A lover of history and specultative fiction

Spilled in ash, in dust, I did not leave you

At Ubirr we see a giant kangaroo painted beneath layers of other images. Each image placed above another image shows how long ago they were created. While paleontologists make recreations of animals, they are only ideas of what they think animals looked like in the past. They base their images off of bone structure, where muscles sit on the face and what similar species look like. They may not necessarily look the same as the animal appeared, because they are merely representations. When we look at images created by an Aboriginal person, it could be argued that they represent the closest version of what animals of the past looked like. This is because they were most likely created at the time the illustrator was looking at them.

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I just want to start this off by saying that I am white, therefore everyone should take my word with a grain of salt. With that being said, I will share my opinion on the matter.

The anime community is sadly one of the more toxic communities that I’ve ever been in. It’s everything from the small things like fan entitlement to full on harassment. And one of the many downfalls of the anime community is the blatant anti black racism.

When it comes to Casca specifically, there’s several things that I’ve noticed in this fandom that makes me question if they would be as prevalent if she was a white woman. Whether that be the hyper masculinity of her or the downplaying of her pain or the fact that a lot of fans can’t believe Guts would love her. I don’t see this much vitriol towards Charlotte or Farnese. I’m not saying that they don’t get hate because I 1000% believe that they’ve also been victims of fandom misogyny too. But Casca hate feels more charged and intense. And it reminds me of the misogynoir I’ve seen in other fandoms. Again, I’m a white woman so I can’t speak much on the personal aspects and I implore everyone reading this to listen to the black women of the fandom.

Corinth is highly respected within her city, sometimes seen as a patron within certain circles and one to confide in when seeking information, not without payment of course.

canon is what happens in the text. e.g. merlin tries to poison morgana

a headcanon is a fact that you have personally made up as an elaboration of canon. it is your invention. e.g. i think morgana and gwen had a teenage lesbian situationship before the events of canon. or, i think modern morgana would love evanesence.

an interpretation is how one reads the existing text. it is not an invented fact nor is it a headcanon, it is a reading. e.g. i think merlin tries to poison morgana out of misplaced self-hatred. or, i think that one line was delivered with suppressed malice and shows a nuanced relationship.

fanon is the general fandom’s accepted headcanons and interpretations that elaborate or recontextualize canon. e.g. merlin is a badass waif and morgana is a bitch.