elphabaforpresidentofgallifrey:

odinsblog:

thefingerfuckingfemalefury:

heroes-get-made:

lunalab:

the politics of light and dark are everywhere in our vocabulary…psa to writers: subvert this, reveal whiteness and lightness as sometimes artificial and violent, and darkness as healing, the unknown as natural

Some ideas for bad things that are white/light:

• lightning, very hot fire
• snow storms, ice, frost on crops
• some types of fungus/mold
• corpses, ghosts, bones, a diseased person
• clothing, skin tone, hair, etc. of a bad person
• fur, teeth, eyes of an attacking animal/monster
• bleached out deserts, dead trees, lifeless places
• poison

Some ideas for good things that are black/dark:

• rich earth/soil
• chocolate, truffles, wine, cooked meat
• friendly animals/pets/creatures
• a character’s favorite vehicle, technology, coat, etc.
• a pleasant night
• hair, skin tone, clothing, etc. of a good person
• undisturbed water of a lake
• the case/container of something important
• valued wood, furniture, art
• velvet

Think to burn, to infect, to bleach vs. to enrich, to protect, to be of substance.

^ THIS

Get rid of the idea that ‘Dark’ is bad or scary

The English language is littered with racially coded euphemisms & colorism

I LITERALLY BRING THIS UP EVERY TIME PEOPLE ARE LIKE DARK SIDE IS BAD IN STAR WARS IM LIKE LISTEN BITCH STAR WARS IS ABOUT BALANCE AND EQUATING THE DARK SIDE WITH EVIL LEADS TO THIS KIND OF RACIST SHIT