#stupid britain

[freak0fnurture]

its so funny when scar makes a slightly dirty joke and grian and mumbo both completely cut it out of their vids

[crystal-mouse]

MAY I PRESENT TO YOU:

SPOCK ON HIS SPOLIDAYS (Spock holidays)

[ink-wells-and-feathers]

Idk if I'm Sam and Evan Stan BUT I am a pilot program polycule truther so I'm living for ut

[totallynotsmoke]

[SKETCH!]

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The voices in my head wanted me to do another redrawing of a joke AU I made 1-2 years ago, or I wouldn't be able to sleep (IT'S 6 AM) so it's like any normal Sonic.exe, but this one is fancy-looking and obsessed with tea

And believe it or not, this little guy hosts the best tea parties known to the exe kind (I tried his tea it was so good guys trust)

[Extra: made this exe based on a friend of mine who is obsessed with British culture a little too much... what can I say I was inspired😔]

[dweebspace]

Sam changing her name to Sam Britain is so funny to me. I love her so much, this absolutely insanely charasmatic dumbass of a woman <3

[universalhat]

[rogue-bard]

Edit: I forgot Passenger Derby, one of the best ones. Damn.

[wearyandgay]

this moment brought me a lot of joy last episode, can’t explain it

[andi-o-geyser]

Continuing my Dr Jacob rants, I wanted to mention how... off I've been feeling with how the rest of the characters have been treating the whole situation regarding him dating Michelle. It's so far been exclusively framed as a marital issue that Ted has to work through, and it's being massively downplayed by the people around him and the narrative itself? I feel as if it's being equated to simply struggling with watching an ex move on, which is SO not what is happening here. This is a deeply unethical and damaging relationship to everybody else being pulled into Michelle and Dr. Jacob's absolute fucking nonsense, and I know I've brought this up before, but this is the type of shit you get your license taken away for. Having a relationship with a patient, former or not, is such a full stop unethical crossing of every boundary meant to exist between a patient and therapist that I couldn't explain just how much of a no it is if I had 15 hours uninterrupted and a megaphone.

At least where I live, the college of registered psychotherapy has a half a decade minimum legal time frame that must be elapsed to have a relationship with a patient, but honestly that's just technicalities. Therapists should, under NO CIRCUMSTANCE, have any kind of duel relationship with a current or former patient. Therapy is meant to make a connection to help you work through your problems, but it's not for making a friend and it's certainly not for meeting a partner. And for a therapist to abuse that power and, in this situation, maybe even coerce a patient out of their marriage so they can date them (because come on, that's exactly what fucking happened given the facts), is beyond deplorable. I don't give a fuck if Dr. Jacob gives nice guy energy, he's a professional (unprofessional as he may be) who knows exactly what he did, and he's a piece of shit for it.

I know this is TV, and the way therapists act in media is so sensationalized and dramatized, but considering Ted Lasso is "the show about having good mental health" and understanding and unpacking trauma and issues, the lacklustre reaction from characters regarding the relationship between Ted's ex wife and her (and Ted's!!) therapist are just bizzare. I need at least somebody in-universe to acknowledge how baffling the behaviour is, and I really can't deal with the idea of Ted being left out to dry in this situation. This isn't some simple "my ex is moving on and that's tough for me but I need to accept it" situation, this is a borderline traumatic betrayal of trust Ted is going through, and the thought of it being left unaddressed while Ted has to make nice with Dr. Jacob because "Well, I really need to not make a fuss because he makes Michelle happy and he's Henry's new father figure now!" is soooo fucking awful I honestly can't even think about it. Anyways don't date your therapist this has been my PSA

[frauleinsmaria]

a tribute to 1950-60s Chris Plummer 🫶

[sillygoofyqueer]

going to a haunted house at my school :3

HOLY SHIT BALLS!!!!! THAT'S SUCH A GOOD COSTUME I'M LOSING MY WHOLE ASS MIND GIVE IT HERE, HAND IT OVER W O A R H !!!!!

[remus-poopin]

Question for the brit’sh folks: I was thinking about hogwart houses and their value systems and about how JK shows her bias towards these value systems. She holds Gryffindor values in very high regard but seems to look down on Slytherin. One of her biggest issues seems to be that of the ambition trait. Ambition is almost always portrayed as a negative quality to the point that those who aren’t even in Slytherin with this trait are treated quite poorly by the narrative (Percy you deserve better).

I’ll admit right now that I don’t truly understand the class system in the UK. (I’ve found myself asking “wait what jobs do the Malfoys and Blacks even have? Where is this money coming from” And then I have to remind myself that they’re old money aristocrats types). I’ve made attempts to get it but I’m still a bit perplexed. So as an American reader some things in the series completely went over my head and I’ve had to have them be pointed out for me to even notice them (thank you Snape meta writers!).

As an American reader it is a little strange that ambition is held in such contempt in this series. The whole thing about America is to try to do better than your parents did, to move up in life, to pull yourself up by your bootstraps and achieve that American dream! So when you start analyzing the series with that perspective it is a bit puzzling.

So I guess my questions are: Is JKR’s aversion to ambition a “her problem” or is this a general view that the British class structure encourages. Or to put it a different way, does British society look down upon upwards economic mobility? And if so what are other ways this is reflected in the series?

For a more general question: Is the idea of the American dream in contrast with traditional British values? If so, what do these culture clashes look like?

(Also I’m not asking if you personally as a British citizen have a problem with ambition but more trying to understand UK culture and society)

[ink-wells-and-feathers]

Something something Evan always feeling like a stray dog something something Sam's charm effect saying he's good

[decemberpdf]

Tumblr stop showing me posts about Monkey Man challenge

[goofygooberton]

I think that philomena cunk should win the sexiest woman alive award. Or whatever they call it.

[grass-stainss]

Australian accents are just country British accents