#consider this!

[chrisery-business]

i know re-animator being a metaphor for homosexuality is seemingly the most popular interpretation (and i do feel that it fits rather well!), but i feel strongly about it being a metaphor for coercion and abuse, honestly.

i think the idea of dan letting someone into his life, and that person repeatedly taking advantage of him, and him knowing this, but still not being able to turn him away is a really strong story to tell. meg tells him that she's uncomfortable around him, his teachers and authority figures tell him what a bad influence he is, and even dan feels incredibly skeptical and on his toes for their entire relationship, but he still can't just say No. herbert isolates dan from his loved ones (meg, dean halsey, francesca) until the only person that he has to fall back on is herbert. i find that whether this is intentional or not on herbert's part is also incredibly important, because if he isn't even aware of the insane amount of harm he is causing to this person-and i mean, he has to be because of how generally unhappy dan becomes-he justifies it with the thought process of "well, i'm doing him a favor, so it'll end up being worth it in the end." (such as with the creation of the bride for dan, and the idea of being globally recognized for their work)

dan's vulnerability is what makes him so easy to take advantage of-he needs to help people, and he will do whatever it takes to accomplish this-and herbert takes complete advantage of that fact and ruins him. each time dan tries to escape his situation, herbert lures him back in, becuase he knows dan isn't going to say no to him, he knows that dan is easy to convince, and he knows that if he can find a bruise to poke at-such as meg-he can easily reel him back in to have him do whatever he requires. and dan will do it. every time. because he needs to be a good person, and that need eats him alive until he cannot physically bring himself to do anything for anyone-even himself.

[possession1981-moving]

A Sangyeon who is so content.

[morggo]

I Will Not Apologize

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[shrubsparrow]

It's in the eye of the beholder

[aropride]

i think weight loss ads should be illegal and im not kidding

[bixels]

As gen-AI becomes more normalized (Chappell Roan encouraging it, grifters on the rise, young artists using it), I wanna express how I will never turn to it because it fundamentally bores me to my core. There is no reason for me to want to use gen-AI because I will never want to give up my autonomy in creating art. I never want to become reliant on an inhuman object for expression, least of all if that object is created and controlled by tech companies. I draw not because I want a drawing but because I love the process of drawing. So even in a future where everyone’s accepted it, I’m never gonna sway on this.

[inkskinned]

it's extremely critical that you see the photo of the perp walk for luigi mangione as being propaganda. i've seen so many people wave it off and instead fawn over his looks. and trust me, i know it ended up being kind of pathetic and weird - but please don't brush it off as a "modelling opportunity" for him. it's a fucking terrifying message the police are sending.

i want to make a few comparisons here, in case you're not from the US or familiar with why the perp walk thing is something to pay attention to. just to set the groundwork for why this is a purposeful, unusual, and cruel act by the nyc police - for why this is not a common occurrence and for why that matters.

the prosecution alleges the show of force is due to the charge of "terrorism." for comparison, in june 2015, tsarnaev was found guilty for the boston marathon bombing, which killed 3 people and injured hundreds. his actions are considered to be an act of domestic terrorism. i have spent the last hour looking through google for pictures of similar to mangione's perp walk - and so far, i have found zero. i also just do not personally remember a moment like that, despite living in boston at the time.

they allege that luigi is a stone-cold killer who carried out a longterm plan, making him particularly dangerous. again for comparison: in nyc, recently cory martin was found guilty of the killing of brandy odom. the murder was planned and premeditated to steal insurance money. and yet no staged perp walk. why didn't her life matter enough for a "show of force"?

but mangione gets paraded by a veritable army of police officers as if he is a rabid animal. for a single citizen who allegedly killed one other single citizen, the "largest perp walk ever" occurs.

so what is the "strong message" that the mayor and the police were trying to send here? the mayor speaks as if mangione is already convicted of terrorism. there is a very thin number of people who feel threatened by the CEO's death. none of us felt like mangione needs to be under massive armed guard.

the message is that you shouldn't resist. they are trying to "make an example" of him - that if you behave badly and kill a single rich person, you'll be treated as if you killed hundreds of people. you will be treated worse than a man who was found guilty of terrorism. you will be considered guilty without trial. the message is that the rich are a protected class, and you cannot touch them without massive punishment. they are trying to prevent a revolution by showing dominance and force against you.

the message is that the police are a puppet of the wealthy and that the law is not equally applied across class disparity. it is "some are more equal than others." it is "one life is more precious than another."

the show of force wasn't for luigi. it was for us. it was a warning. they are trying to remind us who is really in control.

[fipindustries]

i almost never do vent art, much less post it but man, i have been feeling bummed out recently

[vasira96]

my snowflake opinion is that subtitles should always be on by default, and their incorporation should be considered an essential part of the design process tbh

[archi-pelago]

maybe never forgive. but things are different now. so we'll use maybe.

[fosliie]

College roommates, lab partners, to basically married pipeline

[itsays]

"life as a 22 year old mother of 3" "life as a married 19 year old couple" *video of mother daughter and grandma making reference to how they were both moms at like 16* *21 year old girl flex video about how she's a mother of 4* *couple whose entire personality is having 10 kids before turning 30* "married my highschool sweetheart at 18 and now i have 8 kids at age 25" "what i do in a day as a 19 year old housewife"

[pocketss]

mmm soob

[problemnyatic]

when will we talk about the willful helplessness epidemic on here. So many people on this god forsaken website demand to have any and all things that exist outside their personal experiences directly, personally pre-chewed and spoonfed to them. And when you do, they'll then ask for you to swallow for them, too, because, you see, in THEIR experience..,

[eosofspades]

i didn't have "i'm broken" teenage asexual angst i had "i'm literally being the only reasonable one about this concept and the rest of you are behaving like fucking freaks" perception issues