#just shoot me right now

[thewhizzyhead]

how genderbending the warriors (2024) is done not for the sole sake of "bad-assery"

okay here we go feminist ramble time for our newest chick on the block: warriors. now i'll be honest, prior to listening to the album, when i first heard that the warriors main girls were originally dudes in the movie and the novel, i thought that the decision for the genderbending, in lmm's perspective, were from the following: 1.) girl power move in like a very basic meaning of the word "bad-ass" 2.) simply a twist on a cult movie about big gang bros loved by the film bros, and 3.) a way to have the schuyler sisters back together gjfkdfldf

but when i read more about warriors and its development and how lmm took inspiration from the gamergate controversies of 2014-2015 aka among the peak of gamerbro misogyny campaigns, that's when i realized that Oh Shit Is Serious - because adapting a story about a group being framed and targeted and harassed for something they are accused of doing without any substantial proof other than a man screaming "THE WARRIORS SHOT CYYYYRUUS" with 21st century misogyny campaigns in mind makes the theme of fighting back a lot more complicated and a lot more resonant, going beyond just marketing a cast you can call "badass"

take the hurricanes' quiet girls, for example. the hurricanes (concept album version) is the only gang that lets the warriors off the hook and with a stern warning: quiet girls don't make it home. here, the hurricanes berate the warriors for not saying shit or attempting to defend themselves from accusations they know well aren't true. THIS MESSAGE IN PARTICULAR is what stays and influences ajax, fox, and swan til the very end of their stories.

literally one song after this does ajax show how easily she resonated with the hurricanes' lesson by finally sticking with her gut and actually choosing to fight back against both the baseball furies AND against the sleazy undercover cop. the latter encounter is one of the instances that really solidifies the recontextualization of the story because in the OG movie, ajax (a dude) WAS the sleazy fuck up harassing a woman in a park - and now with the literal character switch, ajax goes from being just a rebellious gangbro dude bro into someone whose want to fight is warranted. such a want to fight is seen in fox seeing as fox is the first to comment on the quiet girls scene and that, in the concept album, she is the one that instigates the rumble against the police in union square - saying that she is sick of being afraid of them and their 'fuckin powder blue' colors (also notice how she is the only warrior that really does say fuck the cops i think that's cool BUT I'LL TALK ABOUT FOX MORE NEXT TIME)

to a less obvious extent, swan also gets the receiving end of this recurring theme - by the album's finale, the usually violence-averse caution-first interim leader becomes a lot fiercer in protecting her crew. but perhaps among what i consider to be the biggest recontextualized change in the feminist sense is MERCY and her motivations to join the warriors in the first place. according to the wiki, her attraction to swan and the warriors and um seeing the orphans as wimps is what led her to switch sides BUT IN THE CONCEPT ALBUM, mercy's motivation to become a warrior is deepened, rooted in admiration rather than attraction - wanting to be like those women who hold their head up high. and again, we see this in Sick of Runnin' when she takes part in the rumble, finding her bravery within their ranks as they fight back. here, mercy becomes less of a swan tagalong and more of someone that wants what the warriors have: pride.

of course now that i type this out i realize that warriors is not based solely on the feminist rhetoric as with their theme of hope amidst adversity, the story is more intersectional and rooted in community struggle and wanting for more than that. but nonetheless, i genuinely believe that the twt filmbros arguments on why the genders should not have been changed in the first place just for "woke" points is kinda like,,,very shortsighted because not only does the narrative of women narrowly escaping unwarranted accusations actually fucking fit, but the act of learning to fight back amidst all odds - be it that of disbelieving, predatory men or the power of oppressive pigs - stays resonant for women yesterday, today, and the days to come.

ultimately, warriors (2024) is not solely a tale of female badassery - rather, it is a tale of the need for such "female badassery" in the face of past and present realities, which is why it somehow fucking worked.

[mrmeepsmadmind]

starscream has normal reactions

no starscream shall escape being haunted by bumblebee and vice versa. primus said thou shalt be married !!!

[deoidesign]

please please please please please please please let me tell you about this comic I want to make it so bad please I can not wait I am losing it

If I don't make the comic then I'm not going to make it... I need other people to see what is in my brain so I'm not the only one going feral over them

[allpromarlo]

the recording academy heard drake drag kendrick for winning grammys and said give him five more

[lumpsbumpsandwhumps]

of course i love tropes and cliches. of course i love predictable character dichotomy. i see a big scary stoic man covered in blood with the eyes of a predator only to discover he has a gooey heart of devotion and unwavering loyalty to maybe 3 people total who know his tragic backstory and you expect me not to fall head over heels? you think me a fool? well i am and will continue to be.

[letsbesharkfriends]

"do you mean a duck, like 'quack quack'?" "no, a dock, like… 'boat boat'"

[purpleponder]

Next step is to learn how to draw guns, then learn how to draw comics…

Speed paint under the cut, also a close up

I was getting frustrated on how to draw this so I messed around on the shading, I think it ended up looking decent tho.

[birdmenmanga]

A while ago I received a beautiful painting of Eishi in the mail from @kitsoa!! I've been meaning to post pictures of it but I so rarely have physical objects I wanted a proper photoshoot to do it justice <3

When I first saw this I was absolutely blown away by the colors. These magenta-maroon hues aren't ones I associate with urban cityscapes at all and yet it's beautiful and dreamlike. There are a lot of poignant moments of loneliness in this series and this piece really captures that feeling, in my opinion. I almost feel like crying when I look at it sometimes. Kitsoa just has a way with color I can never hope of coming close to; I often look at her artworks and think, "Ah, her brain's just wired in a fundamentally different way from mine." (NOT a lamentation btw-- I consider it a blessing that we are put on this earth to show each other pictures of that which the other could not conceive of)

I have it up on my wall with sticky tack (didn't want to put tape on the front in case it got damaged when I inevitably have to move away) and I look at it all the time. I love it so much!! Thank you!!

[megapotion]

hii my birthday is tomorrow and all I really want is to be able to buy some groceries for next week since we’re down to just rice and a few cans of soup :) my bf and I have been working really hard to get by and we’re still trucking but it’s. Hard

if you can and would like to, any help would be the biggest weight off our shoulders

pp: savvyscat

vm: savvyscat

ca: savvyscoot

also check out my bfs commissions! He has been doing really amazing work but his blog was nuked recently and needs help getting back out there

[thedaythatwas]

it's crazy how arcane makes you forget that jayce is an academic. like you gave an engineering post-doc a large share of your government and you thought that was going to end well?

(this is a joke post, but also, with how built the guy is I think it's easy to forget that he's a scientist first. he's not a fighter. he's not a leader. so when I watch season one and I say oh my god jayce. fuck! that's such an ignorant move, jayce why would you do that?! I just remember that he's an engineering post-doc who was thrust into power right as his city was tipping into outright class warfare. he's privileged, and definitely sheltered, and he should probably educate himself on that (have some nice pillow talk with his lab partner about class struggle, maybe) but those flaws wouldn't be so dangerous if he weren't an engineering post-doc with a significant amount of sway in an oligarchical government!)

[fictionadventurer]

🌠

[caliblorn]

Your artwork is mid. Your blog and most likely your life is a shambles. Please kiss me.

Nngh damn...this is what the kids call a Hard Read. But I feel like you're baiting me into posting more vannimarco. Have this thing from may anon <333

[jadecantcreate]

am i the only person who tends to think of pain in pitch?

as in, pain can be “high pitch” or “low pitch” — if its sharp, like a paper cut or heartburn or aching, its high pitch; if its like a stubbed toe or sore muscles or a headache, its low pitch

high pitch pain is when you hiss, low pitch pain is when you groan, etc etc

i dont know if this makes sense to anyone else?????

(because everytime im writing fanfiction i have to hold myself back from describing it that way — and im not even sure i could fully, effectively communicate that w/o breaking immersion — but me saying “sharp pain” has become. a problem. probably. i really need alternatives)

[goingknowherewastaken]

People: We should boycott businesses today to show we won't stand for the DEI rollback and everything!

Me: Cool! Okay, what businesses?

People: :)

Me: ...are we deciding to not shop at the businesses that rolled back DEI rules and have been causing problems?

People: :)

Me: ...are we showing extra support for businesses that are keeping up with DEI rules and still have been trying to show support for their customers?? Like small businesses or any business that made it part of their core values of supporting minorities and diversity and such???

People: Let's boycott businesses today wooooooo!!! 🙌🙌🙌🙌

Me:

[guarshroom]

I can be normal about Random Crits in TF2.

[allmyandroids]

Raymond Reddington

In Season 4 Episode 2 - Mato