why sleep when you can read

giving a character nonwhite features to show that they’re evil or untrustworthy - this includes specifically semitic features such as large/hooked noses. don’t be one of those people who codes their villains as jewish

giving a character nonwhite features when the original book merely describes them as “not conventionally attractive”

race bending characters who are aggressive/violent to have dark skin (think Bakugo from bnha, as I see this done a lot) - ESPECIALLY if you’re not darkening other characters’ skin too - and avoid stereotypes like the fiery latina and ratchet/ghetto black girl in your race bending PLEASE

similarly, if a character is a thief, gang member, or other violent criminal, race bending them to be dark/black is very not okay

oh and also headcanoning dark skinned characters as uneducated or illiterate without there being good narrative reason to do so

basically anything that equates poc with violence, criminal actions, or lesser intelligence. it’s racist okay

sexualizing poc way more than white characters - meaning miss me with your “spicy latino papi” and “perfect japanese waifu” shit. let black people wear normal clothes I’m BEGGING you

making gijinkas of monkeys and apes have dark skin, especially when your other gijinkas are white

giving dark skinned characters vaguely ”””””””tribal””””””” looking tattoos that have zero relevance to any culture

list of piercings in the captions

Book 1 VS Book 3

Rhy Maresh - Shades of Magic

Neil: Why not 1st?

the lady’s guide to petticoats and piracy (gentleman’s guide #2)

instagram au: jacqueline and jillian wolcott, every heart a doorway and down among the sticks and bones (seanan mcguire)

“The trouble with denying children the freedom to be themselves – with forcing them into an idea of what they should be, not allowing them to choose their own paths – is that all too often, the one drawing the design knows nothing of the desires of their model. Children are not formless clay, to be shaped according to the sculptor’s whim.”

Allison

Renee

Andrew

Kevin

Matt

Dan

Aaron

Nicky

Seth

Neil

2018 in books - all for the game by nora sakavic