Reblog If You Love Kallura

I’m sorry y’all. I had to do it.

#JUSTICEFORALLURA: a fan project

PLEASE REBLOG

As season 8 came to a close, signifying the end of Voltron Legendary Defender, a lot of us were shocked, hurt and angry to find the show had chosen to kill of one of their main characters, Princess Allura, after a long trend of having her suffer loss throughout the course of the show.

To have this version of Princess Allura be dark skinned meant something significant to many fans of color who often are not granted the ability to see themselves in the media they consume, let alone in such a significant role among a diverse cast. By choosing to kill off the only iteration of Allura where she is a WOC, the show slipped into a very tired and unfortunate trope which tells women of color they are meant to suffer, sacrifice, and either die or end up alone. There are many examples of this in media (Example: Abbie Miller- Sleepy Hollow) and it is disappointing for many fans to see the same fate happen to Allura and especially in a way that was senseless, unnecessary and seemingly only used as shock value to elicit an emotional response from viewers.

Therefore, we would like to take this opportunity to reach out to Dreamworks/WEP to make our voices heard.

The point of this is not to get a rewrite or a release of an “original” season they supposedly kept from us. The damage has already been done. The point is to express disappoint at the season they chose to release and hope that by expressing our thoughts and feelings on this they will address our concerns, take this knowledge into future projects and learn that diversity isn’t just simply inclusion (in the rare instances that it’s given), but also respect for those characters and the communities they represent.

With that being said, we are taking in letters and/or 15-20 video comments to submit to Dreamworks and World Event Productions.

SUGGESTIONS FOR YOUR LETTER AND/OR VIDEO:

Be clear and concise on the reasons why the killing of Allura’s character is concerning. Avoid swearing, “yelling” or threatening. We want to be taken seriously rather than come off as ranting from a “toxic” fan.

You may bring up shipping but please keep it in the context of how Allura’s romantic arcs were simply used as plot devices and/or drama, often at Allura’s detriment. You may also take this time to explain the significance in which the one instance where Allura is a WOC is the one time she does not end up with the main male lead. Please remember, this is about Allura so stay focused on the writing/handling of these arcs. This isn’t about Lance, Lotor, Shiro or whomever else you hoped she would end up with. You may also explain why the “strong independent female who doesn’t need a man” trope actually negatively impacts WOC characters versus white female characters.

You may bring up your disappointment in how her character was mishandled overall, not just season 8. For example, her backstory was glossed over in comparison to other characters.

If you are a POC/WOC fan please share your personal stories/experiences about representation and inclusion in the media you consume and how Allura’s death has affected you. They need to hear how Allura’s death was perceived and the message it sends to the community she represented. If you’re not POC but still have stories to share please do.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Please send your media and comments to alluradeservesbetter@gmail.com Using the subject line #justiceforallura. Deadline is 1/26/19.

If you don’t feel like you have the time to write a letter or are too camera shy to film a video, please use the hashtag #justiceforallura. We will pull comments from there as well.

HOWEVER, letters and video give a MORE POWERFUL MESSAGE.

Remember, WE ARE ALWAYS STRONGER TOGETHER.

Yes please!

Should I draw some NSFW Kallura?

@kalluraprotectionsquad

That moment made me realize that that's the Superman we want, need and deserve.

Superman written right: Not stupid as to be fooled by Joker nor Batman’s bitch either. I don’t know how this got pass the tight scrutiny of DC asshole editors, who above all protect their precious Batman and his boyfriend Joker, but I’m very glad it did.

This miracle will never ever happen in the upcoming “rebirth” reboot, so: feast your eyes and souls, my dear Superman fans. This was once in a lifetime.

Adventures of Superman #41- by Max Landis, art by Jock

I strongly agree with you. The Shipping Wars and the Fandom are out of control and it's not doing Voltron Legendary Defender, the characters, the creators and writers of the show any favors. I strongly ship Kallura (Keith and Allura) but I'm not behaving like the people who been fighting over which couple will be canon, who's gay, bisexual or straight or wanting Shiro, Keith and Lance to go back to their original Lions and roles because this is ridiculous. I'd rather let it develop than force them to what I want. So it's best that we should enjoy the show.

SLOW DOWN THE VOLTRON SHIPS

Ok this is gonna be so messy but hear me out It’s okay to ship who you want to It’s okay to ship a straight character with another straight character. It’s okay to ship a gay character with a non-gay character. You can ship whoever you want to. But there’s a difference between fanon and canon.We should all understand that Dreamworks isn’t obligated to do how the fans say.It’s okay for the Voltron writers to go for the original story.What it’s not right is to leave hate because the show doesn’t go how we want to.

And another weird fact is that people usually don’t understand that the character’s fanon personality isn’t the canon one.Ok, i get it, you want a character to be gay because you want a certain relationship between him and another character but don’t jugde other bc they don’t view him as “gay” “bisexual” or “asexual”.We don’t know someone’s sexuality until they announce it and the same goes for characters.Don’t freaking hate the writers because it’s not their fault.We can all ship who we want to but at the end of the day we have to remember that we see every character differently and maybe not exactly as they really are.

The show gives us soo many thing to be happy about: the story, the characters and friendship.Look, not every show has to have relationships.Friendship shows are important and we have to see the fact that Voltron is such a good show without any love between the characters. Maybe Dreamworks will decide they want to bring a relationship into the show but until then let’s enjoy the show and ship who we want to without hating each other.Oh, if they decide to do that, don’t hate the show if it isn’t what you wanted to be.

Kallura Bodyswap Fanfic

Hey everyone! I’m pleased to announce that I’ve written a Kallura Bodyswap story. It’s called the Switch. A fanfic to celebrate Kallura Month 2017. Here’s the summery. Enjoy!

Keith and Allura switch bodies when the battle between the Paladins of Voltron and the Galra Empire went awry at the hands of the new Ro-Beast. As the Paladins find some kind of way to switch them back, the relationship between Keith and Allura started to develop. Kallura bodyswap.

Rated: M

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12662842/1/The-Switch

Well, y’all, I lost again.

I still haven’t seen the Avengers Endgame yet but in this movie and the MCU, Romanogers isn’t canon in this universe when Black Widow sacrificed herself for Hawkeye to get the soul stone and Captain America decided to stay in the past to be with Peggy Carter. So I’ve taken another L. But I’ve been through that before when it comes to ships in TV and movies. Lion-O didn’t end up with Cheetara in Thundercats 2011, Superman and Wonder Woman’s romantic relationship along with New 52 got retconned in favor of that dreaded Rebirth and my all time favorite Kallura along with all the ships didn’t end up the endgame, the moment when Princess Allura briefly dated Lance and then sacrificed herself to save the universe and all of reality. I guess when it comes to the ships I like, I ended up losing. The only time I won is when Korrasami became canon on the Legend of Korra in 2014. To be honest, I don’t know what to say anymore at this point. The only way I’ll keep those ships alive is through fanfic. Until they make more shows where my favorite ships will be the endgame in the future, they’ll always be canon in my head and more importantly, my heart. Until next time....

Sweet!!!

Natasha & Diana wearing their Bae’s shirts

Romanogers Fanfic Announcement

Hey, everyone. I know I’m not suppose to do this but I’m planning to two advanture/romance fanfics regarding Romanogers based from the Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. One is the first team up between Steve and Natasha and the next one is the bodyswap and they are rated T. I wrote the summaries down but I could use some help with the storylines and some of the lines of each character. Is there some who would volunteer to help me?