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About that college commencement speechā¦
Catholic football player Harrison Butker gave the commencement address for Benedictine College in Kansas in May 2024 and it caused a shitstorm. Conservatives love it, liberals hate it. Iāve seen a few memes praising him (for encouraging young people to get married and start families), as well as a bunch of articles shitting on him (for telling women that they belong in the kitchen), so I decided to find out what the guy actually said.
The speech: https://www.ncregister.com/news/harrison-butker-speech-at-benedictine
This is a verbatim transcript, and here is the video posted by the college:
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Okay. Lots to unpack. Like, a lot. Itās under the cut.
First off, heās speaking to a Catholic college. Heās going to get religious. Iām not going to get into his opinions on church politics and orthodoxy. Iām also not going to address his statements on abortion, IVF, or pride month. Iām going to focus on his bullshit opinions about womenās role in society.
[Image Description: Screenshots from the speech transcript broken into three paragraphs.
āFor the ladies present today, congratulations on an amazing accomplishment. You should be proud of all that you have achieved to this point in your young lives. I want to speak directly to you briefly because I think it is you, the women, who have had the most diabolical lies told to you. How many of you are sitting here now about to cross this stage and are thinking about all the promotions and titles you are going to get in your career? Some of you may go on to lead successful careers in the world, but I would venture to guess that the majority of you are most excited about your marriage and the children you will bring into this world.ā
āI can tell you that my beautiful wife, Isabelle, would be the first to say that her life truly started when she began living her vocation as a wife and as a mother. I'm on the stage today and able to be the man I am because I have a wife who leans into her vocation. I'm beyond blessed with the many talents God has given me, but it cannot be overstated that all of my success is made possible because a girl I met in band class back in middle school would convert to the faith, become my wife, and embrace one of the most important titles of all: homemaker.ā The phrase āher life truly started when she began living her vocation as a wife and as a motherā has been underlined.
āI say all of this to you because I have seen it firsthand how much happier someone can be when they disregard the outside noise and move closer and closer to God's will in their life. Isabelle's dream of having a career might not have come true, but if you asked her today if she has any regrets on her decision, she would laugh out loud, without hesitation, and say, āHeck, No.āā The phrase āIsabelle's dream of having a career might not have come trueā has been underlined. End image description]
First of all, Iām aware that this is the piss-poor reading comprehension site so: anyone should be able to stay home and raise children without worrying about money. Children are amazing and parenting is important and great. I myself have a child and I love him more than anything. Thereās no shame in not working outside the home. I believe women (and everyone) should have the choice to do whatever they want with their time, whether thatās pursuing a career or not.
Alright! On to the sports manās backwards and insensitive statements about women!
He starts off strong by congratulating the female graduates on their amazing accomplishment. Yes! College degrees at any level are hard work! But then he veers off and strongly implies that a desire to pursue a career and get āpromotions and titlesā are the result of ādiabolical lies.ā So heās saying that women wanting to be successful outside the home is sinful. Not a great start, buddy!
Next up: the assumption that most of the women in the audience are most excited to start families. āCongrats on the hard work, now start popping out kids!ā
Bruh. These folks just finished a four year degree program. I looked up the financial info for Benedictine College.
Fee schedule:
Semester tuition for academic year 2024-2025 is $17,675, so a four year degree (no fees, no room and board, no meal plan, no materials) would cost about $100,000 without any aid. Itās hardly the most expensive out there, but itās not cheap. With aid but including the fees, materials, room and board, etc? Definitely a solid $100k.
So Harrison here has just congratulated women who are probably swimming in debt on getting their MRS degrees. Maybe some of them want that, but as a woman who went to a private Christian college, most of us were there for the career potential. Very few people these days are spending college money on meeting Mr Right. This is insensitive at best.
On to Mrs Lisa Butker. Harrison says that his wifeās ālife truly started when she began living her vocation as a wife and as a motherā and that his own success relies on her support.
On the one hand, it really is important to have a supportive partner if you want a romantic relationship as well as career success. On the other hand, women donāt exist to make menās lives easier. We have our own desires and ambitions, and telling a group of female college graduates that the most important woman in your life didnāt have a purpose before she got married and started making babies is, again, insensitive at best. At worst, itās condescending, patronizing, and downright rude. To add insult to injury, he doubles down and says that the most important title (callback to graduates looking forward to āpromotions and titlesā) is homemaker.
Iām a scientist and educator. Iām a woman, a bisexual, a fat person, and a witch. Iām a partner to my husband. I recently became a mother, and as cliche as it is, the last title is the most important now. I would do anything for my child. He is my number one priority. But Iām not a homemaker. Never will be. And other women may not feel the same way about motherhood, and thatās their right. I canāt impose my personal values on anyone else. And neither should Harrison Butker.
Last thing on Lisa Butker: she might be perfectly happy with her life. Good for her! But her husband has no right to use her to discourage young women from pursuing their dreams of independence and success. He even says that she gave up her dreams to support his. Again. Insensitive at best, incredibly rude at worst.
So, in conclusion: fuck that guy. His opinions on women are garbage and he should keep them to himself.
#harrison butker#feminism#long post#seriously long ass post#Harrison Butker can go pound sand#and the horse he rode in on
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A little different than last year's, but here we are again. To say that this past year hasn't been absolutely wild would be a lie, cause HOLY SHIT MAN
This year's birthday is. A little different for me, but you already have the silly comic to show that so I won't make like a broken record oops
But, despite the changes and hills that life's decided I should climb or throw at, it hasn't changed the fact that I'm so genuinely fucking thankful to the people that I've known since joining this fandom. I'm not even kidding when I say that being here has actually changed my life for the better. I know I said something similar last year, but this time, hoo boy it sure turned up the AMP and test how far I could go.
So, to everyone, both new and old; thank you for being here :D
@garbagechocolate @darkxsoulzyx @smoljeanius @bunmuffin @skizabaa
@tuzesdays @sleepykas @fernzwing @kandidandi @starsketchez
@just-a-drawing-bean @notdysfunk @ilsole @amberluvsbugs @cloudyvoid
@nomsthecat @alfinefalf @nosleepygay @theblog-with-thestuff
@cacaocheri
(Edit: ty kibbits for informing me of the. Fuck ass tagging system)
AND TAGGING OTHERS BECAUSE. POINTS. BONKS WITH HEAD. GETTING TO EITHER INTERACT OR TALK OR WHATEVER IS ALWAYS A DELIGHT
@ohno-the-sun @kibbits @ink-yy @saltyfryz @kaprisvn
@hierba-picante @sunny-sophies-garden @cookiiemancer @sneeblbop @justaduckarts
@pepethehumanz @crystalmagpie447 @woolysstuff @mocha-illustrates @duhsty1
@sanchensky @pillowspace @victarin @witherfide
[I DEFINITELY GOT SONAS WRONG AND THESE AREN'T ALL THE SILLY PEOPLE I KNOW BUT IM SITTING HERE AT 2:30 IN THE MORNING JUST KNOW YOU'RE THERE IN SPIRIT HANDING YOU ALL POPTARTS WAUGH]
#nebula art and doodles#should. i even count it as that-#nebula birthday time#fuck it birthday tag go brrr#also if i. didnt tag you it is 100% because i'm. a fucking coward <33 and am not sure if you'd like to be tagged in a silly thing like this#(or i don't. know you. that also but shaky thumbs up)#god. this year has been. insane dawg#my goofy ass going through canon events like it's a buffet /silly#jokes aside#the fact that im still like. here. right here#posting or reblogging goofy shit#still in the process of making my fic (i prommy im working on it)#and just. managing to make friends with people despite shit happening#it's so wild to me#i know for some people i've tagged we either haven't talked that much or haven't talked in awhile#and to that i say#fuck it we ball /j#but seriously it's. honestly bc getting to interact with you guys at all makes or has made my day that much brighter#even if it's been awhile like i mentioned or for whatever reason#this is. getting long as hell and i need to go to bed oops#anywhooooo#gotta go fast or some shit#OH- and thank you all so much for. almost 3k. holy shit#where the fuck did you all COME FROM HOW DID WE GET HERE#big heart emojis and sending love to you all#thank you so much
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regarding dr ratio's team join voiceline with aventurine
idk where it originated from but i've been seeing this notion that the ENG voiceline is horribly mistranslated and ratio is much more caring and friendly in the original CN. THIS IS LITERALLY NOT TRUE HE IS JUST AS BITCHY IN BOTH LANGUAGES
as a native chinese speaker i actually really love hsr's localisation and i would like to clarify the misconception + explain the cultural nuance/context behind this particular voiceline
i think this tweet might've been the original source for this misconception? op's translation of the CN line is very literal and completely lacking in cultural nuance. while the sentence ē®”å„½ä½ čŖå·± does literally translate to "take care of yourself", it lacks the automatic positive connotation that this sentence has in ENG. CN is a high context language -- aka the meaning of a sentence can be totally different based on context clues like tone, body language, etc.
ratio's tone in this line is not the tone of someone who is concerned for a friend. it's standoffish. when said in this kind of tone, the meaning of ē®”å„½ä½ čŖå·± is closer to "mind your own business", making the ENG "keep to yourself" a more accurate localisation.
in addition, the word ē®” has connotations of controlling/managing something -- directly translating this to "take care of yourself" means it's missing a lot of important nuance.
granted, the second half of the line is a bit unnecessarily aggressive in ENG. the CN is more like "I have no need for your concern", and explicitly saying that he believes aven's concern to be "false" in ENG is definitely a lot ruder than the original line.
However. in my opinion it's not Too far off base. the way he emphasises the second half of that voiceline in CN carries an implication that he actually disdains aven's concern; we can extrapolate from context clues that he feels this way because aven's concern is just an act. tldr; eng line explicitly saying "false display" does make it ruder than CN but it didn't just come from nowhere -- the implication is already there in CN
this is not to say that ratio doesn't care about aven or see him as a friend. imo the reason ratio is so standoffish in this line is because any display of concern from aven here has the clear intention of teasing ratio. they both know ratio can take care of himself perfectly well. this is just how their dynamic works -- aven makes silly playful comments and ratio deflects them by acting cold.
in conclusion: ENG voiceline is not a mistranslation. hsr localisation is definitely not perfect but in this particular case i feel they've done a fairly good job of conveying the original meaning. thank you for coming to my ted talk
#SORRY FOR THE LONG ASS POST#Im just passionate about accurate localisation#if you read the whole thing thank you seriously#if anyone has other thoughts or questions please feel free to share under this post or in my inbox or wherever!#i did cross check all this with another native speaker but im open to hearing other ppl's interpretations too#dr ratio#aventurine#aventio#ratiorine#not necessarily ship but ill tag anyway#honkai star rail#hsr#long post
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which is gayer
#tokrev#tokyo revengers#stuff i made#kisatake#kokonui#bajitora#yuzuhina#bajifuyu#izakaku#musan#doramai#hankisa#kazufuyu#takemikey#maitake#this took a long ass time to make lol#girl who made sure to put kisatake as the first option: yea im a multishipper i dont have favorites#lots of other good ships but since the tumblr poll only allows 12 options i added the final choice for everyone whose otp isnt there#also since these are anime screenshots some of them arent there yet#don't take this too seriously lol this is a joke poll#every ship in tr is just chefs kiss in my book#that being said i wonder who's going to take the lead#long post is long
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First day of Pride and I just want to shine a light on all the trans people who are unable to transition, especially those who arenāt fresh faced university grads. Those who donāt live in a supportive or even just accepting home or community. Those who arenāt well off, those who arenāt good at or popular enough to crowd fund. Those who canāt afford transitioning. Those who canāt even transition socially or need to stay in the closet for your safety. Those who rely on benefits or unforgiving jobs to just pay the bills. Having to hear day in and day out youāre just GNC, that your pre-transition body is āuglyā and the ways you can express your gender are ācringe.ā Every trans person whoās been told they arenāt ātrying hard enoughā. Those trans people who wonāt even get to imagine transitioning for years.
I see you. I love you. Youāre so undervalued and under appreciated in a world where being a white, well off 20 year old on HRT and getting surgery is more common to see than people who work full time and just donāt have that privilege. It sucks, so much. But you are loved and you are seen.
Happy Pride Month to trans people who arenāt where they want to be. The world is better with you in it. We all need each other.
#nobody seems to give a fuck about trans people who havenāt āstartedā (fuck that word btw) before they turn 20 honestly#like we just donāt exist to you#so if no one is going to tell other trans people who are ātoo oldā that theyāre loved and important and deserving of support#fuck it I will#all the trans visibility goes to people who meet the right criteria who fit societyās idea of Trans#fuck that. yāall are wonderful and handsome and beautiful#and if you never get to transition YOURE STILL TRANS AND YOU STILL DESERVE JOY#I donāt fuck with queer groups anymore coz they cannot be normal#you ostracise your most vulnerable#because fuck poc poor disabled āoldā trans people amirite#iswtg the trans community here is so weird about age too#youāre 30 and still have your legal name and long hair and visible breasts and a high voice? faker obviously. donāt want it hard enough.#THIRTY?!?#yeah get fucked#sorry for being so pissed but seriously#grow up if you think all trans people have their shit sorted by 24 and are living comfortably as themselves#pull your head out of your ass and go TALK to trans people other than your rich circle of teens at your GSA#Iāve not been terribly positive on this positivity post#pride month#transgender#ftm#mtf#nonbinary#every single one of you is braver than any us marine and I FUCKING MEAN THAT#we all stick through this together#trans awareness
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Genuinely so curious who Mike thinks is gonna be buying The Cage or the new DCTL GN bc with the way he tweets as far as he's concerned, it's not gonna be:
The queer people he has actively admitted he will never show any representation of in the games.
2. The POC he has actively fought against representing in his franchise. [Who he also mocked for thinking they would be represented in his franchise]
3. The Bendy fandom which has always been concerned with topics of diversity esp in the sense of queer people since its creation. Who he has responded to really poorly esp in regards to the GN.
4. The fans who critique him. [He blocked me for doing so lol]
5. His fans in general who he tweets about like this currently. [He's being vague about why people were mad at him or sent him 'nasty messages' because if you actually looked into why you'd see he was in the wrong. Either way, a very hateful way to speak abt ur own fanbase.]
Reminder while Mike is trash talking his fans he has always treated them rather poorly. The fans who won the fanart contest for Chapter 5 never got their posters actually in game due to it being rushed. Not only was chapter 5 a big slap to the face story wise, but it was literally so rushed he couldn't be bothered to add in the art his fans gave him for his game FOR FREE. [Meatly blames this on a crazy timeline, reminder him and Mike are the literal ceos of this company. The proposal of future updates here is also pretty cruel considering Mike nowadays happily admits he corrupted Chapter 5's source code and therefore literally can't update it At All currently. Because he is a moron]
At least they got to be in Boris and the dark survival, and by that I mean that was the Only game they got to be in so far, isn't that just treating your fans like you love them? Shoving their hard work into a spin off game almost nobody has played or addresses much. [Hell, who knows if with the Lone Wolf rebrand they'll even stay there. In which case they'll be in None of the games, only in the credits of BATIM]
6. The Bendy fans who just generally disagree with him on stuff. Like the new ink demon design where there is literally a public poll showing people generally prefer the old one.
7. The Bendy fans who can see he is actively lying to them. To their fucking faces.
He says this has always been the case, but screenshots and links to tweets regarding the books being canon prove it was not. Does he really think bendy fans are stupid or something? [Unless he's admitting here he lied to Kress when he told her the books were canon which sounds worse!]
8. Anyone who doesn't like the idea of giving money to a guy who laid off tons of employees then afterwards thought it was a great idea to express his anti-union views! Also brag about how good of an employer he was, according to his employees, he was not!
So in summary; Mike is an awful person who has not learned anything from the awful things he did. I will not be purchasing The Cage because, combined with this and his absolute refusal to take any kind of critique or see any differing interpretation of his franchise, I have no reason to think my problems with the franchise will ever be addressed or fixed. I probably will pirate The Cage along with any future Bendy Products [Including the movie] and will do my best to avoid giving it any kind of monetary support. Unless this changes any time soon, I can't see myself making anymore positive Bendy posts soon.
Mike has just managed to make it so hard to speak positively or optimistically of this franchise when he's so willing to broadcast how little he cares about it or its fans. I'm at the point where I refuse to pull any of my punches with my problems with it. What's the point of trying to play nice with my critique when either way the people creating it don't care?
So with this post, I want to invite anyone who feels similarly about the franchise to tell me, make a post or send an ask talking about how all of this makes you feel. It may not change how things are, but genuinely seeing other people share my feelings of anger makes me feel better. It feels nice to see when other people share our same concerns and worries. I'd also love to know if anyone else thinks they'll be avoiding purchasing Bendy products over this.
I'm not forcing anyone to participate in it nor trying to say anyone who doesn't supports mike but genuinely maybe if we can collectively decide to boycott things like the movie, graphic novel and The Cage... It might at least make the bendy devs acknowledge how much they have destroyed their own fandom's faith and trust in them.
The way Mike tweets about his actions like he had no control over why people were mad at him at least proves to me he takes NONE of it back nor regrets it. If you didn't know about his actions and only went off his tweets, you would be led to believe Mike has been needlessly picked apart by fans over things he couldn't control [or in his own words, had his words twisted and taken out of context]. That is not how you speak about your actions if you have actually learned better from them.
anyway, that has been my bendy dev callout post. This is an open invitation to anyone feeling similarly upset about the way the franchise is going to talk about it. It's genuinely nice to see how people feel about this and the more we talk about the more it's likely the bendy devs are forced to address our concerns. I don't think they will but hey, that's why I'm not gonna support them with my money anymore nor am I gonna be nice to them in any content I make critiquing Bendy. I mean I'm also basically making this post just in case anyone asks me Why I feel this way towards to bendy devs/as a way to respond to anyone who thinks I am too harsh in my critique in the future.
As always, it seems the best part of Bendy isn't actually anything about canon but about what the fan's are creating with the ideas Bendy failed to do anything interesting with.
Also the books, the books slap.
#batim#batdr#bendy and the ink machine#bendy and the dark revival#ramblez#bendy and the silent city#bendy the cage#for the record another reason Im making this post is bc some of the only good resources to learn abt why the bendy devs suck are some old#very longer videos and this is a very long post but I thought it was important to document the recent shit theyve been doing alongside some#of the worst past things theyve done bc Mike has been trying to misinform people on what happened but those videos are still great resource#if you want more info n such#long post#mike D#for anyone who doesnt wanna hear abt him since he doesnt go by mood anymore#sorry if this is rambley or emotional Im just so sick of these guys fr dskjhgskdfjghskdjhgkjhsd#I miss when I didnt spend my days stressed about the awful shit mike is gonna say next and how I would have to disprove it in a post later#or explain why its bad to have a cast of nothing but cishet white guys n constantly fight back against any push for diversity in said cast#genuinely its just tiring esp when u see other bendy fans give ignorant or very silly defenses/takes on those things#n then u lose a lot of respect for them bc they are speaking on stuff they dont know much abt so confidently and therefore misinforming#people or even encouraging very bad views on stuff like diversity n its importance#Im not saying people like that are bad people but it is stressful n upsetting when u see someone u thought knew better do that sort of thin#it makes it hard to trust them again on other issues bc u now dont trust they know what they r talking abt!!#like please think twice before telling young artists making norman white was a tough and complicated decision it was fucking not the bendy#devs just think all their humans are white by default and dont wanna change that its been proven time n time again thats all it is#and defending them just bc u like a franchise they made is very very bad!! They are not ur friends!! they suck and we seriously need to#stop pretending they dont!! toxic positivity is only gonna make the fandom an absolute nightmare its not gonna make ANYTHING better#it just means people will be forced to PRETEND they never have negative thoughts abt the franchise n therefore make them burned out#just look at other similar fandoms please lets not make those same mistakes!!#sorry can u tell Ive been having just. A time recently#anyways back to making my queer ass bendy fan game full of so much diversity mike will prolly shit when he sees it DKFJGHKSDJHGKJHSD
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I love reading Hotamaās USUK doujins because you literally never know what youāre going to get. Other prolific creators stuck to similar genres and styles over the years, but Hotama? Hell no! With Hotama youāve just got to buckle the fuck up and hold on for dear life. This time will it be a bloody horror story? Psychological thriller? Soul crushing tragic epic that will make your heart bloom? Utterly deranged, filthy sex farce? Who knows! Buckle up, fucker. What an amazing crazy diamond she(?) was. So many different reactions to her work:
Wisdom of the Sage:
Shinkonsan, Yutterasshai:
What Are Pink Police:
My Secret Seasoning:
Arthur in the Dark:
Kyoujin Domo no Seiri Kusuri:
Queen of the Battlefield:
I Know What I Do When Iām Drunk:
#hetalia#usuk#hws america#hws england#aph america#aph england#arthur in the dark#my posts#and many more i didnāt list!#seriously i hope hotama went on to make original manga#and has the long successful crazy ass career she deserves
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Hey #GreekMythology tumblr, I want yaālls help on something :).
So, Iāve been thinking about starting this massive project. Like, would take years and years work of writing and research and sheerly finding the time and motivation for. And as I was thinking about the specifics, I thought: why not bring others into it as well? Because as much as I am interested in a lot of Greek Mythology, there are things that are simply not my interests and might cause writers block and my goal for the project would to be as fun as possible. So, here we are.
What is the project exactly? Well, hopefully, itāll be a long Ao3 series/fic focusing on the individual perspectives of various figures/events in Greek Mythology arranged in (semi/good enough) chronological order. I personally intend to write for Poseidon in his/my version of the Titanomachy and (maybe) some events that follow, if you want a little bit of an idea on what Iām talking about.
The limits on this are almost completely free, all that I ask are that each of your submissions are one POV only (and by that I mean your main subjectās POV). Why do I say this? I say this because that is what I want this project to look like. It doesnāt matter if itās First, Second, or Third POV along with all the other variants of those three, my main focus is on the individual experiences of these individuals. Kind of like character studies, if you know what I mean. Iām intending for it to be mostly formal but I will absolutely accept crack admissions that I will probably put into its own series to Separate the Vibes for whoever comes by :).
Ultimately, this is a completely open-ended project that has absolutely no deadline. Iām about to go to bed so I canāt go into too much detail, but if you want to DM me or send any asks, I am completely okay with that and weāll all flesh out the specifics we go :).
What is my overall purpose? Not only is this project made for my own individual purposes of learning more about the gods and other Greek Mythology writers, but itās also the chance to spread the word of other writers. I know how hard it is to get specific audiences, especially when youāre shy, so this is a chance for your work to be stumbled upon. Each post on the eventual Ao3 fic will include your socials, how to find you, and your other general works on either ao3, tumblr, wattpad, or other :)
Can you participate even without socials or a tumblr page? Yes you absolutely can :). My asks will always be open to anons and I will do my best to give credit when I eventually post everything :). If you want to post multiple submissions or simply just want a trackable (between works) name to your writing, just sign something at the end. It could be a name, it could be a potential username, I donāt mind at all :)).
How do I submit things? Well, the best way would be to DM me :). I have a personal writing email separate from most things that would be perfect to either share a google docs with or to just send a copy-and-pasted copy of it. Otherwise, I take asks. None of them will be posted unless asked or weāre ready to so itāll be safe to just drop them off in! Itās also where I take questions :).
Any other things to note? Iād really appreciate some other moderators and editors :). Thereād only be like two or three of each and weād have to know each other decently well before officially starting, but some help would be appreciated! Also, Iād like to keep a working āspreadsheetā of whoās working on what just for people to see whatās going on :). Maybe some people can collaborate or itāll encourage those niche writers to write :). A third thing is that most questionable stuff is accepted. Iād personally rather not handle all those things other than posting it so it might be a while until I can officially accept (consensual and/or graphic) āØspicy stuffāØ but, other than that, Iāll take any of it (also, itās Greek Mythology, almost all of it already happened). If someoneās willing to take over the āØspicy stuffāØ then please DM me so we can work out the details and see if itās a nice fit :)
Honestly, that all should be it. The main point is that Iām trying to start up a long-term project on Tumblr and Ao3 about what is essentially Greek Mythology character studies that not only allows for mass communication across a wide audience, but also (hopefully) gets some recognition for the smaller writers :). Feel free to DM me or send me asks with questions but for now, I shall sleep
Tagging: @bluebellstudio @thirteen-deaths-later @0lympian-c0uncil @happyk44 @h0bg0blin-meat @sworeontheriverstyx @deathlessathanasia @gotstabbedbyapen. Sorry if I tagged you and you want nothing to do with it, I just wanted to get it out there /pos /gen
#ya know this is the one time I regret deleting all my old accounts :/#I had such a large (ish) following on my old tumblr (neptunes-sea-of-writing btw if you recognize it)#that itās kind of intimidating to restart again :(#need to do it tho. i just gotta#but I havenāt really written-#anyway thatās not this postās problem#tagging everyone to try to get it out there#even if you arenāt interested#itād be appreciated if you share anyway to get to a larger audience :)#i just. wanna build that community and know more things#as much as Iād love to tackle this project all on my own#I know I canāt and it wouldnāt be beneficial for me#but since a large portion of it is gaining knowledge#why not ask it from others?#tagging everyone to get it out there#also the general tag is going to be:#Neptuneās Big Ass Greek Mythology Project#bc why not :)#but seriously#consider it if itās your thing#and if itās not thatās fine#I remember being a small writer so intimidated to find people#and Iām feeling that feeling once again having started my entire platform over again :)#weāve all got this. weāll make it work /pos#greek mythology#also#you can write for absolutely any fandom#idc#as long as itās one consistent pov of your focus character :)#also Iām like incredibly sleep deprived and tired rn ive been up since four am and its nine pm rn
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I have been a hater lately so I'm changing that up.
I have my grievances with Baxter dlc, I admit, but I don't hate it I think it's wasted potential which is unfortunate because Baxter is an extremely interesting character.
He's out of place in the our life universe because of how messy he is, the OL universe is very idealistic so Baxter is the more down to earth character that we have in a realistic sense.
I genuinely feel like in order to appreciate Baxter as a character you have to appreciate the absolute mess that he is, not only as a character but as a dlc as well, because again my issues with his dlc is that is a hot mess and it doesn't even know what it wants to do, especially with the lack of choice on the players part. Something that is especially clear in his step 4 and I do genuinely think his step 4 is the whole reason why this dlc left me unsatisfied, because step 3 was such an amazing build up.
We get to know him and how he is as a person, how he constantly feels like he has to put this charming mask and being embarrassed of his more human side, that's one of the reasons why drinks is one of my favorite moments, and we also get to see that due of this faƧade he feels the need to keep his relationships at an arm distance, hence why he cut out everyone from golden grove, and also why I adore planning. So when the break up happens is both heartbreaking but somehow foreshadowed, and that is so interesting to see on a writing stand point because we knew that he would cut us off, now we just know why.
And then....step 4 comes in ...and...
It is just, it's really messy, especially because Baxter in the wedding dlc was willing to start over so... seeing him ignore mc and projecting what he thinks mc thinks of him was, so disappointing.
This whole dlc is just so disappointing to me because the hype was there!! We had an extremely interesting character that cuts you off, that you can break up with, you can have legit drama in this except....no you don't. Because mc has little to no agency In his dlc, because Kab didn't finish writing this and had someone else finishing it for her, because he feels off as an our life character since he was originally an xoxo droplet character, and also because conflict in our life is always kinda awkward .
I think another reason why step 4 didn't work, is because it's clearly meant to be played as a romantic route when the game advertises itself as being able to do both, but you can't in his dlc and worse of all you guys can't leave each other as just acquaintances. I get that Is the game mechanic but I also think Baxter should have been the exception because he's not ready to be in a romantic relationship.
I played my first run on a romantic relationship and it felt odd, it felt fast, with cove and derek is easier because you've known them for years, you've known Baxter for 3 months after he breaks your heart and he hasn't changed a bit on how his ways.
And again is just really really disappointing because Baxter is such an interesting character to analyze because he's an absolute loser who thinks he's punk but he's not, and who clearly has issues but doesn't know how to handle them AND THEN YOU SEE THE FANDOM NOT SEEING THE ABSOLUTE MESS THAT HE IS AS A CHARACTER AND JUST MAKES HIM THIS DOM DADDY PERSONALITY, and it's so disheartening because I remember when the dlc first dropped everyone was making fun of him, then something changed and suddenly everyone praises his mediocre ass, not for being mediocre but because everyone thinks he's hot and is just š
I hate it because writing his dynamic with Pandora and Taliyah (my mcs hi) is so so interesting and makes me explore more things about their personalities, so I just hate that the canon is the way that it is when I know Kab can write good shit and this...felt kinda mid
#our life beginnings & always#our life#misty talks our life#olba#our life beginnings and always#baxter ward#misty talks baxter#āmisty is the-ā is not#āthis is long-ā the post i have in mind is longer and will go through every single moment of each steps lol#i know i ended on a negative note but seriously i like baxter as a character the fandom just makes me a hater#because theyre so obsessed with him and his mediocre ass and i don't understand why#you might have seen ppl starting ādramaā over it (it was me im the drama)#but it was calling out blatant fandom racism#and calling out Baxter fans to chill the fuck out ive seen some shit because they dont#accept the slightest drop of criticism for baxter dlc#but make the most racist remarks on derek dlc#and before anyone says that i need to worry abt whats happening irl?#youre right I'll update my intro post to include ways to support Palestine#ok im done rambling
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INVINCIBLE COMIC SPOILERS
LIKE MASSIVE SPOILERS
The weirdest thing about watching Invincible is seeing Ollie still be a cute lil baby while knowing exactly what's gonna happen.
Like of course it's like that for everyone. Rex, Rudy (aka Rex as well itc). It's especially painful watching them drag out Amber and Mark's breakup and sitting there like that one Frank Castle meme.
But it's different for Ollie. Watching this cute baby coo while they try to think of a name for him just, idk it hits differently. It's like I receive flashes in my mind.
"Awww what a cute baby. Isn't he just adora-"
"Oh. Oh yeah. Oh jeez."
#invincible spoilers#its kinda the same reading the comics but something about the show taking so long due to being a whole ass tv show makes it hit harder#so damn excited to see Thragg though#less excited for Anissa#aka not at all excited. im gonna be so pissed every time she talks#although i would be lying if i said i wasnt curious at how the shows gonna handle that plot#hopefully with the seriousness and sincerity the comics did#and maybe also just kill her instead of the... not great āredemptionā arc#itll be cool to hear jk simmons say āwhat did you do to my sonā tho#invincible comic#invincible series#invincible#mark grayson#nolan grayson#omni man#oliver grayson#grand regent thragg#man it's just common for the majority of my posts to be in the tags huh#OH and itll be so so damn cool to see them dig through the planet. ugh i cant wait
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As much as I love the angst fics coming out of megatron and starscreams recent interactions? I need me some comedy to cope.
For the love of the lord please give me starscream forced to be around megatron but instead of having a normal response and being outright scared and mean(deserved) like in ep 21. I just want him to be a bitch. like please give me passive aggressive starscream. A screamer who realizes that, since megatron has āmoralsā now and works with the autobots, he canāt reprimand him for his mutinous actions, comments and attitude like he used to.
I need me a starscream who calls megs ālord megatronā or āmy lordā in the most condescending, spiteful, and sarcastic tone imaginable. A starscream who openly defies megatronās leadership for absolutely no reason other than the fact that he can get away with it now. A starscream who milks tf out of megatronās guilt. A starscream who, when megs shows any ounce of concern for his physical well-being (whether it be in the midst of battle or just some joint/wing pain), replies with the sassiest, most bitchy, most spiteful response possible.
Megatron, actually concerned for his former second: starscream, are you okay? Iāve been told youāre having some joint pain.
Starscream: really? I thought you of all mechs would know all about my never ending suffering but alas it seems you still havenāt learned
Megatron: ā¦.
#apparently I can post about earthspark without it turning into a several paragraph long rant#with longs ass tags#but seriously fic writers I beg of you#PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE STARSCREAM#transformers#starscream
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Iām so glad I watched Arcane because I got like 3 posts that were full of gifs of Caitlyn and Vi kissing on my dash in a row and if I hadnāt just watched it I wouldāve gotten spoiled lmao
#ramble#long tags#arcane spoilers in the tags this isnāt like a serious post tho#Iām not surprised they broke up like 10 minutes later tho because like how are a cop and an anti-cop girlie gonna get together š#Vi becoming a cop for her is crazy#and then Caitlyn is gonna like lead an army to the undercity š#imagine becoming a cop for a girl and she does that ššš#I know Cait is like grieving her mom and stuff but sheās generalizing the whole undercity as criminals and going crazy and stuff like girl š#and like Melās mom put her in the position and stuff but like she took the role and she said all that stuff to Vi like girllll#I am suffering intense whiplash from that lesbian W to lesbian L all so fast. Arcane s2e3 ending putting the L in lesbian#literally how will they come back from this bro š#wait this is lowkey like the plot of Zootopia omfg#privileged cop girl and underprivileged redhead work together and the two groups of people are fighting#and at one point cop girl starts to generalize the underprivileged group as all dangerous criminals#Iām giggling my ass off now at that thought of CaitVi Zootopia#I shoulda just made a post to rant instead of ranting in the tags but whatever#I used so many names of things uncensored so this will probably show up in my tags sorry I didnāt think of that until now#*main tags not my tags#and I am not retyping all those tags š#this is the dumbest post ever bro do not take this seriously lmao#the new episode has clearly made me crazy#rope/spider post
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Evil stupid bitch alert
#They wrote a long ass paragraph on the post of my prev. reblog saying how its Oh so good to have joy in dark times#Seriously kill yourself I bet theyre usamerican & white#txt
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ask game!! š§”: What is a popular (serious) theory you disagree with?
oooh, that's a good one- A couple come to mind...but I'll go with how I REALLY don't vibe with the theory that Tobirama's mom was a Hatake. Honestly, I love aus where the Hatake are a cool ninja clan for one reason or another, but I don't think it works well as a theory for canon. It REALLY feels like something that would've come up at SOME point, if KAKASHI was the last scion of an old disgraced clan lol
#naruto#hatake clan#hatake#ask game#I. forgot I asked for birthday asks and thus. forgot to respond to them lol. sorry#in general I LOVE crack theories about stupid shit in Naruto! I love slapping 'uzumaki' on every red head we see!#I love speculating about the politics of the warring states era! I love accusing danzo of instigating the hyuuga incident and the 3rd war!#I once wrote a long ass post half-seriously proposing that Kabuto was Shin. I love you Mokuton Moegi. I LOVE stupid little theories!!#but. I really do think the hatake were just some rice farmers that produced MAYBE a handful of Samurai that ended up in Konoha.#I really don't think it's that deep. and even if they WERE a ninja clan#I REALLY don't- well. I GET why people make Tobi a bastard hatake. its free angst. everyone LOVES kakashi and it would link him back to the#founders. like I get it in theory. I just. well. think it's a bad theory. that doesn't add anything interesting to the overarching story#of Naruto#tobirama senju#senju tobirama
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I walk into the fandom
I whisper the Forbidden Truths: Kakashi has no ass
I leave
earthquakes, fire, brimstone in my wake
#I am SCREEEEAMING#this is fucking hilarious please keep taking this seriously klsdfhgkljhsdfgljsdg#it's peak comedy#kakashi#please tell me that long 'kakashi has an ass actually' debunk post was a joke#I suspect it wasn't but#jfc
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(this one is from sometime in August ^^^)
(same with this one ^^^)
@mimuo-no @acemakes-art @fifithegreat654 @fizz-wizz-dizz
Thank you guys so much for all of the support! It's cus of you guys that I try to post as often as I can! I love you all and none of the stuff I've done here would have been possible if it weren't for you guys interacting with me and sharing my posts!
#answered asks#ask#asks#I'm gonna guess that anon is cupid this time#I'm so sorry to the person who sent it if it isn't#seriously though I love y'all sm and appreciate everything you've done for me#all the fanart#the nice comments#and just everything#it's so special to me and I wouldn't trade any of y'all for the world#you guys are so awesome I can't#thank you to everyone who's given me asks and followed me and liked and reblogged my posts#cannot thank you all enough#ik some of y'all sent these to make me feel better about that long ass anon hate ask I got but ik you're genuine#anyway that's been me#stay safe y'all!
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