#I think these are prime examples

[wombywoo]

moody gaze compilation 👁️

[elysiality]

real footage of me watching everyone in the AAA fandom use 'older woman' and/or 'older witch' to describe Agatha during her interactions with Rio in canon universe Agathario fics like Rio isn't literal Death and as old as the universe itself while Agatha is a mere 352 years compared to her and hence younger than her (thus not being the 'older woman' between the two of them):

#medialiteracyisDEAD

[stompandhollar]

I am kissing you on both cheeks. Fat doesn't always mean "kind, cuddly and unarmed".

YES!!!! Exactly.

fat is literally just a body type, as much as skinny or mid sized or absolutely everything else. People treating Martin and other plus-sized characters with kid gloves on, or acting like they’re just sweeties and only sweeties, feels so…. infantilizing?

Especially given that Martin “kill bill” Blackwood is one of the bitchiest punks in the series lol. He successfully manipulated multiple avatars and outsmarted Elias. He’s snappy and pragmatic and he plays nice exceptionally well, but I don’t think I would ever use that word to describe the man who was completely chill with damning every other universe in existence just to stay with his boyfriend. He’s selfish and cool and sexy about it. And he’s also fat. THE character of all time.

not to mention my all time biggest crush but that’s neither here nor there.

[lividbrunette]

I am so sick and tired of seeing all these “I know biden is bad, I know biden has done some bad things but vote for biden because trump will destroy our democracy” posts bc a) clearly our democracy is a sham and b) STOP DEFENDING BIDEN, STOP DOWNPLAYING WHAT HE HAS DONE! you do not need to, nor should you, defend biden to any degree. you can say that we cannot let trump win without that other bullshit. biden is pure evil, he is scum. and part of what makes him so horrendous and disturbing is the charade he puts on like he’s the good guy and trump is the evil, the bad to his good. quite literally the only thing that he has going for him is that his opponent is somehow even worse than him. that his opponent has no pretense of even trying to act like he doesn’t want to fully be a dictator. stop fucking defending biden. stop fucking downplaying all the horrendous, despicable, evil things he has done and is continuing to do. he is fully funding and supporting and enabling a genocide. it helps no one.

and if/when biden loses, he only has himself to blame.

ideally we would all rally behind a third party candidate and the electoral college wouldn’t exist. ideally these wouldn’t be our “choices”. idfk what to do because trump cannot win but how can any of us in good conscience vote for biden’s evil, fascistic, decrepit ass ??

what makes biden so different from or better than trump? nothing!!

- he is unconditionally supporting netanyahu and his genocide of Palestinians

- democrats have done nothing to protect nor help us as roe v. wade was overturned, we still have student loan debt, the cost of living is unaffordable and the minimum wage remains unchanged, biden has increased police presence and funding for police (more so than in 2020, despite the eruption of BLM protests and the murder of George Floyd and his promise to George Floyd’s family that he wouldn’t let his murder become just another number, another hashtag), and so. much. more.

- biden is building off of trump’s policies - specifically and most recently, biden has just announced an executive order to deny asylum requests. the increase in police funding and the further militarization of police was also built off of trump’s policies

the u.s. is an evil sham of a country.

as ethel cain said …

[glitter-soda]

I always think it’s very interesting that Aileen Wuornos is consistently said to be one of the most notorious serial killers in history, despite the fact that if she was male, her victim count and murder method would barely be considered notable nevermind one of the worst.

She killed 7 Johns by shooting them in the head, yet she gets put on lists with men who raped, tortured, and killed 30+ people.

[shiningstarr15]

FYI if I see a ship involving a character that I hc as ace/aro/aroace, IM NOT GONNA BE MAD OK. It is a spectrum after all and people can and will feel differently on how their identity affects them. So do what you feel is right. As long as YOU don’t disrespect the fact that I might NOT ship it or only ship it as a qpr

Anyway happy international asexuality day everyone 😬🫶💜🤍🖤

[noirtek]

strahm is so compelling to me because he’s still a hero while being such a bad person in so many ways that people you just meet in your day to day life are bad people. he is not a serial killer he’s not ontologically evil he doesn’t scam dying people out of their life savings. but he is an asshole for no reason other than to make others feel stupid he’s misogynistic he’s motivated by neurotic obsession and ego he’s dismissive etc etc but he’s still so human and we as the audience get to see him reduced down to base human terror and smallness multiple times!! we get to see the construction and performance of his personality get stripped away to expose someone who’s just a man desperate to survive in spite of his circumstances and that makes the viewer want to root for him!! regardless of his motivations and day-to-day cruelty he’s just a man who wants to survive and to protect others!! and then he dies whimpering without learning ANYTHING!!!!!

[phreakedt]

I was someone once... An adventurer.

(read more for me rambling about the emperor)

theres rarely any particular meaning or intent behind my art but i swear the emperor is literally my muse, so i thought id share my thoughts about what this piece means! i was listening to punish by ethel cain and couldnt get this idea out of my head… i feel like the line "i was an angel, but they made me leave" or the fallen from grace motif pretty well encapsulates the tragedy of balduran and the emperor and why he'll always be such a sympathetic character to me.

ultimately while there are valid reasons to believe the emperor's evil/irredeemable or whatever, its quite literally not his fault he became what he is. he never asked for his ceremorphosis (of course, he came to accept it, but that doesnt make it any less fucked up). its generally considered that mankind is capable of good and evil in equal measure, but if your humanity is literally stripped away from you, what is there to stop your descent? this isnt even to justify his actions but instead about how titles like "angel" and "demon", "good" and "bad" etc etc are so subjective and perception-based. like if it was the human(oid) balduran and not a mind flayer behind all his actions throughout the game, i doubt he'd be so universally hated. i mean, better a bad person than a literal monster, right?

there's also the "only god knows / only god would believe", or to me the idea that no matter how hard the emperor may try to exercise morality, he's so far departed from his former self that people will only ever see him as a villain, not a hero. its truly a damned if you do, damned if you dont situation. and most ironic is the fact that despite everything, he hasnt fully lost his humanity. he genuinely yearns for companionship and mourns what hes lost and who he used to be (to some degree). i think hes so well-written because he is just like you in the sense that hes simply playing the cards he was dealt, right or wrong. i could go on and on about this awesome character and song (especially its themes of perversion, punishment, and love) but that's the gist. thanks for reading ^^

[juniemunie]

"Why am I still doing this?"

"Don't you get it?"

"This is all just a show... and we're playing parts~"

[skywalkr-nberrie]

I honestly disagree with the idea that Padmé “chose” Anakin because she’s just as unhinged as him or even the take that they’re both “toxic” and that’s why they work, which isn’t at all true.

Like of course, I know she is as unhinged and impulsive as him, and it’s true that’s part of what makes them “compatible” but that’s not why she fell in love with him. It’s not their flaws within themselves that drew themselves to each other, it was actually their good traits, such as: compassion, passion, deep love, sympathy, understanding, free spirit, joy, kindness, and much more that led to them both falling in love. They saw the “goodness” they both so strongly harboured, and held such strength within their characters. That’s what initially attracted the other to them.

So I think it’s kind of a downer to see some of us make up the excuse that Padmé was just “crazy” to have chosen Anakin. Padmé doesn’t have to be “mentally insane” to want and desire Anakin, when in reality, she simply loves the person he is, admires him for the man he has become, and she’s 100% valid to do so. We as a fandom, don’t need to make up excuses or justifications for her loving him. The narrative already sets it up to simply be that way, without painting the ‘made up’ subtext that Padmé is ‘crazy’ for doing so. And we can simply understand why. Anakin is an amazing person despite what happens in the end, and Padmé herself says she loves him for all he is even WITH those flaws.

[temporoom]

"The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System" is such a great title because it can either refer to the concept of the system (a magical electronically menu to help the player/protagonist in his transmigration journey) saving the villain, or to a system operated by an entire group of people that works to allow a villain to keep on doing villainous things.

[mohntilyet]

speaking of veilguard kind of going nowhere. i am so mad over there being no in depth epilogue. at least tell me what happens to the factions that are being led/guided by people rook influenced !!!!!! all these companions have obvious obligations outside of the veilguard, and they're all dedicated to the lives they lived before they joined this team, so of course they would go back. what effect did bellara deciding to keep the archive have on the elves? neve decides to protect dock town by any means necessary, so what does that mean for a blighted minrathous? everything to do with harding and the titans ????!!!! and solas just accepts being trapped because he's been 'outplayed' DO NOT MAKE ME LAUGH!!!! somebody has got to tell me what happens after the world gets 'saved' because the south in chaos, minrathous almost destroyed and the last of the elven gods being dead is like. crazy. and the companions just commenting things i already know is really not cutting it for me

[captainuranium543]

"jerza would have 1 kid" "jerza would have 3 kids" WRONG!!!!

jerza would adopt 15 fucking cats and unironically call them "fur babies"

[justalittlebluetiefling]

Okay, but now I really am thinking more about people who are upset that the gods "played favorites" and gave some of their followers more power than others, but learning that there needs to be (I need the transcript and it's not released yet so I'm just throwing stuff out there) essentially mutual love is like... yeah of course the gods are giving some followers more power than others because those people are, as a general rule, WILLING to take on that power. They ask for it. Not everyone WANTS that power.

[wri0thesley]

watching jjk get gradually worse in writing quality and character treatment is like reliving how i felt ten years ago in glee fandom. waiting. hoping. investing so much into it that i kept blindly hoping it would get better whilst i lamented on my tumblr. hopefully much like glee season six at some point gege will go off the rails and start fucking around and having the most fun of his life

[ittydoor]

Pilot pit girl scenes vs s3 e10 pit girl scenes

I made this post on reddit, grave mistake, reddit sucks ass. So to my home I return with joy in hope for discussion.

In pilot pit girls feast we see 8 ppl. In this feast everyone is there except Akiliah and Nat. So, where are robin, Travis, and Lottie during the pilot feast?

ik they're present, they're all seen in this eps feast when Misty brings the food (minus Lottie), Gen and Travis are sat next to each other on a log slightly behind the one the others are sitting on and Robin is next to Melissa. Travis also leads the walkout, Lottie is seen sitting next to Hannah in the morning. so the silly implication is Gen moved and they're offscreen lmao.

Or what is more likely; Shaunas view of the feast is the pilot one, her reality like Travis says and why we get the flashes. It also goes with the fact her monologue during it is about how she forgot everything, despite her stating at the feast never to forget this.

I'm thinking there is half truth to her realization about the fact they had fun doing what they did. Lottie takes joy in understanding herself and being heard, Misty takes joy in being helpful, but they also all literally have fun in most of their hunts. Like doomcoming especially, and the choice to continue this animalistic energy hunting Nat howling, calling, yes to communicate like we see in this episode w/ out letting it be known who you are, but certainly more as a fear tactic in Nats hunt.

I think the point is there was enjoyment in all of them to let go and be celebrated rather than punished, and certainly to different degrees, i'm not saying they all loveeed cannibalism. For example, they feel guilty the morning after eating Jackie but every single one of them enthusiastically eats her bc in that moment it's the only thing they can. But they're not choking through it, Jackie feels like a finally! moment. They feel good, for the first time their stomachs are full, and in that moment they all ignore rationale and allow themselves to take pleasure. They would not have picked her to the bone unless a part of them was happy, and i'm not even blaming them they're legit starving and shes the only food. The only reason a part of them was enjoying it was because they were so desperate for sustenance (in the case of the more sane, I extend my wing to nat). If you don't agree, they have a group hallucination of which they are joyful asf.

Its kind of a double edged sword since Shauna believes they've been pushing it all down to get away from the fact they enjoyed what they did, but i think a lot of them enjoyed it so they didn't face the real horror of what they were doing. That's basically what the personification of the wilderness is and Lottie's beliefs she converts others to. It is them and It is their ability to ignore the dark shit and enjoy it so they don't have to truly think of themselves as awful. But It is also the inherent fact that they are liking it. you cant have nothing w out a thing!

Anyway, so there is truth to what Shauna said, but there is also the fact that Shauna is not remembering correctly. While they eat Mari, it flashes between that and the pilot footage of them eating her where they're more aggressive and animalistic, vs the colored cuts everyone's slower, sad or solemn.

I think what were supposed to be reading from all this is that Shauna has wanted everyone to face the fact that they did horrible shit instead of acting like its fine all season, she accepted this is how they have to be and cannot pretend to be ok, and she enjoys it bc she doesn't see a point in not if this is how she must be. Since they all went nuts for her gfs corpse, shes quite pissed they act like they're not crazy anymore, she thinks they must love it just as much as her, how else do they follow Lottie so blindly and make such an idealized story during the solstice? So she pushes toward a lot of their descent, and spearheads the hunt. And Shauna recounts the feast as the girls being vigorous and enjoying their cannibalism just as much as they did with Jackie. I think its worth noting that a part of her also probably associates them with her same feelings so she doesn't have to be alone in it, like Melissa's monologue. What she doesn't understand is they were mourning a friend and biding time for a plan to come to fruition, for Mari's death to mean something.

Its a great juxtaposition that she is expressing the fact they had fun during a scene where the girls are more themselves and ashamed then they've been in a whillle. And also that shes realizing this when Misty and Tai are realizing that she influenced a lot of the downfall. It sets up s4 in a rly interesting way where they're both right and wrong on opposite sides and need to learn from each other. That they enjoyed the power and the dark shit, fed into it at points, and that Shauna instigated violence when they just wanted normalcy, when they coped by trying to forget.

I'm not sure if the pilot feast is supposed to be how Shauna remembers it or views it, or both.. I think bc she was tricked and the hunt was a ruse it makes sense she'd see it more ritualistically, and vigor in their eating not realizing the feast was never the point, but also all of her monologue is about remembering. I'm thinking it's both! So yes that is my analysis, I really hope you liked it ty for reading all the way through!!

tldr pilot pit girl scenes are Shaunas view of the feast, she believes they're all enjoying it just as much as her, the girls found enjoyment in their darkness as a way to not face how awful they truly were being, they did not enjoy Mari feast however