#SLANDER SOME MORE

[doomteensy]

(Slandering the clown)

Pure Vanilla is going to need to exorcize the blue Ronald McDonald back to the Shadow Realm before he starts infecting Earthbread with Brainrot.

LAUGHING LIKE ROGER RABBIT RN CAUSE I CANT BIRTH-

[kochei0]

I turn to Ares.

Thanks to Tyler Miles Lockett who allowed me to draw inspiration from his ARES piece for page 2! Look at his etsy page it's SICK

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[some-pers0n]

Whenever I see people call ICIMI boring or the worst album this image flashes in my mind

[ghosty-bees]

hello octopath nation this is my third attempt at posting this because the formatting is being evil. my humble offering.

[profoundmakerdreamerss-blog]

It is funny to me how Harry Potter is literally the main character, yet people tend to go like he didn't suffer that much or he wasn't "abused"; Like, how can one misunderstand the literal main character of the damn franchise?

He wasn't abused; yes okay. He absolutely did not grow up inside a cupboard; the tiny place that is mostly reserved for brooms or cleaning supply. He absolutely was not treated inferior to the other child who lived in the same house. He was totally was not treated like a "freak" or a "stain" that his family was ashamed off. He grew up inside a cupboard while there was a literal unused bed in the same house. And you want to know what that screamed to a child, a baby — who slept inside a cupboard while there being a perfectly usable room right there? You are worth nothing and we don't love you and we are ashamed of what you are.

He wasn't starved, or at least he was fed; Yeah, no. We see it from the first book. How Vernon was no food for you and in the cupboard you go — and by the looks of it, that was like his most common punishment. And then, in the second book — you practically see it happen. He was locked, inside a room with only a can of soup that he shared with Hedwig. Now, tell me what it would do to a child — to be given food through a cat flap, and fun fact? Harry got to eat less than people on war rations; in short? He was starved, yes.

He wasn't abused physically so it's not abuse; As for people's thinks abuse isn't abuse until it's physical (which is inherently wrong because abuse isn't only physically, fyi); Harry has learned to dodge Vernon and he states that, very proudly when his uncle tries to grab him. He dodges a flying pan and states that fact, again very proudly as if it is the norm; do you know how heavy pans are? And do you know what would happen when one hits you? If you want an even clearer proof; Vernon Dursley strangles Harry in Ootp. There you go. Also, in the first book, we clearly see Vernon encouraging Dudley to hit Harry. Read between the lines and actually try to understand what that signifies.

And favourite part; When he wasn't treated like a prisoner, or a freak— he was their servant. And that is very much canonical. Tending Petunia's garden during summers and drinking from the water hose in the garden because of how hot it was? Having to wake up early so he can tend the kitchen and when he wasn't doing all that he is locked away. And it is all canon.

In conclusion, Harry— not only grew up to think that he was inhumane, undeserving of love, a freak that didn't even get to have his own bed because someone like him didn't deserve it, physically harmed enough times that he dodges them out of reflex and also the Dursleys' glorified servant; that is not even taking into account what Harry went through in Hogwarts. And after all that if someone tells me; this child, right here — didn't go through much then well, maybe read the books again?

[shoecrabs]

no context riordanverse spoilers:

[emilyskinners]

“i just- i think how i'd feel, you know, if i loved someone, and they betrayed me. how would you ever get things back to the way they were?” “wait, are we still talking about blair and nate here?” “yeah, of course. what else can we be talking about?”

[sapphic-bf]

i wish more ppl talked abt how badly jinx treated vi in S1, especially in the later episodes.

[tornoleander]

Nya has the best writing out of anyone in skybound an I will not hear otherwise

(this is just a rant but I will finish my argument with evidence soon but I was feeling like yelling at phone)

Just watched a video completely butchering her character.

I’m fuming about Nya’s treatment in general like RRRRR SHE IS LIKE THE BEST WRITTEN. Most people I see talk about her never tried to see Nya’s motivation.

And because she’s grumpy and won’t take bullshit treatment. And a large part of the audience Treat her like she’s a brat for it like…

Her ark against all odds is great. The only reason so many people don’t get that is ALL because of the awful framing and them focusing on Jay at all the wrong times I PROMISE YOU.

The audience is made to focus on Jay’s feelings in moments that should’ve been about her.

Nya always thought she would end up with Jay like she said later on. She always loved him She wasn’t trying to hurt or play with his feelings but she had bigger problems, and she simply didn’t want to be dating him. Because she hated how that would make her be perceived. Which was the issues that she overcame by the end.

She is frustrated by way she’s perceived by the city. They only see her as her gender. A self insert of sorts. (There’s a scene about it first ep subtle but boils my blood) Not a person. She HATES IT.

BRRRR

Nya has A lot more going on like it was never her Job to walk on eggshells around Jays feelings. She was having a lot harder of a time that first episode but more screen time was dedicated to Jays moping about her.

Just AAA ggghg

LIKE EVERYONE REWATCH SKYBOUND AND FOCUS ON NYA Specifically. Ignore how much the narrative drags you to look at Jay. I swear Nya’s struggle is shockingly the most well written bit

[tiger-grace]

Tim Drake is such a middle child I’m sorry but when I think of the robins I’m like “oh! Dick Grayson! Best acrobatic, kind hearted but sassy. The og team leader or most skilled of just about most hero teams he’s on! Has worked to get out Batman’s shadow, despite (or due to) being around him the longest!!”

“Jason todd, super interesting character arc! Dead robin, back from the grave with vengeance and murderous tendencies! Screwed up father-son relationships and a particularly violent moral code, known for tracking down the worst of people!”

“uh that guy. yeah he drinks coffee a lot or something idk he’s been on his laptop in the corner for 3 days. we tried to chase him out with a broom and he won’t leave.”

“𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘯 we’ve got mf Stephanie ‘𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭’ Brown…”

[artthoufruity]

What's with the El slander I'm seeing because of the new teaser🤨? Yes her outfit is kinda fugly but what's that got to do with her? And also everyone's outfits are lowkey ugly but why are you only mentioning hers? "The whole sticking out her hand and screaming thing is so overused" Ok? Take it up with the duffers not her?? Y'all are mad she's a powerful woman and ik that bc NO ONE has said shit about Steve's horrendous haircut or his homewrecker attitude. I haven't seen anyone even acknowledge Dustins god awful trenchcoat thing. Appearances don't seem to matter unless you're a woman.

I don't care if it's "just a joke" it's not funny you're just weird

[onyx-plutos-moon]

Reese and PJ headcanons because I love them but they're so forgotten about compared to other minor characters in NPMD

Reese:

A junior who's taking mostly senior classes

None of her interests match her vibes

She's a horror movie fan (she handed in an essay that was basically about the Alien franchise and the fear of mpreg and got an A+ and now it's an example essay)

Works part time at toyzone

Huge movie nerd

Has three middle names

Went to cheer tryouts but was bullied out of the team (she was super good)

PJ:

A senior

Tutored Max during freshman amd sophomore year in math and the sciences. Quit because he started hitting on her and it made her really uncomfortable

Really fast reader

Reads exclusively romantasy and classics (she reads one genre then the other)

Her favourite book is Pride and Prejudice (I haven't read that but the vibes)

Part time barista at the Starbucks across the street from beanies

On the volleyball team (she looks different when her hairs in Dutch braids so Max hasn't realized)

For both of them:

They're girlfriends

They tutor middle schoolers together

Reese will watch movies on her phone while PJ lays in her lap with a book

They share sweaters

[hers-underwraps]

Real footage of me trying to not crash out after people are using me in their arguments to perpetuate AnB Dashi slander

[cartoonstxrys]

It baffles me that people will simp for Jimmy Crystal (a villain who has done horrible things) because they consider him attractive, but they will hate on Meena (a character who has done nothing wrong) just because she’s a plus-sized character. The double standards in this fandom is atrocious, if you’re going to hate on a Sing character, at least target your hate on a character that ACTUALLY deserves it, like I don’t know, Mike the Mouse or Jimmy Fucking Crystal.

[kideaternomnom]

Ngl, seeing Maki haters/Toji stans bitch how Maki is a bad character or that she's only a "Toji copy" is the funniest shit ever. Y'know why? Because they literally got slandered by Gege as a character.

That's right. This motherfucker. He quite literally is what those Maki haters are- or what he symbolizes. And it's funny how they always bitch about Maki or that she's just a "copy" when...look at Naoya. Look how he ended up. Look at how stupid he was portrayed. Look how she DOMINATED him. Look how dumb he looked narrative wise.

Also...when do parallels mean a bad character or a "copy?" What cause Maki's a girl? That's stupid. If she were a copy she wouldn't have been created by Gege before Toji in JJK 0. Or have her dynamic with Yuta, or those moments of her struggling to accept affection, or have all that development, or her dynamic with Mai, or her symbolism.

Conclusion: Naoya and toxic Toji stans are mainly wannabe sigma toxic male 14 year old boys who can't even get a snickers from their mommy lmao. They're also the fans who were LITERALLY slandered by Gege in the form of a character.

[catenary-chad]

in defense of “diva Electra”

I get the criticisms of this take on the character of being the total opposite of anything the original workshop character was or “sassy drag queen” being a tropey and superficial direction. In any other show/media I’d probably even side with them. But with real-life train context, I actually really like this take on the character and imo it’s only become MORE accurate and relevant since the 2000s. It’s actually kind of amazing how well it fits modern US rail/transit fans (and to some degree international ones) into trains like Electra since there’s no way that was actually intended. I think if there was a revival anywhere in the northeast US, locals would go nuts for this kind of take on Electra vs something more loyal to the original because it fills such a niche among talking trains and just captures the spirit of electric/transit aligned railfans vs people just into boomer trains, and it makes a great counter to Greaseball because of that. So here’s my elaboration on why I like many of their traits:

Sassy and confrontational but affectionate-

hah, this is actually a pretty accurate description of a transit group I know irl. That sphere is notoriously argumentative and outspoken in general and endlessly snarky, it’s a mix of being vindictive about being politically screwed over for years and skewing heavily towards the northeastern US (which is broadly known for being loud, confrontational, often kind of aggressive and constantly dropping one-liners). But they’re actively not gatekeepers and more evangelistic than anything, they really want you to know and care about transit and electrification politics and the group I’m in is really proactive about including people.

This take on Electra specifically reminds me of one guy I know who kind of goes over the top making fun of/reacting to things. Who is also the ELECTRIFY EVERYTHING type and also very friendly and outgoing. It’s a very appropriate personality to give an electric train that’s vaguely Amtrak-coded. You can even it give it more depth in that they might act that way to make up for otherwise poor social skills or to get points across, or that they’re a squeaky wheel because electric train problems are often so overlooked but also dismissed as whiny.

aggressively lgbt-

it’s lowkey a stereotype that electric/modern/transit oriented railfans skew VERY gay and that’s just plain true in my experience. It’s generally a very liberal, urban interest and that leads to it being a very diverse sphere overall.

over the top sparkly and showy-

it’s easy to just make Electra vain and extravagant but I think it’s way more interesting to make this a deliberate PR move the way actual train systems will. Shiny sells and makes things more attractive to the public, I mentioned it in a previous post but even wild failures like the McGinnis-era New Haven Railroad have stuck around in public view because they had bold and striking visual designs and liveries. Electric trains are seen as a pretty mundane thing by a lot of people, their full advantages aren’t that well understood by the masses, and they don’t get much media glamorization compared to steam or diesel counterparts. Being bright and striking (and perhaps even overly focused on being clean because that’s a problem transit systems face) would actually be kind of a survival strategy for Electra with how much electrification has been sidelined or even reversed in the Anglophone world (and Americas in general) where they NEED to fight for appeal and relevance