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The second chapter of my anderperry camp AU fanfiction is up now. It's called 'I Had A Feeling That I Belonged' by Nightshade_4565 if you're interested:)

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You know you are a goated character when you have Conservatives, Fascists and Raging Homophobes hating on you. Yes I am talking about John Keating from Dead Poets Society.

Twitter conservatives are blaming HIM for Neil's death and not Mr Perry (which is absurd because Keating literally tells Neil to talk to his father first which Neil understandably doesnt because its no different from talking to a wall)

We also have a Thomas Perry fanclub there too. Who justify his actions because he was "well intentioned and wanted the best for his son"

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The misunderstanding of carpe diem + physical harm in dps makes me absolutely crazy

Knox stalks a girl, doesn’t take no for an answer and gets hurt because of it (gets punched by Chet). He deals with physical harm. He ends up getting the girl, but he had a price to pay, a punishment to endure. Chet threatened him, he could have been in danger. Knox didn’t think he did anything wrong. He apologized to Chris, but with the stalking and such, it never went through his head “hey this might be kinda fucked up” while he was doing it.

That’s not what Keating said. He didn’t told them to be careless and act on their impulses even if that might get them in danger.

Charlie pulls his “phone call from god” prank and many things happen. One, when he first published the article he revealed the club (although not its members or activities) without anyone else’s permission. Two, he could have gotten expelled. Three, he got hit by Nolan, a physical punishment. Just like knox, he dealt with physical harm and risked expulsion. Charlie didn’t think he did anything wrong.

Keating himself told him that he flew too close to the sun, than he didn’t mean that in his lessons. Carpe diem is not choking on the bone.

Neil seemed to understand Carpe Diem, he was just desperate. It’s not than he was impulsive, or careless, he was just incredibly desperate, and that’s somehow worse. Neil goes behind his father’s back and joins a play. He writes a letter pretending to be him, sneaks off to rehearsal. When his father finds out, he has a price to pay (his father enrolling him on military school and forcing him to stop acting) and ends up dying by shooting himself (physical harm). Neil definitely knew, and thought about what would happen if his father discovered, but he was so desperate to live, to do something he wanted for once, he didn’t care, he began hoping he would manage to keep it hidden. Neil thought he was in the right (which, honestly, he was). He didn’t see anything wrong in what he did, simply wanted to fulfill his passion, passion than didn’t hurt anyone, passion than didn’t involve anyone else other than himself. The contrast with Charlie/Knox and yet, still having the same consequences… Peter Weir I’m hunting you down.

This is not what Keating encouraged. Remember how Keating asked him to talk to his father? Remember how he asked him if he talked to him (and Neil lied and said yes) and he was very happy and supported his decision about the play? Remember how, before knowing his father “agreed” Keating didn’t tell Neil “oh you’re already in the play, go through with it, carpe diem, who cares what your father says?” but instead told him “talk to your father. If he says yes then you can continue with the play with no worries, and if he says no then wait until you’re out of school and he won’t be able to control you as much anymore. You have options, this is not the end of the world. Either talk to him and come to an agreement or wait.” Remember that? Keating didn’t want Neil to go behind his father’s back, because he knew the consequences this would have.

(Interesting how, out of all the physical harm than the misunderstanding of carpe diem caused, Neil’s is the only one inflicted by himself to his own body. I’m definitely very normal about this.)

Charlie, again. He punched Cameron. Acted on impulse, didn’t think of the consequences punching another student on school grounds, on school hours, actually meant. He got expelled. He suffered a punishment. But now he didn’t receive any physical harm, but rather caused it. To Cameron. He didn’t think he did anything wrong, he thought Cameron deserved it.

Cameron. He’s the hardest to understand. He wants to seize the day, in his own way. After all, he joins the club despite not really having to, but he simply seems too scared to actually carpe that diem. He ends up seeing this as dangerous. After what happened to Neil (dead), and after seeing what happened to Charlie (almost expelled) and Knox (ended up with a bloody face) he gets scared. Damn, this might actually be dangerous. It’s a good reasoning. 3/7 members got hurt. Not half of them, but almost. He misunderstood carpe diem based on the consequences seizing the day had in the others (the others who misunderstood what it actually meant) and so he snitched to nolan. And this is what causes him physical harm, what causes him to be punched by Charlie. He loses something (his friendship with the other poets) and gets physically hurt. So, so, sooo interesting how despite this being considered the complete opposite to seizing the day, it’s framed in the exact same way as all the other instances where carpe diem takes part. He suffers the same consequences as everyone else. He believed himself to be doing the right thing, to be saving the others’ academic lives and doing now what he couldn’t have done for Neil before (protecting others from keating’s influence).

Keating never meant for carpe diem to be dangerous, or hurtful, or scary.

But then Todd.

Todd’s carpe diem is just becoming more confident. Reading his poems aloud, becoming more sociable and comfortable around his friends, accepting than he’s allowed to receive love, to rely on others, to believe in himself, to stand up for himself and his beliefs (refusing to sign the paper and saying no to his parents and nolan).

His final stand, his seize the day moment, is at the end of the film. He’s the first one to stand on the desk. This is the perfect rebellion. Meaningful, happens for a reason (Keating getting unfairly fired), doesn’t harm anyone else and doesn’t harm himself (doesn’t cause him nor anyone else physical pain). No danger (he might get in trouble, but I doubt he could face expulsion for standing on a desk). Charlie’s act on Neil/Keating’s memory was one of anger, impulsive, one that drew blood and ended in expulsion. Todd’s was one of defiance, impulsive, but that hurt no one and ended well. It’s more, it caused happiness (Keating felt better, saw his contributions).

The one who felt more scared to go through with it at first is the only one who truly understood it.

Then with Meeks/Pitts idk honestly. They don’t really have a big moment. I guess at the end, standing on the desks, but they’re not the ones who start it or are particularly important in that scene. The radio scene, perhaps, but I don’t really see what was stopping them from building a radio before. If the radio scene was their carpe diem, though, then another example of someone understanding what it truly meant. The scene ended well, didn’t hurt anyone or involved anyone who was unwilling, they didn’t get any punishment after, etc.

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welcome to my crack au where everything was fine and nothing bad ever happened to anyone

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When a song is so obscure you cant find lyrics ANYWHERE

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I can't wait to have a loser lesbian summer...then a loser lesbian autumn..and also a loser lesbian winter.

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thank you sm for the tag!!

1. If you had to pick between only watching movies or tv shows the rest of your life, which would you pick? Why? movies!! I enjoy watching them way more and I think that mostly is bc it isnt that much of a commitment yk? also usually works with themes and ideas way more interestingly since it has less amount of time

2. If you were a chip flavor, what flavor would you be? I would be a cheese flavor, I love those chips the most

3. What’s the best way (in your opinion) to eat a sloppy Joe? guys I dont think I have ever eaten one nor do I actually know what it is, is this an american thing??

4. In what physical place do you feel the most at peace? my room!! especially since I have gotten my own room almost a year ago (I used to share with my little sister) and being able to have a place where I can just be fully alone and decorate it the way I like means a lot to me

5. You or someone you know is now a proud owner of an orange cat. If said cat was a boy what would you name it? What about a girl? if we were to name it something together, it would probably have a weird ass name but if I could choose alone, I would probably name it Arthur or Gwen

6. What is your drink of choice after a big meal? its either juice of any fruit or cola!

7. Would you eradicate the penny? Why? I dont think so, while I understand the convience of having your money in a bank account, sometimes it just needed to have physical money to pay, especially when you dont want your purchase to be tracable

8. What is your favorite wacky color combo? I dont think its that wacky but green and pink!!

9. What is your “guilty pleasure” feel good song? This is a hard one! I dont think I really have one specific song like that since im someone that wallows in their sadness but I think I would have to choose for "Shut Up and Dance" by WALK THE MOON bc it's literally me and my best friend's song <3

10. When you play tic tac toe, which spot do you pick first? most of the times I pick the middle!

open for anyone to join!! (too lazy to tag people rn)

Thank you for the tag @good--merits-accumulated !! Very fun questions :)

1. If you had to pick between only watching movies or tv shows the rest of your life, which would you pick? Why?

Movies easily!! I’m a cinephile and most of the TV shows I’m interested in watching anyway are miniseries which are more like really long movies haha

2. If you were a chip flavor, what flavor would you be?

Hmm idk something with red40

3. What’s the best way (in your opinion) to eat a sloppy Joe?

It’s in the name; get sloppy!!!!!

4. In what physical place do you feel the most at peace?

My bed! Specifically my one at college because I have like two mattress toppers to make up for the shitty mattress and I surround every possible surface with stuffed animals!!

5. You or someone you know is now a proud owner of an orange cat. If said cat was a boy what would you name it? What about a girl?

If girl, Marmalade. If boy, Marmite. If nonbinary, Malarky. (this goes for any pet tbh)

6. What is your drink of choice after a big meal?

Depends on the time of day! If it’s not super late, an iced lavender oatmilk latte is my drink of choice. If it’s late, a strawberry limeade from Sonic with coconut and cream added :)

7. Would you eradicate the penny? Why?

Hmm I don’t have a super strong opinion on this, but I feel like the push to eradicate physical currency is very anti-homeless. Card only establishments, watch your fucking backs.

8. What is your favorite wacky color combo?

I was going to say purple and green but then I remembered the Joker…

9. What is your “guilty pleasure” feel good song?

Lmao it’s “Rock ‘n’ Roll (Will Take You to the Mountain)” by Skrillex. Something about it heals the inner child inside of me.

10. When you play tic tac toe, which spot do you pick first?

Bottom right!

No pressure tags: @neil-perrys-suicidal-tendencies @schofielded @lc-27 @axe-76 @poetrusic1959 @movielp-pany @yourfavvgal @yawping-poets-society @queenbee2o3 + anyone who wants to join!!

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I edited dps like it’s a cheesy reality tv show again :’)

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Round and round and round

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having friends goes hard, like wdym im currently sewing a shitty little cat keychain to gift for a birthday party tomorrow while watching a show we both enjoy???

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I could go and argument why i think anderperry is a very canon subtext of Dead Poets Society based on the choice of A Midsummer Nights' Dream as the play Neil is acting on but I rather say LOOK AT THEEEEEMMMMMMM

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oops

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Hello rtc fandom, I offer you this Noel Gruber.

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As a true believer in the ‘chameron are in a toxic situationship’ agenda, I couldn’t stop thinking about flipping the ‘Charlie having to deal with Neil pining after Todd’ trope into ‘Neil having to deal with Charlie’s weird, obsessive, and confusing relationship with Cameron’. Unfortunately I’m so busy with classes that I don’t really have the time to properly write, so I did the next best thing and made a bunch of fake tweets about it.

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finished 'gwen and art are not in love' urghn there are only FOUR A03 fics how will I survive

I'm gonna spend the rest of my time looking through the tag on here

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THIS BOOK WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FUN IT IS NO LONGER FUN HELP ME

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Fuuuuuuuck I’m going to have to write fan fiction of this aren’t I 😭😭