#.... this is all i have to say

[elliespuns]

Joel having to turn away from Ellie to try and hide the fact he's laughing at her stupid jokes is the best thing the show gave us

[butchbonerot]

If ceos don't want to be targeted for their economic status they should just pull themselves down by the bootstraps

[mikaikaika]

[batedible]

rip ronan lynch you would have found cbat way funnier than it was even months later

[mxtxfanatic]

You know, I don’t think I’ve ever written a meta on Madam Yu/Yu Ziyuan before? 🤔 Let’s change that!

Yu Ziyuan is a petty ass spiteful bitch who never loved Jiang Fengmian, showed no care for her only daughter Jiang Yanli, and cared for her only son Jiang Cheng only insomuch as he was a reflection of herself. There is not a singular nice thing she has to say to or about Jiang Yanli in the text, not even on the eve of her death. Towards Jiang Cheng, her “defenses” of him are all backhanded comments on how he isn’t better than the son of the woman she, herself, is jealous of, that he is unlikeable because he is her son, and that even his own father doesn’t want him. Jiang Cheng already feels unloved by his father from Yu Ziyuan’s perpetual harping before Wei Wuxian is brought back from Yiling, so this insecurity cannot be laid at his feet. On top of that example, people also like to claim that Jiang Fengmian was a “bad father” to Jiang Cheng because Jiang Cheng only remembers (which is already suspect because jc usually only conveniently remembers things that make him a victim) his father holding him a handful of times, but as for his mother? The only time he remembers her hugging (and kissing) him is when she knows she was about to die. He is 17 and has never been hugged by his mother in living memory. But she loves him (allegedly).

As for her (alleged) love and pining for Jiang Fengmian:

Of course, she was Jiang FengMian’s wife, and used to cultivate with him as well. Naturally, she should be called Madam Jiang. But, for some reason, everyone had always called her Madam Yu. Some people guessed that it was because she didn’t want to take on her husband’s surname due to her assertive personality.

…

Madam Yu came from the prominent Even after she married Jiang FengMian, she had always been out on night-hunts, not overly fond of staying at the Jiang Sect’s Lotus Pier. On top of that, where she lived at Lotus Pier was different from where Jiang FengMian did. She had her own area, where only she and a few of the family members she’d brought from the Yu Sect lived.

—Chapt. 51: Courage, exr

She refuses to be known as the Madam of the Jiang Clan. She refuses to integrate her people into her husband’s home. She refuses to stay in the same place as her husband in their home. She refuses to even be in their home except to prepare for nighthunts. And when she’s home, she only picks fights, claims that she’s the only one who sees what’s “really” happening but nobody listens because they don’t like her or what she has to say, then leaves again. This is not a woman that cares about the clan she married in to. This isn’t even a woman that cares about her immediate family. So why is she even here?

This culminates into the “petty ass bitch” part:

The entirety of the cultivation world knew that third lady Yu had cultivated together with Jiang FengMian when they were young. Jiang FengMian’s character was gentle, yet Yu ZiYuan’s personality was harsh. The two didn’t share too many interactions. Thus, although their backgrounds matched, nobody associated the two as a pair. Later, ZangSe SanRen came from the mountains, passed by Yunmeng, and happened to become friends with Jiang FengMian. They had even night-hunted together on multiple occasions. Both thought highly of each other. People supposed that it was very likely for ZangSe SanRen to become the next mistress of Lotus Pier.

However, soon afterward, the MeishanYu Sect proposed an alliance through marriage to the YunmengJiang Sect.

—Chapt. 56: Poisons, exr

Jiang Fengmian and Yu Ziyuan knew each since they were young and had many interactions, but they were incompatible because of Yu Ziyuan’s volatile personality. Nobody considered them a pair despite being a perfect match on paper. Neither of them wanted marriage; neither clan proposed or pushed it. However, the moment another woman appears that is universally loved and is suspected to be made into the new Madam Jiang, suddenly MeishanYu wants to pressure Jiang Fengmian into this ill-fated marriage? The story makes it clear that the proposal only came into existence after Cangse Sanren became a rumored option—not during any of the other times Jiang Fengmian and Yu Ziyuan had met and parted without a care, not when Cangse Sanren first descended—while only Jiang Fengmian opposed the marriage. And who does Yu Ziyuan have a massive inferiority complex to, so much so that she’s willing to abuse the orphaned son of the woman to make him indebted to her family? Cangse Sanren.

Yu Ziyuan wanted to marry Jiang Fengmian not out of care or love but out of a petty desire to “prove” that the position of Madam Jiang was hers, only. Even if it meant consigning herself and another person to a loveless, violent marriage. From beginning to end, Yu Ziyuan was a person obsessed with her reputation and what she felt was “owed” to her as the daughter of cultivation clan leaders, and this led to the destruction of herself and her family.

Anyways, that’s all, folks!

[qqquib]

😭😭😭😭

[dialtonezz]

during all of the second season of arcane I kept making jokes with my friend regarding a potential little caesars just existing in piltover, to the point I've decided that it is the only actual food chain that exists in piltover, to the point I edited this poster of jayce having a bunch of little caesars iconography on a whim. I don't have any arcane art to share, so this is all I have to give you. enjoy.

[xoluvx]

what a fucking disappointment

[karaspal]

the more I think about it, the more i feel like supergirl: universe end was trying to be supergirl: woman of tomorrow - and that’s why it didn’t work.

woman of tomorrow was about supergirl’s space adventure. so was universe end.

woman of tomorrow was narrated by a new character, someone other than supergirl. so was universe end.

woman of tomorrow had kara dealing with someone who destroyed many worlds. so did universe end.

so why is woman of tomorrow considered one of the best supergirl stories, while universe end falls flat?

for one, ruthye is a great narrator. she had a real connection with kara, and it was interesting to see supergirl through the eyes of a young girl who idolized her. ruthye looked up to kara and saw her future self in her because kara, too, had to overcome immense pain.

meanwhile, the world-destroyer is a boring narrator. the story kept hinting at how deeply she was connected to supergirl, and made it seem like she might be someone we already knew. so when it was revealed she was an oc, it felt like a cop out. and on top of that, half her dialogue felt like she was dropping “deep” lines you can find on pinterest.

both woman of tomorrow and universe end portryed kara as somewhat passive at times (more so in universe end). but in woman of tomorrow, even when she was not active in the story, her presence was felt. she was this all-powerful force who brought calmness to the scene. you couldn't help but feel safe around her. she was written as a strong and experienced character who can handle situations well.

in universe end, she spent most of the time confused about what was happening (so was i) or getting defeated by everyone she met.

and then there’s the whole thing where kara, a woman who lost her entire world, immediately forgives someone she thought destroyed multiple worlds (even if later it was revealed it wasn't the case)... i don’t even know what that was about.

and also, power girl was there. for whatever reason.

the things that worked for woman of tomorrow are the ones that ultimately made universe end fall flat.

overall, universe end could've been good if the writer didn't use tropes woman of tomorrow did, but worse. and if they actually had a good grasp of kara's character. but alas, it is what it is. let's hope pkj includes kara more in his next superfam space adventure book.

[pest-icide]

I have a candy apple for you :)

[halorocks1214]

my dad's watching the superbowl so i just went out to the living room, stood over him, and said "are ya winning son?"

[gurokichi]

I love medical restraints

[murcielagatito]

took her measurements. pulled her by her belt loop at one point bc she kept wandering off between measurements

[heartshaped-lou]

[yumieio]

idk but I think slicos wonky teeth are such a cool little feature

[memesandstuffandthings]

Now, fight!

To be a little more serious:

I think what both these anons are referring to are a few tags I made a while ago on a post that had a few comments about how much men suck, to which I jokingly said something like, ‘men are just people like you and me.’

For the record, obviously men’s personhood has never been questioned on global/historical/cultural scale. But, as seen here, there are individuals who have decided that they hate men so much that they no longer consider them people. While the injustices and sexism faced by women are horrible, you can’t go around spewing generalized hate like this. I know that it feels ok because men have the upper hand, and in that sense you aren’t doing as much damage as someone saying the same thing about women, however, if we want to reach a place of actual equality I think this kind of shit has to stop. Both ways.

There is a reason I didn’t engage directly with these anons. Frankly, if you have a problem with me saying that men, women and every human being in between are people, then I have nothing to say to you.