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[ffverr]

Just done reading Phoenix #1 by Stephanie Philips and it is SO insanely good of a start I feel like I'm in a dream!!!!! So here are some favorite moments without me writing an essay: (PS, PLEASE buy the issue! I have bought two because the variants are gorgeous and I encourage everyone to do so !! Sales are important!)

[zombiecowboy65]

TGR is just gonna be a bunch of flirting and running away on both ends. U have Mr I’ve never experienced love and Mr. I won’t let anyone close enough to love me. I am going to be seated with popcorn. Let the games begin.

[hhonbun]

Their first home together.

[rosalie-starfall]

Just sayin, there sure is a lot of Technobabble for a show meant for kids... I don't know what's going on, I can only imagine what it's like for little ones lol (That being said I still really liked it, But I'm gonna need to watch it a few times before I get it. Although I'm always bad with wibbly wobbly timey wimey stuff.) And no... I did not read Temporal Mechanics 101

[toomanywatchers]

[offsidenewsco]

"Gordie Howe was the best player in the world, not just great but a full step above whoever dared to beg for second place."

Read the second installment of @sergeifyodorov's history of the #NHL here.

[thornilee013]

WIP Wednesday 15th 'a January

Happy New Year everyone!!!

Sorry for such a long period of inactivity. Life happened, and a lot of it was deeply unpleasant, but things are finally looking up again.

On the menu for this week we haaaveee:

1. Pulling Through 2. Baby Jean 3. 101 Ways Not to Say I Do 4. Silly Little Jean Moreau Fic 5. TLC 6. Dealer's Choice (aka you get to be indecisive)

A snippet that I just wrote because I miscounted how many Pulling Through asks I'd received:

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Edna was right; once he got the motions down, he didn’t even need to think about what his hands were doing. The mechanicality of it all drew him in. He wasn’t speedy by any means, especially not in comparison to the others around him, but it was a welcome alternative to tapping his pens on a table. The click click click click of the needles was mildly irritating at first, but it eventually became just another background noise.

Thank you again to everyone who sent in asks the last time, and my apologies once more on how long it took me to get around to them.

[leedee013]

dealer's choice?

prev - 101 Ways Not to Say I Do

Nicky stuck his legs out in front of him and twirled his suitcase in a circle while he waited. He did feel a slight inkling of guilt for dumping himself into Andrew and Neil's lives. He didn't even have the decency to land directly on their doorstep. They didn't have the decency to include me in important life milestones, he reminded himself, shaking his head a bit. It wasn't like he didn't text Neil an obnoxiously high amount, or that their old Fox group chats weren't used. Yes, he knew that Neil and Andrew deserved a bit of privacy, especially when so much of their lives were usually in the spotlight. However, there were certain ways that one went about getting married, and of course those idiots had gone about it in one of the only ways to truly and completely get it wrong.

He was busy sighing and mentally piecing together his lecture when his suitcase was taken from his hand.

"Hey," he said, stopping himself as he looked up into the face of his cousin. "Andrew, you can't do that at airports."

"Remind me to pre-order your guide on how to live a perfect life," Andrew said with a shrug, popping a mint into his mouth. "Are you coming or not?"

MASTERPOST

[everypageofnicorobin]

Kinda funny to think the only thing that bore witness to the entirety of Robin's fight here was a cute little bird.

[filmjunky-99]

s t a r t r e k t h e n e x t g e n e r a t i o n created by gene roddenberry [redemption, part ii, s5ep1]

'One night, when I was four years old, she came to me. She bundled me up, and she told me to stay quiet as we left the compound.

I realised she was taking me away. She was taking me away from my home, my father, so I cried out.

My father offered her life. He gave her a home, gave her a child, and how did she repay him? By betrayal. They executed her.

Everything in me that was human died that day with my mother. All that's left is Romulan. Never doubt that.' - sela

[ffverr]

On the discourse (that somehow still exists) of why the X-Men are feared and hated but other genetically modified heroes like the Fantastic Four or some of the Avengers aren't :

I still see this argument online that some people, usually not X-Men fans, pull out in a sort of gotcha moment. To kind of stick it to Marvel for being unrealistic or to vouch for the fearing of other heroes in the marvel universe to tip the scales.

There are two points for the "why is *random x-men* oppressed and not *random marvel hero*" discourse that people are always intentionally missing.

One- A base of mutant fear and repression is the argument that "it could happen to your children too". It could happen to ANYONE, from birth, and there is nothing you can do about it. No being careful of scientific experiences can stop your close ones from becoming a mutant. (Kind of like people are okay with gay celebrities as long as they're doing their thing from afar but it's a threat when it comes to their children/Friends/family being gay)

They layed it on thick with this amazing advertisment back in the day: "do you know what your children are"??? I mean come on it's not rocket science

Fun fact, the kid labeled "mutie" here is actually Franklin Richards, son of Mister Fantastic and Invisible woman. He used to be a mutant and this goes to show how somehow johnny storm can be beloved but his super powered nephew doesn't get the same treatment.

Two- Spider-Man, the F4, the Avengers etc... All these heros who get some powers by some incident. They're supposed to be rare and few in between. The fear of mutants mainly comes from the fact that they started popping up in the MILLIONS. A mutant isn't necessarly seen as an honorable individual that acquires powers and realises they have the responsibility to use it for good. To humans, they're millions of people (or at least hundreds of thousands) that are, just by existing, threatening the status quo of humanity. They are changing the natural dominance of humans for good.

So of course humans love the F4 (usually). Because they're not scared to be replaced by them in their day to day life, however they are scared to be rendered obsolete by mutants. When humans look at the F4 they see brave selfless HUMAN heroes. They relate to them, they identify with them. They're a sweet family dedicated to the world's safety. In contrast, the mutants represent a world changing threat that truly shifts the balance. And that's not comfy at all no matter how cute or harmless the power is.

This difference can even cause very understandable tension in between the X-men and other super powered groups:

In short, the mutant moral panic comes from the fact that for exemple:

-humans are afraid to loose their jobs to super powered level talents.

-humans are scared from groups of super powered people that could threaten their safety.

-Governments are scared of these groups being the equivalent of entire armies concentrated in a single individual.

- They're scared that their children could turn into something unimaginable once they hit puberty

-And some just hate the idea of being manipulated by a random telepath on the street without ever knowing.

In contrast of Spider-Man, humans feel like nature is done with homo sapiens and THAT'S what brings hate and fear.

That's why everytime a mutant hate crime happens in the comics, it's always accompanied by some human saying "y'think you're better than us weirdo".

+ Contrary to the avengers, mutants also claim a culture, a shared history and common experiences between thousands. This binds them together in a way they doesn't necessarly make them identify with humans. And this is overall irritating and scary to humans.

Also, religious fear-mongering of mutants is rampant!!! It does a ton to set appart the mutants from the scientifically modified heros of the marvel universe.

In the end, one of the best comic to portray this whole thing is still God loves man Kills.

It depicts a villain, Striker, that gains popularity by spreading religious propaganda to justify mutant hate. In an emotional and shocking twist, we come to find that Striker has had a mutant son, that he killed with his own hand because he was a "monster".

You can understand how Captain America, with his super body, doesn't really evoke the same existential dread. Bigotry isn't rational, but also, a shit ton of things complicate the mutant's inclusion into society that doesn't necessarly parallel perfectly with real world struggles so that's also to take into consideration.

[whocanbelieve]

Book Review: The Woman in Me

Reccomend: 9/10

If you like celebrity memoirs or Brittney Spears this is for you.

Plot: 10/10

I'm really impressed with how much she remembers, especially if her childhood. My memory really isn't that good.

I also think she brings up somw great conversations for us Americans to have about our culture toward celebrities, child celebrities, paparazzi, women, mothers, families and the disabled.

Her story about how the paparazzi, press, and own family treated her was heartbreaking.

I think we as individuals can make an effort not to participate in stalking celebrities or rewarding people who do. We can also not engage with questionable journalists when we are aware that a show or magazine is unethical. Lastly, I think we can vote for people who want to reform how we treat disabled people in this country.

There is certainly more feel free to comment the things I have forgotten.

Creativity: 7/10

I felt she brought something unique to her memoir, but there's just not a ton of room for creativity within a memoir.

Style: 10/10

I like how she writes. Very conversational and bubbly.

[comicchannel]

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[evilcyclopsxmen]

Jean/Logan vs Scott/Logan :

The important thing to note is that Logan is always ugly

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