#i cannot be the first person to make this joke but i haven't seen anyone else say it yet so

[yesokayiknow]

"average brit plays the doctor at least once" factoid actualy just statistical error. doctors tennant, who lives in cave & has played the doctor 10000 times, is an outlier adn should not have been counted

[moominvalleysunset]

Jack & Joker episode 10 thoughts on P'Oh's death

I saw a poster who said they were abandoning the show because of their treatment of Trans characters (Their examples: making P'Saran's character Nulek the butt of a joke and killing off P'Jennies character P'Oh quite gruesomely.) And while I completely understand that this is a sensitive topic, especially right now, where Trans rights are being attacked in many if not almost all parts of the world and the result of the US-election does not bode well for a fair and inclusive future (and as you don't know me, let me emphasize: Trans rights are human rights, end of story!), I cannot agree in this instance. Loooong-ass Essay under the cut, be warned!

First of all, Thai culture is a special case as far as gender, gender identity and gender expression goes, both historically and in the progressive movements that are happening both in Thai society and in the entertainment (specifically the BL) industry. You simply cannot judge it solely by Western (or even other Asian) cultural conventions and standards, and by viewing it even more exclusively through an USA-centric perspective you are not doing anyone any favors.

I think that everyone watching Thai BLs regularily at least knows a little about the underlying cultural issues and practices, but for those who would like to learn more, I would recommend reading Dr. Thomas Baudinette's extremely fascinating and well-researched book Boys Love Media in Thailand (https://thomasbaudinette.com/boys-love-media-in-thailand-2022-3/) , where he also touches on the development of presenting trans and genderqueer characters in Thai TV and film (though only up until 2021/22, and the last two years have seen significantly more progress, diversity and inclusivity in Thai media both in front of and just as if not more importantly, behind the camera.) It's a great read, and I'm looking forward to the updated edition coming out next year. Or at least read a Wikipedia article or two about the subject if you haven't already, it's extremely interesting!

Now secondly, I want to take a look at the narrative. First of all, the two trans/genderqueer characters mentioned above are not the only ones in the show. We have Nulek's friend Pharao, Joke's disguise as Jessie (not a girl but a genderqueer person in drag, and emphatically NOT a caricature), Arun as a femme character and not to forget P'Oh's business – and maybe life – partner, a Trans man. Neither of them has been singled out, ridiculed or punished for their not conforming to any hetero- or cisnormative standards in the story (except for Arun by his dad, and nowhere is this presented as anything but reprehensible behaviour by a father). They are normal people struggling with social injustice and mundane problems, like anyone else. Which brings me to the first of the two instances mentioned, Nulek. While I understand that leaving them at a trash heap (I think we all can agree that getting them out of the way was just a plot thing that needed to happen) might raise some hackles, they are not the only one left there. The – very cismale – driver that Joke impersonated was also left at the landfill, so it is maybe not all that symbolic? Especially because Nulek and Arun's other subordinate Pharao get their comeuppance later on when they get their wonderfully petty revenge on their fallen boss. They have gained agency, rightfully enjoy their upper hand and are again not being ridiculed by the narrative.

And now P' Oh, played by the wonderful P'Jennie. I am horribly saddened by her senseless death, angry and frustrated, because it was so preventable and unfair, but her being Trans is not the most important part here IMO. She was trying, she was struggling, she was failing, she was succeeding, she was funny and sassy and beautiful and a smart businesswoman, and she was the only character apart from the mains, Toi Ting and Ama (who were not spared, either), whose death would send a big enough shockwave through the community to finally rattle them into fighting back  (but also leave the mains able to function and not utterly paralyse them in grief). That's why neither Toi Ting's dad nor Tattoo's mom were viable options. P'Oh was respected and liked in her community. Having her die was dark as fuck, but narratively speaking IMO necessary, and she didn't die because she was Trans. She died because she was the only character whose death would have the right amount of repercussions. So I cannot agree with the other poster that killing her was "shitting on Trans women". Really not.

Thirdly, we have to leave the show and look beyond, behind the camera. These people are longtime collaborators and by all accounts great friends and business partners. P'Jennie is a star who has written lakorn and BL history with her roles. There is nothing but love and respect for her from the makers of the show, you can be sure of that. And I would really like to hear her speak about her character and her role here. And Nuleks actor P'Saran and their friend Pharao have been collaborating with War, Yin and their managers since the first En of Love Anthology in 2019/20. YWPBs managers P'Go and P'Aun themselves can be read as femme. YWPBs work environment and the people they choose to collaborate with seem to be progressive, inclusive, diverse and definititely neither cisheteronormative nor tone-deaf to social issues, as we can see in all their works and public presence. Even more so in War and Yin themselves and in what they choose to say, do and stand for publicly. Are they all perfect? No (who is?), but it seems to me that they are trying really hard to do what's right.

So while I of course understand why someone could be triggered, angry and disappointed at what they see as yet another instance of a Trans character being treated unfairly, I would argue that here this anger might be misdirected and this reading neither does justice to the characters, the narrative, the actors and makers of this show nor to the very real issues Trans and genderqueer people still face in Thailand and around the world.

If you made it this far, thank you for reading my essay/rant and I would be extremely interested in what you have to say in return!

[docholligay]

DOCDOC BIRTHDAY WEEK EXTRAVAGANZA

HELLO AND WELCOME! For my birthday, i am getting to do things that *I* want to do, but I hope that you will love as well! Stuff we don't normally do, stuff I don't always have time for, etc. I hope this looks as fun to you as it does to me: BMuch of this I have handpicked as "Fuck I would love to do that if I had the time"

Saturday, August 10th: That evening, we'll have a lovely fun stream. The movie that won the draw out of the pitches was:

I FUCKING LOVE THE QUICK AND THE DEAD I HAVEN'T WATCHED IT IN YEARS THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME IT EXISTED. It's so bad, it's so bad. It is so very much a shitty modern girlpower type fucking movie, it has NOT ONE IOTA of subtlety, it was basically a 60s-70s Western made with A Girl but trying to do business with the grittier Westerns of the 90s AMAZING. I CANNOT WAIT to tell you everything that is wrong with this movie, it is so fun and fucking stupid.

Sunday, August 11th: I'm running a race Full Send because this is how I have fun I guess but then, that evening, Jackbox games!

Monday, August 12th: The Patreon release of some more of Justified Episode one, and then that night, the movie club for The Lucky Mill! There's a separate post on that, I'll make sure to reblog it again a few times.

Tuesday, August 13th: First of all, It's Lena's birthday! According to my canon, the only one that matters. Weirdly this is not related to it being close to my birthday--I picked it out of a book about birthdays that I use for that sort of thing. I 'found' her personality and just made that her birthday. It's how I did it for all the Overwatch characters. ANYWAY.

It'll be a 'liveblog' (More like a series of long posts) about Season 2, Episode 9 of Vinland Saga. I streamed this show, and really really liked it, but Oath was, I think, my favorite of a series of very good episodes, and I can't wait to really talk about it.

Wednesday, August 14th: IT IS MY BIRTHDAY SHOWER ME WITH AFFECTION. I am going to the fair all day. It is also, no joke, Doc Holliday's birthday. How's that for fuckin kismet?

Thursday, August 15th: A series of unhinged essays about the television show Interview With The Vampire, deeply informed by the fact that the Vampire Chronicles were akin to my Harry fucking Potter when I was a deeply weird 13-16 year old. HUGE spoilers for the books, but honestly the TV show has been so different that it might NOT be a spoiler for the show ahaha. (I do very much like the show, in case anyone is worried it'll be a hateblog.)

That night: @keyofjetwolf and I will be watching S2E5 of Interview. She will have only seen UP to that point, and it's one of my favorite eps (I am sure all of you who have seen it know why)

Friday, August 16th: We finish off with a drunken stream. I will be asked to identify anime and what they are about in what I can only assume is some kind of Who Wants To Be A Weeaboo Piece of Shit, while I am drunk. May include audience participation. For any more detailed instructions/explanation, @ultrace is the main runner of this, with a heavy assist by @keyofjetwolf I think it will be very funny and I will do badly ahahah.

And that will be it! a full week of fun celebration! PLEASE JOIN ME AND HAVE FUN

[dib-thing-wannabe]

My opinion on Tadc ships

Remember, this is my opinion, and even if I don't like the ship, I'll never judge you for liking it!

To just get this out of the way first, any ship that involves Kinger (besides Queenie): 0/10, mainly because of the giant age difference between everyone else (The second closest person of age to him is Ragatha, and it's still an 18 year difference). Also, I am a firm believer that he'll never even think of romance with anyone other than Queenie.

Pomni x Ragatha: 10/10 Favorite ship. Anxious girl x Motherly girl, best ship dynamic.

Pomni x Zooble: 6/10 Don't really see it, but it's cute!

Pomni x Gangle: 7/10 I see it a bit better than Pomni x Zooble, but not by much. Still cute that, and it makes sense!

Pomni x Jax: 2/10 I view them more as siblings than anything, so I don't like this ship much. But it can be cute!

Pomni x Caine: 5/10 I can see it, and I can also not see it. Though I'll admit, it's growing on me.

Ragatha x Zooble: 3/10 haven't really seen anything of this ship, so I can't say too much. But I'll say that it's cute, the dynamic is interesting!

Ragatha x Gangle: 8/10 Basically just Ragatha x Pomni in a different font. But still, it's cute!

Ragatha x Jax: 4/10 Eh, I can see it, but it's not really my jam.

Ragatha x Caine: 5/10 Once again, haven't seen anything of this, but I think it can be interesting! Insane ringmaster x Motherly doll, seems like it'll be an interesting yet fitting ship!

Zooble x Gangle: 7/10 It seems nice!! Could definitely happen!

Zooble x Jax: 6/10 I personally don't ship it, but I can see it happening! But I feel like the main reason this ships exists is because their voice actors just so happen to be together.

Zooble x Caine: 1/10 once again, haven't seen this ship, but I don't feel like I would enjoy it, because Zooble seems more like an angsty daughter to him than a possible love interest.

Gangle x Jax: 5/10 It's cute! I don't ship it, but I like it!

Gangle x Caine: 1/10 I just don't see it, in general.

Jax x Caine: 1/10 Same as Zooble x Caine. Definitely more of a father and son relationship to me.

Caine x Kinger (yes I semi-lied, but quiet): 9/10 I like it! If I had to ship something other than Kinger x Queenie, it'll be this!

Caine x Moon: 10/10 One of the only semi canon ships, and I love it.

Edit: missed one, oops-

Jax x Kaufmo: 9/10 Unironically, this ship has grown on me, and I cannot help but love it. The dead guy is literally the only person that I actually ship Jax with, not making a mean joke. (Eh? Get it? Making a mean joke? Like mean jokes, one of their ship names?? Eeeeeeh-)

[atimeofyourlife]

Where the obsession leads

Day 9 | rated: M | wc: 869 | prompts: OBSESSION | Broken Window | Bruises | “Frame me up on the wall, just to keep me out of trouble.” | cw: references to domestic violence & abuse, stabbing | ao3 Maddie doesn't go straight to Buck after leaving Doug. Doug's obsession with finding her still leads to LA, as he knew that's where Buck was after seeing him on the news. This is something I've had in mind for a while. In s1e2, Buck was on the news after the rollercoaster rescue. And according to Abby, he even "went national." So it's possible that Doug saw that and knew where to find Buck—and kept it in mind as something to use against Maddie.

Buck was upstairs in the loft with Hen, sharing the chore of cleaning the kitchen while pretty much everyone else was down in the back. They were laughing and joking together when Buck froze as he heard an uncomfortably familiar voice.

"Excuse me, I'm looking for Evan Buckley, I believe he works here?" The mans voice was smooth and sent shivers down Buck's spine. He hadn't heard it in years, and he knew it couldn't mean anything good.

"Call Athena. Please." Buck asked Hen quietly.

"Buck, what-"She started to ask.

"That's my brother in law. Him being here for me can't be anything good. He's the reason I haven't heard from my sister in three years, I've not seen her for even longer. I know he's controlling, but I think he was hurting her as well." He explained quickly.

"I'm on it." She replied.

He took a breath and made his way down the stairs. Taking in the sight of Doug talking to Bobby, Chimney, and Eddie.

"What are you doing here, Doug?" Buck asked, keeping his voice firm, and staying a few feet away.

Doug turned to face him and took a step closer. "Where is my wife, Evan?"

"Maddie finally left you?" Buck asked with a slight laugh. "Good for her."

"Buck, do you know this man?" Bobby asked, picking up on the tension.

"Unfortunately. He's married to my sister. Doug Kendall." Buck replied, disdain clear in his voice.

"I won't ask again. Where is she?"

"I haven't seen her. Hell, I haven't even heard from her in three years, which I'm sure I have to thank for that."

"She's my wife."

"She was my sister first." Buck argued back. "But more than that, she's her own person. If she wants to leave you without saying a word, that is her choice. She doesn't belong to you."

"You will tell me where she is, or you are going to regret it."

"Sir, you are going to have to leave or I will be calling the police. I cannot allow you to threaten one of my firefighters." Bobby said, stepping forward, but Doug darted around him.

Buck instinctively stepped back, trying to get away. But he'd either forgotten or underestimated just how fast Doug could move. Doug grabbed him and slammed him back against the engine. A sharp pain radiated from his side, and he looked down to see the knife in his abdomen.

"Remember I'm a doctor, Evan. You tell me what I need to know and I'll patch you up, good as new. But if you don't, I just have to twist this knife and you won't even make it to the hospital."

"I already told you, I haven't seen her." Buck replied, gritting his teeth through the pain. "And you really think that you're walking out of here a free man? Your obsession with trying to find Maddie is leading you to one place and it's right where you belong. The rest of your life rotting in a jail cell."

"If anyone here moves to try and call the police you won't be leaving here alive." Doug sneered, twisting his wrist ever so slightly. "I'm sure Maddie would love to find out she's the reason that her little brother is dead."

"It." Buck coughed through the pain, trying to hold as still as possible to prevent any further injury. "It's too late for that."

"LAPD. Put your hands on your head and turn around slowly." Athena's voice was firm, her gun pointed at Doug's head. Police officers surrounding the area to prevent him trying to run in any direction.

Doug twisted the knife in Buck's stomach, causing Buck to scream out loud.

Multiple police officers rushed in to pull Doug away from Buck, and to allow Hen and Chimney to rush in to start to administer emergency care.

"How's it feeling, Buck?" Hen asked, her tone soft as she started putting pressure on the stab wounds.

"Hurts." Buck groaned, his eyes starting to flicker shut.

"I know. We'll get you moved as soon as we can." She replied.

"Hey, come on, Buckaroo, we need you to keep your eyes open. Stay awake, keep talking to us. You know the drill." Chimney added, tapping Buck's face. "Tell us about the last documentary you watched or something."

"Wha- what about Doug?" Buck ground out.

"He'll won't be able to do anything else to you, Buck. He'll be going away for a long time." Athena said, coming back over to them once Doug was shoved in the back of a patrol car and driven away.

"Talk." Buck coughed a couple of times. "Contact Hershey police. They were called to their address-" He gasped in pain.

"Don't worry about stuff like that right now. Just focus on getting better. Once you're in recovery I'll come by to get all the details I need." Athena replied, gently patting Buck's ankle, before stepping back so he could be loaded onto a gurney.

"Eddie, you're driving." Bobby directed. "I'll let First Presbyterian know we're on the way. Hen, Chim, you're in the back with Buck."

"Copy that, Cap. We'll take care of our boy." Hen replied, focused on keeping Buck stable.

[consumeroflemoans]

Trick or Treat- HA! Joke's on you, I'm egging your blog, I'm throwing toilet paper at it

I'm spray painting your inbox

With Vilidia

This was brought up like ages ago, but let's overlook that because it fits with halloween

So, Vampire Vil x Nightmare Before Christmas Idia

I do have to disclose I haven't watched the event so I don't know what happens in it which in turn means there's not going to be anything specific to it here, mostly I just imagine him wearing the suit and call it a day

Vil lives mildly close to civilisation and comes out to find some food, occasionally also just for the fuck of it, just strolling through the village at night while people give the noble man that's lived here for longer than some people's parents distrustful looks as he shoots back a smile that looks less like a greeting and more like a promise that you'll lose a significant amount of blood soon

Realistically I would assume he would move every now and then or dissapear for stretches of time, just enough for no one to comfirm immortality, but still enough to be a bit suspicious

Or maybe it's just that not enough people end up talking to Vil for him to become more than a phantom of a supposed citizen, a resident of a house that he belongs to more than it belongs to him in the mind of the people, at least not enough people who would be able to tell anyone else after they have talked

So as fate and also me would have it in the search of said food, he hears whispers hush through the branches and at this time of night there's rarely a face to be seen that so willingly puts itself under the moonlight, in a secluded area at that, so he ventures out a bit, ventures out too far, an oversight like he would normally never let himself commit because Vil is knows better than to wander off into the forest shortly before dawn breaks, yet there he is, dreading sunrise like some kind of amateur

The treck back to his house is a dreadfully long one, one that he knows he won't make so his best chance is to search for some kind of shade now, he'd rather not stay in a cave but when the choices are between that and his own demise it's acceptable for the day, when you've gone through such lengths to preserve yourself for years upon years your efforts should not, cannot be wasted by refusing to get near dust

But worry not, his clothes are spared when he finds, in the middle of the forest behind some hills, perhaps about seven of them, a very small village just down a hill with a big manor placed right in the middle, were his eyes not as sharp and honed, he could almost have missed it with how dark and dreary it looks, not a light anywhere in sight

So he walks into it, through the streets, as much as the village looks empty there are sounds to be heard from the houses

He goes for the manor, it doesn't seem to house that many people and it's much easier to fade into the background in a building that big

He enters and it seems like he was right about it not housing many people, in fact it seems like it's housing absolutely no one at all, unfortunate for his hunger, but convenient in terms of not being discovered

He walks through the halls, through a ballroom, a dining room, a library, past paintings and curtains and into a bedroom, drawing everything close to block out the first rays of the sun he lays down to sleep

When he wakes there's someone standing at the foot of the bed, staring at him and looking oh so nervous

Before Vil can act and spring into action, said person speaks, and Idia meekly introduces himself to Vil and the story

Instead of biting him to death Vil does the same

What happens now is that Vil stays, he still hasn't managed to feed himself, the rough plan is "suck Idia dry", I'm incapable of writing those words with a straight face, since it seems he's living alone and doesn't leave the manor at all so he won't be all that missed

But from their first interaction on Vil has been set on doing this with finesse, he's not even quite sure where this desire came from, but it's there

He doesn't want to drag Idia by his hair until his teeth are at his neck and then have him bleed out in his mouth, realistically Idia can't do all that much against being eaten if he just decided to kill him right there, he's obviously not that strong, but Vil wants him to let him close, he wants Idia to let down his guard until Vil can just lean forward and puncture an artery like it's nothing, it feels like a job that calls for more subtlety even against every instinct screaming that he should eat right now before he starts to wither

There's something enjoyable about putting on a performance anyway, before becoming a full time leech he was an actor after all

I'd imagine these two are related anyway, one resulted from the other

Vil's desire to be beautiful or perfect being the catalyst of a search into magic, knowledge and power that leaked into the world during the ancient times, in the face of the, for him, dreadful process of aging, conquering death and the deterioration associated with it

He's not an actor right now because it was becoming a little suspicious, but in a century he's planning to get back on the stage

Which makes this a new level of odd because nothing Vil has come to fear more than that, a live dedicated to the preservation of his perfection makes anything perceived a failing quite a bit more horrifying and he's quite too old to play with his food

Somehow this does not stop him, everything is screaming at him to just eat now, but somehow he does not, this interaction is running on time for himAt first Vil would only randomly run into Idia, who seemed all to eager to leave whatever room he was in when Vil enters, but they end up doing some more talking, somehow Idia seems to literally dissapear off the face of the earth when he retires for the night which means Vil can't even sneak into a room or something, no matter where he searches Idia is simply gone when he looks

So forced by Vil's own refusal to do this without style, they get to know each other as Vil's desire for consumption grows so in the basest of descriptions their interactions look like this:

"While my brother still lived here, we used to play a lot of games, I beat him most of the time, wasn't very good at ephedrismos though."

"Hm, fascinating." (I Want To Drink Your Blood So Bad Right Now)

Idia shows him a few things around the manor, points out old worn down marble busts that he says depict his family members, shows him a very nice ornate box he keeps in the house because it's a family heirloom and talks to him about little gadgets and tools he made

Vil lies about still being a famous actor because Idia doesn't go out enough to know something like that and tells him about his passion and love for the craft

Which he still needs to stay alive to do again and it's getting a little close with that one

Vil also actually bothers to go outside a few times and search for someone else in order to not starve, but it's really weird because somehow he sees people walking outside through the window during the day when he manages to peek past the curtains, there's an odd array of clothing, some don't quite fit with what others are wearing, though it's hard to make out details, but whenever he breaks into any houses there's simply no one in them and any people he follows walk past a corner and they're gone

So while Idia and Vil get closer, the latter keeps getting hungrier and somehow the idea of killing Idia via edible blood loss gets more and less appealing at the same time

And by now Vil actually feels like he's starving, desperation, fear and hunger and one morning when Idia comes out to greet him in the morning he pins him down and bites him

There is no blood So, the village is dead, every person seen living there is a mirage, a reflection of someone who once was actually here, standing in the same places, wandering the same streets they did when they were alive

In a nod to the myth of Pandora and very slightly inspired by one of my favourite games, Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box which actually was translated to Pandora's Box in german, the family heirloom in Idia's house was essentially given to them with strict orders of it never ever being opened and when it was his turn he failed, it got opened, everyone around died and was cursed to remain projection forever stuck where they are, Idia eternally stuck the protector of a dead piece of land and a box already opened, also the event that caused magic to leak into the world

There were some attempts to rebuild in the past which is why the village doesn't look as ancient as it should, people went in and built new buildings, brought new clothes, tried again and failed again

I'd conclude it with Vil dying and Idia looking at him with profound sadness in his eyes

Sorry for being late with this, I was planning to send this in sooner, but I fell asleep 👍

Hope you have a good Halloween

-Leuchtturm

HI I LITERALLY TYPED OUT A WHOLE ESSAY IN RESPONSE TO THIS BUT TUMBLR DECIDED TO DELETE IT

This absolutely destroyed me I’m going insane

Ok ok I’ll try to summarize the points I made but I don’t remember them all

1. Is Vamp Vil anything like Twst Vil in the sense that he’s always had to play the villain? If so I bet he had a mental breakdown when he realized he’ll have to harm others for his own survival. Maybe he even starved himself at first until he accepted he had to eat

2. Absolutely cannot take ‘suck Idia dry’ and ‘pulling on his hair until he can sink his teeth into his neck’ seriously. Babygirl that is literally just foreplay

3. VIL YOU ICON. ‘Yeah I want to suck the life out of this man but I want to do it with style. I have STANDARDS’ I love that so much

4. Obsessed with the metaphorical implications of Vil getting hungrier the closer he grows to Idia but also more reluctant to act on that hunger. Man is literally starving to death but he cares about Idia too much to try anything

5. Obsessed with the lore for this place. It being a mix of the story of Pandora’s box and just the vibes of this place turning into a literal ghost town all because of Idia mmmgmgm yummy

6. ABSOLUTELY FOUL ENDING 10/10 I WANT TO CRY. I desperately want a happy ending for them but neither of them deserve that happy ending. Vil vanishes from existence and becomes a simple episode of companionship in Idia’s everlasting undeath. Perhaps in a different circumstance they could have become closer, but not in this universe. Also I think it would be really fun if Vil became one of those fleeting shadows of people, taunting Idia from afar in his death.

I am so unwell thank you so much

[cdmodule]

Not sure how many people have talked about this before but since I personally haven't seen it As much as I like BFDI, I cannot stand that Teardrop "not talking" (aka just Being Mute) is such a big joke, in a children's show no less It's uncomfortable the more I think about it because It might seem harmless at first but... children are the Target Demographic and I really wish their exposure to a mute character wouldn't just be "haha look this character can't talk let's force them to talk" You could make the argument that well, BFDI is a pretty unrealistic and cartoonishly exaggrated show and while that's true, muteness is still Very Real and not just like, Characters getting killed slapstick style where most kids wouldn't think about it twice. But this is an ongoing joke even up to BFB (where cary and michael are already adults!) to the point where It's the whole title of the first EP Am I making sense? Does anyone else feel weird about this

[tellthemeerkatsitsfine]

I haven't done one of the Chortle roundup posts in a while, mainly because I just haven't seen that many headlines on there that have particularly grabbed my attention. But when I opened the website yesterday, the two at the top seemed worth a screenshot.

What a combination. I have to admit I've dropped off from following The News Quiz lately, for the first time since I first got into it in about 2009, back in the Toksvig days. Followed it through the Miles Jupp days and into the Zaltzman days.

So you'd think I'd have gotten more obsessed with it as I became increasingly obsessed with Andy Zaltzman due to The Bugle, but it sort of had the opposite effect. The News Quiz feels like a somewhat watered down version of Andy Zaltzman, where I can hear him make a lot of the same jokes he makes on The Bugle that week (not that I blame him, he can't be expected to turn over two sets of material every week), but with certain parts cut, for time and/or BBC radio rules and/or format points. I'd rather hear him in the format where he's allowed to go on as much as he wants with fewer restrictions. And most News Quiz guests who are all that great get invited onto The Bugle anyway, so I hear them there.

In early 2023, I started skipping News Quiz episodes if they featured a TERF or a Tory. By mid-2023, I was noticing how often I skipped episodes, and realizing just how frequently they feature one of those was souring the program in my mind. It's worth noting that zero of the TERF or Tory guests have ever turned up on The Bugle, meaning it's not Andy's choice to have them on The News Quiz, I assume it's a BBC balance thing.

The final straw of a long loosening of that show's grip on me came when those quotes about Graham Linehan's book came out and we were all disappointed (but not, like, completely and utterly shocked) in Richard Ayoade, but Simon Evans had added a supportive quote as well. Simon Evans is one of the Tory comedians who turns up on The News Quiz fairly regularly, and I'd thought of him as someone who will make me skip an episode, but not that bad really, I disagree with him but he's not one of those really hardline right-wing horrible people. Is how I thought of him, until I read that he'd thrown his lot in with the absolute worst of them in the Linehan quote, and then I decided that his regular inclusion on The News Quiz is enough to make me not just skip his episodes, but not want much to do with the show anymore. Like I said, I don't blame Zaltzman at all (if Simon Evans turns up on The Bugle that's a different story, but I can't imagine that happening). It's a BBC thing.

Cancel culture, I know. Sorry, right wing. I'm personally canceling all of you by not wanting to take the horrible viewpoints I listen to every day in serious news and then hear them in my entertainment as well.

Anyway, that all makes that Chortle headline extra hilarious. Picking The News Quiz as their example of anti-right wing bias. I was about to write several paragraphs here about why that is bullshit, but actually it's 6 AM and I have to get up for work soon and I cannot be bothered. Everyone reading this already knows why that is bullshit, and I'm at a point in my life where if anyone doesn't know, I don't want to waste energy explaining it, I just want to not hang out with them. Cancel culture, I know. I'm a big fan of cancel culture these days.

Having said all that, that second headline is really worth a look. This is a bit of a ridiculous thing to say given the subjective nature of the genre, but that stand-up show - the tour that Nish Kumar's just announced (via his mailing list that the Chortle article pretty much just copy-pasted, everyone should get on his mailing list so you can get your comedy news from correctly spelled sources, usual disclaimer that I reserve the right to make fun of Chortle misspelling things even though my Tumblr blog misspells things because no one pays me for my Tumblr blog) - might be the best stand-up show. Like. Of all stand-up shows out there. It might be the best one. Nish might do his tour in late 2024 (following an Edinburgh run, that I desperately hope will include dates in the first week of the festival because I would love to see the finished show live) and then everyone might be able to just pack and up and say "Well, it's okay that the world's ending, because at least stand-up comedy has been done to perfection. We can all move on now." (I mean, except some people on some comedy message boards whom I'm pretty sure won't like him no matter what he does, and also I guess the Daily Mail won't like him no matter what he does for very different reasons, sorry he's not Fin Taylor and some people stand for something, also sorry for dedicating a sentence of my Tumblr post to responding to a message board post I saw last week for which no one on this website has context, I'd say about 5% of my posts these days are doing that.)

I realize this is a weird thing to say about a tour that hasn't started yet, and a show that hasn't been completed yet. But I've heard some of the WIP material, and if you put all that material together, and wrap it around some structure and stuff - which is what I assume Nish Kumar intends to do before touring it as a full hour - I'm pretty sure that's a recipe for the best stand-up comedy show I've ever heard. Absolutely everyone who has the ability to do so should check this show out. I think Nish Kumar's at his best ever right now, and that means a hell of a lot when you consider how much I've venerated his previous stuff. He keeps improving on perfection and I think everyone should just stop bothering making comedy after this one. After I get the chance to gaze upon the eighth wonder of the world in Edinburgh 2024, that is.

[weirdestcornelius]

just need to rant really quickly about Marco:

i kin Marco pretty heavily for a few reasons, most of them being that we have the same interests and overall personality but also the same problems. i was also the oldest in my family had to care for my siblings from a young age and obviously my family wasn’t as comically big as the cometcare one but i did have more than one sibling to look after at all times. there was often no one to help me despite being surrounded by adults because those adults were dysfunctional and sometimes completely unable to care for themselves let alone children

i wish Marco was seen more in the comet family outside of being a setup for a sly joke or an appearance in a family portrait. it feels like kittycorn ignores the characters she cannot relate to and capitalizes on the ones she can (Blair, Ally, Eve, Norma, Cream seem like a few because of how much they are seen.) I think Marco will undoubtedly get his time to shine but will the trauma and bad experience of being the oldest child in the family also get time to shine? KC herself has said the comet family is very dysfunctional and traumatized but where is that trauma, for the children especially?

i don’t know I just hope he isn’t brushed off as an almost nonexistent character (eg. see “Polly”)

oh don't worry, I'm a ranter and I definitely don't mind rants in my inboxes

I can see where you're coming from, definitely. I can relate to Marco for Different Reasons and I hate how brushed aside he is, same with other kids (*cough* Frosty *cough*)

Marcos trauma is completely ignored unless it's to make jokes about how tired and stressed he is. Which would be funny (coming from a constantly tired and stressed person), but IT'S IGNORED any other time. That's what makes it annoying.

I hope he gets a focus arc soon. I want to see his dynamic with different members of his family, especially Barry. For anyone who hasn't read Marco's toyhouse page, on the "significant links" section it states that he gets annoyed with Barry telling him to do certain things because he doesn't see Barry as his "real" parent. That's SUCH a good chance to write family drama! Have him go off on Barry! Let people be ANGRY without it being about ships! It may just be because I love angry little fuckers but I'm so tired of every character being hit with the uwu-ification beam.

Marco was also said to be upset with he first got his two other siblings because it took a lot of attention away from him since his parents were busy looking after his younger siblings to pay as much attention to him compared to when he was an only child. Imagine how he feels NOW with one of his parents having like seven kids in total along with his OTHER parents having tons of kids. He has SO many nearsiblings now, and he STILL lives in his childhood home despite being 23, likely to help his parents with the crazy amount of kids they decided to have. And yet we haven't seen Marco show any form of the resentment he's said to have, none of the issues he's said to have besides him being tired. If I were in Marco's place I would be FUCKING PISSED and he should be too!

Honestly. I'm hoping something big happens in arc 5 with how much it's being hyped up. We're supposed to see Marcos boyfriend in that arc, so I think he should just run the fuck off and crash at his boyfriends place after having an argument with his parents. It would give us the drama we need because it's been so boring in Cometcare recently. Plus it would give us the Marco character arc we need. I don't want MORE stuff about Sly and Eve and Ally! We get it! They don't like each other because of some major falling out! But please just show us some character development besides them in arc five!

We are starving for Marco content

[sonicphobia0601]

Time to explain the rule on no NSFW. >:(

So this morning I get an ask asking me to be a sugar baby. I get instantly suspicious and really cautious. I fear that asker was an old hater from YouTube in disguise. Or an old Wattpad hater trying to bait me.

Now, the reason why I ask for no sex questions!

Back in 2020, my mental health was... not the best. In fact, it was pretty bad. I got kicked out of my old college (not stating which one because reasons) and I was holding on by a thread. I was starting to write on Wattpad in November. And the first thing I see from my first Wattpad troll was so disgusting that I cannot bear to type it out. It was a cluster fuck. Same troll died a few months later. That troll was eleven. It breaks my heart to this day that a kid would rather be hated on than focused on playing with dolls.

Later I have people on both Wattpad and YouTube stalking me, saying they'd rather off themselves than look like me on both Wattpad and YouTube. It was BAD. And it got a lot worse when literal children tried to bait me into disgusting shit (I hated it and ended up crying to a very close friend of mine). It resulted in me trying to remove my face everywhere, or if a camera must be pointed at my face, have it cleverly censored (such as wearing masks, having my hair cover my face, a plant in front of me, etc). Only time my face is uncensored is with family or very close friends.

And two years ago, I had the same troll from YouTube sext me and send me spiraling into an anxiety attack... and then they tried to say that I sexted them when I clearly haven't. I didn't even consent to anything that awful person texted me. I thought I was going to die from a heart attack then and there.

Same troll actually doxxed me a year after the incident and said that he was going to brutally kill me/beat me to a pulp, leaving me scared for my life UNTIL I remembered that I was living with an ex-Navy mom and a brother who is a Marine. I can't keep quiet about what that person did. So I discovered that I'm a panromantic asexual on top of nonbinary.

I'm almost 24. I shouldn't have to be scared of children, and yet I am because I have seen firsthand that some children are complete monsters or have bad parents.

I get why. "Sonicphobia, you are kind. Who wouldn't want to date you and settle down with you?" Well... to be honest, I'm more scared of getting into a relationship where I get exploited and used as a joke at my expense. Or just used for sex and thrown away. If I want a relationship, it's got to be with someone I truly trust, know well IRL and would depend on when the going gets tough. Any relationship built on sex is doomed to fail.

And there is one Wattpad troll I have to absolutely talk about. We'll call her "Godsquadandhumanbi" since that is what she used when I first saw her. She was the absolute worst. She is transphobic, racist, very xenophobic, and very bigoted despite claiming she is bisexual. And very... ahem, promiscuous. Which is disgusting. I have zero desire to read about body parts or about how creative one's personal affairs are. And to make matters worse, this particular troll would start shit by saying, "Races don't exist." And said troll tried to doxx me and failed miserably. Then she would attack anyone and everyone for their sexual orientation or religious beliefs. I have had legit aphobia directed AT ME just because I had zero interest in how one does the deed. So for those who read the Random Barnaby Oneshots on Wattpad would notice that I had often say "No thanks whatsoever goes to (insert godsquadandhumanbi account here) for (reason)." That's because this is godsquadandhumanbi making another account.

So please, no sex questions!

[simplyghoulery]

Is my first actual post on this page gonna be about a niche, criminally underrated performance of A midsummer night's dream? Yes. Is no one gonna know what I'm talking about? Yes. Is anyone gonna actually read it? Idk. Maybe some poor soul will stumble across it and wonder why tf someone would take time outta their day to write an essay no one will read. But at least I'll get it out of my system, that is the main goal after all.

Let me explain to you exactly how gay Puck is.

The performance in question features so much sexual tension between Puck and Oberon I was in literal shock the first time I stumbled across it. There is no heterosexual explanation and I will stand by that till this world has returned me to the tender ground beneath my feet.

This is his introduction.

The chaotic man fae is singing his heart out while Oberon is patiently putting up with his drama.

Besides Puck already being characterised by his hypersexual, chaotic nature I think it's worth noting how this in and of itself does not mean much more than that, but context just makes everything make sense, especially when the context is gay.

This is him, taken by surprise by one of Titania's closest servants, Mal. She confronts him, wanting to know who he is and to confirm her suspicion she says (translated literally by me):

"But those who call you Puck, and give you other beautiful names, those you help with good fortune in everything."

And he replies, "Oh you are so right."

This line really sets the tone for who Puck is as a person and the suggestive performance really brings it all full circle. This exchange also lays the foundation in Puck's relationship to Oberon. Oberon is one of those people who calls him by his name, and Puck is the one who grants him fortune by doing his bidding. But why???

Because Puck not only respects Oberon, but is also emotionally dependent on him.

This is the first interaction we have between them.

This is also the first interaction between them.

They really can't seem to keep their hands to themselves. There's such a wonderfully feral energy between them. In the last picture, Puck has rejected the request of getting the love flower for Oberon and Oberon, with a seemingly normal amount of pleading, dives between his legs and snakes himself around him to convince him to do this favour for him. THIS IS THEIR EVERY INTERRACTION BTW- the whole first half of the play is them just acting sexually erratic.

Like there's the bike scene.

In the pictures above, Puck is picking out the love flower Oberon asked him to get, which he has stuck in the front of his pants. And Oberon isn't phased at all. They are lewd and jesting with each other. Their level of casual intimacy (lewd jokes, constant touching, often in a sensual way, and just general physical closeness) isn't really seen anywhere except between the explicit couples in the play.

If anyone is reading this and the thought crosses your mind "puh this is nothing, the sexual inuendo is just another part of his charactization, it doesn't have to suggest anything about his sexuality."

I hear you, but this is not the end of it. We haven't even gotten to the best part.

The woman in these frames is Titania.

First frame: Titania is entering the stage, her own sidekick Mal (mentioned above) has gone out of frame, BUT as she enters, Puck lurks at the edge of the screen, at some point reluctantly turning away as these two magical power houses start to interract with one another. But he's there, almost like a reminder. But of what?

Second frame: Following the previous frame, as Titania and Oberon bicker, she moves onto her monologue about the dire consequences of their conflict (ie. nature is killing itself and famine etc etc.) and in the middle of her speech, PUCK SNORTS. This dude has the audacity to disrupt the fae queen herself. I cannot stress the fact that this was a deliberate decision by someone. BUT WHY???

Third frame: There are several moments (above being the glaringly obvious one) when Oberon is talking about Titania and his plans to get his wife back and Puck is just hovering in the background. WHY??? His bi ass can't stay away.

His everlasting presence in this married couple's relationship is so palatable, you keep wondering why?

This scene is when Oberon is berating him for messing things up and Puck says (again directly translated by me):

"They would have it too easy if everyone was suddenly loving the right person."

Which, in my honest opinion, just sounds like projection. Like if his relationship to Oberon is interpreted as being analogous to a toxic queer relationship he is literally in a relationship with a married man who doesn't intend to commit and is instead continuing to leading him on.

And following this scene is this:

Look at this sad puppy face. He really is coming to terms with the fact that he messed up big time and Oberon is so pissed. Like their relationships is based on a mutual sense of humour but this time, Oberon is not having his continued fuck ups. He needs to fix this. This is his most somber moment in the whole play.

And after he puts his forehead to the man's shoulder, asking for one last chance, Oberon turns to him and gives him the antidote. But day is drawing near and they realise they don't have much time. Puck, freaked out, urges for them to "return to the worms." But Oberon is not having it, he needs to go get the boy and fulfill his plan tonight. He starts to walk away. Puck, however, is torn and panics, letting out a scream of anguish, he drops to his knees, crying.

He cries about the shame of having to flee the light. And Oberon, holding him in his arms, tells him: "But we are spirits of a different kind. The blush of dawn is my friend."

And then he does the one thing that made me lose it the first time I watched it.

To comfort Puck, Oberon makes a low rumbling in his throat. Whether or not it's some sort of magic at play is really up to interpretation. Whatever is actually happening is most likely not brainwashing. Because Puck, after this acts characteristically like himself and let's be honest it would just kinda deminish any meaning behind anything happening if Oberon could just brainwash people to do what he want. Rather: Oberon is either using magic to calm him, or this throat rumbling is just a non-magical (and lets be honest, kinda intimate) way for him to calm someone in distress. More evidence for this not being magical is the fact that he has previously USED IT WITH HIS WIFE.

Y'KNOW, THE FAE SPIRIT QUEEN.

Look at these parallels. He is using the same method for calming his "friend" as he is with Titania, his actual wife. And I genuinely believe this gives Puck hope. Hope for commitment. Hope that after all this, he might still have a chance. But then...

Look how he holds him back, tries to peel him away from Titania. How he keeps reaching for Oberon even when Oberon is pulling away. How his hand stays in the air as he is left behind.

"King of shadows, it is time, the lark is sounding, the day draws near."

He doesn't want him to go west with Titania. He wants him to stay. He wants them to return to the shadows together.

But then, despite his efforts, Oberon and Titania leave, and he is left to clean up the rest of his mess all by himself. He looks so somber as he gestures helplessly to the humans behind him. Aren't you gonna care? I did everything you asked.

And he's so sad. Quietly, and with a noticable venom in his voice, he breaks the remainder of the spell and leaves, walking of the stage, towards the light.

The ending just sends me everytime. That's supposed to be a heterosexual??? That is how you act when you've helped your totally only friend manipulate their partner to get them back together?? A plan which you btw agreed to help with from the beginning?? It's so fishy I can literally feel the scales piercing my eyehole.

You didn't see this coming? You didn't want him to leave you? Oh you just wanted to crawl back into the ground and snuggle with the worms together? Totally makes sense. Yes. Absolutely.

_____

tldr: evidence suggest Puck was queer coded af, being in a toxic relationship with Oberon, in this one criminally underrated swedish theatre production from the 80s and I just went on an unhinged rant about it to not lose my mind.

[bee-bee-kyuu]

//Hey. Just really need to clarify that this is where things go a little Not Fun. Kai is demeaned and physically harmed, if lightly, and lots of references to bullying are involved. There's both ableism and homophobia present, and while no slurs are used (YMMV - Kai is referred to as if to insinuate she is different and other), Kai in context is called one. Also the idea of being lied to and cruelly pranked is the backbone to this, so please also keep this in mind.

The classroom was crowded, Kai registered, despite lesson being over. Maths, she presumed, from the complicated-looking equations on the wall. She was glad she didn't have to do that stuff.

Grace wasn't too far away. She sat close to the back, surrounded by other students. She didn't seem to be talking to anyone in particular, but also didn't look particularly happy about this, a fact that made Kai's heart sink like lead.

Well, she had a way to fix things, this time!

They bounded over with their usual endless enthusiasm, bouncing on the souls of their feet. Sure, there were some looks, but those were the normal expectation of being Kai in this school, something she'd learned from an old group of friends last year.

The memories were painful, and the words burning, but they were nothing if not perseverent. Kai was going to do something nice for their girlfriend, today.

They tapped Grace on the shoulder from across the desk, leaning forward cheekily. What they didn't expect, however, was for their hand to be slapped away with enough force to hurt.

At first, she thought she had the wrong person. She'd tapped Grace's shoulder the same way when they were in her room, and Kai could see her falling asleep during her favourite movies. It was innocuous, simple, and not even that invasive, something Gracie had told her to avoid at all costs. It was weird to hug people in public, she'd said, and Kai understood.

But no. The blonde hair and cheekmark gave it all away. Gracie had slapped her hand away, and as she turned around, her eyes blazed with fury.

"What," she enunciated through gritted teeth at her confused girlfriend, "The fuck. Are you doing?"

Kai faltered.

"...Just.. Just tapping your shoulder. I said I was coming to get you-"

"Don't fucking touch me when there are people around. I said not invasive, Kaiser. You cannot touch me. That's creepy, and makes people think we're- I don't know!"

"...But we're..." Kai looked down at the floor. She was making a scene, and could already feel Grace's classmates staring.

"...We're girlfr-"

Another slap on her wrist. Grace pulled her out of the room, and she nearly tripped from the speed. Conversation resumed in the classroom.

Grace sighed.

"...Don't ever call me that in front of other people. I don't care, behind closed doors, but-"

"Are you embarrassed of me?"

Kai's voice cut through her words like a knife. Grace shifted, averting her gaze, still frowning.

"...No."

"Why, then."

"...You'd never get it. I have a reputation. And you're... You know. A weird girl."

"Which is worse, of those!?"

Kai could feel her heart racing, and as little as she wanted it to happen, she could feel tears begin to fall.

"...Both are pretty bad. My friend would laugh me out the door if they thought this was real." Grace's voice was getting more agitated too, it seemed.

"Well is it!?" Kai hadn't meant for it to come out a scream, but it was too late to try and shut up.

Grace did not answer. Kai fell silent.

"...Why?"

"You wouldn't want to know. You wouldn't get it, you weird fucking freak." It was Grace's time to raise her voice.

"It was meant to be a stupid fucking joke my friends set me up for! I lost a bet, so I gotta pretend to go out with some fucking saddo from their year, whatever! And of course it had to be you- Don't think they haven't seen the way you stare at me, you-" The word made Kai flinch, "You've ruined lit class for me for- Literally forever! And then you almost fuck up math, too, by strutting in like the fucking idiot you are, trying to touch me! I don't even want to think about what my classmates would say about me if I was seen with you."

"I- I didn't mean to-"

"It doesn't matter. This last week has been the worst. I'm glad we can just- Get this over with. Fuck off. Don't talk to me again."

She stormed off. Kai watched her go, and couldn't bring herself to move. She just cried, and cried, sat on the corridor until there was no one left to hear her.

//...This event is probably filmed, even if some context is lost. News might spread.

[and-loth-cat]

Star Wars Rebels Asks bc idk if anyone would actually do it so im just gonna give the answers

What is your absolute favorite episode of the show? [The Honorable Ones, obviously!! Or Family Reunion - and Farewell, or Shroud of Darkness...]

Which episode did you not like at first, but grew on you after one or more rewatches? [Hm I honestly don't know, possibly Legends of the Lasat? I don't recall not liking it, but I don't think it was my favorite when I first watched, now I love it for sure!]

How do you feel about the Ahsoka show being live-action Rebels season 5? [I CANT WAIT!! I do know though that if Kallus and Zeb aren't in it, I am going to lose my mind]

Who is your favorite one-off character on the show? [Zare for sure! He's in a few episodes, but I have to give credit to my boy]

If you could change one (non-death-related) plot point in the show, what would you change? [I might have to edit this one later, I genuinely cannot think of anything]

What are your two favorite ships from the show (canon or not)? [KALLUZEB AND KANERA!!!]

Who is one character you feel isn't appreciate enough by the fandom? [Probably my boys Jai and Zare]

If you could've added an episode/story arc to the show, what would it be about? [KALLUS AND ZEB ON LIRA-SAN BEING MARRIED AND GAY AND HAPPY]

Obligatory "who's your favorite member of the crew" question. [Chopper, obviously]

Aside from season 4 episode 10, which episode made you cry the most? [Oh my god, probably the finale]

What is one joke/moment from the show that always makes you laugh? [Chopper's reaction to being used as a bet gets me everytime]

Which design for Sabine's hair and armor is your favorite? [Season 4 with the white and purple hair!]

Chopper vs Palpatine- who's making it out alive? [Chopper. Is this even a question?]

What is your favorite moment of the crew being a family? [Probably any episode where they all do something to help one person (The Mandalore Arc, Hera's Kalikori, Ezra's parents, Lira San]

What is your favorite Kanera moment? [I wish..I could see you...]

Who is your favorite villain/antagonist? [Early seasons- Kallus. Late- THRAWN]

What is your opinion on the World Between Worlds? [I love it. I cry every time]

Where do you think Ezra has been all this time? [Somewhere in hyperspace or stuck on a remote planet,,I guess we'll find out soon!]

What is one of your favorite Kanan moments? [This is my excited face :)))]

What is one of your favorite Hera moments? [I DONT CRASH, I HAVE VERY EXCITING LANDINGS!!]

What is one of your favorite Chopper moments? [I am getting this motherfucking leg if it's the last thing I do...and also him holding Hera's hand in Dume and him with Jacen]

What is one of your favorite Zeb moments? [Any moment he's with Kallus]

What is one of your favorite Sabine moments? [Her darksaber training arc]

What is one of your favorite Ezra moments? [I'm in space..AND IM ABOUT TO DIE!!]

Which of Ezra's two lightsabers would you rather have? [His blue one for sure!!]

Would you rather be stuck in an elevator with AP-5 or Lieutenant Lyste? [AP-5 because I'm sure we could find a topic of conversation]

Which plot point do you wish the show had expanded on? [We didn't get enough of Rebel Kallus >:(]

Favorite recurring character? [KALLUS!!!]

Favorite piece of music from the show? [Kallus is really good!]

Most under-rated episode? [A Princess on Lothal and Stealth Strike!]

[blue-disco-lights]

Tag Game Tuesday! Thank you @gallawitchxx, @shinygalaxyperson and @energievie- Hi, I love reading all about you. I've never done one of these - it was fun!

tea, coffee, or soda? Coffee (but when I feel fancy it's an oat milk latte and it has to be scalding hot).

dogs or cats? I have both, but I'm probably more of a cat person.

can you play an instrument? Sadly no, and I regret not learning! But expanding the concept, I've danced all my life, so if "my body's my instrument" is a thing, then let's go with that lol

what’s your sun sign? Taurus (like a cartoon of one)

first song lyrics that pop into your head? It's usually Eric B. & Rakim: "I ain't no joke, I used to let the mic smoke Now I slam it when I'm done and make sure it's broke"

do you have any tattoos? Yes, one on the inside of my left arm. Toying with the idea of another small one, but being indecisive.

favorite place you’ve traveled? My 2023 goal is to finally leave North America, I haven't been outta here in decades. I love Montreal and Chicago.

what’s the last movie you watched? The Menu. Ummmmm.... it left me with... mixed emotions. Have you all seen it?!

what languages do you speak? English and Russian** (I grew up with it but don't speak it daily... but can be a resource if any of you are incorporating Russian into your stories!) **if any native speakers are reading this, why did they name a baby "Yevgeni" and not use the diminutive "Zhenya"??

do you have any hobbies? this community & fanfic reading have been my favorite hobbies lately! I have A LOT of AO3 tabs open across all my devices (because you're all so talented, like, I cannot believe it). I've always loved all things pop culture, and love to learn about how it evolves over time!

you can hang out with one fictional character for an hour, who do you choose? the entire ensemble of Waiting for Guffman

compliment yourself: you try really hard to be self-aware and not to make people feel judged

🌸 Tagging @sweetbee78, @look-i-love-u, @silvanshadow, @palepinkgoat @divine-gallavich @notherenewjersey @ms-moonlight-inn @gallavichgeek @vintagelacerosette @lalazeewrites @creepkinginc @too-schoolforcool @depressedstressedlemonzest and anyone else who'd like to play 🌸

[smolcuriouskitten]

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13. Want to stop a roleplay? Cool! Want to change the trajectory of how the plot is moving? Cool! Want to ship? Thats very cool! You just have to make sure to communicate these things with me. I am not a mind reader and while I will try to be as upfront as possible regarding things, I do not want to make anyone feel discomfort or not enjoy roleplaying with me. I wont bite if you no longer want to continue interacting or cut out something in a roleplay! I wont know until you tell me, communication is key!

14. Rockelle is a multiship muse and is dating several people in different universes. If in the roleplay she has a significant other, she will not cheat on them as that is a trigger for her. However by default (unless discussed) Rockelle will be single due to her 'in universe' story. Due to trauma, poly relationships are a fat no for her as well.

15. Muse is 128 and mun is 21, both of age!

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About Mun!

~ Sup! Names Gigi and I am 21 yrs old! Gremlin and a person with endless zoomies 24/7. If you are my mutual, I will most likely send tiktoks and random things that remind me of our roleplays.

I do have a discord that is available for mutuals if asked!

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I don't actually dislike Chris, but there are some things going against him. He isn't appearing in the new remakes (because he just naturally doesn't appear in those games), yet he's the series mascot (of sorts.) It's common for a series mascot to garner some resentment (for example, look at how many people hate Pikachu in the Pokemon fandom) especially if they think they don't "deserve" the attention. This resentment can build up to frankly unwarranted levels, especially since Chris *does* have the most appearances, even if they're not leagues above some other characters.

Unfortunately, Chris also doesn't come across as very interesting in one of his stand-out games, RE1. I don't think this is his fault as I also found the other characters in that game pretty uninteresting, but I can see someone not caring about Chris in RE1, never getting around to a game or movie where he has a personality they like, and coming to resent him for "stealing" spots from other characters.

So it's kind of ironic that Chris can both be hated for having too much screentime and too little... I think if we got to see him more in the remake games (not re1 remake) then people might come around to like him more. I really cannot blame people for not playing every single game in the Resident Evil franchise -- or only wanting to play the new remakes -- and then getting confused why this guy is the mascot instead of Claire, Jill, or Leon. But this vitriol that then develops where they hate on a character they don't understand is entirely uncool, and I have to imagine the majority of these people haven't taken the time to try and understand him.

But I'm not a Chris hater, and I don't study them or really engage with Chris content much at all, so I don't know! I just get a vibe from Chris's situation that I've seen in other fandoms.

Firstly, thank you for sending me this! Secondly, I can't pin this Chris hate on the newer fans who got in on the remakes. I probably should've been more clear at my initial question, but when I talk about Chris hate, I mean from long-time fans. From people who've been around since RE1 remake or even RE5 at least. That sort of deep seated Chris dislike/hate that I've seen referred to as "chris posting" from long time fans.

Like with the previous anon, I understand over saturation, and I know it's Capcom's fault. But when it comes to being uninteresting, I can say the exact same thing for Ethan! I don't give two craps about Ethan because he's legit the most milk toast of the protagonists you can play as in the game series. Chris may not be interesting, but he does have the whole dedicated to the cause aspect going for him just like Jill. Plus, in the original game he was funny. He had some campy one liners, and some of the puzzles he could only do with Rebecca showed off both their characters and limitations. Plus, the reason so many people favored Jill in the first game is because she has 2 slots more for holding things in RE1, which will make the game slightly easier with backtracking.

In addition, Leon is the one usurping the other mascot spot right beside Chris. If anyone is taking Jill's spotlight, it's him. Hell, Death Island is supposed to be about Jill, but guess who was on the cover of most of the promotional advertising with Chris when they were teasing it? Leon was on so much stuff people were genuinely worried he'd be side-lining Jill in the film.

I'm not sure I'll get any other anons about this, but I kind of want to believe the Chris hate comes from people thinking he's this "ultra jock" which I'm guessing people are now labeling as "mega chad" in the same instance. I can definitely feel that kind of hatred is also where the terrible "continue the redfield line" joke (WHICH HE NEVER SAYS) comes from.