Yeah Disabled Characters Aren't People They Are Objects, Things To Protect And/or Look Up To. You Are

Yeah disabled characters aren't people they are objects, things to protect and/or look up to. You are "brave" for enduring pain, not that you have a fucking choice in that by the fucking way.

It has to be eighter inconsequential or pretty for that matter as well. No uglyness no pain no loss of emotional regulation...be a pretty and greatfull, greatfull that you are allowed to breath.

this is usually the type of thing i'd keep to my sideblog, but. no. this rant is going on main.

this has already been said many times, but i'll say it again: the culture and portrayal of disability in media and fandom is one of crude dismissal, and it's a reflection of widespread real-world attitudes towards disabled people.

i, personally, am really really sick of it.

from what i've observed, there are two types of disabled character (and, thus, two expectations or preconceptions of real-life disabled people): one who doesn't self-advocate, and one who does.

the disabled character who doesnt advocate for themself is either a sweet, pathetic, repressed little baby who cant make their own decisions and needs to be coddled, or they're a strong, noble, inspiration porn warrior who doesn't actually have it that bad because their disability is actually, secretly a superpower.

or... both. sometimes they're both.

on the flip side, the disabled character who does advocate for themself, in a way that is intrusive and productive and realistic, is either an out-of-touch, entitled asshole, or a dramatic, crazed hypochondriac. or both.

the self-sacrificial, people-pleasing disabled character will be praised and infantilized; they are deserving of respect, and they'll set the standard for what a disabled person should be; while the self-respecting, unapologetic disabled character will be mocked and vilified so long as there is proof of their disability being an inconvenience.

in any case, the character, or at least their disability, is misrepresented and dismissed. the amputee gets a completely functional and unhampering prosthetic. the deaf or blind character adapts all too well to a hearing or sighted world, and in fact develops enhancements to their remaining senses. the disfigured person, in the case that they're not a villain, has great kindness and talent, making their physical differences almost ignorable. the paraplegic makes a miraculous recovery, with no persisting symptoms. the autist, while difficult to interact with, is a savant and a genius. forget chronic pain or fatigue; that sort of issue is invisible, and thus irrelevant. and don't even think about mentioning conditions that impact one's hygiene, digestion, or continence.

ah, and don't forget, all of these things will be used as comedic relief.

it's a culture of overcompensation. disabled people, of course, have no inherent value as people, so their value has to be constructed, and their issues disregarded. we wouldn't want to make viewers uncomfortable, now, would we?

of course, this just speaks to a larger issue; society still expects disabled people to be small and inoffensive, to apologize for the realities of their condition. the ideal disabled experience as shown in media and culture is one of shame and insecurity, and the impact of one's disability on oneself is never nearly as relevant as the impact of one's disability on the world around them. disability is only representable so long as it is palatable to an abled audience, and it is only palatable so long as the enjoyment and novelty of viewing an idealized disabled story outweigh the discomfort of viewing a realistic disabled experience.

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5 days ago

OMG I WAS FUCKING RIGHT WASN'T I!!!

Also I forgot when I wrote this but yeah Mion asked about Shion right after the festival so Shion (pretanding to be Mion) should know about it.

Lol how the hell did I call this is my super power to tell twins apart.

Higurashi theory aka my crack Watanagashi theory that might be wrong bc it basically just a gut feeling

Okay here is my theory in short after the (festival) Watanagashi we don't meat Mion we only ever interact w Shion.(I'm at the very begining of Meakashi rn like ch 1)

Let me explain Mion never really comes to or stays for long in school afterwards but when she interacta w Keiichi it feels very different than before (might be related to the doll incident but I don't think that's it) she has that in my opinion very Shion like edg to her that somewhat vindictive/bitch way to it PSA: I don't think Shion is evil she just kind of has that feel to her character. It just kind of feels like none of the heartfelt moments betwen her and Keiichi never happened which would also make sense if it was Shion bc those things she wasn't present for.

About the phone calls: Shion never gives us her number which would make sense if she was for some reason calling from Mion's house which is in a school registry of some sorts idk kind of sus but not really damming evidance.

About Oryo or the "hag" (I love Shion can you tell she is soooo ahhhhhh love her so far) murder now more than ever makes more sense for Shion she hated her so damm much its not hard to see if she was pushed by circumstance (like Keiichi in Tatarigoroshi w Teppei) she would commit it even Satoko's and Rika's murder would make more sense w Shion neighter of them was she particularly close to as far as we know in the story.

And my last bit of evidance basment "Shion" never confirms who she is before dying (the person in the "basment"). And "Mion" (Shion in this theory) pretends to be her self again taken by the police and let go goes to Keiichi's house and stabs him when he comes out (idiot she told she'd be dead and only a demon would take her place but what ever) then goes back to her apartman falls down and dies. So yes everything can and does still work.

Is this a metric fuck ton of reaching yes but I had fun thinking about this and I'd be dammed if I didn't write this out of me. That's it thanks for reading my deranged rambelings I truly lost my way....I think.


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1 month ago

I'm living proof that there is not a single closeted When They Cry fan.

I ONLY READ 4 ARCS OF HIGURASHI and I already shill for this dammed franchise. My first ever reblog here is about the god damm "master" detective rat queen Erika Furudo I only saw a livestream of the first chapter of Umineko by @nezumiva (btw she is reading Higurashi rn check it out if you are interested in a slice of life, horror, mystery in the sleepy village of Hinamizawa (dam wars who?)).

I love all the characters so much Keiichi definetly the smartest man in the room Maebara def a specal ed kid too (Tatarigoroshi for my sorce), Rena best autism rep girl Ryugu, Mion I'm gonna force fem Keiichi if that's the last thing I'll do Sonozaki, Satoko master trap maker and best little sister Hojo and Rika I'm gonna be a little depressed shit because I can be Furude. No more characters bc no spoilers for T (WAIT THAT'S NOT HIS NAME WTH he is so sus now), M creepy af rn, S funny and creepy (how both?) and O Himatsubushi actualy makes me like him a little wtf.

So yeah go read the god damm vn (visual novel) on steam or watch @nezumiva s streams and her unreleated videos she deserves it!!!


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2 weeks ago

"you don't get it, the usa is a fascist country full of government propaganda, and our rights as women and queer people are constantly attacked!! you have no idea what that's like!!" i'm hungarian 👍


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1 week ago

I only read a bit more than half of Higurashi and watched a live stream of ch 1 of Umineko and I already can't chose.💀💀

If you find that this is an impossible question and you don't know who to vote for... me too!

OK, this is worse, I know who I'm going to vote for, but there are two siblinghoods that I would love to vote for and it's hurting that I can't!


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1 month ago

and this is the angst i love madohomu art for

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1 month ago

Uhmm so country/life updateds

Soo pride is officially banned as of now you can get up to a 200.000huf (540usd or 500 eur more or less (the hungarian forint is rn inflating to shit at the moment so that might change)) to fine for it which can't be worked of or traded for prison time. Also the police is allowed to take video of the protesters so you know they didn't get you there they will send the check later. Police survailenc state much.

Gay married is also not leagl obviouly and trans people have no rights this is a europian country btw...so yeah I enjoy it here so much.

(WTH,WTH,WTH,WTF)

Also my "amazing" presiden and god king called the opposision well basically "roaches" including specificly judges, journelists and politians.

Above part was writen on march 15.

Oh forgot the police wants to use face recignition technology. If it will work like the bkk app or the máv in general I'm not to sceared.

Update: thank the court systems burochratic ass most stuff like this won't actually go through as said. You can appeal multiple times to multiple levels of court and you can't be charged the most amount if you have a clean record you can also appeal to the police to sooooo yeah fuck the government.😁🖕


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1 month ago

Higurashi theory aka my crack Watanagashi theory that might be wrong bc it basically just a gut feeling

Okay here is my theory in short after the (festival) Watanagashi we don't meat Mion we only ever interact w Shion.(I'm at the very begining of Meakashi rn like ch 1)

Let me explain Mion never really comes to or stays for long in school afterwards but when she interacta w Keiichi it feels very different than before (might be related to the doll incident but I don't think that's it) she has that in my opinion very Shion like edg to her that somewhat vindictive/bitch way to it PSA: I don't think Shion is evil she just kind of has that feel to her character. It just kind of feels like none of the heartfelt moments betwen her and Keiichi never happened which would also make sense if it was Shion bc those things she wasn't present for.

About the phone calls: Shion never gives us her number which would make sense if she was for some reason calling from Mion's house which is in a school registry of some sorts idk kind of sus but not really damming evidance.

About Oryo or the "hag" (I love Shion can you tell she is soooo ahhhhhh love her so far) murder now more than ever makes more sense for Shion she hated her so damm much its not hard to see if she was pushed by circumstance (like Keiichi in Tatarigoroshi w Teppei) she would commit it even Satoko's and Rika's murder would make more sense w Shion neighter of them was she particularly close to as far as we know in the story.

And my last bit of evidance basment "Shion" never confirms who she is before dying (the person in the "basment"). And "Mion" (Shion in this theory) pretends to be her self again taken by the police and let go goes to Keiichi's house and stabs him when he comes out (idiot she told she'd be dead and only a demon would take her place but what ever) then goes back to her apartman falls down and dies. So yes everything can and does still work.

Is this a metric fuck ton of reaching yes but I had fun thinking about this and I'd be dammed if I didn't write this out of me. That's it thanks for reading my deranged rambelings I truly lost my way....I think.


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1 month ago

*sob* thanks I just have no energy to draw lately bc fuck school

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diximixy - I exist and art
I exist and art

I want to post about my ocs here but this is turning into a bit of a higurashi blog as well...what ever, also might be bg3 stuff coming to🤗 they/them aroace autistic

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