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the midwest princess ♥️ love her

prints available here!

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There’s this weird tendency among fandom types where they’ll take a character, and insist that they are fans of them, before changing their design, age, pronouns, backstory, blood type, species, hometown, favorite color, zodiac sign, medical history, and every other facet of their being.

They will then violently insist that this version is superior to the canon one and act like they “fixed” them and it’s like. Buddy that’s not the same character anymore. That’s just your own oc commiting identity fraud. Like. I get the desire to experiment with different interpretations of a story. But first of all it’s okay to just make an original character if that’s what you really want to do. And second of all, are you even really a fan of the character you “fixed” if they’re a completely different person afterwards?

Like. Idk dude for somebody who claims to be a fan you sure don’t seem to like them as they are :/

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this article is behind a paywall but i'm obsessed with the headline + photo combo

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this may sound radical but "some addicts are violent and unlikeable" can coexist with such ideas as "it's bad to act like all addicts are violent and/or unlikeable" and "even the violent addicts deserve access to a full range of options for addiction management, including harm reduction"

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I think fandom tends to strongly misinterpret Nancy Wheeler's character as a whole, but right now we'll focus on the fact that drive for being a journalist is not because she wants to climb that job ladder to the top by any means necessary, but because she genuinely wants to use the medium as a means to help people tell their stories and be a voice for people who aren't being listened to/taken seriously.

Her first taste of investigative journalism was in season 2 when she was seeking justice for Barb, trying to find solid evidence to use so she could take down the lab for covering up the death of her best friend.

In season 3, she was the only person at the Hawkins Post that took Mrs. Driscoll's complaints seriously and followed up with what was happening even after she had been humiliated, laughed at, negged by her boyfriend, and fired from her job at the newspaper. Getting to the truth, helping Mrs. Driscoll, and protecting the town was more important to her than being popular at a job.

Again, in season 4 she was the only person who truly listened to Wayne Munson and believed that there had to be another explanation for what was happening. Every other reporter in town was more interested in selling the Devil Worshipper turned Murderer! headline, but Nancy treated Wayne with care and respect - because she knows that the truth is often something more complicated to be uncovered, and that the people involved are more important than simply an easy sell headline.

In closing, being a reporter may be Nancy's career path of choice, but she chose this path and sticks to it because of how deeply and personally she cares for being a voice for people who don't have a voice anymore or are otherwise not taken seriously - as she has been in their same position before with the death of her best friend. She cares about people.

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Just need to say something

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JOE KEERY Finalmente L’Alba — Behind The Scenes

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THE MUMMY (1999) dir. Stephen Sommers

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flying solo with vecna on the loose? no, it's too dangerous. you need…you need someone to…

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Elaine, Feyre and Nesta Archeron

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tiny's top spotify artists of 2023 ↳ djo

"I think universally, it feels like you're at the crest of this wave facing this big sort of abyss before you. You start to question what you really want out of your life, I guess. What is important to you? What do you value? [This album] is the only place where I can talk about those sorts of things creatively. From 25 to 30, I've seen the most change with myself. I'm inspired by it and also terrified by it." (x)

(insp)

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i love joe and all and he's doing a great job on fargo, but let's tone it down on the gator crushes

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"I just want to help."

Stranger Things Seasons One and Two // Natalie Wee, “Least of All,” Our Bodies & Other Fine Machines

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Reblog if you’re a true 90s kid and you remember this tumblr

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season 2 // season 4

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stranger things 3 -> fargo installment 5