Honestly As A Blind Person Im So Tired Of Seeing Fictional Blind Characters Who Dont Use White Canes

Honestly as a blind person I’m so tired of seeing fictional blind characters who don’t use white canes or other guides. “They have special powers so they know what’s around them” or “they’re confident enough to not need a guide” are common tropes, and I’m tired.

Are people scared that using a white cane will make their blind character seem weak? They can’t use a cane because they’re so special that they already know what’s around them, and other blind people who use guides are inferior because they’re not special?

I’m tired. Give your blind characters white canes and other guides. Let them hold onto their friends, let them have guide dogs. Don’t make white cane users feel ostracized for not being “strong enough” to go without.

Another thing that pisses me off is when a sighted character comes up with the fantasy equivalent of braille and teaches it to the blind character. Braille was invented by Louis Braille, a blind man, in 1824. The blind character should be the one coming up with it.

Tldr I’m blind and tired of sighted people lol

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I've never seen any of the media related to DMC but I was scrolling through tumblr today and saw a post talking about Nero headcanons and my first thought was just "the Roman emperor??"

It wasn't until they said Nero is a fan of anime and Manga I realized they weren't in fact talking about the Roman emperor.

The idea of people genuinely leaving Twitter and joining Tumblr is wild to me.

You really think you can waltz on in here and survive? This place is full of gremlins and gobbledygooks (and thats not including the users.) I've been here for like 8 years and I still couldn't tell you how this website has survived.

Best of luck to the newbies but good luck.

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