#Same Effect

[riverwithoutbanks]

I know it’s probably been said to death but Sam going ‘you’re strictly into dick now?’ Makes me feral.

What do you mean strictly

come here I jsust want to talk come closer I won’t bite I swear come put your hand inside my cage juysyggsdbb-

[cloudycloudsminusclouds]

Secret Life Ep2 Spoilers!!!

Don't have the energy to actually draw anything so doodles!! Martyn InTheLittleWood? never heard of him! Only know Martyn InTheFUCKINGNETHER MARTYN PLEASE STOP TAKING DAMAGE MARTY-

[mistystarshine]

Whenever a female character is widely hated, put the blame on misogyny. However, a good chunk of fans of specific works (with certain exceptions) are teen girls and women. Is it a case of internalized misogyny, then?

Somewhat, yes, but it's also a matter of attraction.

A great deal of fandom is shipping, and people tend to be more drawn to ships that they are attracted to. No, it's not the be-all end-all, yes, you can love characters and ships that you don't find attractive and dislike ones that you do, but it adds a MASSIVE boost. You are more likely to consider ships when you find one or more of the characters attractive. You are less likely if you do not.

I'll use myself as an example.

I don't give a shit about m/m pairings unless they have strong canonical chemistry that appeals to me (or it's a REALLY well written fic) because I'm a lesbian. It is harder to make them appeal to me because I don't get the attraction boost. I will read Adamsapple fics (with a note that I am picky about characterization) because I find the dynamic compelling. I don't mind Huskerdust, but have never once sought it out. Alastor is the major ship-launcher in this fandom, but I have not and will not read any fics that dedicate a significant amount of time toward Alastor shipping (or read Alastor-centric fics in general) because I can't comprehend how people find him hot and I find what we saw of him in canon deeply boring, so there is absolutely no appeal. M/F is honestly largely the same. Constrastingly, although I obviously gravitate toward things I already ship, I will give almost any f/f ship a shot if the fic seems well written. (With another note that I am picky about characterization.) Why? Because there is additional appeal there to make me willing to give the author the time to convince me.

(This is without even getting into smut, and I don't think I need to explain the importance of attraction there. All of the M/M or M/F smut that I've written was as a gift to a friend or because the narrative demanded it. And guess what? The f/f I've written (on a burner account that ya'll will never see) was way better.)

The majority of fandom is women. The majority of women are attracted to men. So guess what? Attractive male characters and m/m pairings get most of the attention. And guess what else? Female characters often get in the way of m/m ships, which provokes hate. Especially around younger fans who might not be experienced enough with narratives to be able to get a female love interest out of the way without demonizing them.

If you want me to say that female characters just aren't as well-written as men, it's not going to happen. There are PLENTY of male characters who are flat as cardboard yet get tons of adoring fans and fandom doing the work to flesh them out to hell and back. Just look at Hux in the Star Wars fandom. There are plenty of extremely well-written female characters who are ignored in favor of the most prominent bland hot man. And yeah, it's because they're hot. And maybe it's a bit of misogyny too, but... from what I've seen, a lot of attention comes from attraction, and when it comes to female characters, much of the hate comes from ship wars that people don't want to admit are ship wars. Plain and simple.

[boltlightning]

No real question, we seem to have similar tastes in James Norrington & Gale Dekarios and that’s kinda cool. I appreciate your framed photo of Norrington and taking Ibuprofen with him, how did that start?

congrats on your excellent taste anon, i salute you

the short answer to your question: i have an art-grade printer and no self control

long answer: my dad and i have been hiding these little plastic skeletons around the house to prank each other. we reached a ceasefire (read: he hasn't found the skeleton hidden in the produce drawer yet) so i bought a pack of shitty little heart-shaped picture frames to put a picture of a skeleton on his desk. i had three frames leftover and figured...yeah alright i'll put a picture of my guy on my work desk to stave off the relentless grind of my job.

and let me tell you. it adds so much whimsy to my day. it is incredibly funny seeing such a serious portrait of a 18th century naval officer next to my silly emails and indesign documents, and sometimes ibuprofen

[honeekyuu]

[hotdogcabbagesausage]

i have to be so real with y’all, i didn’t start inquisition until this year out of spite and i messed up my world save 3 times and finally got it right yesterday, started the game anew, so now i have 8 more days to finish the game so i have the full lore and experience before Absolution comes out

[rockbandname]

Just put a message before the show that says THIS IS EDGY we'll believe you

STOP 👏 MAKING 👏 SHOWS 👏 DARK 👏 FOR 👏 THE 👏 “”””AESTHETIC”””” 👏 I 👏 CAN’T 👏 SEE

[yujateaandpi]

Watched this episode then sighed and rummaged through my closet. This was my outfit for today.

[the-phantom-peach]

Four Swords/Adventures is a game about friendship and teamwork…

and patience and communication and self control and

[a-fix-of-muses]

Currently Listening To: "Same Effect" by BENEE

[priestninox]

"Your mother went to see a doll's house with a couple of girlfriends and now SHE has ideas."

Like music to my ears

[screwpinecaprice]

She's not like other girls

[eldritchdyke]

Every remake of a game should come with a copy of the game it is remaking that is compatible with modern hardware but otherwise untouched and I'm not even exaggerating this should be mandated by law. If you're going to attempt to recreate a piece of art you have to give people access to its original context otherwise it becomes the only context and makes the previous version simply a superceded product

[0utrenoir]

a taser fulfills the exact same purpose as a scroll of lightning.

[hell0jon]

“First one to leave has to read the next statement”

It’s been 48 hours

[nellasbookplanet]

'Enjoy it despite its flaws' is one thing, but Mass Effect somehow invented its own category: 'simultaneously one of the most flawed and the most well-crafted sci-fi stories I've ever experienced'. These games are incredible. They’re the worst. All the women are sexualized. All the women have deeply flawed and complex personalities without being either demonized or romanticized. The first available f/f ship seems to be written along the guidelines of 'what would a straight man find hot'. As the games go on, they effortlessly include multiple same sex romance options given just as much care and development as the the opposite sex ones. You can play as a xenophobic murderhobo asshole. You can play as someone genuinely caring but also harsh, who inspires growth and co-operation wherever you go but who makes hard choices when you have to. You can kill civilians and punch reporters and commit genocide. You can stop a generational war and mediate peace and save several species from extinction. The robots are stereotypically evil cannon fodder. The robots are deeply complex with a tragic history. Your team mates are assholes with xenophobic opinions or justifications for police brutality and genocide, or they just want excuses to Do Murder. You team mates are deeply flawed and can be urged to grow alongside you. The most important aliens are all humanoids. There are plant aliens and jellyfish aliens and insect aliens and elephant aliens and aliens who can’t share an atmosphere with us. You have to drive around countless identically boring planets with little to show for it. You get to discover hidden secrets and civilisations millions of years old and live through some of the most emotionally harrowing scenes in storytelling history. I am going absolutely insane about it.