#cheerio now

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Actually, the bars aren't so bad anymore.

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[femmeleatherface]

the thing about the daroga in the book that i don't think any adaptation (that i've seen, anyway) has really gotten right is that leroux sets us up from the introduction that he is really amazing and totally trustwothy

so while for most of the book the characters are all suspicious of him and say he has the evil eye and whatnot, the reader benefits from dramatic irony and knows any gut xenophobic instincts they may be experiencing are wrong, because the author himself already clued us in before the story started that this mysterious man is actually good and important

(which in term sets up the overarching message of the novel later hammered in with erik about not judging by appearances, accepting outsiders, valuing the contributions of people who would otherwise be ostracized by society lest they become the very monsters we make them out to be, etc. etc. etc...)

the adaptations... don't have that initial clue-in, so for the most part they end up feeding gut xenophobic instincts. the daroga wanders around and the characters and audience both wonder who he is and what he's up to. we are given no alternative viewpoint on him except the white characters' suspicious and often racist reactions

it's at its worst when the adaptations intentionally make him more stereotypical or "exotify" him by giving him eyeliner, a menacing character design, a forced silly/sinister accent, etc. the 1991 musical is probably the least egregious in this regard, but that's really only because he's set up in his first scene as comic relief and presented as a little too incompetent to be a threat

and sure, in the end of all these adaptations we learn the truth and get the same point across--he is a perfectly trustworthy guy and, like erik, we should not be afraid of him just because he is different--but i REALLY think we miss something and detriment his character by not getting clued in on at least some of his deal from the start

honestly, if we were ever to get that perfect adaptation where he is included and portrayed as actually important, i think the only way you could really avoid this would be to:

present the story as a frame narrative, the way the book did

deviate from the book a bit and give him slightly more to do at the start, have us actually see him doing helpful things outside of all the white characters' sphere of knowledge so we have another perspective to draw upon. it doesn't need to reveal everything about him yet (we still want suspense, after all), but should still make it clear that he is not a bad guy, just misunderstood by the people around him

[rox-of-iu]

the same clownery as usual lads 🌳🍑

!spoilers (but not for today's upcoming chapter lol)

'cultivate' by amazing wonderful talented @neonghostcat

[your-subby-creature]

Planning scenes with a friend and they told me they want to train me to be their service dog and I- 👁👁➡️🐕

[theperrylleluniverse]

I’m foaming at the mouth

[duckyfann9871]

VILLAINS>>> heroes

[yoinkschief]

ffuuCCKK my hyperfixations are hyperfixating again and it's that time where I get violently "LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT MY INTERESTS PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE" again

This is literally me right now, had to quickly whip out MSPaint to visualize my crippling feelings

I swear the next time one of my interests is brought up I'm making a youtube video essay script about it I need to get it out before I [REDACTED]

[digitalcactusblog]

I feel like i've been living some sort of fucked up survival horror where you have to manage your food bar, except your food bar will randomize its value every 5 minutes, and if it's too low you enter a 'sonic drowning in water'-style emergency timer, where if you don't refill the bar in time, you'll have a heart attack and die

[cheeriochat]

IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!

Today was pretty alright! I got some cool stuff from my parents (FULL MECHANICS AERIAL GUNPLA KIT!!!!!!!!!) and I got to see some family!

My cake for today!

It was pretty good, we added extra stuff on top since it was just a plain chocolate drip cake, and put on some extra sparkly candles!!!!

I'll post some stuff about my party yesterday with my friends in a little bit (it was more of a hangout since it was just 2 other people but that's enough of a party for me!!!) Along with some stuff about what I'm gonna be doing next!!!

[qulizalfos]

anyone else really fucking love cereal

[signfrog]

happy pride from Cheerios™! we are releasing special heart shaped cheerios for you to enjoyy, because love is love is love!

the box is the same color tho, and also we also do this during not pride month! more cost effective this way really

[thecranewivesrpf]

the unfortunate thing about spending time questioning if maybe you're plural or not is you starting to see every single character as a system. of course all of the pearl epithets are alters, and that's where their memories came from. hermitcraft is the default world they all live in. and they squabble constantly

[toastysol]

I imagine kibble straight from a just-opened bag is to my cat what cheerios fresh out of a new bag is to me

[cuideag]

it is apparently a "wake up at 4:30am" kind of day which i don't particularly mind this time because there is a thunderstorm

[bunnyb34r]

Poop talk under the cut

Why the fuck am I having fighting for my life 1/3 the pain of childbirth (I imagine) shits after I went Tuesday? And before that it was only two days w/o a shit?? (I regularly go 3-4 days) like ????

And I pushed so hard that a nerve in my leg feels fucky from the pressure

And the worst part is that it was like the smallest fucking shit ever like ?????? why??