#rocky-shat!

[fizzywashere87]

hehehe 🥰

@fluffyr0cky

i see you on my blog 😁🥰

[gorebonk]

me vs roblox free draw but at least I got a Frankie out of it

[arceus-insanity]

A Moral Scapegoat for who?

All For One is a shit character, he is presented as a massive threat, but we never see him get a win, similar to the dissonance between the All Might we see and the context in universe.

And in the end, he becomes a moral scapegoat... for the heroes.

What is a moral scapegoat?

A moral scapegoat is (usually) a character used to excuse the actions of other characters or a system. Character A may have done XYZ but Character B was the one manipulating them and/ or is so much worse, so we can excuse A's actions. Or helping defeat B acts as pence for their past actions. Etc. And to a degree it makes sense, getting people to believe a character has changed and should now be considered good both by the characters and the audience is hard. So having some bigger bad to blame takes the pressure off the desired character(s).

While the term is typically only brought up negatively, like the use of Mary&Gary Sues, there are good ones. Commander Zhao in Avatar of the Last Airbender is an early moral scapegoat, used to say yeah Prince Zuko may suck, but there are a lot worse out there. My Little Pony Friendship is Magic has a moral scapegoat, right in the pilot, Nightmare Moon for Princess Luna, sure Nightmare came from Luna but it is presented as a curse, something that was cured, fixed. The Hobbit uses Dragon Sickness as a way to both corrupt and excuse King Thorin's actions when they have retaken the mountain; he is not in his right mind, and shouldn't be considered solely responsible for his actions

In certain ways, Pink Diamond (due to the audience learning her arc in reverse, when it has such an effect on the plot of Steven Universe) is a scapegoat for the remaining Diamonds, even though it makes a lot less sense for her to be the scapegoat when considering the actual sequence of events in universe. And while most people don't think Pink/Rose's actions excuse the Diamonds (especially White), she does work with Spinel. Another rocky moral scapegoat is Horad Prime from She-ra & The Princesses of Power, he is the big bad of the show and is meant to be a scapegoat primarily for Horadak who was the previous big bad, and mildly a scapegoat for Catra. The big problems with his sacrificial slaughter is that there isn't enough time to really settle in that this is the true big bad, and both Horadak and Catra's issues were both way more on screen and show up well before we ever hear of Hoard Prime, with them operating separately.

And All For One is a worst example of all of them (that I mentioned)

For starters the more we saw of him the less ultimate intimidating evil he portrayed, nor did we get a satisfying he was actually pretty pathetic. Really trying to have your cake and eat it too. Looking back he's very cartoonishly evil, but lacks the presence, he's boring. I've seen many good portrayals of him in the fandom, but canon is just boring. His background of miscellaneous evil deeds, don't really go into how they were evil, just that Yoichi (& AFO) clearly believes them to be, both come across as very childish to me, seeing the world as black & white.

He lacks the moral complexity of complex villains (like Magneto), meant to be an ambitiously evil man, whose evil for the sack of being evil. But he lacks the presence found in Classic evil Disney characters like Jafar, Clayton, and Ursala. In a way he's like King Magnifico (from Wish, the only recent hated animated Disney movie, that I agree deserves to be shat on), trying to have both but failing to capture either

In the present, he has little involvement on screen, and once he's out of the picture, Shigaraki (& the League) really bloom as villains and characters. The story could have had a slow realization (for Shigaraki, the League and the audience) that he was holding the League back, and that meant either he was nowhere near as competent as he was portrayed, or he wasn't actually helping Shigaraki, setting up for the body suit plan

But my biggest issue is who he's the sacrificial goat for.

And who is he the scapegoat for? The fucking Heroes and their shit-ass society, including the H PSC crap.

The ending reveal that he was behind everything that happened to Tenko, from him being born, his name, the kids he chose to play with, the issues with his quirk, and only having him; fails. It doesn't work! Mainly because of what that scene ignored the walk, and the complicity of the family. It ignored that the family were directly ignoring that Tenko was being abused, trying to placate him after the fact. It ignores that Kotaro Shimura chose to follow his friends advice, over his wife too. It ignores that even though AFO would have killed anyone who tried to help Tenko, no one tried. It also doesn't make sense either, normal kids are shit actors, not to mention Tenko was the one to reach out to them, not the other way around. And with the sheer amount of heroes, and cops, and regular citizens, how was it literally no one tried to help him, it's not AFO.

What else does it ignore, oh yeah, Tenko isn't truly unique in having a tragic backstory. Sure he was planning on taking advantage of the Endeavor's awful legacy plan, but we never see that AFO has done anything before kidnapping Touya. It's implied that he helped stroked Heteromorphic discrimination for his own gain, but that doesn't change that Spinner had pesticides thrown in his face, by 'innocent' civilians, that Shoji was mutilated as a child, for saving a child, by 'innocent' civilians, that the Ordinary Lady was attacked and denied shelter in the middle of an active warzone, by 'innocent' civilians. Himiko's abuse was enabled and furthered by quirk counselling, we don't even get a he was secretly to blame all along for this one. The commission has assassins, ignore. The homeless have to resort to villainy to survive, ignore. Once someone is considered out they are abused by this society until they have to lash out, ignore. The big bad was taken down, so nothing has to be done about these systemic issues, cause the heroes say so

There's a pattern, he was only able to do this, because the society he was in was already doing it.

And AFO being a moral scapegoat could of worked.

IF the Hero Public Safety Commission was similarly a scapegoat.

To begin, AFO should have been the scapegoat for the League, and the villains as a whole. The heroes would instead have the HPSC as their scapegoat.

Hawks should not have been made president of the totally different PSC, not only is he a known murderer, he doesn't regret it, he has never criticized the Commission's (or any other hero's) actions. If he's not going to see the issues, and hypocrisy right in front of him, he shouldn't have any role at all in it, and a very small one if he does recognize them. Giving this to Hawks screams nothing is actually going to be fixed, any changes are going to be for the worse.

Going into the final Deku vs Shigaraki battle, as well as the dreamscape crap, I had hope in this series. I thought that Deku would finally be forced to have the long over reality check of the Villains are right, what are you going to do about it. So instead of hyper-focusing on one tiny moment that with any and I do mean any additional context would show that it's not just this tiny shit moment. Rather than murdering Tomura for not abandoning the League (the same reason Hawks murdered Twice), have Deku convince Tomura that they can make a better society. That Deku's peaceful(ish) method is what's better for the League we have seen he loves.

From there they could have come up with a deal where either (these are simplified) everyone is held accountable for their past actions (as in the villains, Endeavor, Hawks, the Commission, everyone responsible for the sky coffin, etc). Or the clock is restarted, and everyone is hence forth held to the same standard. The villains are around to make sure the actual issues to their problems are dealt with, hint; Himiko's problem wasn't lack of access to quirk counselling. Happy satisfying ending for everyone

[overtake]

thank you for that gifset because i think about the fact that professional driver 3 time formula 1 world champion max verstappen has said before that he doesn’t mind not driving if he knows the person who drives him is capable (he gave his sister as an example, even said she could go too fast) when in a road car, and how daniel likes to show off and be helpful, literally 24/7. max is the ideal passenger princess for daniel because he wouldn’t even insist on playing his own music he’d just go along with whatever daniel wanted 😭😭

Daniel said to Max in this video "You're a good passenger! I would've shat myself" when he's just going crazy in this car on a wet track, but look at Max down here, having the time of his life, so comfortable and confident in Daniel's abilities and never trying to make Daniel stop or tell him what to do.

(And, despite what Daniel said about how he would've shat himself, he was so unbothered in the video where Max did the driving and raced the other car on rocky, dusty roads).

And, to steal vital tags from @blamemma ...

#the strongest juxtaposition of daniel constantly being the passenger princess #doesn't necessarily like to drive on normal roads #gets driven to the track by other people #let his mate do most of the driving on the road trip video #prefers to be in the passenger seat #aux cord his responsibility #but YET everytime they do one of these #he takes responsibility #drives max around #feels somewhat....protective....familiar....endearing...

(And of course, like you said, the music would still remain Daniel's responsibility - making it a perfect match - because Max could probably do a full road trip in straight silence. His mind is a terrifying place. I haven't slept right since he said he runs without music.)

[kairithemang0]

scary thing uh I’m almost at 100 spies are forever fics

so last year I got to 40 kh fics. I never thoughts I’d get anything more then that on anything. Because Kh is such a big part of my life and changed me so much. It’s what got me into writing fanfic that wasn’t self insert oc stuff, even that I only did one of. And then saf came along and went “hey bitch what if you obsessed” and then I hallucinated for a year until I shat out I think 94 fics in a year??? Which likely means I posted over 100 fics last year which is. Insane.

some of yall have seen me write and know that when im in it i am IN IT so its not completely surprising i guess? But the fact that for SAF specifically the ideas just kept coming and in the end i took very little real breaks is interesting. I think the month i posted the least of once i got super into SAF was may? Maybe? And that was bcs school took a mental toll on me, the second i was free i was writing nonstop. Curtwen week helped. I miss curtwen week

idk guys I love writing. I apologize for filling up the SAF tag so much, genuinely. I do it so much at this point where I feel bad for anyone who dislikes my writing style or my approach to curtwen. Genuinely if you feel that way and you’re scrolling through the tag i apologize. For ao3 and tumblr too. I am. So severely obsessed with them. I have 30 things queued from watching half of SAF last night and I will be continuing today. My love for this show is on going and never ends

a few days ago I was worried I wasn’t obsessed as much. I think that’s sorta becoming true. I didn’t get all giddy during a1p1 like usual, I didn’t hyperventilate during spy again. I cried but that’s different. And I worry that because I’ve lost multiple fandom friends that I’ve just soured on the show. I don’t fully think that’s the case, however these past few weeks and with multiple situations and just my own rocky mental health because of it, and it tying back to this show, definitely didn’t help. I’m getting there. Very slowly. But this isn’t a mental health post this is just me rambling.

anyways, do I decide to do anything special with my 100th saf fic? I don’t really plan to but maybe I will if something pops into my head. Which atm I’m at an idea drought. I wanna do something with stakes again, I feel like my last… good lord I won’t even count. Fics haven’t been very mission based. Maybe I’ll give them a fic like that. Sucks that I love writing dialogue and hate doing action. That’s one of the main reasons I don’t write mission fics too much. Idk I prefer those calm quiet moments, I love taking a step back and seeing the real people behind the spies. Their genuine feelings and fears. It’s so interesting to me

anyways I’ve rambled long enough happy new year

[shinyshade8026]

AWRRGGFFT SHATS THE PLUSHIES NAMES

HHEHnda

She named the rabbit Rocky Road (It had a diff name but I like this better)

and the Crocodile is Snapper!

[jegibbs]

Divorced Pope Isn't Gerbils Who Shat Existentialism.

The pope sent me a dick pic/now I am considering converting to veganism/ isn't that what Rocky IV was about/ I don't remember/ watching too many informercials on existentialism.

I had a gerbils once/ is that why I am a divorced dad with no children? Did you know I once was a child/ nether did I/ you couldn't believe the horror on my face when I found out/ I still jerk off to nightmares.

I want to eat meat/ but Tinder says I am outdated/ like the pope/ who shat in the woods on my gerbils grave/ I blame Uber.

[weywookitswestwood]

you getting tricked into eating alligator

😔🤝😔

me getting tricked into eating prairie oysters

OML IM SO SORRY- I first I thought you meant literal oysters until I looked them up on Wikipedia and realized they’re the same as Rocky Mountain Oysters and I almost shat myself😭😭

[elysian-noctuary]

Some stuff to bring up

My activity will be pretty slow for now. With stuff I have previously mentioned, it has gotten more rocky. With my current situation, I'm overworked to say the absolute least. I'm now full time, in pain every single night I get back from work, and expected to keep this house clean as my roommate does nothing.

"But Riley! They're disabled!" So am I (to some extent). My feet are constantly on the verge of flare-ups and could send me to the hospital if I'm on them for too long. I'm still dealing with injury flare-ups from procedures I've had done to correct issues with my feet. Sure, I'm not wheelchair bound, but that doesn't mean I'm not in pain daily either. It has been a constant thing for me since I was 10 years old.

But do I get a break from that? Nope 💖. They cried to me how I never cook for them. When 1) never was taught to cook because reasons. 2) I work late and... can't fucking stand after work 90% of the time unless I want to risk getting sent to the hospital. But that doesn't matter 😊

I bring up that I'm paying for their bills, on top of my own, AND helping my mom since she had a cancer scare, AND she has no money due to the fact that my POS "father" took all of her money. So I'm essentially helping pay for my bills, their bills, some stuff for my mom so she doesn't go homeless.

What am I met with when I tell my roommate it's not fair that I'm doing all of this while they sit in their ass, playing games and getting high all day? Silence. All of my problems get thrown back in my face to only be met with "my mom's dead! My life's a wreck! My anxiety is so bad!!! I ruin everything!!!"

But when I tell them to look for a job that's accommodating... suddenly it's "no one wants to hire the ADHD cripple" as they say. Yet... Have had jobs for years. While having ADHD and their back problems.

It's become very apparent that my only use here is to be their wallet and live-in maid. I'm tired. And I don't get a break. I'm constantly shat on for trying to get help from my current roommate, but only met with backlash and made to be the bad guy. Always. No matter what I say.

But anyway

If you want to talk more, I'm more than happy to do you my discord. I'm way more active there in terms of just talking since my brains fried like 98% of the time now 🤷

[fizzywashere87]

You should totally message me whenever your requests are back open

(I have requests hehe)

HI :D

we were on tumblr the same time so now we're also connected :D

you can always shit in requests pookie because you're my moot <333

[thenameismylo]

America Is A Country Populated By Mean Spirited Retards -- And I'm Tired of Pretending It Isn't

I didn’t want to write this. I have a post about how I went to Rocky Horror, and I hate people. But nope America, you had to shit the bed and ya really shat it this time. You know I could have forgiven you for 2016, everyone gets a mulligan — or in your case like a couple of dozen. You know for 2020, I didn’t think Biden was the greatest choice, because I knew it would lead us to here. To use…

[lowplainlowinthemorning]

being called this by someone who deadass made me feel like the dumbest person in the world for not liking Sonic youth ENOUGH, and who has written essay upon essay about hating Lana Del Rey despite claiming he never writes anything negative abt his friends’ interests where they can see it is insane. like you had a breakdown when u got into asap rocky and DC comic books bc it wasn’t obscure enough. and I readily admit to liking pop music, popular films, etc. I’m very open abt how my favorite bands are really famous bands. and you’ve made fun of me for my music taste not being experimental enough before because of who I genuinely am. like how in the world could this be applied to THE nirvana fangirl, who wants to be a famous artist. “I ignore it 90% of the time” like dude you are one of the tens of people who’s readily shat on me for liking things that are “mainstream”…

[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Thursday, February 16

BUFFY: I can't let you do it, Faith. FAITH: You're confused, Twinkie. (smiles ironically) Let me clear you up. (points at Angel) Vampire. (points at herself) Slayer. (points at Angel again) Dead vampire. BUFFY: There's a lot that you don't understand.

~~Revelations~~

The Sunnydale Herald is looking for at least one new editor. Contributing to the Herald is a great way to get your Buffy on! Find out more here.

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

The Other Malfoy Part One by Zorak23 (Fang Four, Harry Potter xover, T)

Hands Off by MillennialCryBaby (Buffy/Spike, E)

Aflame by HollyDB (Buffy/Spike, E)

The Transition by TheRealJeanGenie (Buffy/Spike, T)

Hot Knife by Lady Emma (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

[Chaptered Fiction]

Soul Connections - Ch. 3 by decapiitare (Wesley/OC, Cordelia/OC, G)

The Key To Being Buffy - Ch. 1 - 4 by BlueZeroZeroOne (Buffy, Dawn, Stargate xover, M)

Things Change - Ch. 1 - 9 by Bacner (Faith, multiple crossovers, G) COMPLETE!

cat-to-cat communication - Ch. 3 by The_Eclectic_Bookworm (Jenny/Giles, T) COMPLETE!

What the hell is a Bothy? - Ch. 8 by Alwaysandforevermylove (Buffy/Faith, Killing Eve xover, E) COMPLETE!

Who Shat on the Floor at My Sister's Wedding? - Ch. 15 by thoughtsofahouseplant (Buffy/Spike, T) COMPLETE!

The Slayer and her Watcher - Ch. 2 by margoteve (Giles, Buffy, T) COMPLETE!

Initiation - Ch. 24 by Jaspergirl (old_fashioned_gal) (Tara/Willow, Giles/Ethan, T) COMPLETE!

The Rocky Road to Dublin - Ch.1 by fortes775 (Buffy/Spike, R)

I Violently Dislike You - Ch. 10 by scratchmeout (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Spiderwebs - Ch. 10 by Willow25 (Buffy/Spike, R)

Bring Him Home - Ch. 11 by acb6293 (Buffy/Spike, R)

Better the Devil You Know - Ch. 15 by SlayrGrl (Buffy/Spike, R)

where the shadow ends - Ch. 10 by disco-tea (Buffy/Spike, R)

Kaddara Hade - Ch. 18 by hostile17 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Love Drabbles - Ch. 16 by Hermionetobe (Buffy, Stargate xover, FR15)

The Key To Being Buffy - Ch. 4 by BlueZeroZeroOne (Buffy, Dawn, Stargate xover, FR18)

Cross Purposes 3 - Ch. 129 - The Scoobies and a Schoolgirl by DianeCastle (Buffy, multiple crossovers, FR13)

I Violently Dislike You - Ch. 10 by scratchmeout (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

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Gifset: [Willow and Anya search on the computer] by starryeyesxx (Anya, Willow, worksafe)

Moodboard: coffy (cordelia x buffy) by nbshrubberry (kissing, prob worksafe)

Comic: The washing machine incident - Ch. 2 by JSBirsa (very NSFW)

[Reviews & Recaps]

PODCAST: Episode 92: Out of My Mind by Myth Taken: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast

[Recs & In Search Of]

ISO: Howls_Honey seeks missing pages for BTVS Omnibus Vol 2

[Fandom Discussions]

POLL: choose one of buffy summers' greatest hits burning... by comradesummers

I need more "Wilfred" in my life [Willow x Fred Part 1] by Almighty_Push91

They had so much potential despite the brief moments they had together [Willow x Fred Part 2] by AndrewHeard

Lilah Morgan Appreciation Post by Captainoats88

Tara Appreciation Post- S5 E12- Checkpoint ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ by Nollaf5E5

just finished season 5 [ATS] by ruckmanrules

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Okay these are now officially my favourite Buffy thing that I own. [BTVS Tarot Card Deck] by iamjimothy

Andrew's behavior post-siring in S1E05 by Tuxedo_Mark

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[leviiackrman]

1, 4, 11, 16, 20, 28, 37, 46, 54, 62, 77, 82, 89 + isla/arthur xoxo

otp: don't wander far (isla + arthur)

1. How did they first meet?

isla owned a bar in Blackwater that was left to her by her late mother, and so when she had to sell half the ownership to keep it afloat she was faced with the most disgusting and abusive man you could possibly think of. she was tired of being his personal property and an escort for her once welcomed customers, so she ran away and straight into Mr. morgan himself who then proceeded to accept her into the Van der Linde Gang (tho she later left the gang for a bit - with permission - to open her own bar again and be a safe base for them anytime. she eventually joins them full time again but its complicated as to why aha)

4. What’s the relationship like? Smooth? Rocky?

generally smooth, tho living on the road makes it tricky for both of them so complications come up more often than they'd like

11. Who is the most physically affectionate?

isla is by far more affectionate, tho I'd say they are equally affectionate with each other when others aren't around

16. Do they enjoy dancing?

yes!!! nights around the campfire end with a little drunken jig together or isla dancing with the other ladies - tho she's not the best dancer, she still enjoys it nonetheless

20. Do they give each other nicknames?

not really, they refer to themselves by their first names mostly, tho on occasion they use their last names in a lighthearted way

28. How often are roadtrips?

often. i mean... its the van der linde gang haha! tho isla is deffo more accustomed to being settled so she enjoys the change of pace once in a while

37. Thoughts on PDA(Public Displays of Affection)?

cheek kisses and walking arm in arm is quite common so they're not opposed to it, but isla prefers their more personal/private moments to be kept that way

46. What do they like the least about each other?

isla hates how he can return to camp looking like he got shat out by a cow and think nothing of it, not to mention how long he goes away for with no indication of when he'll be back. arthur hates how picky she can be sometimes - not in a snobby way, but just a bit fussy if she doesn't like something or is in a bad mood and wants to make it clear

54. What do others think of them dating?

"shes too proper for him" is said often, tho that's complete bollocks because she quickly adapts to the travelling life and doesn't fret too much about being fancy. there's a bit of distrust towards isla at first amongst the other gang members because of her complicated situation but the others soon end up loving her

62. What other couple would your otp get along with the best?

john and Abigail!!! abigail really helped isla settle into the camp and they continued to be quite close so whenever she was having issues with Arthur or in general, she would go talk to abigail

77. Do either of them have secrets even the other doesn’t know?

there are probably a few small ones that Arthur never shared but their biggest ones were shared with one another. tho isla hates the part of her life just before meeting arthur and she knows it upsets him to talk about how she was treated so although he knows, she hasn't ever brought it up again since

82. What is an inside joke they have?

oh god my brain has shut off so I can't think of anything funny aha! oh okay here's one : one-time arthur helped isla clean up her bar at the end of the night and took a swig from a half-full bottle of beer cus it was just sat there. it wasn't beer, it was piss. shes never let him live it down

89. How old were they when they got together?

uhhhhhhh hang on *checks notes* - isla is about early twenties when she first meets the gang so when they get together its about a year and a half later haha! don't ask me about Arthur I'm assuming 30 something

OTP QUESTIONS

[the-muses-are-herd]

Rant / Rave about The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Heh. 

So, a bit like Kerouac and the Beat Generation: Kids, this is a fundamental part of Queer history. Yes, dated and whatever you want. It is still, yes, IMPORTANT. 

No, it’s not mandatory to adore it, not even to like it. 

But yes, context is capital here. 

The accusations that it’s actually transphobic --to be honest, I have only ever seen this take in Tumblr. This bizarre “Drag is transphobic!!”, usually echoed by very young people who, to a T, change their minds once they hit their thirties. Fancy that. 

So yeah... DO research the context. Do find out exactly why it is important. And sure, give it a try, on your own. 

P. S. I doubt I’ll get an ask about this, but: I have similar feelings about “Rent”. 

P.P.S. Hey, you ever noticed that somehow it’s often though not always historically important Queer media that gets shat on this way? Accused of this or that? So yeah: Read Oscar Wilde. Read Mark Millar’s run on The Authority. I can’t say to read / watch “Call me by your name” because I have neither watched nor read it myself yet. But do. Also read Truman Capote. Also read Walt Whitman. Etc. etc. 

And yes, also, very important, also DO read Queer people of color. Langston Hughes, just for starters. 

[homebrewsno1asked4]

I’m so very sorry.

Hi everyone. It’s really been a while, huh?

And - like the title says - I’m really sorry about that. It’s been a weird and rocky past few weeks; work has been hectic and borderline unreasonable, my laptop finally shat out, and it took me a couple weeks to get a new one.

So, like a true hack, I’ll be posting some reruns, reblogs, and maybe some unwanted life updates for the next month while I regroup and prepare some new material and get back on schedule.

Again, sorry for the sudden prolonged absence. I’m fine, and I hope you are too.

Stay safe, healthy, and sane.