#20something media

[tefo-lerumo]

a day in the life

[meirimerens]

straight up not respecting some of the alleged p2 characters' ages as they were given on the VA's papers bc you're telling me this is a 27yo man on the left & a 35(!)yo woman on the right? you jest. this woman is in her 20s at most. she doesn't have a wrinkle of age on her face. just worry. i know men age like milk this is taking the piss. i know patho 2 is the "hot blemishless 20something white(-passing) women" game but at this point own it. don't try lying to me. she doesn't look a day past 29. got friends below 25 with more winkles. in the first half of the 20th century too. where would she be getting her anti-aging serums.

you're telling me this woman who's a chronic worrier, dealing with chronic pain, who smokes like a locomotive to cope is allegedly 5 years Older than this guy who's been drinking himself to sleep for like 5 years.

(mike's mic voice) don't piss me off

[llycaons]

this is going to sound so condescending and I don't know if there's a way around it but if you want adult characters you may have to branch out into media that's for adults and I know it can be difficult to get out of your comfort zone and not denying there's still an age bias especially for women but it's really worth it if you're looking for older characters and (presumably) more mature narratives to seek out media that's not designed to be best digested by 13-15 year olds because it's probably going to mostly involve 13-15 yr olds

[catspouse]

why is there tumblr drama about that play i want to have sex with

[barisistill]

fun fact. something about me is the one singular other type of fanfic i’ve read besides svu is matt smith/alex kingston rpf.

and i feel so distressed bc it’s unlikely i’ll ever be able to find any of it ever again bc when alex kingston got an instagram, people deleted it in droves

[largetriangles]

Doctor who fans are so stupid I knew this but god it’s so hard to see.

[4x01]

sorry to rant i’mjust saying i would hate to be a writer making queer media these days cause i’d be putting my characters through conflicts and story elements and my fellow queer 20somethings would start calling me homophobic just because they decided to make my story into their safe space

[wisteriagoesvroom]

when you watch lando's old footage back with his different teammates you can see his chemistry is so different with each and every one of him. you can see the observant and maybe nervous first year f1 racer that he was around carlos. the fire-meets-fire vibe that they brought, all the overflowing energy of being early 20somethings.

then you get the daniel era where it's honey and butter. both of them warm and charming and lando still learning from the other. but also lando also coming into his own as a racer and realising that he's not an imposter - he's on the level, if not better at that point, than the person who raced for red bull and has 8 GPs under his belt. even if that same racer seems a shadow of his former self at mclaren.

then you get the 2022 merry go round, and oscar. might as well be night and day when they first meet.

oscar, who keeps to himself, puts his head down and works. oscar, watchful and careful after the silly business with alpine. who probably knows he's coming into a buzzy environment with big personalities and huge expectations too - because who is this kid who had the audacity to basically flip off alpine? and via social media of all things (how very modern for an old-fashioned sport). how is this kid gonna make his mark on such a storied team, where the last win is almost now as old as him? what is he going to do with all that potential, right?

we love the machine, because we love watching the potential of a bright young thing fighting their way out of its jaws. lando was in there too, not so long ago, and the poison from that bite might still seep.

nobody knows what to expect. but lando gets to be the elder in the duo for the first time. lando's also going through a process in 2022-23 where he also seems to be entering a new phase of his life and realising some stuff about himself as a person too and what his priorities are. we'll never truly know what that process is (nor should we), but i think on this side of 2024 you can already see how he's handling himself out of it.

and we saw it maybe, in a bit of a smirk at oscar's first day for the car launch and oscar being late. a bit of wonder at oscar, who when suited up seems physically larger than what he remembers.

but then! oscar puts in the work. good chatter surrounds newbie and his working style, and oscar demonstrates maturity. he shows what a contender he is. that he's got his own approach, and he's ready, and – once the car comes – he starts backing that up with good results.

lando is competitive as hell on his own terms. but seeing a twenty one year old from the Reserve bench come in under er, fraught circumstances, then smashing out result after result from Suzuka onwards - surely that puts some fire under your ass in a big way. and! lando is someone who, i think despite his bad luck and lack of a win yet, is incredibly driven and has it in him to be a proper WDC contender. he has that quality. if his teammate is pushing him he's just going to push himself harder.

which culminates, interestingly, in soundbites we're getting recently. like the peter crouch interview, where lando says he's stopped DJ-ing because he's prioritising racing. not an easy decision to make i'm sure, and maybe one that would've happened without oscar's presence at mclaren anyway– but just one signal of where his headspace is probably at now and into '24. lando is also much more reserved about the soundbites he's giving lately (like "i'm not making any race or win predictions anymore and i'm taking things as they are because predictions haven't come true for me in the past, there's too much expectation on myself" etc etc.).

you might even describe it as... maturity.

and guess who has been described as incredibly composed and mature by the mclaren team?

exactly.

[persephonbee]

It's a small thing but I really appreciate how Ghosts (US) handles the teenage prom queen ghost hitting on the finance bro 20something ghost. She hits on him, he immediately shuts it down. There are a lot of arguments about how she was already a ghost before he got there and how they were born in the same year and stuff, and he just keeps shutting down the "but I'm not really a teenager, I'm not really too young for you" with "yup, you are, cut it out"

He's literally the guy who's not wearing pants and tells everyone it's because he had just had sex. He's very sleaze-coded* and even HE doesn't go for it.

I feel like in a lot of media, there's casual normalizing of pedophilia, and this is exactly the opposite.

*(although if you actually watch the show you find that there's a lot more depth to him than that and he had actually just given his pants and underwear to someone who needed them more)

[pocket-deer-boy]

why are people even surprised dykes to watch out for is losing in a queer media poll to homestuck. DTWOF is fucking 40 years old do you expect the average 20something who came into adolescence while homestuck was coming out to care more about a 40 year old comic than the thing that made them realize they were trans or something

[bluebipples]

it’s actually insanely cool that the generation that brought nicotine addiction back into schools, ignored all the things like lungs collapsing for teens and 20somethings bc tasty air, is also quitting vaping en masse because of the genocide in the Congo. like we all said “fuck you our lives are doomed anyway……… wait, this is actually resulting in something deeply terrible for someone who isn’t me? Get that shit away from me”

it’s insanely cool that we are scaring the news into rewording how the media discusses gaza and Israel. I just learned about the uss liberty incident from a 17 year old on tiktok, who included sources in their video.

I just think it’s important to remember that there is hope, for humanity as a whole. we are not inherently evil, we are born to love

[scrollonso]

Hi I’d actually LOVE to hear more about the way you view Strollonso dynamic because a) the way you write about them makes ME feel insane and b) I am also attempting to write fic of these two and require all the references I can so I can feel at least marginally confident dipping my toes in rpf

Anyway keep being amazing and being awesome with your writings!! I hope we can all survive our parasocial relationship with this 20something rich white boy!!!

i have SO MUCH to say.

okay lets start off with their different instagram useage. lance hardly ever posts (averaging like 1 post a month) but nando on the other hand... (like 4 posts a week) so with this difference we get fernando mentioning and talking about and posting and praising lance and its so sweet because hes not doing it for lance to see hes doing it because he MEANS it.

then the fact that theyre so touchy for literally no reason and this isnt even new in 2017 (i believe) fernando was touching all up on lance after he got a podium and now that theyre teammates theres always some kind of contact going on (nando grabbing lances neck, arm, hands, hugging, etc.)

and yk i cant NOT mention the "happy you are not in alpine?" video because HELLO. the way lance walks over and grabs him straight away with a "yes, man" then when nando realizes its lance his whole face lights up. UGH. then when they hugged they were so close, lances lips practically against fernandos skin as he spoke like god get a rooommmmm... AND NANDOS HAND ON LANCES FACE? like he full on cupped lances cheek and the eye contact and smiles?? u dont do all this with a teammate u dont want to fuck.

then when nando won "overtake of the month" and told the woman interviewing him that he didnt vote for himself but for "this guy" (lance) like in what world are you VOTING for your TEAMMATE who in most cases is your biggest competition??

and back to their hugs, any time they hug its never a half assed side hug its always both arms tightly around eachother smiling talking chests pressed together like U DONT HUG JUST ANYONE THAT CLOSELY??

then when lance got p5 and nando got p3 (dont remember what race) and while celebrating with the team nando put a hand on his face again and one on his waist?? and people say they have a "father son dynamic" 😣

i posted abt this a while ago but them walking together is like my favourite thing ever because theyre so close and aware of eachother its like theyre two teenagers with a crush 😭 then ofc that video of nando waiting for lance because he was walking slow like ugh theyre so sweet

then we know lance obvi doesnt enjoy media much and usually has a poker face or is showing the person talking to him that he isnt enjoying the conversation but as soon as he sees fernando or he gets involved he has the biggest toothy grin on his face like i know your cheeks hurt after geeking over this man so much

and we're all aware that nando is practically known for being evil and mean and having big rivalries with his teammates (besides carlo they're my babies) but thats never been a problem with lance theyve genuinely always been just love and had this sweet bond and dynamic since before nando and lance even thought of joining aston and its beautiful

also i adore how they basically refuse to fight eachother or risk their relationship its so sweet and its a very unique thing to see because this is a sport and thats the whole point. from lance saying he wasnt going to fight because it was fernando and nando giving lance his brake information because he knew it would help it really shows just how mature they are and how in the end they value their relationship and their teams performance as a whole so they put that above fighting eachother.

[starcanwrecked-confessions]

it’s always funny seeing people complaining about mainstream media that has like 20something actors playing teenagers and saying that it breaks the immersion for them or something and then hopping on tumblr and seeing all my friends ramble about how much they love their 37 year old highschooler blorbos

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[godlessondheimite]

before social media you had to be in college to hear late teens and early 20somethings share the absolutely dumbfuckest takes you’ve ever heard. not so anymore.

[biracy]

I think it's deeply unfortunate that conversations about "representation" have become dominated by the issue of gay representation and That's It. I'm someone who thinks mainstream gay representation matters, but I also understand why it's easy for so many people to go "well I don't NEED boring lame high school romcoms for LOSERS. The only 'representation' I need is like, idk, weird furry comics made by the fagdykes online! Become unmarketable!" when the only issue on the table for them is sexuality. But I think it's not useful to take that mindset and apply it to "representation" as a broader concept, because in my experience at least it becomes quite different when the issue is less "the only mainstream representation for me is something I find kind of boring" and more "I don't think I have ever seen a person who Looks like me be presented in mainstream media in a positive or desirable light" (which applies to all sorts of stuff including trans stuff, body stuff, disability stuff, race/ethnicity stuff, etc.) Obviously I love subcultures and I love niches and I love Finding Community With Other Freaks or whatever, obviously I love that! But I also, as someone who is of Many Overlapping Marginalized Identities, Kind of want to see people who look and act and live like me be presented as People. Visibly trans characters who have things going on besides just experiencing transphobia or gender dysphoria, openly Latino characters who have things going on besides just experiencing racism or xenophobia, neurodivergent or mentally ill or socially disabled or whatever characters who have things going on besides being Weird or Creepy for the sake of a joke, chubby or fat characters who have things going on besides being demonized or mocked or A Message About Body Positivity. Characters who are People, the way like. normie white guy characters get to be lmao, and not just tools to teach some kind of lesson. "You shouldn't look for that in mainstream media/pop culture" well why not? Why shouldn't a culture's popular media represent the people that make up that culture? Not everyone is an online 20something attuned to the best queer indie art of the decade, yknow, and people who exist outside of our subcultures deserve "representation" too. Ever since I was a little kid I had an affinity for openly Latino characters on TV or in books, and that hasn't gone away. Different kinds of people Exist and deserve to be seen in art that isn't relegated to being "alternative" or "niche." Because while I am alternative, it's not my body or my upbringing or my social problems that make me that way. No human being should be considered a "deviation from the norm." Don't let art and culture forever belong to those who have deemed themselves "the norm" through continued subjugation

[cyber-corp]

My brain was drifting this afternoon, and I had a very basic idea for a Thing.

It’s the distant year of 20something. (doesn’t really matter, can be any year past this one)

Humanity, or that which once was humanity, is at war with itself. Earth is a grey, dark wasteland of concrete rubble and steel.

Society has been divided into two factions; those who are of pure flesh and bone, and those who chose to transfer their consciences into cybernetic machinery. Both sides are in a constant state of war.

Many flesh and bone media has been lost to time, except for their music. That exists in a massive archive. As a result, nearly everyone listens to music from the archive as a sort of comfort.

In order for the cybernetic machinery boys to keep going, they dig up human gravesites and hook the dead’s brains up to more cyberlads so they can continue to fight.

Specifically, they dig up famous musicians (Elvis, Sid Vicious, Kurt Cobain, etc.) as a very petty jab at the flesh+bones.

In order for the musicians to not turn against the cyberlads, they wipe their memory of anything relating to their names, history, and their own music. They still act like their real life counterparts though.

Scientists also design their machinery to match the counterpart as well (Elvisbot has leather, Kurtbot has the flannel, etc.) and give them fighting attributes based on their music e.g. Elvisbot has a sickass gunarm named Hound Dog and Kurtbot has a tracker thingy called Polly

This seems like a lot, but it can really be summed up as “haha cool robot musicians with weapons”.