#tate dahl

[empyllon]

People are in general, disillusioned and claim that abstaining or not, voting with their wallets don't work.

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But, they forget that engagement matters, and the real non-fungible token is your attention. Re-releases and installments are ultimately just attention grabbers, and by and large, the true "manspreaders" of media in the sense that they prevent actual new content from claiming space, and new creators to push new ideas.

So what to do about shitty/problematic media?

Well, considering the ethics, in this specific case of Hogwarts Legacy;

Buying to-then stream the game, even if donating the money does not rid your hands of the fact that you contributed to stochastic terrorism in your home territory (not to dismiss off-region tragedies, they deserve their own space). So simply put, your money went into the pockets of people who use fear and hate to restrict LGBTQ+ rights, and by extension, your rights (it starts somewhere, you know it). It sucks but your allyship is rescinded, sorry hun.

You could here, refund the game once you learned to do better, but then, you have already given attention and time to this.

So what then? Well, honestly if you want to be an egotistical prick and still play the game, do it. Don't act like playing a morally vague card removes you from being held accountable. The argument that you are "supporting" developers is moot, the only thing you are supporting is upholding your skinnerbox of self-gratification, while trying to hold face. Piracy could be an option if you dont want to pay, but streaming is still off-limits, displaying the media might put you in criminal trouble but you are removed from the financial-foodchain. However, you are still trading your attention-NFTs away.

It's here I'm reminded about an article in how Russia supposedly has weaponized social media to divert attention (Fri Tanke, Sans #3, 2022). And honestly, you can see it happening all over the web. MAPs claiming they belong in the LGBTQ+ community, the far right racking down on drag queens, terfs against transpeople, gamergate, r/animetitties now publishing news etc. The tactic is as old as rocks, to "divide and conquer". I would honestly call it divide and divert – much like how pickpocketers in the street are in groups of 2; one to distract, one to pilfer. You simply aren't aware it's happening.

With this in mind, I propose the following tactic instead of posting spoilers, instead of taking the piss out on disillusioned fans and instead of perhaps, maybe converting one; get to cash in on the attention NFTs.

What I mean with that is, simply, hijack the conversation, don't engage with people – let them engage with you, simply divert attention – if they can be distracted, you win. The new currency is hype and attention, you might get far instigating hate, but your speech-checks will fail more often if you aren't some top of the line salesman.

Hashtags are the modern way to sift through content, and the algorithm can be manipulated. It's theoretically possible to use the same means the right has used on twitter; taking the hashtags and keywords to divert attention elsewere. Let others instigate if they want, but add to the noise by drowning out the potterheads with irrelevant media and attention grabs. You've seen it happen with the Tate circus, you know it works.

It's effective and likely less chance to fail. And sure, some people will insist being a potterhead is do or die, that they deserve to have their inner-child make-a-wish dreams of the Nth HP game be fullfilled. So let them be that sour kid then, playing with their toys, in their own sandbox. A self-serving person is as likely to want to engage in topics on ethics, as a grouchy toddler to eat their veggies. You aren't looking to divert their attention, you wanna divert the others that are open to it. And if Jackson Galaxys theory is true; a no must be followed with a yes.

So instead of playing Hogwarts Legacy, I suggest;

Authors

Roald Dahl — The Witches

Jay Eaton — Runaway to the Stars

Terry Prattchett — The Color of Magic / Equal Rites

Susan Cooper — Silver on the Tree

C.S. Lewis — Narnia books

Among Gnomes and Trolls (Org. title Bland tomtar och troll)

Directors / Studios

Guiellmo Del Toro — Pinocchio, Pans Labyrinth, Cabinet of Curiosities

Cartoon Saloon — Song of the Sea, Wolfwalkers

Team Cherry — Hollow Knight (Silk Song is due soon)

Super Giant Games — Hades

What would you hold this space for?

Retweet, reblog, share. The algorithm knows. Make some noise.

[ulkaralakbarova]

Sixteen-year-old Poppy has everything her unlimited credit cards can buy, and a spoiled attitude to match. After a final thoughtless prank, her exasperated father ships her off to boarding school in England. There, Poppy meets her match in a stern headmistress and a class full of girls who will not tolerate her selfishness. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Poppy Moore: Emma Roberts Freddie Kingsley: Alex Pettyfer Mrs. Kingsley: Natasha Richardson Kate: Kimberley Nixon Jennifer ‘Drippy’ Logan: Juno Temple Roddy: Johnny Pacar Josie: Linzey Cocker Gerry Moore: Aidan Quinn Harriet Bentley: Georgia King Kiki: Sophie Wu Molly Moore: Lexi Ainsworth Ruby: Shelby Young Matron: Shirley Henderson Mr. Kingsley: Nick Frost Mrs. Loughton: Selina Cadell Miss Rees-Withers: Daisy Donovan Jane: Ruby Thomas Mr. Nellist: Jason Watkins Charlotte: Eleanor Turner-Moss ‘Wow’ Girl: Maisie Preston Jake: Tommy Kijas Lola: Sonia Rockwell Skye: Kelsey Sanders Twin #1: Katelyn Pacitto Twin #2: Kara Pacitto Rosemary: Vanessa Branch Ruthie: Hallie Eisenberg Film Crew: Producer: Tim Bevan Producer: Eric Fellner Director: Nick Moore Production Design: Eve Stewart Casting: Fiona Weir Music Producer: Steven Price Director of Photography: Chris Seager Producer: Diana Phillips Production Design: Marc Fisichella Casting: Joanna Colbert Foley Mixer: Peter Gleaves ADR Recordist: Rick Gould Editor: Simon Cozens Line Producer: Alexandra Ferguson Original Music Composer: Michael Price Music Supervisor: Nick Angel Set Decoration: Robert Wischhusen-Hayes ADR Recordist: Philip Rogers Writer: Lucy Dahl Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Doug Cooper Sound Mixer: John Midgley Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Sven Taits Makeup & Hair: Charlotte Hayward Hairstylist: Amy Byrne ADR Recordist: Rachael Tate ADR Mixer: Nick Kray Costume Design: Julia Caston ADR Mixer: Jeff Gomillion Makeup Designer: Fae Hammond Hairstylist: Liz Phillips Foley Editor: Robin Knapp Stunt Double: Karine Mauffrey Music Consultant: Kirsten Lane Foley Recordist: Tim Atkins Makeup Artist: Andrea Whitten Movie Reviews:

[denimbex1986]

'The last of the specials, “Wild Blue Yonder”, ended on quite the cliff-hanger with our Fourteenth Doctor (David Tennant) and companion Donna Noble (Catherine Tate) warned that the world is coming to its end by the legendary Wilfred Mott, played by the late Bernard Cribbins.

What follows is an exciting nearing sixty-minute epic that dives deep into the history of the Doctor, all while brewing up to a fantastic debut for the Fifteenth Doctor, played by Ncuti Gatwa. Not to mention the grand return of the Toymaker, here played by the incredible Neil Patrick Harris...

THE TOYMAKER IS BACK

The 60th Anniversary Specials have long been known to be home to one of the Doctor’s most iconic villains from the classic era – The Toymaker. A powerful being from his own realm, the Toymaker is back in the Doctor’s universe to cause chaos with his games.

While we don’t know why that is until the special leaps into action with our Doctor and Donna duo running to save the day, the Fourteenth Doctor notes that the Toymaker has managed to leave his realm of existence because of the salt the Doctor cast at the edge of the universe back in the previous special. This enabled the elemental force of the Toymaker into our universe, bringing his giggles along the way.

The Toymaker is featured in this special’s cold open, with one of John Logie Baird’s assistants coming to his Soho emporium in 1925 to buy a doll. This doll, bought and sold to no longer be with his doll family (yes, you heard that) is later used during Baird’s first televised demonstration, of which burns the doll’s face into something evermore so creepy.

Following our creepy cold open, we find that the reason for everyone going mad is because they all believe they’re right. It’s as if everyone has been blasted by a laser ray gun that turns everyone into Harry Wormwood from Road Dahl’s Matilda. His quote to his adopted kid Matilda – “I’m right and you’re wrong, I’m big and you’re small, and there’s nothing you can do about it.” – pretty much sums up humanity’s motives throughout this special.

After managing to get Wilfred to safety, we find our Fourteenth Doctor and Donna being transported to UNIT’s new headquarters, that of an Avengers Tower rip-off if I ever saw one. Jemma Redgrave returns as UNIT’s chief scientific officer Kate Stewart, with returning Doctor companion Mel Bush (Bonnie Langford) now working with the taskforce.

UNIT’s answer to this madness is through these bracelet-type devices called the Zeedex, created by the Vlinx, a robotic alien assisting UNIT. Kate manages to disable her bracelet to show-off just what we’re dealing with this special.

HUMANITY IS BREAKING THEMSELVES APART

A lot of the motives behind the Toymaker’s meddling with humanity stem from the Toymaker’s own fascination with us. He loves how complex but simple we are, how online the world is nowadays, and how we don’t like to be wrong. While the show often portrays evil aliens as antagonists, this last special instead is a mirror to humanity. We’re the villain of the week, even if we’re being pulled by the strings of the Toymaker.

The special depicts news montages with those affected by the giggle, with the UK Prime Minister saying how little he cares for his people, and a far-right spokeswoman issuing her anti-Zeedex remarks to her viewers. Davies sure knows how to creatively spice his specials with underlying political messages in quite an imaginative way. And who would want anything less than the very King of Doctor Who himself.

Wasting no time, we find the Doctor heading to face the Toymaker back in 1925 with Donna at her side. Encountering the Toymaker in his emporium, the pair chase after the powerful being into the back, finding themselves in an endless corridor (not another one!). This allows for some tension to loosen amongst Tennant’s Doctor and Catherine’s Donna, with them being there for each other once more as great friends.

This chase for the Toymaker doesn’t last long, however, with the pair seated for one of his puppet shows once they escaped the many doors throughout that pesky corridor. What follows is a tongue-in-cheek breakdown of the many fates some of the Doctor’s companions have had, from Amy Pond all the way to Bill Potts.

The Doctor has had ENOUGH at this point, and invites the Toymaker to play a game – one of the many things the Toymaker specialises in, outside of impressive dance scenes to the Spice Girls of course. They play cards, one of the oldest games ever, but unfortunately the Toymaker wins. You’d think all hope is lost but the Doctor recants how he won previously against him, referencing the game he played with him back in 1966’s “The Celestial Toymaker” with the First Doctor. The Toymaker, of course, suggests a best of three, taking the game back to 2023 for a winner takes all.

Both Doctor and Donna mark their way back to UNIT headquarters, but before this next game can take place, the Toymaker manages to cause further chaos at UNIT HQ, with a violent dance scene to the Spice Girls’ song Spice Up Your Life. You can tell Russell T Davies saw the Master’s Rasputin montage in the Power of the Doctor and went “Oh I like that”, and put his own creative spin to it. RIP to those UNIT soldiers turned into balloons; the Toymaker would be sure to give Pennywise a run for his money.

THE FINAL SHOWDOWN

Up on the UNIT helicopter landing pad, we have our final showdown between the Toymaker and that of the Doctor, joined by UNIT and Donna. Did anyone else get goosebumps or was it just me? Anyways, before the final game between the pair, we see our Fourteenth Doctor try to defuse the situation by offering the Toymaker to join him across time and space.

Infinite games amongst the cosmos sounds like a sweet ride, but for the Toymaker, humanity is his ultimate playground. Using UNIT’s galvanic beam, he shoots the Doctor fatally, giving way for an all-too-memorable regeneration sequence for the Doctor.

And then everything changes. The concept of regeneration, that of Doctor Who’s most fascinating way to recast its titular character, has been altered in quite the way. Expecting to change his face one more time, David Tennant’s Doctor utters ‘Allons-y’ before realising something isn’t quite right. He tells Mel and Donna to pull at his arms, which splits the Doctor into two – the 14th and the 15th.

Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor makes his fantastic debut, albeit still conjoined to his 14th-self. Billed as a myth according to the 15h Doctor, bi-generation allows for both Doctors to co-exist. In quite the Davies-twist, this definitely twisted around the concept of regeneration in a way that was quite fresh for the show.

With the also-freshly-made Fifteenth Doctor here to support the Fourteenth & co, both Doctors play a game of ball with the Toymaker to finish him off once and for all. They win, and the Toymaker is sealed away from the universe for good, but not before alluding to his ‘legions’ already on their way for the Doctor.

I didn’t think I’d be saying this, but all’s well that end’s well in this Doctor Who special, with UNIT Headquarters at peace following this final battle. We do get to see someone with some pretty cutely red-painted nails take the Toymaker’s remaining gold tooth however, of which the Toymaker said to be containing the Master earlier on in the special. Davies sure is setting up his next era of Doctor Who for Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor already, and it’s not been ten minutes since we’ve had him!

It doesn’t take much for questions to arise after this showdown however, with the pair of Doctors still only sharing one TARDIS. Using some leftover energy from the Toymaker’s domain, the Fifteenth Doctor literally throws his mallet to the TARDIS, causing it to duplicate. Turns out, even the TARDIS can bi-generate too in a way. This allows for both Doctors to have their own TARDIS, and co-exist freely without the other.

ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL

With the Fifteenth Doctor already excited for his own adventures, the special has been clueing into the psyche of the Fourteenth Doctor’s mentality throughout the special with how he has been shouldering all this pain from his past adventures which have been a bit too much for himself. Instead of throwing himself to more adventures too soon, David Tennant’s Fourteenth Doctor settles down for a bit with the Noble family, enjoying a meal with everyone and his former companion, Melanie Bush.

It’s not often you see a happy ending in Doctor Who, especially for the show’s titular Doctor, but the Fourteenth Doctor certainly got his, and truly earnt it. Before we cut to Gatwa’s’ Doctor ready to take off in his TARIDS, we end on the Fourteenth Doctor saying how he’s “never been so happy in [his] life”. Okay, if the waterworks didn’t already start earlier in this special, they definitely started now.

But what’s next for both Doctors? Well, we already know showrunner Russell T. Davies is leading the way with Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor for his first series next year, but who knows when we’ll next see the Fourteenth. This ending truly opens the door to many new exciting stories and tales for both Doctors, and that’s exactly what you love to see as a whovian...'

[wdwbabes]

my opinions on # freelav

i am truly so disappointed in this fandom. i hate being in it. every other day there is a new thing going on. i open instagram or twitter and there is something going on. this has got to be one of the worst things you guys have ever done.

here is some background about what happened.

gabriela’s older brother alex made a statement during his podcast saying he does not see a problem calling the corona virus the ‘chinese virus’ which is what the POTUS calls it. he had a chinese guest with him and she said she does not find it racist. wdw stans said this statement was racist and found videos/photos claiming alex was trying to influence lavender’s political views to attack the gonzalez’s. um lavender is not even 1, she has no political views..

my opinion on alex’s claims.

alex can say whatever he wants. according to the first amendment of the constitution he can and he will. alex works in politics, he will talk about these things and will also bring these things home with him. we have no right to judge him about it. now, for the POTUS, when he speaks to the country, i personally believe he should call it by the scientific name but as he has shown, that will never happen. whether people find ‘chinese virus’ racist or not, don’t blame alex, blame the POTUS because he made the name more common and wide spread. 

whatever alex has to say, any of his personal opinions, only reflect what he thinks. you can not assume that is what his whole entire family thinks. my mom voted democrat last election and my dad voted republican, that does not mean i liked either candidate. neither of their votes is going to sway my opinion in this upcoming election. the same goes for the gonzalez’s. 

my opinion on the limelight’s shit talk.

i have followed corbyn since may 2015, jonah since january 2015, zach & jack since summer of 2015 and daniel since the band was formed. i love this group of boys. they mean the world to me and let me tell you, i really do not like this fandom. 

whenever a girl got involved, i was happy. if the boy was happy, i was happy. you see, you don’t get mad because the girl is taking them away from you. you should be happy because the person you love so much is happy. that was with christina, i actually knew christina before they got involved. that was also with tatum, kay and gabriela. i will follow them and always support them no matter what. 

when jack and gabriela posted about lavender, so many of you guys were pissed off. why? who knows. probably because you aren’t the one with jack’s baby. but let me tell you something, all the bullying you did to gabriela hurt her. she isn’t a rock. she is real with emotions and is also a new mom. the father of her child is barely there, not because he doesn’t want to be but because his career is taking off and he is touring across the world to see you guys. 

what do we actually know about gabriela’s pregnancy and the first year of lavender’s life? let’s recap. gabriela had to HIDE her pregnancy. why? real reason is unknown. the stress of hiding your pregancy, not being able to document it and show everyone is unimaginable. once lavender was born, the world did not know for a whole month. on top of not being able to tell anyone about the pregnancy, imagine not being able to post newborn pictures, or tell anyone about your precious baby. then, your boyfriend has to go on tour a few weeks after she is born. now you have to try and handle it all on your own. i can not even imagine. gabriela did go and visit him a couple times throughout the year. then gabriela went to hawaii right before corona got really bad and she flew home before quarantine.

we know nothing. we only know what they post. we see the good. we see when lavender smiles and laughs, we don’t see when she cries and throws fits. we see when jack and gabriela are on good terms, what we don’t see is the hardships. we know NOTHING, may i remind you again. what we should NEVER do is go around making assumptions about people’s lives. gabriela is an amazing mother, that is something we all know for sure. jack is an amazing father. 

what i do not understand is the hashtag free lav. why was it created do you guys think lavender is in danger? is she in a jail cell? is she in need of breaking out of jail? i am confused? is gabriela not taking good enough care of her? i can answer some of these questions. lavender is not in danger, what danger would she be in? no she is not in a jail cell & she is not in jail. if you have watched gabriela’s vlogs or IGTV’s, you would know that lavender is in amazing care. we do not know what jack and gabriela’s current relationship is and the type of custody agreement they have over lavender. even if jack wanted to see lavender right now, there is a quarantine lockdown due to a pandemic. i am 90% sure he is in LA and gabriela is in florida. even if gabriela was in LA, it would be really dangerous for him to travel from his place to hers.

please, keep your nose out of other people’s business. this type of stuff is what leads to people getting really hurt. one more reminder, lavender is not even one years old. y’all are causing a whole ass fight over a baby. a baby that is not even yours. a baby that you know nothing about. you started a freaking hashtag! that is ridiculous! and by the way, gabriela is not a clout chaser.

[cyclopslover103]

Daniel Seavey Imagine

It was a nice sunny day in Los, Angles and the boys decided to head to the beach. Jonah invited Tate, Christina, and Gabbie to join us at the beach and have fun together before they go on tour. 

“Yo Jack look at this Instagram post,” Zach said handing Jack the phone. “Oh my god guys come look at this, “ Jack said showing everybody the post. They all looked at the post and it was a picture of Daniel and Martin Short. “I’m sorry Daniel but you look like Martin Short,” Jonah said trying not to laugh at him.

“What? I don’t see it.” Daniel says taking the phone away from Jonah. Daniel kept looking at the photo of him and Martin Short. Everyone was trying to hold in their laughter but they couldn’t. “I’m going into the water,” Daniel says walking toward the water. “Okay Short don’t go out too far,” Tate says laughing. 

“And I thought you were the smart one,” Daniel says joking. Everyone decides to go into the water too. “Do I really look like him?”Daniel asked looking the post again. “I will be honest with you Daniel you do look like Martin Short,” Christina says trying not to laugh. “Why is it so funny?” Daniel asked. “Because you have mustard on your forehead from lunch,” Gabbie said laughing at him. “ I HAVE BEEN WALKING AROUND LIKE THIS FOR HOURS,” Daniel yells at them. “Ya sorry man we thought you knew,” Corbyn said laughing at him while wiping the mustard off of his forehead. 

[myrandom-fandomlife]

Does anyone else feel like the limelights are being super sensitive over tate? AS SOON as people found her old tweets she apologized. You can literally see she’s changed. As for mocking religion or whatever, she used a sound from a movie? She wasn’t even mocking asian culture she just posed like a painting, it’d be different if she was pulling her eyes back or something but she just posed. Can we like not cancel people for the mindset they were taught to have when they were young but clearly have grown out of?

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Watching all the Hawaii vlogs wishing I was there 😂

[wdwbabes]

stay! the fuck! inside!

[5sos-seavey]

i love tate omg lmao