Sure! I had trouble pinnig down her character for a long time, but after writing a big meta about her (link), which is something I always wanted to do, I think I have a much better idea of what makes her tick and find her story enjoyable. Her story has not always been handled well and I find fandom’s default reading of her as a sweet all-good angel boring as hell, but it is possible to find a more interesting character in the text and that’s who I like.
Welcome, Naomi Ackie! Hmm, a woman with a British accent and dark hair–must be another of KK’s picks. 😂 Given her age I’m guessing she is the mysterious Caro?
People who attempt suicide from mental illness obviously are not cowards. But mass murderers who avoid the consequences of their actions by taking their own lives? They’re cowards, I’m going to call them cowards, and I won’t let the latter use the former as shields.
If you can’t grasp the concept of enjoying something and seeing its flaws at the same time, then that is truly your problem and not mine. Also how am I not letting people enjoy something lmao no one’s forcing you to read my stuff? Block me so you won’t see me in the tags or the notes, fool, and maybe mute me or unfollow people if they keep putting my posts on your dash. This isn’t a tutorial blog, go get your Tumblr 101 somewhere else.
For one thing they think he did nothing wrong in his life uwu or, to the extent he did, he was brainwashed into it and can’t be held responsible. Which is frankly insulting to his character, we’ve watched him choose evil over and over again and he can’t even be given credit for that smh. Also Rey’s attempt to turn him seemed to at least strongly imply that he could just take Luke’s place in the Resistance without facing consequences for his actions, which obviously makes no sense. It’s one of the many ways that TLJ disregarded and dialed back the crimes of the FO and Kylo’s character.
The post literally had Finn in it. Did your eyes glaze over when his name came up? I’ll delete my addition if op thinks I was derailing, but in my mind I was confirming and expanding on the original point.
So basically, “why do you care about Black people?” Do I really have to ask you to take the “Black” out of that sentence to see why it’s ridiculous? Black people are like… people, and they get shat on and shut down to ridiculous degrees so I call it like I see it when these arguments cross my path. Furthermore anti-racism is the fight of ALL decent people, and antiblackness is the hinge on which white supremacy turns so it affects everyone.
Obviously that doesn’t mean I’m leading any kind of battle, running some shitty little SW blog does not make me an anti-racist leader lmao. I’m just trying not to pile on the crap that gets piled on Black people and help out when I can. What, I’m supposed to join y’all in dismissing and shutting down all conversations about racism, or stand on the sidelines to be “neutral” because it’s not my fight, or I’m a white knight? Fuck outta here.
What is the accusation here, is it that I love Black people? You wanna call me some kind of lover next? Like, don’t think you’re the first condescending assnugget who’s told me I shouldn’t side with Black people. The attempts to divide and pit Black and Asian people against each other are endemic and a lot of Asians actually fall for it because they’re stupid enough to think they’re ever going to be accepted as white lmao.
As for racism, in a world where the Reverand Jesse Jackson has talked about his internalized racism (link) I suspect that no one would be left to talk about racism or do something about it if a complete squeaky-clean record on racism is required. It… doesn’t… work like that. It’s not racists on one side and good people on the other. The actual divide is more between people who are willing to recognize the problem of racism, including within themselves, on the one hand and on the other, people who want to distance themselves from the problem to maintain their self-image of moral purity.
what in the world? I didn’t know you can’t be against racism if you aren’t black. Like what, as an asian I’m only allowed to hate my people being wronged and fuck everyone else??? We’re only allowed to care about injustice and discrimination when it happens to us? What kind of white nonsense is that? What kind of world does anon want to live in where nobody cares or extends empathy to anyone else?
I love screenshotting and deleting racially fragile anons crying in my inbox 😁
Note: Below is a series of asks I received from an anon who had sent
me asks before about John Williams’s biases. I took the liberty of
titling and formatting the asks into a post because the anon made a
valuable and original analysis that deserves a post of its own. The text
is lightly edited for typos and punctuation with notes for relevant
links, otherwise everything is in the anon’s own words. My response will
be in reblog.
“Anti” Williams anon again. Last time, I promise. Sorry I got
you dragged into this, I just hate how fandom will bend over backwards
for a white person as long as they like them and they’re not openly
racist. Before Williams it was Rian, yes fandom used to love him, and
before him Kathleen Kennedy. Before that it was George and so on. Can’t
criticize Chuck Wendig either for the same damn reason. It’s why I left
tumblr and fandom. That’s why I’m arguing through your inbox.
I no longer have a tumblr but your blog is one of the few I
still regularly check. Which was how I came across Williams anon. Both
of them it seems. I don’t blame anyone without musical training for not
knowing what a theme is, I do on the other hand very much take offense
at being called a liar by someone who’s ignorant. I would also like to
thank that other Anon for taking the time to explain what a theme is and
how it works, I was too angry last night to think of it (blogger’s note: link to the theme anon).
To conservatory anon I have only this to say. If I were at all
disposed to be friendly to you, I’d suggest you get you money back from
that place because they’ve failed you on a basic level. Doesn’t matter
if you did modern instead of classic, themes are that basic a thing that
you should have been taught. If you did classic it is doubly tragic
because your professors completely failed to mention Bach who’s The Most
in this respect as his recurring theme in his works is ‘bach.’ (Blogger’s note: Wikipedia link explaining this, omg this is so wild)
Bach is truly ridiculous when it comes to theme and is a
standard example. I also use him for my students when they say something
can’t or shouldn’t be done because it is silly. When Bach could do
this, then they can do what they want. Ah yes, my students. See anon, I
didn’t just train at a conservatory, I damn well teach at one if you
want to make this into a pissing contest of skill. I know what a theme
is.
I even use Williams’ music in my lessons because he’s done much that
is brilliant. The way he took the Imperial theme and made it part of not just
Anakin’s theme but the Love Theme in the PT (aka Across the Stars) is a
wonderful bit of work. It is not that I don’t like his works, but that
he’s shown a complete disregard for Finn musically. There are places in
TLJ where Finn’s theme had it existed should have been. Such as when Rey
talks to Chewie and says ‘tell him that’. Instead we have Rey’s theme
playing, because Finn doesn’t have one
Or when Finn picks up the tracker. Then Rey’s theme is playing,
then the scene cuts to Rey sleeping and, knowing what Williams is capable
off doing, that is where I’d expect Finn’s theme to come in. Except
nothing. Because again Finn does not have a theme. Finn’s Confession is a
wonderful piece of music, it is used again by Williams when SKB fires
on the Hosnia system. The music used in Finn’s trek across the desert is
Iconic. Williams had every opportunity and reason to use either as
themes for Finn. Both would make for great themes. The Confession piece
is almost used as Finn’s theme in TFA, but is not used consistently
enough to be called that. Especially when you take into account that it
isn’t used at all in TLJ. I’d have accepted it as Finn’s theme, bad as
the execution in TFA would have been had Williams continued to use it
for Finn in TLJ. He chose not to.
Apologies again, this got a lot longer than I had intended. I
didn’t mean to drag you back into it and if I still had a tumblr I’d
take this argument on my own blog. But those two anons are why I don’t
fuck with fandom or with white people any more than I have to. It’s
impossible to have a meaningful conversation about racist biases or
behavior without them falling apart or getting angry about it. I’ll take
bad white people who are open about their hate, over the good white
people who are too busy being “good” to have any time left to stop being racist.
But
I’ll let you get back to your regular Star Wars blogging and stop
pulling you into any more musical discussions. Thanks for running an
awesome blog and being one of the few voices that gives me hope for the
future.
It wouldn’t make much of an impact on anyone because Reylows have seen it all. I know, due to my horrible but informative habit of reading the comments. Mark says he tries not to think about their ship (link)? Shippers say it’s because he finds the idea too hot/salacious. Mark and Daisy laugh about the idea of Benny being a poor misunderstood woobie, and Daisy says in no uncertain terms the character is scum and she doesn’t support Reylow (source link, translation link)? Shippers insist the interview must be fake, or since there is video available of parts of it, that specific part must be fake/mistranslated. Besides, more than one shipper has said they don’t care if Daisy’s quote is legit, they’ll still keep shipping it (fair enough), and/or still think it should be made canon over her objections (ew).
Don’t expect facts to change people’s beliefs, and at this point the belief in canon Reylow is just a straight-up cult. But by all means enjoy the links, and if anyone can think of more, add on!
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