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People are asking questions like this yet somehow it's male-male friendships that need more representation.

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I mean I get it, I'm frustrated too, we're all frustrated. But the reality is that if we want these shows to be made well and without overworking the editors and vfx artists, they should be taking even longer and audiences, both fan and casual, might be need to be prepared to wait longer for things in the future, especially if we want better working conditions for artists in Hollywood.

That said, from reading your response I think your issues are less with Stranger Things itself and more with how its success has influenced Netflix's business practices. I agree that it's completely absurd that Netflix cancels any show that isn't the next ST, that's a ridiculous model that is undoubtedly harmful to television. But I think holding ST responsible for that is misplacing the blame. It may have incentivesd Netflix to persue that model, but that was still ultimately motivated by profit.

Dropping a full season at once is not inherently bad imo, but what I don't think Netflix understands is that it doesn't neccessarily encourage bingeviewing, rather it encourages people to watch a show in their own time, something which makes "success" much harder to quantify. The real lessons they should have learned from ST was that a good show will find its audience and creative risks are worth taking, but they just saw how much money an immediate megahit made them and decided that was all that was worth persuing.

But that's always been how Hollywood operates and until we have a system that prioritises creativity over profit that isn't going to change and it's artists and audiences that pay the price for it.

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#can you guys get a fucking grip please @ duffers#reminder that season 4 came out in the first half of 2022#the first 3 seasons were 7.2016 10.2017 then 7.2019???#about 18 months each which is longer than a lot of shows but not like horrendous the episodes are long#6.2022 and ?.2026 is absurd#covid and the strikes delayed shit but it should not be taking four fucking years to produce eight episodes of tv im sorry its just ridicul#stranger things 5#stranger things

Prev, I'm going to level with you. If this really is going to be 8 feautre length movies, getting the whole thing out in less than a year after filming wrapped would be a Herculean effort. Even if they go into crunch for the vfx (which we shouldn't be hoping but is probably what's going to happen) a late November release would be an achievement.

I know we're all impatient to see how this story wraps up and 3+ years is an agonising wait (trust me, I've got a writing project that I would really like the final season to actually be able to complete without relying on guesswork) but the fact that they consider a 2025 release to be possible at all shows they really are working to get it out as fast as they can, and are probably cutting corners to do so.

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If I tell you this is a horror dance number it still won't prepare you. That last move was so terrifying even the judge was like "Let go! Let go!" If you told me they're actually possessed I'd believe you.

The music is a remix of the song Mere Dholna from the Bollywood movie Bhool Bhulaiyya, a remake of the classic Malayalam horror-comedy Manichitrathazhu. It's about a young bride that seemingly becomes possessed of Manjulika, a dancer of the ancient royal court whose tragic death has turned her into a vengeful spirit, one who evokes the wrath of the goddess Durga Kali. In the iconic scene that is repeated across remakes, the groom and his family discover his bride dancing in the dead of night in a manic, disassociative fugue, wearing a moth-eaten dancer's costume and a face smeared in kohl, ash and vermilion. She's hallucinating that she's Manjulika dancing carefree for the court with her lover. The upbeat music is deliberately incongruous with the pathos and creepiness of the scene in reality, especially as it crescendos in the bride's head to the moment when the king decapitates Manjulika's beloved in a fit of jealous rage.

This specific number is by the all-male troupe B Unique, performed for the Indian reality talent contest Hunabaarz. It's a modern fusion based on Bharatnatyam that turns up the creep factor by 200% and is basically a showcase of contortionism and synchronicity. One of the most perfectly choreographed and executed dances I have ever seen. Truly incredible!

The group is still taking their work across the world's talent shows. And yes, that guy is hypermobile enough to do that with his neck. XD

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becuz u know five cops died becuz of jan 6

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The propaganda machine is working fine

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Do not let them erase this. Do not let them tell you he meant "my heart goes out for you."

This man is the grandson of a Canadian Nazi sympathizer who moved to South Africa BECAUSE he thought the apartheid was just the coolest.

He has a gaggle of kids specifically because he believes his genes are superior and need to be spread to improve humanity.

He has thrown his support behind the neonazi party in Germany and the far right party in the UK, not to mention how far he's wormed up the ass of the Republican party.

He threw two sieg heil salutes back to back at the inauguration of the president of the United States and is trying to scrub the evidence off the internet.

Elon Reeve Musk is a fucking Nazi.

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I will add that liking posts can cause them to appear on your followers dash if you don't have your likes hidden (and people do still appreicate them anyway), but yeah generally reblogging is the way to go for things you actually want to share.

to those of you who are moving here from tiktok, from someone whos used both tiktok and tumbr for years...

1. DO NOT censor your posts

dont censor sex, abuse, suicide, dont censor it. we dont have censors like tiktok does, you wont be banned for talking about these things and tagging them properly helps people avoid them (also, we dont have shadowbanning here)

2. we dont really have an algorithm

you follow who you follow, and you see posts from who you follow or what you search. the 'for you page' is basically useless here. this also brings me to my next two points

3. dont crosstag

we get it, on tiktok you have to crosstag for reach, but thats not really a thing here. just tag your posts properly (also posters often leave more info about the post in the tags!! and when you reblog stuff you can leave your own notes in the tags, kind of like the old "repost comments" on tiktok)

4. dont expect to go viral/be famous

"viral" isnt really a thing on here (at least not for the average blogger). your posts will probably get 2-10 likes and you wont get nearly as many followers than on tiktok. thats just how tumblr is

5. blocking is your best friend

tiktok is VERY discussion based, and while tumblr is much more discussion based than other social medias, its still not a good place for ragebait/discourse. dont interact, itll make your experience worse in the end, just block and move on

6. you cant go into someone elses house and start rearranging their furniture

this is tumblr, not tiktok. dont diss old tumblr users for how they use the site or try to change them, thats like going into someone elses house and trying to rearrange their furniture. we've been here longer and we're familiar with the site and its culture, either find your niche, adapt, or find a different app

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beautiful blue skies and golden sunshine all along the way

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rb to have a super gay 2023

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Everyone should know the international sign for Help Me. Let’s make this famous!!

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I'm obsessed with this woman. If you haven't listened to her music you should. Criminally underrated would be an understatement. She was so ahead of her time, she would have killed it today.

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What is a bonbon?

I was listening to an american podcast and they were talking about bonbons being chocolates which - as a german - confused me, so I decided to look it up.

Apparently the word bonbon in english means what we call Praline??? Huh????

So now I am asking once more: Tumblr what is a bonbon to you?

A: a type of hard candy

B: a type of chocolate

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This argument isn't only a cop out and flatly untrue, but a truly transcendent mixture of ageism, sexism and homophobia.

Ageist and sexist because it treats teenage girls liking something as an inherent negative. And homophobic because it acts like no one would be interested in gay romance unless they were getting off to it, treating gay romance as inherently uncompelling otherwise (see also the arguments about how it would be "forced" or "out of character" for a gay romance to happen).

Like with literally every argument used against any and all potential queer romances, it is not a real argument. It's an excuse used by people who don't want to admit (often even to themselves) that their real reason for opposing queer romances is just plain homophobia. This is just an especially bad excuse because it not only fails to not be homophobic, but is actively prejudiced in two other ways to boot.

Holy shit, new topic: “only teenage girls ship MLM pairings and f-tishize them.” (In general but this is rooted in targeting M-leven arguments).

That’s a cop out. That’s just a way to put shippers down, because that’s not true. There are plenty of older people that ship Byler… just because someone ships two guys doesn’t automatically mean they f-tishize them. They take what the narrative/media gives them and they decide what they want to do with it and whether or not they ship it. It’s not just because it’s two guys. Anyone can ship them. I’ve seen older and younger men ship them, I’ve seen older and younger women ship them.

Guess what? I’m a woman, 18, bi questioning and there are straight ships I like because they’re interesting (Ekko x Jinx is the best example). I like the compelling and interesting ships. Doesn’t matter if they’re gay, lesbian, straight, etc.

What I care about is the interest and story of the ship. That’s it.