Clanne!!!!!!!!!!!

Black Menswear modelled by Black Men

And this causes children to be perceived as failures (either by themselves, their parents and/or society at large) when they are not successful according to the logic of capital. It's one of many ways capitalism has commodified our relationships.

Round One, Bracket 6

Propaganda below the cut:

well! she's not just a love interest! she's a really interesting character! she is so hard working but this is dismissed by the majority of people who interact with her. she's a foil to Frederick in their commitment to supporting Chrom but fans view Sumia as pathetic, tryhard, desperate, while Frederick is universally loved. (I WONDER WHY!!)

Sumia: Frederick! What are you doing up so early? Frederick: Good morning, Sumia. I'm inspecting everyone's weapons and armor to ensure all is ready for battle. Sumia: But it's not even dawn yet! Don't you ever sleep? Frederick: I have sworn to serve Chrom and the Shepherds to the best of my ability. As commander, Chrom bears a burden far heavier than any of ours. It would ill behoove me to neglect any opportunity to lessen that load.

notice that Frederick has NO interest in asking Sumia what she's doing awake so early even though it is notable that they are both going above and beyond.

Sumia showing care is seen as her being sneaky and manipulative:

Sumia: Don't worry. My lips are sealed tighter than a bear trap. ...So long as you promise to take a nap before the strategy meeting! Chrom: ...What? Sumia: I'll just tell Robin that you've been delayed. Chrom: And if I don't agree to your terms? Sumia: Then I'll tell everyone the mighty Chrom was bested by a mere pebble! Chrom: That sounds like blackmail... Still, I suppose a short nap couldn't hurt. Sumia: Ooh, it's so thrilling to be able to help out like this! Anyway, I'll leave you to it. Sweet dreams! Chrom: That girl has a strange knack for getting her way...

if the worst misogyny you can think of is a female character being sidelined into a lesbian relationship so as not to interfere with men people have been doing this to Sumia for over a decade with a woman who doesn't appear to actually like her

Cordelia: I don't need apologies or excuses! You must understand this is war. Even a small mistake can wind up costing someone's life on the battlefield! When that happens, are you going to say sorry to their corpse? Sumia: I-I know, Cordelia... I know I shouldn't be so clumsy... I try SO hard all the time, but stuff just... *sob* ...keeps happening... WAAAAH!

Cordelia later clarifies that Sumia's only value to her is what she can do to make Cordelia feel better and shows no interest in Sumia as a person, actively belittling her at every chance she gets. their support is about how Cordelia thinks all of Sumia's hobbies are pointless ffs. but uwu flower crown gfs am I right

meanwhile Sumia is the only textually bisexual character in awakening and is very clear that she is bisexual!

Sumia: I don't know, but I totally think you should enter! Sully: M-me? In a beauty contest?! Har! You been hittin' the mead or what? Sumia: But you look so good in men's clothing! Nearly everyone says so. And, I mean, you already kind of talk like a man, right? I bet you'd do really well! Sully: Look, maybe I swear too much for polite society, but dammit, I— Sumia: Okay, well never mind about your potty mouth. But still...you should consider it. Women dressing up like men is a long-standing and noble tradition, you know. It's from an elegant, seductive world that transcends the boundaries of gender itself! Sully: You sure as hell seem to know a lot about it.

(...)

Sumia: I know it's silly...but this whole thing is just SO alluring! I mean, men have their own unique appeal, and women do too, right? But combine them both, and you get the best of both worlds! The beauty of the female form, with the magnetic appeal of a handsome man... If we can pull this off, you'll be like a dashing prince from a fairy tale!

Round One, Bracket 6

Propaganda below the cut:

well! she's not just a love interest! she's a really interesting character! she is so hard working but this is dismissed by the majority of people who interact with her. she's a foil to Frederick in their commitment to supporting Chrom but fans view Sumia as pathetic, tryhard, desperate, while Frederick is universally loved. (I WONDER WHY!!)

Sumia: Frederick! What are you doing up so early? Frederick: Good morning, Sumia. I'm inspecting everyone's weapons and armor to ensure all is ready for battle. Sumia: But it's not even dawn yet! Don't you ever sleep? Frederick: I have sworn to serve Chrom and the Shepherds to the best of my ability. As commander, Chrom bears a burden far heavier than any of ours. It would ill behoove me to neglect any opportunity to lessen that load.

notice that Frederick has NO interest in asking Sumia what she's doing awake so early even though it is notable that they are both going above and beyond.

Sumia showing care is seen as her being sneaky and manipulative:

Sumia: Don't worry. My lips are sealed tighter than a bear trap. ...So long as you promise to take a nap before the strategy meeting! Chrom: ...What? Sumia: I'll just tell Robin that you've been delayed. Chrom: And if I don't agree to your terms? Sumia: Then I'll tell everyone the mighty Chrom was bested by a mere pebble! Chrom: That sounds like blackmail... Still, I suppose a short nap couldn't hurt. Sumia: Ooh, it's so thrilling to be able to help out like this! Anyway, I'll leave you to it. Sweet dreams! Chrom: That girl has a strange knack for getting her way...

if the worst misogyny you can think of is a female character being sidelined into a lesbian relationship so as not to interfere with men people have been doing this to Sumia for over a decade with a woman who doesn't appear to actually like her

Cordelia: I don't need apologies or excuses! You must understand this is war. Even a small mistake can wind up costing someone's life on the battlefield! When that happens, are you going to say sorry to their corpse? Sumia: I-I know, Cordelia... I know I shouldn't be so clumsy... I try SO hard all the time, but stuff just... *sob* ...keeps happening... WAAAAH!

Cordelia later clarifies that Sumia's only value to her is what she can do to make Cordelia feel better and shows no interest in Sumia as a person, actively belittling her at every chance she gets. their support is about how Cordelia thinks all of Sumia's hobbies are pointless ffs. but uwu flower crown gfs am I right

meanwhile Sumia is the only textually bisexual character in awakening and is very clear that she is bisexual!

Sumia: I don't know, but I totally think you should enter! Sully: M-me? In a beauty contest?! Har! You been hittin' the mead or what? Sumia: But you look so good in men's clothing! Nearly everyone says so. And, I mean, you already kind of talk like a man, right? I bet you'd do really well! Sully: Look, maybe I swear too much for polite society, but dammit, I— Sumia: Okay, well never mind about your potty mouth. But still...you should consider it. Women dressing up like men is a long-standing and noble tradition, you know. It's from an elegant, seductive world that transcends the boundaries of gender itself! Sully: You sure as hell seem to know a lot about it.

(...)

Sumia: I know it's silly...but this whole thing is just SO alluring! I mean, men have their own unique appeal, and women do too, right? But combine them both, and you get the best of both worlds! The beauty of the female form, with the magnetic appeal of a handsome man... If we can pull this off, you'll be like a dashing prince from a fairy tale!

that's really exactly it.

as someone who could very easily qualify for a diagnosis of bpd or cptsd, and even very often resonates with both, everything described in bpd is just a demonization of the same patterns of behaviour described by cptsd. it is just describing you as evil for struggling with being hurt so much, and in doing so, takes the focus away from the person hurting and puts it onto how it inconveniences everyone else.

we really need to be critical of how these labels come to be, because they are deliberately created, and they are created by people with biases. they are so often just a tool of oppression, another extension of a discriminatory machine.

I hope it isn't derailing, but I think this is also really illustrated with Narcissistic Personality Disorder. "narcissist" was a word for an asshole before it was a word for a disorder. rather than describing how someone might struggle to relate to others or be open to true connection, and centering the person who needs to heal, they instead called everyone who struggles with that an irredeemable dick and dressed it up in medical expertise so you wouldn't think to question it. frankly I think it's silly to call for treating "narcissist" like some sacred medical term instead of looking at how fucked up it is that they called a disorder that???

One of the only asexual activists is Yasmin Benoit, a Black woman. She has raised so much awareness for the community. She was the first asexual person to lead Pride in London, she started the #thisiswhatasexuallookslike movement and is THE leading voice for the community.

And you all will celebrate international asexuality day on April 6th but we wouldn't even have that if she hadn't cofounded it.