#glorify Yourself

[marypsue]

Man, it's cool and all if you see a metaphor for marginalisation in the monstrous, and if you want the power fantasy of 'what if you could just eat anybody who threatened you/pissed you off'. Me too.

However, as soon as you start saying 'no, these monsters are a 1:1 on Specific Marginalised Group, and you have to treat them in the fiction like they are directly representative of real human members of the marginalised group', BUT you also, in the fiction, make them hurt/kill/eat humans? And then try to shame me, your audience, for noticing or engaging with the bit where they kill people, because you made them directly representative of a real-world marginalised group? You have lost me, and also, I think, the plot.

[novakiart]

spinneret fun! 🕷️ written by me & nevi

the rest under cut:

[virune]

i don't really get how other peoples' interpretations of fictional characters is such a huge point of contention on the internet. i've literally never given a shit about how other people play with their dolls in my entire life. it simply does not have that kind of power over me. fiction is kinda supposed to be exploratory and self-indulgent and the made-up people can't approve or disapprove of how you use them either way so. why fester over it. can't be good for your mental health

[laughffy]

i think the one possibility most people overlook when cisswapping sanji (apart from the fact that cisswapping generally kills a lot of good stuff going on with his Canonical Gender Shit) is that he would be just as closeted and queer as a girl. but in the opposite direction

like i think instead of sanji’s gentleman shtick sanju would 100% femme-fatale it and honestly just go “wow tashigi kun ur so cute ❤️ i’ll do you a favour and save you no problem, haha but only cause it’s you” and reverse harem herself into charming like every dude and then when she gets to momoiro instead of the sanji-in-a-dress gag there’d be a whole thing where sanju gets put in a suit or prince’s costume and enjoys being a smooth gentleman etc (the way sanji thinks he is) before she goes NO i’m made to PERV ON DUDES not BE A DUDE.

the swapped backstory holds up too; if sora is a strong and kind and chivalrous father and judge is a cruel mad scientist mom it kinda works out to being a similar dynamic that big mom canonically has with her husbands

it would translate to the complementary-opposites thing with zoro too, because zoro would still be butch and androgynous as fuck and only give a shit about swords and sake, and sanju would still care about gender a shitload, just instead of masc chivalrous gender it translates into femme fatale seductive woman gender. she’d have one of those long cigarette holders and wear dresses with sexy thigh slits the whole time

and instead of sanji being a heart-eyed slave to women the gag would be that sanju is so busy trying to show off and flirt with the men that she gets distracted from fighting. so instead of “i can’t hit women” you’d get madam super oblivious “haha but smashing up such a handsome face would be a shame, wouldn’t it?” while khalifa (khalife? as a dude) soaps her up and tosses her from the tenth floor

instead of boobs sanju is either super into abs or asses. regardless, the struggle persists that regardless of AGAB, zoro is still the most well-endowed crewmember in sanju’s favourite category, just like he canonically is in sanji’s

[jawz]

i saw the tv glow is legitimately one of the stupidest, most tryhard movies i've ever seen in my entire life. absolute dogshit. and everyone is pretending it's the most lifechanging thing they've ever seen LOL give me a break! the gall to claim this is inspired by fucking DAVID LYNCH??? i can't

[aro-culture-is]

aro culture is obsessing over and glorifying fictional love and romance because you know this is closest you’ll get to actually being in touch with the concept yourself

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mod comment: if you struggle with obsessive thoughts, aka something you just can’t shake and find distressing, here’s a helpful guide for some common practices around thought stopping.

[jasontoddenthusiastt]

Yeah, people like to think that (adult) Jason’s snarky, cutting, and unapologetic post crisis characterization and the (mostly) “watered down”, docile personality he’s had from N52/rebirth onwards are irreconcilable, and that the shift was just an editorial decision with the intent of marketing him as a “likeable” hero.

While that last part might be true, have they considered that textually it makes perfect sense that being consistently in contact with an abuser just does that to a person. Wears them down until they feel like nothing but a husk, without any discernible direction or opinions of their own. If it isn’t completely burnt out yet, they (consciously or unconsciously) suppress that part of themselves that thinks independently either for self-preservation or to keep the peace. Considering anyone, even “mentally strong” people could fall victim to mental abuse, it’s actually pretty realistic imo.

[monimolimnion]

you ever just remember how there is no space in the world where you actually fit. yeah

[bluegekk0]

I swear Tumblr must think that clicking "Not interested" or blocking someone counts as post engagement on the same level as liking cause I blocked like 15 accounts that post about ed glorifying it (all because I used White Lady's initials as a character tag for a while, which as it turns out is also a tag they use ._.) and it just keeps showing me more every time I refresh. And I can't block the tags cause there's like 20 censored versions being used.

I know it's getting annoying and I'm sorry for constantly complaining about this, but I just really had to rant about it. Cause what the fuck? I changed the character tag that I use but it's like Tumblr decided I want to see that part of the website forever. Fuck off.

[pansexualmadara]

The Last is canon, idiot. The events of it are literally referenced in Boruto.

If you wanna call Hinata the movie canon you go right ahead with your fanfiction headcanons bro.

[lexislazuli]

this is the outfit that urged my dad to tell me i “looked like the 13 year old son coming back from baseball practise in an american sitcom”. btw if u even care.

[tolerateit]

So Long London almost does it for me but a bunch of lines in it take me out of it. "I'm pissed off you let me give you all that youth for free", "White Knuckle Grip going down with ship / Pulled him in tighter" (While having a side dude), "My friends said it isn't right to be scared Every day of a love affair". I don't know I just don't buy it.

something about it comes off as very. inauthentic idk

[royalreef]

which music from any videogame or movie soundtrack better fit your muse?

NOTE: if they have a canon theme, don't use that one!!!

(( You know, I was going to answer this agonizing over how much trouble the question gives me, namely because I seldom play or watch anything with a soundtrack that I could even associate with Miranda, and of those that I do, it's due to already being fish-themed ( Blue Planet, Chased by Sea Monsters, Dredge, Endless Ocean, etc ). But then I realized I have been using a song from a movie soundtrack as a defacto theme for her this entire time.

Anyhow. Final Parade from The House, my beloved.

[backlogbooks]

finished coup de grace by sophia ajram, and I don't know if "enjoyed" is the right word for this because it's a very heavy book, but I'm glad I read it and i'm going to be thinking about it for a long while. The ending absolutely sold me on the book though--I've seen people who hated it, and while like, I can technically see their point, I think it was the absolute right ending for the book.

it is a book about depression and suicide (I think someone described it as a meditation on those things, which is probably the most accurate description), so definitely check in with yourself before reading

[bandzboy]

people talk about the kpop industry like this as if it should be normal for it too be fast paced and competitive and that you have to mass produce music or you will "be left behind" and that is literally a myth. in the case of txt, they won't be forgotten because they take a longer hiatus and it's absurd to think like that. companies will say groups will lose fans if they don't take breaks and that's is where that anxiety is rooted from

this industry perpetuates that narrative and you people fall for it every time and act like that's what is realistically gonna happen. you think a group as big as txt would be forgotten by fans who have been here FOR YEARS especially? a group that is well loved by the korean gp and has been for years? this narrative is such a stupid lie and i'm tired of kpop fans spewing this shit solely because they put their entertainment before anything else.

you don't care about your fav group's well being. not when you keep saying shit like this. please stop lying.

[starpros-sunshine]

You can use a lot of words you know? You don't have to talk yourself around stuff like "It's famous Nazi code for an abbreviation for their popular motto which I won't be repeating here" when you really can just explain that 88 is supposed to represent the Hitler salute because H is the 8th letter in the alphabet? You don't even have to say the words but I mean wouldn't it make more sense to actually explain something instead of vaguely talking around it for some sense of...of what? What's the use in nor calling the thing by it's name? Won't that do more harm than good? I mean if people know they shouldnt do something but don't really know why then they won't take it that serious no?