#bring back the soapbox

[tarragonthedragon]

my political stance is "let people sit" and I'm not remotely kidding

[tarragonthedragon]

also tbh a lot of this idea relies on refusing to characterise good food as actually British in a way that just comes off (at least to most British people) as rabidly anti-immigrant.

I've seen so many people mocking the idea that an Indian takeaway classic like chicken tikka masala is one of our national dishes, but it was invented by immigrant communities in the UK and first recorded by a Scottish Pakistani chef. saying those people weren't British on the basis of their ethnicity is just like. straight up right wing rhetoric

I once saw someone claim fish and chips was "the only good British food and not even really British" on the basis that it was invented by Jewish cooks and. are you kidding me. we're doing "the Jews aren't Really British" and calling it anticolonial.

also beans on toast with a bit of spice fucks hard and costs like 30p apiece

i think brits have the wrong idea about people making fun of them for their food. everyone has weird and bad or just odd food. brits spent centuries claiming they had a moral superiority over every other culture and staked their colonial claim on half the world by taking their food and spices, and still ended up with the atrocious mess we see today. its different

[bluegiragi]

slash n' clash.

full version on patreon

[delawaredetroit]

The paneling of the manga makes it much clearer that the final moves that defeated Overhaul were Eri's out of control Rewind and Ochako securing him with her gunhead martial arts. Ochako's role at the end of Deku versus Overhaul feels a lot more fluid in the manga compared to the anime. The anime made Ochako more hesitant and portrayed the danger from Overhaul less urgently in that moment after being hit with Rewind before Ochako arrived.

Also, in some ways Ochako's role at the end of this arc parallels the final arc. Izuku lands the final punch on the big bad, but Ochako handles the larger situation. After Chisaki's defeat, Ochako handled the evacuation and communication of the situation to the rest of the team to effectively complete the rest of the mission. After the final war arc where Izuku put a stop to Shigafo, Ochako was the character who took it upon herself to spearhead systemic changes.

[primus-why]

I Feel TFOne Could've Handled This Better...

Hot take but I feel like folks have been really generous with the take that OP was unable to find ~the perfect words~ in the heat of the moment (and thus should be given some grace) when he told D to stand down and "not be like Sentinel"... namely cuz I don't feel that the narrative supports this?

Like-- after all is said and done, OP doesn't reflect on that part of their split. He doesn't have a moment where he seeks validation or voices his regrets over the choice of his words, it's actually cut-and-dry. The narrative (as it stands) supports that OP saw D-16 acting up, so he called him out and stood on business, down to the last scenes where he's basically like "yeah it's a shame but y'all knew I had to do it to 'em."

It didn't have to be much! I'm not saying to absolve Megs, just show OP looking at things from a different perspective/contemplating a bit on that tough choice and the morality of the moment. Some examples of what I wish we had:

B-127 straight up blurting the obvious by later chatting with Orion like, "Wait so you told your best friend that he was acting just as bad as the guy who enslaved us for our entire lives and was torturing him like an hour ago? Oof. Seems kinda harsh." Then have some of OP's regret show on his face.

OP asking Elita-1 after Megs is banished if he did the right thing. Have Elita back his choice up, saying, "You should have seen what he did after you were... gone. It was terrifying. I know it was tough, but you made the right call." OP is grateful for the support, but a conflicted look still flashes across his face before he steels himself to look out towards the horizon... and the future.

Have OP walk past other mechs/former miners who didn't go with the High Guard saying stuff like, "Wish I could've given Sentinel a piece of my mind!" "Yeah, but I'm glad he's gone for good." "Ugh I miss everything." "Oh, it was crazy! Megatron picked him up and then he rrrrriiipped-- oops, hey there, Mr. Optimus... Prime... sir?" And have OP wave hello, looking a bit sick when they leave.

Post-credits scene with Starscream going on and on, asking Megs when they'll be back to teach the upstart Prime a lesson. Megs grabs his face to shut him up. "Patience, Starscream. The Prime thinks I'm no better than Sentinel... but I'll show him. He wants Iacon? He can have it. In the meantime we'll take the rest of the planet! Then I'll come back, crush Prime under my heel, and we'll take Iacon too. Sentinel's reign will barely be a footnote, because I'm about to become Optimus Prime's worst nightmare." The vocal performance would really need to sell this-- like picture Megs saying something like that from a place of anger and hurt, not so much a place of genuine evil or malice.

Basically instead of Orion's assertion being backed up as black and white/good vs bad, I wish we had some different opinions/reactions from the characters sprinkled in there. Like you can't tell me out of allllll the miners who weren't strong enough/willing to go with the High Guard and ended up sticking around that NONE of them were like "eyyo honestly?? Kiiiiinda glad Sentinel is dead. Wish I could have helped, tbh." like come onnnnn...

And you can't even argue that he's not an active threat-- I don't think everyone would see things that way! It's not just about the threat he physically has, but the threat he represents and is very likely to act upon if given the opportunity! He has a proven track record of not only being sneaky and conniving, but also capable of dealing some serious damage/killing people bigger and stronger than him, plus he has the backing of the Quints. All he'd need to do is wriggle his way out of jail and run off to his sponsors, then he'd probably be back to hurt more people! (If the Quints didn't just kill him out of incompetence lmao). There's a lot of "ifs" here, but I think it's a valid argument that not everyone would agree on what is the right or wrong way to handle Sentinel once he was down long enough to, like, do something about him.

I feel the situation needed a bit of nuance. In some way I wish they had kicked the can and had D and Orion bicker while Sentinel escaped, then have D get frustrated enough by the loss of Sentinel to point fingers (and his fusion canon) at Orion, who then falls and becomes OP. (Megs could still show some of thar emotion/remorse right after he does it too.) Not only would this open the door for a sequel, but tbh the Quint might have just killed Sentinel anyways and sought to deal with the miners uprising themselves lol. (Maybe that could have been an after credits scenes too instead of the B-127 bit??)

Would love to see a moment in a sequel where they have a calmer moment after arguing for a bit. Have OP mention how Megs was out of line, that it hurt and even scared him to see him act that way, and Megs can quietly point out "you said I was as bad as Sentinel... is that really how you see me? After everything we went through?"

Then OP can fumble the bag again lmao like "D, I... I'm sorry, that didn't come out right... but you still took things way too far..."

"Why am I not surprised-- your opinion is what matters the most! Maybe that's why you became a Prime, since you're so good at acting like the world revolves around you--!"

*gets interrupted by someone else before another yelling match ensues*

[tarragonthedragon]

am I missing context or is everyone just. assuming that this person is ace and sex repulsed for no reason other than "they have opinions about sex and queerness that I disagree with"

Is it wrong that I’m cool with “sex” being removed from the pride flag? They should bring back “magic” though.

Personally I think you’re wrong and an idiot but that’s just my opinion.

[gerrydelano]

it's been like 10 hours and i am still thinking about gerry child experimentation canon. fuck my entire life

[honeydots]

Royal 👑 for day 5 of Xanlow Week 2023! a king and his consort

[isfjmel-phleg]

Putting "I need this and other articles on [topic]" in your ILL request for a specific article will not get you Secret Extra Articles That You Don't Have To Put In The Work To Find.

You will get the article you requested. And probably some reference assistance. But you always always always have to do your own research.

[semiotomatics]

idk abt yall but im still not over the fact that the internet lets you communicate w ppl literally all over the world, ppl you'd never have a chance to talk to otherwise. its just so cool to me!! i absolutely adore talking to ppl abt their cultures n their homes n their lives n getting to share mine in return. i know that as our online lives have gotten more complex the "internet culture" has kind of superceded a lot of ppls irl ones, at least when interacting in online spaces, but i rly hope we dont lose that desire to share pieces of where we came from w others. i think doing so not only enriches our own lives, but enriches our relationships w others as well.

[iliveinprocrasti-nationn]

i’m so frustrated with people’s lack of common sense about wildlife. if you’re interacting with wildlife, you’re not having your disney princess moment. you’re not forming a magical bond. that’s a wild animal who is potentially terrified; maybe it’s curious if it’s young enough, but that just means you should minimise interactions as much as possible to make sure that animal lives a normal life. if your kid comes in holding a wild animal, don’t pick up your fucking phone to videotape it. bring the animal back outside and educate your kid to leave animals alone. you know what happens when you take in wildlife as a “pet”? either you keep it and do damage because even though it’s “tame” it’s a wild animal who is in no way meant to live in that setting unless it’s being kept by a trained and licensed rehabber who knows the housing and feeding requirements (and even then i’ve seen some who are keeping animals irresponsibility), or it ends up at a wildlife rehab when you inevitably harm it enough that you don’t know what to do, or when no vets see you, or when the animal becomes too aggressive for you to handle. and then we either figure out how to rehabilitate an animal whose temperament and/or body you have massively damaged or we euthanise it because the damage is too extensive. start treating wildlife like wild animals rather than a dog or cat. they’re not pets, they’re not domesticated, leave them alone and let them live happy lives as they’re supposed to.

[tarragonthedragon]

just spent twenty minutes smiling thinly at a woman as she explained to me that the Welsh just don't have a work ethic, it's in the culture, she moved there from London to open a local shop and the people she hires only show up for the hours they're contracted to work, they quit if they aren't paid well or are treated badly, they aren't desperate for jobs...

celtophobia is real and dear god Londoners need help

[t4tsurge]

Local fan kid haver is once again faced with the reality that in order to show and talk about their fan kids, they must first draw and post them. 1 dead, hundreds injured

[siltyriver]

thought about David Wymack for too long and now I’m emotionally compromised in a Walmart parking lot

[release-the-sheep]

look I'm so glad they shake hands every game actually

[murderballadeer]

new theme new me