#oooooooo scary

[ahoneesan]

makes a childrens-book-type-book titled "everybody fucks" to teach repressed tgirls that its ok to have sex

[thorough-witness-enjoyer]

A Look into My Witness/ Destiny Cultural Project!

Greetings!! In order to help organize my cultural project (that I am still working on, so everything here is still malleable as my understandings and drafts change!), I decided to share with you guys what I aim to tackle (warning, I’m not a professional by any means)!

My project is a very causal one that will be used to form discussions with others. My goal is to encourage people of my culture to tell passionate and authentic stories after years of pressure to be docile to Western ideals, using the Witness and its role in Destiny to show that there are universal themes and antagonists we can portray to a worldwide audience!

I’ve been hopping around getting interpretations about Destiny in order to understand how others perceive a story that can be read to resonate deeply with our experiences.

For context, I am using this reading, inspired by my cultural experiences, to compare interpretations against and form this project: the greater story of Destiny is about how the indifference of the universe and its tendency to act in ways people see as cruel paired with the questions left by its silence drive people to seek an answer to it that is objective/perfect out of fear and pain, failing to realize that there is no one way to look at those aspects of the universe spiritually and that the pursuit of enforcing purpose leads to cutting away at beliefs/people that you deem a threat to your paradigm.

That fear of uncertainty and the inability to make the universe act the way you wish it would often leads to individuals forfeiting a personal existential pursuit in favor of assurance within a collective belief system that gives them a sense of safe, objective meaning; a system that can cause long lasting devastation, but can be defeated by choosing to fight alongside others to protect diversity and the right to self autonomy, even if that means living in a world that can cause pain alongside others that can choose to be immoral.

I relate this to an exploration of Caribbean culture against imperialism, specifically religious imperialism, and talk about beliefs/ideas like Myal, Obeah, Vodou, Evangelism, Fundamentalism, and Négritude.

Here’s what I have as categories!

A Silent Universe is One Open to Interpretation for All- Understanding the Traveler/Gardener’s role in Destiny’s narrative and how that leads into creating stories inspired by its dedication to free will as well as our own culture’s interpretations on the roles of the universe’s forces and divinity (with personal additions added from my experiences of focusing on scorning the universe instead of helping others understand their place in it as a partial result of people forcing the narrative of an omnipotent, omnipresent, all knowing God into fitting the white supremacist theory that slavery was earned via the lineage of African individuals to Ham from the Bible)

Don’t Submit to the Indifference of the Cosmos, Work in Spite of It- Understanding the Veil/Winnower’s role in the Destiny narrative and how that can enrich stories involving fighting against Social Darwinism and dogmatic cruelty (discussion of the hive occurs here)

Do You Need Salvation? I Don’t, but You Do- Understanding how the ideas that the Gardener and Winnower represent lead to the creation of the Witness and using that to sympathize and understand the behaviors of “Precursors” in our real world; an argument against the notion that ethics is only for “civilized westerners” and that religions with vertical morality/a “perfect”, blissful afterlife are the objective truth

We Don’t Want the Ends and We Sure as Hell Don’t Want the Means- An analysis on the intentions of the Precursors and how far intentions can be valued in stories that focus on the consequences

We Fight Systems, Not People- An exploration on how the decision to make the Witness it’s own being outside of the Precursors makes it a powerful representation of how individuals can harm themselves to make an oppressive system that is more than their individual actions

It is Beauty Amongst Ugliness- An exploration of how Destiny’s support of fighting for hope and personal freedom against insurmountable odds shows a potential interest from general audiences for Caribbean stories of maintaining hope in desolate conditions; a discussion on how tales of black triumph has a place on the world stage

You Look at the Sands, I Look Beyond the Horizon- A discussion about how more communal groups that are close to their cultural identity might focus on the more societal, large scale implications of a story rather than the more personal implications individually minded people see first, something to be aware of and acknowledge when creating cultural fiction (with observations about Witness interpretations and other pieces of media, like Dev Patel’s movie Monkey Man) (please note I am not demonizing any type of interpretation, I just think it’s important to consider that people have different scopes in order to avoid frustrations in story telling)

Disciples, Taken, Dread, and Zombies- An exploration of “zombification” (as used in the book Myal by Erna Brodber) to explain the treatment of the Witness’ forces and relate it to how imperialistic acts aim to strip people of cultural/religious identity to use for the perpetuation of its ideology

I Hope That’s Dread You’re Feeling - A discussion on how, after years of intimidation from oppressive powers, fiction can be used to cause negative reactions in audiences that move them to take our issues and stories seriously (with pieces of the Witness’ abuses, manipulations, and mutilations described); a discussion on the importance of fostering a Lordean Rage in depictions of abuses as well as the exploitation of black bodies (with additions from Myisha Cherry’s book The Case for Rage)

Leaving Lubrae Won’t Save You- An analysis of how Rhulk can be interpreted as a metaphor for zombification; how imperial powers seek to prey on the vulnerable and frustrated to isolate them, instill in them their ideology, and turn them on people who struggled just like them with promises of salvation (with additions from Derek Walcott’s Dream on Monkey Mountain play and the book The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon)

You Can Look at it This Way, or That Way, or That Way Too- An overview of some of the historical/mythological/cultural/philosophical/psychological references in Destiny that are key to understanding the world building and how Bungie uses them to enrich the game’s themes; a discussion on how we are not alone in our struggle to prove we have a right to existence and expression

You Should Always Aim to Do Better- A discussion of some of the narrative shortcomings in Destiny, especially involving racial biases (intentional or not), that storytellers should be mindful of when developing narratives or using cultures to inspire antagonistic forces

Is it Human? Male? Female? No, it’s Evil- A general discussion on the design of the Witness paired with more specific observations on how people interpret it’s gender; a detailing of personal observations on how whether the Witness is seen as masculine or feminine often coincides with what traits/interpretations of it are given attention, related to how imperialism is often seen as a masculine force

The Stars Were Made for Us Too- An encouragement to people of my culture to not shy away from implementing our experiences in sci-fi and fantasy settings based on some of the aspects people admire about Destiny (inclusion of varied forms of gender expression and sexualities, poc from different backgrounds being main characters, etc.) (with additions from a visual arts thesis a friend of mine is producing about black mythology and the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston)

If you guys have any questions or want to participate, go to my pinned post and comment on it/Dm me personally! I’m still accepting responses to my questions and lore/references that could help me out, and I thank everyone who shared that post! Thank you for your time and I’m so excited to keep working on this to refine it more!

[katyspersonal]

Yeah, now Crow made BRADOR even more evil than he was. The Lore Council has officially entered its edgy teenagers phase.

By this logic, maybe someday we will grow to be mature adults...... (...eh, don't count on it....)

Recent week in headcanons crafting department has been something, alright?

[thepokesphere]

Upon your Pokémon’s insistence, the movie you chose for Friday Movie Night was a horror movie, one that was about a detective investigating her family’s old haunted mansion deep in the forest with her Crobat. Even though some of them couldn’t handle horrors, they all were too curious about the movie to not want to watch. And how can you say no to their cute faces? So, you put in the DVD and sat back on the couch.

30 minutes into the movie, your Indeedee and your Scraggy were gripping each other, shaking like crazy as the protagonist went down the dark, cramped hall. Cobwebs littered the scene, and the only sound was the footsteps of the detective and creaks of old wood before they had stopped in front of a door, boarded up with a sign that said ‘KEEP OUT’. Your Jolteon was hiding itself under a pile of blankets, and you could feel the fear emanating off of them with the small buzzes of electricity that occasionally touched your finger.

“Crobat, use Steel Wing on the door. Be careful.” The detective stated. The Pokémon went ahead and did just that, tearing through the wood like fabric, revealing a pitch black room behind all the covering. While Indeedee and Scraggy looked as pale as the ghost boy that showed up a few minutes earlier, they were still glued to the screen, tensing up when they saw that there was nothing but darkness in the room.

“Huh..I can’t see a thing. Crobat, can you find the light switch?” The sounds of the Pokémon’s wings filled the air, along with an eerie piano playing for background music. Indeedee and Scraggy hugged each other tighter.

You can’t help but chuckle, petting their heads to try and ease their fear. You had managed to coax Jolteon out a little to run your fingers through its fluffy head, even if it gave you a bit of static shock. On the other hand, you were rubbing Scraggy’s and Indeedee’s foreheads, which seemed to have calmed them down.

“Are you sure you all wanna continue? You’re hiding.” You said to Jolteon, moving your finger to Indeedee and Scraggy. “And you two look like you want to join them. We can watch something less scary if you guys want.”

For the first time since they started watching, all three of them turned to you, shaking their heads despite the looks on their faces. They were too invested now to go back. You simply shrugged, looking back to the screen. Crobat seemed to have finally found the light switch, and now the detective was looking around the room.

“It’s going to be okay. We’re already halfway into the movie.” You reassured, crossing your arms. “You’re all safe here. You can cuddle up next to me if it gets too—“

“SCREEEEEE—!”

And in a few seconds flat, all of your Pokemon quickly huddled besides you, all three screaming themselves as the detective was met with a shrieking Misdreavus popping out of the closet she opened. You were startled yourself enough to let out a little yelp, before focusing your attention to comforting the three frightened Pokemon.

“..scary.” You finished, wrapping your arms around Jolteon, who became a lump of blanket in your lap. Thank goodness you didn’t have any ghost Pokémon, or you would be worried your Pokemon would be suspicious of them all day.

Your house was ghost free.

And there wasn’t a Misdreavus hiding in the garage somewhere.

Right?

[shellscribes]

i really wish i could use this app more without my ocd being an actual fuck

[666jevil]

Just saw mpreg hate on the tl. Fumed

[sad-nympho]

He said a cigarette would leave pretty marks on my skin and my mind went completely blank

[delsymprincess]

Yes I’m proud of being an addict, yes I’m too ashamed to go to the pharmacy for narcan. We exist

[good-omens-memes-daily]

OoOoOoOo so scary!!

Happy Halloween from all of us on the Good Omens meme page! Big spooky fans, we!

Day 448 of posting Good Omens memes Everyday until Season 3

[frenchfriesandhawtguys]

Soap is scary

König: I once had a sniper trained on Sergeant MacTavish

Horangi: And he's still alive. Why didn't you shoot him?

König: He looked at me

Horangi: ... he looked at you?

König: I was over three hundred meters away and he MADE EYE CONTACT WITH ME THROUGH THE SCOPE

Horangi:

Horangi: You're right, he is scarier than Ghost

[crimeronan]

it's always wild to me when horror media about varying new england puritan witch trials is predicated on "but what if there actually ARE witches and supernatural things?? that's the scary bit!! oooooOOOOoooo evil women, oooOOooo demons, OOOOO ghoooosts"

as if.... like.... the most compelling thing about it all ISN'T that there Were No Fucking Witches. and that puritans would kill people unprovoked for absolutely no reason except maintaining power/control.

HOW IS THAT NOT THE MOST INTERESTING HORROR TO YOU.

[artuurle]

Oooo it’s me the scary ghoul and totally not anyone in particular ooo. You should totally draw that gr meeting cobi comic idea you mentioned in my- I mean in somebody’s notes because it would be awesome oooooooo [scary ghoul nosies]

OH NO!!! I wonder what kind of scary ghoul would send this ask! I must warn Flick about ghoulies being on grujaja posts!! /silly /lh

For context: in the tags I discussed about How since in my headcanon Grujaja was taken to the grove young, he was most likely dropped off in buzzhuzz or Milldread since those places explicitly discussed having schools. I ended up choosing to place him in Milldread.

Of course the main issue of this being Grujaja would rather curl up into a ball and die than be anywhere bright and loud and well..... you know how schools can be. The easiest thing to do would be to run and hide somewhere quiet- but that just made everything worse.

There's a reason why he refused to step foot into the town after the god seemed to have gotten angry- we only see him at the edge of the town on the way to hobbyhoo.

Bonus Capo having to drop Grujaja off because i make that fucking guy suffer lol:

[eriscary]

Ngl, the first time I saw your username, I thought it was 'Er is Scary'

And I was like

OooOOooO, spoopy er er er er er's 💀

And then I realized that it's not 😔, but it's still funny- 🤣

The name was always a pun for 'very scary' but sdfsdgdfgdfg I AM ROLLING. This makes it oh so much better. Channeling my inner Sans

[brodyfoxxsmassivetits]

Are u scared of me...

Also draw tord pls ily<3

you cannot just send ominous ass asks big dawg people will think your a freakoid!!

yes I am homophobic SCARY gay man

anywayz... blood warn..blood...noise bweed

ouch oooooooo him ouchu

I wonder who went 2 turn his white hoodie red

who would clocked him in his fake shnozz hm..

[the-superstardaycare]

I'm curious what Plural Tumblr thinks so:

Because I personally hated that movie. It focuses on negative stereotypes and shows an already stigmatized disorder as something to be afraid of. The usage of DID here is purely a "shock factor" and "ooOooOOo so scary", which just inforces the stigma already on the disorder and concept of plurality.

^^^ of course just my opinion, I'd be glad to see how other's think of this!

Context: I had a debate about this with someone

[honey-minded-hivemind]

I imagine sentinel reader being toddler size and childish like boo from monsters inc

Kurt: ve have to keep zem safe!

Scott: keep it safe? What about us!? That thing is a killing machine!!!

Sentinel!reader: 🎶lalalalala🎶

Reader: Oooooooo, butterfly! 😍🦋 toddles after it

Kurt: OooO, look at howv scary zey are~ Nowv seriously, zey need us!

Scott: Kurt, we can't just adopt random sentinels! What if it attacks us?

Reader: finds a caterpillar and tries to kiss it

Kurt and Scott: watches

Kurt: 😌

Scott: ... Fine... We can keep them... But the moment they're dangerous they're gone!

Kurt: Vhatever you say~ bamfs over to Reader ~ Nowv, vho vants to play vith me and mein friends?

Reader: Meeeee!😍🥰💖