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...ohhHHMYYYY DID YOU SEE THAT DID YOU GUYS SEE THAT ITS GETTING PHYSICAL HERE WHEW ITS CANON ITS OFFICIALLY CANON THEY ARE MARRIED AND POSSIBLY PREGNANT
Why is it that when a “straight” girl ends up liking a girl it’s all rainbows and unicorns and she’s welcomed with open arms into the gay community but if a girl who normally classifies as “gay” ends up liking a boy she’s shamed and told that she’s no longer a “real” part of the gay community. Newsflash people sexuality is fluid.
Why is it that when a “straight” girl ends up liking a girl it’s all rainbows and unicorns and she’s welcomed with open arms into the gay community but if a girl who normally classifies as “gay” ends up liking a boy she’s shamed and told that she’s no longer a “real” part of the gay community. Newsflash people sexuality is fluid.
Billboard demonstrating gender stereotypes as most people automatically assume that Alex is the boy.
Actually, I’ve studied design and advertising, and I can tell you that the reason people would look at this and immediately assume Alex is the boy is because, quite simply, the boy is the focal point of the ad.
English-speaking readers’ line of sight goes from left to right and up to down. This ad leads the viewer from the words MEET ALEX etc straight to the boy and then over and down to the girl. I didn’t even notice there was a set of parenthesis with words in them in the ad until I looked the fourth time.
This is a fallacious confirmation bias, as anyone looking at it will assume Alex is the focal point (i.e. The Boy) and then if they’re perceptive they’ll notice the words at the bottom. Aha! Those damn gender stereotypes gotcha again! Except no, because the ad literally forces you to read it as “Alex is the boy” by the visual language and lines of sight.
A better ad would have been structured from top to bottom instead of left to right, and wouldn’t have pushed the girl, the real subject of the ad (who, by the way, has been VISUALLY PUSHED OUT OF HER RIGHTFUL SPACE ON THE AD BY HER BROTHER) off to the corner as far away from her identifiers as possible.
Here, I’ll make you a better ad.
Bam. Shitty stock photo but you get the point. If anyone sees this and assumes Alex is the boy, they don’t have the the ad layout to use as an excuse for their internalized gender shittery. Likewise, the ad isn’t actively trying to make you read it a certain way and THEN making you feel guilty for interpreting it the way they designed it to be.
Dan Cleaves, pictured, frequents bars in the Fan and Shockoe Bottom (though supposedly he has been banned at most of the establishments in the Bottom) seeking out intoxicated women to rape. He has also stalked women, and targets transwomen especially. The provided number, 1-800-838-8238, will connect you to the Virginia Family Violence & Sexual Assault Hotline.
If you recognize him at a bar, approach the bartender or manager. They can confirm his identity by looking at his ID, and may throw him out as a result of his reputation.
I have corroborated this information with relevant sources.
For now, it looks like we no longer need to worry about him.
Cleaves is now out on bond, possibly in the Richmond area. As of two weeks ago, he was still preying on women. Share the information and be prepared to intervene if you see him at a bar- if you’re uncomfortable intervening yourself, ask the staff or, at this point, call the police.
