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i saw that you already saw it (thank you btw) but here's the link in case anyone else wanted it

not to derail this ask into a post i've been meaning to make for a while. i have a good chunk of the next chapter finished, but i've been sitting on it for almost a year. there are a few reasons for that. but the big reason was that, even though i tried to do as much research as i could (although i always could have done more like hired beta/sensitivity readers and such), with the rampant violence and injustice happening towards palestinians, i didn't know if it would still be appropriate for me to write about palestinian muslim characters without doing something more substantial.

but thank you for enjoying my content <3 i do like abra (and what she could have represented).

some links in case anyone wants them (i considered adding them to the fic, but you're not supposed to link to donation posts on ao3 iirc)

https://decolonizepalestine.com/

carrd with more palestine info + donation links

https://www.shoppalestine.org/

this post lists a lot of palestinian-owned businesses (and in the notes you can find palestinian business owners boosting themselves)

seriously, that would have been really cool.  idk if they planned on abed being half polish before danny was on board, but the fact that he was able to bring his own background into the role makes it feel way more authentic.

ikr?

i’ve seen a lot of comments from polish speakers talking about how cool it was to see a character speak polish (accurately) in a mainstream sitcom.  what if arabic speakers got to experience that too?

like, imagine if abed’s palestinian background or his islamic background were written with the same level of care as his autism.  imagine if his characterization could have the same effect on arabic and/or muslim viewers as he had on many autistic and other neurodivergent viewers.  i can only speak for myself, but one of the many rewarding things about abed’s character has been being able to recognize my own behaviors in him.

look at this super long post that lists abed’s autistic traits.  what if there was an equally long post that listed all of the little details about abed’s palestinian background or him being a muslim?  the little details that only a writer who has an intimate knowledge of those worlds would think to add.

community fan: :) annie's pretty young...

me: please, don't do this!

community fan: we try not to sexualize her :)