#media being as dramatic as us

[notafraidofredyellowandblue]

Just felt like letting everyone know that one of austria's local radio station just speculated about r+ ending or possible changes because "lead guitarist Richard Kruspe posted a photo with a confusing caption" and I died laughing - what has that poor man done 😭💀

oh for ef's sake Richard, now look what you did

"The end of Rammstein - member makes announcement. A new post by Rammstein guitarist puts fans in fear. It sounds like the end of the worldwide most succesful german band"

because of his post "Thank you for being you. I do not know how the future will be but in any case will be different."

and somewhere in Berlin, Richard is going

i swear, everytime he wants to be genuinly grateful to fans, it comes out all....different... ❤️🖤😊

[wickjump]

thank you undertale for having lowk the best rep out there for they/them characters (monster kid, nabstablook, frisk, chara, etc). like can we acknowledge that. nobody does it like undertale. toby fox you are a legend amongst men.

and just rep in general. dress wearing lion (either gnc or transfem im unsure). mad mew mew being the transfem icon ever. mettaton. undyne being the best lesbian (says me her no.1 lesbian fan). alphys being a bisexual mess. guard 01 and 02 being gay and going on a nice cream date.

undertale does this all so casually and without bringing attention to it or spoonfeeding it to the audience or giving a single shit. and that’s fucking amazing. undertale did queer rep right. toby fox i love you thank you for including queer themes executed perfectly in your stories

[stood-onthecliffside]

album cover

title + track names release via billboards

website (better quality under cut)

concert ticket

the secret of us by @gracieabrams : an experience reimagined

[imadhatt3r]

I can't stop thinking about Koujaku's name and sparrow motif...

So his name means "red sparrow"; And I'd imagine that he was most likely named by his mother. I don't think his father had much of a presence in his early life, and besides, I feel like a violent yakuza leader would want his son to have a more "powerful" sounding name. So it was probably his mom's choice.

I feel like she must've loved sparrows if she named her son after them. I can see her going out to parks and gardens just to see them, and taking older Koujaku with her to feed them too. They were always so cute and cheerful, so they always managed to lift her spirits whenever she was worried about her pregnancy, her partner, or future in general, so she decided to name her son after them, because she wanted him to lead life with the same qualities she saw in these birds: She wanted him to be joyful, resiliant, adaptable, and always surrounded by loving and like-minded people (since sparrows live in large groups). He was her little birdie since birth... 😭

I think that Koujaku grew fond of sparrows too, through seeing how much his mother loved them. Maybe that's why he wears a kimono with sparrows and picked Beni (a sparrow) as his AllMate. I can see him putting out a small bowl with grains on his windowstill to get some sparrows to come, like he used to do with his mom when they went to feed them, but with mixed results (sometimes they come and sometimes they don't).

Aoba picks up on it too; Whenever he's out doing deliveries and he spots a flock of sparrows foraging in a patch of grass or drinking and bathing out of a puddle, he takes a photo on his coil and sends it over to Koujaku, usually with some silly caption he comes up with on the spot. He absent-mindedly picks up any sparrow-themed knicknacks to give to Koujaku, all of which are deeply treasured and loved- if they're something like post-it notes, there's a guarantee that they'll never be used, and they will be lovingly stored in a drawer untill the end of times. Aoba actually bought an extra set of post-it notes and a pen with a sparrow-themed topper to keep at his desk at Hum-Drum.

This is more of a sidenote, but I always imagined Koujaku's mother as a rather short and frail woman, probably a bit shorter than Aoba, so the height difference between them now would be really big. I guess I was just touched by the image of Koujaku's mom cradling his head in her hands to have him look at her as she wipes away his tears with her thumbs... Her birdie's all grown up, but he'll always remain her little sparrow...

[im-gonna-be-weird-about-it]

Me, a casual viewer of BFU: True Crime and Puppet History, clicking on the Making Watcher playlist: Oh, its so nice that the boys got to start their own company :)

Me, 40 minutes later, no longer a causal viewer after seeing Ryan Bergara talk about his anxiety and then almost cry on camera because he is so happy that his friend agreed to work at his new company: 

[kuja-kujaku]

lmao I’m not even 32 yet and someone asked me when I’m going to start coloring my grey hair. never, actually, it’s a condition. it’s called Pretty Boy Disease and it’s terminal. it just gets worse as I get older, I just keep getting more and more grey hairs until I’m so hot people can’t stand to look at me. make sure it’s an open-casket funeral, don’t put me in the ground without getting a good eyeful bc I worked hard for these sultry little grey binches.

[littiaye]

Have you ever experienced happiness so intense that it makes you physically uncomfortable like you like a thing whatever it may be (a game, a show, a book series) so intensely that there’s not enough room in your body for the giddiness you’re experiencing like have you ever felt that? That’s Lego monkie kid for me on god, the season 4 special (even tho i didnt understand a word) was fucking amazing and i just have to express my love joy and affection for this wonderful show.. thank you flying bark you are amazing, beautiful work as always

[lazzarella]

Not sure if tumblr is the least embarrassing social media to essentially be talking to one’s self or the most 🤔

[kkujo]

something i don't see people talking about is the way hyperfixations come in like stages and cycles like it's not just "i'm obsessed with this thing" it's like. euphoria from finding something new and it brings you so much joy and then as that initial dopamine rush wears off you start to get more and more down and feel isolated as you start to realise that no one else cares about it as much as you do and you feel silly for being so into it and the thoughts become repetitive and boring so you get more and more depressed and lonely and then you inevitably lose the hyperfix which leaves you drifting feeling miserable and hopeless until you start the cycle again. idk if i explained this well or if other people will understand but it brings genuine phases of euphoria and straight up depression and this is why i get annoyed when neurotypicals use words like hyperfixation to describe like, an interest. bc it's not. just an interest it becomes who you are and when you lose it it's like losing yourself and you spend so much energy thinking about it that it interrupts your daily life and it's so fucking draining 👍

[dracimexidae]

Feelin’ like World Champions ✨🇮🇹

[qangelbluebird]

Going from dead/non-updating media to technically-updating-but-games-take-years-to-make media to qsmp is wild. From nothing to “the link is still missing where is missing link<-(it’s been a year)” to “do you remember,,,, QSMP,,,, it’s been decades<-(it has been five days. It is coming back in another five days. You people are fascinating(pos))”

[delicatebeauties]

As a queer woman, who might be sometimes projecting/delulu imo a few things missing when people discuss queer ships :

1.Sexual attraction <> romantic attraction..

. Some people might have strong sexual chemistry but aren't and wouldn't be compatible romantically or as long term partners due to a mix match of :

-romantic/sexual attraction model - into women romantically and men physically or vice vers very emotionally into men but only attracted sexually to women..

- bottom/top incompatibility. Some people aren't switches at all and such an incompatibility would be a deal breaker.

- kinks incompatibility

- emotional attachment models -

- strong residual internalised *phobias

-monogamous / open / poly (including bi) styles

- classical personality/social incompatibilities (families / backgrounds/introverts)

2. Professionalism

Some actors might be queer and feel a certain level of pull but would never act on it because their peers or crush are straight or not available. or even to simply keep it very professional despite the fanservice to keep it emotionally safe.

Anything deepening a relationship can also fragilise it to the point it becomes not professional viable. Or even just from an acting/chemistry point of view, actually consuming that chemistry reducing its impact on screen.

Counter example "messy" queer friend groups with an "experimental" vibe might shock the general public which is used to a more 1 to 1 relationship style.

3. Unrequited attractions or affections

Any kind of relationship has to be mutual and changing equilibriums are a tricky challenge, some actors might be attracted to others but realise the other wouldn't be or couldn't be and they would keep their distance or crush in secret and hope that it can be disguised as fanservice or simply not seen.

While sweet moments between shipped pairs are sweet, sometimes i do get this residual empathy for the actors that behind the spectacle have some real feelings whatever they might be.

Tagging here as well cp that might have or haven't crossed some lines creating emotional misunderstanding when one party is more attached than the other with different level of success.

On the other hand more basically, actors might have already a partner or crush irl of whichever gender, despite being queer.

4. Homosocial behavior

Being not straight i struggle with the concept of straight homosocial behaviour in either gender.. eg behaviours of affection and or intimacy which aren't labeled as lgbtq while technically could be included in it, such mouth kisses in ss sex people or hand holding or heavy petting.

Different cultures and individuals have a different lense on where they identify it as actual lgbtq behavior vs homosocial behaviour (sometimes with a heavy internalised homophobia and rejection of labels, kissing with mental no homo). Some people not wanting to come out or label themselves also exist.

Same sex experience leading to people identifying as heterosexual does exist as well. And ambiguous unlabelled relationships also exist with different level of comfort for the people in them.

I do agree as well that to some extend playing queer roles - either on stage or in front of a camera might help either hiding in plain sight or exploring some aspects of oneself to a certain extend or a contrario being challenged with roles that are very far away of themselves..

I also wish the industry was more accepting of actual out lgbtq actors and behind the scenes cast.

Fans might perceive some elements of the above and added with the context of the characters or social intimacy displayed and assume they are in a relationship when a mix of the above is happening.

I found Bump up Business, War of Y and "Method" quite interesting for the BL lense into character bleed, business gay acts and the push of studios as well as the relative homophobia of some audiences.

As Uncle Jim said, it's already a struggle to be poor what if you are lgbtq on top of that... Actors that are some kind of lgbtq are usually the less supported both financially and socially particularly if they come from poorer backgrounds and might face homophobia from even other lgbtq people.

[dontwanderoff]

why are people saying tumblr is dying. that's not allowed.

[painedprince]

((this is lowkey embarrassing but omg i hate how sensory issues affect me, like. i only have a few pairs of pajamas that i like, and the rest are kind of worn out since contributing to the clothing waste problem bothers me So Much that i just hang onto it... and then i could probably sleep in my regular clothes, right? but those bother me, too! So, leaving the house or meeting with people is an issue because it's pretty much like 'i'm going to be uncomfortable the Entire Time' when for most people its maybe a mild inconvenience to get dressed.

And then there's showers??? don't even get me started. wet things. bad temperatures. the feeling of being naked. soap in your eyes?

and on top of everything, if I go a few days without showering i can physically feel the dirt on my skin and it keeps me awake but i can't shower because it will wake everyone up

ugh

x.x))

[unusualshrimp]

hey sorry i can't come to work today im thinking about the various implications of zombie horror and the way it affects people

[ablednt]

Thinking about how "portraying cures to disabilities/illnesses as being a reward for good behavior, universally desirable, or have more moral and ethical weight than living with disability is ableist" rapidly and aggressively became "if your disabled characters' conditions change in any way for the better you're erasing disabilities and are ableist" and going a little bit insane

Like y'all the curing disabilities trope is about impractical deus ex machina fixes that are utilized just because the reality of being disabled is viewed as a tragedy. Magically making people sighted or hearing, giving paralyzed people the ability to walk and having them ditch their wheelchairs, or benevolently bestowing missing or restoring parts (often wings) with no regard to how it might work in a realistic (for the setting) scenario. That's it.

The way people act like mobility aids are the only valid way to work with disability in fiction is just so irritating. Like did you forget implants, prosthetics, transplants, medications, and surgeries all exist IRL? None of those things make someone abled and disabled people are not all visibly disabled at any point in time.

It's just so limiting to me and I say that as someone who adores mobility aids both IRL and in fiction. Sorry disabled characters can be nuanced i fucking guess