reclaiming home

- m/f ship between a nonblack man & a Black woman

- it's either canon (e.g. mel/jayce arcane, arthur/guinevere bbcmerlin) or entirely plausible (e.g. prism or coupé/robert dispatch)

- fanbase overwhelmingly pairs nb man off with another nb man and disengages from the Black woman character, shunting her into a background wise & sassy caretaker role (for which there is a name) or leaving her out of fanworks entirely

- fans who do this ^ claim it is an expression of love and admiration for the Black woman character, actually, bc the nb man (who may be her canonical partner) "can't handle all that" (he may be perfectly competent and engaged; she may be totally low maintenance; it has no bearing), she's just too wonderful (too much) and out of his league (lacking in flaws and interiority and fan appeal)

this post is about misogynoir. not which ships u do/don't like.

the post seeks to reopen a discussion (which others have brought up before) about how Black women characters are talked about by shipper communities.

comments about the relative merits of one ship over another can add nothing to that conversation, which is about casual use of racist stereotypes and sexist language.

please stop commenting to tell me you like jayvik.

Is she considered in any regard, outside of being a stepping stool for the mlm ship? Included in fan discussions, fan works, etc?

“I don’t even know what I’m doing, there are already a million amazing fanfic writers out there and I love them so much, my fics will never read as well as theirs do.”

And the other half of me is going, “FUCK YOU SELF, IM HAVING FUN AND IMPROVING MY SKILLS THROUGH CHALLENGING EXPERIENCES.”

Because going back and forth between the two myself is giving me whiplash 😂😂

I tried to capture an internal emotional state when she cooperated with her deadly enemy against her family(or something like this, I watched the Arcane season like 2 years ago). And here she looks up at the sky with silent question "what's next?/ or /Am I doing right?" Inner conflict.

Of course, nowadays I would add more emotion to better convey that feeling, but it is what it is.

13.05.2025

Another old art of mine, this art has some issues but I love it SO MUCH. Technically for me personally it's a masterpiece, from time to time I'm re-watching the art make the image bigger and looking at details.

by Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman

I read this book this weekend and I cannot overstate how timely such a book is. It is an engaging read regarding the intersectionality of racism and sexism in how Black women are uniquely disadvantaged when it comes to "making it" in today's society.

From hair care, code switching in resumes and the workspace, career growth/stunting, buying houses, being a mother (or not!), generational wealth, etc. it brings to light how normalized discrimination against black women has become.

One of the many problems in disregarding the welfare of marginalized groups is how telling it is of poor economic health. Everyone's potential is limited through such discriminatory practices. Black women are the canary in the coal mines. The tide that lifts all boats.

With this knowledge brought to light, the question then is what can we do? And in that I was very grateful for there to be laid out actions we can take to address the racial and gender disparities. Let us confront the realities before us and work in leveling the playing field. Let us all win and have greater hope.