And Now For Another Internal Conflict : Do I Want To Be Classics™️ Dark Academia, XIXth Century™️

remember when u were like “man. too bad we couldnt have real gay rep in the shakespeare era….. so sad that we’re confined to subtext……. well, at least theres the coriolanus speeches………” and then u read marlowe’s edward ii and ur head got blown off ur shoulders

local bitch decides to daydream instead of getting a degree

sorry i’m late, professor. i’m disenchanted with the human experience and waking up every morning thrusts me into an instant existential crisis

How Antis-Mario see Luigi toward his brother

How Luigi is in reality toward his brother

Inside a medieval sketchbook

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.

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Saint Sebastian Tended by Saint Irene / Nicolas Régnier (1625)

The Birth of Venus / Adolf Hirémy-Hirschl (1888)

i have dumb bitch disease and YES im afraid it is fatal

Shakespeare: And in Act 5, Scene 2, I will sprinkle in the fact that Horatio is gay

Kevin the Kitten (Vanessa Stockard) animated by Jenni Pasanen  https://www.instagram.com/p/CATfqhqgO1Q/?igshid=13vl67k4n0fue