Whoever Can Tell Me What They Think Hamlet’s Favorite Meme Would Be (and Gives A Good, Solid Explanation)

shakespeare’s like “hamlet is 30 years old,,” okay boomer. he’s 19 and that’s all i’m gonna hear on the subject

i wanted to feel loved without feeling like i was begging for it

Me listening to a thunderstorm: this honestly goes off

I couldn’t sleep until I drew this

wretch(affectionate), abhorred monster(affectionate, sexual)

and now for another internal conflict : do I want to be Classics™️ dark academia, XIXth Century™️ dark academia or XXth Century™️ dark academia

local bitch decides to daydream instead of getting a degree

“‘How much do you know about Shakespeare,’ I once asked a friend who has committed much of her life to studying the Bard. She replied, ‘Not as much as he knows about me.’ Remember this the next time someone tells you literature is useless.”

— Don’t Turn Away From the Art of Life, by Arnold Weinstein (New York Times, Feb. 2016)

Skin.

Writing with Color has received several asks on this topic.

Everything from “how do I describe my character’s skin tone without being offensive?” and “what’s the problem with comparing my character to chocolate and coffee?”

I’m hoping to address all these and likewise questions in this guide on describing POCs’ skin color, from light, dark and all that’s in between.

The Food Thing: So what’s the big deal?

So exactly what is the problem with comparing a POC’s skin tone to cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar and other sweets and goods? Well, there’s several potential problems you come across when you pull out the old Hershey’s bar comparison for your dark-skinned character, even if offense is not your intention.

Afficher davantage

all my gifted kids who haven’t burned out yet and are constantly stretching yourself too thin in an effort to finally make the people around you proud make some noise