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nothing brings a community together like waiting outside a college dorm at 3 AM for a false fire alarm to be shut off

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nothing brings a community together like waiting outside a college dorm at 3 AM for a false fire alarm to be shut off

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I fucking hate James Tissot’s paintings because in ALL OF THEM there is ALWAYS someone staring right at you, but it’s not always immediately visible. You just feel watched by this mf. Sometimes the little shit is right there at the centre, but others the bastard is just gazing from the distance, it is CREEPY, my guys

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i love to imagine one year for eddies birthday, richie gets him the most hilarious and stupid and useless gag gift ever and he and eddie both have a good laugh about it at the time but then richie ultimately forgets about it….. until a few months later when eddie re-wraps the present and re-gifts it to richie for HIS birthday. these two dorks think that this is THE funniest thing ever and so now for both of their birthdays every year they just re-gift that present back and forth to each other, but every time they act like it’s the first time they’ve seen it and act like it’s the best gift they’ve ever received. no one else understand how funny this is, only them.

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I always think Eddie not being portrayed as particularly booksmart/struggling with his grades and Richie being booksmart desperate for people not to know is always miles better than anything where Eddie is like really nerdy and booksmart with Richie being "cool" and needing Eddie to tutor him and correct him on stuff cause I genuinely think that this misses the core of the two and how they interact with each other and how they see each other

I don't reckon Eddie has ever seen himself as smart, with the sort mum he has and the control she had over him, I don't doubt being told to trust her over everything and being taught to ignore obvious signs that she was lying ended up affecting the way Eddie viewed his intelligence as well as his bravery.

He canonically never got particularly good grades, enough to pass but even though he never really thought of himself that way, it didn't matter cause he didn't need to be for his dream of working with vehicles and maybe in the future, trains and cars.

How is understanding the subtext of a poem gonna effect his ability to fix up a car, or drive a train or know where he's going?

I think him being someone that never thought he was particularly bright and maybe even trusting his mum when she told him he wasn't having a dream set on something he never needed to booksmart to do hits at the core of Eddie as a character, he only needs to be brave enough to try and pursue it. And he has bravery by the bucket load

Likewise, Richie is a very socially aware guy who often will not let himself be vulnerable out of fear of the all seeing eye of the public deeming him a disappointment or unworthy or of being a dangerous influence, so he works hard to keep their expectations low.

After all you can't really be a disappointment if no one expected any different of you?

Him fighting against his very obvious nerdy traits as a means of doing this while also having to relent to using said nerdy traits protect himself and prevent all of this from combating his very clear ambition and drive to do what he loves kinda sums him up.

The constant balancing act of being smart enough to solve your problems but knowing that if you do, it'll dump a whole new host of more invasive problems onto your head, so you choose to deal with the demons that have less questions at thanksgiving about when you're finally gonna bring a wife home.

And I think it also works for the Reddie dynamic. Eddie has an habit of placing his heart and trust into the hands of people he deems to know better than him, like his mother, like Bill and then eventually like Richie.

But unlike his mother, Richie doesn't use it to keep him and force him to stay or to trick him, he wants Eddie to make his own choices. He likes when Eddie is brave enough to tell him he disagrees or doesn't want to do something, and won't stifle his courage.

Unlike Bill, who does view Eddie as someone to look after and protect, like a little brother, Richie is reaches down from the pedestal Eddie's put him on and yanks him onto it with him, tells him to check out the view and asks him if he wants to see what'll happen to a coin if he drops it from that height.

And for Richie, Eddie expects him to be himself, to be proud of the things he's scared will make people alienate him, cause unlike a lot of people around Richie, Eddie is never encouraging or asking Richie to be someone else.

He's always amazed by his intelligence, loves when Richie actually shows it off, especially especially to be funny cause Eddie has always thought he was funny. He loves when Richie stops for a moment to be sincere or serious about something and isn't so scared that he has to hide behind jokes. Cause then it means when Richie is telling jokes, it's not in a bid to hide away, it's to shine a light on something truly hilarious

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Hey uh it fandom!! This is really important! Please share.

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Where did all my IT mutuals go I miss y’all 😭😂

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Me, sees Phoebe Spengler be adverse to touch, memorize jokes in order to try to make friends, and say she doesn't express emotion like others do:

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love how aggressively ghost egon played chess

man was so excited to have some sort of stimulation he punched his granddaughters knight off the table

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why was most of ghostbusters afterlife a woman failing to connect with her neurodivergent child because she was projecting her issues with her neurodivergent dad onto said child and why did it hit close to home

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Random Spengler Sibling Headcanons

(( Here are my headcanons for the siblings! I came up with these before the film came out, but they are still mostly accurate to my portrayal. I only had to make small edits. My headcanons for Podcast and Lucky are here. ))

Keep reading

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im so srs humans were made for art and friend and food and beddy bye. i mean this

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** GHOSTBUSTERS AFTERLIFE SPOILERS **

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Phoebe Spengler (yes, I know it wasn't that originally but I'm going with SPENGLER now) is autistic and I LOVE that. It felt so natural on screen, even if the word wasn't mentioned. But she absolutely was; her lack of social skills, her aversion to physical touch, her difficulties with expressing emotion, her monotone, her intelligence in her special interest (science, just like her Grandfather's) and her lack of co-ordination. It was like seeing ME on screen.

It's so rare to see a female autistic character. I loved this so much.

And I've said it all before but it felt that much more special knowing that Phoebe came from the mind of Dan Aykroyd, who is autistic. I loved this movie SO. MUCH.

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ghostbusters is literally the PERFECT autism rep and heres why

ive seen a few people say similar things to this but heres my take.

there are very clear traits of autism shown in Ray, Egon, and now Phoebe. the thing i love about it is that even though they may be called weird from time to time for their traits, they are still as important as the others and arent just written off as the quirky side character

all three of them are well loved by neurodivergents and neurotypicals alike and i think its because they are such a raw, honest depiction of people on the spectrum.

Ray is the kind of autistic person we dont see depicted much. hes charming, optimistic, and bubbly. he doesnt show some of the typical traits but he is still often shown being excited about his hyperfication in parapsychology and ghosty lore stuff.

Ray still does show some physical traits of autism too like stiff movements, monotone voice sometimes, lack of eye contact, and he also seems to express excitement through movements.

Now for Egon, i dont think he was ever confirmed like Ray but alot of autistic people still relate to him. he is portrayed a bit differently from Ray in the way that he doesnt really understand social cues, and also doesnt enjoy much physical touch.

Egon also is much more down to earth than Ray and tends to be a bit more relaxed. he is also shown as having a hyperfixation on just all science in general and as mentioned in the first movie, he loses sleep over this constantly and Peter has to bribe him into resting somtimes.

Pheobe is very similar to Egon in her mannerisms. just like Egon she is never confirmed to have autism, but i strongly belive she does. Her mom describes her as having "bad co-ordination" and is constantly trying to get her to open up and make new friends by telling them jokes.

Phoebe is shown having a clear special interest in science and we are kinda told that she struggles with most other things. Phoebe says that she "exhibits emotions differently" to other people but feels them all the same which is a common feeling in people with autism.

What i loved about afterlife is that even though she is labeled as being a bit strange, everyone surrounding her still encourages her to pursue her love of science and be herself.

She is so much like her grandfather and i love that even though she never properly met him before his passing, she still was able to connect with him through their love of ghosts and science.

Autism was never really talked about much when the first movies came out so thats why it was never really stated until later on but i am still so ecstatic i have these funky little ghost boys i can relate to.

this franchise was written by an autistic person, for autistic people and that makes me so happy. thank you to Dan Aykroyd for bringing your hyperfixation to life on the big screen all those years ago because it has now become one of my biggest hyperfixations.

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Without spoilers, I want to say one thing about Ghostbusters: Afterlife, and the whole Ghostbusters franchise: it was made for the autistic community by an autistic person, aka Dan Aykroyd and it shows. It comes across so beautifully in writing and on screen.

Let me explain: the movie came about as a direct result of Dan Aykroyd's hyperfixation and special interest in the paranormal, he's said so himself many times. Aykroyd wrote Ray Stantz as he would embody himself on screen. He's said that. Ray is an extension of himself. Therefore, and naturally, Ray is autistic.

Unlike other depictions of autistic people in media, Ray comes across as likeable and honest. He reads well as a character without diminishing his autistic traits; he's witty, bubbly and excitable about his hyperfixation in parapsychology.

Ray is slightly clumsy, optimistic and slightly dim sometimes. He's the autistic person that is never depicted in media. He doesn't show the stereotypical traits but he is so evidently still autistic. He lacks eye contact and is quite stiff in his motor movements, and his voice is often monotone. But he expresses his excitement through his movements and facial expressions all the same.

And Egon, by extension of that, is a character that a lot of people on the Autism Spectrum relate to - myself heavily included. He portrays a lot of autistic traits but he, also, doesn't come across as unlikeable. He's grounded, well-versed, understands emotions and is shown to be empathetic - even when he doesn't overly understand social cues (for example, when he's comforting Janine in the first movie).

Egon is shown to have a strong connection and relationship with his colleagues and friends, he's witty and uses playful humour in social situations. He understands sarcasm and he's reserved in his use of it. He's adverse to physical touch but he does use it when needed. He's exactly the same as I am. And that's why I hold him so close to my heart.

The connection between Ray and Egon was always really special; they bounced off of one another and finished one another's thoughts. They were able to communicate with each other in good flow always appeared to be on the same wavelength. This is common in a lot of neurodivergent people; we are able to connect in a way that we can't with neurotypicals.

What Afterlife did was - SPOILERS FOR AFTERLIFE FROM HERE ON IN - give us a fresh outlook on autism through Phoebe. Though it is not stated she is autistic, it is evident that she may be on the spectrum. Phoebe's mum describes her as suffering from "bad co-ordination", and is constantly trying to help her open up and converse with people, which her brother says is "bad advice". This sort of comment is something that auties have heard our entire lives. Seeing Phoebe on screen felt like looking into a mirror into my life and it was so, so important.

Phoebe is shown to be a fantastic scientist, which is depicted as her special interest, and is shown to struggle in other subjects and with other issues. She is shown to be well-versed and straight-forward, just like her Grandfather. Phoebe says that she "exhibits emotions differently" to other people but feels them all the same - which is a common misunderstanding with autistic people.

I think what is also incredible about Afterlife is that everyone is aware of Phoebe's struggles, but she's labeled as a "gifted, intelligent kid" by Paul Rudd's character - even after her mum just listed all the things she struggles with. That's because even now - in 2021 - a female exhibiting all of these traits is unlikely to be diagnosed until later in life. Because autistic traits in women aren't shown to be an issue to people because we know how to mask. Phoebe is still developing into a young person, and her mum dismisses these issues she has because she is intelligent. That's a real issue.

Egon, on the other hand, as a person with the exact same traits, was labeled as a weirdo and outcast. That's a whole other issue.

And it was all so well-written. I love this franchise so much.

Overall, Ghostbusters is the perfect autism representation and I will NEVER shut up about it.

All three of these characters are so well loved, even by neurotypical people, and it's because they're a very raw and very real depiction of an autistic person written by an autistic person. Autism was less understood in the 1980's, so it's no surprise that it wasn't explicitly stated, but I think that adds to the magic. I think it's wonderful that autistic people like me are able to connect with these characters in a way that allistic people never could. That's what makes Ghostbusters such a beautiful franchise for people on the Spectrum.

And we owe it all to Dan Aykroyd and his hyperfixation all those years ago.

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Crying

Sobbing screaming losing mind

I stole the photo from @phoebe-spengler