#but I'm curious to see which other ones people find overrated

[the-unconquered-queen]

By which I don't just mean which one do you dislike most, but also which is the one that when you see people calling them god-tier, you genuinely cannot even begin to put yourself in the shoes of whoever's saying it because "really? that one?"

This is a safe space, let it out 😮‍💨

[fandomwe1rd0]

Sooooo I was searching up Rick and Morty Mary Sue, to see if anyone put Elle (Only one media outlet did if you're curious, and a quick lil fuck you for Elle ofc) anddddd I stumbled upon this article:

Now if you don't want to read this article, I wouldn't blame you, it's long and it is full of shit takes. But as someone who regretfully read all of it, I'll summarize the points and show why they suck, and I know the article was made 5 years ago so I shouldn't care about it, but also heyyyy shut up, AND also, I doubt anyone will, but please do not harass the person that made this article, I hate the article, not them as a person, also harassing people is just an asshole thing to do. So just leave them alone and we can point and laugh at this article, cool? Cool. Anyway let's get started!

"People who think Pickle Rick is the most original piece of humor ever created"

Basically this was them saying Pickle Rick wasn't funny. I…don't understand how this is a dig at the show. And this is coming from someone that didn't like the Pickle Rick episode and thinks it's overrated. But I can see that's not the only reason why people like that episode. They like it for the good animation, Dr. Wong, and the action.

2. "The never ending slew of toilet humor is just not necessary"

This is just them complaining about the toilet humor and saying it's not necessary. I…who's gonna tell them humor isn't necessary in general, and trust me, some shows have way more toilet humor than Rick and Morty, and as someone who doesn't find toilet humor funny, it never really grossed me out or bothered me with Rick and Morty. It doesn't show anything gross, it isn't too detailed with toilet humor, it's just dumb cheap humor, it's really not that deep, they also crank down on it with other seasons.

3. "People actually want to be Rick, and it's wrong on so many levels"

This is basically saying that dudebros idolize Rick, and that Rick is a Mary Sue

I'M SORRY WHAT!?

This is probably the worst take the article has. Rick is meant to be seen as an asshole, he's called an asshole and is called out multiple times, by a lot of people, Dr. Wong gave him a "reason why you suck" speech. Rick has multiple flaws, and he's not meant to be seen as sexy, RICK HIMSELF and some random lil guy refer to Rick as ugly, he's not meant to be a good character. Rick is competent at science and is strong, but he gets his ass beat multiple times, and literally DIED in Unmortricken, he does come back, ofc he does, but my point still stands. He has character development, but that doesn't make him a Mary Sue?!

Also you're not SUPPOSED to idolize Rick. Yes some fans certainly do, but the show consistently shows you that he is miserable and is not okay in general, yes some far idolize him, but that's not the shows fault, also this show is meant for ADULTS, which means they don't have to have a good person as their protagonist, especially if they aren't mean to be a role model, and as long as the show doesn't glorify it, it's not their fault. Adults should be smart enough to not over idolize characters from tv shows anyways. Rick is a heavily traumatized person that the show doesn't glorify, so it's not the show's fault if people glorify him, and he definitely isn't a Mary Sue.

Also I should mention that Memory Rick, was horrified that he was eventually going to become Rick, and even called Rick his "all too real cautionary tale from the future" Rick isn't meant to be a good person or meant to be idolized. The person that wrote this article needs media literacy.

4. "Morty is genuinely a pointless character"

The summary is basically what the caption says. They call Morty pointless, saying he doesn't do anything. They DID NOT just say that about my boy. Morty is anything but pointless, he creates the conflict for some episode (Mortynight Run, Rattlesnake Ricklatica, That's Amorte), solves the conflict in some episodes (Total Rickall, These Ricks must be Crazy, Get Schwifty), and has episodes that develop him as a character (Look Who's Purging Now, The Rickshank Rickdemption, Fear No Mort, ESPICALLY Fear No Mort) he is far from a useless character, and aside from his trauma not being explored as much as it should, is a pretty good example of a male abuse victim, and is meant to show what happens when someone spends too much time with Rick, he is NOT useless, I do not know what you are smoking, what is it and can I have some? Rick wants some too.

5. "It's not diverse in any way"

Now this is one of the few I can actually understand…except for uhm…one tiny flaw.

The main character is Depressed, Hispanic, Pansexual, and Autistic. And the rest of the family besides maybe Morty are Bisexual, sooooo uhm…

6. "It thinks it's the most intelligent show ever created"

This point is basically saying it has plot holes, tries and fails to outsmart fans, and fans have to spend hours creating fan theories to make sense of the show's plot.

Now, I'm not the best person to talk about plot holes in stories, but the plot always makes sense to me, even after I rewatched it so…so many times. And I never see all too many plot holes, the only one I can really think of is how Rick alternated the memory of his backstory, but the plot episodes always makes sense, and are generally my favorite episodes. And specifically Rick's backstory, makes a lot of Rick's actions make sense, and has a good amount of foreshadowing beforehand.

They also said at the end (It wasn't a point so I'm not listing it as one) that Rick and Morty just has characters that are a bundle of toilet humor and dialogue that could've been written on someone's first acid trip and…huh?

The characters feel very relatable, real, and human. Morty is someone I relate to a lot, and he feels very real, like I could see meeting someone like him in real life, and Rick, despite being a literal sci-fi scientist, feels very real, and I even relate to him which uhm…I shouldn't. Even the characters I don't personally relate to like Summer, Beth, and Jerry, still feel grounded and real in a way, so…yeah.

Overall this article is harmless, it just has some really trashy takes, but again do not harass the person who made this article, it's not their fault their stupid and not smart enough to understand the genius of Rick and Morty…I'M JOKING! But yeah, please do not read this article, and just I dunno go outside and touch grass or smth. Also DON'T watch Big Mouth (This article thinks you should) anyways Byeeeeeeee!

[sergio-para-siempre]

I'm genuinely curious, do you find the luka/sergio ship just overrated, or something like that or do you just see them as friends? Either way I totally understand. I'd just like to hear other people's opinions on the ship since it's kind of my comfort ship atp 🥲

i'm not sure i have an entirely rational explanation for it tbh. A big part is definitely that i mostly view them as really good friends. i just can't really picture them romantically, but that wouldn't necessarily put me off from reading fic about them.

idk i think a lot of my dislike is due to how people portray their relationship in general or Sergio's character in it. maybe it's because it doesn't fit my personal view of him, like i sort of get the appeal, it just doesn't work for me.

and in a way it's also the way fandom acts about them .... it kind of reminds me of seriker back in the day (which i used to like but then it sort of got ruined for me) ... it's always bothered when one character/player gets put on a pedastal up to the point where he's basically a saint and can do absolutely no wrong and meanwhile Sergio somehow gets relegated to idiotic sidekick.

but in the end shipping is really just personal preference and if the ship makes you happy, then i'm truly happy for you. there's definitely a lot of cute content of them 😊

[laufire]

I'm very curious about why you think the steady couples in grey are boring??!

Are there any steady couples in the first place lol

So best 5 ships of greys is my question lol

ummm, maybe "boring"/overrated is the wrong word here. the other ones in the list are there because, IMO, the fandom is seeing something that's just. not there lol. the relationship are either lacking that je-ne-se-quoi, overblown, or purely in the shippers' imagination, contrasting with a very much UNromantic, sometimes even boring, canon.

that's not the case with (most) of Grey's romances: they're usually well-written, sometimes impactful, and the ones that seem to have resonate more with fandom DO have that je-ne-se-quoi factor (whether or not one likes them is another story).

mostly I'm just... a BIG fan of all the ways in which Grey's is determined to ruin romance LMAO. I watch that show because I love its female characters and because it does couples' drama like no other! there's no couple in that show that I'm rooting for to "make it" because I, simply, enjoy the fallout when things go down ^^U. so I think people clinging to them as romances and insisting the show would be better with "happy" couples are. wrong xD

with that in mind. first of all, I must say I don't "ship" anything in Grey's. but there are certainly some I find more interesting than others. I'm just not sure we can make it five xDD, but I'll try.

I've also only picked canon couples, btw. There are relationships I like far more, but again, I don't ship in this show, I like them as-is. And the few rareships that ever crossed my mind were brief and lukewarm.

Derek & Meredith. I'm SHOCKED that I'm adding them on the list because I don't like Derek and I don't like them as a "ship"... but there's no denying their impact, their weight, and their potency. If you asked which of Meredith's ships I'm actually "fonder" of I'd actually say Meredith/Deluca lol, but the reality is this. Besides, they're one of the few couples whose wedding/vows I like xD (thank fuck they were saved from the fire I was SO worried about that LMAO). UO, but I think they would've collapsed if Derek was still alive. the fact that they're "preserved" like this is part of the appeal though.

Ellis & Richard. I also don't care for Richard himself (this goes for every male character tbh), but I just LOVE it when a couple ruins lives <333. And who has a bigger body count than these two? Nobody, that's who!

hmmm... April & Jackson? At least in their divorce, messy phase. Before that, their getting together aggravates me too much (I'm a Stephanie gal xD), and although their send-off-reconciliation was better done than other couples... the bar is below ground and I wasn't asking for it lol.

Callie & Arizona. Although talk about terrible send-off-reconciliations... but I'm always pro-lesbian relationship drama.

Catherine & Richard. I'm also a fan of middle age marriages between two stubborn people often trying to best each other, so their fighting arcs are very entertaining lol.

put “top 5” anything in my ask and i will answer ok go

[mjo240]

I'm curious y'all. What are some hot takes you have on the Undertale fandom and/or the AU's and characters? I'll go first:

1. Ink and Error are the most overrated characters. (I do NOT hate them. They are really fun and interesting characters, not to mention the fact that Error is one of my favorites to draw, but the way the fandom perceives them and get overshadowed so much just ruins it. I still love them though). There are other characters that I do think are severely overrated, like Last Breath Sans, Dusttrust Sans, Zero's Insanity Sans, etc.

2. We have enough skeletons, especially Sans's. Most of the Undertale fandom is FILLED to the brim with Sans's, Papyrus's and Gaster's (if he's considered a skeleton, which he usually is) and it's just ludicrous at this point. There are SO MANY fun characters, main or side, that make Undertale what it is. We need more original/variant characters of your own ideas, or just not give Sans the spotlight every single time. AU's and solo characters would be SO much better if they weren't a Sans.

3. I seriously don't get ships. Let me clarify. I don't get why people ship characters that either genuinely hate each other, are incapable of feeling love, do not want to date or love anyone, aren't the characters actual sexual orientation (depending on the ship), or just flat out don't make sense. I feel like most of the fandom (even fandoms outside of Undertale. I'm looking at you MHA) will see ANY two characters talk to each other and if they like each other as friends, they immediately get shipped. Now I will say, that if you do ship characters, then by all means, ship them. I'm not hating on any ships whatsoever, I simply just don't get them most of the time unless the ship actually makes sense. I will say though that it is rather annoying.

4. Stop overshadowing characters canon personality, looks, abilities, etc, with their fanon counterparts. Whenever I look up an AU or character, I almost immediately see their fanon counterparts rather than their canon. I get if you want to make a character "different" for whatever it is you want, I do it too. However, it has gotten so bad to the point where people genuinely believe that a characters fanon is their canon, despite them most likely not researching for the original source. I still see people who use Underverse as "canon" evidence to a character's personality, abilities and whatnot. If it takes place in Underverse, that's fine, but most of the time it's outside of Underverse. It sounds confusing, I know, so if you have questions, feel free to ask. I just find it fucking insane and ridiculous to how much fanon has overtaken canon. I do NOT mind or hate characters/stories that use fanon, but what I DO hate is how much it has overshadowed their canon counterparts.

5. Most power scaling is absolutely fucking bullshit. They're made by people who either have NEVER done research about the character and just use what they heard or watched from animations, use their fanon counterparts, or are just straight up biased. If you ARE gonna use the characters fanon counterparts in power scaling, at least specify that it's fanon and not canon. Most of the time, characters are either heavily overplayed or underplayed, with very few actually being accurate. It would be nice if people ACTUALLY put in their research to the original source, determine who would win a battle or just analyzing the characters powers and do it right cause most of the time it's fucking bullshit and irritating.

6. I just need to say this because why not, but 99% of Undertale games on Roblox are fucking BORING AS HELL. This only includes the games where you constantly grind nonstop for souls or LV to get more characters. It's not fun, like at all. Maybe for the first hour it is, but after that, it's boring and not fun to play. I don't get how people can just do the same exact thing over and over and over again for hours and days straight without losing even a slight interest or finding it stupid and unfun.

I have several more hot takes, but since I'm writing this at 2am for some reason, I can't think of them and I'm tired as hell lol. Anyways I know I'm probably gonna get a lot of shit for this, but this is just how I feel. Plus I'm really curious as to what other hot takes people have regarding the Undertale fandom and/or the AU's and characters. If you have any questions or concerns, please ask me and I'll gladly answer.

[tolkien-feels]

Wait okay so you've got Curufin down as one of the Nerdanel-like sons, which you make a really good case for, and that got me thinking, which sons do you think are more like Feanor and which are more like Nerdanel? Like 1-7 of similarity to each parent

Oh, did I make a good case? 🥺 Validation!! That's such a controversial take since it all but contradicts canon, I always hesitate to share it lol

Okay so usually I see this being portrayed as a ranking, but I don't think it's as easy as that. I can more easily point out in what ways they are or aren't like each parent. For instance, while Curufin is basically another Feanor, the ways in which he differs from his father can be attributed to his mother. Meanwhile I think Celegorm has very little if anything of Nerdanel, but the similarities he has with Feanor aren't enough to make him as similar to Feanor as Curufin is. Does that make sense? I don't think it's like, "If Amras is 45% Feanor he must be 55% Nerdanel" or anything like that.

Additionally, I see people conflating Feanor with bad and Nerdanel with good. I don't think that's how it works at all. Like I mentioned on the post you're talking about, the same traits that make Nerdanel be the Wise make Curufin be a master manipulator. Traits are neutral, it's what people do with them that make them good or bad, so I don't think you can just say "the Nice Feanorians™️ take after Nerdanel and the Cruel Feanorians™️ take after Feanor."

Anyway, let me change the question slightly and list traits I think they get from each parent, and you be the judge of how much these traits figure into their personalities and make your own ranking.

Maedhros is like Feanor in that he's affectionate, eloquent, a natural leader, driven, stubborn, capable of great devotion, insert here a few other variations of "can't quit, won't quit, doesn't wanna quit." Also generally uncomfortable with situations where he's not in control

Maedhros is like Nerdanel in that he takes after Mahtan, honestly. He's also patient, conciliatory (well, most of the time), genuinely interested in people, and capable of stopping and re-evaluating his course of action every now and then. As I'm reading this I think I could sum it up with "has impulse control"

Maglor is like Feanor in that he defines himself by his art, has a way with words, can be emotional or ice cold without warning, is extremely difficult to control, and defines his morality by his own standards. I also see an impulsive streak but nobody seems to agree with me so I'm putting that one down as a maybe

Maglor is like Nerdanel in that he's compassionate (though see above: capable of being ice cold), keenly interested in finding wisdom, not particularly interested in power, and is arguably introverted

Celegorm is like Feanor in that he's charismatic, quick-tempered, loyal, passionate, reckless, protective, vain, and curious

Celegorm is like Nerdanel in that... he likes exploring places? But that he might've gotten from Feanor too. I literally can't think of anything but that, I swear

Caranthir is like Feanor in that he's haughty, ambitious, intelligent, does not hold back when angry, and has a tendency to being a loner (which is not the same as being an introvert, which would be a Nerdanel trait)

Caranthir is like Nerdanel in that he's quiet and (arguably) interested in learning for its own sake. I don't see anything else? Because he's quiet I think people overrate how Nerdanel-like he is. Though of course, being quiet and learning stuff are huge parts of his personality, so maybe you could say he's a lot like Nerdanel

Curufin is like Feanor in that he's canonically Feanor Jr. I mean, do we even have to do this? Crafty, emotionally volatile, eloquent, proud, persuasive, vindictive, adores his father, is difficult to control, brilliant, do I have to go on? We could stay here all day

Curufin is like Nerdanel in that he's quiet, observant, careful, extremely skilled at figuring people out, and unwilling to share his thoughts unless he has reason to. Basically: people-watcher

I'm skipping Ambarussa because I simply don't think we know enough to take a guess without going into 100% unsubstantiated headcanon. The few traits they display honestly could come from either parent because Feanor and Nerdanel are actually pretty similar and "I'll do what I think is right, go to hell" is definitely a shared trait, as is "Woods are fun, city life is overrated!"

If I have to share my headcanons, I would say Ambarussa are very or mostly different from Nerdanel, though I know that's an unpopular opinion too. The reason for that is that she only bequeathed her mood to "some" and except for Celegorm and maybe Caranthir I see a lot of her in all her children, so I assume the children we don't know much about are part of the ones who didn't get much of her personality. To the argument "well but at least one of the Ambarussa was close to Nerdanel so he must be like her" I say - how do you know she doesn't love him because he reminds her of Feanor before Feanor got out of control? Or because he's like, idk, Nerdanel’s beloved sister we know nothing about. Affinity doesn't necessarily mean similarity, so I don't think that's a super solid argument. Though I can see where people are getting that from because we have very little data on Ambarussa so you have to take what you have and run with it

[janiedean]

now I'm curious what Heidegger did if you're open to elaborating :P

I am always open to rant on heidegger *rubs hands* THEREFORE I SHALL NOW GO ABOUT IT:

now, problem #1: heidegger is SADLY seen as like THE BIGGEST GENIUS GAMECHANGER OF THE 20TH CENTURY, THE BEST, HE CHANGED EVERYYYTHIIING blah blah blah, to which I say: BULLSHIT

and now we go on to the fact that THE FUCKER DIDN’T EVEN FUCKING KNOW WHAT HE WAS SAYING BUT WROTE EVERYTHING IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO UNDERSTAND IT IF YOU DIDN’T BREAK YOUR HEAD OVER IT *and* on top of that his mantra was saying that you weren’t a true philosopher if people could understand what you were saying’, which means that since everyone things he’s a genius WHAT HAPPENED SINCE THEN WAS THAT EVERYONE STARTED WRITING STUFF PUTTING IT IN A WAY THAT THE AVERAGE PERSON WOULDN’T UNDERSTAND and I hate it because that’s how the category got the fame of ‘ah those people thinking about thin air and expressing themselves without making people understand’ WHICH IS NOT TRUE THAT’S NOT WHAT PHILOSOPHY IS ABOUT

when I say the fucker had no clue, I mean that literally he wrote this essay in the thirties then twenty years later he writes a letter to someone else about it and says ‘I RE-READ IT AND I THOUGHT I PUT A BIT TOO MUCH MEAT ON THE FIRE’ translation for I DIDN’T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE FUCK I WAS WRITING

which also adds up with the fact that the moment you actually understand something and dig in deeper in his bullshit you find out IT ACTUALLY MAKES NO FUCKING SENSE/DOESN’T HOLD UP AND I HATE IT

I shall now give you TWO examples of that before I move on to the stuff that also made him a literal piece of shit under all senses

now, the essay above was a complete fucking lsd trip about how you could understand the essence of the world THROUGH ART which was a complete mess but like at some point he goes around ranting about this van gogh painting with two farmer’s shoes. heidegger is all there like SO SINCE THESE SHOES BELONG TO THE FARMER/HIS LANDLADY WHO ALSO WAS A *FARMER* YOU CAN SEE THE DIRECT LINE TO THE EARTH and a whole load of other bullshit that hinged on THE SHOES BELONGING TO A FARMER/A POOR PERSON right, so yours truly goes like ‘hey you know what I’m just gonna go read up on that painting so I can bullshit the exam if needed’, I go look that shit up and THE FIRST THING WIKIPEDIA SAID WAS THAT THE SHOES BELONGED TO VAN GOGH AND ANY CRAP ART HISTORIAN AT THEIR BEGINNING OF CAREER WILL KNOW THAT so why??? why??? that makes your entire dumb point FALL DOWN, WHY?????

other essay: heidegger decides to teach us all that THROUGH POETRY YOU CAN SEE WHAT LANGUAGE IS MADE OF, which you say okay fine, he’s gonna use more than one poet to prove his point, right? NO, he goes for german poet friederich hölderlin and nO ONE ELSE, and like you could already argue that if you’re discussing LANGUAGE using *one* poet just from your mother tongue is kind of stupid but nvm that, in the middle of the usual nonsense he goes like OH BECAUSE SINCE HIS POETRY WAS THAT GOOD/DEEP/WHATEVER HE COULD SEE THE TRUTH OF LANGUAGE™ THROUGH IT AND THAT MADE HIM GO INSANE, except that if you know anything about the dude’s life it’s pretty obvious that okay he had a bad mental breakdown at some point but the signs started being seen after his sweetheart died so like......... THAT WAS NOT ABOUT THE POETRY™ IT WAS ABOUT THE FACT THAT THIS POOR GUY ALREADY WAS MOST LIKELY SCHIZOPHRENIC AND THE GIRL’S DEATH MADE IT WORSE like it’s not a mystery so why

and that is just TWO things you can possibly grasp but like being and time is all like that about I’M EXPLAINING YOU THE MEANING OF EXISTENCE and honestly fuck that noise

now you’ll say okay that looks like this dude conned half of the world into thinking he was good but what’s the rest of it bc your vehement hatred of him can’t just be that

WELL POINT IS THE DUDE WAS A DAMN CERTIFIED NAZIST™ WHO WAS ALSO A HYPOCRITE TO  BOOT AND I HATE HIS ASS TO DEATH

now we can start with the fact that he was a pupil of other important philosopher™ edmund husserl of whose work I’m not a fan but who personally I have nothing against, now this dude already planned to leave him his position but WAIT HE WAS JEWISH, what happens when hitler comes to power? he gets laid off ofc and heidegger SAYS NOTHING AND TAKES HIS PLACE AND REMOVED THE DEDICATION TO HIS FORMER MENTOR FROM THE 1941 EDITION OF BEING AND TIME and basically he never said or did shit against the regime and imvho it’s obvious reading his works that he... bought into it, but wait more on that later

on top of that the fact that he was supporting the regime/not doing anything against it and having affairs with his students two of which had jewish ancestry/were jewish JUST FUCKING IRKS ME because while I’m not gonna bitch about the affairs since he and his wife most likely had some... agreement bc his second son was from her lover not his but he recognized him anyway and he had affairs all around I suppose that was fine, but WHAT THE FUCK YOU’RE A PROFESSOR AND YOU FUCK YOUR STUDENTS? IDC THAT HALF OF ACADEMIA DOES IT YOU’RE STILL A PIG ffs

ANYWAY like the thing is that since everyone thinks he’s A GODDAMNED GENIUS (my ass) EVERYONE HAS CONSEQUENTLY IGNORED THAT HE SUPPORTED THE GODDAMNED REGIME EVEN IF JUST AFTER THE WAR HE WAS SIDE-EYED FOR THAT never mind that in some goddamne other essay from the 50s he compared concentration camps to industrialized agriculture and ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS, and like NO ONE ACTUALLY SAYS HEY YOU NEED TO STUDY THIS ASSHOLE BC HE’S IMPORTANT FOR CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY BUT KEEP IN MIND THE NAZISM IS STRONG which would be honest naaaaah most people in academia used to pretend he just collaborated and the likes -

until someone published his private diaries a few years ago when it was obvious he was supporting the regime and suddenly 80% of academia was like:

BECAUSE OF COURSE HOW COULD SUCH A GENIUS HAVE AGREED WITH HITLER WELL he did fuck off

and you’ll say okay but why does it piss you off so much? IT DOES BECAUSE THEN I HAD TO SIT THROUGH LECTURES OF PEOPLE BITCHING ABOUT ANCIENT GREEK PHILOSOPHERS BEING MISOGYNISTS WHEN IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THEIR THEORIES AND I WOULDN’T HAVE PRESUMED AN ANCIENT GREEK DUDE WOULD KNOW BETTER while I’d presume someone in nazi germany with a brain functioning would have known better and could have known better, but NO WE’RE IGNORING THAT BECAUSE WE CAN’T ADMIT THAT OUR PRECIOUS GENIUS WHO ALSO IS IMVHO NOT WAS A GODDAMNED HITLER SUPPORTER

AND I HATE THE WHOLE HYPOCRISY OF IT like please I don’t mind studying people’s work when I hate their ideology but I hate people pretending it wasn’t like that just because it would make the dude look bad yeah guess what idc also because 99% of what he said was bullshit anyway

tldr: the asshole was an unrepentant nazi supporter who didn’t really change that much after the war, 90% of his writings is incomprehensible and what’s comprehensible is basically ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME and on top of that he’s the reason why all contemporary philosophers can’t talk in understandable terms by the layman if you pay them to AND why everyone thinks we’re a bunch of stuck-up fucks who spend their time thinking about nothing and I really fucking hate that asshole’s guts and if there was ONE overrated person in the history of philosophy it was this piece of shit and that’s 100% of the reasons why I avoid contemporary philosophers like the plague if I can afford it :)

thanks this was my ted talk I hope you enjoyed it ;) ;)

[dear-wormwoods]

I'm just curious can you list the losers club from your favorite to least favorite and explain why

Ohhh this is so hard and here’s why: Richie and Eddie are constantly rotating who is in the top spot depending on like... my mood, or what I’m thinking or writing about the most. I know that probably comes as a surprise given that most of my meta is so Eddie focused? But god I just love Richie so much. It’s a head vs. heart thing with them, honestly. A year ago I would’ve absolutely said Eddie first because I was constantly churning out meta about him, but RIGHT AT THIS MOMENT the order is:

1. Richie. Gonna go with my heart on this one - I have a big giant weakness for funny-charming characters/people, so Richie has always been like, the “if I was gonna marry one of the Losers” choice since I first read the book in high school. And Richie has so much depth, but you have to really read between the lines to find it, so his chapters are fun in that way, too. I love him for the same reasons Eddie does - his “sometimes enchanting, sometimes exhausting charm”, his ambition, his willingness to go with the flow, his devotion to his friends, his intelligence, his fascination with music and theatrics, and also the way he’s just sort of an enigma. And then obviously Bill Hader, a long-time celebrity crush, had to come along and fulfill my wildest dreams by taking the role and pouring his soul into it. Lastly, in terms of writing, I have the most fun writing Richie. I write Eddie’s POV a lot more (on the rare occasions I write fic) because it comes more naturally, but I actually get the most fulfillment from writing Richie.

2. Eddie. If my heart belongs to Richie, my brain belongs to Eddie. I have spent countless hours analyzing every god damn word in his chapters and I think about him nearly constantly. He’s always been the Loser I relate to the most, but not because of his home life or anything (my parents are actually a lot like Richie’s - my dad is hilarious and my mom is just great, but as a kid/teen they didn’t get me at all because I turned out way weirder and more annoying than they anticipated and it was a Struggle to communicate lmao). Anyway, I relate to Eddie’s personality a lot, and just how his brain works. I too am always stuck in my own head, emotional and overly self-critical, historically reluctant to take risks because it’s safer to be stagnant, will bend over backwards to take care of other people to the point of not doing anything for myself because of codependent tendencies, etc etc. Analyzing Eddie gives me a lot of intellectual fulfillment and also helps me reflect on myself. This is why I refuse to baby him and try to explore and examine his flaws and mistakes. He’s the most complex character in the story and inherently so Brave and Good. (sidenote: I hate saying really positive things right after saying that I relate to him because it feels arrogant and like I’m saying that about myself, too, which I’m definitely not. Does anyone else get like that? Like, you relate to a character and openly praise them, but then feel like a giant asshole because you inadvertently said something nice about yourself by loving on a character you relate to?)

3. Ben. I love reading Ben’s chapters so much, he’s such a well-developed character and I feel his chapters are almost on par with Eddie’s in terms of being a joy to read and having a very distinct tone. If Eddie’s the guiding light of the group, Ben is the engineer. He has this sort of deep and natural self-confidence that I love. He’s got his hobbies, his books, and he’s just chillin’. He’s very self conscious about his body, but he’s SO confident about his mind and his heart. I’ve always found it fascinating that Ben’s IT manifestations are so impersonal and very typical movie-monster type shit, and I think it’s because he really doesn’t fear much. He doesn’t need to. He knows what he’s capable of and he doesn’t stop to ruminate about it, he just fucking does it. IT can’t really touch that. Also, as Richie’s mirror, he automatically gets a high spot on the list - we stan wildly successful but deeply lonely guys who spent their youth pining in secret.

4. Mike. I know a lot of people find the Derry Interludes boring, but I really love being able to dive into Mike’s stream of consciousness journal keeping. He’s truly the lighthouse keeper, and that’s a rough fucking gig. His love of lore and history is so relatable, though. And I love his relationship with his parents, especially with Will, and it’s great to have a prominent example of positive parenting to combat against the likes of Sonia, Alvin, and Butch Bowers. Mike really loves his parents and the Losers, and he’s so smart and sensitive and GOOD, even in the face of near-constant racism and 27 years of exhausting and lonely detective work. My only wish for him is to fucking leave Derry and finally relax.

5. Bev. I really love Bev, but she’s lower on the list because I find her to be a pretty underdeveloped character in the novel. This is mostly because Stephen King truly sucks at writing women, but knowing that doesn’t stop me from just not feeling super engaged with her chapters. In theory, Bev is great - and she was/will be great in the movies, too. She’s Eddie’s mirror, so admittedly a lot of my affection for her stems from that and the joy I get from examining their parallels (particularly in terms of how IT targets them both with their sexuality and dirtiness/cleanliness).

6. Bill. I have never really been super invested in Bill. It’s just like... too glaringly obvious that he’s a self-insert for Stephen King, so he falls flat a lot of the time, for me. Sometimes I like to think that’s intentional, because we get so much of seeing Bill through the Losers’ eyes with all their idolization and projection, so the “real Bill” never really stood a chance of living up to that image. Other times all I see is a self-insert. But I do really love the way his guilt over Georgie’s death is explored and how that guilt leads him to be selfishly single-minded in his quest for vengeance. I just wish more time was spent on that in his adult chapters and less on that cringey hotel sex scene.

7. Stan. Stan is last but I certainly don’t dislike him. It’s just... I’m really sorry but I think Stan is a super overrated character. I love his scene with the Standpipe and the drowned kids, and I think his friendships with Eddie and Bev are not given enough attention, and I love Stanpat, but overall... I just don’t think about him all that much. I’m really only able to get invested in Stan if it’s in relation to Patty. They just wanted a baby and a happy life, Mike.

This turned into such a fucking ramble. Hopefully it’s what you were looking for! 😬

[bonkers-4-hatter]

Barry Allen X !Fat Reader - A Flash Of Love Ch.1

-Please note that fat and chubby are two different things and are not one in the same. This will be centered around a fat reader, bigger than a chubby person as requested by the commissioner. If you see the word fat as offensive, sorry, bit I'm not changing it.-

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“(Y/N), did you pack those documents for the ambassadors, we need them for that diplomatic meeting after the recon mission.” Grabbing said files from your top desk drawer, you shoved them into your briefcase along with the many other files and packets needed.

Shutting the briefcase, you strapped it on top of your suitcase to take onto the plane. “Just put it in Diana, do we need anything else?”

Your boss, Diana Prince walked out of her office, suitcase behind her and a smile on her face. Of course five months ago, you found out that your cheerful boss was in fact the badass superhero – Wonder Woman.

Needless to say, you fangirled a little bit when you found out. You could remember when Wonder Woman made her debut to the city and from that day on, you idolized her; she was your icon. You wanted to be like her in every aspect: strong, courageous, selfless and brave. Honestly, after finding out your boss was your iconic superhero – you still felt the same.

You still wanted to be just like her. How she can juggle so much and still be a top rate boss and superhero; it was truly amazing to you.

“No, I think that’s it, let’s head to the plane, Bruce should be there by now.” Smiling at her, you followed behind her.

Diana and you were on your way to a secret location to meet with some of the Justice League. Usually, she wouldn’t take you with her on these missions, but they needed all hands on deck and that included Bruce Wayne who to your surprise was Batman, who was bringing someone with him as well.

Getting into the car with Diana, it started down the street, your mind wondering once more. Your life felt like a dream at this point; working with superheroes and helping with recon missions and meeting all of these wonderful people that accept you the way you are.

Being fat in a life that’s filled with superheroes wasn’t the nightmare you thought it would be. Your mind first thought of how critical and judgmental they might be because of your body especially since you were going to be working closely with them, but it was the total opposite.

All of them had been so nice and welcoming and accepted you the way you are – rolls and all. 

Diana’s voice brought you out of your thoughts. “I’m sorry, what did you say?” She only laughed already knowing you were daydreaming away as you did sometimes. 

“I said thank you (Y/N), for everything that you’ve helped out with, with the league and all.” Her words made you swell with pride. Wonder Woman herself was thanking you for helping, you could die happy at this point. Giving her a wide smile you shook your head.

“It’s no problem at all Diana,” Leaning back, you relaxed in the seat. “I enjoy helping you all as much and in any way I can… what you guys do is amazing and to be connected to that, it’s truly an amazing opportunity and I’m grateful for it,” Raising your pointer finger toward Diana, you finished with, “I should be the one thanking you.”

“You’re too good to be true sometimes (Y/N).” You both shared a light laugh as the car came to a stop, indicating that you arrived at the plane.

The door opened, the sunlight pouring in a little as a deep voice said, “It’s always laughs with you two, I always wonder how you both can be so carefree.” Diana scoffed at the voice, a hand extending itself to help her out of the car; followed by yourself. Thanking none other than Bruce Wayne himself for helping you out, you decided to answer him.

“I guess we just tend to see the brighter side of things.” Grabbing your suitcase from the trunk, you pulled the handle up before sending Bruce a smile. 

“That, and we know how to actually smile, a little something you might want to work on.” Diana piped up, adding her own tidbit to the conversation. Her words made you giggle, especially at Bruce’s reaction which wasn’t really anything, it was neutral really, but it still brought amusement to you anyways. 

All three of you made your way to the plane – Bruce’s own private plane of course. Since it was a low-key mission and all, this was the easiest way to get from point A to point B. 

“So, where’s your new side kick?” Diana’s amusement was evident in her voice as your eyes scanned over the two, awaiting his answer. You were curious about this mystery person too. Bruce didn’t really say much about this new addition to the League and needless to say, your curiosity was getting the better of you. 

The Dark Knight sighed and rubbed his dark circled eyes, most likely from the lack of sleep. “He’s not my sidekick, but he’ll be a great addition with his powers.” Now, that piqued your interest. Your mind ran through many powers, wondering which one it could be. It was times like this that you wished you had some neat and mind blowing super power to help them out more besides providing paperwork and other minuscule assistants that was needed.

Climbing the stairs to the plane, Diana asked the burning question, “So, what exactly is their power?” Before Bruce could answer, a red blur startled the both of you as it zoomed from the cockpit of the plane, straight to the back. Blinking a few times, you wondered if you actually saw what you did, or if it was all just a trick played by your eyes. 

“What was-.” Bruce cut off Diana’s question with a bit of a cocky tone. “That,” He pointed to a boy now seated near the back of the plane, flipping through a comic book. “Is our new addition.” You could practically hear the smirk etched on Bruce’s face, but you were focused on the boy that he pointed out. He was pretty damn cute.

He hadn’t picked up on the audience in front of him, which gave you a little bit to admire him from afar. He was average height, even though he was sitting down, you could still tell. Your eyes moved up his frame, which was lithe in comparison to your soft one, he had a little bit of muscle to him, the way his biceps flexed each time he turned a page in his comic book was proof enough. Biting your lip, your gaze went up and past his cherry red lips, the adorable smile that played on them as his deep brown eyes scanned the comic he was immersed in and his shaggy dark hair, some of it tickling his forehead as he had his head bent.

“So, does this new addition have a name?” Your voice filtered through the small plane. His head shot up, comic closing as he did so. Before you could utter another word, a bright, red streak appeared and before you knew it, the mystery addition was in front of your face, a wide smile stretching across his face.

“You’re probably tired of the angst treatment from Batman, so I thought I’d introduce myself.” 

He held his hand out toward you. Grasping it, you gave it a hearty shake. “My name’s Barry. Barry Allen.” You hummed and smiled up at Barry.

“I’m (Y/N). Diana’s assistant.” 

“So, is red lightning your power, or…?” 

Before Barry could answer, Bruce cleared his throat as he ushered you both with his hands to sit down in the seats. “How about we get airborne before we start talking.” Barry cleared his throat and stepped to the side, gesturing you to walk ahead of him which you did. Going toward the back, to where Barry was originally sitting, you took a seat next to the window, by his seat, where the comic laid.

With everyone seated, the plane engine started up, and before you knew it, you were in the air, soaring above the clouds. 

“Anyways,” Barry started as you turned your attention to him. “It’s not lighting per se, well I mean, it’s the aftermath of my power and all, which is pretty cool,” You laughed at his ramblings as he tried to explain his powers. 

“I’m rambling again…” He muttered to himself before shaking his head and turning in his seat to look at you fully.

“What I’m trying to say is, my power is speed, like faster than the speed of light type of speed. I’m kind of like Sonic the Hedgehog on steroids you can say.” Nodding at his explanation, your laugh echoed off the walls of the plane, making you cover your mouth.

“Hey, don’t hide your laugh, it’s cute,” Removing your hand, you felt a flush rise up onto your chubby cheeks. “Though, I understand why you’re laughing. My power seems like something out of some video game, huh?” Shaking your head, you waved him off.

“Well, if something like pickle Rick is possible, I’m sure super speed is up there too.” Barry smiled and cocked an eyebrow.

“Rick and Morty fan?” Nodding, you leaned back into the comfy plane seat, lolling your head to the side so you could continue talking with Barry. “My friend got me into the show and after the first few episodes, well, let’s just say I spent my weekend binge watching until my eyes were sore.” 

Barry chuckled at your words, nodding along as if silently saying he did the same thing.

“So, (Y/N), what power do you have?” Your smile faltered as you sunk in your seat a bit. You started to twiddle your thumbs and such, a habit you picked up when you were nervous or didn’t really want to talk much, like now.

“I don’t have a power… I’m just normal, nothing special with super speed, strength or an unlimited amount of money to buy me super special gadgets and toys.” The last part made Barry smile, your humor was a breath of fresh air, especially with stoic, serious league members surrounding him.

“Eh, superpowers are overrated anyways, besides, being an assistant must be pretty awesome.” 

Scoffing, you nudged his shoulder a bit. “Oh yeah, making packets and copies of super important documents and treaties is so thrilling, but I think the most amazing part of it is booking hotel reservations and taking calls all day – nothing beats that.” The sarcasm that dripped from your voice was evident. 

“Well, that all sounds pretty important to me.” Smirking at his words, you looked out the window, nothing but clear blue skies were in your view. You could feel yourself dozing off as you leaned your head back against the headrest. You could feel your eyes start to droop as sleep was calling to you.

Closing your eyes, you heard Barry let out a low laugh, probably at something in his comic which brought a smile to your face. His laugh was nice, he seemed nice. Hopefully during this mission, you’ll be able to get to know this new addition better. Before sleep consumed you, you felt something warm and fuzzy being placed over you, the chill from the plane gone as a sleepy smile spread across your face.

[cagedinspirations-blog]

First Date Sex

By

Tango Ross & Cherie

APRIL

"Sorry I'm late," April apologized, as she pushed her friend Yolanda over and scooted into their booth.

It was Tuesday, girls night, and once a week, every week, the four girlfriends met for dinner to have fun, get away from their men, and let their hair down. At least, everyone except April and Tasha, who were the only two who didn't have a man at the moment.

"Bitch you are always late!" Yolanda said. "Because you like when people wait on you. Make you feel important, like you 'That Bitch' or something." April smiled. "Bad bitches don't hate, Yolanda," she said. "Hating aint cute."

"No that dress you got on aint cute," Yolanda shot back. "And them shoes you got on are outdated." April laughed as if Yolanda was stupid. "Bitch these are Jimmy Choos," April said. "They can never be outdated. They are vintage."

Yolanda rolled her eyes, took a sip of her drink. "Anyway, that man you got at home aint cute," April continued. "He's short and ugly like a bulldog."

"Well, that nigga Greg is from Georgia," Tasha said with a smile. Everyone laughed except Yolanda. "Leave my fucking man alone!"Yolanda snapped. "Greg's a CEO and he makes over six figures. When you got money like that you aint got to be cute."

Simone frowned. "Shut up, Yolanda," Simone said. "You only showed up five minutes before April so you cant talk. You was late too. And i think you only did that because you wanted us to see the new BMW Greg bought you."

Yolanda smiled. "Aint it pretty?" she asked sweetly. Simone rolled her eyes. "All I am saying is you need to stop throwing shade at your friends," Simone retorted.

April smiled brightly, said, "Yolanda just loves throwing shade because her man is too ugly to come out into the sun."

"Stop it!" Simone snapped. "I'm tired of you two bitches always fighting over bullshit. I came here to unwind with my girls, not to get into a damn food fight!" "Yeah, girl," Tasha said. "Put them bitches in their place. Always fighting and shit, trying to blow a bitch's high. Do you motherfuckers know how much an ounce of Kush costs these days? Especially now with this government shutdown."

"And what the fuck do the government shutdown have to do with the price of weed, Tasha?" Simone asked. Tasha rolled her eyes. "Come on bitch, who do you think be bringing in all the damn drugs in this country?" Tasha said. "The motherfucking government that's who. You must not be watching Snowfall?"

Yolanda frowned, said, "I thought it was the Mexicans bringing in the drugs?" Tasha laughed, said, "Bitch, do you see any Mexicans in Congress?" Yolanda shook her head, asked, "But isn't El Chapo Mexican?" Tasha shook her head. "No, he's not," Tasha said. "El Chapo's CIA."

Simone couldn't take it anymore. "Shut the fuck up, Tasha!" Simone snapped. "You always start talking bullshit when you are high." Everyone laughed. "I'm not high," Tasha protested, as she took a bite of celery. Simone laughed. "You aint high, huh?" Simone asked. Tasha shook her head. "Then tell me why you ate up all of those nasty ass breadsticks?" Simone asked.

"Whatever, Simone," Tasha said. "And for your information those breadsticks were pretty good." Simone shook her head, said, "No they weren't. Those breadsticks probably been back there all day. and they only taste good because you have the munchies. That's why you eating that celery stick now. Because you are high. Hell, everybody knows that black people don't like celery."

"Simone's right," Yolanda said. "Tasha you're high. Now come on everybody let's order before Tasha starts eating the napkins." Everybody laughed. After their food had arrived Simone turned to April, said, "So how is everything going with you bitch?" April smiled sweetly. "Shit, a bitch living her best life," she said. Simone laughed, said, "Okay, bitch, gimmi all the juicy details." "What details?" April said, acting as if she didn't know what Simone was talking about.

"Come on bitch!" Tasha said with a knowing grin. "You only claim you are 'living your best life' after you have had some dick. So just come on out with it." April giggled. "Well i did meet this cute ass Asian man online today," she said. "Nah uh, bitch!" Yolanda exclaimed. "Please don't tell me you fucked some nigga you just met online today."

April shook her head. "Nope, I didn't fuck him." everyone breathed a sigh of relief before April added, "But I did let him eat my pussy though." Tasha and Simone giggled but Yolanda only frowned and shook her head. "But you just met him, April," Yolanda said. April shrugged. "Shit, a bitch ain't never had no Asian before," she said. "I just couldn't resist."

Yolanda rolled her eyes. "Bitch, that's what you said about the Cuban you met online two weeks ago!" April frowned, said, "That was different." "How?" Yolanda asked.

"It just was," April said. "Anyway, i aint got to explain shit to you bitch. You aint my mother. Shit, if i see a man I like and I want to fuck him then that's what I'm going to do and that's that. I aint going to wait three months for something we both want now. Hell, in three months I might find out the nigga suffering from LDS and then I'm going to have to leave him anyway so why waste all that damn time?"

Tasha frowned, said, "What's LDS?" Simone laughed, said, "LDS stands for Little Dick Syndrome."

Tasha and Yolanda laughed until tears came to their eyes. "I'll rather know if a nigga can take care of me from the first day before I jump into a fucking relationship," April added. Yolanda shook her head. "A big dick is overrated," Yolanda said. "All my man need to take care of me is a long tongue and a credit card with a high limit."

"Well, that's you bitch!" April said. "But I'm not going to the store buying my man no finger condoms because his damn balls bigger than his damn dick just because he has a Capitol One card." Yolanda rolled her eyes. "FYI, just know that my man don't wear no damn finger condoms, bitch!" Yolanda said. "Plus real bitches don't fuck with niggas with African-American Express credit cards." Simone frowned, said, "I have heard of American Express but I aint never heard about African-American Express. What's that?" Yolanda smirked, said, "African-American Express cards are Visa and Capitol One." All four girls laughed.

"I love you, Yolanda," April said. "But you need to wake up. It's 2019 and there is a women's revolution going on out here in the real world. Women have the power now. We are making our own money and we aint taking no shit from nobody. Hell, next year a woman is going to be President. Our time is now." Yolanda frowned, said, "But what that got to do with you fucking some Asian nigga you just met today on the internet, April?"

April shrugged. "He was cute, she said. "And I was curious." Tasha then said, "Well you know they said curiosity killed the cat."

"Well that nigga aint kill shit!" April snapped. "The motherfucker had a little ass dick." Everyone laughed. "I heard that most Asian men have little dicks," Tasha said. "I read it somewhere on the internet." April grinned, said, "Well, I wished you had texted me that a few hours ago," April said. "Anyway, by the time he took off his clothes my pussy was so damn wet and his body was so fucking ripped that I just went ahead and let him eat my pussy." "And how was it?" Tasha asked, getting all up into April's business. April grinned, said, "You know that part on The Masked Singer where they take the costume off the singer's head? Well, it was like that but way more intense."

"I want details," Tasha said. April smiled brightly. "Well, let's just say that the man has a talent for eating pussy," April said. "He had me crawling the walls and ripping the sheets off the damn bed. He ate my pussy from the side, from the back, every which way." Simone said, "Damn, girl it was like that? I think I might need to him him up on the DM." "Me too," Tasha echoed. Yolanda just shook her head in disbelief. "Yeah, that man missed his calling," April said. "The way that man ate my pussy he should have been a porn star." Yolanda laughed, said, "But I though you said he had a little dick? I mean I thought you had to have a big dick to be a porn star?"

"Not that kind of porn star," April clarified. "He could be 'The Pussy Nibbler' or something. You know, like the porn star that eats the girl's pussy in the beginning of the porno to get her ready for the other porn star with the big dick." all the girls laughed. "That's not a porn star," Tasha said. "That's a fluffer." April shrugged. "Well, whatever," she said. "All I know is that that man got skills. i mean, you ever had a man eat your pussy so damn good and make you orgasm so much that you start feeling guilty?"

Simone grinned. "Hmm, hmm, bitch, I know exactly what you mean," Simone said. "Anyway," April continued. "He was eating me out so good and i started feeling so guilty that I wasn't going to let him into the pussy palace that --"

Simone laughed, said, "That you gave him some of that African-American nappy head." April nodded guiltily, and grinned. "I couldn't help it," April confessed. "Kim Jung Yung was doing his thing and I was feeling so good that before I knew it we were over the speed limit doing 69 and he was coming all over my tonsils." Tasha grinned, said, "And you swallowed all his little North Korean babies." April nodded. "What can I say? I was on my sixth orgasm." April shrugged helplessly. "I wasn't in my right mind." Tasha frowned. "I never had Asian sauce before," she said with a grin. "Did it taste like soy sauce?" April smiled, said, "It tasted like Chinese food. Sweet and sour sesame chicken and Pak Chow."

Everyone laughed. April's phone chirped with an incoming message. April read it and started gathering up her stuff. "Anyway, girls it's been fun but I got's to run." April got to her feet. "I'll see you girls same time next week."

"Where are you going?" Yolanda asked. "I thought we were going to The Velvet Lounge after this?" April shook her head, said, "Not tonight girls, a bitch got a date."

Simone shook her head. "Please don't tell me it's with some nigga you just met online again today, April."

April giggled but didn't answer the unasked question. "You are such a ho," Yolanda said with an disapproving smile. April shouldered her bag, said, "It's 2019, Yolanda, and women don't use the word ho no more. We rather use liberated."

"Me too," Tasha said with a grin. Everyone laughed as April walked out of the restaurant to rendezvous with her sexy new date.