#askraphaelsantiago

Hey there, bro, I got you.

Here’s a general Spoiler page about all the characters’ representations within Shadowhunters. Warning, super mega spoilers.  [Link here]

Here’s a post about the marriage specifically, same blog, same warnings apply. [link here]

Here’s my explanation post in general on why it’s bad for anyone seeing this who wants to know what askraphael is referring to [link here]

Again. I have three central problems with Alec’s arranged marriage arc. (Yes, there’s a scant possibility this will be cut by showtime, but it was written in where a fan could find it, it’s not good).

One is that this sort of plotline is homophobic. At its base, it takes drama by forcing a gay person into a hetero marriage that he does not want, and relies on an erasure of his sexuality and a stripping of his agency to create drama. It happens somewhat frequently as a “correction” storyline in media and it is gross and terrible. This has no basis in the world or characters or canon of TMI and is something the writers of the show thought was okay to do.

Secondly is that Maryse Lightwood, for that matter, would never do that. She never even suggests marrying off one of her children, regardless of sexuality. She does not strip them of that kind of agency.  And the spoilers mention her “disapproving” of Alec’s sexuality in the show, so they have turned her into a homophobe who would rather take away her son’s choices than have him be gay, despite Alec himself saying in the books that his mother accepts his sexuality.

Thirdly is that even if they change it so that Maryse doesn’t know Alec is gay when she arranges a marriage by the time the show airs, Alec coming out would become less and less about him deciding he is confident in himself and his love for his boyfriend and doesn’t care about what others think anymore. It becomes necessary for him to literally keep out of being forced into a marriage with someone he can never love, and having his choices stripped away from him, and that’s a really, really gross change!  

*v*

I walk a lot.

I sleep with a night light.

I own a Note 3.

I am obsessive.

I am on day 3 of blogilates’ beginner’s calendar :DD

Send “Oh God! Are you Okay?!” For My Muse’s reaction to Your’s spotting them looking beat up, bleeding, and pretty much hurt all over..

Isabelle tucked a strand of hair behind her earbreathing deeply and bleeding from several large gashes littered across her body. 

Send me ⊙ for a 6 song soundtrack to describe our muses together. ( askraphaelsantiago )

The Hunted - Snow Ghosts

Heads Will Roll - Yeah, yeah, yeahs

Laura Palmer - Bastille 

No Church in the Wild - Jay-Z

Fangs - Little Red Lung

you could look on the wiki which gives a little info on all the games/shows/manga if you look to the right!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpse_Party