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2025 Event Announcement

All of this has happened before...and all of this will happen again

We've had a lot of fun here the last two years, and so we are back for round three of the Galactica Big Bang and Mini Bang event!

The event is a chance for writers and artists to get together and produce fanworks set in the BSG universe, with two tiers–hence Big Bang and Mini Bang.

The minimum wordcount for Big Bang is 10k, and the minimum for Mini Bang is 2.5k.

For art, we accept a wide variety of media! Digital or traditional fanart; fanvids; filks; podfic; fanmixes; crafts (fiberarts, ceramics, etc.)–if you have any questions about a particular medium, just ask! Specific requirements for artists vary based on medium, but are included in the Rules post as a general idea/guideline.

Questions? Feel free to send us an ask via tumblr, or you can reach out to the event email, battlestargalacticabigbang@gmail.com

Feel free to browse through the event tumblr, or the AO3 collection with last year’s works!

We also have a Discord, if you’d like to come and say hi and hang out.

The broad schedule/major deadlines are below:

May 1, 2025 - Signups Open

July 11, 2025 - Author signups close; story details due.

July 14, 2025 - Story details sent out for claims; artist and beta signups close

October 11, 2025 - Posting day! Big Bang entries of less than 20k words must be posted in full, as must all Mini Bang entries; Big Bang entries of more than 20k must post at least the first 10k. Big Bang entries should be fully posted by October 31, 2025.

Keep an eye on this space, as we’ll post additional updates as we get closer to signups!

We’re excited to be having this event, and hopefully you are, too! Very much looking forward to what you all come up with.

So Say We All

~GBB Mod Team

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And here we have the final result!

And my actual opinion, as promised, behind the cut.

Okay, so. I did vote for the Lyctors. And the Lyctors are 100% full stop winners on the duplicity (duplicitousness?) scale. (Not because the vampires are not duplicitous, but lbr Armand is doing most of the heavy lifting there--not all! just most--and he just. He can't compete with...everyone except Gideon Prime. Granted we don't really know much about Cyrus or Ulysses but considering the rest.)

But when it comes to sluttiness...

There are two ways to look at it.

In terms of pure absolute sluttiness, it goes to the Lyctors again (hence why they got my vote).

But.

If we're talking proportional sluttiness--meaning, controlling for the slutty, duplicitous immortals' relative lifespans...

I think you gotta give it to the vampires.

Because like. If we're talking absolute sluttiness--the oldest of the core members of the coven is probably Marius, and he's like. Barely 2000. Dates back to the Roman Empire or possibly late Republic, it's been a while, I forget. And even if you throw Maharet and Khayman into the mix, they're 6000. The rest? Mostly top out at a mere 500. It just. It does not compare to 10,000 years of sluttiness.

On the other hand, if we're looking at proportional sluttiness, that's another thing entirely.

Changing the math for duplicitousness (duplicity?) doesn't change the answer. But sluttiness...

So, yeah. I'm kind of with the ~28% of people who are defending the sluttiness of the vampires.

Today on 'There Are Absolutely Stupid Questions...'

...so I'm gonna ask one.

That's it no further nuance we are having Dumb Opinions on the internet tonight!

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Today on 'There Are Absolutely Stupid Questions...'

...so I'm gonna ask one.

That's it no further nuance we are having Dumb Opinions on the internet tonight!

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Today on 'There Are Absolutely Stupid Questions...'

...so I'm gonna ask one.

That's it no further nuance we are having Dumb Opinions on the internet tonight!

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Today on 'There Are Absolutely Stupid Questions...'

...so I'm gonna ask one.

That's it no further nuance we are having Dumb Opinions on the internet tonight!

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i think the funniest and realist thing i’ve realized lately is how troubling idealization can be. every person is just… a person. the very people you want to impress or be apart of are just people. even if they seem wildly intimidating because of the way they look or because of their reputation, every one is just a person. human. as embarrassing, as remorseful and they are going through stages of growth just like you are. we only see what we want to see and then drown ourselves further in our own depression and we don’t have to.

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I don’t mean to be old but computer used to just have games. U didnt have to pay for em either but if u wanted u could get a little CD that put the game onto the computer and you could play it forever and ever even if the company that made it went to hell and shit. You didn’t even need the internet or wifi or anything. And it was pretty neat

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The white man in my head is named Bradley Bradford Bradshaw.

Brad never reads what you wrote but sneers at it as chick lit. Brad lectures you like his reading a wikipedia page is the same you earning your PhD in it. Brad’s family lives on a six-figure salary, but he calls himself working class. Brad says racist, sexist shit and hides behind irony when called out on it.

Fuck you, Brad. Shut the hell up, Brad. Nobody asked you, Brad.

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People talk about the funniest pop culture moments of all time but "pre-fame David Bowie opens for T.Rex by doing a mime routine in support of a free Tibet, gets booed off stage by white maoists" will always make me laugh

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i hope you write (i hope we both write)

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honestly i have to kinda disagree with that post thats like “being knightcore doesnt mean pro monarchy just swear ur undying loyalty to ur bff or ur crush or smth”

no. thats not what makes it sexy. either grapple with your beloved master’s role as a symbol of the state or choose to ignore it entirely and remain their loyal hound to whatever end, uncaring of the structures of power which you serve. become naught but a blade, the burden of your choices left to settle in the hand that wields you. it’s not about being besties forever it’s about OWNERSHIP and DUBIOUS MORALITY and FRANKLY QUESTIONABLE POWER DIFFERENTIALS

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Do you think Naomi Novik ever looks at AO3

sees some incest mpreg

and whispers to herself “I never wanted this.”

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Cléopâtre or Séléné

Trésor de Boscoreale: Coupe à l'Afrique, 1st century BC/1st century AD, Imperial Roman, silver, 22,6 cm

Musée du Louvre Inv. MNC 1960/ Bj 1969

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Can you talk more about Elle Woods being autistic in Legally Blonde? :)

Elle strictly follows the traditional rules of femininity as dictated by southern californian culture, with special interests in the color pink, fashion, and her parter. She is extremely trusting and takes people literally when they are kind to her which is OK when she “stays in her place” as gender norms dictate, but as she leaves her familiar habitus in which she has cultivated social, cultural, and symbolic capital through careful study and adherence to these social norms, she finds herself ostracized and abused. Even though she is hyperlexic and has a high IQ (as traditionally defined), she has difficulty reading social cues in new environments. She also copes with transitioning into new circumstances by falling back onto familiar routines of personal hygiene and filling her personal space with familiar items. She is also extremely ethical to her personal morals which gets her into difficulty when social norms dictate being flexible with one’s ethics. She also does not privilege human companionship over other species. 

damn…. I should write an article on this. This was fun. Mostly because I’m the Elle Woods flavor of Autistic in many ways. 

Elle Woods is the kind of Autistic that most neurotypicals can’t recognize because she is camouflaged in “socially acceptable” practices, but to someone who is also Autistic is clear that the way she approaches these practices is neuroatypical. Many Autistic women survive and ‘blend in’ by making traditional feminine norms their special interests, and their neuroatypicality can often become disabling only when they change habitus, which means the circle of people and environment and all the culture and practices that go with it. They spend a lifetime getting “good” at one habitus and fitting in, but suddenly stand out as “different” when their habitus changes. Autistic women are also often extremely trusting, and when they are “attractive” by traditional feminine norms they don’t question when people are kind to them. They assume people mean well unless they say otherwise, making them highly susceptible to abuse and bullying, often by fellow women. Many Autistic women have above average IQs (by traditional definitions) and apply these abilities to traditional feminine practices such as fashion, art, homemaking, pop culture, etc. So they don’t fit the stereotypes of the “absent minded professor” which is extremely gendered male and white. As many Autistic people often feel that other people, often partners, are their special interests, some Autistic women are camouflaged by their focus and dedication to a boyfriend or husband, because gender norms literally normalize this as an acceptable, desirable practice. Practicing their ethics with strict black and white rules, they can appear to be extremely “pious,” religious, and “dedicated” wives and mothers, which again is normed by gender practices and camouflaged. If they experience OCD qualities, these are often practiced in homemaking-related skills like cooking, cleaning, and personal hygiene, again… all camouflaged by gender norms as simple being a “good girl” and a “good wife and mother.” 

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hey everyone its april fools. but dont worry i dont have anything planned. just going to sit here and...

I LIED !!!! GET PRANKED

POST BELOW ME GET FUCKING WET

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Hey guys! Check out this block of pure sodium that I got!