#probably a controversial opinion

[multiversemittens]

We all made fun of Doug Walker and Channel Awesome but honestly compared to the current generation of Youtubers we were blessed.

[kdsburneraccount]

not sure what it says about me that im a mild james harden sympathizer

[adm-starblitzsteel-4305]

So anyway, about the critics and the audience score...

[lavenderspence]

here's a controversial opinion from my long ass list because I haven't yapped about anything today

Emily and Penelope were better friends to Spencer than JJ was

There, I said it😬

[loresung]

I did want to wait until I had all of my thoughts in complete order for the latest saga, but I simply must talk about "Six Hundred Strike" right this moment. I think this song is better without the animatic (though I do think the animatic was extremely fun). Listening to it without the animatic makes me violently unwell every time.

In a way, this song presents itself to me as Odysseus acknowledging his trauma around Calypso and his time trapped on her island more so than a true airing of grievances he has with Poseidon himself (though everything he said does also apply to Poseidon of course).

"How does it feel to be helpless?" Chills actually. Yes, it is directed directly at Poseidon who has also kept him from home and is actively doing so then, but on a deeper level, he has just escaped from being held hostage (and sexually abused) for seven full years. He's helpless in the face of storms, yes, but he can outlast them. Weather will yield eventually. He would not have been able to outlast Calypso without the intervention of the gods. He would have committed suicide. He would have.

The actual back and forth between Odysseus and Poseidon also is very evocative of what would have been happening during his imprisonment (because it is still implied to have been happening, even though the song sounds pretty and largely skips over it beyond Athena mentioning the time passing and Odysseus not being in control).

All that pain that I've been through — Stop! Haven't I suffered enough — Stop! You didn't stop when I begged you!

Odysseus wouldn't have been able to say any of that to Calypso while he was at her mercy as her possession (even if the Olympians told her to release him / Hermes was there to take him away), but he can say it to Poseidon, who is currently at his mercy. He can make someone hear him.

And that is why this particular song holds such a high personal opinion from me.

[todorokistheories]

izuku is the perfect teacher

He'd spot bullying faster than anybody else. And he'd make sure other teachers didn't promote those behaviors. the dude analyzes quirks for fun... what more is there to say. He'd love giving critique and ideas to students and would probably have to be asked to stop so that the kids can figure things out for themselves.

He cares and gets to do what nobody did for him and set these kids up for success from the get go. We already saw it with the kid he consoled with the "useless quirk."

I honestly think izuku would make a better teacher than hero...

[copia]

sleep token rituals 3/? ☼ source — Aqua Regia

[deckofcookiez]

The Alex Kister Situation

Alright; I've been more of a lurker on here for awhile, but for months now--almost a year--I've been a massive fan of the Mandela Catalogue, and this fandom has been a major form of escapism and safety for me. So, I feel the need to say something about the current situation.

To start, I'm putting a link to the document with all of the information about what happened, as it's important to read it and learn about this whole situation in depth:

With that out of the way, I just wanted to share my own personal opinion; personally, Mandela Catalogue has legitimately become my special interest. I have pretty much obsessed over it ever since I first found it, and everything I've written or drawn since then has been to do with it. It's been very important to me, especially due to the community here on tumblr, as this fandom is probably the most supportive and open places on the internet I've found. I feel a lot more connected because of it, and it made me feel comfortable and safe.

I was in a bad mental space today, and when I found out about this, I had a pretty bad breakdown--some might call it an overreaction, but you don't know just how dependent my mental health had become on this series and fandom. (I will be working on avoiding this habit in the future, as it isn't healthy to depend so heavily on one interest)

After reading through the document, and just seeing so many opinions and contributions from others, I am almost certain that these allegations are true. But I always, always listen to all perspectives before making judgement, so I will not be going full "I hate Alex, he's a despicable person!!" before Alex gives his own point of view.

That being said, I do believe Alex has serious issues that he needs to get handled. I am hesitant to call this pedophilia, as from what I've gathered, he didn't seem to have active malicious intent towards minors(correct me if I missed something that said otherwise)--rather, I get the impression that Alex simply doesn't understand boundaries, and genuinely saw his fans as mutuals. He seems to be a person who's manipulative--whether intentionally or not--and his personal relationships, platonic, romantic, or sexual, turn very toxic because of this. So, trying to have personal relationships with fans, people who look up to him and see him in a very different light, results in inevitable toxicity as well.

I get the sense that Alex simply is a young person, struggling with mental health and gender dysphoria, who was thrust into extreme popularity very suddenly, and doesn't have the maturity level to handle it properly. Overall, I do not support him, if he continues to act like this--if he makes genuine, real efforts to deal with his mental health and his unhealthy behaviours, I would respect him for that. I wouldn't look at him quite the same, but as long as someone makes genuine efforts to better themself after doing something wrong, I appreciate and respect that, and may eventually give forgiveness. But, if he doesn't make those efforts, if he continues his patterns and refuses to try and get better, then that is on him and at that point I have lost any and all respect for him. At that point, you are not a good or reasonable person, in my eyes.

Regardless of how things go with Alex himself, though, I want to say...

You do not have to support a creator to enjoy their work!!

I am a huge fan of Danny Phantom, and that show's creator is a genuine piece of shit. Like, a truly despicable human being. That fandom successfully has, just... completely ripped the show and characters from their creator. They have cut him out entirely, nothing he says holds any impact or meaning to them and it hasn't for years. He's seriously fallen off. And it's still a fun, active fandom! The people in there are super neat!!

And, hell, look at the whole mess with J. K. Rowling!! She is an absolutely disgusting person. But so many people grew up with Harry Potter, and still like her stories, without actively supporting her--lots of creators turn out to be really awful people, but that doesn't mean that what they made is automatically awful as well. They still have some kind of creative ability, that happened to produce something that garnered a significant amount of attention.

We don't need Alex to still enjoy the concept, characters, and overall story he's created. We can still make fanworks, still appreciate what it is that drew us to the series in the first place.

Honestly, out of everything that the fallout of this would bring, I was most terrified of the fandom itself dying, as that is what truly matters the most to me. This place, these people are so important to me, and I am so scared of this community falling apart. I've already seen plenty of people stating that they will no longer be associating with TMC, and are just completely distancing themselves from it. It feels like things are already dying and disappearing and it really, really fucking hurts.

I guess what I'm trying to say, is that... if that is your choice, if you truly do not want to associate with TMC anymore whatsoever, then I don't blame you for it. I understand if you can't look at the series the same way after this, and I respect that choice.

But you don't have to, if it still means anything to you. Fandoms are more than just their creators--they're the community that has been built around the work, and this community is possibly the best one I've ever been in. I don't want to see it die. So, just know, that you can still love this fandom, this story, these characters, without supporting Alex. You can still draw the characters, make OCs, write fanfiction, etc. He won't get money from that--only from directly watching his content or buying his merch.

Finally, I'd like to say to go support the victims. They didn't deserve this--no matter what Alex's intentions were. Please support them, and regardless of how this turns out, do not continue actively supporting Alex Kister. I am sure that, whatever his intentions were, he did still harm people and that is not okay.

Also, this is all just my own opinion, based on what I know; I was not in the discord, I don't have Twitter, I don't personally know anyone involved and I have not seen everything regarding the situation as a whole. I simply felt I should state my current opinion, as I'm seeing a lot of people freaking out and spiraling and just leaving the fandom entirely. I wanted to remind people that it's okay to still enjoy this fandom and be a part of it, without Alex. My opinion may change some with new information I find, but overall, I am of the opinion that Alex should not be supported, while the Mandela Catalogue itself can be separated from him and still be enjoyed and appreciated.

And, whatever happens... Adam Murray, Jonah Marshall and Thatcher Davis are officially honorary characters in my stash of little guys. If he's not fit to keep them then they will become my creative outlet instead (and others who love them, obviously). They're very special characters to me, I can't express just how many things I have written and drawn to do with them, and I refuse to give them up.

(another addition, regarding the apparent 'alter egos' Alex apparently had: Possibly consider DID? I know a lot of people with DID will often mistake it for other things, including simply being gender non-conforming, when in actuality they really have alters that just identify differently. Not diagnosing, I don't know enough about him to make any real claims--it was just a thought.)

[linkspooky]

Rewatching Shera and it's funny how both of Adora's closest friend gets driven into negative character arcs partially because of how she treats them. Like, Honey, I'm detecting a pattern here. If only the show runners had seen it.

[maxer-blaster]

Ranking seasons of Dimension 20

Note: I'm only ranking seasons I've seen, purely from my own opinion.

1. FH: Sophomore Year

2. Fantasy High

3. Unsleeping City

4. UC:2

5. ACOFAF

6. Mentopolis

7. Starstruck Odyssey

8. Misfits and Magic

9. Burrows End

10. FH: Junior Year

11. Tiny Heist

12. Pirates of Levithan

13. ACOC

14. The Seven

15. Of Mice and Murder

[askchilchuck]

hello chilchuck!! i figured sense your not a chiwawa anymore i could ask you to listen to more music, you where a very cute chiwawa by the way. anyway! *brings out the cd player and another cd* lets start!

this band is one of my favorites, my mom introduced me to them. so good memories yk? i guess there conciderd “old” now, i dont really call music until it breaches 100 years old lol. But they’ve been playing music for 30 somthing years now, cool stuff too. i’ve memorized a bunch of there songs- ..and I��ll stop rambling and put it on now (sorry)

make sure you tell me what you think of them, and the songs! *pops a cd in the cd player, the offsprings americana album starts playing*

Hey, that’s not bad. There’s a lot of instruments I haven’t heard before, but I kinda like them. Thanks for showing me!

[aroaceleovaldez]

I have an idea if you make a pjo godly parent quiz- make it really hard/rare to get one of the big three! there’s always too many people who get Poseidon on the quizzes I’ve taken like where are all the Hermes kids…

I already intend to do this! I have a similar pet peeve, so I already incorporate that kind of weighted system into stuff like my random PJO oc generator, or I have a google form quiz where I will manually assign godly parents based on the results and I usually try to reserve big 3 kids a bit but honestly I don't usually even need to. Cause there is usually a different god who fits better which makes sense when you think about it.

Like, it's fandom. More specifically, it's a BOOK fandom. Of course the fandom is gonna be mostly Athena and Apollo and Hermes and maybe Dionysus kids. That basically just covers all the arts and an interest in books/mythology/history. One would expect the fandom to have disproportionately arts-and-literature-related godly parent assignments.

[seasideoranges]

guys i gotta be honest whenever people call the live action avatar “darker “more serious” and “less childish” then the original show i just think of this meme

[blackbatcass]

I firmly believe babs and dick are the only two people on earth allowed to call cass ‘cassie’. No I don’t care if canon contradicts this.

[pseudohades]

Some anatomy practice with them both (separately) + headcanons about their shared sex life and preferences because my brain is full of filth.