#sorry I'm mad and ranting

[ididsomethingbadly]

I almost posted yesterday about how much I was loving Archer's Voice but I was only about 1/3 of the way in. I'm glad I didn't because now I hate this book so much. I have about 100 pages left and at this point I'm just hate reading it so that I can rank it last on my ranked list of books read this year.

[salmoninzeeweed]

I'm sorry but I absolutely fucking hate sheith (shiro x keith) like wtf NO...

Shiro knew keith since he was a CHILD, HE BASICALLY RAISED HIM, AND PEOPLE SHIP THEM??????

Keith literally called shiro his BROTHER, HE SEES SHIRO AS HIS BROTHER! CAN PEOPLE STOP BEING FUCKASS WEIRDOS AND STOP SHIPPING TWO PEOPLE WHO CANONICALLY AND VERY CLEARLY SEE EACH OTHER AS BROTHERS PLEASE???

All hate to sheith shippers I'm not even gonna sugar coat that, please stop writing and making art of them being "in love" idc if you think "oH bUT ThEir CheMistrY-" STFUUUUUUU STFU NO HELL NO

Anyway klance forever!!!

[prince-steele]

we have to stop using PayPal as a payment service and I'm genuinely not fucking joking. it's an actual SCAM that is only popular because some large companies adopted it as an option, and then sold it as the defacto option.

there's a bunch of different, other payment options like revolut, cashapp, and stripe that work better and aren't actually predatory on your wallet, and that actually, y'know, WORK as intended. I personally love revolut and find it works for everything I need it to do, stripe is also good but honestly anything other than paypal is preferable.

because, not only did they facilitate scamming hundreds of thousands of dollars out of people with the paypal honey scam, not only did paypal mastercard have a horrific and damaging impact on sex workers and the adult artist sphere, not only does the app just not fucking work as intended... paypal also holds your money hostage for indeterminate amounts of time, and takes a ridiculous cut just as an extra fuck you.

stop using paypal if you can and start diversifying your options because it truly is not a good enough service to justify how ubiquitous it is.

[liedownquisition]

I genuinely believe DickRoy would be terrible for Roy. I meant there is decent evidence for it, New Titans Vol 1 #101 where Dick throws Roy's addiction in his face and physically attacks him because Roy is selected to take over the Titans or Titans Vol 2 23 which is a tough read of Dick reacting to Roy's addiction (if I am remembering right). (Honestly kinda weird when they try to retcon in Dick helping Roy with his addiction when I don't think any decent help is in character for Dick). Roy is capable of being a good boyfriend to Dick, he is very understanding but the same cannot be said about Dick to Roy (in my opinion).

You are so incredibly correct, anon and this is really foundational in why I kind of made the switch from being a DR shipper to JR. Now,

DISCLAIMER: I wasn't active in DC fanon anywhere that can still be found until like 2011-ish and by the time I was engaging with DC stuff it was around when the YJ show rekindled my interest and I was mostly yj-verse birdflash and some more niche ships largely driven by rp. I didn't really write fic in my older LJ DR days and just read the stuff I could find then.

Additional Disclaimer: This post is not intended as ship bashing, yes I'm getting a little bitchy excuse me if I'm a little pissy with how toxic the other side tends to get. I've said it once and I'll say it again: The appeal of DR to a lot of people is it being a somewhat toxic ship, but that's not how a lot of people are trying to sell it when they bash on JR.

Lemme just, let's look at some panels from your examples (Uh, TW for... I'm so hopping mad rn I can't remember the proper terms. just, being shitty about past addiction, incredibly shitty depictions of addiction, abusive language):

New Titans vol 1 (1988) #101

This particular incident is made worse by, well, all of Roy defending Dick prior to this in the very same issue:

Roy says that Dick's always been a bit standoffish with him (again, same issue), Wally even somewhat agrees and attributes it to "that Batman thing." And the entire reason they're removing Dick from leadership is FOR HIS OWN GOOD?

God, Titans Vol 2 (2008) #23 is an EXTREMELY hard read, it's at about the time of Cry for Justice and DickBats, and they really fuck up revisiting Roy's addiction so hard in here, and make a point to isolate Roy to really set him up for the clusterfuck that is Rise of Arsenal.

But yeah, Jason's the reason Roy's characterization fell into the shitter? (Also, "get help or I'll get help for you" is not... great. That's not help. Not when it's presented like this)

... Sure. Like the majority of this issue is really just about how awful the Titans were (with an emphasis on Wally being shit tbh) to Roy EXCEPT Donna (and Garth tbh, but Roy gets really defensive around him and is a total ass too. I'm not saying he's perfect by any means but...)

Like, hell, who needs enemies when you have friends like these, am I right? and a LOT of Titans/Teen Titans runs play up the teen drama and strife between Dick and Roy or Roy and literally all the other guys! It Always Has!

Allow me to also add in Titans Vol 3 (2016) #21

It's important to note that, once again, Roy isn't above also doing some shitty stuff to them, and does, but let's put some of these scenes into a bit more context:

The first one is literally Roy doing everything he can to save the Titans and prevent the government from signing bills that would affect a lot of people EVEN BEYOND the Titans themselves! Yes, Dick is in a bad space, it's still fucked! It doesn't excuse him! A reason is not an excuse! And clearly he's been sitting on that knife about Roy's addiction to pull out whenever he feels like it and has a bad enough day.

The second one... these are flashbacks happening while they're on their way to visit Roy after his arm's been ripped off by Prometheus and he's still in a coma and his daughter is fucking dead. The WHOLE time is still Donna acting as this buffer of trying to protect Roy from Wally and Dick's criticisms. (Especially Wally tbh. Dick does treat him with some modicum of acknowledgement/respect in the "current" scenes.) Could be argued to be a product of the era bcs once again this is explicitly the leadup to Rise of Arsenal.

Roy is like.... 100% correct here. Not on like a metaphoric "bitching them out" thing I mean on the literal front of he was exposed to the drug that was the method by which the Big Bad was starting to control people and was trying to get people to believe him. Dick says he's not, Batman says he's not, Donna isn't sure but ultimately proves herself as an actually good friend by busting out to help him herself and they all show up in the end to save the day. This is his last run before HIC.

These aren't even the only scenes I could pull out my hat for this. Look, as far as I'm concerned the toxicity is the APPEAL of the DR ship! But as I've gotten older and in the current climate of the world being as terrifying and cruel as it is, I just want something softer than I can picture these two having (Yes there's plenty of good things about them you can cherrypick out of their history too, but even THE DR comic run Outs.iders is filled with "mommy & daddy are fighting again" divorce energy ect ect ect. I can't tolerate most of the "wholesome" fic bcs it also completely defangs them or has the standard "uwu sad batboy x their personal love interest therapist with no other personality" Yeah, it happens in JR too, I generally don't READ THOSE either!).

I want Good Things for Roy! Something that I can see a happy end without compromising everyone's characters!

I know all the haters don't agree with me on that second point because they can't wrap their head around the idea of a) multiple interpretations of a character THAT CAN STILL BE CONSIDERED IN-CHARACTER and b) the fact that "hating Jason" isn't a CANON personality trait in literally any of Roy's runs! He was even getting between Dick and Jason fighting because he could respect that Jason had valuable intel and was willing to work with him even if he's a bitch!

And most of his major ships either don't give us that happy end potential to me (Ro.yJa.de, Di.ckRoy, Wa.llyRo.y) or have certain things I can't get past (Don.naRo.y "I was only dating you again so as to sully everyone's image of me as a good girl and you shouldn't let your daughter get so attached to me so it doesn't hurt her when we break up" - not if, WHEN. There's also a lot of offhand comments in that run from the other Titans that are very cruel to Roy too actually lol)

Despite what people keep trying to say, Roy is not Dick's best friend. Donna is. And then Wally, And probably Babs, and then maybe Roy somewhere underneath there. Is it possible that Dick is ROY'S best friend? Eh, I'm going to be honest I think Donna is his too lol. Then maybe Dick, but actually I'd bet Kyle got up there pretty far too? Jason does not have to do much to rank lbr. Even at his worst towards Roy he was kinder than the average amongst the older Titans.

And that's! largely where I'm coming from here tbh. I also Like Royfire, yeah. Don't try to argue with me that it's only bcs of RHATO bcs he also hit on her really early on and they have a solid friendship that make for a perfectly good relationship. ("Except for Kori who I'd have to shoot twice." "Nice." always fucking gets me). But lbr I'd get just as much hate and less engagement for writing it so sue me for focusing on the route where fun number goes up and serotonin hits the brain.

[thehannibalextendeduniverse]

Watching Hannibal (as I spend most of my time doing) and I was on the season 3 finale and I just kept thinking about how people who deny they lived exist and somehow think they're correct. Which, no. So here's a little rant disproving that.

I need to talk about the post-credits finale scene. I’m sorry but the people who say Will and Hannibal died and Bedelia cut off her own leg are just objectively wrong. Of course there’s a lot in Hannibal with multiple meanings that you can interpret, but Will and Hannibal surviving is an undeniable fact, just like them being in love is. The people who adamantly deny it just piss me off because, did we watch the same show??? Or are you just that media illiterate. The show itself gives us the pieces to put it together.

From Hannibal calling suicide the enemy, hinting that he wouldn’t let them die to it, to the table being set for three. Bedelia did not go crazy, cut off her own leg, and serve it like Hannibal would. Hannibal and Will did that. It’s such an important scene because, well, they go after Bedelia — Will keeps his ‘promise’ to her and put “meat back on the menu”. It shows they both lived and are working together, that they are partners. Hannibal is clearly following Will’s direction and his desire to get back at Bedelia, so that’s what they do (again, Hannibal’s devotion to Will).

Bedelia grabs the fork and conceals it, a weapon for her to use — because Will and Hannibal are still there and she’s trying her best to not go out without a fight/to somehow get out of it. Even the song says “I will survive, live and thrive” (referencing Will and Hannibal, as well as, when focused on Bedelia, her desire to survive them). It is spelled out for everyone to see. There is literally no excuse for not reaching the logical conclusion that Will and Hannibal survived and are happily living together somewhere.

Even if you ignore what the show hands to you on a silver platter, there was going to be a season four. What the fuck do Hannigram survival deniers think s4 was going to be about? Their ghosts?

Also, it does not take that much effort to find the interview where Bryan is asked about what he thinks of people interpreting it as Will and Hannibal dying and him laughing at it and confirming they lived. So. No excuse. Hannigram survived. For the love of god, stop claiming they’re dead when they’re so obviously not.

[kalied0skull]

EWWWWW EWWWWW G*NER*TIVE A*I ON MY DASH EWWWWW

EWWWWW

[idkwhenimadethisaccountlol]

thinking about this more to piss myself off

but

when dominik first started getting closer to liv, all people ( misogynistic wwe "fans" ) would talk about is how liv was more conventionally attractive, so she was the 'better option'.

BUT NOW

DOMINIK IS GETTING CLOSER TO ROXANNE, AND PEOPLE ( MISOGYNISTIC WWE "FANS" ) ARE SAYING SHE IS THE BETTER OPTION BECAUSE LIV IS 'OLD'

I CANNOT DO THIS ANYMORE

[pwhlottawa]

i appreciate these tags from @pwhlvancouver on the previous post from @puckpocketed because yeah. complete afterthoughts on the women in that survey that laid bare the fact that the people running it don't know woho puck like at all. "dilf of the year" and the pwhl option is carly jackson... so obvious they can only name 1 butch in the league lmao. not to get pedantic over something obviously Just For Fun but that's uncle ceej not daddy. ya know. where's brianne jenner in all of this. anyway if you care more abt your pat maroon injokes than the pwhl just let it be an nhl poll and get people who know what they're doing to make the pwhl poll. my 2 cents @ that publication

[youling-the-ghost]

hey, random person on the internet, maybe don't do this?

[authorafterhours]

Even if the teacup came back together and the three of them ran off to Europe, I'd like to think Will would still have been pissed at Hannibal. Because wouldn't you be?

You meet the guy, and for the first time, somebody understands and accepts you. You trust him, and he becomes your paddle for when you wade out too far and need help getting back to land. Your psychiatrist/friend/now enemy/who else knows what then lets your brain cook from a deadly disease out of curiosity and gaslights you to think you're going crazy instead. He framed you for multiple murders that could have gotten you executed or at least stuck with Chilton for the rest of your life, and that's not even covering what happened during your oh so lovely stay at the BSHCI. Oh, and he made you think you murdered and ate the girl he helped trauma bond to you to via manipulation, so you saw her as a daughter figure. Yes, he got you out, but not because he necessarily regretted it for your sake, but for how he was affected by your absence.

What few allies and/or friends you had abandoned you, your reputation is forever fucked, and you thought you'd never see your dogs again.

I'm just saying, after awkwardly hugging Abigail, because god knows that's a relationship that needs more development and trust, Will should have knocked Hannibal's lights out.

[beebopurr]

Here’s the tweet if you want to see it :DD DONT GET ME WRONG I UNDERSTAND WHY YOU MAY LIKE TO SHIP THEM! And you can continue if you want, but maybe this will help you understand why people are against it! <3 hope this helps

EDIT: This is abt the tmnt fandom as a whole, not the person that sent the ask. Even if you think the ask itself is rude I'm the one who was sent the ask and I don't hold it against them at all. So yeah you can criticize the ask itself but don't extend it to them as a person bc that's fucked up and I'm not here for it

In the nicest way possible I sincerely couldn't care less. It really sucks because CONSTANTLY there are characters that outright SAY that they see each other as brothers but people ship them anyways because hey that aren't actually related it would be insane to call it incest. But no for some reason it's different here and my interpretation is wrong.

I really appreciate that you are just trying to help but I need you to know how insanely fucking upsetting it is when the first thing people do after hearing about how you are being harassed is to try and explain why it's happening to you. I have not cried once over this whole situation but this finally got to me. I'm not a kid. I'm not uninformed. I don't need anyone to explain to me why something is happening as if I'm 4 and I don't get why another kid is upset that I took their toy. I don't think you're doing it intentionally but when you are explaining their reasoning for their actions it feels like you are defending them. It's like saying "what they did was wrong BUT.. this is why they did it." Why can't I just be hurt? Why do I have to learn how to manage other peoples emotions instead of them being responsible for themselves? This feels like the hundredth time in this situation alone where someone has tried to explain to me why it is happening and why the other people in the situation are mistreating me. I'm just really fucking tired of all of this.

I hope you have a good day/night regardless. At the end of the day I'm not upset with you specifically because there wouldn't be any point in it.

[ameiniateria]

consistently I'm a little annoyed about the rift between c!Tommy and c!Dream fans in this fandom. like I like your guy too! I think he's great! actually, I think our guys have a lot in common! I'd love to see your take on this really messy, complicated relationship!

oh wait you think c!Dream is a pure evil, completely heartless villain that exists to do nothing but torment c!Tommy, who is of course a sweet innocent uwu baby who did absolutely nothing wrong, and therefore deserves to be murdered twice, imprisoned, isolated, starved, and tortured with no control over his own autonomy (but prison was actually way better than exile, which was the worst thing that ever happened to anyone on the dsmp. obviously. because c!Tommy tried to kill himself. yeah. don't think about c!Dream walking into a wall of lava and burning himself to death multiple times because he was so incredibly desperate for human connection. that was to escape, right? c!Dream couldn't possibly feel real emotions -- that would mean he's a person that -- oh no -- deserves compassion despite the terrible things he did. oh no -- that would make him -- gasp -- a lot like c!Tommy!) and actually he deserved more than that. he was never actually punished. c!Dream always won (citation needed).

also, c!Tommy was a child. do I have to say that again. well, I will anyway. c!Tommy was a child. c!Tommy was a child. c!Tommy was a child.

great.

[nyancreeperpony]

I hate when fellow queer people do gender essentialism, even if accidental.

"Men and Women just think differently" TF WE DO NOT! Men and Women are more alike than you think.

You'd just rather say "oh they're just like that" without understanding the complexities of the system we live in.

[dootznbootz]

Periods are the fuucking worst. It hasn't even started yet and it hurts so bad. I'm literally on fucking birth control for this shit and while it helps a shitton, (made 2 week long periods now only 5 days about) it still sucks so muchhhhh. ;~; I weirdly almost feel like the two weeks of Pain I used to have like, just started happening while I'm ovulating so I'm still almost having that same "2 week long periods" as before 😭

I hate how angry and ornery I get as it's not fair to those around me and it just doesn't feel GOOD being all mad ;~; I hate how weak and tired I get and how my legs feel like lead. What the fuckkkkk? ;~; This is "normal" for me and I hate it! 😭 aaaaaaa

[joonebugg]

As a selfshipper I absolutely cannot take it seriously. Like wdym I like this guy who is a absolutely terrible person? And he's nice to me? Yeah actually, and we're in love and queer as hell

[dailyjermasparkle]

mcu has gone from sparkle on to sparkle off :[