#booking is also constantly being changed and cancelled???

[4stary]

First day of physical training. Feeling worn out but not too terrible. Can’t/won’t pay for it long term, but I’ll stick with the classes I already paid for

[awakefor48hours]

Shows you should save physically immediately + addition I recommend reading

Over the Garden Wall -- It's being pulled from HBO Max on August 31 and knowing HBO, there's a chance it'll be pulled sooner. *I have now made a Google Drive of all the episodes of OTGW. Please, please, please, PLEASE, save these on a physical device.

The Owl House -- Disney has tried to bury this show many times (giving it a weird release schedule, cutting the budget, etc) and has even cancelled the show. Also, Disney+ is going to nuke their catalogue soon and I doubt TOH will survive*I have now also saved all the episodes of TOH. Click here for the posts with all of the episodes

Amphibia -- I know less about the behind the scenes BS than TOH but Amphibia was screwed over by Disney mainly by poor promotion. Also since one of the protagonist is openly bisexual*, like TOH, I really can't imagine this would survive.*Amphibia has also been saved. Go here for the post with all the episodes.

Steven Universe -- Cartoon Network cancelled Steven Universe and gave it a weird release schedule, it has also just been pulled from HBO Max.

Gravity Falls -- Once again, Disney+ is going to nuke their catalogue at some point in the future and between Wendy being canonically bi, Sheriff Blubs and Deputy Durland being in a relationship, and Alex Hirsch (being the amazing man that he is) constantly calling Disney out on their BS, I imagine that Disney would be more than willing to nuke Gravity Falls. *I’ve also saved Gravity Falls now go to the main post here to see all the episodes.

and most importantly

Every single show, book, game, fanfiction, movie, etc you've ever loved

We now know that at any moment's notice, streaming services can and will just nuke their catalogue without hesitation. If it's digital, it can be removed and there's a likely chance you'll never see it again.

So, please take some time to save anything you love on an external device. It could be a box set (it can be official or fan-made one), a USB, or anything.

If you have a physical copy of something, it's yours forever and no one can take that away from you.

*Edit because I’ve seen some confusion about this. Read this again, it’s “one of the protagonists” not “the protagonist.” Sasha is the one who’s bi, Anne’s sexuality hasn’t been confirmed.

Also in addition to this, people have reblogged this to say Steven Universe is still on HBO. Since I don’t have HBO, I’ve been going off of what people have been saying and I’ve seen it mentioned that HBO was taking off SU. You should still save it though.

*Edit 2 if any of the links here don’t work, check the original post as I might’ve changed/updated them. If that still doesn’t work, send me an ask or DM I’ll give them to you.

[theflorasdiary]

The problem with this show are not the characters or how the episodes are made,but the writers that decided to develop a literal masterpiece into a circus.

The campaign for season two literally started with making the audience choose between team black and team green:we had two trailers,two official posters and even the actors were “divided” to promote their teams.

So they basically told us to pick a side since the beginning.

Then they procede to turn team black in the saint team:making them the victims of the patriarchy,the heroes of the story.They showed us team black as if they are more Targaryen then the other team only because they know a prophecy and use this fact to excuse them from anything they do.

They made team black loved and worshiped by the small folks after Rhaenys killed hundreds of them during her dumb and useless girl boss scene and after Rhaenyra starved them.When in the book the small folks hates Rhaenyra and her incompetence,they will literally kick her out of the city and she has to run away or they will kill her just like they did with the dragons.The small folks instead loved team green,they loved Helaena as their queen and blamed and hated Rhaenyra for her death.

They forced use to like Rhaenyra just because she is one of the main characters,pushing on her the role of strong female character that is fighting a male society and then again just because she is a woman she is excused for everything that she does.We had to sit and watch two scenes of her giving birth and two of her weddings because we needed to empathize with her.We need to see her on her dragon constantly so that we can see Daenerys resemblance.They had to make her a saint,of course she wouldn’t want to kill a child she is too good,she would never hurt Helaena,everyone is loyal to her and she can do no wrong.They even took down Nettles to not show us Rhaenyra racism and the way she wanted to have a little girl killed because her pedo uncle-husband was rumored to be her lover.

On the other side we have team green that was completely dehumanized,stripped down of every good aspects they had in the book,changing and canceling everything.

We had never saw Alicent give birth to children that came to her out of marital rapes,we also did not see her getting married as a child bride to a man that will abuse her.Apparently the love of her life is Rhaenyra instead that her own children,she betrays them and her own side of the family in favor of her ex best friend that didn’t do anything to help her in the past and instead laughed in her face about her trauma.They keep telling that Alicent has never sacrificed anything when she has sacrificed her all life for duty and family unlike Rhaenyra.

Healena is totally marginal as the “weird bug girl” that just rants things out.She was a dragon rider that enjoyed being with her dragon Dreamfyre,yet in the show apparently she doesn’t like that.Even her dragon legacy was taken by team black,because now Dany dragon eggs comes from Syrax.In Viserys last days Helaena used to visit her father with her children but again this was taken from her and put on Rhaenyra instead.She was also stripped down of her coronation,of the way she was loved as a queen and how Aegon made sure that she was remembered as the true queen during the dance.They took from her the grief and mourning of her son one of the things that will literally drove her to death,because only Rhaenyra can cry her son and no one else.

Aegon was transformed into a rapist,because you can’t like him,you can only like Rhaenyra.There was no scene of him and Sunfyre beside the battle of Rook’s Rest,they have the strongest bond between a dragon and a dragon rider,he loved Sunfyre to the point he changed the family sigil to a golden dragon.They took down his will to fight,his family support and loyalty to him,his rage as a father that had lost his son.They took two of his sons,because Maelor do not exist and now he can’t have any more children because in the show he had lost his penis.They made him useless and pushed him on the sidelines in his own story.

I still don’t understand why they had to make Aemond betray his brother when in the book he was loyal to him,also in the book there was no indication of Aegon bullying him so again i don’t understand why choose this path.Daemon had a “redemption arc” after his betrayal one but of course Aemond can’t,only team black can.

Criston Cole is portrayed as an angry incel that still hates one woman that coerced him into having sex with her after he told her no multiple times.So much wasted potential in this character,when in the book he was one of the masterminds of team green,convinced Aegon to take the crown,took care of Sunfyre and served his king just right.

Daeron…sorry who?What do you mean that there is a third brother?I just know that his character will be completely destroyed,he probably will be a bastard with dark hair and we already won’t have the Maelor storyline for him,we definitely won’t see him making Ser Hugh and Ulf change sides or any of his victories with Tessarion.He will probably be marginalized like he already is,because again you can only like team black and only them can have the best.

How can you “pick a side” like they desperately want you to do,when they do shit like this?Literally forcing you to like team black because they are paint as the saints/good guys and assassinated every good thing about team green?

Keep telling me that this show is not team black propaganda and that’s is fair like this.

[tearwolfe]

I'll borrow a warrior cats book from the library and see how it is before buying a book.. shivers in fear, i did not know that..

yeah for sure do not buy them. there's also a bunch of free PDFs online you can read!! or check them out through libby or whatever online library service your local library uses if you don't mind reading from your phone.

gonna use this chance to highlight issues with warriors under the cut!! because i've spent so much time being with this series i have a lot of thoughts. i want to let you know i am not trying to cancel warriors or anything, there's just a lot of issues and i like talking about it.

CW: misogyny, pedophilia, ablism, racism

Okay, we're going to start with the more annoying aspects. First of all, Warriors is written by a ton of different people. They have the main writers outline the plot, and there's a bunch of other people that fill in all the empty space. Kind of an interesting way to do it, but that's why Warriors is able to publish several books a year. Erin Hunter is just a penname for a group.

INCONSISTENCIES

Why do I bring this up, what's the issue? The inconsistencies, dude. There's so many. Character appearances change between books. Dovewing's eye color changes frequently, for example, to the point where there was an internet war about how she would be represented on the Warriors Wiki. Another example is Mapleshade, a cat that's been prevalent as a villain since Crookedstar's Promise. In that book, she's referred to as a ginger-and-white she-cat, but after that she's been described as a calico (er, tortishelle-and-white, because Erin Hunter is somehow allergic to the word calico). Appearances aren't the only inconsistency. Character personalities are a big issue. After the first arc especially, characters will lose what charm they had in their personalities. Suddenly Spottedleaf is in love with Fireheart/star after she dies, suddenly Yellowfang is unwelcoming towards cats who find themselves breaking the Warrior Code (despite being a codebreaker herself and having compassion toward other cats while she was alive). The authors also seem to have trouble keeping track of characters. On one page Sandstorm leaves camp to go on patrol, and a paragraph later she is seen STILL in camp, talking to someone, despite having been written to leave camp. It's a very bizarre series to read. (Other inconsistencies include miswriting names [Ravepaw incident], using the wrong pronouns, and entirely confusing cats between each other). Heavystep also died a few times because the Erins forgot that he died.

MISOGYNY

Outside of poor writing, we're hit with misogyny. Main female characters, in POV, are written at least a little bit better than any of the other she-cats. However, as soon as the next arc starts and she's put out of the limelight, the authors have to give her a mate, give her kits, and make her a mother. There is only ONE POV she-cat I can think of that didn't die and never had kits. Twigbranch is literally the only one. This isn't a dig at being a mother at all, however whenever the Erins DO make a former main character a mother, that's the only trait they give them. Rarely do these she-cats continue to carry the personalities they were given initially.

It's not even a secret that the fandom dislikes when every she-cat is boiled down to being just a babymaker. The Erins literally killed off a she-cat because the fans didn't like the fact that her only personality trait was mom. Yes, this actually did happen.

There's lots of victim-blaming misogyny with whatever is going on between Squirrelflight and Bramblestar and between Leafpool and StarClan. Bramblestar will literally say the worst things to Squirrelflight and the narrative makes it seem like he's in the right. It's not wrong to display unhealthy relationships in media, but if you're writing a KID'S SERIES, it's extremely irresponsible to constantly write the victim as being wrong. This applies to how StarClan blames Leafpool for everything that's happened to her, despite the fact that Crowfeather was also a part of the equation.

Don't even get me started about Spottedleaf's Heart. In summary, Spottedleaf was groomed by Thisteclaw from when she was a kit (and he was a Warrior), and the narrative only makes Thistleclaw a bad guy because he was training in the Dark Forest, not because he is a predator.

ABLEISM

It's absolutely crazy how ableist this series is. In arc one, we have Brightpaw, an apprentice who gets mauled by dogs, and as Bluestar watched, as what she thought was going to be her death bed, she decided to give her her warrior name- a name that she would be stuck with in StarClan. She chose "Lostface." Brightpaw would eventually recover, loosing one of her eyes in the attack, and would live with being called Lostface until Firestar was able to rename her (to Brightheart). The whole renaming thing feels gross enough, but Brightheart is probably the best case scenario of ableism in Warriors, as she was allowed to function as a regular Warrior in the clan. Cinderpelt wasn't so lucky. She was a Warrior apprentice who got hit by a car, mangling her leg. She was then forced to become a Medicine Cat because she "couldn't hunt or fight" (despite the fact that real world cats are able to function completely normally while missing a limb). Longtail lost his vision in a fight with rabbits and he was retired early to the elder's den, despite wanting to be a Warrior. Jayfeather was blind, so he was made a Medicine Cat despite wanting to be a Warrior. Briarlight was paralyzed, so she was put in the Medicine Cat den most of the time despite wanting to be a Warrior. This is a very common theme in the series. Any cat who isn't fully able-bodied is often made to be a Medicine Cat or an Elder, even if that's not what they want. Literally every single Medicine Cat in ThunderClan since Spottedleaf through to Alderheart never wanted to be a Medicine Cat.

Being a Medicine Cat isn't supposed to be a bad role, but the way Warriors uses it as a cop-out to make disabled cats have a more "plot interesting" role without allowing them to be a Warrior is really weird.

ANTI-INDIGENOUS WRITING

I'm not the most knowledgeable person on this topic, however, many Indigenous readers have brought up a lot of issues the series has in terms of being culturally insensitive to native tribes. There's a well-written document that explains this in full detail.

IT'S KIND OF JUST BAD?

The writing isn't good. This goes back to the multi-writer issue. These people can't keep track of their characters or plot, so a lot of things just sort of fall flat. The best plotlines can be found in some of the novellas and graphic novels, and then I think it's because they're mostly written by one person.

How come StarClan can be so vague to living cats, but when we get POV in StarClan, they just act like normal cats? How come Ashfur randomly was super powerful in the Dark Forest/StarClan, while every other cat wasn't? There's just a lot of unexplained stuff, it's very weird.

Warriors is a very interesting series because it's pretty bad yet the fandom is huge. I definitely recommend watching Warriors Multi-Animator-Projects, reading fancomics, and fix-it fanfics instead of actually reading the books. The fans are so, so talented, it's crazy how a never-ending series of children's cat books has created such an insane fanbase.

[jackrabbit-fandom]

Hello, hello, hello

I have seen your post about Cyno being autistic and I agree since you can literally see it in the game.

Truly hope someone doesn't come after you with bad intentions because I might just have to thoroughly shut them down in a very ✨️friendly✨️ way.

Anyway, I noticed that you have also added that you'd be interested in writing HC for the two, so... May I request one of Alhaitham? I would be very grateful.

Have a lovely day

YOU DONT HAVE TO ACT AO FORMAL I KNOW YOU-

Anyway

For the most part, you know my al headcanons, but let's make some more hm? Hope you guys enjoy it!

No warnings, really just cute junk and alhaitham being alhaitham. Mabye a lil ooc. Plus spelling and grammar cause I suck at that

As i said before, I see alhaitham as autistic, so we'll be adding that a bit here

Alhaitham isn't super touchy. He can get a bit overwhelmed if he's touched too much. However, I do see him being a bit more willing with his partner, though PDA likely would be off the table.

Handholding would be fine for him if it makes you feel better, though not for very long, so I recommend pinky holding instead!

Look, it's cute as hell and isn't constantly squeezing his hand, so it works.

Or you could hold the back of his coat of even that is to much contact for him

Speaking of such things, alhaitham is likely someone who can hide when he's overstimulated VERY well, so you'll have to be able to read him very well to know when he's uncomfortable, as if he wouldn't just bluntly tell you to let go ether way.

A few tells would mainly be a slight change in his expression, from his more relaxed one to a more annoyed one, a twitch of his eyebrow or the corner of his mouth.

He'd get more fidgety, ether messing with his headphones, adjusting his clothes to much, ect.

In the game, we can see that he is a kind person, but also very blunt and doesn't feel any fear in telling people what he thinks. So don't get too upset if he so bluntly tells you your affection is a bit too much.

He may not be a very affectionate man but he still shows his affections in his own way, weather that be: allowing you to read his prized books, reading to you himself, letting you lean on him, teaching you bits of knowledge he has, ect. His affection more comes out in these simple actions.

He's fairly knowledgeable on quite a few topics, so if you ask him questions about them, he'd be happy to answer them even if his expressions seem more 'annoyed' then happy.

If he doesn't know an awnser, he'll tell you so, but be sure to research the topic later so he can answer said question.

This is how he shows his love lol.

His love language is more-so quality time/ parallel play in which you're each doing your own thing nearby

On a more general alhaitham note, he mainly gets overstimulated by too much or too loud noise, which he uses his headphones to cancel out.

He likely would know sign, for moments where he ether deafened his headphones or just decides not to speak. This just helps him keep himself from that overstimulation.

He also stims in more subtle was, fidgeting with a loose thread on his clothes, tapping his fingers together, messing with a loose strand of hair (his or yours depending on how close your relationship is and how long your hair is) or just tapping his foot.

He can handle confrontation easily on his own, so no need to worry when someone bothers him about his habits sense hell eeasily shut them down with no problem.

I see him as getting more frustrated if anyone attempts to talk over him or baby him. He is a grown man. Doing these things is more likely to annoy him than make him feel relieved.

This doesn't mean he hates you defending him completely. He'd just rather not be treated like a child or as if he can't speak for himself.

Alhaitham wouldn't be a bad partner. Honestly, he's attentive and very loyal. You'd just have to be able to handle his lack of touchyness and just overall blunt attitude.

That's all I've got for now, I'm writing this like 10 minutes before work, lol. Anyway, I hope you liked it! Might attempt a fic at some point with him being overstimulated and using my own experiences for that. Bye bye!

[muffinsin]

literally the best cassandra dimitrescu writer on tumblr. can you write a cassandra reaction to her gf getting a full body wax done by another female? like in the village (not modern au but we can just pretend waxing is a thing) there is a female who specializes in waxing and cassandra’s gf books an appointment just to make herself prettier for cassandra. but cassandra is satisfied with how her gf already is, and does not want another female seeing what is hers, so she gets possessive and doesn’t want her gf to go.

Haha I wouldn’t agree to the first statement, but I appreciate it a lot nonetheless! :)) Absolutely! Let’s get into it! :)

Masterlists

When you first find out about an opportunity to get a wax in the village, you’re thrilled

You’ve been thinking of waxing for a long time already, particularly to surprise Cassandra

She is waxed, or shaven at least, after all

Though you doubt she goes to the village for this. Maybe she does it herself?

Really, you’ve never seen her with a full bush, so you aren’t certain she can even grow all that much hair aside from the one being on her head. Being flies and all

Not that it matters. You certainly grow some, after all

Upon finding this opportunity, you immediately make an appointment for the next day

Eagerly, and most of all too eager to wait until the next day, you tell Cassandra

“Mhm, nice”, is her initial response

Then, she whirls around at last, eyes wide and grabbing your hip, asking you to repeat yourself

When you do, she immediately frowns

“No!”, she then says. Why’d you want a waxing? Why’d you let some woman see you like that?!

Cassandra immediately tries to convince you of the dangers of the village

Flame and pitchforks and all

It’s a little silly, considering this is about a waxing

Nonetheless, she doesn’t want you to go

When her danger approach doesn’t work, her possessiveness shines through

Who is this woman to dare see you in such a state of undress! To see those parts of you, all parts of you!

She is well tempted to simply pay the village a little visit

When you explain your reasoning, her possessiveness and anger turns to confusion

But- you’re perfect to her. Why’d you want to change a thing about yourself?

She’s still very grumpy about the idea afterwards, even when you explain your reasoning

Cassandra is well tempted to be controlling. To simply forbid it. To make you cancel, or rip the villager’s throat apart, she doesn’t, though

She does love you. And has, at least once, promised to try to understand you and act less irrationally

This doesn’t stop her possessiveness, as you will later discover

She could do it for you!

Should you persist, so will she

Very well, go to the appointment. BUT, she is joining you

She will not have some lowly villager ogling you

Before your appointment, she is still enjoying what she has of you. Tasting all, biting and marking, looking at and taking in your body throughout

At least, in the village, hushed whispers and fearful glances follow you on your way to the appointment

You don’t mind, and Cassandra thrives off it. She dares any of them to ogle you, to look at you for more than a second

Not a single one dares to. Even a second-long glance at you has her snap to them and has her bare her sharp teeth

“As if those lowlifes stood a chance!”

Throughout the entirety of your appointment, she glares daggers at the woman

Multiple times you must squeeze her hand tightly to avoid her lunging at her. Also, this helps with the pain

It hurts a lot more than you anticipated. Having Cassandra with you, helps a lot

She also practically showers you in kisses and has her hand on you nearly constantly

This makes the work a little difficult, but if it means the poor woman waxing you survives, this is more than acceptable

Cassandra smirks at every single uncovered hickey. She’s made sure to cover you throughout for your appointment

There’s barely any spots left unmarked

Having you blush as the countless marks are uncovered, all over your body, makes her feel even better

She’s proud of her work, and even if you originally feel mad- can this persist at her stupidly proud grin and stupidly attractive smirk?

After this appointment and a few hours after when you aren’t sore all over anymore, she will “test” the work out

[barryogg]

I'm old. Well, middle aged. But that doesn't change the fact that many things are in fact more shitty nowadays.

Movies are lit like shit so everything is too dark and washed out. Mixed like shit so you have to put on subtitles even if you're a native speaker. Much more is recorded using greenscreens, so in addition to being bad in the above way, the lighting and sound is also flat because the final composition of a scene is not known when shooting. CGI artists are working in terrible conditions, so films from twenty years ago like Pirates of the Caribbean have effects that mog most things released nowadays. There's also just fewer movies released.

The music is slower, the lyrics are measurably less complex and more repetitive.

The series are paced like shit because the assumption is that you're going to binge it anyway, so the effective result is an 8-10hr movie. It takes multiple years to film a single season so actors lose interest or age out of roles. There's a vicious circle in which audiences don't want to watch the show because it might get canceled and unresolved, and producers demand immediate record views, which they don't get so shows end up canceled and unresolved. The CGI is somehow even worse than in movies. Also everything's fragmented between gazillion services.

AAA games have budgets bloated even beyond those of films and tv, so every studio needs to play it safe with a cinematic open world experience, with a skill ceiling that's not too high. Multiplayer balance is overtuned to the most competitive esport players, and you can't host locally with your friends. Even the successful studios are constantly on the bring of death because the self-imposed fidelity demands mean that every game takes 5 years to make and needs to be a smash hit, so the niche series lay unused in IP hell. There are baked-in assumption that patching is easy, so many games release in a state that's hardly playable out of the gate.

I don't read enough contemporary books to have an informed opinion on the landscape, but the audience does seem to be overrun with people who treat books primarily like disjointed trope delivery mechanisms.

None of the above is me being somehow envious of the zoomers' youth. I don't envy them, I feel sorry for them, for having to deal with this as their formative experiences.

[dizzydennis]

I need to get this off my chest.

I’ve been vocal about the IDW/Ian Flynn haters in the past. In fact, they’re the entire reason why I mostly left this platform. But it never ends. Whether it’s on tumblr or twitter or even in twitch chats, it never ends!

Don’t you get tired? Just go somewhere else? Just ignore the comics. The argument always comes up of “We can’t ignore it, they’ll ruining Sonic.” You can. You absolutely can!

I very much hate the Animal Crossing series now despite having liked it in the past. You don’t see me constantly writing essays about how bad it is. You don’t see me hating on every bit of news that comes out with it.

Comic books are a monthly narrative. They’re a medium very different from video games. I understand that people want Sonic to be a particular way. I do too, if I’m being honest. But I’m also aware that it’s a different interpretation as has been Archie Sonic, Movie Sonic, Fleetway Sonic, X Sonic, Underground Sonic, and so on. Sonic always changes based on the medium and interpretation. Heck, he changes between games. Sonic being “chatty” in the comics is a different interpretation and part of the entire medium of comic books. It’s how reading works.

I’m not going to claim that IDW or Ian Flynn are perfect. Is Sonic too morally righteous in the comics? Yes. Is Shadow written as an edgelord and against his growth from the game canon? Yes. Does Eggman lacking any back-up plans seem idiotic? Yes. Have the stories gotten a bit too repetitive with them constantly going to the Eggperial City? Yes. Is this something worth exploding over every month? NO!

All media is going to have things that aren’t perfect. You’re allowed to dislike it, but where is the line drawn in how much you need to vent about it?

The reason I want to write this post is how the “opinions” against the comics and Flynn have gotten to this unavoidable, venomous point. I’ve seen haters say how they’re excited to see the IDW sales fall so the comics eventually get canceled. How they want to take this particular faction of the Sonic fandom and dissolve it. I ask this genuinely: What is wrong with you!? Just because you dislike a particular part of a series means you want it destroyed even for those who enjoy it? Grow up. It’s selfish, mean, and just not what fandom is supposed to be about. The insults, the name-calling, the mob mentality, and everything coming out of this negative side of the fandom is really, really gross.

I’ve seen many haters always say that there are IDW-lovers who have also bullied, name-called, and even sent death threats. Now, I have never seen these myself besides retaliating against the haters who go too far. But I have never ever seen death threats over this (it could have been to previous writers and I may be mistaken). Now, I am stating it right here that just because I didn’t see these posts doesn’t mean they don’t exist. If they do, I obviously do not condone that behavior. It is awful! But I also see the haters bringing up these examples to justify any action they take. I’ve lost track of how many times it’s been brought up. First off, you know (if the posts do exist) that it’s a couple of bad apples amongst plenty of normal fans. But it’s brought up so often that I wonder... is it still a legitimate justification for how you’re acting? Even if it was one bad post, how much mileage can you get out of that? Does it still legitimize how you’ve been currently talking about others? Does it make your bullying fair? Your words do hurt and they do get to the ears of those you’re talking about.

And about Ian Flynn. You all need to stop. No, Ian Flynn is not perfect. No, I don’t think his Bumblekast things help a lot; in fact, it muddies a lot of the waters. But it’s a stupid podcast on the side... just ignore it. You do that with what’s actually written in the comic already. However you feel about him, Ian Flynn has contributed a lot to Sonic through Archie, IDW, and the games.

But there’s such a hatred for anything Ian Flynn puts his name on. I have a former friend who hated Sonic Frontiers before it came out simply because Ian Flynn was attached to it. The moment they heard he was the head writer, they wrote the game off. I am 100% sure that no matter how Frontiers or the story within it turned out, they would have disliked it. Just because Ian Flynn was in the end credits. The insults thrown at Ian Flynn, the artists, and writers of the IDW comics are inexcusable. If he has two characters even share a panel, you call it shipbaiting. If two female characters have a fight, you claim it’s written by a sexist man. If a villain is killed off-screen or turns out to be alive, you complain. This last point is exactly how a monthly, serialized story works. I don’t know if you’re unfamiliar with comic books outside of Sonic, but this is how the medium just is. Said villain gets killed and you shout foul about how the one “queer” character was killed. How the writers are homophobic for “leading readers on” and then killing him. There have been racists posts about the fandom praising Flynn over Japanese writers. You make posts ranting and raving how Nite and Don being a gay couple is bad because they’re “nothing characters” and then you post about how Don abandoned Nite... despite the fact that literally ONE PAGE LATER, he comes back to essentially die with his boyfriend.

It makes me wonder if the haters actually READ the comics or if they scan, decide they don’t like something, and then get angry. Sonic is a comic series under mandates and rules, especially after everything that went down with Archie. No, I’m not saying these mandates are excuses for poor characterization or writing, but it does somewhat explain why certain characters are handled in certain ways. The IDW comic writers are people with the freedom to take the characters in certain directions. That’s all. They’re creators working hard.

The defenses you all set up to lean back on Pontac and Graff is also bewildering. Now, if you love the “Meta Era” of games then that’s totally fine. I honestly don’t care which games you like. But retroactively praising the writing of games like Sonic Lost World and Sonic Forces is odd. Yes, Pontac and Graff are human beings and don’t deserve the massive hate and mistreatment they’ve been dealt. But their work is rightfully criticized. We went through over a decade of poor writing and canon being completely screwed up. But some of you will defend them because Eggman said he’d strangle a zeti or that the way he said the sun would crush the heroes justified so much in Forces. Why are you willing to die on this hill? For four games? For four games that have objectively more lighthearted and cookie cutter plots?

I’m not perfect in this. For a while, when Sonic Forces came out. I would make post after post about it. After a couple of months, I realized that I simply hated the game and I was harming the experience of people who liked it. I made an apology and I stopped. I still hate Sonic Forces. It’s still my most hated Sonic game, but you don’t see me reacting to the Infinite mini figure getting announced by making weeks of posts saying how badly he was written.

Just get over it. Move on. Stop hating on the aspects of a thing you’re supposed to be a fan of. Aren’t you miserable? Sonic the Hedgehog has been such a positive influence on my life. Sonic has inspired me, gotten me through bad times, and has introduced me to some of the best people I have ever met.

Why stick around and constantly surround yourself with such negativity? Again, I don’t hang around Animal Crossing things anymore and I’m personally better off for it. You’re in a fandom, but are you even fans anymore? You’ll hate everything that comes out simply because a particular writer is attached or because you’ve decided the comics have betrayed your headcanons. It’s gotten to the point where the IDW Haters really have become a joke. People see what you’re saying and it’s affecting the perception of the fandom. Moreover, you’re actively ruining the experience for fans around you and are voicing that you hope it fails.

That’s not what being part of a fandom is about. I am so, so, so tired of seeing negativity about the comics and Ian Flynn. Again, honest opinions are fine and I want people to feel how they feel. Their feelings should be valid. But having your opinions and becoming toxic to the point that you’re notorious for it... is just too much.

I love Sonic as I am sure many other fans do. Hell, there’s definitely love for Sonic with the IDW-haters as well; you wouldn’t feel so passionately about the blue blur if you didn’t care. But just take some perspective and realize what this is doing.

I had a good friend once who I thought would be somebody I could always relate to for good and bad. This friend would get angry if I didn’t agree to certain comments about Dr. Eggman and would be upset if I didn’t reply in a certain way to certain posts. It was like walking on egg shells. It came to a point where I needed to separate myself from that person. They became constantly toxic about all things modern Sonic. It made me feel depressed and guilty just to enjoy the series that I love. Toxicity is something that just corrodes you to the pit of your soul if it goes too deep. I miss this friend, but I don’t think I can ever truly be friends with them that way again. It affects me so often to this day.

Please, feel how you feel about Sonic comics, movies, games, whatever. Just realize how much your distaste for something is affecting you, your friendships, and others. I can’t stand this kind of drama anymore. I just want to love Sonic and want people to love Sonic as well. That’s what fandom is supposed to be about.

[ketterdamswinchester]

So as everyone knows by now shadow and bone has been cancelled and there will be no six of crows spin off as far as we know. This series means so much to so many people and I would like to give my personal experience with it.

I used to love reading, but then I had a burnout and everything just seemed boring and I stopped reading for a while. But then I read Six Of Crows and to say it changed my life would be an understatement. I loved the book and it single handedly got me back to reading anything really. When I read crooked kingdom I did and still consider it the most amazing, impactful book I have ever read. And that what got me started on reading the grishaverse to begin with.

My experience with the show is a little bit different. I started watching it because I was in a fandom that focused around Ben Barnes but I didn’t really pay attention to it. I remember some details from watching it the first time but not many. Then after I read the book series my view on the show was completely changed. I was constantly watching it and was really attached to the characters and especially the crows and 12 year old me was probably more excited about the second season of the show coming out than 13 year old me but she still came through the minute march 16th came around. I remember specifically counting down the days to my friends before it came out.

The minute season two came out I loved it even more than the first season which I know is an unpopular opinion but I cannot explain the excitement that came with watching it for the first time, and the fact that I was finally in a fandom that I didn’t come into a little too late was amazing.

Speaking of the fandom it is the best fandom I have been in.

But back to the grishaverse in itself I cannot stress how much of a lovely time it has been watching the show and being able to enjoy it with people who also love it.

Thank you to Ms. Bardugo and the cast and crew of shadow and bone for this amazing universe of magic.

As always no mourners, 🐦‍⬛❤️

[ninapi]

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┊┊┊✧ ⁺ ⁺╚══ Kita Version ╝

Premise: The connection he had with his past made Kita want you more than any of the others. He wanted to be like his grandma and she had a human by her side, always. Looking for the village best interest he ends up finding the real meaning of true love.

Word Count: 3194

Chapter 2: Challenges

Finding a way to cancel an engagement promised by the former leader was as hectic as Kita imagined it would be.

There were more than words in such an agreement, blood magic being quite popular among foxes of old time.

Even if young lady Suna wasn’t interested in taking part in such endeavors, more than just the will of the ones involved in the pact was required.

Birds were sent out to different fox clans in search for help, yet nobody knew how to overwrite such a powerful magic, unless one of them died, they would still be bound to one another no matter what the answer they could find was.

Not ideal when he finally met someone he would actually want to spend the rest of his days with and that makes him want to put pups in said human every time she crosses his path.

Lady Suna was pretty much a baby sister to you, and he knew it. Anything that could cause her harm was not going to be a welcomed option, also, her being the only young female fox around, she was a very valuable asset to grow their numbers in the community.

He was barely sleeping lately, always nose deep in old texts and books of ancient magic, nowadays you were allowed to roam the castle on your own, Kita wanted you to feel at home and the servants all liked you, you were the only one around to show them respect and understanding, so you were currently looking for the two-toned hair handsome fox that was constantly in your head.

As you suspected, he was in the library instead of his own office, very much sleep deprived, a dark shadow extending throughout the span of his face, now past his eyelids.

“Kita-sama, when was the last time you had some sleep?” you caught him off guard, he didn’t feel you coming, a warm blanket being placed over his shoulders.

“(Y/N)…what brings you here? It’s already pretty late. Can’t sleep?” his hand reached for yours, gently pulling over to sit on his lap, between the desk and his strong chest. His face coming to nuzzle your back, relaxing in your presence.

This had become some sort of a routine for the two of you, sitting as close as possible to the other, keeping each other warm, snuggles and cuddles slowly being introduced as days went by. He felt such at ease with you around, it was amusing. His daily routine hadn’t changed since he was a young pup, he’s always done the same things every day, even as the leader now, he still keeps his room clean, takes care of the plants, cooks his own meals, adding you to his daily routine was easier than adding anything in the past, and was now his favorite part of the day.

“I was thinking you were probably still here, couldn’t fall asleep worried.” This brought a smile to his tired-looking face. The only person who’s ever worried about him on a personal level had been his grandma, he’s never been this intimate with anyone before, it felt a little weird at first, but now he craves your touch all day.

Your thumb was rubbing soothing circles on his arm as he buried his face on your hair, inhaling your scent. “I need to find a way to end that evil spell as soon as possible, we don’t know how much time you have left…there’s no time to sleep…”

“You need to sleep, or you’ll get sick. Come with me.” your soft tone of voice was so alluring, he couldn’t say no to you, even if he wanted to.

Your feet guided you both back to your quarters in silence. It was probably not within the definition of proper to be found holding hands and sneaking around the castle so late at night.

Your room was barely lit with an almost completely consumed candle, the moon being the best source of light at the moment.

Kita didn’t know what to think about your actions. It was clear to him now that you were crossing yet another line in whatever the relationship you two had now was, yet he wasn’t sure of how to react and what was expected of him.

Though the line you were about to cross wasn’t as wild and interesting as he had thought at first, you climbed into your futon, pulling him gently by his wrist for him to lay beside you. Your arms wrapping around him immediately, gathering him to your chest as you hummed a lullaby close to one of his fuzzy ears, making it twitch.

“Sleep…” you whispered sweet nothings over and over again, affirmations he needed to hear, words of encouragement, words of endearment, until all that could be heard in the room were the soft snores of the man sleeping soundly in your arms.

You couldn’t help but wonder if the warmth your chest radiated when he’s around and the cramping of your stomach every time your eyes meet was in some way related to the concept of love.

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The second challenge came around when the elders found out he was trying to break the engagement.

The head of the Suna clan had formally presented a complaint to the council, taking Kita by surprise. He was normally a very selfless gentle man, but loosing this engagement would jeopardize his little princess’s future, and that was a big concern, his paternal side would always shine when his children were in any sort of trouble.

What he didn’t understand was that his own daughter didn’t want this, but to him she was still too young to understand the implications of letting a man like Kita go, he was certain his daughter would eventually regret this and would have a difficult time finding a proper mate, especially with the low birthrate problem, choosing the right one was a top priority for the entire village.

“I will do what I think is right for everyone. You can’t expect us to make pups when there’s no attraction between us, she’s like a sister to me, I can’t possibly do such a thing. It was decided by others, and I had no saying in that back then, but now, now I do, and I will do what I can to see the end of this matter safely.” without uttering any other word, the leader left a devastated weeping father in the council room, the elders not being able to stop him any further than they had previously done.

Your condition was slowly worsening, sparse fevers here and there, nothing awful, but it terrified him.

Not only has he been researching ways to end the engagement spell, but he has also been investigating Inari and her blessing. There wasn’t much recorded in history, it was mostly all fairy tale material, ‘love conquests all’ kind of thing, yet there were no specifics on how he got it, was there any special quest? Did they have to go under some sort of ritual? Just what on earth did he have to do to have the blessing bestowed on his beloved before it was too late? It was driving him nuts and he didn’t know who to ask for guidance, everybody in the council was most definitely not on his side, he wished his grandma was still there, even if convincing her would be even harder, she always wanted what was best for him, and love is certainly what’s best for everyone.

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Challenges kept coming one after the other. Keeping the twins at bay had been one of the worst to deal with.

Atsumu found a way to sneak into your section of the castle, he still hadn’t been able to figure out how he does it, but he’s caught him twice in just one week having awful amounts of fun in your quarters.

The first time he found him there you were playing some card game, your giggles could be heard from everywhere in the garden. He was sure Atsumu kept purposefully losing just to make you laugh, what worried him most was the expression on the younger fox’s face, its never been this soft.

The second time, however, set his heart ablaze, his head was laying on your lap enjoying the morning sun while you patted his hair and told him a story. It all felt too intimate for his liking, he didn’t know what you thought of Atsumu, honestly, he thought the top pick was Osamu, knowing you have gotten this close to his counterpart over such a short period of time was concerning.

Though, Atsumu wasn’t the only issue.

Osamu kept requesting permission to visit you. Unlike Atsumu, he was doing things right, and normally he would be glad someone was following the rules, but since he came in straight from the front gate of the castle, everyone saw him and his constant interest display, causing the elders to push him as favorite for your hand.

As for Suna, he kept sending you gifts, to an annoying degree.

It started with him dropping by with some flowers, then he would send some sweets with one of his employees, then a little doll, clothing, books, letters, there wasn’t a single day someone from the Suna Inn didn’t stop by to deliver something for the beautiful human princess.

It took ungluing Atsumu from you, rejecting Osamu’s entry permit and closing the main gate to avoid any deliveries, for Kita to share a peaceful breakfast with you.

“Can you stop frowning? Your handsome face will get all wrinkly.” you chuckled, gently smoothing the angry lines off his forehead with one of your hands.

“It just pisses me off, why was he here again? Why are my guards not realizing someone’s been sneaking into the castle? He should be dead already…” his harsh words made you gasp in horror, you never thought of the consequences of somebody finding Atsumu sneaking around.

“Kita-sama,” your tone of voice was stern, a wave of worry hitting the leader straight on the face, “I do not appreciate you wanting my friends dead. He comes to keep me company because I’m always so bored. You have your responsibilities as the head of the village and I understand that, that’s why you don’t see me whining about it, so what’s so bad with sharing that time with a friend?”

“A friend? Is that what you think he is? He’s after your hand, (Y/N). Don’t you forget that.” his statement caused your cheeks to tint a tiny bit, seeing Atsumu in a different light now.

“Does it bother you that much?” you poked his cheek playfully, trying to get his mood to soften even if it was a just little.

“Of course, it does. Not even I get as much time with you, it’s unfair. I’ve been doing my best to not imprison every one of them. I don’t want the villagers to think I’m abusing my power.” his cute huffs made you giggle, pulling him closer to place a tender kiss on his cheek. “There’s no need to be jealous.”

“Does that mean you don’t like them?”

“I didn’t say that…” not even the kiss could help him keep his cool.

“See? I don’t know what else to do (Y/N). I want to spend more time with you, but I have to figure out how to undo the engagement and how to get you the blessing, how am I going to fight against all those good for nothings while also having to deal with the managing of the village?”

“I think you’re forgetting something…” his eyebrow twitched, waiting for you to elaborate further.

“The blessing, we know how to get it…wouldn’t spending your time with me be more beneficial in that sense…?” you were right, if true love was the main ingredient, dedicating his time to you could get you both somewhere.

“Is that what you want? Find the blessing with me? Or would you rather one of them find it for you?” his frown had returned, he’s never had much self-confidence, and that was on him, but he couldn’t avoid the acid in his stomach every time he closed his eyes and saw Atsumu’s dumb face smiling at you like a lovesick puppy.

“True love can’t be forced, Kita-sama. Rin said in one of his letters that I should share some time with each of you, that way I would have more chances of finding true love.” his face was turning red at this point, an incredible blood thirst bubbling in his chest.

“But I disagree.” Kita’s demeanor changed in a matter of seconds, his eyes never leaving yours, “I’ve been thinking about the meaning of true love. I’ve never been in love before, so I wouldn’t know for sure if things are how I see them or not, but every time I’m with you I feel different. Everything looks brighter, everything feels better, my mood improves, my days are better. I find myself thinking about you even when they are here with me, how I can’t wait for you to come and visit, wondering if you already had your meals, if you had some sleep the night before…I don't think I need to try to look for it someplace else, when I clearly already found someone who occupies all my thoughts.”

That was the last remaining drop of restraint he had left within his body, and it evaporated with your words. His lips were on yours in seconds, swallowing your surprised gasp. Your hands reached for his soft locks, threading them lovingly as he devoured your soul entirely. Little sounds of pleasure left the leader’s lips as he continued kissing you like the world was about to end, he just couldn’t stop, didn’t want to. You shuffled on your seat, trying to get into a more comfortable position without having to break the kiss. Feeling your needs with his own body, he pulled you over to his lap, the constraining fabric of your elaborate kimono getting on the way. He wanted to get rid of it, to have you straddling his lap, to devour you completely, right there. Apparently, the full moon was near, his hormones were getting the best of him.

The delicious whimper that left your lips as one of his hands squeezed your thigh over the delicate fabric made him snap out of the haze. You were out in the open, anyone could walk on you just there, he was the man in charge of the castle, this was not proper, not one bit. But you were so….ugh…he needed to do something about that stupid engagement right that moment so he could take you right there and now.

“Kita-sama…” the way his name fell from your lips was causing a hole in his stomach, the need to have you kept on growing each second. He could see the same need reflected in your glazed half lidded eyes, you wanted this as much as he did, but you couldn’t, not yet at least.

“I promise I’ll give you more of my time, just…don’t let them get to you…” smiling, you pecked his lips tenderly once more, “You’re the only one that can get to me.”

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He did fulfill his promise, spending most of his time with you regardless of what others said.

Atsumu came a few times and left right after he saw the man himself occupying his space beside you to much of his annoyance, even if respecting others wasn’t his strongest attribute, he was forced to back down, same as Osamu. Rin kept sending gifts as usual though, a tough opponent indeed.

But his afternoons were spent mostly in your quarters, instead of researching in his office or the library, he would bring the scrolls and books over to your room and read them while resting beside you or reading them while laying his head on your lap, your hand always threading his hair lovingly, helping him understand texts with other perspectives.

Since he always prepared his own meals, soon he started adding extra portions to share them with you, breakfast, lunch and dinner were spent together, enjoying the perfectly cooked treats he made for you with all his devotion.

As for the village rounds, you would walk together with him on most days, when the weather was good. The majority of the villagers getting attached to your sweet nature and encouraging the leader to seal the deal soon, to not let such a wonderful bride go away.

Overall, your days were filled with Kita Shinsuke, and you loved every second of them.

And so did he.

His mood had improved, even his ideas were now getting clearer and more frequent. He’s always wanted to help his village grow and improve, but always lacked on the confidence field. He thought the elders wouldn’t hear him out or that their ideas were better than his just because they were more experienced. But having you by besides him, made him see a side to him he didn’t know was there. He was born to be a leader, regardless of his soft nature. And he was ready to show the world what the leader of the all mighty fox village of the south was made of.

Blood magic can’t be undone, yet he got into an agreement with the Suna clan, their daughter would be taken in by the Kita family as intended, give her all the benefits and support that came with that, yet he would never lay a finger on her, and she was allowed to choose who she wanted to breed with.

A scandalous offer, some would say.

But one that was accepted, nonetheless.

To everyone, you were the leader’s woman and lady Suna, your baby sister.

His political stand had grown over the past year, all thanks to your support and encouragement, to your help studying texts and to your help with his daily tasks. He’s always done everything on his own, not accepting other’s help as that’s what his grandma taught him while growing up, but the kindness you showed him made him realize maybe there was another path he could take, one with less hatred and more understanding.

Maybe following that path full of love and prosperity would one day bring the very much needed blessing from their patron goddess.

Maybe one day, the meaning of true love will be as clear as water to the both of you.

The only thing that was completely certain was how you wanted to walk down that path just as much as he did.

Together, you could defeat anyone.

Together, you could find love in each other’s arms.

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[the-gay-prometheus]

Something about Gravity Falls that I think is really interesting, is that yes, the show is about Dipper and Mabel and their summer living with their great uncle and all of their crazy adventures.

But it's also not about that at all. They're our protagonists in the sense that they're the ones we're viewing most of the story from, but they're not who the story is really about.

The story, the real story, starts and ends with Stan and Ford.

Stan and Ford's broken relationship is the reason behind everything - why the story is set in Gravity Falls, why the Mystery Shack exists, why the rift is created, why Weirdmageddon is even able to happen. None of this has anything to do with Dipper and Mabel, they just find themselves in the middle of it all.

In any other show that's geared toward younger audiences, the kids are the ones save the day. To quote CN executives who canceled Book 5 of Infinity Train, "younger audiences just won't be able to relate to older protagonists." And so we get this message that, no matter who's to blame for the problems you're facing, it's your generation's job to fix them. The kids, the 12-15 year olds have to be the ones to save the day. Anything older than 15 is pushing it, and anything older than like 25 is out of the question entirely.

Gravity Falls says "lol. Watch me." It laughs in the face of the idea that the child protagonists have to be the ones to do the legwork to right the wrongs of previous generations. Quite literally. The prophecy, which is supposed to include these 12 year olds, fails - because this isn't the kids' problem, nor is it the teenagers' problem, nor is it even really McGucket's problem (even though he had a hand in it). The prophecy fails because this is Stan and Ford's problem. It always has been.

And in the end, Dipper and Mabel have absolutely no part in saving the day. In fact, they're the ones being saved, not the other way around. No, instead it's all Stan and Ford, recognizing that the only ones who are responsible for fixing what they started is themselves. Stan and Ford, who are 60-something years old at the time of Weirdmageddon, are the ones saving the day.

It's a radical message to send in the face of a world that constantly puts the burden of healing on the younger generation's shoulders.

It's a radical message to send in the face of a world that puts an age limit on making changes for the better.

[lindszeppelin]

Lady in Hollywood who is very progressive and has a murky sexuality writing here to say I’m not offended at your posts about Kaia. You’re not punching down but bringing nuance and observation to a topic. You’re not saying she has to pick a gender or that bisexuality does not exist. You’re singling out one person who has decided to live a public life in front of the paparazzi but never gets too deep into anything, including her book club which explores queer topics. I’m not saying anyone, including Kaia, has to explain everything but the way she moves in the world publicly makes it hard not to be curious about seeming incongruences.

I out myself as someone in the industry who is liberal bc I have a unique lived experience with this. Almost all of my peers and friends in Hollywood have liberal view points, especially socially, but we find ourselves at a few moments questioning some people’s motives. Hollywood is a diverse (but sadly and too often) in a performative way at this moment and is looking to check boxes. If not enough people of color are in a movie, it’s a bad look. Same with story lines regarding only heterosexual plot lines. There’s also dialogues about who should play or not play gay characters. I’m all for things moving in this direction, but the execution is really messy at times. It’s hard to get roles under any circumstances, and a lot of people on subconscious levels feel threatened that they may not be special if they’re white/cis/straight. I know a lot of people out their sexualities or gender who are sincere and use it to their advantage business wise, and good for them. Like this is the moment and go and get it! I’m not erasing them. I cheerlead them. But then there’s a few others out there where my friends and I heavily question. For instance, I knew a guy in comedy who said he was a bisexual and constantly uses his bisexuality in his comedy act. The thing is, nobody has seen him date anyone but beautiful brunette women. It’s not that he can’t also be into men and just happens to luck out more with women, but he really doesn’t seem into men so it’s given a few of us pause. He’s also not a great dude (manipulative and self serving to say the least) so that does shade why we question him, but there’s countless other examples of people who do this regarding being queer and/or nonbinary. My most liberal friends who are not necessarily straight or cis question people on occasion bc they aren’t lemmings who blindly support weird energies. But it has to happen behind closed doors bc you look like a dick if you question it. Hell, you could get canceled. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t absolutely happen (people faking or exaggerating their sexuality for profession gain). Everyone wants to be chosen so they have to put their most unique self out there to stand out. Some people 100% run with false stories to get ahead.

I have a murky sexuality as I mentioned. I identify as straight, but I’m not the straightest straight girl to walk the earth. There is a fluidity to me. I’ve rarely acted on it bc it is not that deep for me. Maybe one day that will change- I’m not afraid of it. But it’s not something I put out there because as I said, it is not that deep. It feels slimy to exploit it based on how I live my life. I like dudes. I date dudes. I prefer dudes across the board. I COULD claim queerness or fluidity bc I probably *technically* am, but I don’t live my life that way (and haven’t for YEARS) despite that it is in me to be into women. It just almost never happens and hasn’t for a while, so it’s genuinely not a big part of my life. Why would I run with that? Maybe if I was insecure I would, but I’m cool standing out for other reasons that are more relevant to my day to day life.

Everyone’s sexuality is their own. Everyone has nuance. I think when we’re young we’re figuring it out. We’re polishing what works for us, what’s a permanent fixture for us, if there are patterns etc. I’m glad I wasn’t famous at 20 bc I would have likely put myself in all types of categories and vibes that don’t represent my fully cooked self. I have no idea what Kaia’s deal is, but there’s something off. At times it seems painfully obvious she’s more into women, so the fact that she only dates men (and not like, undiscovered working actors or an entertainment lawyer nobody in the public knows by name but only men the tabloids 🙄) is certainly a confounding choice. That said, I have also mentally put her in the queerbaiting category too. I waffle with those two options to be frank. It’s not my business and I hope she’s living her best life and all, but there’s smoke and I can’t figure out where the fire is. And again, I’m a straight lady who’s played with some boobies so of all people I understand confusing sexualities! I get mad when ppl act like bisexuality or fluidity can’t be a thing. But humans are observant and it’s okay to question the reality of something. Hollywood actors constantly lie/hide/deflect about their real life. Every single one of them! It’s not even always nefarious bc many have valid reasons to play the smoke in mirrors game, so it’s dumb to assume everything is at face value. Kaia comes from a media savvy family and has an unusual amount of contracts with different management and PR firms (from what I understand). Her whole brand is orchestrated, 50% of it being styled like her more famous mom. I don’t know what her personal life is like and to be frank, I largely don’t care. But I have clocked inconsistencies of things not adding up bc I have a brain and have learned in therapy to trust that my instincts are good. I don’t know what is what but if my alarm bells are going off something is off, even if I can’t guess accurately what it is.

Dialogues are healthy. They provide nuance. They let people blow off steam instead of bottling it in. They encourage critical thinking. Yes, it’s dicey to do that about an individual but also…she chose to live a very high profile life. You didn’t name call. You didn’t make a comment that was meant for all bisexuals. You were talking about one self proclaimed queer woman who has an energy in general that doesn’t match her public image (not just limited to her sexuality). Just because you don’t automatically fall in uniform with popular mindsets by questioning who she really is doesn’t make you bigoted- it makes you a curious human.

Nuance is important. Not all who question are haters.

Sincerely,

A Very Liberal Straight Lady Who Has Definitely Kissed A Lot of Women

holy shit anon, whoever you are, this was beautiful. i appologize for my very late response, i spent the entire day with my family and i just now was able to get back on and check my inbox. i am extremely happy to hear your thoughts on this subject matter. and your voice and your story matter just as much

honestly im not going to add anything more, your post needs to be the centerpiece.

love you lots and have a wonderful day

[f0point5]

the hot takes about the drivers being boring, not nice, not as naive... realistically i know that growing up in that type of environment and culture they have, it's kind of impossible to expect them to behave in a "normal" way we're used to. their lives are so far out of our reach. it's like being a celebrity. money and fame will always change people. and believe me, i've seen people personally with just the smallest amount of clout change drastically, especially with how easy it is to go viral on social media nowadays. once you integrate into that elite culture it's kind of a no brainer your view on the world is going to change if you're constantly surrounded by those types of people. it hurts my delusions but i know it's the truth. doesn't necessarily mean they're bad people, some of them yeah, but they're not as romance book coded as people want them to be for sure. if you're around hot and rich people your whole life then of course that's what you expect. like if it wasn't their job, why would someone who's making millions take the time for some random person on the street who isn't going to benefit them. i know racing is entertainment but i also know most of these guys signed up to be good at driving and not a public figure. the media part is probably just an unlucky chore they have to sit through in order to achieve their dream of driving an f1 car. as much as i want to project this ideal person onto a driver, i know that it's just my parasocial relationship talking and they're probably so incredibly different irl. honestly the patience people have in the public eye to be so kind to fans Always astounds me. bc im too moody and too much of a bitch for that. i would get cancelled for having a bad day and refusing to talk to fans.

That’s a fair take.

Tbh I think some drivers enjoy their social media fame. I’m not naming names buttt y’all know who you are.

Also, I think a few of them…ngl namely one Charles Leclerc, have spent a lot of time doing a Timmy Chalamet and playing into the romance book coded delusions.

Genuinely I do not understand how they stay so patient. But then I feel like sometimes you do see leakage when they’d just rather not. Sometimes I see videos of fans and I think Jesus this guy looks wrecked I’d never have the courage/audacity to go up to someone who looks that tired and uncomfortable like that’s a whole human being.

But I would get cancelled on day 1 lol

[afriendlyirin]

Just finished The Imperfects and honestly, I'm not that broken up about it getting canceled. It feels like they used up all their good ideas in the first half and were ad-libbing the rest to fill time. Hannah is immune to the stem cells, then suddenly she isn't! Doug was so mad with pain he wanted to commit suicide, but Hannah is fine after sustaining even worse wounds! Suddenly the heroes have random extra superpowers to justify how they can take on government assassins! Suddenly Abbi's pheromones change based on her emotional state when they never did before! (Also what, does that mean they made people horny because she was horny, despite being ace? How does that make any sense?) Suddenly Tilda and Juan can magically willpower away any and all downsides from their powers, but Juan still sees the chupacabras as evil even though he now has complete control of it, because ???

Also, the character writing was... better than comic books, but that's not saying much. I especially hate the cliche of "I can't possibly explain this to my loved ones," like, how terrible is your relationship that you don't think your loved ones will believe you? Abbi, the scientist, can't explain the science thing to her other scientist best friend? Juan's girlfriend sees his power so he has no reason to keep hiding anything from her, but he does anyway, because...? It was also really jarring how the heroes kept flip-flopping so wildly on violence. Abbi is horrified by accidentally killing someone, then casually quips with, "Technically, she killed herself," when confronted on it not five minutes later. Juan constantly bemoans how evil and dangerous the chupacabras is, while also using it (to eat people) as his first response to every problem. (But oh, Abbi is the hypocrite here?) Tilda is the only person in this whole mess who seemed like she had her head on straight.

I liked a lot of the individual parts (actually accurate science, tons of queer and female rep, Tilda and Sarkov are The Best) but it never really came together and the ending cliffhanger reeked of desperately throwing stuff at the wall; the ending is perfectly satisfactory if you just ignore the epilogue.

[batman66sexyrogues]

Round 3, Match 5:

With his iconic reading lamp hat and book leather suit, Bookworm’s love of books and publication frustrations led him to carry out a massive and complex scheme involving books and wordplay, including “blowing up” a bridge using a projector, supposedly despite lacking even an ounce of originality (at least according to his would-have-been publisher). Alongside Lydia Limpet, he was also shown to be capable of improvising with changes in his plans, as he did when Lydia was able to capture the Boy Wonder. While he appeared to be closest to Lydia, he seemed to enjoy an affable relationship with most of his henchpersons and was constantly sharing quotes from books with them. According to a postcard sent by actor Roddy McDowall after portraying him, he couldn’t wait to get back into the suit, which was saying a lot since he also compared the suit to “being captured in a Sauna bath.” The character would also enjoy a small role in Batman vs. Two-Face following a cameo in Return of the Caped Crusaders.

The latest in a long line of unfortunate alchemists, Dr. Cassandra Spellcraft was determined not to share in their grisly fates. She initially completed a robbery using camouflage pills to turn herself invisible, later deciding to break several rogues out of prison. She then gave them the camouflage pills to turn them invisible in exchange for 50% of the profits from their criminal capers. Although she was ultimately arrested, she did at least manage to avoid a ghastly end like her ancestors. There were plans to include her in the comic spinoff, with herself and her husband appearing as members of the League of Shadows, although these plans never came to fruition before the comic’s cancellation.

[emperor-of-blood]

have you ever seen the devil wears prada? If so: What's your take on Miranda Priestly's classpect?

I have now! Really good movie.

Now, time for me to be more active on here.

(I hope)

Miranda Priestly

So for those of you unaware, Miranda Priestly is one of the main characters in The Devil Wears Prada. She is the head of one of if not the most prestigious fashion magazine around. She's known for having the only say that matters in the fashion world. Her job is her life and she loves it. She's knows exactly how important she is and isn't afraid to sling it around. She has a reputation as a Devil bitch and has run off many highly dedicated fashion student interns with her insane orders.

She got where she is by a few methods:

Being incredibly knowledgeable and competent in her field

Stepping on anyone who gets in her way

Stepping on anyone if it means advancing her career

With that out of the way, let's dive into it. Miranda Priestly is a.....

Knight of Rage

One who exploits [Rage]/protects with [Rage]

Knights and Rage are two of the more explored (By Hussie) parts of the classpects we could ask for. Knights exist in sessions rather lacking in their aspect, take what little they can find and stretch it out as far as it'll go. One of the most interesting things about the movie is that I don't think there's a single character, expect possibly her daughters, that doesn't explicitly HATE Miranda. This is, of course, because she's a massive bitch. Again, to the point that nobody can stand her. The lady is fucking crazy. Her flight gets cancelled because of a hurricane and because the main character Andy can't get a new flight she gets all pissy. And to punish her she says that Andy needs to get the still unpublished Harry Potter book for her kids to read within 24 hours. A pretty obviously impossible task given for the sole reason of having a good excuse to fire her. Andy of course, succeeds, marking a turning point in the story where Miranda actually starts to like Andy. The task was designed to break her, but it didn't.

Miranda failed.

Remember, Rage isn't just the obvious. It's also destruction, change, and truth. Here we see Miranda breaking Andy down and the molding her into the new person that she needs to stand by her side. She does that by throwing every challenge she has at her. Andy has to change to survive. She realizes that Miranda really is all that, and despite being something of a genius herself, Andy just doesn't compare. She's in Miranda's world and she has to play by her rules. Andy even starts anticipating Miranda's insanity, thereby protecting herself and others from her wrath. Miranda has surrounded herself with people like this; and that's exactly how she can keep her fashion empire standing.

The real kicker comes at the climax of the movie. Andy finds out that Miranda is going to be fired, and at this point Andy has destroyed her own personal life to satisfy Miranda and has even come to respect her. So she does everything she can to warn her of the incoming event.

To no avail. Miranda won't talk to her. It turns out that she already knew this was happening. Her solution is to sacrifice another main character and one of her assistants, Nigel, to keep her position and eliminate the rival who was to take her job.

She's constantly stepping on people, even while already at the top. She sees the truth of her situation and strikes decisively every time. It doesn't matter who it is, if there's an obstacle, she'll remove it and even maintain the following she's built up, even it it means knocking them personally down.

That's all! I hope it was worth the 3 year wait.