he doesn't get even the barest comfort of knowing the real nikki loved him all along. she didn't. she liked him, but she didn't love him. and he swapped her out for a version of her that "loves" him... but doesn't like him. and he still wanted to try and make that work, even knowing the real nikki was trapped and miserable inside the shell of her body, being used by the thing he willed into existence. the tragedy doesn't happen because what he wants is within reach and he doesn't realize it - the tragedy happens because what he wants is impossible, and he refuses to see that until it's too late.
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counting crows knew shrek 2 would become one of the best movies ever made and had to act accordingly
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You know what would've been an excellent storyline??? Robby coming back from his sabbatical and learning that Dr Samira "SlOw-Mo" Mohan is thriving under the supervision of an attending that doesn't talk down on her
as a black person, as a woman, and as someone who works in the entertainment industry, i'm of multiple minds about supriya ganesh leaving the show and most of it comes down to whether this was a decision she made; given she is absolutely blowing up right now and likely has quite a lot of options for jobs, if she chose to leave, i think that's both fine and also, good for her! her star is on the rise! it also speaks to the realism of how many people come and go from teaching hospitals in real life, so from a broad-strokes view, i don't necessarily think that's a bad thing
on the other hand, the pitt has now twice removed characters who are women of color, notably this time a character whose major motivations center around advocating for and supporting patients who are also marginalized and mistreated by the existing healthcare system. the variety article indicates that this is a story-driven decision, which again, isn't necessarily bad on its face, but why is this specific character and actor being written off, why now? how much input, if any, did ganesh have in this decision? (knowing how writers' rooms work, there could be as much as some or as little as none.) there have also been rumors that this exit may have been spurred by ganesh being frustrated by the treatment of women of color and specifically advocating for better storylines; obviously if this is the case with her leaving the show, this is extremely fucked up
the announcement itself being paired with ayesha harris's promotion (which i cannot celebrate and cheer loudly enough) and coming out before the season finale itself also very odd; i am grateful that from what i've seen so far, people have not taken the easy bait of blaming harris and/or pitting two amazing actors of color against one another about this. the headline itself is very tokenizing, but i'm glad that people are smart enough to see beyond that. that said why drop this news now without any indication of what this means for either of their characters before the season is even over? (my guess is contract signings just happened but that's speculation on my part)
i wish supriya ganesh all the best moving forward and can't wait to see her star continue to shine in other projects, i am super sad about the loss of samira mohan as a character, and i am so excited to see ayesha harris grace our screens more as parker ellis, and none of these thoughts are mutually exclusive. ps i know i'm gensec of mohabbot nation but if mourning a ship is your first reaction to this news you are not a serious person
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it’s necessary to fight back against adult content bans obviously because it leads to queer bans, but also, you cannot forget that we must fight back against these bans because adults have the right to make and enjoy adult content. no credit card company has the right to censor what we look at. yes, this includes the “problematic kinks” and stuff you think is gross and bad. just as we deserve to be openly queer online, we deserve to enjoy adult content without fear of total censorship, and it’s absurd how few places there are to do that online nowadays
I think for a lot of white people, when you call them out on their casual racism (microagressions and non-overt things), they see it as a case of hurt feelings from your point of view as opposed to a discussion of harmful practices that aid the vehicle of racism. So in response, they take it as a personal attack, rather than a learning experience, and go on the defensive by bringing up a time that you made them upset as leverage. Or they defend their actions by doubling down on the behavior at hand and dismissing your criticism as over sensitivity and emphasizing their “harmless” intent. And I think that is one of the reasons why it’s so hard to address casual and interpersonal racism with the general white population (and also other poc tbh).
I think white people NEED to read this and let it sink way deep down inside them.

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