gansey-havilliard:

treeligths:

I’ve been watching this drama from afar, here on tumblr, but you guys got me so fired up I can’t stay put. 

Yes, the people who have been sending Sarah hate on twitter are disgusting, telling her to choke or die is not okay and I would never promote this kind of behavior. But to bundle us, the people with legit criticisms with them, is stupid as fuck as you know it. 

There’s been a lot of arguments over the #togisoverparty hashtag, and no offense, but there’s bigger shit to lose it over. There is no one I know who is ONLY mad because our ship didn’t sail. We’ve spent the last day complaining about the immense lack of representation and diversity in the throne of glass series, and for you to summarize it as being bitter over ships is lowkey gross. 

I know you’re all so far deep Sarah J. Maas ass that you’re unwilling to see it, but her series, a NYT bestselling one, is extremely white and heterosexual. And yes, it matters. She created such a vast world, with princes and princesses and warriors and demons, and yet — only three people of color were introduced in her entire series. THREE. 

Representation is SO important, and to brush it over is NOT okay. Think of her younger readers, POC who see Nehemia, a strong black princess, willingly letting herself being murdered so that Aelin, the whitest girl ever, could proceed with her story. And of the ones who had hope when Sorscha was introduced, a woman of color, who didn’t last a book before she was used as a plot device to send Dorian, a white male, over the edge. Think of Nesryn, an immigrant woman of color, who will not be present in EOS. And that is only when it comes to race.

Manon Blackbeak, a cannibal witch, who spent two books telling us, over and over again, that she hated men, suddenly is put in romantic relationship with one. She grew up surrounded by women, she formed a connection with Elide — but Dorian is somehow her perfect fit? Give me a break. And to mention the two guys in HOF as lgbtq+ representation is NOT enough! I don’t even remember their names, meaning they’re not relevant characters.

LGBTQ+ people, and POC are NOT background! We’re human beings who are more than props for the white heterosexual people! Sarah has said before that she did not want to force diversity, which is honestly offensive. Our existence is not forced — especially when she keeps forcing people who have absolutely nothing in common into straight relationships. Instead of yelling that we’re just bitter or ruining her career (lol, she’s a white YA author, she won’t suffer from this), you should be more worried about her coming off as homophobic and racist. If we keep quiet about this, then she will continue to write the same bland characters, and overshadow actually deserving authors of color. 

And to anyone who says we should be more worried about real-life issues than fictional characters, I got news for you: I am able to do both. I am able to worry about BLM, and I am able to worry about the whiteness in YA fiction. Amazing, isn’t it?

I’m not trying to tell anyone what they should or shouldn’t like, but don’t try so silence us. Don’t try to make us look like stupid little shippers claiming a “sjw agenda” like I saw someone saying. I am angry and hurt over what she has decided to do, again, and I have every right to. So, if you don’t care about what she’s doing wrong, kindly shut up. 

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hvilliard:

I have just realized that it was always Aelin and Dorian who have always accepted each other.

When Aelin was still Celaena Sardothien, an assassin, Dorian accepted her. He knew she still had a soul and when everyone was telling him that he shouldn’t associate himself with her, he became her friend and lover at one point.

When Dorian had figured out that he had powers, it was Aelin who was first to accept him. She held no prejudice against him. Aelin kept his secret and when Baba Yellowlegs had admitted to may have selling his secrets, Aelin was preparing herself for a fight with her because that was how much she cared about Dorian and keeping his secret a secret so she actually fought her.

When Dorian had found out about how Celaena was Aelin Galathynius, he wasn’t at all revolted. He was just sad that he wasn’t told. Nonetheless he accepted her. As well as that time that she promised that she’d come back for him. He accepted whatever meaning was behind those words.

Aelin accepted Dorian when he turned dark. She had no idea whatsoever if Dorian was still inside and so she dealt with it the way she knew even if it wasn’t the best way to deal with it. She accepted what had become of Dorian and what she wanted to do was to lift the pain that Dorian was feeling. She didn’t want Dorian to suffer so it was what she thought should have happened which is why we thank Chaol and Nesryn for that, for keeping Aelin from making a huge mistake. Aelin accepted Dorian and did what she thought was right so he would no longer suffer. (Note: What Aelin thinks isn’t always necessarily right. She still makes her mistakes.)

Dorian accepted Aelin even in her Fae form. He didn’t think of her as appalling. He even said that she looked good. He accepted her in that form. He accepted all forms of her, the form that was an assassin, a queen, and fae. He accepted everything about her. He accepted her. All of her.

Aelin accepted Dorian even after what he had done when he was controlled by the Valg Prince.

Dorian and Aelin accept each other no matter what. They will always accept each other and isn’t that what the best relationships are based of? Accepting your partner no matter what their past is and what they’ve done, accepting them even with their flaws and mistakes and especially loving the best things about your partner that makes you accept them even more.

Aelin and Dorian have always accepted each other and will always accept each other and that is what makes Doraelin one of the greatest relationships ever. I cannot imagine them not being canon.