This is such an important moment and it shouldn’t be glanced over. This is the first time someone in the entire series has said that Raven is beautiful. Look at her reaction to those words in the fourth panel. For a moment she looks absolutely vulnerable. In her experience people have always fawned over and adored Starfire for her beauty. But for once someone acknowledges her and says that she’s beautiful. As much as Raven says physical beauty doesn’t matter this shows that a part of her does believe it’s important.
This is why Malchior was able to manipulate her so easily. He knew exactly what she wanted to hear. She wanted to feel like someone understood her, that she wasn’t creepy, and that she was beautiful. And when he made her feel special she gave him everything he asked for without question. And in the end she paid dearly.
This episode should be seen by all teenage girls. This is the stuff boys will tell you in order to get what they want. And if someone as smart as Raven can get taken advantage of then obviously you’re just as at risk. Have confidence in yourself no matter how you look or what you like and when a guy tries to trick you with cheap words you’ll know better.
But don’t forget, not all boys are like Malchior. Some of them are like Beast Boy; the guy who no matter what you do and how bad you screw up he’ll still be there and tell you that you matter. He won’t ask for anything more than some of your time, some of your attention. He just wants to see you smile without any other ulterior motives. And he’ll let you know that even when you feel completely alone in the world you’re not. You’re only as alone as you choose to be.
Raven is such an important and deep character and this is why I don’t like Teen Titans Go
“You’d be surprised”, said Xaldien, who just lost four followers and received a lovely “men can’t be raped” anon shortly after reblogging this the first time.
Just gonna say this is actually the first picture I’ve actually seen of wounded female veterans. Now that I think about it they are (in my eyes at least) hugely forgotten. Some female service members have been in combat and hit by IEDs outside the wire but it’s always the males you hear about and never the females. I think this picture is great and everyone should see it so please share it!
So I used to make this joke all the time. Now I have chronic tinnitus. For those of you who don’t know what that is, it’s nerve damage in your ears which often comes as a result of being constantly exposed to very loud noise for a long period of time. The nerve damage results in a constant ringing/buzzing in your ears. So far there’s no cure. The severity of it varies, and I’m lucky to have a mild case, which I can barely hear during the day and is easy to block out at night. That said, loads of people with tinnitus aren’t so lucky. Severe tinnitus can’t be blocked out. Those who suffer from it also suffer from severe loss of sleep, depression, anxiety…. the list goes on. Tinnitus also comes with a degree of hearing loss in most cases, making it even harder to ignore. In fact, some people with severe tinnitus kill themselves just to make the ringing stop. Tinnitus can be so severe that it drives a person to suicide. Chronic tinnitus used to mostly be prevalent in older people who worked for years with loud machinery etc, but all of a sudden it’s becoming more common in our generation. Why? Because of people, like me, who listened to their music too goddamn loudly through their headphones.
Deaf by the time you’re 20? Please. That’s the least of your worries.
I CANNOT STRESS HOW FUCKING IMPORTANT THIS IS FOR YOU TO READ
can I take a moment to shout out to disabled writers. to writers who
can’t spell
don’t have a natural grasp of grammar or punctuation
don’t have the energy to write every day, or even once a week
can’t finish projects
use language differently than NT people, in ways that can be unusual or difficult to understand
are told their stories aren’t worth telling or aren’t “correct” because they deal with their disability or are affected by disability
have brainfog that makes it difficult to keep a plot coherent
can’t remember the names of their characters
don’t have the time to devote to writing
can’t focus to write for hours at a time, or even sometimes for minutes at a time
have too much anxiety to start projects
hate their own writing
write stories that the public doesn’t care about and doesn’t want to hear
go long periods of time without writing anything
you don’t have to be a fanatic who’s in overdrive all the time for your writing to be worth it – that’s only one way to write. remember that your writing is unique and worth creating no matter what society-in-general says about it. your stories are worth telling. and if caring for yourself and staying happy and healthy means not writing, that is perfectly alright. don’t feel less devoted to your art or less worthy as a writer because of your disability! Treat yourself right and work how YOU work, not how other people say you should.
Your writing is wonderful and you are as much a writer as anyone else, no matter what anyone else says. Keep doing you and loving yourself
Don’t say, “I’m sorry this offended you”. Instead say, “I’m sorry I was offensive.”
Don’t say, “I didn’t mean to hurt you.” Instead say, “I didn’t mean to hurt you, but intent means nothing because the damage is already done.”
Don’t say, “It was just a joke.” Instead sat, “Some things should not be joked about.”
Don’t say, “I wouldn’t try to hurt anyone like that.” Instead say, “I realize I hurt people with my words, and I’m sorry.”
Don’t say, “I‘ll remove the joke if it bothers you so much.” (if posted online) Instead say, “Yes, I said this, and it was wrong, and now I know not to say things like this again.”
Don’t say, “Well other people weren’t bothered by it.” Instead say, “Well some people weren’t bothered by it, but others were, and their concerns are just as valid and worthy of consideration.”
Stop accepting passive apologies that do not show the offensive party actively taking responsibility for their mistakes.
I teared up a little at how much he loves that boy
This is great!!!
Omg yes!!! Thank you!!! I really wish parents who plan to embarrass their child/ren on social media as form of discipline learn something from this. Don’t ruin them.
I was going to skip the video at first; I am tired of the humiliation
Hey call the number if you see This person or know Any Information Please! -Thank You
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