#again i say

[samdeancest]

god god god god god i can’t be on tumblr for too long because i get insanely horny i NEED HARVEY SPECTER SO BAD FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[petrovna-zamo]

What was your first impression of each other?

[sncwonthebeach]

absolutely in love with how many elements from the TSOTL novel, "Clarice" adapted and explored. Like.. you'd have no idea what "How does it feel to be so beautiful?" meant UNLESS you read the novel.

[mageofquandrix]

Some of y’all shouldn’t be given access to art books.

[justsumtransdude2000]

Do I care about Snupin? No, not in the slightest.

Do I like Snape? While I think the Alan Rickman is fine, I don't care about Snape as a character, no.

Do I, currently, find myself writing a Snupin fic right now? Yes, somehow I do.

[bareacts]

Ao3 is being as tempermental as a shitty father and that's saying something.

[jaggededges123]

i’m almost at 300 works on ao3. fucking,,, what???

[firelise]

i dont care if he makes two bowls of rice, i hope he suffers every day of his miserable life

[shealmostdrowned]

seeing people be really rude and weird about how taylor talks/moves/behaves and i'm not seeing anything odd about it. i'm confused what y'all are seeing. regardless, don't be fucking mean

swifties be normal about regular human behavior challenge

[talktomeintiptoes]

I’m neither shocked nor surprised but the fact that Taylor was apparently at a party at a literal weed club with food catered by a cannabis chef just really amuses me. I hope people get upset because that would be even more amusing to me personally.

[tomstoast]

[bankaizen]

can't believe i had to see someone quote laurence olivier of all fucking people to try and dunk on jeremy strong on my twitter tl this morning, but i guess stranger things have happened

[mikeyisbrooklyn]

I FUCKING KNEW SOMEONE WOULD BRING IT UP AAGGGHHH

Spoilers for Bioshock Infinite below

Wanna avoid the spoilers? TLDR:

Bioshock Infinite is not an example of this trope—at least, it isn’t an example that’s played straight. It’s lampshaded, if anything. Bioshock instead shows that oppressors will equate their actions with that of the oppressed, to make both themselves look better and the oppressed look worse.

No you canNOT say Bioshock Infinite! If you would like to critique the story as a whole? Cool, go for it. But Daisy was handled exceptionally well considering the fact that the player character is Booker “War Crimes Are Necessary Sometimes” DeWitt. That scene immediately after Elizabeth kills Daisy to save that kid, pay attention to how both Booker and Elizabeth react. Booker is callous and flippant because he’s a selfish, uncaring man. This is not subtext, this is shouted in the boldest of bold texts from practically the start of the game. Meanwhile, Elizabeth shows an appropriate amount of disgust, discomfort, and concern for what she did.

Why does any of this matter? Because even though Booker is the player character, I argue that Elizabeth is the focal character. Over the course of the game we are watching the innocence of her sheltered upbringing fade. At the start of the game, she pretty much has no thoughts besides having fun and talking about her interests—as if that’s all there is to the world. Then, she sees racism for the first time and says something to the effect of “That’s—that’s odd, why does that happen?” like a child would. Booker unhelpfully brushes it aside (cause he sucks) but what’s important is—even though she drops it—if you pay attention, she’s not satisfied fully with his answer.

Back to Daisy, who is fighting against the oppression of black (and by extension, all) citizens of Columbia. For those that don’t know, the short version of Daisy’s extreme plan is kill the kid of a rich and powerful man to prove a point and make her message heard. Again, extreme, but like the OP post says, the intentions are good (this is undeniable and again, in the game this is said in big bold letters).

In the end, it’s Elizabeth—sweet, innocent Elizabeth—that kills Daisy while Booker is engaging with her. Elizabeth is horrified that she just killed someone. Booker? The ass practically plays OP’s meme straight, accusing Daisy as being as bad Comstock because of the extremes she went to. Like before when she first saw racism, Elizabeth doesn’t like this answer. She’s noticeably more uncomfortable with Booker from this point onwards.

“Wait, doesn’t that mean Bioshock Infinite does fit OP’s post?” NO! Here’s why:

Remember how I called Booker a war criminal? Yeah no that wasn’t a joke. Big spoilers for the game, Booker IS Comstock. Same person. He doesn’t know it at this point in the game cause timey wimey shit, don’t ask, I’ve already been typing for too long. The point is, the game hints at this the whole time, like whole time. Which means Booker is an oppressor himself criticizing one of the people he’s oppressed. Again, not subtext.

This matters a lot because Bioshock is not saying “Daisy was in the wrong for being extreme, she’s just as bad Comstock!” Booker is saying that. Booker, the unreliable narrator. Booker, the brash asshole. Booker, THE VILLAIN OF THE GAME! Booker and his opinions should not be treated as anything but what they are: an oppressor and the fucked up way his mind works.

If you would like to criticize the (unfortunately plentiful) players who did not pick up on this? Be my guest. Wanna criticize the game cause you feel like the handled the topic in a clunky way. Fine! But they did not endorse the status quo. Booker dies at the end! And Elizabeth kills him! It’s not in some heroic sacrifice. He is not glorified as it happens. Elizabeth kills him because she knows it’s the right thing to do. Because even though she can never undo killing Daisy, she CAN do right by her and the people of Columbia by killer Comstock while she has the chance. The moment is clearly emotional for her, but that’s only because she got attached to Booker after all this time (and remember, she was emotional after Daisy too, so the girl is simply not a killer).

can we stop doing this trope

[byjove]

countries will be like “nooooo our birth rate is falling exponentially and it’s effecting our economy” and immigrants will be like “hey can you let us in so we can boost your economy and fill your empty jobs and raise our children here” and inevitably the country is like “the only thing worse than a large scale collapse of our population is letting foreigners live here”

[batcavescolony]

Katniss is such an unreliable narrator. She says "Then something unexpected happens. At least, I don't expect it because I don't think of District 12 as a place that cares about me" girl you deliver strawberries to the Mayor, you hunt and trade for the district, when you fell at Prim being chosen someone caught you, when you went to Prim people parted for you, when you volunteered EVERYONE stopped. Idk how to tell you but I think you're a pillar of the community.

[qtt-art]

1910 collective days of human life, all for this?

Hi I love Anya. I'd like to draw Swansea too because he's my 2nd fav but that'll come another time. Image description: a drawing of Anya from the game Mouthwashing. She is sitting on the floor surrounded by empty bottles of mouthwash floating in a non-literal pool of blue liquid.