#not really discourse

[holidayslinger]

i'm gonna say this with no hate to anyone specific but i really fucking hate theories that make extra homophobic characters/people secretly gay. i don't like it. it makes me uncomfortable. i feel the same way when people make jokes about politicians who make their careers out of homophobia being secretly gay. i just don't like it. it makes me feel weird. sometimes homophobic people are just fucking violent homophobes. lets not assume homophobia = secretly gay, please.

[ouroborealis-charnivore]

pretty soon the good omens fandom will be non existent. we will just end up blocking each other into oblivion and then there will be no one left to see us talking into the void.

[leandra-kinard]

Unpopular opinion.

But I really dislike Buck's new hairstyle. The curls on top are nice, but the missing sideburns are a crime; the neck is shorn much too short, the lower middle is too thick, and overall it gives his head a really weird shape and silhouette that looks like the top of the back of his head is flat and the lower middle too thick. I hate it more than I hate the mustache.

Just had to get that off my chest.

(and no offense to any of you who do like it, but gosh, I can't warm up to it at all, and it's been weeks. Nope)

[asexual-means-no-attraction]

Do people understand that others aren't always all or nothing??? Like... Just because they have one stance on side of a topic, doesn't mean they have a specific stance on a completely different topic. People are allowed to fluctuate in their views from topic to topic. Humans actually do understand nuance when it comes to our thoughts process-- or at least most do it seems.

[nemesis-is-my-middle-name]

that article going around abt firefox's new ad program is annoying bc it's phrased as though "mozilla has finally TURNED on its people and is SELLING YOU OUT for cold hard cash!!" when. that's not what's happening. it is specifically being implemented to discourage tracking behavior, and literally all the data they are giving to advertisers is aggregate and anonymized, which is like, the opposite of what that post wants you to worry about, lol

[zhoudadudugongjin]

actually the only thing in cql that i want explained is how jiggy got his hands on king théoden of rohan's sword

[darishima]

made a chart of the straw hats' skin tones with the colors being screencapped directly from the episodes, to show how much they've lightened. this is more than just an "artstyle change" or "design evolution" or "just the timeskip" this is blatant racism/colorism. it's fucking ridiculous and i don't understand how toei is continuously getting away with it please reblog btw, i think this is something people should see

[samble-moved]

post itself

false flags

trans/adjacent tags

accessibility features

tumblr live post (thanks for the link, @problemnyatic)

flashing / strobing / lights

unblockable flashing ad

buying ad free

staff @/macmanx guilt trip

list of staff + more issues

[codgod]

i have crafted a diagram

[idiotsonlyevent]

it is completely understandable to be uncomfortable with the sexual assault in dandadan. it's important to discuss how it's framed, whether it's handled poorly, or if it could be been portrayed better. but the number of people - even fans - stating that it is only fanservice, irrelevant, or could be removed is frankly bizarre to for SO many reasons, starting with the fact that this parallel exists.

the anime made it even more obvious by interpolating cuts from the first scene into the second one.

i thought this scene showed that momo gaining her powers by believing in her relationship with her grandmother gives her the strength to fight back against what is basically a horrific, much more aggressive and abstract (maybe even absurd?) representation of her shitty gross ex - who was demanding she 'put out' and pay for the love hotel in very first scene.

while the escalation from one scene to the next is surprising, it's not something that comes out of nowhere. this first scene is meant to be a set-up to what will happen later. it sets the tone, though significantly more lighthearted at this point. it tells you that sex, sexuality, etc. is something dandadan will touch on - though you don't know what the scope and depth will be until later in the chapter.

i cannot recommend this video enough, as it discusses some interesting interpretations of what the serpoians and turbo granny represent in their respective assault scenes, as well as how right now the treatment of both scenes is unfortunately uneven.

more notes about plot and thematic relevance below the cut. spoilers for anime-onlies (up to chapter 8, will probably be covered in episodes 4/5).

momo was assaulted, and almost cut up by the serpoians, much like the other victims turbo granny appeared around. this is an intentional parallel. turbo granny goes to momo because that is what she does. again, SUPER unclear how that factors into turbo granny's assault of ken, but if we keep the video's interpretation of cynicism in mind, it could be related to that; maybe turbo granny has a cynicism toward men - similar to momo in chapter/episode 1 - and this is why she chose to attack ken. unfortunately, it's still too early to really understand and explain a lot of her motivations.

again, completely understandable to not like how the sexual assault was handled or portrayed, and it's important to keep discussing it. but this is what dandadan does for many different types of trauma and difficult life experiences. this is a huge part of dandadan's identity. if you don't like it, that is fine, but calling the sexual assault 'just fan service' is blatantly untrue.

[stheresya]

i love the way sansa is so proud to be catelyn's daughter. in a world where women are expected to assimilate to their husbands' world once they get married, there's sansa adopting her mother's gods into her creed, taking pride in having her mother's looks, often choosing to wear the colors of her mother's house and, most importantly, drawing strength from her mother's memory. what's so great about this is that it's not an act of spite against her father. she's just proud of being both stark and tully. it's like arya said: the woman is important too.

[bluegiragi]

In regards to the monster cast’s orientations. I politely ask, how the heck did Price and Simon’s desires to be tops work in that temporary relationship of theirs? Did they rock paper scissors to see whose turn it is? I am very genuinely curious how they decide. Also find it very cute that Rudy likes to boss Alejandro in the bedroom.

well, in the monster!au specifically, Price and Ghost got together shortly after the incident with Roba. It left them both permanently scarred and they kinda latched onto each other in the direct aftermath. Simon, who had lived his entire life as a human until then and was now grappling with being an unstable smoke monster, was feeling glaringly vulnerable. Price, who was now down one wing and was feeling that impact no matter how much he tried to work past it, recognised Simon as "hoard" and in turn was overcompensating for that.

In summary, Simon needed someone in that moment to take charge and Price needed a way to reassert his dragon-hood to himself. Their relationship was toxic and codependent before the brass recognised what was happening and sent Price out into the field before they wanted to, just so they could separate the two. Their feelings for each other levelled out with time, and they sometimes revive the fling for old time's sake, but it's a lot more understated now.

in regards to non-monster-aus? i fully believe that Price is just Simon's exception. That's his captain, and he's an attack dog. There's a certain dynamic that comes with this (and i eat that shit up every time)

[bonefall]

Anyway. Bi and Mspec Lesbians aren't a hotly "debated" topic or even new to queer culture, it's just the newest thing that bullies who REALLY want to be homophobic and even racist use to justify harassing gay people they don't like.

It's the thinnest possible veneer of progressive language wrapped around TERF and reactionary rhetoric so that they can feel righteous for forming an angry mob against vulnerable targets. If you're gullible enough to fall for the newest wave of bigotry within the queer community, and turn on your allies because they're "confusing" or "invading your spaces," the SAME way they turned on bi/pan labels, trans people, xenogenders, neopronouns, and aroace people before this, then get lost.

[mesetacadre]

what a fucking week. between Venezuela and the Gaza Fundraisers, I'm starting to think this isn't the progressive communism website. this is the racist first world cracker website.

[magical-girl-coral]

I do find it funny how much discourse there is around Astarion when Neil Newbon said he based him off a cat he tried to domesticate for three years.

"Why does Astarion keep making rash decisions?" Because he thinks he's going back to the streets any second now and refuses to leave survival mode.

"Why does he hate when we make good decisions?" Bitterness at being rescued "so "too late" plus the aforementioned survival mode that makes him want to leverage everything.

"Is he a good person or a bad person?" He has real safety and body autonomy for the first time in forever. Let him figure this out first by going on a Frieren style self discovery journey first and then discuss personality aspects.

"Is Astarion romantic or are his fans projecting other's aspects onto him?" See above. Also, the graveyard scene proved he can be romantic. He just figuring out beyond "laying dead animals on your doorstep" gothic part of romance.

"Why does Astarion try to go through the ritual even in playthroughs where he wants to stop it at any cause?" Imagine being a kicked street cat forced to his shit for all your life and finally getting the chance to not only eat the face of the person who forced you into this life, but steal all of his shit as well. It's a urge that's deeply hard to fight.

"Why is he an asshole?" He's a cat.

"What is the true face of Astarion?" ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. No one knows, least of all him.

He's just a cat, guys. Leave him be with his favorite person and he'll probably be fine.