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biggest-gaudiest-patronuses · 1 year ago

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the fact that shakespeare was a playwright is sometimes so funny to me. just the concept of the "greatest writer of the English language" being a random 450-year-old entertainer, a 16th cent pop cultural sensation (thanks in large part to puns & dirty jokes & verbiage & a long-running appeal to commoners). and his work was made to be watched not read, but in the classroom teachers just hand us his scripts and say "that's literature"

just...imagine it's 2450 A.D. and English Lit students are regularly going into 100k debt writing postdoc theses on The Simpsons screenplays. the original animation hasn't even been preserved, it's literally just scripts and the occasional SDH subtitles.txt. they've been republished more times than the Bible

#due to the Great Data Decay academics write viciously argumentative articles on which episodes aired in what order #at conferences professors have known to engage in physically violent altercations whilst debating the air date number of household viewers #90% of the couch gags have been lost and there is a billion dollar trade in counterfeit “lost copies”#serious note: i'll be honest i always assumed it was english imperialism that made shakespeare so inescapable in the 19th/20th cent #like his writing should have become obscure at the same level of his contemporaries #but british imperialists needed an ENGLISH LANGUAGE (and BRITISH) writer to venerate #and shakespeare wrote so many damn things that there was a humongous body of work just sitting there waiting to be culturally exploited...#i know it didn't happen like this but i imagine a English Parliament House Committee Member For The Education Of The Masses or something #cartoonishly stumbling over a dusty cobwebbed crate labelled the Complete Works of Shakespeare #and going 'Eureka! this shall make excellent propoganda for fabricating a national identity in a time of great social unrest.#it will be a cornerstone of our elitist educational institutions for centuries to come! long live our decaying empire!'#'what good fortune that this used to be accessible and entertaining to mainstream illiterate audience members...#..but now we can strip that away and make it a difficult & alienating foundation of a Classical Education! just like the latin language :)'#anyway maybe there's no such thing as the 'greatest writer of x language' in ANY language?#maybe there are just different styles and yes levels of expertise and skill but also a high degree of subjectivity #and variance in the way that we as individuals and members of different cultures/time periods experience any work of media #and that's okay! and should be acknowledged!!! and allow us to give ourselves permission to broaden our horizons #and explore the stories of marginalized/underappreciated creators #instead of worshiping the List of Top 10 Best (aka Most Famous) Whatevers Of All Time/A Certain Time Period #anyways things are famous for a reason and that reason has little to do with innate “value”#and much more to do with how it plays into the interests of powerful institutions motivated to influence our shared cultural narratives #so i'm not saying 'stop teaching shakespeare'. but like...maybe classrooms should stop using it as busy work that (by accident or designs)#happens to alienate a large number of students who could otherwise be engaging critically with works that feel more relevant to their world #(by merit of not being 4 centuries old or lacking necessary historical context or requiring untaught translation skills)#and yeah...MAYBE our educational institutions could spend less time/money on shakespeare critical analysis and more on...#...any of thousands of underfunded areas of literary research i literally (pun!) don't know where to begin #oh and p.s. the modern publishing world is in shambles and it would be neat if schoolwork could include modern works?#beautiful complicated socially relevant works of literature are published every year. it's not just the 'classics' that have value #and actually modern publications are probably an easier way for students to learn the basics. since lesson plans don't have to include the #important historical/cultural context many teens need for 20+ year old media (which is older than their entire lived experience fyi)

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whore-man · 3 months ago

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if there was ever a tv adaptation of the magnus archives i think sasha should be played by the same person as notsasha the whole time.

there are perhaps a few polaroids shown briefly in the background with someone you don't recognize during s1, but they disappear in s2.

in the end, the viewer doesn't remember the 'real' sasha either, because she was never acting in the show. all you have is memories of notsasha.

the first time we actually see the actor in the pictures from s1 is in the flashbacks at the beginning of s5; sasha and tim talking, jon's birthday, sweet memories that just- don't seem quite right, even though you know this is the true version.

#anyways #been thinking about this a lot lately for some reason #something something the audience is complacent and complicit with the atrocities of the media and are forced to confront their own moral #reason for finding enjoyment in the show #something something the viewer is the Mass Entity of Fear which terrorizes this world #feeding off of their terror #the magnus archives #tma #tma spoilers #sasha james #not sasha #jonathan sims

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yujateaandpi · 3 months ago

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the devil works hard but the Mabel haters in my Instagram comments work harder

#guys I’m so tired I might just keep the comic entirely on tumblr #please lord let me reincarnate into a world where people don’t grab the nearest Girl(TM) as a punching bag for the slightest inconvenience #some people really can’t handle their media literacy or *gasp* a child expressing their grief in a nongentle way #you guys tho you guys get it thank you tumblr audience i love you #XOXO

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nova-rpv · 11 months ago

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a bunch of doodles to make up for my wips 👍

and dont forget your daily clicks!!

#i think ill take a break from social media in general so uhh goodbye??#its just that my following feels so undeserved. i want to fall in love w making art again without the pressure of an audience #hope yall are bearing better than me <3<33<3 #sth #sonic fanart #sonic #sonic the hedgehog #shadow the hedgehog #sonic the werehog #sonadow #nov.aart #nov.oodles

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poorly-drawn-mdzs · 4 months ago

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Remember: The burning sensation is part of the process.

#Mouthwashing #blood #body horror #Emphasizing here that this is in reference to a media and character and not a cry for help on my end.#Mouthwashing is one of those games that tickles my brain and checks all the boxes for my niche interests -#-but it wasn't something that got the silly comic part in my cortex firing up. My analysis brain is eating well though!#What said...It is impossible for me to see this scene and not say out loud: “Me in the middle of my work day".#While there is a lot more going on with curly I personally resonated a lot with his struggles with burnout.#Burnout feels like mouthwash to me. That you keep rinsing out your mouth trying to get rid of the rotting smell #but it's just surface level solutions. The real cure requires something far more significant to actually make a difference.#The job 'is hard' and 'everyone struggles'. It's part of the process right? You're tired? Anxious? Depressed? Us too! Chin up!#Actually I resonated with a lot of things within Curly (this is a curly positive space - he's not perfect. He's just human).#One thing being his desire to see the good in people and believe in their potential.#Because here's the thing. Some people truly do just need someone in their corner who stands by them so they can grow and improve.#And some people will take advantage of your kindness. You focus so much on their humanity while you stop being a person to them.#The horrifically toxic relationship persists because Curly tries to see the bigger picture and believes in the good within.#Anyone who has lived through constantly trying to reframe the hurt as something else knows-#-just how many excuses your brain will make to avoid cognitive dissonance. It's human psychology.#Jimmy sucks so bad. But we the audience have the privilege of not having years of baggage associating him in our minds as 'friend'.

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thefloatingstone · 4 months ago

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The older I get and the more terrible takes I see the more in favour I become of gatekeeping

#text post #Normies who so so so badly want to be part of a certain crowd to be quirky while being actually disgusted by that crowd's whole thing #People going “I want that old man” but the character is 30 because they can't imagine someone REALLY thirsting after an actual older man #“He's so caked up!” about a Genshin Impact character because when people say that they can't POSSIBLY mean being attracted to fat people #“This game is ableist” because the horror game with horror themes explores extremely dark concepts #and they want to like the popular horror because it's cool to like it but they can't fathom people ACTUALLY liking REAL dark content #“This game should have an easy mode” because the super hard game known for being hard is too hard for them #and they hate not being part of the fandom about the hard game that's known for being hard #“Ok hear me out” about the most milquetoast character because when people say “hear me out”#they can't POSSIBLY be ACTUALLY attracted to the really weird shit #and if they are any of these things they are sick and twisted and problematic and -ist and -phobic and perverts and degenerates #I'm done #Stop trying to be a freak for clout when at your core you're actually happier with generic crowdpleaser media #Stop moving into spaces not for you and then demanding they cater to you #And forcing out the real audience using morality and shame as your weapons of choice #I'm so fucking done #vent

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jinnex · 1 year ago

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stranger things filming started? won't believe until i see it

(mike s5 vision in honor of that)

#stranger things #mike wheeler #myart #portrait #byler #<- target audience #mixed media #artists on tumblr

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stil-lindigo · 8 months ago

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a non-comprehensive guide to my favourite characters in claymore, the best manga you've never read (more under the cut)

don't know what I'm talking about? here's a crashcourse.

#disclaimer: 60% of the added detail is under the cut is my own personal headcanon but im also just correct #anyway #blatantly copying my best friend's template for when they did it for their favourite niche media #its so fun to make art for stuff not that many people know about. im free from the shackles of expecting an audience #this is just for me #also. one of these things is not like the other. hi dauf #“why didnt you draw rigardo too” because i just dont find him that interesting :/ sorry dude #killer performance at pieta! still the most underwhelming member of the first generation #hm....what else #im surprised at how claymore never experienced a resurgence in popularity. in a perfect world this shit does numbers on sapphic tumblr #but oh well #its been 10 years but im still here #i will singlehandedly bring about the claymore renaissance if i have to #okay time for general tags >#claymore #norihiro yagi #manga #teresa of the faint smile #clare claymore #irene claymore #quicksword irene #miria claymore #phantom miria #helen claymore #deneve claymore #ophelia claymore #rippling ophelia #jean claymore #drillsword jean #god eye galatea

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problematic-faves-appreciation · 11 months ago

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The perfect responses to people who insist creators "must" write all stories, even those aimed at adults, like a 1980s cartoon PSA and spoon-feed their audiences everything — or else they'll be accused of being "irresponsible" *eye roll* if they let their bad guys win a la Alex in A Clockwork Orange (1971).

#media analysis #villains #fiction is not education #depiction is not endorsement #media audiences aren't passive recipients #a clockwork orange #alex delarge #my posts

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biggest-gaudiest-patronuses · 2 days ago

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haven't seen the wicked movie yet but will concede it's an extremely astute way for ariana grande to come out as white blonde

#ariana grande #like it was juuuuuuuuust getting to the point that the tide was turning there #where the risk of racefaking concerns finally being taken seriously by mainstream media outlets #was no longer outweighed by the advantages of being perceived as racially ambiguous in order to appeal to wider audiences #particularly at a time where we are seeing a massive political resurgence of anti-black and anti-brown racism #not really a coincidence that she chose now to go blonde/pale #amazing political acumen truly living up to Galinda's pragmatic example

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lululeighsworld · 10 months ago

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it was literally their moment and they just let us watch

(if you need me i'll be marinating in this for the foreseeable future)

#magneto #rogue #rogneto #rogueneto #IT WAS SO DIFFICULT TO PICK ONLY 10 IMAGES. SOSOSOSO DIFFICULT. EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS SCENE WAS FUCKING SUBLIME.#thank you to the person who pointed out the bg music is ace of base 'happy nation' ;wwwwwww; SUCH A GOOD SONG FOR THIS #okay but for real never have i had a stronger 'GOD I WISH THAT WERE ME' moment #magneto can we all form a queue to dance with you romantically in the air while an audience watches.............#their body language. their HANDS. OLD MAN WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR MOUTH AND YOUR TONGUE BY HER NECK #no word of a lie ive probably watched this scene 200 times today. new comfort media. inject it directly into my veins.#my husband laughing at me as i rewind and play over and over again from the other side of the room #my fave fave FAAAAVE part of this animation is the lil pan they do #the one between mags and rogue and the lyric 'where the people understand and dream of perfect man'#THERE IS SOMETHING SO SOFT AND ROMANTIC AND ADORING ABOUT IT #disintegrates like a sopping wet piece of bread. thank you animators who worked on this scene #i feel like i am burning with the excitement of a thousand suns over this #xmen 97 #leigh's magneto hours

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croszukis · 2 days ago

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oh this one is particularly devastating

#sidney crosby #doing my duty of sharing stuff the mtl media ppl are posting in case it’s not reaching a wider audience lol #of course this is from tva anthony lol

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queermikewheelertruther · 6 months ago

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TIREDDDD of anti-bylers claiming that bylers dont know how to differentiate platonic friendships from romantic ones but that’s simply not true. like the reason byler has SO many more fans than say henclair, is because they have CANON romantic undertones in their moments together.

you dont see people making hour long analysis videos on madwheeler or hopclair because there is no evidence to go off of. especially after s4, it IS true that there is proof of byler and implied romance between them, especially because of how big the byler fandom got after 2022.

#byler #<— target audience #byler nation #byler tumblr #stranger things #maybe we just have media literacy idk

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whatohitsonfirewelp · 10 months ago

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Guys can we please talk about how HUGE buck being bisexual is?

We have more people watching the show because a man was made bi and he hits NONE of the gay stereotypes.

People are doing it because this is so so so rare!!

People are doing it out of SPITE for the homophobic fans!!

People are watching the first season and are in SHOCK because oh?? There’s a lesbian black couple?? With a CHILD??? Oh there’s a gay 911 operator???

Guys it’s just

So many people are discovering this amazing beautiful show and the queer characters and now THEY get to see themselves as well!! THEY get to experience this joy with us!!

Because 911 is so much more than Evan Buckley. It’s so much more than Hen and Karen and Josh. It’s so much more because of them. It’s so much more because we have such a diverse and amazing cast. It’s so much more because they talk about topics of abuse, ptsd, family trauma (for SEVERAL characters), therapy for MEN, the grief of losing a partner or a parent or a child. It’s fully a found family show!!

And it’s so beautiful to see people hear about this show and watch it and feel seen. That Evan Buckley being bisexual opened a door for so many people that never knew it was ever there.

#THIS is what change looks like #THIS is queer media history #THIS is how you get a audience #because I’m seeing SO many people who are so supportive of buck #even if they don’t ship buddie!! or if they never in a million years thought buck was bi!!#they’re OPEN to it they are willing to have someone connect the points for them so they CAN understand!!#whatoh back at it again #going to start SOBBING again #911 abc #evan buckley

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sukibenders · 1 year ago

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Me, whenever I see poc, especially dark-skinned, characters in fantasy and/or historical period dramas depicted with dignity and respect and just simply given opportunities to have happy storylines that aren't solely fueled by trauma on the aspects of their race: Someone cooked here.

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