#modern day media

[castielsprostate]

i dunno i think a lot of people have a very love hate relationship with the queer community because of the way the 90s/00s/10s media portrayed any sort of gay/queer/trans/lesbian/ace/etc relationship (whether in relations to others or themselves) as this inherent "silliness"? as this thing you're not supposed to talk about. it exists, but never let it show. it's there, but it shouldn't be seen. it's tolerable as long as it is silent.

it all ties back into misogynistic and the patriarchal systems that keep being persisted now. it's told as being a gay man is taking away your manhood, you are seen as weak and frilly and clearly not good enough to be a Real Man™. and being a lesbian takes away your femininity, you're too rough around the edges and are too manly thus you're not pretty because men can't be pretty that would mean they're gay, and thus you are not good enough to be a Real Woman™. the only "acceptable" way to be if you HAVE to be queer in any way is bisexual as long as you are a side character and stick to the "other side" when dating and end up with the opposite gender when getting married and settling down.

and even if the elements above were minor, being queer was shown as a struggle, something ugly and as a dirty little secret. a queer relationship was shown to be a funny gag, a dramatic storyline to have Normal Characters™ complete their acceptance storyline or advance their plots whilst the queer character is pushed off to the side. surface level inclusivity messages that are dressed up in "we love everyone" with the underlying tone of "we tolerate you as long as we have to and you're only here so we can hit a bigger audience"

all this to say that this is the reason most actors, male and female, are so opposed to admitting the characters they played in those decades were queer-coded in any way, shape or form. because that would mean voicing the quiet part out loud when they were told to keep it silent

[bardofthefreaks]

I love not being able to sleep cause I just find the wackiest shit on tumblr if I don’t

[countess-of-edessa]

the world is so fucked up and i can't help but think the damage is irreparable when i see people talking about how unusual and prudish it is to wait six to ten dates before having sex with someone. ten dates??? roughly like twenty five hours of interaction????? ten old timer burgers and mango iced teas from chilis equals sex?????? the possibility of pregnancy, STDs, emotional devastation, lifelong consequences, not to mention just straight up the possibility of getting murdered, with a STRANGER you have hung out with for maybe like two months???? and that's a LONG TIME???? and if you feel weird about that and don't want to do that that makes you NOT HETEROSEXUAL????? THATS AN ORIENTATION???? BECAUSE ITS SO OUTSIDE OF THE NORM OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR ????? i hate all of you i hate you i hate you i hate you every day i hate and I hate and I hate you

[janasojka]

moon landscapes, spring.

[polintwitteraus]

Polin Twitter AU: Flashes and Whispers, pt 5/?

….surprise? Thanks for all the comments and love it means the world to<3

[badnewswhatsleft]

TONIGHT LITTLE DARLIN'

[arthistoryanimalia]

#WorldOkapiDay :

Dahlov Ipcar (USA, 1917–2017) Okapi, 1991 Cotton, wool, buttons, wire, Kapok batting 14 1/4 x 16 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. Portland Art Museum 1993.26

[deadbaguette]

Just found out the line in the draft of ‘we’ll be fine ‘

“Cuz’ I got in a fight and sailed to an island! When I’ve never left home shores”

Was never about the Telemachy and I think my heart just shattered into a million pieces

[thecobaltcoyote]

Ok for the record, I hate this being the alternative/new resource (also don’t know if this has been said or everyone’s already aware) but for any future VLD rewatches, hate watches, rewrite material, or meme compilation creation, etc.

There is an entire “collection” of VLD media on the Internet Archive search engine. That may help you piece together and COMPLETE the SERIES.

I hope this is helpful rather than annoying.

[bugwolfsstuff]

*shakes you* Listen to me LISTEN TO ME

ZEUS IS NOT JUST A FUCKBOY

HE HAS MORE TO HIM THAN HIS SEX LIFE

HE IS MORE THAN JUST THE KING THAT CHEATS

HE IS THE GOD OF HOSPITALITY, JUSTICE, WEATHER, DESTINY

PLEASE STOP MAKING HIM AN ABUSIVE FATHER LET HIM BE KIND FOR AT LEAST A MOMENT

PLEASE

HE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE AS MANY CHILDREN AS POSEIDON

PLEASE GIVE US ONE MEDIA THAT DOESN'T MAKE HIM CRUEL

[swallowtail-ageha]

I think someone should study the fact that all of the moral issues people have with coleen hoover are just the modern day version of "this erotic literature will corrupt our pure women!"

[brbuttons]

Some BS2 sketchbook stuff from the other week. Because stylising characters is hard. ✨

[celestialsnakes]

butchlander 🤝 deadclaws/poolverine

my fav old man yaoi

[lemonduckisnowawake]

Hmmm. I see. So what modernity wants in their stories is morally grey characters - not in the sense that they are merciless killers with good hearts but in the sense that they are flawed but that the lines between good and evil are too blurry to properly make out. And they want those characters of ambiguous morality to make choices that still end up for the better or everyone and those they care about because perhaps what matters deep down inside is caring. More than a story where the definitions of good and evil are properly outlined, we want a story where the choices we make matter, that even if the skies are grey, we can still paint color in this world

[polintwitteraus]

Polin Twitter AU: Flashes and Whispers, pt 12/?

A fun update as penance for missing yesterday’s update (I was out of town with no cell service). Thank you so much for all the love and comments, it means the world <3

[kaiserin-erzsebet]

I'm begging video essayists to read and cite actual history. You would not believe how many I've clicked off of for very basic errors. Not bad interpretations or arguments; just very basic factual errors.