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tenitchyfingers · 5 years ago

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Ok and one more thing. This is about nerds.

So, I don’t know how nerds are in the rest of the world, but it’s SO weird to me. Like, as I’ve said multiple times, I’m from Italy, north Italy to be exact, and I’ve been hearing all these horror stories about nerds... nerds gatekeeping women out of their hobbies, nerds being outright misogynistics and throwing slurs at women... nerds being horrible monsters...

And then there’s tiny little old me, a woman who grew up around nerds. Pretty much literally. I mean, most of the people I hang around with are friends of my brothers’, and I have never, ever met any one of them that was even remotely hostile to me. Literally. Like maybe when I was a kid my brother and cousin would play videogames together and didn’t allow me to play too but I mean I GET IT, adults want to play with people of their same skill set and I was completely incapable, but when I was playing videogames on my own my brother always let me, he’d help out in sections of games where I was having a hard time, he introduced me to the bulk of nerd culture I know now...

And like, we often go to nerd fairs around where you have gatherings of gamers and comics nerds and all kinds of nerds in general and not once have I ever felt like I was being rejected, I actually always felt right at home, and there were always tons of women too who always seemed to be having a grand time. And I have never heard of any female cosplayer having a bad encounter, regardless of how skimpy her cosplay was. Maybe it’s just that in my area we’re generally taught to keep our hands to ourselves, dunno, but all in all whenever I see cosplayers they all, always, embody the true spirit of what cosplay should be: having fun inhabiting a character you love.

Even at the comics shop or at Gamestop, I’m never treated any different from other customers, the people working there are always kind and they don’t give me any particularly different treatment, basically they don’t see me as someone who shouldn’t be there, any nerd space I’ve ever been in, I’ve always felt 100% welcome in. So many times I’ve been around nerds who were exploding with joy at the idea of showing me something or sharing something nerdy with me and it was so great.

And like now there’s a group of tabletop gamers that I used to hang out with and play with before the quarantine (but I’m coming back to them as soon as it’s over, you betcha) and literally 9 out of 10 of them were men and I have NEVER, ever felt excluded, discriminated, mocked or anything, even though I’m pretty much a newbie and not very good at playing either, and they’ve been nothing but kind and welcoming and fun to be around. Like I know what assholes are, and none of these guys is. They’re honestly a delight to spend time with. I’d say nerds are my people, they get me and I think I get them. Even though I’m a woman, because to them it doesn’t matter.

Admittedly I don’t play online multiplayer games, so I don’t know how that scene is in Italy, but I’m guessing it’s the same thing: just people having fun, yelling at each other when they fuck up and then laughing it out.

So I wonder: why are nerd girls’ experiences so different in other parts of the world compared to mine? Are nerds really that terrible in the rest of the world? Maybe it has something to do with the fact that over here we grew up with anime for like at least 3 generations so we all have at least 1 point of contact, but other than that I really can’t explain it. All I know is I keep hearing nerds are these horrible people when... my experience says the complete opposite. And I’m just one Italian nerd girl, but talking to other Italian nerd girls I never really heard them express any resentment against male nerds. So I’m assuming my experience reflects that of the others, but I can’t be 100% sure of that.

And honestly, I feel a little bit protective of my nerd men. They’re just soft boys with hobbies they really love. Nothing wrong about that!

But I mean, that’s just my experience. I have unfortunately heard what US male nerds behave like in videogame voice chats and in other venues and it’s disgusting, so I’m not doubting that nerd culture in the US is toxic. Just saying... it’s not toxic everywhere. There are some places in the world where being a nerd and being wholesome aren’t mutually exclusive.

#in defense of italian nerd culture #it also helps that we as a people have been growing up with anime and comics for over 3 generations #so maybe we just all got used to each other and it's not a big deal anymore.

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ravenamore · 5 years ago

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Fate/Zero light novel readthru and commentary, Vol. 3 Act 9-10

-“Ryūnosuke’s shoulders shook as he sobbed. Caster gently gathered him into his comforting embrace.”

POP HIS HEAD OFF, POP HIS HEAD RIGHT OFF

- “In the end I was not eliminated by God, but by men who had endless desires, like me. The Church and King decided that I was guilty, captured and executed me. But all they wanted was my wealth and my land; they simply drew me into a trap to make those things their own. That was not punishment for my sins! That was nothing more than blatant robbery!”

DUDE, YOU WERE CAUGHT IN THE ACT OF RAPING, TORTURING AND KILLING LITTLE BOYS. STFU.

- Kiritsugu loves fast food, and hated the haute cuisine of the Einzberns.

- The mutual obsession between Kirei and Kiritsugu, wow.

- “Under normal circumstances, when a person wears a smile he often will infect the people around him, easing the surrounding atmosphere, but by coincidence Kirei was of a personality that was not the sort to like seeing other people smiling; moreover, the smile of the King of Heroes in front of him could only be associated with some unsettling things.”

GIL, TONE THE RAPEFACE DOWN A NOTCH, YOU'RE SCARING THE GUY YOU'RE BASICALLY TRYING TO SEDUCE

As if now more interested in Kirei who had been again granted the holy marks, the scarlet eyes of the King of Heroes shone with the light of pleasure.

- "To pursue, for your own desires. That is the true way of entertainment. Then entertainment will bring pleasure, and pleasure will guide you in the direction of happiness.

The road has been pointed out to you, Kirei. Pointed out extremely clearly to you."

THIS ENTIRE SCENE IS GIL SAYING “TAKE ME NOW, KIREI!” GIL'S A POWER BOTTOM, PROVE ME WRONG

- Irisviel hummed for a while, then suddenly a mischievous smile emerged on her face.

“I’ve suddenly got an idea. We should go to the world’s black market and buy something like the latest tank or bomber; if you get in and drive it, then wouldn't you finish this entire Heaven's Feel with one blow?”

IRI, YOU’RE THINKING TOO SMALL

1. KILL YOUR HUSBAND, CUT HIS HAND OFF, BOOM, YOU GOT SABER'S COMMAND SPELLS

2. HAVE SABER KILL SOLA-UI (DO EVERYONE A FAVOR AND TAKE OUT KAYNETH TOO), CUT HER HAND OFF, BOOM, YOU'VE GOT LANCER'S COMMAND SPELLS, SO YOU CAN GIVE HIM MANA SO HE DOESN'T DIE WHEN SOLA-UI BITES IT.

POINT OUT THAT, SEEING AS YOU ARE TECHNICALLY THE GRAIL, HE JUST ACHIEVED HIS GOAL. WHICH ALSO MEANS HE REALLY DOESN'T HAVE TO KILL SABER.

3. ASK MAIYA IF SHE WANTS TO BLOW THIS POPSICLE STAND WITH YOU ALL, OR, IF THAT'S NOT WHAT SHE WANTS, OFFER TO GIVE HER A LIFT SOMEWHERE.

3. FUCKING RUN EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE OVER. TURN FUYUKI CITY INTO A PARKING LOT. (SORRY SHIROU, RIN, TAIGA AND SAKURA, IT'S FOR A GOOD CAUSE)

4. RAM A WALL IN EINZBERN CASTLE, GET ILYA

5. GET THE FUCK OUT OF JAPAN, GO TO MONACO WITH YOUR NEW FAMILY AND BECOME A FORMULA ONE RACER OR SOMETHING. YOU CAN ALL BE HAPPY NOW THE END.

I KNOW THERE ARE HOLES IN THE PLAN, BUT, TRUST ME, IT'S BETTER THAN WHAT'S COMING UP

- “Oooh! I found you I found you! Such a short dude hiding between the shelves really can’t be seen by anyone, and is so bothersome to find.”

DON'T FEEL BAD, WAVER, MY HUSBAND LOSES ME IN BOOKSTORES B/C I'M SHORT TOO

- Half way through his sentence, Waver suddenly discovered that the large paper bag in Rider’s hand was too enormous as packaging for just one software disc. He immediately realised that this King of Conquerors bought the console as well.

LOCAL GAMESTOP'S ECSTATIC B/C HE PREORDERED EVERYTHING COMING UP, TOO.

ACT 10

- “Caster is at the depths of that massive meat. Well, what should we do?”

BREAK OUT THE BBQ SAUCE?

- 11th mention of Diarmuid's attractiveness.

- ““If this is a monster film, we are surely the roles which will be killed. The underdogs from Ultraman.”

WHEN YOU KNOW YOU'RE A RED SHIRT, BUT CAN'T DO A THING ABOUT IT

- Tokiomi, you are the biggest wuss, ever. Your 7 year old is braver than you - she hears her friend’s vanished, she just decided she was going to find her.

You're too chicken to use your Command Spells. Gil doesn't buy your ass-kissing anymore, no wonder he's cheating on you.

- “Numerous thick and robust web-like extensions stretched out from the surface of the meat lump on the river and entangled Kobayashi's craft, forcibly dragging the plane down despite the turbofan engine's thrust. Such a scene can only be called a nightmare.

The plane didn’t explode when it smashed into the meat lump. The F15, reduced into scrap iron, sank deeply into the gigantic primeval creature and was swallowed with not a single fragment left.”

THIS HAS GOTTEN LOVECRAFTIAN. H. R. GEIGER WON'T EVEN PAINT THIS SHIT.

-The pilot, who'd already literally gone insane, just dies of horror when Berserker lands on the plane.

- “The thick evening mist enveloped the icy air as Tōsaka Tokiomi descended from the sky.

For a proficient magus, a controlled descent through manipulating mass and air currents is nothing too difficult. Or perhaps it should be said that the degree of proficiency is determined by the elegance of its execution.

Maintaining an absolutely vertical and straight path, landing as lightly as feather with his clothes and hair completely unruffled － an ordinary magus would definitely give a heartfelt praise upon seeing such an exemplary and skilled move like Tokiomi's.”

HE'S PROBABLY THINKING HE LOOKS LIKE MAGNETO

- What's grosser, tentacle monsters that eat planes, or magic worms slowly eating their host?

- Thank you, Kiritsugu, for killing Ryūnosuke, possibly the one decent action you've taken so far.

- “Based on Tōsaka Tokiomi’s standards, this is too crude to be called a battle of magecraft - it was nothing but a comical farce.”

SEEING AS YOU COULD HAVE JUST FARTED HARD AND KILLED KARIYA, YEAH.

- I am wondering if the idiots I've seen on Tumblr call Diarmuid an incel have missed that the second he learns Saber can nuke Caster's monster, he breaks Gae Buidhe to restore her left hand's strength?

- Even though he’s totally psycho, Caster seeing Jeanne before he died (in the anime, she’s offering him her hand)was pretty heartbreaking.

- “Different from the King of Conqueror’s fully melancholic expression, the golden Servant’s smile was immeasurably obscene and did not hide his dirty desires at all.”

ALEXANDER'S GOING TO PUNCH YOU RIGHT IN YOUR RAPEFACE, GIL.

- He had a flashback to Enkidu's death, him weeping in his arms because Gil would be all alone. Ow.

- You know, If Tokiomi had thought about it, he should have tried to have Kirei summon Enkidu, just to keep Gil's ass in line.

#fate series #fate zero #fate stay series #fate stay night #fate stay ubw #fate heavens feel #FGO

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galadrieljones · 6 years ago

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Dragon Age Question Meme

Tagged by @thevikingwoman and @idrelle-miocovani. Thanks!! ^_^

tagging @pikapeppa @a-shakespearean-in-paris @wrenbee @bearly-tolerable @hidinginthehinterlands @ladylike-foxes @sasshole-for-rent @ma-sulevin @princessvicky01 @lyrium-lovesong

01) favorite game of the series?

Inquisition. It was my introduction to the franchise, and I just have a hard time going back to older games and enjoying them the same? I really liked Origins, but the silent protag, despite my love for Skyrim, isn’t really my thing. I’ve never *actually* played all the way through DA2. Don’t shoot me. I just don’t have the time lol.

02) how did you discover Dragon Age?

My husband bought it for me for my birthday one year, on a recommendation from a guy at GameStop. He said, “My wife loves Skyrim. What are some other games she might like?” Inquisition had just come out like six months earlier.

03) how many times you’ve played the games?

I’ve only played through Origins once. I’ve played through Inquisition in its entirety (including Trespasser) 4 times.

04) favorite race to play as?

Hmm. I’ve played most as an elf, but that’s due to Solavellan. I am not really an elf-exclusive kind of lady. My first two PTs were with Trevelyans who romanced Cullen and Sera respectively. In Skyrim, another game with a million race choices, I’ve mostly played as a Nord, with a couple wood elves, too. So, I like elves and humans equal, I’d say.

05) favorite class?

Rogues, archers in particular. This is pretty much always true for me. Though I play Revasan Lavellan as a two-handed warrior with a great big sword and it’s QUITE fun (in Skyrim, my main Nord is a two-handed warrior, too.)

06) do you play through the games differently or do you make the same decisions each time?

I have mixed certain things up. I’ve done playthroughs in Inquisition where I let the Wardens stay, playthroughs where I exile them. I’ve also gone with the Templars once, though I mostly choose the Mages because I just like In Hushed Whispers better. I like to mess with the opening world state a little in the Dragon Age Keep, too. But there are certain things I always need to be the same, just because I can’t cope with the other options lol. For example, Morrigan and Warden Matthew Cousland are an OTP for life for me, and it’s canon in my brain forever that Matthew would not do the blood ritual with Morrigan, nor would he allow it to be performed with anyone else, so he died saving the world. But they do have a baby together--Kieran exists. But he is not an old god baby in my universe and never will be.

07) go-to adventuring group?

Solas, Iron Bull, and Dorian with Sene Lavellan; Solas, Cassandra, and Sera for Revasan Lavellan. Sometimes, I’ll mix things up a little with Sene (who I’ve played a LOT) and bring Sera instead of Dorian, or Cole instead of Dorian. Sometimes I’ll bring Cass or Thom instead of Bull. I specialize Sera with daggers, actually, so I can have two kinds of rogues.

08) which of your characters did you put the most thought into?

Overall, probably Sene, since I’ve played her the longest and written about her the most. But I’ve put a lot into Revasan as well. In some ways, I feel I know his code better than Sene’s.

09) favorite romance?

Solas. But Sera was also lovely.

10) have you read any of the comics/books?.

No. I have “Masked Empire,” but I’ve not read it.

11) if you read them, which was your favorite book?

12) favorite DLCs?

Trespasser. I also like Jaws of Hakkon. The Frostback Basin is a super neat setting with a lot of strangeness and beauty. I love the pink.

13) things that annoy you.

Not much? Mostly I get annoyed when parts of the fandom fixate on things that annoy them. That annoys me, because I’m here for the positive vibes, not the negative.

14) Orlais or Ferelden?

Ferelden. I think it’s weirder.

15) templars or mages?

Mages. Honestly both factions have problems in their leadership as far as I’m concerned, but I tend to choose the mages more often, because the quest is more fun in Inquisition, and I just can’t stand the idea of them being enslaved by some Tevinter fuckface.

16) if you have multiple characters, are they in different/parallel universes or in the same one?

I have two universes: one where Sene is Inquisitor, and one where her father Revasan is Inquisitor. They each exist in their respective universes though and are the same people, just in different roles. Sene is with Solas in both.

17) what did you name your pets? (mabari, summoned animals, mounts, etc)

Warden Matthew Cousland named his Mabari Good Boy.

18) have you installed any mods?

Console only

19) did your Warden want to become a Grey Warden?

No. He didn’t want anything to do with the Wardens. He was sort of like the Prince Hal of the Couslands, causing trouble and being ironic and kind of a jerk and a charmer. Morrigan often casts him as having had a bandit’s sensibility but a good heart. He joined the Wardens because after his parents died he was a mess and didn’t know what else to do or where else to go. I picture him as only having been like 24.

20) hawke’s personality?

I kind of just go with classic purple Hawke lol. He’s a little derpy but brave as hell. His plans often go wrong but he’s very good at improvising. He romanced Fenris. His name is simply Garrett.

21) did you make matching armor for your companions in Inquisition?

No lol. I like to use knightly colors though. I always use light, silvery metals and then with accents that fit each character’s personality. Sene’s accent color is always a fiery red. Revasan’s is a cold blue.

22) if your character(s) could go back in time to change one thing, what would they change?

Probably not much. My characters all tend to sort of face forward at all times. Revasan might change things from his wife’s tragic backstory though. He might save her family from the Fifth Blight if he had the chance.

23) do you have any headcanons about your character(s) that go against canon?

Plenty lol. I headcanon my Lavellans as land rich farmers who live stationary, wealthy lives and have for three generations. I have robust headcanons for the Dalish in general, mainly that there is a robust farming tradition among them, and that there are more successful Dalish elves than many humans and city elves realize. Nobility and Chantry officials would be unfamiliar with their culture, but any agricultural and merchant families of Ferelden and Orlais and the Free Marches would probably work often with Dalish farmers. I also headcanon Dalish farmers as being very much in league with the Merchant’s Guild. The Lavellans have a strong, historic partnership with the Tethras family, for example, because of all the business they do in Kirkwall. Varric has known Revasan and also Sene for many years.

I also reject the barefoot elves thing. I just...for me, personally, it’s too Fantasy with a capital F and I like things to be a little grittier than that. So my elves wear boots, okay? Come at me.

24) are any of your character(s) based on someone?

Nope. Or, well, I mean, Revasan’s appearance is heavily informed by that of Luke Evans. His voice claim is like a mix between Gordon Ramsey and Jude Law. Sene is entirely unique.

25) who did you leave in the Fade?

When it was Hawke or Stroud, I left Stroud. When it was Hawke or Alistair, I left Hawke. Hawke wanted it more. Alistair is too...precious in my mind. I was worried about him. But in my sort of main world state, Alistair is King of Ferelden and not a Warden, so Stroud is actually in the Fade for all intents and purposes.

26) favorite mount?

Lol I don’t use mounts. My party and I run around on foot like children and get eaten by bears like men.

#dragon age question meme #about me

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d-michl-lowe · 3 years ago

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The Modern Christian Man

It was 2013, and I was standing behind the register of a local Game Stop. I was still in Grad school for counseling at the time so working at a dead-end job like this gave me what was supposed to be a reprieve from all the studying. Instead, it was one of the best classes on human behavior I could have ever taken. Let’s get something straight; I like video games. I still play them online with friends. However, working at Gamestop gave me a glimpse into how many men see the world and act upon it. When I say “act upon it” what I really mean is, run from it. I saw men and boys time after time come into the store searching for something. Being a “game advisor” part of my job was to go talk to these people and find out what they were looking for. Over and over, after speaking with these men, they were looking for meaning. Oh, it would come out in different words than that, but they were always looking for the same thing, purpose, and meaning. Players of World of Warcraft at the time were seeking adventure and a place to belong. Players of Halo wanted to have the feeling of being important in a story. They wanted to know that their actions had an impact; even if that impact was a fictional one. I find this type of lostness even today. More so maybe. Men continually seek war to wage only to punt on their lives and get lost in meaningless activities. Is it no wonder that we have “man-boys” living in their parent’s basements living out a fantasy where they are the ruler of a kingdom or the hero in some made-up interactive story. It gives the illusion of fulfillment to sex that is starving for it. So what is the answer? I believe a lot of this comes down to how we choose to raise our sons. Do we call them to action? Do we call them into a purposeful life filled with the challenge of raising a family and providing for them, protecting them? Do we call them to hard work? Creating in them an understanding of purpose through the very sweat of their brow (or exertion of their minds)? We need to be hard on our boys to raise them into the men that Christ has called us to be. To instill respect and meaning through Biblical teaching and the harsh reality of rising to meet the expectations of us, their fathers. No son? No problem. Work to be a man who leads the youth through example. Still a youth yourself? Find a man (hopefully it’s your own dad) who exemplifies what it means to be a man and follow that man! We can change our country. We can change our world. Be a man who is silken iron; gentle but strong, responsible and hard-working, dependable and honest. It isn’t too late. D. Michl Lowe

#christianity #masculine #church

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lil-loucifer · 7 years ago

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1-100 unusual asks ;)

Bruh how long ago did I reblog this?

1: Spotify, SoundCloud, or Pandora?

Spotify

2: is your room messy or clean?

Messy af

3: what color are your eyes?

Plain-ass brown

4: do you like your name? why?

I don’t not like it? I guess? I can’t really see myself as anything else, so yea

5: what is your relationship status?

Kinda single, kinda not

6: describe your personality in 3 words or less

Impassive as fuck

7: what color hair do you have?

Black, normally with a shock of blue at the top

8: what kind of car do you drive? color?

Hey guys guess who still doesn’t have his license yet

While I’m learning tho I drive my mom’s silver jeep, and when I get my license, I’m inherit my shitty cousin’s shittier old blue sedan

9: where do you shop?

Gamestop

10: how would you describe your style?

Dark as shit, in more ways than

11: favorite social media account

I only ever use tumblr, so...

12: what size bed do you have?

Twin size? I think?

13: any siblings?

One (1) sister

14: if you can live anywhere in the world where would it be? why?

The moon

Because fuck humanity

15: favorite snapchat filter?

I don’t... use snapchat??

16: favorite makeup brand(s)

I don’t really know makeup lmao

17: how many times a week do you shower?

Five, normally. For school days.

18: favorite tv show?

Uhhhhhh fuckin Young Justice I guess??

19: shoe size?

9 1/2 I think in mens, and whatever my mom’s size is in womens

20: how tall are you?

About 5′10

21: sandals or sneakers?

Sneakers 100%

22: do you go to the gym?

...no

23: describe your dream date

At home, under a blanket or some shit, netflix and cuddles?? I dunno man I don’t like going out

24: how much money do you have in your wallet at the moment?

About $15.

25: what color socks are you wearing?

Right now? Barefoot

26: how many pillows do you sleep with?

Two

27: do you have a job? what do you do?

I am and will continue to be a useless member of society

28: how many friends do you have?

Three

29: whats the worst thing you have ever done?

That’s personal

30: whats your favorite candle scent?

Candles have scents?

32: 3 favorite boy names

Honestly I don’t really have any

33: 3 favorite girl names

^^ Same

34: favorite actor?

^^ Ditto

35: favorite actress?

^^ Yup

36: who is your celebrity crush?

Uhhh I dunno I guess Sebastian Stan is hot??

37: favorite movie?

Probably Patch Adams

38: do you read a lot? whats your favorite book?

I read a fuck ton of books and I don’t really have a favorite

39: money or brains?

I mean, if you have brains, you can probably make money...

40: do you have a nickname? what is it?

Lou is in itself a nickname, but I’ve got several others. Like Hayden, or you I guess, calls me Lulu sometimes (but he spells it as “loulou”)

41: how many times have you been to the hospital?

Never been there for an injury to myself, but I’ve visited family members a ton of times

42: top 10 favorite songs

Bruhhhh don’t expect me to choose

43: do you take any medications daily?

44: what is your skin type? (oily, dry, etc)

Dry af

45: what is your biggest fear?

Being unwanted?? Like, if people don’t want me around anymore, I guess

Lmao I’ve got this irrational fear that a bunch of people just tolerate me and that every one of my friends from high school or some shit is glad I’m gone

Maybe I’m just bad at keeping in touch

46: how many kids do you want?

None honestly

47: whats your go to hair style?

Undercut, sometimes with a ponytail

48: what type of house do you live in? (big, small, etc)

Average?

49: who is your role model?

I don’t really have any that I know of

50: what was the last compliment you received?

...I have recently realized that I can never remember compliments

51: what was the last text you sent?

“Thank”

(my sister offered me her chicken nuggets)

52: how old were you when you found out santa wasn’t real?

I never really believed in Santa lmao

53: what is your dream car?

Functioning??

54: opinion on smoking?

Neutral

55: do you go to college?

Yep!

56: what is your dream job?

Pays me enough to live in relative comfort

57: would you rather live in rural areas or the suburbs?

Suburbs, probably

58: do you take shampoo and conditioner bottles from hotels?

I haven’t been to a hotel in years

59: do you have freckles?

Not to my knowledge

60: do you smile for pictures?

I prefer to make a silly face

61: how many pictures do you have on your phone?

A couple years’ worth

62: have you ever peed in the woods?

Nope

63: do you still watch cartoons?

Sometimes, yeah

64: do you prefer chicken nuggets from Wendy’s or McDonalds?

Wendy’s sells chicken nuggets?

65: Favorite dipping sauce?

Probably just ketchup lmao

God forbid I say szechuan sauce

66: what do you wear to bed?

S k i n

Sometimes underwear

67: have you ever won a spelling bee?

Never even been in one

68: what are your hobbies?

I come up with stories, but suck ass at writing them

Also I play video games a lot

69: can you draw?

Poorly, but yeah

70: do you play an instrument?

Nope lmao I suck

71: what was the last concert you saw?

My own middle school choir concert??

72: tea or coffee?

Covfefe

73: Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts?

Starbucks

74: do you want to get married?

I dunno

75: what is your crush’s first and last initial?

H. E.

76: are you going to change your last name when you get married?

It’s a possibility?

77: what color looks best on you?

Everything looks like shit on me

78: do you miss anyone right now?

You

79: do you sleep with your door open or closed?

Closed as fuck

80: do you believe in ghosts?

Kinda?? Like I’ve never seen one but like... Anything’s possible

81: what is your biggest pet peeve?

I dunno I’m a pretty tolerant guy

82: last person you called`

@slightlyunofficial just to chat

83: favorite ice cream flavor?

Either chocolate chip cookie dough or cookies & cream

84: regular oreos or golden oreos?

Regular

85: chocolate or rainbow sprinkles?

Both?

86: what shirt are you wearing?

That dank-ass Punisher t-shirt that’s been through so much

87: what is your phone background?

A drawing of a cat that Cassandra Jean posted on her blog

The artist, not the actor

88: are you outgoing or shy?

Shy as fuuuuuuck

89: do you like it when people play with your hair?

Depends on who does it

Like, an old lady who tries to reach for it while I’m not looking? Hell fucking no

A close friend or loved one (or just someone cute lmao)? Fuck yea

90: do you like your neighbors?

Y’know, all of eighteen years of life, and I’ve never really talked to them

91: do you wash your face? at night? in the morning?

...no I’m a dirty boy

92: have you ever been high?

Lmao no

93: have you ever been drunk?

94: last thing you ate?

My sister’s chicken nuggets

95: favorite lyrics right now

“Maybe then I’ll fade away and not have to face the facts,

It’s not easy facing up when your whole world is black”

96: summer or winter?

Winter!!

97: day or night?

Night

98: dark, milk, or white chocolate?

Milk chocolate ;u;

99: favorite month?

December?? I dunno, I just like how the word sounds lmao

100: what is your zodiac sign

Cancer

101: who was the last person you cried in front of?

Okay so I never cry in front of anyone because I hate showing emotion to people, it makes me feel super vulnerable and I hate it lmao

But once after watching the movie “Patch Adams” in class it gave off such a bittersweet ending feel to me that I actual shed one single tear

This girl happened to glance over and I’m like “I’m not crying you’re crying shut up”

#asks and shit #punk-rock-pixie

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tender-vadge · 8 years ago

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for a prompt could you do just like a pure fluff Bruce/Matt

enjoy the ky easter egg in here

“So remind me again why you bought a 3DS?” Matt asked. He could feel his chin just barely brushing against the top of Bruce’s head, which meant his beard was most definitely rubbing all over his scalp. He didn’t know how or why Bruce liked it, but he claimed it was one of the main reasons he would splay all of his weight on top of Matt, his back to Matt’s front, on their sofa.

It didn’t even begin to make sense, Matt’s parted legs barely met the middle of Bruce’s back, but he didn’t seem to mind so Matt wasn’t going to say anything.

“I told you, man, for Pokémon!” Bruce replied, brows furrowed as he scrabbled around the device trying to find the divot where the stylus was hidden.  “But you don’t even like Pokémon.”

“Nuh-uh,” Bruce said, absently tapping the tiny screen, trying to calibrate the device. “God, why is this damn thing so small?”

“Because you didn’t get the XL.”

“The XL didn’t come in blue,” Bruce snipped. “And I loved Pokémon GO, so I thought maybe it’s time to see what all the fuss is about.” 

Matt didn’t really have a rebuttal, so he watched quietly as Bruce clicked through the set-up of the 3DS. Before long, he was tapping the little Pokéball icon and the words “Pokémon Moon” flashed across the screen.

“Why did you choose Moon?” 

“Because I wanted Pokémon Mewn,” he answered, smirking. “And because Adam got Sun and we want to trade later.”

Matt grunted his understanding, arms around Bruce’s shoulders as the older man started tapping viciously at the screen.

“Cutscenes in a Pokémon game, are you shitting me?!”

After a few minutes, Matt tapped Bruce’s shoulder and he leaned forward, letting Matt free from his flesh prison. When he returned from the kitchen with two beers and a bag of dried fruit in hand, Bruce was still tilted forward. Matt took that as an invitation to slide back into his previous spot and only then did Bruce lay back down.

“Get a Pokémon yet?” he asked, biting down into a dehydrated peach.

“No,” Bruce said testily. He tilted his head back with his mouth open and Matt put a slice of apple between his lips. “I wanted the beer, but okay.”

“I’m not gonna bottle-feed you beer.”

“Peake, I’m in the midst of possibly discovering this almost $200 trip to GameStop might have been a mistake, I need your support here. I can’t take another No Man’s Sky.”

“It’s not like Spoole didn’t warn us,” Matt mumbled, smirking in anticipation of Bruce’s reply.

“Not this again, Matt. How were we supposed to know that this would be the one thing Spoole was right about?”

“Maybe you’ll learn to trust the prophecies of small men in hats from now on.” 

“Fucking finally,” Bruce groaned and Matt watched as the fat man on the screen threw three Pokéballs into the air and three creatures emerged and stared back at them. “…Where’s Squirtle?”

“Bruce-“

“Okay, wait, I’ve seen this guy before,” Bruce said, pointing to the black and white cat creature. “Litten? That’s a dumb name.”

 “You gotta give it a chance, Bruce,” he said as Bruce tapped on Litten again and confirmed it as his partner.

“Name it Roxy.”

At the sound of her name, the dog laying underneath the coffee table perked her ears up, tail thumping against the floor.

“I can’t name it Roxy, it’s a boy, see?” he pointed his stylus at the tiny blue symbol next to the sprite of the kitten Pokémon. “I’m gonna name it Peake.”

“Why?” Peake drawled, watching Bruce start to type his name, then stop, delete the letters, and replace them with the forward and back slashes before changing his mind again.

“Because you’re scrappy,” Bruce said, settling on ‘Peakums’ before entering the name.

“I’ve literally never been in a fight in my life.”

“Which means you’ve never lost!” 

“I’ve never won either.”

“Look, you’re a lucky charm, so we’re gonna give it a go,” Bruce said with a note of finality, reaching around blindly for his beer before Matt reached down and handed it to him. “So when do I catch Pikachu?”

~ ~ ~

“Holy shit, Peake!” Bruce crowed, pushing out of his chair and running over to Matt’s desk, brandishing his 3DS out before him.

Bruce had made a habit out of whipping his DS out between gameplays or filming The Know and crowding up next to Adam to show each other their progress. Unsurprisingly, Adam had also chosen Litten. He’d named it DJ Jazzy Jeff and rumor has it, when it came time for him to evolve, Adam had become so upset, it took convincing from his wife, James, Elyse, and Lawrence to not start his game over completely out of mourning.

“Peake, Peakums just evolved, you’re huge!”

Peake took his headphones down and let them rest around his neck, craning to see the device Bruce held out to him. He felt his eyebrows raise.

“Wow.”

“I’m fucking starting over, I mean it this time,” Adam was muttering from across the room. “Like hell I’m gonna have some furry bait-“

“Adam, it can’t be that-“ James came up behind Bruce, looking over his shoulder at the screen. “Oh.” He paused for a few seconds, then made his way over to Adam. “I hear there’s an owl that evolves into Hanzo, let’s see what that’s all about.”

 “He’s a wrestler, I think,” Bruce said over the noise of Adam making a show out of deleting his game and starting over.

“Cool,” Matt nodded, reaching for his headphones. His eyes fell on a part of the screen with stats, where it read height. 5’11”.

Dang it.

send more prompts~

#greake #???#breake????#whatever matt and bruce #myfic #my fic #prompts #shiphaus

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m0th-punk · 3 years ago

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This is something that's been on my mind for a long time. Long ramble under the cut

TL;DR: Grazer-razor has some of the worst black and white mentality I've ever seen and I can tell he has never critically examined his biases a day in his life.

Because I'm a terrible little gremlin who can't leave well enough alone, I've been reading these posts

Ignoring the absolute stupidity of these statements (I'm pretty sure the lack of rainbow logos is because in many middle eastern countries, homosexuality is a crime and these companies just want to make money. But I'mnot going into the nuances and implications of rainbow capitalism today.), something stood out to me.

Does Grazer... genuinely think nobody has ever criticized the Muslim faith? That we all ignore the homophobia present within the religion just because they're a minority? Correct me if I'm wrong, but I've seen even some of the most staunch leftists criticize things like their horrible treatment of homosexuality or the rampant sexism often sanctioned by radicals. Even other Muslims, especially women and lgbt+ Muslims, have been critical of these things.

It wouldn't shock me if Grazer believedthat anyone who supports Muslims believes they can do no wrong. After all, he thinks any criticism of Christianity is hatred, and dismisses any harmful things Christians do as not being "real" Christianity in a classic case of the "No True Scotsman" fallacy.

Note how he didn't even respond to the first asks comments, just accused them of being me (because obviously any time someone sees his blog it's all my fault /s)

So it seems like in Grazer's mind, there are only two options when it comes to religion: Uncritically praise and defend everything a religion does no matter how heinous it is and justify it because it's done in a God's name, or condemn anyone who practices it as hateful terrorists. Because he doesn't see people doing the former for Christians, he automatically assumes that they're doing the latter, and vice versa for Muslims.

Also note how he gets mad when muslim faith is "respected" (again, homosexuality is criminalized in many of these areas) but then demands a secular children's show cater to his religion for the sake of his precious childhood.

(Also, can we just talk about the absolute fucking cruelty in this answer? There are people out there that had their childhoods ruined by abuse, illness, losing loved ones, homelessness, poverty, bullying, near-death experiences, having their countries torn apart by war, a shitty foster care system, teen pregnancies, and so many other things that can absolutely destroy a life. Grazer's was ruined by… *checks notes* a cartoon character supporting gay rights and a drag queen singing a cutesy children's song. So yeah, if that's the worst part of his childhood he's pretty damn lucky, and the fact that he has the gall to still complain absolutely makes him selfish and ignorant. It's disrespectful, plain and simple, and if he were truly a good Christian he'd have some compassion.)

Okay, so Grazer has some weird "rules for me but not for thee" shit when it comes to religion. This isn't news. Where am I going with this?

Well, turns out he has this opinion about more than just religion. Know how I know this? His response to ESRB ratings and trigger warnings.

So it seems like Grazer sees the ESRB as some sort of moral compass, in a way. Something being rated E or E10 means it's pure and good and wholly unproblematic, while anything higher means it's evil and disgusting and he can't even look at it.

This is further confirmed by this post, where he flat-out states he sees the ESRB as deeming what things are and are not morally acceptable.

Now Grazer, I'm gonna explain this as best as I can, because it seems like you don't quite understand this. Read very carefully.

This is not the purpose of the ESRB rating system.

I repeat, this is NOT the purpose of the ESRB rating system.

The ESRB does not decide on what is and is not morally correct. It simply says "This game contains these topics, and as such is most suitable for people in this age group.". That's it. It's a guideline, not a rule.

Let's take cartoon violence, for instance. It's a very common warning the ESRB puts on games. Almost every game from Mario to Sonic to Crash Bandicoot and even Monster Tale has this warning. These games are all rated E for everyone. Does this mean those games are promoting violence to children, or claiming things like Bowser kidnapping Peach or Pinstripe trying to gun down Crash are perfectly okay and morally correct? Of course not. It's simply saying that these games contain mild, non-graphic violence, but most children should be able to handle seeing it.

On the other side of the coin, let's take a look at the warnings for nudity and sexual themes. Most games that contain these topics are rated T at the lowest and AO at the highest. This obviously isn't saying that nudity and sex are inherently bad or evil. All it's saying is that these topics are best handled by adults (And, regardless of morality, it is illegal to distribute sexual content to minors unless it's meant to be educational, like a health class textbook).

A few extra points:

. Games can be rated different things in different countries. Different countries have different regulations. Do you know why the blood in Danganronpa is pink? It's because in Japan, games with excessive amounts of blood and gore are given a Z rating (Japan's equivalent to an AO rating). They got around this by making the blood pink, securing the game its desired M rating. Meanwhile here in America, Mortal Kombat is allowed to show as many graphic, brutal deaths as it wants and still receive an M rating.

. ESRB ratings are not legally enforceable. I was so convinced as a 16 year old that the employees at gamestop would try to card me or something when I was picking up a copy of Bayonetta, and I was surprised when they simply rang me up in two seconds, no questions asked. It doesn't happen. For fuck's sake, one of the first games I ever played, at the tender age of four, was Soul Edge. A T rated game. The only instance ESRB ratings are legally enforced is in the case of AO ratings, as these games often contain incredibly graphic violenceor sexual content. If this outrage is coming from the idea that certain ratings will keep younger people from playing these games from a legal standpoint, don't worry. A nine year old is not gonna get arrested for playing Among Us. Just don't buy them GTA San Andreas or Leisure Suit Larry and everything will be fine.

. No two consumers are exactly alike. While one 13 year old may be perfectly fine with the jumpscares in Amnesia, another may be too scared to even go near the piano in Super Mario 64. That doesn't mean either of these games is rated incorrectly. The ESRB is there, once again, as a recommendation for the average consumer, and doesn't take individual experience into account. An individual experience is not their responsibility. It's also on parents (or you yourself!) To decide what the consumer can or can't handle.

"But Haley," I hear you say, "What if this piece of media DOES contain something morally bad?"

Well it's simple. You are allowed to like things AND still criticize the bad parts of it.

Hold on now, I'm not telling you that it's perfectly alright to enjoy things like Birth of a Nation or anything like that! Contrary to popular belief, there are some pieces of media that are truly too steeped in hatred and morally reprehensible things to be supported, even through a critical lense. The only merit things like that have is to serve as a warning: This is a terrible thing made for terrible reasons, and we should not allow it to happen again.

But outside of those rare circumstances, it's not so cut and dry.

Let's take a piece of media i actually enjoy, for instance, so you know I'm not a hypocrite: Persona 5.

Persona 5 is easily one of my favorite games in the Persona series. It does a lot of interesting stuff, the artstyle and soundtrack are (in my opinion) the best in the series, and overall it's very enjoyable for me.

But, like anything, it's not perfect. I'm incredibly uncomfortable with the hypocrisy the game has in regards to the sexualization of teenagers. While Kamoshida is rightfully condemned for his sexualization of teenage girls and Ann's persona awakening comes from rejecting this objectification, the game and story undermine it by not only putting Ann in a sexually revealing outfit, but also making light of Ryuji's sexual harassment by adult men (Allegedly Persona 5 Royal tries to fix this by making the men drag enthusiasts who think Ryuji would look good in drag and giving them more sympathetic personalities, but it's still really weird and hypocritical of the game to do this.). The teenage protagonist is also allowed the option to date adult women, including his teacher, and the game rarely if ever touches on the problems with this.

The game's homophobia also left a bad taste in my mouth. Aside from the aforementioned men who sexually harass Ryuji, the only other canon LGBT+ character is a bar owner who is either a drag queen or a trans woman (or both?). Sure, she's portrayed as being kind and protective of the protagonist, but there isn't much room to interact with her or learn more about her. On top of that, not only can the protagonist not romantically pursue his male friends (A feature that even the SECOND persona game had), he's not even allowed to give them gifts or platonically show affection towards them without the dialogue mocking him. The game that allows a teenage boy to date his teacher won't allow him to simply give his male friends a present.

And yet, despite those criticisms, I do still enjoy the game. I don't consider the game irredeemable garbage based on those poorly handled topics alone. And I also understand that for some people, those topics make them so uncomfortable that they don't want to play the game at all, and I completely respect that.

Criticizing the things you enjoy is not only normal, it's oftentimes healthy. Being able to step back and say "I like this thing, but I don't like the bad things it's done. This thing would be better if these issues were fixed." Sure, sometimes some people tend to complain a bit too much about the media they supposedly enjoy, but for the most part being able to acknowledge the bad with the good is a good skill to have.

Oh, wait, all of this means nothing because Grazer thinks that critically enjoying things is nothing more than an excuse to consume media he doesn't personally agree with. Okay then.

So if he can't even realize something as simple as "it's okay to criticize some parts of media that you otherwise enjoy", how can he be expected to look critically at a religion that he's been raised in and around all his life?

Soooo yeah, Grazer has some serious problems with black and white thinking that he refuses to acknowledge, further worsened by the fact that he's practically been brainwashed into believing that Christianity is the ultimate moral compass that everyone should follow. I understand that this tends to be an issue for neurodivergent people, but it's not an excuse for the actions he does that are related to these things (sending death threats to the ESRB, antagonizing others, etc.

#dirty napkin #long post

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Aerial Monroe On How She Met Husband Cedric Alexander, If She's Had Talks With WWE Or Impact, More

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Aerial Monroe On How She Met Husband Cedric Alexander, If She's Had Talks With WWE Or Impact, More

Indie wrestler Aerial Monroe, who recently got married to WWE Cruiserweight Champion Cedric Alexander, recently appeared on the Women’s Wrestling Weekly podcast from After Buzz TV. You can hear the interview above or download it on iTunes at this link. The show sent us the following highlights:

How positions she held prior to wrestling (Served in the Military, Worked at GameStop) have influenced her wrestling:

“Being in the Air Force has taught me a lot as far as putting my character behind me and being quiet…before…I said what was on my mind completely, but I went into a male dominant field. I was a fire truck mechanic, and there were a whole lot of men, and maybe three or four women. That has taught me to calm down a little bit. And working at GameStop…that’s helped me with marketing, a lot — knowing advertising and knowing exactly what the trends are…it’s taught me a lot as far as making friends as well.”

Top five wrestlers she would like to have matches with:

“Number one would probably be Tessa Blanchard, because we trained together. We were promised a match at PWX, but that didn’t happen. We came up together essentially. I would love to have a match with her because we have very similar styles. Next would be Savannah Evans, she’d be number two. I trained with her as well, she’s awesome and I always wanna wrestle people that are bigger than me, so I can you know, chop ’em down to size a little bit [laughs]. Jordynn Grace, I haven’t had a one with Aja Perera. I tagged with her but I haven’t had an actual match with her…I’d probably say Dynamite DiDi, because I believe that there’s something special with her. People have a habit of only booking people that they know, but I see the talent and I believe that she has something special. Oh, her and Harlow.”

Are there any wrestlers she would love re-matches with?

“I would love to have a match with Nicole Savoy, she hits hard and I love that, but not too hard where I’m mad. I would love to have another match with Shotzi, after of course, she heals up and everything. Kiera Hogan, I would like to wrestle her when I’m not terribly sick. I had that match with her in New York for Shine, and I didn’t know that I had pneumonia and that nightmare virus combined. We pulled out like a 10 or 15-minute match. I didn’t know if I was gonna make it, but I did. So it’d be nice to do one when I’m actually not sick. I’d love to have another match with Dementia D’Rose, and Vanessa Craven. Like I said I got this whole thing with tall people!”

How she met her husband, WWE Superstar Cedric Alexander:

“I met Cedric on a whim. My friend Robin was like, “Hey can you take me to my show, I’ll give you gas money.” And I said, “Sure, of course!” He didn’t tell me the show was three hours away!. He didn’t know how to drive a stick shift, so of course, I was driving the whole three and a half hours! I was hot! So I had on my little scrubs, and my Marvin the Martian hat, looking bummy, and I saw this dude walk by, and I was like, “Oh man! Robin, You didn’t tell me he was gonna be here!” And he was like, “Nah, stay away from him, that’s my boy, Cedric!” And I was like, “Well, I need to holla at your boy!” Of course, at the time, I was looking kinda rough. But still, he was like, “Oh, you know, she’s cute!” To fast forward, we moved in within 7, 8, 9 months of knowing each other. It was quick, like that love at first sight type of stuff. And now, we’re married, six years and some change later!”

What it’s like to be married to another pro wrestler and being a parent:

“It’s actually pretty amazing, because since I’m still on the Indies, I’m only gone usually on the weekends, and he usually is only gone during the weekdays. So I get to see him a couple times throughout the week, and on the weekends when he only does house shows and I don’t have shows — it kind of works itself out. Especially with having our daughter, Odessa. It gets a little challenging, but she’s smart enough to understand.”

If she’s had talks with WWE or Impact, possibly working The Mae Young Classic:

“A lot of talks. I mean, nothing that I can divulge into at this moment — but, we’ve had discussions as far as like, what would happen if I just so happened to be signed with anywhere as far as scheduling because you know, our daughter will come first in everything. It’s already hard enough on her not seeing her father enough. This is my dream — however, my child is number one.”

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4 Lazy Character Shortcuts Hollywood Can’t Stop Using

The best movie characters are usually the ones whom we sort of identify with. Whether they’re a simple middle-class teenager or a grizzled Matthew McConaughy playing a nihilistic detective trying to find aliens from the future inside a black hole, they work because when they make decisions, we get it. We learn who they are and understand them. Sometimes, though, writers don’t really have time for that shit. Instead, they use some kind of shorthand which (they hope) will have the same profound effect with far less effort. This usually doesn’t work at all. Particularly when …

Sudden Sacrifices Are A Substitute For Heroism

What is more powerful than one human being sacrificing their own life to save others, usually to the accompaniment of an orchestra that sounds like it’s about to parade through the screen? You could probably base a whole religion around it. In the world of Hollywood screenwriting, sacrifices can also be written in not to provide a satisfying end to a character’s arc, but to add instant heroism to a character we barely know.