#it's the fandom's perception that is wrong

[chaifootsteps]

https://www.tumblr.com/flower-boi16/773685360298442752/i-find-it-annoying-how-the-fandom-constantly

^ this 100%. a character who hurts people out of ignorance rather than malice is still hurting people

the intention might not be there but the effect is the same.

And also, Stolas' ignorance is plainly the result of privilege. It doesn't make it suddenly OK for him to fetishize Blitzo and abuse his butler if he "just didn't know that was a bad thing to do!"

his entire perspective revolves around fundamentally not seeing imps as autonomous beings but treating them like objects. that he didn't mean to cause harm is immaterial - and to make matters worse, he has no excuse at this point in the show not to know

Blitzo has told him in the strongest terms possible - once yelling at the top of his lungs with tears in his eyes - how Stolas makes him feel. the only way Stolas can still be ignorant that there's a problem is if he's actively denying that he could ever be doing something wrong at this point

and newsflash, fandom - that exact thing happened in the show!! Stolas deadass spent the entirety of episode 9 denying he ever looked down on Blitzo (he did and still does frankly) to the point of guilting him into an apology that Stolas did not deserve

and that's where he crosses the line from ignorance into abuse: when he's told point blank what the issues is and plays dumb because his self-perception will never allow him to view himself as anything other than "the victim"

Absolutely. I'm going to drop one of my favorite literary quotes here, from Black Beauty...

And then I'm going to point out that this doesn't even apply to Stolas, because Stolas is about as unaware of how he makes the people around him feel as I am unaware of my love for pizza. Stolas knows exactly how he makes people like Blitz and Octavia feel because they say it to him repeatedly point blank, and as you pointed out, in some cases literally scream it into his face.

He's not ignorant, he just simply doesn't care.

[clarissaweasley-10]

reblog if you love both Keefe and the other characters equally (or to an extent equally).

[elswing]

trop antis loudly complaining that the writers are changing the lore (source: reddit told me) conveniently forget that half the fun of tolkien's work is that everyone has their own interpretation due to tolkien HIMSELF having about 17 versions of Quite Literally Everything. half the stuff they think is Lore™ (source: tumblr told me) is actually just widespread fanon

[taddymason]

the whole argument "jay was always an incel pre s6" its so fucking annoying at this point. i'm not joking, i want it to stop

[venti-death-watch]

i think a lot of people have a hard time reconciling aventurine’s ruthlessness with his kindness. and like to be honest, i fall into those traps a lot too.

he’s someone who has fought for everything he’s ‘had’, whose all-or-nothing mentality comes from how anything less than the best is not an option if he wants to survive, who i think is a lot more ruthless and cunning than people are willing to see him as.

but he’s also the guy who instantly was incredibly kind to his child self without even knowing it was him.

and tbh, i don’t see why he can’t be both at once.

[necrotic-nephilim]

If you want to be bothered. Maybe this for dick and Bruce???

i ALWAYS want to be bothered these are always the highlight of my day tbh you're a delight for letting me just yap <3

Dick. For the canon isn't real square I am Specifically talking about the Tom Taylor Nightwing run. Usually I ignore bad runs but given this one is ongoing (though about to end THANK GOD and get replaced by Dan Watters who i have high hopes for since i adored his Sword of Azrael (2022) run but i digress) so I counted it. Especially since it's so debated if that run is bad or not, for some reason. I'm a 90s Nightwing truther. I love Dick so dearly and tbh recently I've been more enamored with him the more I read his Discowing era, I didn't used to be as big of a Dick stan as I am these days.

Bruce. Honestly where do you even start with Bruce. I want to fist fight him and also patch him up. He got me into comics and superheroes as a whole but I roll my eyes whenever he shows up in a story. He's a bastard and usually not a good father but also complex and should be dissected under a magnifying glass. I love him dearly. He's also just the worst. I think that's why I love him. I'm always a fan of unabashedly Complicated Asshole Bruce who's generally not always the best person, particularly not to the Batfamily and that being the driving force of his relationships with them, especially in shipping.

And for bonus points, Tim. Because know above all else, I'm a Tim Drake kinnie /deg. He's been my number one for a decade and I've yet to uproot him from my brain. He's literally the Worst half the time and I love him for it. And the canon isn't real refers to Tim Drake: Robin because... that sure was a comic. And that's about all I can say about it. Pre-Flashpoint Tim I miss you so dearly. I think it's fun that I want to put him in a blender and drink the juice but also want Nothing Ever to happen to him.

[solanj]

sometimes in the fandom you see some art that is SO beautifully made but goes SO against the grain of how you perceive the drawn character(s) like I want to reblog it so much because it's so visually gorgeous and the artist is amazing and deserves to know this but I'll fucking die before letting that particular interpretation of the character(s) anywhere near my blog

[melodyssolarsystem]

we brushed off CPDB way too quick in a symbolic sense i think rui LITERALLY has NO lines with tsukasa except for when the whole group sings and the line distribution in general freaks me the fuck out and the symbolism?? i think we should learn from mizu5 and mentally prepare ourselves for rui’s next event

[stormsandskies]

i will never understand people making steve rogers a goody two shoes

like i’m sorry the guy who was illegally signing up for the military with false documents?? that steve rogers?? the guy who helped steal a plane and flew it into enemy territory to rescue one man?? that steve rogers??

i fear that man is actually a terrible listener and does what he thinks is right even if it is less then legal

[sukugo]

everytime sukugo gets called a crack ship i suffer +10 damage

[cyanide-sippy-cup]

The Batman (2022) isn't perfect by any means, but it is still a phenomenal film and one of the best pieces of Bat-media in recent memory.

Firstly, the aesthetic. Seemingly small but an incredibly important part. BTAS was broody, '89 was gothic, Forever was campy, TDK was... bad. And TB I think finds a real sweet spot in between vibes. It's dark, serious, it's got a technological noir, and yet still has vibrancy and color and (the key to my heart) neon.

One scene, you'll be sitting in an abandoned tunnel with shadows and muddy colors, the next you'll be surrounded by police under white lights, and the next you'll be in a night club with LEDs of every color you can think.

The fights. This film has some of the best Batman fights I've ever seen period. Really just action in general. The night club, the hallway, the finale. It's not like TDK where every fight is slow, precise, methodical, and honestly boring. Each fight or chase here is energetic and entertaining. The choreography is excellent, the stakes are legitimately high, and the settings are always unique.

The night club is crowded and overwhelming, with people swinging, shouting, and grabbing at Bats who aren't even apart of the fight. His skills and equipment save his life multiple times, whether it's block a bullet with a precise pipe throw or survive a shotgun blast with his armor. When he finally grabs Penguin you feel as overwhelmed and animalistic as he does.

The precinct escape is tight and tense. From the punch to the jump, every second makes you feel the absolute abominable stress of trying to escape a building like this. Officers pouring out of every room, bullets whizzing by and beaming off his suit. Merely seconds to get the flight suit on before they come pouring out to the roof. We experience the fall with him as his nerves spike, all culminating in a quick second decision that ends with him crashing into the side of the road.

Gotham. The beloved city feels full here. Subways are crowded, streets are packed. The crime feels real. Vandals, gang violence, thieves, assassins, crime families. It's not just militants and killers. We see the systemic issues in place that cause these. We see the feelings and social strains that make people do this. It's like you're taking a peak into another world with context and history you don't know but understand. It feels right.

The characterizations. I'm not a huge fan of the whole "Bruce Wayne is the mask, Batman is the real you" thing inflamed by TDK. And I really don't like "the Waynes were corrupt and did bad things, even for good reasons".

I think there's so much more to say about the two very different, very real sides to Bruce's personality. The one that comes out as billionaire playboy philanthropist, and the one that comes out as a violent and vengeful demon. Both who are willing to suffer for their causes. And I think there's so much more when the Waynes die from a mugging. That the crime is so bad it took the highest. That it could take anyone at any time, even the beloved elite.

However it does something right that most other Bat-media fails at. It makes Batman a symbol of hope. It demonstrates a growth in himself. That he can do more good to inspire the people than to instill fear in them.

Pandaredd made a good video on this, but in Crisis On Two Earths, Bats' opposite is represented as the ultimate nihilist. This means that at his core, Batman is really the ultimate optimist. And that makes sense. You don't put on a suit and fight crime, you don't try to create resources to help people, you don't befriend and reform your own Rogues gallery unless you believe you can change something. That all the work you do, all the suffering you experience will be worth it when you get to know the world healed.

And that's something The Batman understands. Batman started as a symbol of fear. So that every criminal hesitates at an alley. Panics at a shadow. But he became something else. A symbol of optimism. So that people can walk the streets at night. That they can get the help they need. That they can look into the sky with hope.

[rainbowsparklecur]

i am going to try to psychoanalyze myself hold on. i think one of the reasons i am always so scared of sharing my art and headcanons (especially headcanons,,) is because i spend a lot of time observing the homestuck fandom. a place that is from what ive seen filled with tons of different headcanons and interpretations of characters and also people yelling at each other and hyperanalyzing and vagueposting about said headcanons and interpretations of characters

[that-tall-queer-bassist]

sniffles. they aren't even Understanding.....

[lesbianraskolnikov]

I think about rodya every day of my life now but man. So much is rooted in a vicious cycle of poverty. I always feel bewildered when people misconstrue his character to insane lengths. Impoverished student yes but entirely isolated as hes trying to escape that. And what he tried failed. So hes stuck away from family in this little box of a home!!! Work he was doing barely paid anything!! I feel crazy to think if something simply came up and truly deterred him Things wouldve gotten better THAT MAKES ME SO SAD.

[4c-aperture]

“thinking a youtube essayist is super smart until they talk about something you ACTUALLY know and realizing they suck at their job” this is me w the m*tt d*v*ll* bujo video

[pyrriax]

ANYWHO goodnight tumblr i'll be back on the art grind tomorrow i think 🙏