YOU GUYS! You guys, this perfect person wrote the thing! Go read the thing! (then preferably build on the ‘verse like it’s a barricade)

jayeinacross:

Pairing: Enjolras | Mike/Grantaire

Rating: G

Word count: c.900

A/N: A fill for a prompt on the kinkmeme that asked for a Les Mis/Graceland reincarnation crossover, referencing this post on tumblr.

It’s only been a few weeks since Mike first saw Grantaire on the balcony next door, a canvas in front of him and paint on his hands, but sometimes Mike thinks that Grantaire knows him better than he should.

When Grantaire paints Mike, he has to fight the urge to dress him in red, to stand him atop a barricade.

atriptothemorg:

failedblackwoman:

IDK how casting Bagels Cucumbers as Khan isn’t disrespectful to Gene Roddenberry tbh. 

That man fought networks tooth and nail to have people of different races on his show. He fought long and hard to have an interracial kiss on TV. 

My grandmother does not like Sci-Fi, but you better believe her ass was watching Star Trek, you know why? Because it was one of the few places you could see a black woman on TV. And she had an important job! She was important! She wasn’t just in the background. 

Shit, as fake and hokey as Chekov’s accent was, he made sure there was a russian on the show, why? BECAUSE HIS VERSION OF THE FUTURE WAS ONE OF DIVERSITY AND PEOPLE GETTING ALONG KINDA SORTA. 

NOT LIKE THE OTHER TREKS TRIED TO PRESERVE THAT MESSAGE

OH

WAIT

THEY

DID

(No I don’t know about the dude doing the Blue Steel back there, I barely remember Enterprise it’s boring)

“It’s about the actors performance.”

MAAAN, fuck that noise.

No, it’s not, there are HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of actors out there of Indian descent. You’re telling me that Binglebangle Coochiebutt was better than all of them? Show me the tapes, I gotta see that. Show me them auditions that I’m pretty sure they didn’t even do because casting a white dude is easier than being not a bastard.

People of color already struggle when it comes to seeing ourselves in the media, and before you go “But he’s a baaaad guy.” No one is saying that PoC can’t be cast as bad guys. It’s that we’re cast as the same kind of bad guys each and every fucking time. Mindless, one note, stereotypical. 

Khan was different, he was smart, he was strong, he was cunning, he was layered. He garnered the respect of his enemies he was that fucking great. AND HE WAS BROWN. AWESOME SAUCE YEEEEEAAAAAH. 

But nope, let’s cast a white dude because who gives a shit about diversity. HAHAHAA WE HONOR U GENE RODDENBERRY BY WHITEWASHING. 

P.S I’m just gonna link this cause shut up I do what i want. 

http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/01/showbiz/tv/tv-kids-self-esteem

fucking preach 

You know who probably could have done a great job? Sendhil Ramamurthy. But then again i want him in everything so i’m biased.

(via fuckyeahfeminists)