#big time break

[inkameswetrust]

𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐬' 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 & 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭

**This Big Time Rant has no space for racist interactions. If your intention is to spread hate speech or otherwise express indifference toward my take on Carlos Garcia's Hispanic culture, please leave. This is not the post for you. Not only will I be sharing my take on Carlos' culture, but additionally I will be sharing my own thoughts and experiences from MY Hispanic culture in relation to his.**

I wish Carlos leaned more into his identity as a Hispanic-American and spoke more Spanish. I'm not saying he should've been speaking Spanish all the time or even be relatively fluent in the language, but I only recall him saying about 5 words in Spanish ever.

"Mis amigos" (2x: When he said "Stand back, mis amigos" as he busted down the door to a dressing room in Big Time Photo Shoot a short while after the "snowmobile break".) "Papi" (1x: When his father, Officer Garcia, kicked down the door to apartment 2J in Big Time Break and said, "Did someone lose a helmet?") "Número dos" (2x: I actually can't remember where I heard him say this, but I know for a fact I did hear it, I remember it being in either season 3 or 4... I could be wrong, though.)

i just think it'd be great for his character to embrace his culture seeing as he's the only one out of the four guys with TWO VERY LOVING PARENTS in the picture. He strikes me as the kind of person to not really know much about his Hispanic culture because it just wasn't something his parents discussed growing up. They might've given very vague answers if anything when asked, so eventually he stopped asking. Maybe he never learned to speak the language as well as he'd hoped, but he sprinkles in a few words here and there as his way of staying true to his roots.

Perhaps he feels self conscious about not being "Hispanic enough" because he's spent the majority of his life in a predominantly white environment and hasn't interacted with many people like him. When was the last time Carlos interacted with another Hispanic character who wasn't a part of his immediate family?

I feel like focusing more on Carlos' culture (even if just a little bit) could do wonders for his character progression. It'd give a little insight as to who he is, what his quirks are, what he believes in, etc. At least then he'd be more than just a brainless moron whose lack of awareness was the punchline to many a joke (especially when it came to slapstick humor).

Seeing someone struggling with their racial identity and eventually learning to embrace the things they learned about themself would do wonders for an audience of people with similar experiences. Take me for example. Oftentimes, I don't feel Hispanic enough. I've spent my entire life in predominantly white spaces (not because it was my choice but because growing up in Catholic education meant there were very few people of color). My dad never spoke much about his Puerto Rican culture. He gave me very vague answers any time I asked about it, so I learned to stop asking. I distinctly remember him referring to me as a white person because I don't speak or act the way our people do. But that was hardly my fault, I was only a product of my environment. I wanted more than anything to learn about who I was and where I came from, but he wasn't interested in teaching me anything I could learn.

Although, I've learned from the experiences of other Hispanic-Americans that their parents hardly discussed their culture because leaving their home country behind in search of a better life also meant leaving behind a huge part of who they were. While it is truly incredible that moving to America has granted many people of color over the course of history the opportunity to provide better lives for themselves and their families, it is very disheartening to learn that some (albeit inadvertently) have lost touch with their roots and felt that being a proud American trumped being proud of their ethnicity. Perhaps that was the case for Carlos' parents or even his grandparents.

The weight that unspoken stories hold is astronomical. It would've meant the world to people like me to have someone like Carlos to relate to in this respect. There are so many unspoken stories of not just Hispanic culture but all cultures, and filling in the blanks would make answering so many questions about ourselves a hell of a lot easier. It only takes a simple conversation to feel less alienated and alone. Representation matters!

[its-lovelyhappycollection]

[prlssprfctn]

Give me Bruce and Jason, who are not on the war path anymore, but they are still awkward and absolutely clueless on how to make things up, so they pretend that they need something from each other in order to spend some time together. Even if these things are absolutely simple, and both of them could handle it themselves, if they wanted to.

Bruce, calling Jason in the random Friday night: So, Alfred left for a week. And I promised kids to do a homemade cake for them. And you know how useless I am in the kitchen. So.

Jason, who knows that Bruce is, in fact, not useless in the kitchen, but low-key misses cooking with him, because the last time they did it, it was Alfred's birthday before his death, and they did the cake together: Theoretically, I agree.

Bruce, sighing in relief: Theoretically, I will need you in Manor tomorrow in the morning. And I theoretically will pay for that.

Jason: Theoretically, see you tomorrow.

Bruce: Theoretically, thank you.

Jason, dealing Bruce in the middle of the night: Old man. Bail me out of the prison. I am in CGDP's building.

Bruce, knowing well that Jason wouldn't be caught in the first place, if he didn't want all of this to happen, and even if he did, he would easily escape without him, getting involved, but also knowing that today is anniversary of the day Bruce adopted Jason, and it is his way to spend time together: ...Okay. May I ask what did you do?

Jason: ...Stole Gordon's tires.

Bruce, stifling his laughter: I see. I will be here in a few minutes.

[lotus-pear]

11/20

[hinamie]

tiger lily

[chayatorns]

The Heart Killers + tumblr text post (FadelStyle edition)

[puppetmaster13u]

Prompt 261

“So is no one going to talk about the eldritch space child or…” 

“I mean, do you want to get between a child and Batman? I think the only one who could even get close right now is Superman…” 

“No you’re right, I think- oh my god the eldritch space child is playing with batman’s bat-ears and he’s not doing anything about it what the fuck I thought only Robins could get away with that-” 

[courfee]

most of the polaroids i drew for operation walburga's arbitrary no kissing ever rule in collaboration with erins_escapism on insta who made the fic into the most beautiful bind <333

If you want to see all of 15 polaroids and also erin's binds you can find them both on my insta!! (courfee_)

[cccotard]

target practice

[emacrow]

Babysitting duty calls, Klarion

It another world threatening battle for the justice league, young justice against the league of Villains and chaos children before most of the chaos children froze as if they sense something bad was approaching and immediately dipped out.. except klarion whom was fighting with raven who immediately froze up too late in front of the portal.

Only for a green portal to appear, as a worned out floating glowing green, but blue skinned teenage boy who turn into a man with red eyes, a clock staff in hand and a glowing white hair baby in a baby carrier.

Klarion is literally struggling like a feral cat who got wet in cold water against some invisible force speaking in some odd static like language before giving up after half a minute when the man spoke back with a short word.

The man now just shape-shifting into turn elderly just gave klarion the baby carrier before noticing how the heroes and villains have stop in mid battles looking at both klarion and him.

"All in soon time, but be warn Flashes whom break the laws of times will get their due if you keep messing with the past and future." Spoken the elderly now shape-shifted into a young boy before he turn back to klarion leaving him a note and glowing baby bag before floating back into the swirling green portal.

Klarion could only look at note with his eye twitching, Teekl meowing as she climb into the baby carrier purring around the glowing baby.

"Why do I keep getting babysitting duty, it so unfa-..." klarion grumbled as he pick up the baby carrier and bag teleporting away..

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"What just happened?" Said Dick whom only one question would be put on hold til later in the watchtower of what just happen before the fight resuming with the young and original justice league winning since the league of Villains were distracted.

[short-for-jules]

aw hell naw look at my [doctor] dawwwggg I'm going to [die]

[dreamingdeadly]

summer heat ☀️☀️☀️

[omnificent-orion]

Don't ever forget. Wherever you go…

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[wasyago]

the brainrot won

[eir-parade]

time for kanade's turn in the torture maze 🙏🙏 her time was coming sooner or later

i saw some people on twt mention the empty frames representing kanade's lack of life experiences due to her guilt and isolation and the mirrors being used to represent possible self-reflection and likely kanade will finally have to face herself

but i'd like to mention the hallway

firstly, it may just be me seeing this but this hallway actually contains each of the unit members image colours. kanade is the walls. ena is the picture frames. mizuki is the floor. and mafuyu is the roof.

secondly, this hallway is LOOOONG but there is a light at the end, which actually is also niigo's unit image colour (the light is there, at 25:00). niigo is each others's light. niigo is kanade's light.... but it's oh so so far away.... despite moving towards it, albeit slowly, the light never seems to get closer

kanade is so far away from this light

[slavhew]

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