My "People Skills" Are "Rusty".

This is the information we have on Lightsingers.

Nowhere does it say anything about them glowing or singing

Gwyn has had plenty of opportunity to harm Nesta .

The first time she saw Nesta vulnerable and alone , she shielded her using the invoking stone that channels the mother's power. Something holy and utterly powerful. No lightsinger would be able to channel the mother's power.

The second time was the blood rite , she could have easily harmed Nesta. Instead she set the beast upon the illyrians who tried to trap her sisters. She was ready to die with Nesta ... wanted to face it with her ...

"You are supposed to stand in solidarity with us and be an ally! We are hurt and none of you are saying anything!!."

We actually have and the article has been changed. There's no point in dwelling on it if it's been removed, there's more serious shit happening in the real world thanks to the orange buffoon sitting in the Oval Office. You're the ones who continue talking about it. I'm someone who might never have the choice to have children due to my condition so I understand the implications of such statements but I also know that people make mistakes and we should give them an opportunity to change.

I have so much to say about the whole "stand with us in solidarity" thing but because of the radio silence from all of you whenever we were hurt and attacked and the fact that you even know the people who were doing this for all these years—speaking for myself but I do not owe you my voice or solidarity when you were the same side that hurt me and hurt my friends without holding anyone accountable while we made posts multiple times addressing that your side shouldn't get any sort of threats and shouldn't be targeted. When real women were attacked and were subject to misogynistic insults from your side either it was their age, appearances, or career, it was radio silence. So many Eluciens and Gwynriels had to take a break or leave the fandom because of you and the hurt you've caused. Even SJM gets called a hag.

I was dehumanized by your side to the point it became the norm to stalk and mock me. To talk sh*t publicly about me. To prop me up as a target for people to attack. To lie and make up rumors about me. To send me harmful messages and threats. To casually tell me to k*ll myself. For my entire life, I was never treated less of a human until I interacted with your side. Yes I get that you disagree with my posts and theories and that I've been argumentative in the past with some of you, but none of it justifies what I continue to be subjected to. But that's alright because the amazing support system I have makes up for it.

All the below is only proof and I've addressed it multiple times in the past yet I was only met with silence or that "I deserved it".

You expressed your outrage by humanizing a fictional character and feeling strongly about any statements made on her, but dehumanized a whole group of REAL people in order to justify any harm that comes to them. REAL women were attacked multiple times in this fandom but it was met with barely a whisper.

Is it fair for me to generalize? No. I have wonderful Elriel mutuals who I absolutely adore and they give me faith that maybe it's only a few who are awful on your side.

This is all I wanted to say. Maybe some of you will mock me for addressing this and making myself out to be a "victim" but you know what? I am a victim. Not a helpless one but someone who was subjected to horrendous attacks that is often justified. I'm not addressing this expecting any of this to stop. No. But maybe some of you will realize silence shouldn't be selective. When you are selective about what to speak out on, then you'll understand why people are not standing with you when you need them to.

This is the most accurate observation of some people from that side👏

You want support over some fictional nonsense?

My child was targeted by your side .... death threats were sent targeting my husband and child several times. A child i had after struggling with infertility and health issues for several years. A child who has special needs. I was targeted and harassed to the point where I had to get the cops and lawyers involved.

Where was the solidarity then ? I literally stepped back from the fandom because I couldn't take it anymore and I refused to let it affect my mental health.

You guys have 0 sympathy from me.

I TRULY HOPE KARMA CATCHES UP WITH ALL OF YOU.

Before someone cries that I cursed them.... Karma is basically reaping what you sow. If you haven't done anything to make someone a target you have nothing to feel bad about. Karma could be good or bad based on your actions !!!

20% of the time: wowwieee!!! i love my passions and interests!!!!! they make me so happy i want to jump up and down!!!!! weee!!!!!!! :3333333333

1) US politicians in deep red districts being confronted by their increasingly angry constituents.

2) Seeing the size and number of protests happening at tesla dealerships (scroll TeslaTakedown or check out Alex Winter’s feed)

Protests are happening and they are getting bigger

Town halls are overflowing and when politicians run, people are starting to meet them at their offices or vacation spots

the pop culture archetype of the Wicked Witch has deep roots in antisemitism stretching faaaar far back. there is a level of reclamation happening in casting idina menzel, a jewish woman, to play the Misunderstood and Maligned young girl who is branded as exactly that. and stage!Elphaba is also written and acted with jewish stereotypes in mind--she is loud, aggressive, no-nonsense, blunt. she is quick to advocate for herself and shut down the discrimination she faces. all of this is very intentional! her personality is abrasive from years of abuse, and that makes propagandizing her easy. this is literally the thesis statement of the musical--it's not about aptitude, it's the way you're viewed.

cynthia's performance of elphaba is fucking INSPIRED despite going in a completely different direction. she's much more reserved, analytical, one of her key character traits is how well she can read people (see her calling out Galinda as insecure/putting on airs in their first scene together, clocking that Fiyero is using his party guy persona as a shield for his own depression) elphaba's attempts to blend in and make herself smaller all fail simply because of her existence, if not that then because she feels empathy so strongly she often struggles to hold back from acting, protecting.

personality wise, though, cynthia's elphaba is very quiet and closed-off, not at all the bullet-to-the-face that she is in the stage show, and... she still gets propagandized and maligned. though this seems to contradict the other interpretation, it tells of the other end of the spectrum of propaganda, one that black women watching (and many, MANY other marginalized folks) are sure to identify with--it does not matter how "nice," how reserved, how small a black woman makes herself. a racist society will still scrutinize her every action for a way to parse ill intent from it, brand her as an angry black woman who is dangerous and wicked, and write off any humanity she has in the process.

these two very different interpretations tell of the lie of assimilation. the fact of the matter is, when you are marginalized, there is no way to sand down your edges enough to make the people oppressing you "accept" you. that is why wicked is a tragedy at its core. whether loud and aggressive or quiet and unimposing, there is nothing elphaba could have done to make the people of Oz see her as anything other than a scapegoat to blame all their problems on.

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If everyone else gets to be delusional so do I 🤣

BRIDGERTON (2020-)

KATE AND ANTHONY

"I want to take the road that no one dares travel. To prove to them, to everyone, that something new and different might triumph over their rules and restrictions."

My first art for my beautiful Gwyn. We can all agree she deserves the whole world, right? I love her and her kindness. ❤️

So much appreciation for Bea, she's an incredible talented artist. It was amazing working with her!

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Art by @btzart_, comm by me.

You can find the art in my Instagram.