Mostly anime reblogs and occasional progress shots of cosplays and drawings
haters will say it’s her quirk but u know this girls LIFTS
If we’re being honest the most unrealistic thing about MHA is that…you mean to tell me…none of these kids dick around with their quirks???
Legit some of these kids have the most wild and borderline outlandish powers and you fr expect me to believe they all handle them in a responsible manner?? LMAO OKAY
>You mean to tell me Sero hasn’t used his tape to tape himself or others to the wall/ceiling??> Jirou doesn’t take her ear thingys and hijack the aux cord to play Cupcakke or Take On Me at full blast???
>denki doesn’t go around (midly) shocking his friends??? Come on…we know he can be used as a charger give us this…
> Urarararararaka doesn’t randomly make people/their possesions float to see how long it takes them to notice?
> Kirishima and tetsutesu don’t go around headbutting every hard surface they see because someone dared them to?
> kendo doesn’t walk around with her hands enlarged to see how long it takes someone to say something??
> Shinsou doesn’t make people do the Macarena or smth when they slightly piss him off just because he thinks it’s funny???
>Ojiro doesn’t go around hanging from random trees and poles with his tail?
Even the more serious characters like Bakugou, Iida, Tokoyami, Todoroki, and Tsu would fuck around with their quirks they’re tEeNaGeRs
> tsu wouldn’t cling to the wall and startle people at the doors? She wouldn’t use her tongue to grab objects she could reach if she just moved a little more???> Tokoyami wouldn’t use dark shadow to sneak into the dorm kitchen and get him a snack bc he got the munchies at 4am??? Rly??
> Todoroki is a thermometer for fucks sake you seriously mean to tell me he hasn’t set the dorm on fire at least once because he wanted to heat up his hot pocket without using the microwave??? He hasn’t tried to ice skate to class??
> You mean to tell me Iida doesn’t Naruto run to class sometimes…he isn’t the one that gives Midoriya super sonic piggyback rides bc Midoriya already told someone “he had a ride”????
> Bakugou doesn’t go around lighting up ant hills or using his quirk like a firework bc the bakusquad wanted to cause some Teenage Chaos at 1am??
But the most unrealistic thing of all…is that Izuku Midoriya…the boy who was once qUIRKLESS
DOESN’T FUCK AROUND WITH HIS POWERS THE MOST
> You mean to tell me he doesn’t wall jump in order to sit in really high places he’s not supposed to just bc he can??
He doesn’t do that thing where you use your legs and back to support yourself between two walls except it’s between two buildings??
He doesn’t try to stand on top of light posts like the weeb headass he is?
He doesn’t do Extreme Parkour??
He doesn’t try to support things with his legs that he really doesn’t need to (balancing desks, the chair of the kid in front of (with said kid in chair), boxes, etc.)??
He doesn’t Naruto run to class (with iida)???
He doesn’t take every dare that’s given to him because he’s That Bitch??Un-fucking-likely Horikoshi
for his second Magnus Chase book, due to the inclusion of the character Alex Fierro who is gender fluid. This was the speech he gave, and it really distills why I love this author and his works so much, and why I will always recommend his works to anyone and everyone.
“Thank you for inviting me here today. As I told the Stonewall Award Committee, this is an honor both humbling and unexpected.
So, what is an old cis straight white male doing up here? Where did I get the nerve to write Alex Fierro, a transgender, gender fluid child of Loki in The Hammer of Thor, and why should I get cookies for that?
These are all fair and valid questions, which I have been asking myself a lot.
I think, to support young LGBTQ readers, the most important thing publishing can do is to publish and promote more stories by LGBTQ authors, authentic experiences by authentic voices. We have to keep pushing for this. The Stonewall committee’s work is a critical part of that effort. I can only accept the Stonewall Award in the sense that I accept a call to action – firstly, to do more myself to read and promote books by LGBTQ authors.
But also, it’s a call to do better in my own writing. As one of my genderqueer readers told me recently, “Hey, thanks for Alex. You didn’t do a terrible job!” I thought: Yes! Not doing a terrible job was my goal!
As important as it is to offer authentic voices and empower authors and role models from within LGBTQ community, it’s is also important that LGBTQ kids see themselves reflected and valued in the larger world of mass media, including my books. I know this because my non-heteronormative readers tell me so. They actively lobby to see characters like themselves in my books. They like the universe I’ve created. They want to be part of it. They deserve that opportunity. It’s important that I, as a mainstream author, say, “I see you. You matter. Your life experience may not be like mine, but it is no less valid and no less real. I will do whatever I can to understand and accurately include you in my stories, in my world. I will not erase you.”
People all over the political spectrum often ask me, “Why can’t you just stay silent on these issues? Just don’t include LGBTQ material and everybody will be happy.” This assumes that silence is the natural neutral position. But silence is not neutral. It’s an active choice. Silence is great when you are listening. Silence is not so great when you are using it to ignore or exclude.
But that’s all macro, ‘big picture’ stuff. Yes, I think the principles are important. Yes, in the abstract, I feel an obligation to write the world as I see it: beautiful because of its variations. Where I can’t draw on personal experience, I listen, I read a lot – in particular I want to credit Beyond Magenta and Gender Outlaws for helping me understand more about the perspective of my character Alex Fierro – and I trust that much of the human experience is universal. You can’t go too far wrong if you use empathy as your lens. But the reason I wrote Alex Fierro, or Nico di Angelo, or any of my characters, is much more personal.
I was a teacher for many years, in public and private school, California and Texas. During those years, I taught all kinds of kids. I want them all to know that I see them. They matter. I write characters to honor my students, and to make up for what I wished I could have done for them in the classroom.
I think about my former student Adrian (a pseudonym), back in the 90s in San Francisco. Adrian used the pronouns he and him, so I will call him that, but I suspect Adrian might have had more freedom and more options as to how he self-identified in school were he growing up today. His peers, his teachers, his family all understood that Adrian was female, despite his birth designation. Since kindergarten, he had self-selected to be among the girls – socially, athletically, academically. He was one of our girls. And although he got support and acceptance at the school, I don’t know that I helped him as much as I could, or that I tried to understand his needs and his journey. At that time in my life, I didn’t have the experience, the vocabulary, or frankly the emotional capacity to have that conversation. When we broke into social skills groups, for instance, boys apart from girls, he came into my group with the boys, I think because he felt it was required, but I feel like I missed the opportunity to sit with him and ask him what he wanted. And to assure him it was okay, whichever choice he made. I learned more from Adrian than I taught him. Twenty years later, Alex Fierro is for Adrian.
I think about Jane (pseudonym), another one of my students who was a straight cis-female with two fantastic moms. Again, for LGBTQ families, San Francisco was a pretty good place to live in the 90s, but as we know, prejudice has no geographical border. You cannot build a wall high enough to keep it out. I know Jane got flack about her family. I did what I could to support her, but I don’t think I did enough. I remember the day Jane’s drama class was happening in my classroom. The teacher was new – our first African American male teacher, which we were all really excited about – and this was only his third week. I was sitting at my desk, grading papers, while the teacher did a free association exercise. One of his examples was ‘fruit – gay.’ I think he did it because he thought it would be funny to middle schoolers. After the class, I asked to see the teacher one on one. I asked him to be aware of what he was saying and how that might be hurtful. I know. Me, a white guy, lecturing this Black teacher about hurtful words. He got defensive and quit, because he said he could not promise to not use that language again. At the time, I felt like I needed to do something, to stand up especially for Jane and her family. But did I make things better handling it as I did? I think I missed an opportunity to open a dialogue about how different people experience hurtful labels. Emmie and Josephine and their daughter Georgina, the family I introduce in The Dark Prophecy, are for Jane.
I think about Amy, and Mark, and Nicholas … All former students who have come out as gay since I taught them in middle school. All have gone on to have successful careers and happy families. When I taught them, I knew they were different. Their struggles were greater, their perspectives more divergent than some of my other students. I tried to provide a safe space for them, to model respect, but in retrospect I don’t think I supported them as well as I could have, or reached out as much as they might have needed. I was too busy preparing lessons on Shakespeare or adjectives, and not focusing enough on my students’ emotional health. Adjectives were a lot easier for me to reconcile than feelings. Would they have felt comfortable coming out earlier than college or high school if they had found more support in middle school? Would they have wanted to? I don’t know. But I don’t think they felt it was a safe option, which leaves me thinking that I did not do enough for them at that critical middle school time. I do not want any kid to feel alone, invisible, misunderstood. Nico di Angelo is for Amy, and Mark and Nicholas.
I am trying to do more. Percy Jackson started as a way to empower kids, in particular my son, who had learning differences. As my platform grew, I felt obliged to use it to empower all kids who are struggling through middle school for whatever reason. I don’t always do enough. I don’t always get it right. Good intentions are wonderful things, but at the end of a manuscript, the text has to stand on its own. What I meant ceases to matter. Kids just see what I wrote. But I have to keep trying. My kids are counting on me.
So thank you, above all, to my former students who taught me. Alex Fierro is for you.
To you, I pledge myself to do better – to apologize when I screw up, to learn from my mistakes, to be there for LGBTQ youth and make sure they know that in my books, they are included. They matter. I am going to stop talking now, but I promise you I won’t stop listening.”
I know people tend to scroll past long texts like this, but this brought me to tears, please read it.
He’s true intentions are honestly heart-wrenching, and all of you should know why he created this fascinating universe of myths and mysteries.
Todoroki: Midoriya, are you All Might’s secret love child or something?
Midoriya: I-It’s not-um…-it’s not like that… W-why do you ask?
Todoroki: Well… Lately, I’ve just been thinking of conspiracy theories about pro heroes… Like Aizawa-sensei and Shinsou, you know? *mutters* Besides, it’d be pretty awkward if I ended up dating my teacher’s son
Midoriya: *so excited that he missed the last part* Now that you say it, it makes a lot of sense… *starts scribbling theories in his notebook*
Facing the League of Villains
Midoriya: *cross-referencing his notebook from memory* Dabi, are you… um… Endeavor’s s-secret love child…?
Dabi: Unfortunately, yes.
Todoroki: wait wHAT-
Bakugou: HYDRATE OR DIE-DRATE!
Bakugou: *aggressively thows water bottles*
Kaminari: Uh…
Sero: He’s trying to yell mental health and wellbeing into us.
Bakugou: I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU!
Kirishima: *crying* It’s working.
Remember that time Capcom was all, “We totally need to make perfumes based on these lawyers” lmao