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The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste

“Caribbean island lore melds with adventure and touches of horror in The Jumbies, a tale about Corinne La Mer, a girl who on All Hallow’s Eve accidentally draws a monstrous jumbie out of the forest, sparking a very personal war that only she can stop – a war made even more difficult once she discovers her own dark truth.”

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They say sorry a lot because they’re genuinely afraid they’ve insulted you somehow

They ask if they’re annoying because they genuinely think they’ve somehow annoyed you

They say things are ‘awkward’ because they can be uncomfortable in any situation, no matter who with, they don’t mean to personally hurt you

They cry because sometimes people and situations are too much, not because they’re looking for attention

They don’t text you a lot because they’re clingy, it’s because if you don’t reply, they think they’ve done something wrong

They can be set off by little things, so don’t say they’re overreacting when they panic

Please be patient with those who have anxiety

Before I start this essay I’m gonna say that I have seen all three seasons of Sherlock and nearly all eight seasons of Doctor Who I just missed the last Christmas special so yeah I know what I’m talking about

Now I’m going to save the facts that he’s racist sexist and homophobic to an extent for later and start with how he’s ableist because this is my biggest reason for hating him and also why Sherlock is a trigger for me

So if you’ve seen season 3 of Sherlock you know that John Watson makes a joke about Sherlock having Asperger’s Syndrome.

I have Asperger’s myself so him saying that was kind of a “what the fuck” moment for me, since I have never seen it mention on television before.

And it was obviously a joke. Watson and Lestrade standing around, Watson all like “His Asperger’s lol,” definitely a joke.

But then people started taking that shit seriously.

Around last year on the askblog aradia-paradia, run by my friend mathes0n, some Anon said “Sherlock has Asperger’s it says so in the show.” A whole debate started on this, including me specifically saying Watson said it as a joke.

It turns out people legit think Sherlock has Asperger’s, because of Watson’s joke.

NO!

Take it from me: he doesn’t. Sherlock is just an asshole. A complete and utter asshole.

I know it’s mostly the fandom’s fault for saying he has Asperger’s, but Steven Moffat shouldn’t have even made that joke in the first place.

Not to mention that, come on, a doctor is making that joke? Seems a little out of character for a doctor to be joking about a real disorder.

“Why else do you hate Steven Moffat?”

He’s racist.

Have you ever been to London? Because I have.

So usually in popular shows set in London the characters are white. Pure white. Mayo white. Sherlock is white, John Watson is white, Rose Tyler is white, Donna Noble is white, The Ponds are white, Clara Oswald is white, The Doctor keeps on regenerating into a white man. The only two main protagonists of color so far have been Martha Jones and Mickey Smith (And when River Song first appeared in the Hitler episode she was black, but only for ten minutes). Both of them were black.

Martha and Mickey were poorly executed characters. Mickey was portrayed as Rose’s clingy boyfriend at first, but then his character straightened out in later episodes and he became better. Martha, on the other hand, was just one of countless girls whose crush on the Doctor was their sole character trait. She was better in the four episodes that she cameoed in after her season was over, actually.

I’m not saying they were written this way because they were black. But it’s saddening that the only main protagonists of color were written so poorly.

And speaking of visiting London…

I’ve been to London, and I can verify that it’s no longer a completely white country. London is by far the most diverse place I have ever seen. There were a ton of people with several different ethnicities. I saw burqas-actual burqas, not ones on a screen!-and tons of others diverse clothing.

(And I’m reacting to burqas because I live in America, and I’ve never seen people wear burqas where I live.)

So the fact that everyone in Sherlock and Doctor Who is white is completely inaccurate and kinda gross.

Not to mention that Steven Moffat is sexist. No female Doctor, and most of the companions are just there to fall in love with the Doctor. I mean, Clara Oswald was so poorly written that it hurt to watch her season.

I read this article last year that brought up a bunch of other good points, but I can’t find it now.

Finally, he’s homophobic.

“But Captain Jack Harkness?”

The only rainbow character on screen so far. Every other rainbow character has only been mentioned.

Speaking of Jack, Steven Moffat legit tweeted that the Doctor would be confused on our Earth sexualities, and would need to have them explained.

No???

The Doctor explained Jack’s sexuality to Rose, for Pete’s sake. He can damn well understand sexualities.

“But JohnLock-”

THAT’S QUEERBAITING.

THAT’S NOT REPRESENTATION.

JOHNLOCK IS QUEERBAITING AND NOT REPRESENTATION.

Steven Moffat isn’t as disgusting in this area as he is in others, but he’s still pretty disgusting.

Tl;dr Steven Moffat is a douchecanoe.

Also I’ll only reblog Doctor Who stuff because space is one of my special interest, and Doctor Who deals a lot with space. I’m starting to let go of it though.