#because it's not

[physical-manifestation-of-spite]

Let's be crystal clear. Queerbaiting is real. But it occurs when the creators intentionally hint at a queer relationship to lure in a queer audience to give them money, but never actually follow through on their heavy-handed implications of a queer relationship. Queerbaiting does not occur when the creator has been transparent from the very beginning that Malevolent is about friendship and platonic love, meant to work through the toxic masculinity they've lived throughout their entire life, and to express healthy platonic love (and sometimes unhealthy love) between two male-presenting characters. It is not queerbaiting when they emphatically tell each other that they love each other, because love isn't exclusively romantic, and while it is absolutely okay for people to ship them (and something that the creator is totally FINE with, btw), it is not okay to accuse the creator of lying about their relationship when he's been clear about it from the very beginning.

Friendship and platonic love is just as meaningful as romantic love and that's the whole point of Malevolent.

[arabella-s-arts]

Okay, since I haven't really shared my thoughts on Buddie here yet. I thought I would share them, not for any particular reason, mostly just so I can get them out of my head. I will also briefly talk about my queer Eddie headcanons.

Okay, let's start with Eddie. Look, I would say that that man is gay, but the way he reacted when he first met Ana was not very homosexual of him. So based on how he acts in canon, I either think he's aromantic bisexual, or homoromantic bisexual (which is rare, but does happen). Personally I'm leaning more toward homoromantic (maybe that's just because I ship him with the hot priest), but I keep aromantic around for funsies.

Anyway, now I'm going to talk about Buddie. I don't ship it. I don't hate the ship, I totally get why people want them together, but I went into the show knowing about Buddie and expecting I would also ship it just for me to not. I tried to ship it, but I never really got into it. When Eddie was first introduced it felt like it could go the romantic way, but then their relationship settled into friendship, and that's all their relationship felt like to me, friendship. I mean, I would joke that they should just kiss already, but not because I actively wanted them together, but because I like drama. I know there are things that aren't typically seen as a friends thing, but a romantic partner thing, that they do. But I kind of loved that Buck and Eddie were doing all these non-traditional things together because they were friends, and that's just how their relationship is. Anyway, I was trying to be in support of Buddie maybe eventually going canon for a while, because I know how much it would mean to other people. But once we were reintroduced to Tommy, all that went flying out the window. Because Buck and Tommy's relationship were giving all the things I felt like I supposed to be feeling about Buddie. I know polyamory is a thing, I think it's great that people ship Buddietommy, but I don't personally have a lot of polyamorous ships, just because I always end up shipping one couple in the trio more than the others, and that doesn't seem fair to the third person. Anyway, I think Buddie got permanently ruined for me after Bucktommy, and especially after how a lot of Buddie fans treated Lou and that relationship. And I know that's not all Buddie fans, I am not judging a whole based on a fraction. I still think Buddie is a good and valid ship, it just isn't for me.

[deadwardynamic]

personality swap because of the urinetown i just saw (and literally just posted about) where lockstock was the insane one

[renif]

ARCANE SPOILERS!

JUST WATCHED THE FIRST THREE EPISODES GUYS AND THEY KISSED, THEY ACTUALLY KISSED.

[ihazyourkitty]

That feeling you get when you see someone post a video on YouTube about why Moo Deng is an example of a good zoo.....

Look, to be fair, he did specify that the behavior of the guests is irresponsible. I'm not going to link this video, this is a smaller creator who means well. He seems passionate about zoos, but just doesn't presently have much familiarity with the nuances of animal care.

This is also a good time to mention that, yes, animals breeding is a positive sign in terms of welfare. That is NOT the only sign you look for, however. You can have both positive and negative welfare inputs at the same time. Some species, or even individuals, are just more picky than others when it comes to breeding.

I also want to clarify that I'm not making a judgment about that zoo's overall quality. Zoos can be a mix of good and bad. What I am saying is that the way the keepers have been interacting with Moo Deng, and the internet turning this into a big meme, is uh... maybe not the best example of why zoos are good.

[danrat]

hi 9 people who have liked archive 81 at one point. you should buy dan's original music because i want him to make and publish more of it. this is the spotify link. buy it here.

and quite fucking honestly, if you leave an email in my inbox i'll buy it for you.

[feathers-little-nest]

tbh I do have two new year's resolutions: to be more open and less embarrassed about my mentally illnesses ahaha. and read more books.

[qrjung]

What's some terrible fandom opinions/takes you've seen of North?

This is a genuine question, okay? I see anything starting, I block

[heretherebedork]

Is insulting his skin supposed to be a supportive and romantic thing? Because I don't find it to be. Sigh. Why is negging treated so romantically by MAME?

[killwizard]

Don't cry, pubg froggy jacket, okay?

[heyyshonaa]

why do men in their early twenties think having guns and nsfw gifs on their profiles is an aesthetic???

[the-lgbtqsmp]

Etoiles telling Charlie about the bug...

"it's not your fault"

that was SO IMPORTANT for Charlie to hear

[askshivanulegacy]

ABO, huh? 😏

*raises my hand to ask a question* what if we collectively refused to refer to AI as 'AI'? it's not artificial intelligence, artificial intelligence doesn't currently exist, it's just algorithms that use stolen input to reinforce prejudice. what if we protested by using a more accurate name? just spitballing here but what about Automated Biased Output (ABO for short)

[mikkaeus]

[shopwitchvamp]

Just wanted to share some shockingly good news in these difficult times. The full article is really worth reading. [Find it here]