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I’m so amazed how people can’t see the emotional burden that gets put on Katara throughout the show. I just re-watched “The Deserter” (Book 1, Ep 16) and oml. First, Aang straight up ignores all the wisdom and advice given to him, and pushes too far with fire bending even though he has no control, and burns Katara. And like yes, I get it he is young and naive and impatient. But what really struck me is he burns Katara, she runs off, and learns she can heal herself. (Also really wish they had have her keep the scars, would have been an interesting lesson and more lasting imo) Anywho, then Zhang shows up and she goes to get Aang, and Katara has to end up comforting him because he’s being mopey and self-deprecating saying he’ll never firebend again. My man BURNED this girl and then throws himself a pity party that SHE has to pull him out of and comfort HIM into feeling better. Being healed aside, this makes me so uncomfortable because for a lot of people in unbalanced relationships, this exact scenario plays out all too often. Someone gets hurt, and then it’s their job to make their partner feel better when they get all upset because they’re guilty. Then, after they escape, Katara heals AANG from his battle, and her burns are never mentioned again. I was expecting him to apologize again now that things had slowed down, and nope, nothing! Other than his frantic apologies while she was writhing around in pain, he never says another word about it.
Since she’s healed, it’s all good I guess, right? I’m watching a reaction series of ATLA, and even this guy who’s brand new to the series is calling zutara all the way from halfway into book one. So much about Kataang just feels so icky, and unbalanced, and so much physical and emotional labor on Katara’s part. Forever grateful that there are good fanfics and fandom circles out there to do Zutara justice.
Sorry for the rant, but it just gets to me that some fans seem to have not a lot of media literacy, like how does this inspire thoughts of a happy healthy relationship? Lol but I love your blog sm! Thanks 💛💛
It's actually not that people who ship KA are media illiterate. On the contrary, they are interpreting the show in exactly the way it was meant to be read. It's just that the trope of the Nice Guy stuck in the friend zone who has to prove he's grown up enough for the girl is such a common trope, and appeals to the misogyny that is ingrained in our society. Many people do not recognize the unfair burden put on Katara because it's expected for her to be the one to bear that burden.
And you're right about the situation in the Deserter being manipulative. Aang doesn't do it on purpose, but you're right that in real life, it's a red flag and a hallmark of abusive relationships. It's not framed that way because there is literal magic used to make Katara's pain go away, but it's all part of the narrative of the show choosing to address Aang's feelings about Katara over Katara's actual feelings.
What happens between Katara and Aang is actually very similar to what we see between Azula and Ty Lee in the Beach episode, when Azula makes Ty Lee cry by slut-shaming her, then Azula tells Ty Lee to stop crying and is juuust vulnerable enough to give Ty Lee an excuse for her behavior, and also a reason for Ty Lee to now focus on her: Azula only did that because she was jealous, so now Ty Lee can help by teaching Azula how to pick up boys.
The difference in the way these two scenes are portrayed is that Azula is clearly a villain and Ty Lee has been shown time and time again to put up with things we know she shouldn't. Whereas with Katara and Aang, we're supposed to think Katara bearing the brunt of the emotional labor is fine and normal and not Aang's fault, because the narrative twists to make it not Aang's fault.
I also find the way people mock zutara shippers for imagining Zuko doing the emotional labor to lessen the burden off Katara highly misogynistic. Like, this is so obviously the Nice Guy myth rearing its ugly head again. Women who think they know better about what they need than the Nice Guy does will wind up in an abusive relationship, because no man can actually be better than the Nice Guy. The Nice Guy actually NEEDS to think that no man can be nicer than him, not only because he needs it for his Nice Guy identity, but because it means that he doesn't have to be responsible for any of the labor foisted onto his object of affection.
In contrast, Zutara is threatening precisely because it validates Katara. Zuko's pain is not addressed until he addresses Katara's first, in the caves. His wish for forgiveness is not granted until he helps Katara get closure for her pain. Zuko is forced to do the emotional labor that the show always forces Katara to do. Not just with Aang, but with her brother. That scene where Katara eavesdrops on Sokka talking about how Katara is like a mother to him, with the guiltiest look on her face, is meant to reinforce that Katara should just quietly accept her rile.
Often, enemies to lovers ships are popular because the enemy is the only one that a female character is allowed to express her pain and hurt towards. And boy, does Katara express it towards Zuko. And he takes it in, and listens, and tries to make amends. Zuko actually needs Katara to forgive him in order for the gaang to function. He has to be Aang's firebending teacher. Katara could have just kept on being angry at him, and eventually her anger would have faded the way it does with all the men in her life, and she probably would have quietly internalized it as another part of herself that she needs to repress.
But it's Zuko who chooses not to accept this. Which he also could have done, because lord knows Zuko is used to living with people who hate him. At least Katara won't be actively malicious towards him.
But Zuko actually does what nobody else in the show does. The show makes a point of telling us that nobody else does it, too.
And you know what? Katara still heals her own pain. Zuko makes it possible, but he's pretty passive at the important moments. He watches, and that becomes something really powerful for a character like Katara who is always made to hide her own needs, her pain.
Zuko could have not gone with her on this journey. He could have sat back and waited for Katara to heal herself and reassure him that all was forgiven. But he doesn't. He witnesses. He validates. He lets her rage at him, then accepts her forgiveness when it's time for him to. He knows enough to know that he can't make the decision about what Katara needs, only she can do that.
That's why people write fic where Zuko is sensitive and a good listener and does the cooking and the cleaning and is otherwise the perfect partner. And I think they're so valid for that.
What I said about Azula and Ty Lee is also why Azula x Katara doesn't work as enemies to lovers, because Azula would not be able to do the work that Zuko does to acknowledge Katara's pain. She can't even do it for her friends.
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(Walks in) You literally posted about Ananas at such a golden time because I too just restarted my kick with then like crazy do you have Any general headcanons you have on hand about them to see if we can branch anything off of it? If not there's always my go to curiosity and I love all your possessive, obsessive, jealous and yandere works I'd love to see if anything of that works with Ananas for you
mmm general romance? i can do that... request again if u meant something else lol
🍍Ananas Dragon Cookie General Romance HCs🏖
🟡 Ananas would not claim they were above love… Certainly, most dragons desire a mate, and they were not so different. Rather, there simply were not enough dragons around any longer to hold their attention, and they prided themselves above needing the company of mortals. But, were they? Despite their haughty attitude about pride, they still aided the cookies of the isles depending on what mood they were in. They quite enjoyed offerings and praise, after all. It was all quite odd when a mere mortal caught their attention. Ruined and tattered clothing and dirtied and injured flesh on their beautiful island.
🟡 Pitiful, you were in their eyes. Which is why they gave some of the clothing offerings to you and a few various fruits. They washed up on shore beside you, giving you an opportunity to change and wash up a bit. Ananas could tell you were not of the isles, but they were unsure just where your origins lied. So, they watched over you. A raft you made was aided by earth to go towards and an inhabited island. You established yourself there, completely unaware of the dragon keeping an eye on you. The behaviour was a bit unbecoming and rather reminded Ananas of another dragon, but you simply were fascinating. When the locals taught you how to bring an offering to the Golden Dragon, it was then they decided to appear before you. Naturally, Ananas recognised one singular thing. A desire to call you their mate. So, they proclaimed you that with little care for your opinion and took you away into their nest.
🟡 PDA? They are unashamed. You are their mate, and it is only natural for a dragon to display this. Whoever is in their presence will be witness to you sitting on their lap while they listen on their throne. Their face will find your nape as they bury into the soft, fragile flesh. Your scent is intoxicating to them, and they wish to leave their own all over you. If they decide to venture out for whatever reason, they will keep an arm around your waist. It is an oddly grounding thing to remind them that you are there. You are free to do whatever to them as well, so long as it is not too distracting. The dragon adores your attention and affection.
🟡 In private…? Somehow, they are worse. You are clung to constantly. Your place is at their side as their mate and most precious treasure. Now, by side, they mean their lap. You feel more like a stuffed toy some days than their partner. A dragon's size, even in mortal form, is still far bigger than any regular mortal. They are also more prone to surprise kisses to cheek and temple and quiet praises for what a lovely mate you are for them. Really, they do like to wax poetic about how lovely you are. They have good tastes, after all. Expect a few bites here and there as well – that is just common dragon mating behaviour. You will also be held to them closely in bed. Their larger form curling around your smaller one… Such a small peace of mind for them to know you are safe within their arms in their nest. Their tail also curls around you. Nothing can take you from them.
🟡 You are, once again, allowed to take whatever you desire from them. Ananas is especially happy at your sweet little pecks to their lips. The soft kisses remind them much of a draconic affection of snouts nuzzled, but this is far sweeter. And occasionally, it bleeds into something more intimate. Your warm embraces are quite enjoyed, too. The feeling of your arms around them… Ah, they are obsessed with it. Much like the offerings from the islanders, they quite enjoy such tender displays from you. To know your love and affection is genuine and pure… They are endlessly happy that you were castaway on their island.
🟡 The Golden Dragon huffs at the idea of dates. You are allowed to endlessly bask within their presence. Is that not enough? Your pouting made them reconsider. Perhaps… It would not hurt to go out and do things with you. Most dates will be to various places on their island. You quite literally are in a tropical paradise, so the beach is often enjoyed. The sight of the dragon huffing after you splash them is quite a favourite one. You may also convince them to visit some of the villages in disguise. It annoys them, but seeing your excitement in the markets or enjoying whatever festivities are offered silences them. They would do anything for your happiness… Even if they do not particularly enjoy being surrounded by mortals whilst pretending to be one.
🟡 Ananas is jealous. All the dragons are, but they score the third highest. They truly and admittedly need you near them constantly. Unfortunately, they are just wired that way. Even if they allow you to go out on your own, they are watching over you from a distance. While they do not necessarily view the islanders as threats, they just worry that any possible outsiders may misunderstand. No islanders would dare make any move towards you – not the Golden Dragon's mate, but all it takes is one outsider showing up and getting too friendly for Ananas to make an earthquake and hoard you away in their nest for a while. The pros and cons of dating a dragon.
🟡 Domestic moments are quite odd. For one, they do not have the best understanding of mortal culture, and especially not the culture of wherever you originated from. But, they are very intrigued by whatever you want to do. Making a meal for them is truly the best offering they have ever received. Ananas feels so prideful that their mate took such an initiative! They will return this favour. (You will have so many fruits. You already had a lot. Now you have more.) They are quite fond of simply letting their guard fall around you. You are so precious to them that their usual prideful demeanour can become something far softer. You have been sitting on their throne, gently combing their hair many times.
🟡 Something they quite enjoy when they can is allowing you to see their true form. The dragon quite enjoys your adoration of what they truly are. Your hands cupping their face or admiring the strength of their scales… You resting against their side while they watch over is oddly peaceful. You are even smaller than them in this form… How cute. You will also be allowed as many rides as you would like on their back around the island. They only wish your form was more compatible with it, but they are the one who took a mortal as their mate.
🟡 Overall, despite the relationship starting a bit one-sided, it will eventually become something quite genuine and full of love. Ananas will look past whatever perceived pride they have and truly love you as their mate. They will shower you in gifts and affection and have their islanders sing your praises. You are kept in the luxury and comfort of their nest and never have to worry about anything again. Probably the best fruit dragon to end up with, all things considered.
#cookie run x reader#ananas dragon cookie x reader#ananas dragon x reader#ananas dragon/reader#cookie run/reader#crob x reader
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Percy : making Annabeth laugh in Tartarus
Annabeth : literally needing to suppress a smile at his discomfort

No, just no.
This is canon. I'm not saying Percy's perfect. He's not. In fact I'm an avid supporter of flawed characters. As long as we and anyone with common sense in the story admit that they're flawed.
I'm one of the people who got goosebumps when Inej said "I like it when men beg, but this isn't the time for it." in SOC and arguably even for the wrong reasons. I admit it. So you know I mean it when even I think the whole Annabeth girlbossification is mortifying at best and wrong at worst.
I wouldn't even be against Annabeth getting progressively worse in the series. No one except Luke, Octavian and Bryce (not including gods and monsters) was shown as actually bad in the stories (I have opinions on that ) . I don't believe every single character has to get character growth or even a dramatic end. There's so much that could have been done with Annabeth. I've read some fics which portrayed Annabeth so well, it's clear she had potential.
But the relationship is just unforgivable. If at least someone around them actually reacted normally,
For example :
Annabeth: I only attack my boyfriend like that.
Reyna, abuse survivor :
Jason :
Piper, daughter of Aphrodite and hater of girls with a superiority complex (hypocritical but I'll allow it) :
Leo Valdez, abuse survivor:
Hazel 'don't touch Percy,Frank and Nico if you want to live' Levesque :
Frank Zhang, heart of gold and soft boi :
The entirety of New Rome :
Octavian, certified asshole and hater of Greeks :
YIKES!
You're saying not even Hazel and Frank who have never seen Annabeth interact and haven't gotten used to her behaviour wouldn't talk to Percy ( the same Percy who was nothing but kind to them and just came back after a life threatening quest with them) about his abusive girlfriend?
You're saying Reyna whose father whom she loved but abused her and her sister and gave her the trauma of a lifetime who's a no nonsense leader and Percy's co-preator didn't tell him he deserves better than that and not only that, but go in the entire opposite direction and admire her?
Just please, don't do this to him. Or the other characters. They deserve to have common sense.
I will also add that TLH had no business being as bad as it was. Because I wanted to.
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Me:Yeah I think 30 Seconds to Mars is definitely a cult. It has a lot of similarities to coercive groups especially ones that extort money under the guise of "community." Jared Leto literally called it a cult, and the man also has a long history of abusive behavior. Honestly, him being a sexual predator doesn’t surprise me at all.
Some person in My Replies:Uhhh actually 30 Seconds to Mars isn’t a cult 🙄
Me: Okay? That’s your opinion. But the fact they called themselves a cult, sell expensive “spiritual” retreats with Jared dressed like Jesus, and have rabid followers defending him despite the abuse allegations... that all seems very cult-like. Maybe we should examine that dynamic a little closer. It’s not exactly rare for these “artistic communities” to tip into cult territory. Especially when there's a charismatic dude in charge.
Them Again:Uhhh NOT A CULT. Learn to read for once Lol you’re stupid.
Me: Alright. I’m not here to fight. It seems like a cult to me, and I’m allowed to say that. We can agree to disagree. Jared Leto has also assaulted women, and these types of power structures often enable that. It’s a very common pattern. But hey good luck, and try not to end up in a desert retreat handing him your wallet.
Them: LOL says the TERF.
Me: Also, just saying people only call something a cult after a tragedy happens. Aum was a cult before the gas attack. Jonestown was a cult before the mass death. Just because nothing headline-grabbing has happened yet doesn’t mean the behavior isn’t cult-like. Jared Leto used his status to assault people that’s a huge red flag in this kind of dynamic.
Them: Learn how to read 🙄
Me: Blocks them and proceeds to slam head on the desk.
If they say its a cult, works like a cult and looks like a cult...its a cult.
You can't argue, second they fling out the terf word is the second you know that they know they are wrong.
#jared leto#30 seconds to mars#30stm#cult like#ref#boop#radical feminism#two cents#radblr#radfemblr#radical feminist community#radical feminist safe#female solidarity#feminism
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Oh, Lala...
#atla#avatar the last airbender#atla fanart#atla art#atla azula#princess azula#atla ursa#suki#atla suki#kyoshi warriors au#kyoshi warriors#Kyoshi Warrior Ursa AU#wip#I felt like sharing a little snippet of a two-page comic I've been working on for AGES#Literally you have no idea for how long this has been sitting on my drafts#Mainly because I keep getting sidetracked by new AUs and sketches and projects. But that's nothing new so#This one is a deep-ish dive into the basic character dynamics between the Fire Siblings as well as Ursa and Suki#Or should I say#Between the siblings Ruolan and Jian Li regarding their mother Noriko and each other.#I know the names can get rather confusing. I'd love to explain the reasoning behind them if anyone would like to know tho#Moving on#There's a lot to unpack in that scene#The characters are different from how we know them due to their circumstances in this AU. But they have things in common with the og series#Of course that remains for you to see#I'm so excited to finish this and share it with you guys!#Some of you have been asking about Azula/Ruolan and Ursa/Noriko in this AU and I am here to deliver#I love the dynamic between this little family SO much it's driving me insane#That being said#What do you get from this panel alone? What do you think it's happening?#I'd love to hear your thoughts on this
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Young adult Robin Dick Grayson and his Umbreon partner.
#batman#dick grayson robin#dick grayson#umbreon#dc fan art#dc#my art#pokemon crossover#What did you think he would have an espeon? Well you thought wrong. This boy was doomed to some similarities to his second father.#Also who could pass up shiny Umbreon I mean it literally has Nightwing colours in shiny form. :3c#Also I love a good parallel between him and Bruce. Also when he stands in for Batman he’s already got one of the Batman main pokie partners#Also I will died on this hill that Dick Grayson is not Bruce’s polar opposite Dick is neither a light or dark he’s a dusk sky to me.#Him and Bruce may have differences to their personalities but they also got a bunch of similarities to their personalities as well.#Dick wasn’t nicknamed and called batboy for nothing. But he also has things in common with superman as well.#So yeah I think him being an in between both of them suits him so well. A lovely dusk or dawn sky. Mostly dusk in my eyes though.#I’m a little shy to be posting this because I did this sketch back in December 2024 and only just finished it now. OvO’)#Even though I don’t draw Dick like this anymore but all well. It was a fun experiment to do some colour background gradient practice on.#Mutter mutter I can’t render hair for donkeys. But alas you can only get better at drawing something is by trying and failing.
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tumblr dotcom i have the UPDATE to this thread of things oh BOYYY !!!

tldr: the "hangout" was basically a blind date UGHHHHH or well the guy treated it like a date !!!! which made me so uncomfortableee
but cliffnotes version of what happened so i dont blab too much here:
we literally have NOTHING in common !! the video games stuff ?? he likes way different games than i !! the art stuff ?? HE SAID HE HASNT BEEN INTO ART SINCE HEWAS A KID
and all the awkward convo stuff aside he didnt have his licence so at the LAST MINUTE he asked if i could give him a ride home & yknow i felt bad so i said SURE why not because he probably doesnt live far away !!!!
guys he lived 30 minutes away IDID NOT KNOW THAT and i didnt get home until an hour AFTER the dinner stuff was overr
& i KNOWW he didnt see this as a "ooh casual friendly hangout" because in the awkward silence of the car he's all "how old are you ?? your 18 ?? you know im 21 right ?? the age gap is okay with you ??" IF ITS "JUST FRIENDS" IT SHOULD BE FINE WHYWOULD THAT BE ASKED ??? guys im going to crash out please save me plea—💥💥💥 /j
so i spent the past night in a incredibly awkward dinner and then driving in pitch black darkness to SUCHH a shady area for an hour and now this guy thinks we have something WHEN IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A FRIENDS THING ???? WHAAA HUHH WHAT ????
wish me luck im dealing with handling this mess tomarrow because i have a headache right now but thats the update if anyone wanted it I DIDNT MEAN TO TURN THIS INTO SOMETHING TO YAP ABOUT ON HERE but oh BOYY enjoy solar lore crumbs i guess !!! :'3

#i wont usually post abt my life stuff here i prommy but atleast i have an interesting story from this despite it being PAIN TO SIT THROUGH#oughhh guys this is what i get for being NICE i need to stop being so nice /j#IM STILL SO ?????2+$+$(#but when i say we have nothing in common to rlly work as EVEN JUST FRIENDS i mean it !!#he'd bring up stuff and ask if i know about xyz game or movie or show and im like ive never heard of that#or if i bring up something HE WOULDNT KNOW OR WOULDN'T LIKE IT#literally not compatible anyways I DONT EVEN WANNA DATE RIGHT NOWW IVE MENTIONED THAT 50 TIMES#oughhh......this is only barely half of it but just ough....#and yet HE WANTS TO GO OUT AGAIN NEXT WEEK buddy......buddy....wHAT 🧍#gonna have a red blog avm crashout guys just watch just wait....../j#( i am just so stressed because LITERALLY AN HR BEFORE SOME IRL FAMILY THING I WONT TALK ABT HAPPENED RIGHT BEFORE THIS#guys.....guys i am having. A TIME. LATELY ദ്ദി´▽`) )#solar speaks
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yeah it's like. this is a part of kris beating the other part's will down so they stop resisting and let them get this over with. the part of kris embodied in the SOUL is a deeply broken and hurt part of them that is of a core belief that they need to get stronger at all costs. strong enough that nothing can hurt them again. this is what kris and chara have in common, a broken part of themself that latches onto what the SOUL represents, a part that's fueled by that red glow. none of the meta shit really matters to me at all. this is all thematics, it's all metaphor. the things that can only happen because it's a video game are analogues for specific thematic touchstones, using the language of a game to communicate it. it's not supposed to be literal.
well. that didn't change anything about my reads at all. why did i even do this.
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Absolutely LOVE the inclusion of SpongeBob in the NU gang. He's the only non-human. He has no super powers to speak of. He's a line cook working for minimum wage. He's in his twenties. He has average intelligence on a good day. He lives underwater.
#nicktoons#nicktoons unite#he has LITERALLY nothing in common even slightly with danny timmy or jimmy#i know nick included him because SpongeBob is their money-making series#but it means a lot to me that we as a fandom CONTINUE to include him haha#like hell yeah that's my funky little yellow friend!! i have no idea why he's here but i love him
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okay internet, i know that you not ready for this but
it's strange being all omgyes #slay yay totaly okay for like, all kinks, but going #omg wtf cringe scull emoji about fat kink
like we as society know how kinks works (importance of consents, special rules for practices like using special candles for wax play, etc), we know how really infinite can human fantasy go and so on and so on but why is it still taboo to be openly horny about things like big tasty meal with your lover
can we be finally chill about it
p.s. i have post which gives good arguments on this topic but i couldn't find it by search, only in my blog archive, so here is the link.
The problem with fat kink is not in it existing, but in not-exsisting of range of image of fatness in media
#i have even more old post there i make smth like comming out like:#guys i am the biggest sinner i had fat kink-#- but i hated myself so much and spiralling myself into selfhate because of that so hard that i don't have libido now and don't feel sh it-#-how cool is that guys! i defeated the evil inside!#this post is a mess because its like#it literally has quote smth like “i will better feel nothing then feeling the kink”#like#oh old me#it was good that i posted it back then because people were like#“dude you spiralled for * this * for six years?”#and yes i did spiraling on this for six years#thinking i am worst human on earth#especiallly because i draw representation#btw i am NOT planning to change smth in art or draw fat kink#i mean my art goal is to make art for balance#there are aaaa lot of fat kink art so i am not needed there#but art with just fat characters being interesting characters with lore and story and in some project like leads in game or comics#or art with fat characters who are hot but it isn't about common food theme (i write about it in linked post)#this art is very rare and that is that i do#and will do#thank you for coming to my tedtalk#close y puter and go to the bed with loony tunes noise
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Not to start shit, if you know me you know I'm a "ship and let ship" kinda gal and saying this I truly have no problem with James/Orla as a ship it harms no one and plenty of people like it, I like people having fun... that said...
I have never understood the common argument that James/Erin as a ship makes no sense and James/Orla should have been the ship instead. Often one of the arguments is that James/Erin wasn't set up while James/Orla was and I'm sorry... what? James/Erin have at least one ship heavy episode each season as well as plenty of background moments and several significant moments in Erin's Diary.
Even if you ignore all the background moments of the two holding hands, being inside each others personal space, the times where they're clearly matching and whatnot. There is at LEAST the implication that Erin would ignore her supposed crush for James, that she cares what he thinks, that Erin is James's type, that they're aligned in creative values and match each others energies, that Erin thinks he's handsome, that James thinks she's beautiful, that she can't imagine her life without him, etc.
James/Orla have some touchy moments... that's kinda all they have as far as romantic coding and I don't see how those two hugging in the Season 2 finale is somehow more significant than what setup James/Erin have throughout all the seasons.
Honestly, while I can see Orla liking James - you could build a case for it and convince me even though I see Orla as ace/aro in my own personal headcanons... no one has ever been able to give me a convincing argument for James liking Orla back. It kinda feels like you have to ignore that he never has a reason to fancy Orla back and just project onto him that.
Which, again, go off if that's your bag I think their friendship is fun and I could see making a ship out of it, but the common argument is that the SHOW makes a better case for James/Orla and like, no? No it really doesn't? It's just not main girl/main boy and some people really don't like that trope or Erin as a main and I think that if you say the show didn't set up James/Erin well and you argue the show would have been better with James/Orla based on what's in the show, you just might not like Erin very much?
I've also never been able to make sense of the argument that James/Erin is somehow the trope that 'guys and girls can't just be friends' like, is that not also James/Orla? Y'know, besides that Orla isn't a girl. They do use she/her during the show time period though and some people who argue this think Orla is a girl, they just think they're not THE girl. So somehow it's better even though it's the same thing.
Basically what I'm saying is that shipping is fun and we all oughta do it. Every ship besides the obvious ones is potentially fun and I'm down for it, but there is one ship the show was setting up and we all know what that ship was and I think it would be better if we all were honest about it.
PS: "James was gay the whole time!" Truthers, if you made it through this post somehow I'd like to offer a compromise: James Maguire is the most bisexual coded male character in media history we can all win here.
#derry girls#james maguire#jerin#erin quinn#Orla McCool#james x erin#erin x james#not tagging Orla and James as a ship because I'm not starting shit it's literally just addressing a common fandom thing I see a lot#when I track discussions of the show#funny enough I do actually have a stream-of-consciousness ficlet in my best friend's dms#where very early on Orla gives James a 'Valentine You're a Horse' card and he overthinks what it means for a week:#Orla: I like horses.#James: Wait so does that mean you like me?? Cause you said I'm a horse -#Orla: *grabs his face* James. I really like horses.#James: I... okay.#Orla: So we understand each other. *walks away*#And then they never discuss it again for like ten years until his wedding to Erin where Orla says they are glad at least Erin won him#since their attempt at wooing didn't work#James: YOU DID LIKE ME BACK THEN OH MY GOD!#Orla: I TOLD YOU I LIKED HORSES HOW MUCH MORE CLEAR COULD I HAVE BEEN. WE WOULD HAVE NEVER WORKED. YOU DON'T GET ME.#This is how I see any romance between them going hypothetically: Orla making an overture James just doesn't get and nothing happens lmao#this was stream of consciousness so if this post is rambling and incoherent be nice to me I'm on my period#I am fog brained today
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I think you're forgetting that "leftist" views are middle views. Wanting rights for people is something that everyone starts out with.
If nobody follows morals, then what's the point of them?
It's abnormal for people.
Wanting to harm others is not okay. Actually wanting to. Not being scared of the thought, not thinking that they might deserve it, but actually wanting and wishing you could harm others. And I don't understand how you don't see that.
If one guy is evil for trying to traumatize people and succeeding, and you want to traumatize people but are stopped, then what are you? Are you fine just because you're unable to?
Going "Ugh, no I don't have to follow morals because these other people do it worse than me!!!" is NOT a solution.
Let's say you threw a rock at a wall. Somebody else threw a rock at a different someone.
The kid harmed another, so clearly what they did was worse.
But, you damaged property.
That pales in comparison, right?
But why throw a rock at a wall???
Was the wall evil? Was that a reason to throw a rock at it??
Maybe that somebody threw a rock at you. Maybe you threw one back. Now they're throwing another.
"They threw one first!" You threw one back, and who cares if you say you threw it first when you both have blood on your face?
"They threw two rocks!" Who's to say that you didn't throw one first, and they threw two in retaliation?
Who's to say that you didn't throw a rock back but missed?
There are easy claims somebody could make about what happened that are false.
Fighting back and giving threats may seem like you're doing something, may help with making progress, but for them, it only proves that you're somebody "crazed" who they're right to throw a rock at. To them, your posts show their supporters that it's worth it, and that what they're doing is good.
Whatever you do that suits what they're trying to give off, that trans people are violent pedophiles, for example. They give any data they find, *shock* a trans person was near a child! evidence!!
if they spread that people from something you're a part of, systems, people with neurodivergencies, people with autism (I'm sure there's a term for this but I dont know it), are violent? maybe they use Elon as proof, "people with autism are like nazis!" (right after they had supported his nazi salute). What YOU'RE saying could be used as evidence for it.
But of course, I'm policing random people on Tumblr.
Of course, making threats and saying it's a net positive to give somebody lifelong trauma is *perfectly fine*, and none of anybody's business!
How dare I discourse in the syscourse tag??????
/sarc
Please, worry about the punishment you think that MAGA deserves after they're not a threat. Maybe, you should try focusing on stopping what they're doing right now.
Genuinely, giving me evidence that some people also do terrible things does absolutely nothing to stop that you are also saying something *not good!*
Don't act as if by saying this, I'm somehow just ignoring US politics. Multiple things can matter. You can talk about two things.
I'm trans, I'm gay, I'm neurodivergent, I have OCD (can be argued for that I'm "inherently violent" because of common intrusive thoughts if they wanted to), I'm Jewish, I'm plural. We can't "look normal", and if everything goes as they plan, I'm the first one dead in my town, because people don't care if I live or die. They might point to my house and say "good riddance." I know what's going on in politics.
Talking about how you want to ruin people's lives and cause them to have mental illness does not help that literally at all. Neither of us are doing anything to help that movement by making these posts. My reblogs will not help anything. Your post will if anything, make things worse, because Tumblr is full of leftists anyways and you're telling the extremely few people here who might be able to change from being MAGA that you want to harm them for the rest of their life.
Evil thoughts: While the accusations that I'd want to traumatize people into becoming systems are obviously ludicrous... if there was a magic string of words so hurtful that it could inflict lifelong PTSD on MAGAts, I totally would use it.
But I'd actually hate for them to become systems from it. They deserve to be alone in their suffering.
#you're not thinking about it you're making a tumblr post about how much you want others to suffer#i think we were originally going to make this more about general morality but we remembered that you don't rlly care about that so
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so anyway if you shit on your neurodivergent friends for infodumping and always talking about their interests when there isn't common ground to converse about! you are a shitty person! ESPECIALLY if you are also ND!
#because HOW is this being weaponized against me. YOU ARE LITERALLY ALSO AUTISTIC!!! YOU SHOULD KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE!!#like oh my god. sorry i spoke to you about something that makes me feel happy. sorry that like#idk. we have nothing in common!!!
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ai fic callout post but all the details they pull for "proof" that it's ai are things that you do in your own writing
#except for the 'claims ot have written 350k in four weeks while employed full time with nothing pre-written' that one is fishy#but like. 'fingers worked with quiet precision' isn't ??????? a ridiculous signifier?????#quiet precision is in fact a fairly common descriptor. it's flowery language you don't need to be literal about it#'they use 'fire' to describe things a lot' have you seriously never done like ctrl+f and realized you way overused a word#me rereading fortune's favor -- the parts that i published!!! -- and realizing multiple sentences contain the same symbolism word twice#anyway. can't wait to get accused of using ai to write just because i'm not like. terry pratchett or whatever#this has been a post#not necessarily defending the writer because i'd rather chew glass than read a s/lavellan fic so i'm certainly not making my own judgement#maybe it is ai. i don't fucking know. honestly my money is on it probably is#but i think maybe establishing a standard of like 'You have to be a perfect writer all the time or else you're obviously fake' is like.#a bad thing maybe. especially for fic which is. by nature. written by amateurs and will. reflect that.
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people really do not know what they're talking about when it comes to Elizabeth Woodville's social status, huh?
#yes Elizabeth was without a doubt considered too low-born to be queen#no she was not a commoner and nobody actually called her that during her life (so I'm not sure why people are claiming that they did?)#Elizabeth's social status was not a problem in itself; it was a problem in the context of queenship and marrying into royalty#Context is important in this and for literally everything else when it comes to analyzing history. Any discussion is worthless without it.#obviously pop culture-esque articles claiming that she was 'a commoner who captured the king's heart' are wrong; she wasn't#But emphasizing that ACTUALLY she was part of the gentry with a well-born mother and just leaving it at that as some sort of “GOTCHA!”#is equally if not more irresponsible and entirely irrelevant to discussions of the actual time period we're studying.#Elizabeth *was* considered unworthy and unacceptable as queen precisely because of her lower social status#her father and brother had literally been derided as social-climbers by Salisbury Warwick and Edward himself just a few years earlier#the Woodvilles' marriage prospects clearly reflected their status (and 'place') in society: EW herself had first married a knight and all#siblings married within the gentry to people of a similar status. compare that to the prestigious marriages arranged after EW became queen#Elizabeth having a lower social status was not 'created' by propaganda against her; it fueled and shaped propaganda against her#that's a huge huge difference; it's irresponsible and silly to conflate the two as I've seen a recent tumblr post cavalierly do#like I said she was considered too low-born to be queen long before any of the propaganda Warwick Clarence or Richard put out against her#and the fact that Elizabeth was targeted on the basis of her social status was in itself novel and unprecedented#no queen before her was ever targeted in such a manner; Clearly Elizabeth was considered notably 'different' in that regard#(and was quite literally framed as the enemy and destroyer of 'the old royal blood of this realm' and all its actual 'inheritors' like..)#ngl this sort of discussion always leaves a bad taste in my mouth#because it's not like England and France (et all) are at war or consider each other mortal enemies in the 21st century#both are in fact western european imperialistic nations who've been nothing but a blight to the rest of the world including my own country#yet academic historians clearly have no problem contextualizing the xenophobia that medieval foreign queens faced as products of their time#and sympathizing with them accordingly (Eleanor of Provence; Joan of Navarre; Margaret of Anjou; etc)(at least by their own historians)#Nor were foreign queens the “worst” targets of xenophobia: that was their attendants or in times of war commoners or soldiers#who actually had to bear the brunt of English aggression#queens were ultimately protected and guaranteed at least a veneer of dignity and respect because of their royal status#yet once again historians and people have no problem contextualizing and understanding their difficulties regardless of all this#so what is the problem with contextualizing the classism *Elizabeth* faced and understanding *her* difficulties?#why is the prejudice against her constantly diminished & downplayed? (Ive never even seen any historian directly refer to it as 'classism')#after all it was *Elizabeth* who was more vulnerable than any queen before her due to her lack of powerful foreign or national support#and Elizabeth who faced a form of propaganda distinctly unprecedented for queens. it SHOULD be emphasized more.
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You may say to yourself things such as "wow, mantis god, you seem really behind for bugtober this year", and you would be right, but what you can't see behind the scenes is that we are actually being surprisingly productive in the hours of the day that are not dedicated to school, it's just that some months ago we happen to have thought to ourself "well, we enjoy learning things, so maybe we should take a hack at school since the grant is decent, get some actual certification on our resume so we can get a real job" and then forgot that the reason we don't already have official certification is because formal schooling historically has had worse effects on our overall mental health than almost literally anything else in our life, and now that's eating 4-6 hours of our life per day with an extra few hours of recovery after which makes it unfortunately difficult to work on art.
#we speak#negative chatter#we are saying “almost literally” because of common or garden memory loss btw. it is possible something was worse#but if so it no longer exists in our memory and that actively gets worse under stress so it'll be a few months before we can remember#the stuff leading up to it this time definitely didn't help but god nothing to get us Getting Worse like formal schooling#our whumptober pre-writing and planning weighs in at more than 45k words right now#and we are unfortunately aware that the reason we are struggling to finish in a timely manner#is because something like sixty percent of our mental real estate has been forcibly dedicated to keeping us alive#which as we're sure you can understand is unfortunately not very efficient for artistic endeavors#anyways something something long road of reminders of why we have been Unemployed for so long
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