Person A: Do you ever think the bacteria in our stomachs get sad because they’ve never seen sunlight? That’s just? So sad? I’m so sorry that you’re missing out on the warmth lil guys.
I’m currently taking care of my sick family sooooooooo guess whose gonna get sick prompts…..
That’s right. You guys.
“I have no idea what I’m doing oh God we need a real adult to take care of you”
“STOP MIGRATING FROM BEDS TO COUCHES I CANT KEEP UP AND IT GIVES ME A HEART ATTACK WHEN I WALK INTO YOUR ROOM AND YOURE NOT THERE”
“I love you. I really do. But I am a sympathetic puker and the sound of you sick is making me sick. I’m loving and supporting you from over here”
“ Take the medicine. Yes I know it doesn’t taste good but you still need to take it. Now you’re just being a child. No. GET BACK HERE. YOU CANT JUST RUN AWAY FROM THIS”
“I have no idea what medicine you can and can not take with this illness. Let me consult WebMD”
((If you couldnt tell my family is a Stubborn Sick))
I don’t know who needs to hear this but people simply have to stop whitewashing Carlos from Welcome to Night Vale. He’s canonically described as dark skinned:
And yet I consistently see him drawn as light brown or even tan white. It’s not as much a problem as it used to be since the fandom has died down, but it still gets on my nerves. So here’s a reminder:
Obviously this chart is not a perfect representation of the spectrum of skin tones, and the line can get a little blurry between midtone and dark, but it’s a start. If you hear/read “dark” and automatically invision lighter brown shades, that’s because you subconsciously view white as the default and lump in any brown-skinned person under the same category of “dark”. And if you make him brown because “he’s latino, not black!” then may I remind you:
-Latino is not a race
-Afro-Latinos exist (and don’t even have to be multiracial)
-Dark-skinned indigenous Latinos exist (and don’t even have to be multiracial)
I am not latine but this is what I’ve learned from the indigenous and black latine community who face an extreme amount of colorism. If you think the above skin tones are dark, you don’t adequately understand how dark the spectrum of skin tones actually gets. Please draw and write Carlos with a canon-accurate skin tone ❤ Also while we’re at it some curly/kinky hair texture cuz not a lot of dark skinned bipoc have completely straight hair
-Sincerely, a lighter skinned black person tired of colorism
Early night vale cecilos was so funny. Imagine being Carlos. You move to a new town and turn on the local radio station and you just hear the host talking about how he wants you carnally.
[ID: A two-panel meme from Seinfeld. Jerry looks down with a bemused expression and asks: “You’re crying from Welcome to Night Vale #209” George looks down with a teary expression and says: “Canon confirmation that with his dying breath Cecil is worrying about Carlos and calling his name got to me.” Jerry says: “All right.” End ID]
What a joy to learn right before the anniversary :)
cue carlos asking every single day what his surprise is and cecil being genuinely confused about how carlos knows something is coming like he didn’t announce it on public radio
