#media fuckery

[choppedcowboydinosaur]

I have become more detached from the news media bullshit and try to avoid it. It’s miserable to listen to. At most I watch local news because it directly affects me. I’m afraid I will become a normie as a result of not keeping up with the national and international news as much and will become brainwashed. 

I wonder is that how boomers sold out? They just got burned out from the bullshit of the 70′s and decide to have families in the 80′s, but in the process became brainwashed for comfort and stability?

I know I’m just spit-balling here but I wonder at times.

[choppedcowboydinosaur]

If we're being serious if the media held all the politcians accountable for war crimes they would have gotten rid of all of them and Trump. Oh, who am i kididng they don't do that.

[cloudpalettes]

// link click s2 spoilers

reprise

[roomba-mangga]

thoughts on thistle and yaad's dynamic that i vomited in the tags of another post but will now try to articulate here: they're not actually family, or at least they shouldn't be. not in a conventional sense anyway. framing them as uncle and nephew (even in a non-literal, silly fantasy world way) rides more on technicality than anything concrete.

what i mean by this is yaad calls thistle by name and says he and delgal were raised "like" brothers. he talks about thistle like he's an outsider imposing himself into the melinis' space, and it's clear that thistle was never legitimized as a member of the family. for thistle's part, though we don't know how he would treat yaad pre-demon brainrot, it's safe to assume based on the way he punishes him—turning him into a doll—and how little is shown in the way of any sort of relationship between them that thistle only cares* about yaad as an extension of delgal (otherwise i'd expect something like kabru and milsiril, because it's not like another complicated interspecies family dynamic would be out of place, yet there's next to nothing on them even in bonus content, just their scant interactions in the main story).

in essence, they're strangers to one another. thistle's desperation to preserve the illusion of a family, a model where he doesn't even fit, was the snare they were caught in for the past thousand years of stasis. yaad-as-nephew is a prop to uphold that illusion, and thistle is playing a role he's unfit to play. in the context of post-canon interactions, attempting to reconstruct that facade would only be a reenactment of trauma for them both (in a deeply compelling way i'd love to watch unfold, tbh), as that "uncle and nephew" framing places thistle in an implicit position of power over someone he's already traumatized through misuse of authority in the past, a role which also perpetuates his adultification and yaad's infantilization in turn. it'd mostly be an obstacle to any real connection.

best to burn the melini family bridge, i think, and if there's still anything salvageable left in the rubble, let something different supplant it.

[xoxoemynn]

what happened tonight with the wjw?

I'm too lazy to go back to watch the recording and annoy myself all over again lmao but essentially Kristian noticed someone in the chat say they had a question but they dare not ask, and said that normally he doesn't take questions from the chat but he was desperate to know what that question was. So people started tagging the person to get their attention and they came back with this SUPER appropriate and not at all embarrassing question.

Thankfully Kristian either didn't see the actual question, or ignored it, but yeah. Obnoxious as hell.

[georgiaswarr]

i can’t tell you how much of a breath of fresh air it is to have a book about two aroace people becoming friends

[an-ruraiocht]

sometimes it's like. i don't really wanna have an opinion about this in public because i don't feel that strongly. but a lot of people are having ill informed opinions about it and i don't feel i can offer correct information without also an opinion. so i just have to suffer

[infinitelytheheartexpands]

in which the kasper holten don giovanni continues to inspire the worst takes alive,

[sharonisthebettercarter]

we need to talk about common comic opinion for the boys

so i read the comics.

was curious for a while, buddies wanted to do it, finally bit the bullet and MAN OH MAN~<3

there's common opinion that swirls around from people who *have not read the comics* need i remind, an opinion that they are merely *meaningless edgelord drivel* or the like.

i'm here to bust that misconception, smack it upside the head and drag it around the fuckin' town and kick it till it's caved in because it couldn't be more *wrong* if it tried.

first thing i'll say is that the comics *don't* compare in what you'd call 'gratuitous edginess' to the show. while they have their 'bit on the nose moments', they're drawings that go panel by panel. even what they *could* show wouldn't compare, and it honestly doesn't. (coming from someone who's also watched the show too many times over now and got a nice fresh read in)

robin's death is more brutal *in the show*. there is more blood and gore. *in the show*. the arguably edgiest thing between both of them is a guy exploding another guy from inside his urethra, which *only happens in the show*

and for those that have no clue about the big twist or comics homie and try to make blocks of analysis for a character they have zero actual information or decent research on.

homelander is worse. *in the SHOW*.

granted, both have similar enough structure with reversed character development/reveal, but i digress

butcher is just THE biggest fucking bottom by the way, lord satan i CAN NOT with that boi--

anywho~<3

the 'meaningless' part? well that's just a big fat lie and i'll say it up front. that shit needs to stop. this thing was definitely an emotional rollercoaster, and while it may be true that it's not for everyone, it was far from meaningless and actually brilliantly written and even researched.

it's raw, it feels real half the time, it teaches valuable lessons, and even when you're in the notion of 'okay, where is this going, it's sus', when you stick with it? you get rewarded fucking beautifully.

there are moments you'd disagree with the characters actions in a way that makes them feel humanly flawed. of course they might do the wrong thing or say the wrong thing, so do real life humans?? there are cross cultural miscommunication references and conversations that show ennis knew what he was doing and why he did it a certain way. and yeah, it can be too much to handle for some,

*but if you honestly feel that way you shouldn't be watching the show either*

and here's what it's not.

meaningless, ill-thought, pointless, edgelord drivel.

it *is* an intricate and well done, brutally *honest* creative critique of the *military industrial complex*, *corporate capitalism*, and a couple other things expertly squeezed in. even touching on *abuse* and hitting all the right spots for how it can psychologically fuck with people. the ending punches you in the fucking feels as you could appropriately expect it to with a hard side of begrudged satisfaction.

good fucking satan these things were an excellent read that compelled me to want moar from start to finish, and yeah, if you have watched the show then i *highly* recommend them because the important topics and themes touched on are presented much better in the comic, even with the sometimes wonky ass art in place of hawt actors to distract you, lmao

but seriously? the lot of you that keep spouting nonsense from your clenched up assholes without actually bothering to look at the source material need to stop. all you're doin' is actin' damn fools and showing off high and mighty opinions based on complete mis-education if not un-education.

and f.y.i.... also being the damn fools both the comics AND show make fun of.

so remember that line billy says?

'but the main reason you don't hear about it is cause the public don't want to know about it.'

that's y'all. legit, at this point. more specifically, y'all would be the 'public' that wants to live with rose tinted glasses instead of acknowledging that reality is more brutal than we often want to see or admit.

why else would you keep denouncing and dismissing the comics and source material of something you allegedly love?

because some other schmuck on the internet said a lie, gave you hearsay, or a rumor they heard through a grapevine on a game of telephone that said it wasn't worth looking into yourself?

well i'll call bullshit on that straight up but what are y'all so afraid of??

couple other things i will say, if you hate butcher for being the biggest worldclass cunt, you will absolutely feel vindicated and have your feelings or possibly lovehate boner (like mine~) completely validated with what happens in these comics (and if i'm being honest about the direction of the show, weeeeelllll...~<3 lemme not tho lmao<3 still def the biggest bottom, out bottoms hughie by far, i wanna see him get railed by vas/love sausage)

i will also say, billy is 100% wrong in the comic and the show is slowly but surely unraveling that truth there as well, if it's not clear enough by now. what he does isn't for becky/becca, and definitely not for ryan either. it never was.

it's for his father, no i will not elaborate cause read the damn comics. (but also, people need to stop fucking forgetting that HUGHIE is the *actual* good guy here, not billy... billy is a bad guy... billy is objectively worse than homelander in many MANY canon ways and remember that reverse character development i mentioned--.)

contrast, if you *love* butcher, you will likely be disappointed in the show, but the comics will help prepare you for it (they also make too many things CLEAR)

unfortunately, you do not get sweetheart noir in this and while i love his show counterpart, bearing with cunt 9000 noir is worth it. (it also sparked fic ideas for me cause why not both~<3)

LOVE SAUSAGE IS UNREAL AND PERFECT~<3<3<3 if nothing else, comics love sausage at least deserves your full attention.

homelander's as always is a fun boi, show homelander by comparison is basically *final stage* comics homie (full throttle evil berserk type shit/just before it hits) take everything you thought you knew about (comics) him, and throw it out the fuckin' window.

boi does some fucked up shit... and ALSO has fucking mental breakdowns and visceral reactions like throwing up to doing evil shit because he literally can't stomach it and is trying to convince himself that he is the bad guy because he's been gaslit--.

and i'ma stop there. read the fuckin' comic if you actually wanna know just how deep that homie rabbit hole goes.

and i will absolutely use the idea of him having legit *adverse reactions to doing evil shit* in a fic because FUCK. YES. that was a sad but lovely detail and would make for a perfect fuckin'a alibi<3

anywho~<3, if you recognize he's a victim in the show? the comics. read them cause OOOOOHHHH--.

[i-am-trans-gwender]

If you call literally anything problematic then Tumblr will pretend to love it.

Friedberg and Seltzer's movies are problematic. Now y'all have to pretend like you unironically enjoy Date Movie, Epic Movie, Meet The Spartans and Disaster Movie.

It's the same logic as 12 year olds who like edgy memes just because they know it will upset people.

[positively--speculative]

It is so weird how people can make their *own* post criticizing a famous author and someone will jump in and be like, "Why can't you let people have fun and like what they like?" Because what about someone's critical post is preventing you from liking what you like? You're free to disagree with the opinion of someone critical of Anne Rice, but their opinions aren't out here burning your beloved books lol.

What it comes down to is this--you are UNCOMFORTABLE with the criticism. People will point out the racism that is present right there in the books and have the audacity to TALK ABOUT IT. And racism is not the only ugly thing present in Rice's work. Her own behavior outside of her books is worth studying.

Like, shit. There are some things I do like about her books. She designed a lot of interesting characters, but that doesn't change the fact that there is a lot of wasted potential with them. But you all seem to have read these books in your edgy teenage years and felt validated by the disturbing things her characters get to do in the books and face no repercussions for them. And then you never expanded your brains beyond that point. You didn't explore any other books of the same or similar genre. You chose to never look at her work with a more critical eye because you never learned that you can like flawed things while admitting they're flawed.

That wouldn't be so bad if you all just stayed in your little corner and talked amongst yourselves, but you have to go out here and cut into our conversations and try to shut them down. Like, what is wrong with you guys? Why are you so loyal to a woman who didn't know you and would launch a harassment campaign against you if you even blinked wrong in her direction at a book signing?

And a lot of you will be like, "IT'S A GOTHIC STORY!" when cutting in on our conversation but none of you can even tell me what that means lol.

[ghosts-just-wanna-have-fun]

Happy Pride!!!

ID: an aasimar changeling with four visible wings flies in front of red silk curtains, he's wearing a corset, a short skirt with a slit up to the hip, wing shaped shoulder ornaments, knee high green boots, black and white striped stockings and several bands of silver with eye patterns on them. he has a set of rainbow fans with peacock feathers behind his head, and his head has two bands with eyes on them and multiple wings. his wings are a deep blue, nearly black with a sheen, and his feathers are gold around the edges.

[naranjapetrificada]

Blocklist feeling too short lately? You could do worse than this post where OP and people in the tags maintain their conviction that they need to keep calling Ed an abuser.

[volumina-vetustiora]

BRUTUS: Speak to me what thou art.

CAESAR: mali tui manes, Brute.

BRUTUS: Why com’st thou?

CAESAR: tibi ut dicam: te me visurum esse Philippis.

BRUTUS: Well, then shall I see thee again?

CAESAR: ita vero, Philippis.

BRUTUS: Why, I will see thee at Philippi, then.

[scholar-of-yemdresh]

Nothing pisses me off more than going into the tags of Canon queer characters/couples and finding it filled with fanon ships or hating the Canon queer rep and propping up headcanons/queer ships involving their favourite cishets. You wenches make me want to commit domestic terrorism.

[georgiaswarr]