lowkey forget that most people are not even remotely aware of what asexual and aromantic mean as queer identities. like when i remember that i, myself, thought i was literally the only person in the world who didnt want to be intimate with anyone, i think of how many other people think they’re all alone.
im so excited that alice oseman is in charge of one of the most genuine and fun shows out there, and that they are acearo themselves, and will be putting the utmost care into her ace/aro characters
there’s still so much further to go but i am so hopeful that their work will be the start to more aromantic and asexual characters who are fully fleshed out and celebrated so actual people belonging to these groups can feel seen, can feel supported, and feel validated :)
i love how heartstopper literally hits like almost every letter in the lgbtqia+ acronym but never feels like diversity for the sake of diversity. the characters are not tokenized, stereotyped, or flattened into a letter. they are an unapologetic, queer, vibrant friend group whose identities and personalities shine.
I recently read heartstopper and I absolutely loved it ! For the people who haven’t read it : I definitely recommend it, it reads very fast and it’s very comforting <33
Just a heads up to anyone that doesn’t know Kit Connor is uncomfortable with people having shirtless photos of him and sexualising him same goes with the rest of the cast so please be respectful as they are still young <3
I love how Alice didn’t keep Aled in the show because it wouldn’t have done justice to his character as a whole, but let Isaac read Radio Silence. He was there, just not physically.
sometimes i think I’ve moved on with my life and my brainrot is leaving me, and then i find myself awake at 2am wishing i had a charlie spring to my nick nelson
i think that,, elle argent is so important. trans representation is far and few in between no matter what, but trans representation like hers is,,, basically non-existent. her character exists without being all about transphobia and a difficult gender identity, but also mentioning that she’s struggled. her character is about her personality. how kind she is, how funny she is, and how much she loves her friends. trans characters are so often represented as suffering constantly, or being lonely because everyone is transphobic, etc. alice oseman gave her a chance to be happy and beautiful and friendly, without the darkness that trans rep tends to come with.
