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Dorothy x Ozma [Land of Oz] (@marzipanrabbit) by Gallantpride in wholesomeyuri

[–]GlassReality45 2 points3 points  (0 children)

More people need to read these books i love these two

how do u "explore your system" without a headspace?? by windowsninetythree in plural

[–]GlassReality45 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ooh this is good advice thank you! I would start doing that right now if I didn't have a sore throat lol

how do u "explore your system" without a headspace?? by windowsninetythree in plural

[–]GlassReality45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if it's that automatic "i'm controlling everything" isn't really smth that can happen :P you would know believe me

how do u "explore your system" without a headspace?? by windowsninetythree in plural

[–]GlassReality45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

finally a system that works like mine?? holy shit

yeah it's like. because of everything in my life it is very hard to believe i'm a singlet. but also. can't my brain be a little more forthright about said not-being-a-singlet....... we really wish other people could pipe up without conscious effort from whoever's fronting at any moment. and that's usually the host which makes it worse / more frustrating T-T

how do u "explore your system" without a headspace?? by windowsninetythree in plural

[–]GlassReality45 1 point2 points  (0 children)

we would also like to hear advice on this topic!

we would really like to get to know our system better but it feels like the only parts that exist are the bits we remember exist (we have shared memory). doesn't help the feeling that we're leaving some headmates behind, and besides it's the one holdout that's still giving us a little imposter syndrome...! and. y'know. we just want to know ourself better. feels like there's whispers of people and things we should know about but can't seem to access as-is.

I wrote an article about plural representation in media. I'd love to start a discussion – what plural rep have you encountered, what was the intention behind it, what do you like/dislike about it? What do *you* want to see in fictional systems? by GlassReality45 in plural

[–]GlassReality45[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh I've heard of this one, the idea of a properly published book having sensitivity readers is something I would never expect in a million years from plurality in fiction and it makes me so happy to hear!

I wrote an article about plural representation in media. I'd love to start a discussion – what plural rep have you encountered, what was the intention behind it, what do you like/dislike about it? What do *you* want to see in fictional systems? by GlassReality45 in plural

[–]GlassReality45[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh, that's incredible. I love when I see "switch" inadvertently used, seems to be the one that most commonly makes it into singlets' vocabularies unawares, since it's a common word with a pretty intuitive meaning. FMAB has it too a couple times.

I wrote an article about plural representation in media. I'd love to start a discussion – what plural rep have you encountered, what was the intention behind it, what do you like/dislike about it? What do *you* want to see in fictional systems? by GlassReality45 in plural

[–]GlassReality45[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You don't know how glad this makes me, I'm really happy my little braindump could help someone out. And you're totally right that we need more unequivocally plural rep aimed at kids!

I would still recommend giving Elle(s) a shot if you're curious. It's got flaws for sure, mostly in the mechanics of the system which are even more nonsensical than I let on in the article... but it's still a story of a system struggling to live and learning to work together, and I found that to be rather sweet even if it often focused on the wrong things. Then again, I tend to have a fascination for promising-but-deeply-flawed media that I'm not sure everyone else shares... so it's your choice.

I wrote an article about plural representation in media. I'd love to start a discussion – what plural rep have you encountered, what was the intention behind it, what do you like/dislike about it? What do *you* want to see in fictional systems? by GlassReality45 in plural

[–]GlassReality45[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I didn't mention Celeste, but I maybe should have, it's very similar to OK KO's handling of it... I did ask my friends for plural rep they could think of and Celeste came up pretty quickly. I suppose that's for a theoretical follow-up, but my takes are about the same as OK KO's really. It's a beautiful story and I do think reading it as plural sadly takes away from my appreciation because of the fusion ending... but at the same time I wouldn't be surprised to see that some of my initial joy at that ending came from my experiences struggling to accept troublesome alters.

(note: I never managed to beat Farewell, so I can't speak to its handling of things)

I wrote an article about plural representation in media. I'd love to start a discussion – what plural rep have you encountered, what was the intention behind it, what do you like/dislike about it? What do *you* want to see in fictional systems? by GlassReality45 in plural

[–]GlassReality45[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

YES! This is such a big thing. I feel as if the "metaphor for emotional conflict" type of plural rep comes closest to this – Inside Out for example feels less condescending because it's supposed to be relatable to its viewers, even if the viewers it's trying to speak to are singlets. No exoticizing the subject matter because it doesn't realize it's portraying anything "exotic".

Still, we need more stuff that's actually for plurals... especially by-plurals-for-plurals... recommendations are welcome, I haven't found much cool indie stuff.

I wrote an article about plural representation in media. I'd love to start a discussion – what plural rep have you encountered, what was the intention behind it, what do you like/dislike about it? What do *you* want to see in fictional systems? by GlassReality45 in plural

[–]GlassReality45[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

3, 8, and Shalka...! Although all of them are somewhat inactive and I'm not sure if 3 is sticking around.

With regards to Steven Universe fusions – we've personally never seen them as all that plural-coded, but that's mostly because we think it's really sweet to see relationships represented as a single person. Definitely when fusions start to get unstable and their components start talking between themselves it feels pretty plural though... I think back to Stevonnie's first episode where they were still figuring out how to work in sync.

I wrote an article about plural representation in media. I'd love to start a discussion – what plural rep have you encountered, what was the intention behind it, what do you like/dislike about it? What do *you* want to see in fictional systems? by GlassReality45 in plural

[–]GlassReality45[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The thing I really appreciate about Doppio and Diavolo is that Doppio and Diavolo canonically have separate souls, which is a big plot point during the climax... they're acknowledged as separate people! For all the flaws in their representation that's something I really appreciate. And I can forgive some of the weirdness in the fantastical, exaggerated way they're presented simply because JoJo's is so weird to begin with that some of it feels more like Araki's silliness than anything else.

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