I’m seeing a lot of stuff recently condemning creators for “ abusing” their own characters and I have a few issues with it.
As a content creator, I’m trying to make a dynamic story. This means that my characters will go through bad stuff. It’s to make conflict in the story. Lots of different stories need to be told. Little Red meets the wolf in the woods to teach a lesson about strangers, Lolita shows the struggle of sexual abuse, Frodo survives a war inside and out.
If I make you feel so strongly for a character you cry- I’ve done my job as a writer. ( Its OK to cry, I cry every time I read Where the Red Fern Grows, my heart aches every time I re-read a characters death and know I couldn’t stop it if I wanted. The point is to feel.)
Putting a character I’ve created myself, who does not actually exist through a hard time is important for telling great stories, exploring humanity- Look up, “ A Good Man is Hard to Find” its a short story about a murderer. Think critically, whats it telling you?
Looking at something bad and yelling BAD and PROBLEMATIC is not a good way to ingest media. Stories have so much more to them.
Did Coraline deserve everything that happened to her in the Book/Movie Adaptation? Was it right to put a fake little girl through all that fake trauma for the entertainment of children and adults? Not looking at it that way, that makes everyone who enjoyed the movie seem like a monster. But does Coraline show little kids and young adults that even when the monster looks like a loved one, they have the strength and will power to overcome? Yes. And that’s important.
Really look at the media you’re consuming. Sometimes, yes- it can advocate for something not nice. But its not as black and white as Tumblr or Twitter makes it seem.
I…I think I love him even more. I didn’t think that was possible.
I’m crazy enough to fuck with the Joker. I could possibly out crazy him if I really wanted to and laugh doing it. Prank fighting, flip his nose hard enough to break it. Eye poke and pop one out. That sort of thing.
I absolutely would not fuck with Alfred.
In case you didn’t catch it….
ALFRED IS BRITISH S.A.S. basically British Green Beret Special Forces.
and just to top it off. Some of his great quotes.
Damn Alfred don’t fuck around.
Well he was a retired soldier who works for both MI5 and am MI7.
Abilities
Acting: He can work undercover on cases for Batman.
This Alfred is awesome thread is the best thing on this hellsite. I fuckin’ love this. Papa Al really does need more love.
-Obsidian
So glad this post has blown up
Casual reminder that when Bruce died and Dick took over as Batman, Twoface knew something was up and proceeded to beat the shit out of Dick, demanding to fight ‘the real batman.’ So Alfred put on the cowl showed him that Batman was still alive and well.
Also, lets not forget the single most heartbreaking page I’ve ever read, from Batman #687:
You’re a regular office worker born with the ability to “see” how dangerous a person is with a number scale of 1-10 above their heads. A toddler would be a 1, while a skilled soldier with a firearm may score a 7. Today, you notice the reserved new guy at the office measures a 10.
You decide it’s best to find out what you can about this person. Cautiously, you approach his desk. He’s a handsome man, tall, but with a disarming smile. How could such a friendly guy with such cute, dorky glasses be dangerous?
You extend your hand. “I noticed you’re new here. What’s your name?”
He shakes your hand warmly. His gaze is piercing, as if he’s looking right through you. “The name’s Clark,” he says. “So, how long have you worked for the Daily Planet?”
This one wins.
It’s been a few weeks, and one of Clark’s friends shows up. She’s pretty and all, enough muscle that she must work out. First thought would be that she should be maybe a 6.
Clark’s introducing her around. “This is my good friend, Diana, she’s in from out of town.”
You blink, and take a step back in fear. You’ve never seen an 11 before.
The day Bruce Wayne shows up for his long promised interview with Lois Lane, you can’t help it, the mug your holding drops from your fingers and sends a shock of hot coffee and ceramic shards across the floor.
Clark stops a few feet away and squints at you worriedly from behind those ridiculous glasses you’re 99% sure he doesn’t actually need, and asks tentatively, “Everything all right?”
You ignore him in favor of staring at the inky dark numerals hovering over the beaming fool gesticulating some fantastic yacht story for a gaggle of secretaries and minor columnists.
That’s it. Your gift has officially gone haywire. There is no other explanation. Because there is absolutely no way that Brucie Wayne is a 10.
At this point, you’ve seen it all. Miled manner reporters and billionaires at a 10 and a model-like woman at 11. You were really starting to doubt your power. The day you really stopped believeing in it was when Bruce Wayne came for another visit, and this time with a kid. The kid couldn’t be more than 10 years old, a bit on the short side.
He was an 8.
The day you started believing in it again was when you saw on tv the formation of something called the justice league.
There were those same numbers over superman, batman, wonder woman and robin. That’s when you put two and two together. You wonder how nobody at the daily planet noticed that Clarke was Superman with glasses. You wonder why you didn’t notice. You wonder why nobody put two and two together that Diana Prince and Wonder Woman looked exactly the same. You look in the mirror as the realization hit you and you see your own number change from a 3 to a 9.
UC Davis has apparently issued a formal apology for their attempted coverup. Their story is that they didn’t properly scrutinize their agreement with Nevins & Associates, and they didn’t hire them with the intention of erasing content or rewriting history. So, keep reblogging this. KEEP. REBLOGGING IT.
I am Silver Tongue, I am an artist. I have many characters and you can check out my art in the art tag. I occasionally practice witchcraft though I don't do anything too complicated. I am girl 2 and don't know what else to put here.
