I Am Not A Canadian, And Have No Ties To It, But This Is Horrifying. I Hope All Children And First Nations

I am not a Canadian, and have no ties to it, but this is horrifying. I hope all children and First Nations that were forced to go through that terrible treatment are at peace. I hope the survivors are living happily now. This is truly disgusting.

so can we start hunting down white liberals now or what

Villain things I want to see more of

Actually funny. Not making jokes at other people's expense, not the butt of the joke, just villains that have absurd senses of humour and top-notch intentional comedic timing,

CHARISMA!!! Please, can we have more charming villains, villains that can sway a crowd, villains that get away with things because their too polite, too well-spoken, too funny to possibly to evil.

Respected. Villains whose villainous deeds have led them to success and made them widely respected members of society. To be clear, this isn't respected person who is secretly evil. No. I mean, the bad things they've done are the reason they're respected.

Let them win. Let them win because their plan succeeded. Not because the protagonists fucked up, not by pure luck. Let them earn their victories.

Supporters! Lots of them. The more powerful your villain is, the more supporters they are going to need. If the evil king is unpopular with everyone he's not going to stay king for long. He needs allies, lots of them, especially if he's a tyrant.

Knows how to play the game. Manipulative villains who say whatever they have to to get their way, chose their allies and enemies carefully, bribe and blackmail, play the victim, the hero, or even the innocent when it suits them. Make it hard for your protagonists to convince anyone they are a villain at all.

Cold Steel. Give me villains that don't get angry easy, that laugh things off, that kill because it's efficient and for no other reason.

Clever and creative. Strategists who always have a trick up their sleeve and problem solvers with personal flare.

Show other characters reacting with fear. Nothing rams home how terrifying a villain is quite like watching other powerful characters fall to their knees--fast--when they walk in the room.

Irredeemable despite their tragic backstories. For the love of god people, tragic backstories do not justify a villain's actions. You can have empathy for what they've endured while still expecting them to take responsibility for what they've become.

Unconventionally attractive. Take this however you want. I, for one, would like to see more tortured bad boys who aren't white and shredded. But also, villains whose attractiveness lies in how they talk, their body language and facial expressions, and their outfits. Why do y'all think smirking is such a popular word??

Love. Let them love their spouses, their children, their friends. Not in an abusive way either. Let them have healthy relationships with their still living wives, daughters, sons, comrades in arms etc.

Kind. Give me villains who tip well, who put their own garbage away even though the servants could do it, who remember their henchmen's names, who are good with kids, who donate to charity and not just for the tax incentives

something about percabeths height difference is so personal to me

This is actually really helpful for me lol

😈 controversial ask game 😈

for a ship, platonic friendship, or family dynamic. don't be afraid to be raw, divisive, and decisive. do your best to answer each question.

who makes the important decisions? not who's generally more dominant, but life-or-death situations, who's calling the shots?

more likely to have a criminal record? petty crime included.

on that note, who's most likely to kill and get away with it?

who would die to save their spouse/relative, and who would put themselves first?

who's more level headed, and who's the emotional wreck?

who's objectively more intelligent? it's okay, you can be honest.

who's objectively more attractive and has the other worried that they're not good enough?

who's more manipulative?

who's more of a gossip?

more selfish? not superficially vain, but actually self-centered.

who was a bully in high school?

who's more likely to be physically violent?

overall, who's got the worst mean streak?

who's better with money and who's a reckless spender?

who's the drunk and who's the enabler?

who's more forgiving? (i.e. when they shouldn't be)

what are their MBTI types? (16personalities.com if you're not familiar. if you have multiple characterizations, go with canon.)

feel free to add!!!

pride as in pride 😎😏 or pride as in pride 💅🏳️‍🌈 ???

something I really love about Riordan’s writing style is his ability to vividly describe environments.

Like look at this excerpt of Artemis’s tent from Titan’s Curse. In one paragraph he:

1. describes the general feeling that the setting gives off

2. notes a few major defining features of the space to help the reader picture it

3. describes a few minor details that make it feel nuanced and believable

4. draws a conclusion about the characters inhabiting the space

5. throws in a surprising magical feature to draw the reader further into the enchanted world

And through it all, it furthers our understanding of Percy, the narrating character — what he notices, how he relates it to his understanding of the world. It’s really well done and something I admire a lot about Riordan’s writing.