#and i was cringe. who isnt at their teen age. but i was posting everything online auhh

[basslinegrave]

as terrible as twitter is rn it doesnt beat my timeline around 2014 when the humor was at its absolute lowest. seeing the same picture of an anime guy every 2 minutes. you could count the pixels on those mfs from the jpegification. the random ass teenie drama for no reason. someone tweeting about putting ice cubes up their ass. i wonder how everyones doing now

[softness-and-shattering]

About the Mean Girls musical movie

I know Ive had conversations before about the cultural context stuff, that it seems like the message was not as effective as the first movie when the stuff its talking about, how girls are wrong whatever they do and everything is up for criticism and filming, and you have to pretend to be sweet and kind fairy princesses instead of being allowed to be human. And Id have to go back and find those posts to see what I do and dont agree with now. Because I just saw the movie. And honestly, I liked it. A lot of the visuals were really fun and interesting, which I think is impressive in a movie that mostly takes place inside of a high school. Regina more than once looks like she's in a music video, and that works because shes so hyped, its like she lives in a reality where not only do people break into song, but she's always in a music video. She really sells the character, self-assured and in charge and perfectly manipulative, and even when she's being vulnerable you're like, but is this another deception? She's more villainous in this version, and by the end maybe more human as well. (also the costuming is phenomenal, that Halloween angel dress?? The entire Halloween Someone Get Hurts sequence might be my favourite. )

Also Renee Rapp, who plays Regina, is just incredibly hot. She also played Regina on Broadway so it makes sense she has the character down. Thats not film critique thats my personal admiration. Its almost a little silly with the "oh no Regina is gaining weight she cant fit her clothes" because she looks amazing. [Edit: She's also obviously - I was gonna say she seems older than the other "teens" but actually she's 24, so Im having a moment of feeling old. And she's actually the same age as Auli'i Cravalho who is a lot younger in my mind because holy shit Moana came out EIGHT years ago?? Angourie Rice/Cady is 23, Jaquel Spivy/Damian is 26, Avantika/Karen is 19, thats more the age I thought they were but not the cast seems to be mostly 23-26. Its so weird when times moves the same for people while your image of them in your head stays the same. So Rapp isn't older she's just a bit bigger (neutral/positive). And she's been playing the role for a long time. And Im allowed to find her hot because she's a goddamn adult and so am I. This paragraph is not critique it is me blogging on my blog. Now Im annoyed at myself for Caveats of Fear but Im gonna stop dwelling on that now.]

On that note, though I originally liked the musical quite a lot, the significant fatphobia in it soured it for me. And Im happy to say in the musical movie, they changed or omitted those lines. I was waiting to cringe and they just sang something else. So that was great. I think the only fat character was Damian (why does that suddenly look like a vampire name?) - Jaquel Spivy - and he seemed comfy and cool, no self deprecating fat jokes or anything. Generally the lines/jokes that were uncomfortable or a bit bigoted have been changed. Though there isnt any disability rep, and theres a random character the burn book claims puts alcohol in her inhaler, like a 3 second joke.

And the big thing is that a lot of the meanness is shown in montages of vertical video and comments - no-brand tiktok obviously - and I think thats pretty realistic, and also in the original theme of not being mean to peoples faces but talking all kinds of shit behind their backs. And I think the montage format is effective in mimicking that endless scroll eyes glazing over stuck in the doom scroll/stuck in the spectacle. The music was good. I really liked how they overlaid the Spring Fling/thematic music with the math competition. If anything, Cady is not as good of a character, her Plastic switch is basically overnight, the scene with Aaron at the party is still kinda of awkward, she doesnt get as much room to breathe, while almost everyone else comes off really well. Heck even the candy cane/glen coco guy did well, I was actually suprised at how differently and yet excellently the actors acted their lines, compared both to the previous movie and the musical. Auli'i is fantastic, scary Janis is *scary*. And I simultaneously want to be her best friend. (It certainly helps that her art is augmented with embroidery and she's carrying embroidery hoops in multiple scenes. Fiber arts my loves.)

When I first saw a trailer my thoughts were "ugh we dont need another movie of this," but I think Ive changed my mind. Its similar enough and different enough that for me its a good adaptation. Also - I almost forgot to say - Janis gets a girlfriend for Spring Fling. Its not a plot point, we're just montaging getting ready and Janis goes to pick her up (in the lavender suit), and Damian is taking photos with two other sapphic couples. And he gets a crush/admirer who again, is just there to be there and doesnt interfere with the main story. I might change my mind again once its had time to settle in my thoughts, but initial impression is that its a fun movie I would watch again. Maybe we want the social commentary to be more incisive than it is, and in the end it is entertainment that needs to not be too boring to hold peoples shortening attention spans. (also neutral). Maybe thats wishing for it to be a movie that its not trying to be, and thats always a recipe for disappointment and also not great or fair analysis. What a fantastic line to end on*.

[faggy-euronymous]

introduction post time!!

names: ray, mikey/michael, andre, finn, frank, robin/robbie, euronymous, cal/calvin/caleb, eli/elias/elliot/elijah, oliver/ollie, gabriel, victor/viktor (use all interchangeably)

pronouns: it/its, ey/em, xe/xim, bat/batself/🦇/🦇self, they/them,🥀/🥀self, vamp/vampself, he/him, 🦴/🦴self (again use all interchangeably)

im a femme genderqueer fagdyke ^-^ im a self-identified bad person so if you have some shit like "bad people dni" then dont interact (or do. i cant rly stop u b4 u interact)

im 13 :3

tag stuff: i only tw for image/video-based stuff, n i format it like "___ warning" (ex: flashing warning) (i have shit memory so unless theres an image/video there to remind me that "hey theres smth triggering here" i wont remember it, sorry). my yapping tag is #the bat speaks. if you have the money, check out my #palestine fundraiser tag or #sudan fundraiser tag and donate some money to some1 there! vampire tag: #🦇, music tag: #📼, cannibalism/body parts/skeletons/stuff in that vein (pun intended :3) tag: #🫀 (ed im sorry for stealing these), art tag: #🎨, vent tag (will include vent posts both by me n other ppl): #🥀

i have 1 other blog: @faggy-music-listening (blog where ill post what im listening to when i feel like it)

this blog is for a lot of things. vent posts. discourse/political shit. blinkies, stamps, n stuff like that. bands/artists i like (mostly mcr rn the autism is making me obsess over middle-aged men again). also i think vampires n queer history r cool. plz send asks i <3 asks!!

if u wanna cancel some random mentally ill queer teenager here u go ^-^ (sry this is so long it turns out im a very opinionated faggot):

🖤 transandrophobia is real n important to talk abt (n so is transmisogyny, exorsexism, intersexism, n transmultiphobia)

🖤 all mentally ill ppl deserve help if we want it. yes this includes the "scary" ones. ppl w pds, addicts, psychotic ppl. this includes psycho/sociopaths. ALL mentally ill ppl. n if a mentally ill person doesnt want help we still deserve basic respect

🖤 all radfems should fuck off n die. even the trans "inclusive" (lmao) ones

🖤 mainstream feminism sucks n doesnt pay attention to poc, trans ppl, intersex ppl, n disabled ppl enough. yall gotta stop focusing on white perisex cis abled women

🖤 live and let live, cringe culture fucking sucks

🖤 "leftists" being like "mental health matters!" but not being able to handle ppl w anything except for seasonal depression, mild anxiety, or "quirky"/"silly" autism/adhd is a genuine problem

🖤 having homicide fantasies doesnt make u a bad person. even if theyre not intrusive thoughts n u wanna have them

🖤 no kink/fetish is morally bad (none of them. not even that rly fucked up 1 u js thought of). no kink/fetish "belongs" to a group of ppl. making ur own ver of a kink/fetish isnt "copying"

🖤 "contradicting" labels r amazing n very fun to have (ex: afab transfem, amab transmasc, lesboy, gaygirl, lesgay)

🖤 it/its arent inherently dehumanizing n refusing to call some1 who uses it/its it is transphobic

🖤 neopronouns n xenogenders r amazing n very fun to have

🖤 fakeclaimers should die

🖤 liking a piece of media doesnt mean you agree w the creator(s) abt everything

🖤 a (cis) man liking feminine things doesnt mean theyre a (trans) woman n a (cis) woman liking masculine things doesnt mean theyre a (trans) man. thats js gender stereotypes w trans colors painted onto it

🖤 intersex ppl talking abt their issues arent transphobic or terfs oh my fucking god

🖤 proship but the actual meaning n not what antis think it means. i dont believe ppl should b harassed for ships (esp considering a lot of comshippers r traumatized teens. they need mental help not online harassment campaigns)

🖤 free palestine 🇵🇸 free sudan 🇸🇩 free congo 🇨��� free haiti 🇭🇹

🖤 antisemitism sucks n theres unfortunately a lot of it in the white goyische pro-palestine movement (im not saying the movement is inherently antisemitic, its not, js that a lot of white goyische ppl in the movement R antisemitic (which i personally believe can be fixed!))

🖤 callout culture is 👎

🖤 purity culture is 👎

i have an airbuds the @ is @batraybat the display name is 🦇 ray 🦇 n the pfp is the pic of gee under here add me on there if u wanna stalk my music listening my spotify has the same pfp n the name is also 🦇 ray 🦇 also heres my discord talk to me plz

bands/artists i have a spotify playlist dedicated to: my chemical romance, mindless self indulgence

goodbye heres the picture of gerard way :3

[madwomenanonymous]

This wasn’t gonna be a rant but I suppose it is, because sister snapped.

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okay, so, as an american i can say that many people in and around my age group kinda suck complete ass.

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ive noticed many things about american ignorance (especially in people between the ages of 12-18) and stubbornness towards anything that isn’t American or related to their own culture. i would like to preface this by saying im not shading any American artists or pushing my own country’s standards aside for KPop, as I enjoy many of the artists mentioned, and I mean no disrespect to any decent person in their fandom.

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ANOTHER PREFACE, death is a natural thing and it will happen to all of us eventually, but it can still be very scary or sad when someone that you love dearly or look up to passes, no matter their past mistakes or how their death occurred.

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Fandoms can suck, they really can, but they can also be amazing things. But, this post will be about Americans in music fandoms mainly, so I’ll try not to sidetrack. This is also about death, so be warned.

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I try my best to support and respect my american friends who are in American fandoms, so when I heard the news of several different artists popular in america passing, I would respectfully wish well being to fans and family, and i believe everyone should do this as well. When Avicii died, I wrote about drug abuse on twitter and supported my friends who followed his music. When XXXTentacion died, I was respectful even if I didn’t agree with many things he had done in his past. Even more of my friends were MASSIVE supporters of X and were very deeply affected by his sudden death. I am currently still processing the Mac Miller situation, as I haven’t gotten all of the information but I continue to pray for his family and send love to his fans.

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But, when Jonghyun passed and I came to school two days after the incident, holding back tears and attempting to confide in a few friends, (not all, as my main friend group are massive KPop fans, but friends I see in class) they would laugh. Literally laugh at him. Not at my tears, but at Jonghyun. They criticized me for crying over “some talentless pretty boy” and “some korean twink” which made everything worse. I didn’t ask them to cry, I didn’t ask them to feel sad, I just asked for some comfort. I didn’t force KPop on them, or tell them they had to constantly care about me or Jonghyun, just that they could respect his passing and not talk shit about an innocent man who committed suicide. To this day they make fun of him for taking his life. Most people in my school are aware of his death (as BTS and BLACKPINK are very popular here and with that comes other KPop news, and Billboard covered it so they know about everything.) and they hear his name and laugh and say “isn’t that the dude who killed himself lol” like it’s nothing.

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I’m aware that it’s different. Since I’m american, I know the artists they like, more than they know of kpop. That’s fine, but they also say that because he’s korean it doesn’t really matter since “they want to bomb us anyway” even when I explain that he was South Korean not North Korean.

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It’s kinda sad how much American teens can’t respect things outside of their country, how they treat KPop like it is inferior and disgusting (when people ask what kind of music I like and one style is KPop, people literally say ew cringe) and the disrespect behind their behavior. Kids at my school don’t like to admit it, but they are xenophobic, and it’s just annoying. (Same goes for other countries. We had a substitute from Nigeria and basically all everyone was saying to her was “what’s wakanda like?” And “how many times have you had Ebola?” and it was disgusting)

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ALL people should be respected, do not shit on others with no prior knowledge on who they are or what they stand for. It hurts quite a lot to see hate towards idols who have passed such as Jonghyun, Minwoo, or Dongyoon, and I hope american teens are able to open their minds a bit in the future or at least be a bit less xenophobic.

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BASICALLY, what this has all led up to is the iconic golden rule, treat others the way you wish to be treated.

Respect everyone, don’t mock the death of anyone ever, and live your life. Okay, rant over.

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P.S, THIS ISNT ME BITCHING AND WHINING, i just wanted to get it off my chest. you don’t have to read it, just have a nice day <3