Not every country has black stereotypes that are the same. Are many of them flawed? Homestuck has three characters with definite disabilitiesTavros, Terezi, and Solluxthough for the purposes of this article, I will focus on Tavros and Terezi as, ever since Sollux has become blind, we simply have not had much screen time with him to merit analysis at this point. Energy transfers to keep her alive are sexual now, I guess You get assaulted by a lot of trolls. She, like Dirk, and like all authors, decides what is relevant and what isnt. While its about revolution, its told in a refreshingly modern and relevant way. Media can be challenging, but largely it offers a totally safe place for people to indulge, express and investigate ideas they would NEVER do in real life and therefore does NOT always reflect an individual's real life views. The lesson here is that an abuse victim needed to learn to take life into their own hands sooner. I welcome it. Homestuck is literature and here is why - Ableism in Homestuck For this specifically, theres nothing wrong with Mallek himself, its moreover how hes treated. What am I reading here? The mock content warnings that show up at the beginning of the epilogues are not mock anything and are entirely legit. In the first chapter of Psycholonials, Zhen, the novels main character, shoots and kills a cop. When Homestuck was going through the Trickster Arc in Act 6 Act 5 Act 2, there was a conversation between Jake and Jane just after Jane went into Trickster Mode, and just before Jake went into it. 15 Most Toxic Fandoms in the World (Ranked) - Fiction Horizon Incest - all trolls are biologically "related" Incest isn't a problem for them. Cyberduds. The largest, most active Homestuck community. In Meat, the story blasts through at a lightning pace, but the characters we love get thrown into the background as the story concerns itself more and more with Dirk and Calliope. DISH network users facing authentication or login issues. Given the comics exponential trajectory it set for itself early on, it had to get this meta at some point. Half of his comments are "N-NO, YOU?" Hussie suggests the personal allegorical elements in Psycholonials are more like points of inspiration. This story is about Z after all, not himself. Perhaps youll click the first. She is secure in who she is, complete with her disability, without the desire to be fixed or normal. Despite this small, impressive moment, Homestuck is, overall, extremely ableist and disrespectful toward its disabled characters, and real persons with disabilities. If you actually read Hussie's tumblr about that incident, you would see that he specifically changed it not because people were upset about it but because other people on tumblr were using the canonicalization of tricksters as white to be nasty to others and he didn't want anything to do with that. and i think its mostly to do with homestucks treatment of femininity vs masculinity in a way that is not typically done And then that ability comes in handy when the eight kids and the original players lose the game again. But theyre also very upsetting in general. He would commandeer a handful of characters, and I do the same. I can say knowing how things turn out, when possible, is cool. Are you sure you aren't the one doing stereotypes here? The majority of the story, other than the epilogue they are minors. The text itself likens her to Daredevila blind superhero, where his blindness leads to superpowers. When people say BUT TEREZI MAKES FUN OF HERSELF, it is not really a valid defense of the blind jokes, because of who is actually making those jokes. or have experienced the same thing? Anyway, were left to assume Lord English is defeated, but we never see it happen and we never see how it happens. Homestuck feels like a glorified, expensive, vaguely ornery version of my childhood game. About 8,000 pages. Volume 18 comes with a developer warning, showing fully that theyre aware of how fucked up this is. Andrew Hussie They both exist. The game never mentions it. Homestuck In a video published in April 2021, Canadian YouTuber Sarah Z delved into the history of Homestuck and Hiveswap, with a focus on the turbulent development cycle of Hiveswap. Its at this point that the epilogues diverge into two: a Meat timeline for the former and a Candy timeline for the latter. In any case, for Tavros and Terezi, I will discuss separately their problematic treatment both inside the web-comic and in the fandom. And yes, they were still in a black romance together) until like Act 6 when John starts feeling black feelings towards Terezi and suddenly it's much more wholesome than literally any other example we'd seen until then. They post in the most inappropriate moments, for example, a tragedy happened, and all of a sudden a K-Pop post pops up in the replies not once but many, many times. I tend prefer Jade when she has as at least milligram of agency, but, again, sorry I liked her in the first place, I guess. Gross Margin. Can you imagine what my first attempts at writing looked like? To beat the game, they have to interact with the game worlds characters, and with a disgruntled group of internet trolls. Besides the sometimes-cane, she needs no assistance at alland while that is fantasticit would be preferable to see her use the sort of assistance that blind people typically use, instead of Terezi just being able to see everything that she licks. Last year, the worlds S.U.V.s collectively released almost a billion metric tons of carbon dioxide. Z decides to launch a new brand, and to rebrand her own image by making a clownsona, and then roll out new content to the public as a way of turning the page on whatever she was up to before. The result is probably one of the coolest pages in the whole comic, and one of the coolest things Ive seen done in fiction changing nothing but the size and color of the text. Article continues below advertisement. By doing this, Andrew Hussie and his collaborators admit to writing fanfiction of their own story. problem Submit fanart, cosplay and discussions of all kinds! [Updated] DISH network looking into authentication or login People generally overlook when boys are sexualized, (examples, all the shirtless art of the boys of BNHA, the entire Free series, etc.). We apologize for this inconvenience, & our engineers are working diligently to get this resolved ASAP. Tumblr community vs. every other community. Its completely immune from in-story time logic, existing in exactly one place for all of time. I dont know what to say or think about any of this at this point. I know that Im asking questions, and sometimes thats good enough. Firstly, there is no total concensus within the text or with the characters. (But please, don't jsut say that "it's morally wrong" and then not explain how. But the Song of Ice and Fire series is twice as long by wordcount, and that's not even finished. Homestuck in review: The Internets first masterpiece He forces Jake to admit he loves him just to get the satisfaction of embarrassing him and destroying his heart, and he consistently and purposefully misgenders Roxy. Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is the latest product to feel the review bomb burn. With this particular screenshot its shown that shes portraying the thug stereotype thats more obvious with how shes talk. Anarchist. I read the links, and I don't see it. In December of last year, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter proposed raising the citys sales tax rate by one percent in order to pay for street maintenance and parks. Oh I just know this one will be worth the reading. Its also an allegory for what Im doing presently with Psycholonials. Fanfiction that places Dirk and Kanaya in heterosexual pairings. Don't say we didn't warn you. I will just go ahead and read through the Google Docs about Hussie being terrible and comment every time I have something to say. It is the close button at the top right (or left) of your BROWSER WINDOW. Homestuck WebThis kind of perspective on friendship in the internet age is a big part of why Homestuck is rather progressive in its views of interpersonal relationships the relationships among characters are never downplayed because of the medium that they happen in, and its a refreshing take in a world that is constantly tut-tutting the idea of talking to strangers. We did investigate it. OK, I don't think I can say much about basing lesbian characters on bi people, because I am not an expert on that, but none of that even matters. 2. However, back when HS was being written, it was OK to say the word. Having read the comic I plan to cover the humor and the format, as well as the relationship between Hussie and the fandom pretty extensively. I expected good arguments and I see the same one used 3 times in a row. I'm on the same boat here. Even if you make the argument that karkat and vriska are technically adults now, we only saw that in the epilogue. Maybe the epilogues are in part supposed to make us feel what its like to have to balance plot-driven meat with fluffy, character-driven candy and, even after years of practice, to still feel like youve come up short. The fact that Andrew Hussies Homestuck is terrible is an immutable fact I am stating for the record. Point 1: Homestuck is 'problematic' in the way that many people are beginning to dislike. Sure, each panel is a webpage connected by links, but almost every panel only has one link, and thats to the next panel. The sexism accusations over the most passive class (Muse) being female. It's pretty long. Dont try to make me part of some angry mob. The entire story was one long, continuous block that Ive long since forgotten, spiraling through whatever settings kids would love to live in: outer space, ancient Egypt, the woods, the African Savannah, the world of Pokemon, magic, whatever. Also, (controversy incoming) in my honest opinion, as long as you don't have children, there's nothing wrong about incest. Submit fanart, cosplay and discussions of all kinds! Then theres this: i consider the kids a-racial. Jade was one of my favorite characters. I dont know. The SFW hes the stereotype of a transman. WebFollowing the incident, What Pumpkin, Hussies former Homestuck production company (which he has since left), threatened to sue Sarah Z. And then they play it. In addition, his disability is usually synonymous with the fact that Tavros is considered by the characters around him to be a loserTavros as a loser in his social circle, combined with his disability, make him a common object of ridicule. Obviously, this sort of mockery is considered ableist. Homestuck, Problem Sleuth, Sweat Bor and Helpful Jed. This can feel like mockery to some, and to some degree, it is but there is usually a point behind doing so. To start, www.stopableism.org is a great resource for learning more about what ableism actually is. And in this one Mituna himself just kind of sexually harrasses Meenah. Maybe you watched a lot of Naruto, so your big project is filled to the brim with edgy ninjas and impractically sized swords. In its heyday, the Homestuck fandom iterated and developed a lot of cultures that have come to characterize fandom today. I mean it is a book, so it technically is porn? So to that end I'd like to know what events caused the biggest splash with fans. In addition to music, most pages at minimum combine text and images, but gifs and Adobe Flash animations are common. You can't tell just from what karkat said. And then the four original kids make their game unplayable so they reset their entire universe so they can have a chance at winning. There are some aspects of Homestuck that deserve a deeper analysis and deconstruction than I can give here. And she decides what gets put in front of our eyes and what doesnt. Please attribute any perceived bias as poor phrasing on my part, rather than a statement of opinion. Especially assholes brazen enough to supply your own thoughts to you with a subtle perspective shift from first to second person. [Updated] DISH network looking into authentication or login There was some controversy when homestuck first came out. WebMuch of Problem Sleuth's success can be ascribed to an audience's willingness to accept that all the weirdness is just part of the joke, and the next logical step that we see in Homestuck, where the Internet itself becomes raw material for narrative, allows for an even greater expansion of possibilities. And then theres Cronus, a 19 year old, hitting on his dead descendant who is also 13. And then they win the third time, after John rewrites the story to make that happen, and finally get to go to a new universe and live happily ever after. What was the point of Homestuck? It does not mean animosity is what is taking place here. They show up literally once in the background of a page and a few times during the final fight(s). Theres the aforementioned not-finishing-the-story-ness I talked about earlier. But how much is that purpose worth? Im not even going to get into their relentless support of ikimaru, the terrible treatment and handling of canonically gay characters, the overall grossness of the quadrant system, Another epilogue has been released as an official fanfiction, some of the tags are jokes, some are not, and im personally not at all interested in finding out which is real and which arent. So, no matter how much the story frustrates me or how disappointed I get, I feel like I have to look at it in some way. To me, black is just a color. Which is a lesson Jake needed to learn in the comic more generally, to be fair, but not while hes an abuse victim. Let's go: Meenah died at 19, this iteration of Vriska died at 13. I can only say that theyre interesting to consider if you happened to have read them. Post-Scratch Troll society is not presented as good. Why Why Cyberduds. (not sure on the proper wording for this, if theres better wording let me know and ill change it) As a result of his accident, he is constantly babyed or harassed by other characters. The 10,000 dollar donors for Hussie's kickstarter. They treat the characters of Friendsim and of Homestuck as though theyre all actual adults and write them like that, and just ignore the fact that theyre all like, 13-14 (and BARELY older if they are save for Chahut). And thats always something worth giving credit for, in my book. They dont have a concept of incest and I wouldnt be surprised if they werent bothered by age Gaps either with how impersonal their mating is. Im going to pretend that sentence made sense, youre going to pretend I didnt just gloss over a ton of story development right there, and were all just going to move on. Maybe because Hussie doesn't actually speak English? to clarify my stance im a big homestuck fan im a big fan of toby foxs work im criticizing people who think homestuck is "too problematic" but think toby is "good and clean and safe" hes just as fucked up as the rest of us /pos. Why Theres even a page that compels the reader to take selfies and post them on social media. Yet were given both to read. Calliope isnt the protagonist to Dirks antagonism, they are equal and opposite forces that corrode the narrative from different directions. What is the cost? The fact that Homestuck isn't an anime makes them unpopular at anime conventions, despite things like video game and doctor who costumes being accepted in part because of their large numbers. When it was met with backlash, whatpumpkin changed his answer to spades/snowman, You know what? It seems that whatever small ways I was able to control that brand, back when I still was interested in doing so, has since become dramatically overwritten by the preposterous hallucinatory projections of a zealous fandom.. Troll society is vastly different from human society. Reminder to message me @colorfulconstellations if you would like to apply to be a mod! It seems selecting it will save you from having to look at this awful parody gag FOR ANOTHER GODDAMN SECOND. My ask box is always open for corrections, things I may have missed, or just general discussions of my posts. Ill get upset of my own accord. I couldn't even tell he was meant to be trans. With the end of Adobe Flash on the horizon, hours of Flash content, much of it interactive, is going to have to be scrapped and remade. But I strongly recommend it! It was meant to be a joke about the character suddenly having an actual skin color instead of a pure white one. An exciting plot is all fine and good, but no one is buying into that if your characters are nothing but paper puppets, acting in any way that moves the plot forward. I wouldnt be the snarky, nitpicking college kid with a blog if I didnt start that snarky nitpicking on Reddit and among fans complaining about, say, how retconning [S] Game Over totally ruined the emotional impact of the story up until that point. The Homestuck Discord exists at https://discord.gg/homestuck if you want to chat with fellow fans. Theres a problem with activations getting backed up, & stuck in our system. Im all for fair criticism, but this aint it. And then the monsters came. And then they got in a rocket.. that is my mission, and that is why you can't fucking stand me. Here's a post discussing it. His use of a wheelchair, for example, is frequently exploited as a weakness to make fun of. Its a prime example of how even years after Homestuck and Hiveswap were completed the distance Hussie keeps between himself and his fandom doesnt keep his work from spiraling out into controversy. This fits in with the medical model of ableism, described on stopableism.org as: The power to change disabled people seems to lie with the medical and associated professions, with their talk of cures, normalization, and science.This enormous crime that they do to Tavros is never critiqued or addressed as problematic in any way; instead it is brushed off as being perfectly acceptable, like every other instance of ableism in Homestuck. But it's also a prime example of the hidden insolvency that exists across much of the banking sector. My praise of Homestucks music is really part of another thing I like about the comic. Ant colony optimization Given troll reproduction, it seems to some people as though the only reason they're given them in the comic is to sexualize them for a human audience. It can be a turn in the story they dont like, the way a fictional character is treated, or the way other members of fandom they disagree with are behaving. Homestuck is also filled with blind jokes. This is basically what I did, and these two ideas mix together in the narrative., Prior to releasing this story, Hussie struggled to pinpoint what his brand was as the creator of Homestuck. Remember how Lanque is trans? Just don't think it's safe for your thirteen-year-old brother just 'cause the protagonist is the same age xDD. In the spirit of using the Internet as a medium, the epilogues were released in the style of an AO3 post. The impressive thing is, these couldve easily just been throw-away, cheap, forced, gags. "Babyed or harassed"? I wrote in second person. Its impossible to talk about Hussies sentiments toward his following without discussing the following itself. Its not that I think people should, its that everyone already knows they should, he said. The alive version of this character is cute, but mostly useless. Pedophilia and incest in one fell swoop. Accusations of certain characters beings Mary Sues. Why So, Hussie himself condradicted well, himself. WebAndrew Hussie (born August 25, 1979) is an American author and artist. Its not like every single thing that ever happened in the decades-long span the Candy timeline took place is available for us to read. A confirmation hes referring to Kanayas lesbian identity as the fetish he remarked from above. Its upsetting to read either way. why are you playing with those dangerous girls?". Andrew Hussie on Homestucks cult-like fans and - Polygon The Bold Glamour filter acts as a reminder not to do the same when it comes to our faces. Why
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