#just a rant

[ahedderick]

Not to be the old person yelling at a cloud, but

There oughta be a law against cold calls for realtors! I don't want to sell my house! I don't want to sell my farm! Stop contacting meeeeeee!

(this did NOT used to happen)(in the old days)

[the-daily-dreamer]

When team black’s very own perfect male wife, Daemon Targaryen, goes behind his wife’s back, overrules her decisions, and stains her reputation…

I been trying to tell team black that daemon ain’t a male wife for the last year to no avail. That man has not once given a crap about Rhaenyra or what she wants or believes in. He believed that grooming her would lead to her being subservient to him and bending to his will so he could be king.

He’s acting like he’s king. Because in his eyes he’s the real power. It’s why he chokes her when she isn’t decisive like he wants. It’s why he makes ulterior plans without her permission to get what he wants. It’s why he ignores her when she needs him in pain and fear and grief. And most importantly, it’s why he sullied her name.

He is angry that he is behind Rhaenyra in succession, angry that he relies on her claim to get himself and his blood on the throne, angry that he has to answer to her instead of the other way around. So he will destroy her claim and her reputation so that he is more loved than her.

If you wanna be a fan of daemon because he’s just a bad person and you like how bad he is…go ahead. But I’ve had enough of the team black “perfect innocent meow meow male-wife girl dad daemon” narrative. He’s a pedophile, a predator, a misogynist, a wife beater and murderer, and a genuinely despicable person who just had a child killed to suit his blood lust and hatred as well as to ruin the reputation of the woman he resents for being more than him. At this point, you’re all stanning a man who is everything you wish team green would be and your hypocrisy is showing

[chemicalreal]

Viserys is just as despicable as Daemon and Otto, except in a different way

It's weird enough how King Viserys is widely well seen by the audience despite his evident selfishness, which is perhaps one of the most pronounced traits throughout the show. This perception is predominantly fueled by Rhaenyra's camp, who views Viserys' unequal treatment of his children in her favor as a redeeming quality of his character.

The subtle detail of Rhaenyra eagerly desiring a sister while her mother is still pregnant often goes unnoticed, just like her displease of the life she is supposed to endure going through many difficult pregnancies. Her strong insistence that it will be a girl contrasts with her father's wishes, hinting at an awareness of the changing dynamics within the royal family in case a boy is born. Despite spending her early years as the king's only child, the frequent pregnancies of Rhaella imply the king's persistent efforts to secure a male heir to the throne.

Therefore, Rhaenyra is effectively being sidelined as a potential heir in favor of a yet-to-be-born phantom brother. The king's intense desire for a male heir leads him to make the drastic decision of sacrificing his own wife during childbirth. While it's understandable that a mother would prioritize her child's life over her own, the scene becomes disturbing due to Aemma's clear distress and pleas for help let alone the fact that she was literally cut open while being awake, highlighting the king's unwavering determination that will lead to others suffering and this is a leit motive for the rest of his life, be it physically or emotionally.

The claim that Viserys, a now seasoned king, was manipulated by a teenager into marriage is one of the most absurd ones in this fandom, especially if we take into account how Alicent is portrayed. In reality, it was another self-centered choice driven by his own desires. Alicent, despite being urged by her ambitious father to seduce the grieving king (much to her horror), maintains the demeanor of a respectable lady. During her time with Viserys, the focus is on shared interests such as history and books, creating a dynamic more akin to a father spending time with his daughter. Alicent even mends the temporary rift between him and Rhaenyra giving him genuine advice. Viserys undoubtedly married Alicent out of his own desire, not coercion as some suggest. The scene where he announces it reveals Alicent's almost shocked reaction, indicating her lingering hope that he might not proceed with the idea. If Viserys were a virtuous man, he would have found Alicent a suitable match with a respected lord to acknowledge her services and simultaneously spite her father's ulterior motives.

Viserys continues to treat Alicent as an object throughout their marriage, often demanding her to fulfill his physical needs, even after he is plagued by illness and Alicent shown to be visibly uncomfortable because of it. After a somewhat "honeymoon" phase, which is still marred by a strained relationship between Alicent and Rhaenyra which puts the former in isolation despite her efforts to show support for her as the heir, Viserys is suddenly consumed by guilt for his actions towards Aemma. At this point, Alicent and their son Aegon (and by consequence their future three children) cease to exist for him. It's important to highlight that despite this epiphany and subsequent emotional neglect, Viserys' requests for physical intimacy with Alicent persist, which only makes him more of an hypocrite who still can't help but indulge in his selfish needs at the expense of others.

Viserys' insensitivity towards Alicent is further emphasized when Daemon returns to King's Landing and both he and Viserys mock Alicent's attempts at conversation about the new tapestries. Even Rhaenyra is visibly appalled by their behavior and chooses to support Alicent to prevent her from feeling humiliated. The temporary resumption of friendship between the two women adds layers to their tragedy, as their later falling out is ultimately induced by the men who view them merely as tools of power.

In addition to Daemon's emotional hold on Rhaenyra that will lead to their scandalous marriage, Otto's influence over Alicent, and his manipulative schemes, Viserys perpetuates the conflict through his inaction and convenient stance in the middle ground. He neglects his other children, projecting guilt towards Aemma onto them and Alicent. While he outwardly shows love and favoritism for Rhaenyra and ignores her infractions, it seems more like a projection of guilt rather than genuine support, as he fails to take concrete steps to legitimize her ascension, especially now with the presence of sons. Viserys' actions ultimately work against Rhaenyra's favor, rather than supporting her. His handling of the family feud after Laena's funeral closes the door for any potential reconciliation between the queen and the princess.

The truce dinner in episode 8 is unmistakably a ticking time bomb. The Rubicon was crossed years ago, but Viserys prefers to maintain the illusion of a happy family, akin to the illusion of Alicent being Aemma, for his own peace of mind. Rather than addressing the underlying issues, he opts to create a facade to avoid dealing with the potential chaos of his family members turning against each other once he is gone.

In conclusion, Viserys embodies those problematic people who often evade accountability for their actions due to their seemingly kind and sympathetic demeanor. His ability to project an amiable facade masks the deeper issues and consequences of his decisions, allowing him to avoid the scrutiny he might otherwise face.

[crownspeaksblog]

I sometimes think about men have almost the same rights, body autonomy, freedom in every country while for women life looks so different from country to country or at least from region to region.

In some countries you're forced to cover your head, in others you're prohibited from covering your head and in other countries you can wear/not wear what you want. You can have an abortion in that country but not this one. You can get education, degrees and have paying jobs in most countries but not in others. You can go to a doctor if you need to but there you can't because women aren't allowed to become doctors and women aren't allowed to see a male doctor..

I sometimes think about how shitty the country i live in is but then i think well at least i can get an education and go to a doctor.. i shouldn't have to be grateful for those things..

[meimoons]

Here’s a thing I don’t understand about Moshang vs Bingqiu:

Why did Moshang leave a bigger impression than Bingqiu? I’ll admit it, I didn’t have any strong feelings towards Bingqiu when I finished svsss the first time. But Moshang left a bigger impression and I was HOOKED on shipping them.

Eventually, Bingqiu warmed up to me the longer I was in the fandom and thegamingmuse’s analysis definitely helped me understand their relationship better.

It’s funny people are saying that svsss is the silliest and simplest (in terms of plots and characters, etc) to read out of MXTX’s novels, but I have to say that her writing pretty dense. (I mean like in terms how “A Series of Unfortunate Events” is a dense read, lovingly.)

I thought my ability to read such a dense text was decent at the very least, but boy was I humbled when I read svsss because I was struggling to comprehend some of MXTX’s writing. I don’t blame others when they completely miss something that the fandom points out and say that people can’t read but honestly I can barely remember half the content of what’s in the series because there’s so damn much.

[minnie-cai]

i’m under the impression that patrick zweig is huge on thigh squeezing.

people say they like boobs because they’re like stress balls and i believe that he has the same idea, just with thighs.

i don’t think it’s just that he finds it hot, i think he finds it comforting as well, like it doesn’t have to be sexual for him to just slip his hand between your legs and squeeze your thighs.

at first it might’ve been weird, you thought he was trying to finger you, maybe trying to spread your legs for a second round but when he reassures you that he’s done for tonight it’s even more weird because what else could he want?

[qtubbo]

Empanada seems to be really trying to force herself to fit in any means necessary for pepito, sunny and her own safety. Knowing their birthdays but choosing not to say anything to keep the new life, finding out about the code attack and saying she won’t leave till Sunny’s safe, referring to pepito and sunny as hers, saying that she won’t let anyone take away their happiness, and trying to get bagi to worry about Sunny so she’ll take them in. Em’s really pushing for them to keep their new life whatever it takes, and choosing to avoid speaking of the egg island unless it’s something that could garner sympathy. She’s just a little kid and she’s so scared that any day might be her and her siblings last with their new parents.

[hoshinamylove]

Been thinking about the lyrics to Cure again and At the start of the MV Till repeats the words ‘Allow me’. I think this is a subtle way of him asking for freedom. Like for example ‘allow me to do this, allow me to do that’. Its like he is asking for permission to do something which is very unlike Till. He is know for bending the rules and his rebellious nature. Yet here he is asking for permission. I think this really shows his change and how Mizi’s disappearance has really take an effect on him. He has gotten rid of his normal antics. Its like he can’t even keep up with himself. ‘Dissolve me in your gaze’ I feel like ‘Dissolve me’ is another way of Till asking to be killed. Dissolved meaning melting away? Disappearing? ‘Dissolve me’ is a very soft way of saying ‘kill me’. This could 1) mean Till does not want a brutal death. He just wants to peacefully disappear from the face of the earth. 2) Maybe he doesn’t know what he wants. Maybe he isn’t sure if he wants to so but part of him is. So he tries to subtly get the message across without being seen as desperate to be killed.

[katsuizu-stuff]

LISTEN!

Katsuki is a MASSIVE girl dad. Everyone knows him as this loud, aggressive, hotheaded, gives zero fucks attitude, ect. man

BUT when his daughter is with him he does a whole massive 360 degrees. He be acting rational, absolutely zero ounce of aggression, immediately give one to many fucks

AND he is definitely NOT cussing in front of his daughter. ‘Fuck’ / ‘Crap’ / ‘Bullshit’ / ‘Asshole’ ect. are no longer coming out of his mouth those words don’t even exist in his vocabulary anymore

He would wear a bright ass pink princess dress if his daughter wants to end up playing princesses. His favorite show is my little pony and he knows that theme song by heart

And he gives her everything. He spoils his daughter way to much, but he knows and sets rules. And his daughter knows this as well. Which is why she behaves and gets good grades.

He is holding the camera up when his daughter is preforming in the talent show or in her ballet recital

Not only that but as she gets older, he teaches her how to fight and he specifically tells her to never fight unless it is absolutely necessary to do so

And yes, as his daughter gets older he will loosen up he will say a few curse words here or there. Oh, but when his daughter get her first boyfriend he goes into over protective dad mode. He glares absolute daggers into the poor boy’s soul. He sends every single boy off running for the hills

But when he finally accepts a guy who is great and well fitted for his daughter he will accept him and give him his blessing to marry his daughter. But even so he will still threaten his daughter’s fiancé/husband the good old classic ‘Hurt her or make her cry and you will be buried 6 feet under the ground’

Yeah, he is definitely a girl dad

[princeza0]

Also "Happy"by mitski fits with billford a lot

I mean the "i pured him tea and he told me it will all be okay" its so them! And we know ford always looked to bill for approval(he even releases the axolotl that fiddleford gave him as a gift bc bill didnt like it) and that Ford let Bill take lodge in his mind and so the last lines have a different meaning but also the previous sexual meaning now carries into an overal tone that signifies how much the power is imbalanced kind of

This could both be before and after thr betrayal but if it was after the betrayal the "in the night i"ll see you" becomes way more sinister and its almost like an assurance, he knows this will haunt him forever, quite literally. "The train" could be the portal in some way? Idk I think it would depend on the tone

My favourite part! The empty cups of tea- Bill's betrayal, cookie wrapers- Stan ruining hid project. And the again i have to clean ( he has to keep the journals and the portal safe from Bill and move on from his dream of being the first scientist to find intradimesnsional travel and change the world just like he had to move on from his dream school)

[kosmokhaos]

So

Lol I seen that post going around. I don't want to reblog it because I disagree with a lot of the OP's ideas on it. Especially for a game like TS3 that barely gets any new custom content nowadays. However, I got a few words.

While I see the appeal of trying to make money in this dystopian, capitalist ass economy, it's a well-known fact that Sims CC paywall culture has become absolutely atrocious. With that being said: PLEASE DO NOT MONETIZE EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO!! Particularly if it's a hobby that you love doing. Look into the dedication, time and care it takes to make a living off producing things you make with your own hands and creativity before just jumping in! Monetizing artisan skills "just because" is a recipe for burnout. And let me tell you, it sucks to be burntout and having to pump out content anyway because you decided to rely on it as a job.

Sims CC isn't something you should be relying on as a stable source of income in the first place. I know you've heard it all before, but—even if you made it from scratch, the moment you turn it into a package file, or something that goes in-game, EA owns that content. At any moment they can decide you're not allowed to use it for profit anymore and then your shit outta luck.

Still don't believe me? Look at most of the large content creators for any sims game. Do any of them actually play the game? Do any of them ever post just for fun and love of the franchise? Or is their entire blog dedicated to posting the CC that they monetize?

And tbh, I'm not saying that it makes them a terrible person if they don't post for fun. There are people who simply love creating certain types of things. But when it's always monetized, it does bring into question about whether they actually love and care about the game, or if they are just making content for profit.

[kapitein-oranghien-29]

I am so tired of men's fashion and clothing being so boring and depressing. We have maybe a quarter of a store, and 95% is generic, boring and sad /ᐠ - ˕ -マ even my usual go to stores are now a sea of pastel (if your lucky) or stupid prints woth cards, hold naked ladies and skulls... on the other side, it's pushing me to really start to learn how to make patterns and eventually sow my own stuff, so tahts good, I guess?

[fangirlism-for-life]

I wanna know how Aren would like canonically react to gay ppl, like i dont think hed be homophobic, but i think itd be interesting asf.

Like i feel like nobody rlly takes how he sees romance into consideration. Like when he recieved the 'love letter' in that one ep he got all serious talking abt how he had to basically be a good traditional husband. Put his life on the line to protect her, and remain loyal to her.

So i think if he was willing to change the way he lived his life before, that itd be interesting to see him learn more abt sexuality and find out if hes also queer.

Omfg can someone write something like this? It'd be like super cool!

I don't want his character to stray too much from how he is, so like no matter his sexuality, he's still super serious abt relationships canonically.

[rdr2gifs]

Some of the antagonise options outside of the story are so vile they actually make me uncomfortable. It’s hard talking about Arthur because he is bound to be different for everyone. I cannot say that Arthur wouldn’t say that because the fact stands that the option to say those things is in the game.

However, it does not sit well with me that Arthur would talk in such way to Abigail, Tilly, Mary-Beth, Charles, Jack, Lenny, Karen.. It is not aligned with how he talks/writes about them/with them in cutscenes whatsoever. This is obviously my personal opinion but I just don’t understand how someone can watch all the scenes, hit the antagonise button and think: “yes, that’s totally how he would talk to them.”

On the other hand, with characters such as Uncle, Micah, Bill, Kieran, Strauss and even John and Sean Arthur can be seen antagonising them 80% of time in the cutscenes, which is why I think it makes sense to antagonise these characters and it is in line with how the character is presented outside of the player’s control ( even tho I personally only antagonise Micah and Bill).

Arthur can also say he has always hated dogs when that’s obviously not true as he had owned a dog himself, which he loved enough to have a picture of hung above his bed and take baths with. Which is why I personally take the optional antagonise lines (especially said to gang members) with reserve.

[crownspeaksblog]

Marriage in general is fucked in the middle east..

I hate hate HATE living in a country where girls being married off at 15 is seen as something to be envious of.. is seen as something to be admired for..for fuck sakes! That's a fucking child!! I remember a classmate talking about i think a cousin of hers who's 15 who's married to a 29/30 year old man and how MUCH he LOVES her and how everyday he does her FUCKING HAIR FOR FUCKING SCHOOL!!!!

i saw a video of a 26 year old mother selling food on the street to make money and the top comment on that video was a man (sincerely) offering to marry her and he had like 100 replies of people asking him if he did it already and praising him for it..

And you know what's annoying is when i try to point out how fucked up those things are.. I'm almost always in the minority, I'm almost always argued against and people try to justify something like this by being like "this is our culture"....

fuck this culture and religion because you know damn well this shit is rooted in religion.. girls married off when they hit puberty to men twice their age is seen as an accomplishment.. men being encouraged to grace widows and divorced women with their kindness and marry them like they're broken or used (even if it meant getting a second, third or a fourth wife)...

And i know to most people reading this shit it sounds like I'm making it up but I'm not and you have no idea how much i wish i was..