Paige Against The Machine

go out and fuck someone you aren’t attracted to because a stranger on tumblr said to

go out and date someone you aren’t attracted to because a stranger on tumblr said to

You’re Not Allowed To Be Gay Anymore

what this post DOES mean

if you just ‘prefer’ to avoid majority black areas of your city

if you just ‘prefer’ to read, write, think, and talk about men

if you just ‘prefer’ to socialize with people you (perceive as) your assigned birth sex

if you just ‘prefer’ to exclusively watch white-directed movies, read white-written books, listen to white-authored music

if you just unconsciously perceive men as more authoritative/competent and ‘prefer’ to be spoken to by them

She fills out all the boxes-Name short for a nickname treated as her 'true' name and her full name is only busted out by villains as signs they aren't friendly company,story kicks off with a soon to be revealed caused by her magic ancestry she didn't know about yet mystery and the foreshadowing to her being nonhuman is misfit status brought by a mix of mythological circumstances and accidentally autistic/audhd-coding,she's super rebellious except for good reasons i.e helping others and combating oppressive hierarchies(and it needs to be said,unlike a disturbingly long list of certain protags,she includes irl oppression in that even if it isn't the direct focus point of her stories and isn't all that too keen on shitting and mistreating on minorities for a so called 'hero'),her sense of humor is quippy and snarky and out of pocket and dorky and just plain weird on a regular basis and proves herself an expert at landing a joke no matter what it is,she's The Chosen Hero and The Hero Of Legend and Who The Prophecy Kickstarting Our Adventurers Spoke Of Gallantly,she's a geek who runs on endless fleek,she leans into ordinary experiences gendered and neutral as is natural and as we're told subliminally necessary aspect of hers to keep her who she is and she's in the middle of a love triangle between two conventionally attractive men who land on opposite spectrums of healthy masculinity and risk practically tearing eachother apart over her

Everything else is equally important to what a good character Bree is but that last touch is the strawberry on top of a deluxe milkshake.Bree gets to not just be King Arthur Pendragon-and there are zero jokes shot at her femininity and womanhood even slightly!-but a sought after beautiful,soft,vulnerable,human despite her closeness to genuine invincibility,girlish princess.Her desirability isn't brought to question and Nick and Sel might as well have written a saga of odes to her themselves with how down catastrophic and hopelessly hopeful they are in their feelings love for her.They love her,romantically,BECAUSE she's a black girl who's in-tune with her culture and her black woman features are the literally peakdom of prettiness to them.How often do we get that?'We' both as in 'general audiences' and 'black women'.Black fem characters at love interest position are depicted as pity picks,and usually aren't even the endgame as seen through 'disposable black girlfriend',and rentlessly mocked on their blackness being tied to their girlhood as blackness is viewed as inherently 'removing' female gender from any equation

Actual queer coding / metaphors ("Nimona is trans because her creator made her as a way to express his feelings as a trans person")

Vibes ("Link is genderless because I said so")

Except...

TEN YEARS OF LEMONADE (April 23rd, 2016)🍋

At its core, Lemonade explores themes of betrayal, healing, resilience, and Black womanhood. The album is widely interpreted as a journey through the emotional aftermath of infidelity in a relationship, often believed to reference Beyoncé’s marriage. However, it expands beyond personal pain into a broader reflection on generational trauma, identity, and empowerment. Through different musical styles, ranging from R&B and rock to country and hip-hop, Beyoncé tells a story that moves from anger and suspicion to reconciliation and self-acceptance. The accompanying film adds layers of symbolism, drawing on African American history, Southern culture, and feminist thought.