#that movie was for the gays and theys and no one can take it from us 😌

[jafndaegur]

I'm not gonna lie Poolverine makes me wanna rise from fanfic retirement and write some hurt comfort with the old man romance.

[kodamaghost00]

Can you do 30 headcanons for Glamrock Chica?

30 Glamrock Chica Headcanons

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[Disclaimer!!]

This post will contain: NSFW,Sfw,Fluff,Smut

It’s also Genderless for the girls,gays and theys! You are a Technician in these scenarios!

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Let’s begin!

She’d call you “Cupcake” and “Sugar”! She’d dislike calling you by your name.

She loves taking you out for dinner! She obviously loves pizza and will adopt your taste!

She’ll give her opinion on your outfits. And she’ll be honest about it too!

She’s very kind and some customers are taking advantage of that. Every time you step in and speak up for her she’ll blush badly.

She would initiate your first kiss and you also don’t mind it! But regardless she’ll say “Omg cupcake I’m so so sorry! I should’ve asked you beforehand!!!”. You’d reassure her that you liked it.

She would love the game “Just Dance” and whether you like it or not she will force you to do it with her.

When kids come in mazercise she loves to play tag with them in the labyrinth.

In the after hours of the Pizzaplex she likes to go to Roxy and chill in her green room.

She’d be a bottom but she also never had anything against topping you. She enjoys oral more than anything else.

She will plan so many dates for you two to go on. Most of them include cooking/backing so you two can talk while eating your self made food!

One time she told you to meet her in the her bakery after your shift ended. Once you entered the kitchen she ran up to you with a huge smile saying “You came! I’ve got everything ready for our date night!! Let’s get ready and make some cookies!”

When the cookies were in the oven you both sat down at a table waiting for them. She sat across from you and held your hand gently with a little blush forming on her cheeks.

You compliment her on a daily basis but this time was different. “Thank you cupcake… you’re the sweetest person I’ve ever known…”. You also blushed so you both started to laugh.

Once the cookies were ready you two brought them to her green room where you both sat down and watched TV while eating your food.

She cries every time an animal dies/gets hurt in a movie or series.

She is the most sexualized animatronic in the Pizzaplex so she gets catcalled/assaulted a lot. Everytime that happens it ends with you and the creep having a Fistfight. The police often gets involved too.

When you two cuddle she’s always giving you small kisses and goes through your hair.

She’d get super exited when she sees you wearing her merchandise! “You look super cute cupcake!”

When she has a solo on stage she performs like a goddess! Hitting every single note perfectly. One of her most requested songs is “Girlfriend” by Avril Lavigne.

She gets nervous when little kids request her for a birthday party. She starts to tap her feet rapidly in order to calm down.

Sometimes she gets lost in her own thoughts when she practices her Guitar. She hums to all her favorite songs.

She is super sad over Glamrock Bonnie’s death. They had a brother-sister bond that nobody could ever achieve with her. She keeps a bowling ball in her room to remember him.

She’s super flirty. When you do something nice for her she’ll say “For that you’ll get a nice little treat later…~”

She’d ask you politely for intimacy though. She’d exactly say “Hey cupcake…? Could we… y’know. Have some fun?” You’d chuckle and gladly say yes.

She also enjoys when you two take your time on the foreplay. She loves the feeling of your tongue.

She would enjoy Vanilla more than BDSM. But if you’re into it she’ll try.

She would go to Freddy if she had any self esteem problems. She looks up to him and loves his reassurance.

No matter how fun she is she also has her own problems. She’s scared that if she drops the build up persona that people will like her less.

She’s also scared that she’ll start eating garbage again. She can’t seem to control it.

In the end of the day it’s you two against the world. She’s always there for you and you for her. “I love you so so much cupcake… thank you for everything!”

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- Your Ghost ༼ つ ╹ ╹ ༽つ

[chunkypossum]

CHUNKY! Hi.

Something silly for today: a game of “who's who?” but for Eris and Azriel.

Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist.

Wolverine and Deadpool.

Sam and Frodo.

Frog and Toad.

Chuck Noland and Wilson.

Eddie Brock and Venom.

Paul Atreides and Feyd Rautha. (Despite having read the book, I was really hoping for a surprise kiss during their duel in Dune II)

Hopefully you’ve seen these movies, I tried to keep it mainstream. Speaking of, what are two of your favorite movies?

-🎅❤️

ok I HAVE THOUGHTS. but I will admit I did have to look one of these up. Not telling you which one though. Although it's probably obvious from my answers.

Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist.

Ennis has an Eris soul to me. In the end, it's clear he loved Jack. He just could never be as open about his feelings which to me feels like how I think Eris would have to be, falling in love under his father's rule. Where Azriel, though his family hates Eris, lives in a place that allows the free use of emotions (even if he doesn't take full advantage lol)

Wolverine and Deadpool.

Deadpool's sass? Theys, gays, and ladies, I give you, Eris Vanserra. Azriel just has grumpy old man syndrome. Him and wolverine could be twins

Sam and Frodo.

Azriel is loyal to a fault so I gotta place him as Sam. Eris' grit and determination could match either Sam or Frodo but I think his willingness to take it all on, regardless of the consequences to himself is how I like to see Eris. Plus the idea of hearing Eris say "My Azriel." Is giving me heart palpitations.

Frog and Toad.

Something about Eris' wit just translates easier into Frog's cheerfulness. Azriel's grumpy old man allegations are back to haunt him as Toad. lol.

Chuck Noland and Wilson.

Wilson, the strong silent type that can easily fly through the air? I think we know that's Azriel all over. I now think I need to see our resourceful Autumn heir slowly going insane on an island.

Eddie Brock and Venom.

Symbiote to shadow daddy tansition is TOO EASY. SO.... Venom's confident, wild and beautiful abiltiy to destroy Eddie mentally (and in other ways hehe) makes ERIS our Venom. (Az I love you I swear but you're just so quiet and cautious. It's giving Eddie babes.)

Paul Atreides and Feyd Rautha. (Despite having read the book, I was really hoping for a surprise kiss during their duel in Dune II)

Idk something about Paul and his empire is giving Night Court. (ok I lied I'll tell you. I have not read or seen dune lol)

My two favorite movies are LOTR 1, 2, and 3 .. extended editions ... lol. I'm not really a movie person. For some reason I can sit and watch 30 hours of a tv show but find it difficult to sit for a 3 hour movie.

[kaittalkstoomuch]

AHOY LADIES, GAYS, THEYS, GENTLEMEN! Grab your tissues. This one’s a doozy.

Chapter Nine: In The Air Tonight

Tw: huge fear of abandonment. Talks of losing someone. Anxiety. PTSD.

Midnight on March 22nd, 1986

It’s silent the moment Eddie says “Chrissy’s dead”. Tears fill up in his eyes and I don’t dare to let him go. He’s shaking as the lights flicker. I hold him tighter. “Shhh baby it’s okay. I’m here. I’m here.” I coo in his ear as he hyperventilates. “S-she… She was just standing there, frozen. Not moving. It was as if she was possessed. It felt like a horror movie. The lights would flicker frantically as I tried calling her. She wouldn’t reply. She couldn’t hear me. She was… so still. And then, she went onto my ceiling, as if something was pulling her.”

I rub his back as he tries to breathe but with the fresh trauma, he can’t. “Like, a force?” I ask softly. “Yeah… it almost felt… supernatural. I thought it was just a really bad trip. I was hoping for that. I was sober, I am sober. God, and then her bones started to snap. Like branches. It was… it was harrowing. That was when it was settling in that Chrissy was gone. God, I sound insane.” He says defeated putting his face in his hands. “Hey.” I grab his wrists. “Eddie, baby, you’re not insane.”

He looks at me with those sad doe eyes. This is a different version of Eddie, hell, it’s not even him at all. It was as if all of his innocence disappeared. I stroke his cheek softly and I’m just completely devastated. Chrissy’s gone and so was Eddie’s innocence. My heart is sinking for him. All of his light had faded. I need to find out what the hell happened. “Hey, let’s go to bed, yeah? I’m not going anywhere.” I try to get his messy curls out of his face, which is stained from the tears. “First, let’s wipe those tears and get you freshened up okay?” I led him to the bathroom by holding him closely.

The shaking seemed to stop as I set him down on the toilet seat. I grab a rag I had in the bathroom and wet it. I wrange it out and start patting Eddie’s face. His brown eyes are red and puffy from the crying. I examine his face more. The shock goes through my body just imagining what he’d witnessed. The boy is traumatized. What keeps going on in my mind is the manner of Chrissy’s death. What did he mean by it feeling ��supernatural”? I mean, in recent years, I definitely can see that. For sure. Wait, could this have something to do with the Upside Down?

I start drying his face and I open the door to get him sweatpants and a t-shirt from my bag. “Roxie.” Eddie says terrified. “It’s okay Eds. I’m just getting you something to change into. I’ll leave the door open okay? I’m right here.” I softly speak going to kiss him before jetting out to grab the sweatpants and an old Ozzy shirt he owns. I run back into the room and set the clothes down. “See, I’m back.” I give him a peck on the lips before taking off his vest and jacket. I help him raise his arms up to take off his Hellfire Club shirt and slip the Ozzy one on. I then uncuff his handcuff-belt and take off his pants, then replace them with the sweatpants. He’s so delicate, I can’t break him anymore.

We go back into the main room and I get the bed ready. Eddie climbs in first as I turn off the lights. I then climb in and notice the walkie talkie on my side. If only I could communicate with Dustin like I did earlier. I don’t want to freak Eddie out more than he already is. Dustin has more knowledge than I do of the Upside Down. He experienced it with the Demogorgon and the Mind Flayer. I just know it would be too much for Eddie. He’s so fragile right now, how could I properly say “hey you’re possibly right about it being supernatural” without him being more terrified. I hold him tightly thinking about it as he sleeps. I whisper, “I’m here baby boy, I’m right here.”

I grab his hand and hold it against his chest, faintly feeling his heartbeat. It’s calmed down since he came in, his breathing seems to be calming down too. My mind races with ideas of how to help him. Obviously, I’ll tell him repeatedly it was not his fault, which it absolutely wasn’t. I would tell him I will find out what happened and defend him. Fight for him. Protect him and his life. Protect Chrissy’s too, the dead has to rest too. I don’t want to hear Jason or his friends accuse her of being a slut. I know Dustin would have a solution, I just need to get in touch with him.

I feel Eddie wince against me and murmur “No!” “Don’t take her!” “NO!” He wakes up and turns to see me, relieved. I hold his face as he breathes heavily. He holds my face as well, the fear in his eyes disappears. “Eds, are you okay?” Eddie has tears form in his eyes once more, as if something happened. “Rox, baby, I thought I lost you. Oh my god.” I rub his chest, helping him calm down. “What happened? Do you want to talk about it?” Eddie holds my hands. We lay back against the pillows. “The thing that happened to Chrissy, it happened to you… We were talking about the future, after graduating. You’d just be frozen and not responding as I call out for you. I… I- couldn’t stop it. I had to watch you die.”

I continue to run him to calm him down. “Eddie, I'm right here. I’m not going anywhere.” He holds my face. Tears begin falling down his face once again. “Rox, what if you were next? I couldn’t live with myself. Ever. You are the love of my life. I can’t fucking lose you. I can’t stand to think about it. I can’t do that to you, or Dustin. Roxie, please don’t ever leave me. I- I don’t know what I’d do if I lost you.” I grab a hold of his hands, tears now forming in my eyes. “Eds, baby, hey. You will never ever lose me. You have me forever.”

We kiss and put our foreheads against each other. “When Chrissy was on the ceiling, all I could think about was finding and protecting you. I won’t let anything happen to you, or Dustin. I won’t.” I hold him close. “I’m right here, forever and always. So is Dustin. We’re not going anywhere trust me. I love you so much Eddie. I’m not going anywhere. Okay?” We share a passionate, yearning kiss. Eddie holds me close. “I love you too Roxie. So fucking much.” “We should try to sleep again… here.” I turn around and Eddie holds me. “That’s better.” He kisses my cheek and holds our hands to my chest, which now my heart is beating rapidly. I kiss his hands, thinking about everything he told me. “Goodnight baby.” “Goodnight sweetheart.”

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The sun shines through the cabin and I wake up to the walkie talkie. “Roxie, do you copy?” I, half awake, realize it’s my brother. I turn and look at Eddie, who’s peacefully asleep. I get up quietly, grab the walkie talkie, and jet to the bathroom. “Hey, sorry I was asleep. Listen, Dustin, something happened last night.” “Yeah, we know, Chrissy’s dead. It’s on the news.” Shit. “Is Eddie with you?” “Yes, he is. And ‘we’?” “Yeah, good. Robin, Steve, Max and I.” I put two and two together. “Okay, so oh need to come over right now. I think it may have something to do with the Upside Down.” I hear Dustin utter “shit” as I look over at Eddie from the bathroom. He’s still asleep. “Okay, Roger that. We’re on the way. Over and out.”

[codename-adler]

foxes + onesies (3/9)

based off of that one post i saw and don’t remember, where people once caught Allison wandering around Fox Tower in a giraffe onesie, and i absolutely melted for her. here is the Foxes’ journey to getting a onesie each!

Renee

so

Renee is a lesbian, right?

or maybe pansexual, idk

point is, she ain’t straight (and not out either, for that matter)

and what do the girls, the gays and the theys love?

dinosaurs

gay dinosaurs, more precisely

(at least, that’s me and Renee, so take that as you will)

Renee has dinosaur-themed e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g

dino earrings (ofc)

dino cushions

dino squishmallow (the teal one, Ben i think?)

dino doormat

dino underwear

dino pens and erasers and pencil case

dino notebooks

dino stickers

dino phone case

dino socks

dino dino dino dino dino

this is how Allison gets the idea to get Renee her own onesie

mind you, Renee and her are not together yet

BUT- Ally is trying very hard to very subtly woo her

too subtly, apparently, because Renee has yet to notice, and Ally is so scared to get rejected that she’s hesitating being more proactive

she’s scared of showing more vulnerability, even though it’s just Renee

gifting her something not so expensive, unlike the usual, that means something to both of them, plus they get to match? perfect

except she usually has a reason to to give things to Renee

her birthday, Christmas, Hanukkah, St. Patrick’s, anything really

but now it’s November

she has no excuses

she shops online anyways, and tells herself she’ll worry about it later

maybe she won’t even find the perfect onesie, right?

wrong

the second image for her search pops up like it was made for Renee

pastel pinks and pastel blues combine to create the cutest dinosaur ever

it makes Allison think of Renee’s hair

she doesn’t even look further, like she usually does when shopping

but as she finalizes the transaction, she starts overthinking everything

how will she make her gift pass as nothing more than a casual gesture?

how will she explain herself to Renee?

she can’t tell her the truth, that’s for sure

what if she doesn’t understand? what if she does? what if she rejects me? what if she thinks i’m out of line? what if she hates it? what if she tells everybody? what if? what if?

Allison loses her mind until the package arrives a week later

and she just… wings it

literally

she retrieves the bag from her PO Box in the hall downstairs after classes, goes up to her dorm and as she passes Renee’s open bedroom door, she just…

throws it

at her face

with great aim

and leaves.

without looking back or saying anything whatsoever

Renee, quite used to Allison’s hot-and-cold behaviors, is still shocked by the events

nonetheless, she opens up the pink plastic package

inside, it’s full of white and pink tissue paper, with a little bit of glitter glued to it

and in the middle of all this wrapping, there it is…

a soft, warm and squishy dinosaur onesie in pastel pink and pastel blue

Renee is grinning from ear to ear like the kids on Christmas morning in the movies

she doesn’t even bother washing it and puts it on immediately

she feels so good, suddenly, like all her sins are being erased, like He is watching over her right this instant and He is smiling, like He sent Allison on her path to give her strength and hope and faith

she can barely contain the little squeals coming up her throat

she gets up from her bed as fast as she can and goes in search of Allison

she’s in the kitchen, waiting for what it looks like an english muffin to pop up

and despite Renee’s boundaries, despite her limits, despite her forever stained hands, despite her fears…

she runs for Allison

the ruffling sounds Renee makes barely alert Allison in time to catch her in her arms

Renee’s legs cling to Ally’s waist as she links her arms around her neck and buries her nose in Ally’s hair

she’s so happy

and what a strange thing it is, to be happy

Ally spins her around a few times, and then stops, to look her properly in the eyes

Allison: You like it?

Renee: I like you, Ally…

Allison: Wait, really?

Renee: Yes, doofus.

there is nothing holding them back, now

in fact, they are holding each other up, they have been for a while, now

Renee: Thank you, Ally. Thank you so much.

Allison: I’m glad you like it… And I’m glad you’re here. Right now. In my arms. By the toaster. On a Wednesday. God I’m so lucky…

it makes them both laugh so much that they bump foreheads

so Renee carefully places her palms on each side of Allison’s face, still clinging to her body like her life depends on it (it does)

and as she strokes Allison’s cheeks, she asks the long-awaited question

Renee: Would you make me an even luckier woman, and do me the honor of kissing me?

Allison: Yes. Yes I would.

and as they try to stifle their laughs, unable to wipe away their smiles…

their lips meet

tentatively, at first

but they meet again, more certain this time, and again, and again, and again…

now, to an outsider, they might look like a baby koala clinging to the strongest Barbie there ever was

but really, they’re just two girls kissing

two girls in love

one of them just happens to be in a pastel dino onesie

[iridescentjin]

Fun little squishy balls. Thats what I'm calling boba from now on. ☺

I heard you like soft doms. I consider Seokjin and Yoongi to be the softest doms considering how sweet and soft they tend to be.

But I may be wrong lol.

Namjoon is sweet and soft and everyone calls him a hard dom.

What do you think? Since you have a dom. :o

-🌸

I started responding to this, got annoyed about something on my phone, and closed my computer. Ya know, like an adult. Anyway, fun little squishy balls is the only way to go.

Now before I say anything, no one come for me. These are my headcanons. I’m allowed to have my own opinions, and you are allowed yours.

I think that soft sweet boys can be hard doms too. I think if you communicated about it and discussed it, Namjoon could, Hoseok could, and maayyyyybe Jimin could. I don’t really see any of the boys as exclusively hard doms. In my HC, and what I’ve discussed with my friends, I mostly see Jin as a sub or the softest little soft dom if you asked really nicely. Yoongi is a switchy baby, but sub Yoongi makes me weak. Hoseok and Namjoon, I personally see as a dom, but I love reading fics with them as subs when they’re written well. Taehyungie, our little demisexual boy, is a switch in my brain. Jiminie is whatever he needs to be. Jungkook likes to pretend he’s a dom on stage, but he’s just babie. @taetaesbaebaepsae said it best “service top at best.” Additionally, to quote another Noona friend, @illneverrecover “not every sexual encounter has to have dom/sub or top/bottom dynamics”

 I also think that fanfiction often portrays people as “hard doms” when really they’re just assholes. For some of my thoughts on hard and soft doms and some of my experiences, see below the cut.

The line between soft and hard dom blurs with the growth of the relationship. You are able to push boundaries or change dynamics as you get to know one another and negotiate your limits.

So my Dom considers himself a soft dom most of the time, and I do to. His is not so much a caregiver, but his is caring. He is definitely a pretty quintessential “Daddy Dom and Sir combo” to me with a smattering of Master/Owner tendencies. Our dynamic has changed big time since our relationship started because I am more comfortable.

When we first started seeing each other, he was much much softer. He slapped me across the face when I specifically asked for it. He spanked me softly, nothing too painful. Partially because we were new partners and partially because I was new to the sadomasochism with a partner scene. I did a lot of age regression at the time as escapism and a coping mechanism, and he bought me lots of fun toys, coloring books, and things that littles like to play with. We watched movies together, had vanilla sex, and played games together. He was a more caregiving dom, and I was a more babygirl sub. Granted, we still do those things because we’re in a relationship, but now we do other things too.

Now that we’ve been together for a while, we have pushed boundaries. We discussed how I felt and if I’d be willing to try things before we pushed the boundaries. The first time we pushed boundaries, we did some heavy impact play which I had never done before, and I LOVED it. I don’t love it all the time, but I loved it with him. Then we did some other things with bondage, impact, sadomasochism, and punishment that we found did or did not work for us. We’ve recently talked about a few other new things that we’d like to try, but the most important part of it is that we talked it out. Those are the things I don’t really talk about here because people have very strong opinions about the nonsexual D/s relationships that involve service and stuff. I have a few hard limits that he knows. He will never ever cross my hard limits. Soft limits can be pushed so long as there is communication before, during, and after.

I’ve gotten off track. Anyway. My Dom considers himself a soft dom, but he still spanks me, slaps me across the face, ties me up and leaves me in a room while he goes to do work, calls me a slut/whore, canes me, flogs me, paddles me, chokes me. So he does the “hard dom” stuff while still taking complete and total care of me. He holds me in his arms, tells me he loves me, takes long hot showers with me while I sit on the floor and just let the water run over me, watches anime with me, brushes my hair - all as before and after care. That is what I need from a dom. I need to be taken care of and felt that I’m loved. I think that that piece is left out of fanfiction a lot, even with “soft doms” or “hard doms.” Sure, if you want him to slap you across the face in your fiction, that’s fine, but maybe like...also have him make sure you’re into that and draw you a bath after or something. Ya know?

The dynamics of domination and submission are so much more complex than they are often portrayed in fanfiction. It takes communication and rules and growing pains. I’m afraid that people read these fics about like JK being a hard dom on the first night that he meets someone and thinking that’s okay. It’s not. There is no established relationship or dynamic. If some random dude at a club was calling me or one of my girls, gays, or theys a whore or tried to do bondage with them, I’d slap him across the face in a very non-sexual way.

I have a lot to say on the topic, clearly. And the education piece of bdsm is missing from this community. I don’t claim to be an expert because I’ve had had like 3 doms in my life, but I do know there are a few basic ground rules of entering into a BDSM relationship. If anyone has stuck around this long and cares to hear more on the subject, let me know. I am happy to talk forever about it.

[fuckyeahjola]

Let’s do this. Trailer analysis and compiled s3 information time.

(Please forgive the black bars, the only way I could get the frames were full-screen screenshots.)

So Michael and Book are looking good, looking casual. I dig it. I mean, clearly they’re gonna fall in love, and I support them. Also, obligatory Grudge. Sonequa’s hair is a helpful marker, because it looks like she’s got a few more scenes in the next eps before she gets the braids. More on that later.

Also, Frakes leaked that the crew gets reunited with Michael in e3, so I guess that means the next ep will split between catch up with the crew and Michael’s adventures with Book?

Pretty sure this is Disco’s arrival in the future, doing ye old trek lean.

Short-hair Michael is buying dilithium or other Federation antiques. We’ve seen that black fringe on Sarek’s costumes in the past, but that doesn’t really mean anything.

Real talk, I have no goddamn clue what this is. Maybe an explosion on Book’s ship?

A shuttle. Would bet good money this is Keyla, the Andorian, and Grudge.

Saru and Tilly on a walk. I think Saru’s outfit is the same as the one he wears while making a speech next to Michael, but I’m not sure.

THEEEEEEEM

This trailer really gave Joann so many good lines and stuff. That’s what I like to see.

Jo says “there she is,” which I’m guessing is in reference to either meeting up with Michael and Book or Earth/Terralysium? The trailer clearly wants us to think it’s the latter.

Oh, I just know Adira is gonna be a standout character for me already. Paul, that’s your kid now.

When I first saw this, I thought that this might be Pike, against all odds? But it’s clearly not, just a Trill in yellow. Michael in command gold and with braids.

A planet entirely covered in shields? This aint star wars.

Jola at their stations, Nilsson on the right, and an unknown woman to the left who I will henceforth refer to as “Discount Nilsson” or “Discount Discount Airiam.”

Go Book Go!

That’s Michael and the Emperor near the blast. Also, what appears to be Nhan fully in the fucking air on the far right. Ya think Georgiou is going to get better extensions this season? Me neither.

A battle on some sort of industrial planet, probably after a starship that I found too boring to add to this but appears in the trailer crashes into a building.

I don’t know the Andorian at all, but I’m gonna go ahead and declare this Gays And Theys Solidarity. Also, is that my queen Detmer piloting a shuttle like I said she would earlier? FUCK NO THAT’S BOOK’S SHIP LOOK AT THE BACKGROUND YOU’RE DOING AMAZING SWEETIE

We saw this scene in the trailer, but guess who we didn’t see! Hello Tilly! Nice to see the costume department remains doing you dirty and putting you in the weirdest tunic-oufits. Is this gonna be a repeat of the season 1 finale?

Maybe Saru just has the one Scrubby Away Mission Outfit. For what it’s worth, this is the same outfit Michael wears in the “time passes” segment of the first trailer from way back when.

Looks like Adira convinced their dad to break out of the museum lifestyle and try out some new minimally-invasive tech. Weren’t you just in a coma, Paul? Anyways cool stuff. Probably important that Discovery is able to instantly travel without dilithium. Almost like they planned it or something.

I support them.

Pretty sure this takes place in a turbolift, judging by the background. Also, Michael remains in Command Gold.

Adira fulfilling their destiny to be the One True Space Gay with Michael. Also, nice to see they dipped into Tilly’s tunic collection. When are we gonna see Grey? Is that Grey on the right? Or just Adira tripping balls, per Discovery tradition?

Rhys is eating popcorn. Crew movie night? I mean, in my dreams they found like some documentary on Pike’s life and are watching it but that seems unlikely.

From left to right, Detmer, Tilly, Jowo, Nhan, Rhys, and Nilsson. We also know from the earlier trailers that Stamets is around there somewhere.

Book and Michael absolutely getting their shit wrecked.

A Diverse Fistbump. Dare I say it, Bryce/Rhys? Or Rhys and Jowo. I’d take either, man.

Oh, I’d forgotten about this plotline from last season. What a treat.

Tilly being proud of Michael? Perfect. Michael back to science silver (I say “back to” because they’ve got the new badges, implying this is later in the show. Remember when Wilson Cruz leaked the new badge design on insta like, last year and had to take it down? I do.)? Not ideal but I’ll take it.

HUGH AND NHANNNNNN

Nice to see that Rachel Ancheril might not have to suffer through aging makeup for the rest of Nhan’s life. Dunno where they’re at. Where’s Pollard? At least we know she lives through getting the new badges, courtesy of Wilson Cruz’s instagram.

Adira fucking, drowning. Paul, stop letting your child go into (glowing) pools unsupervised.

Hold the fucking phone. I am so confused by this frame. I spent minutes pouring over it. That badge in the middle, that’s got to be Tilly’s from s1, right? And maybe the others are hers and she’s gotten promoted? Fucking wrong! They belong to someone named Murphy! Who the fuck is Murphy!?!?!

Convenient that the name and serial number of this ship got blown up. Anyways, I think that’s the old Starfleet headquarters from 3x01?

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww  ^-^

Oh wait, I did find it to be important enough! Spoiler alert, the ship crashes.

And finally, what I can only imagine to be a classic and sappy toast in the cafeteria. Probably “to science” or something like that. New badges. I spy... (from left to right) Stamets in a corner, Rhys, Saru, Owosekun, Bryce, Sonequa Martin-Green’s body double in silver, Book, Tilly, Detmer, Reno, Nilsson.

Hold on.

TILLY WHY ARE YOU WEARING COMMAND GOOOOOLLLLLLLLD

[rosesisupposes]

Other Half

hi i was haunted with the idea of subverting a soulmate trope after a chat with @potestessemagishomosexualitatis and it evolved in like a day on discord so here y’all go!

relationships: brotherly prinxiety, QPR moceit, romantic royality, implied/eventual anxceit

content tags: musician roman, techie/sound-guy Virgil, deaf Patton, QPRs, amatonormativity, soulmates & lack thereof, happy ending

word count: 2,847

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Roman has half a soulmark, waiting to make skin contact with his Soulmate to finally be completed.

His brother, not so much.

Context: In this world, soulmates have half a symbol somewhere on their skin, each with one half. When soulmates have skin contact for the first time, both marks complete. The amatonormativity (prioritizing romantic love) is very strong, despite the fact that soulmates have frequently been platonic, not just romantic. It’s still a rather progressive idea, similar to gay marriage, and the traditions and stories are all centered around that romantic ideal. In that vein, some people have thirds or fourth of a mark would need to contact all their soulmates to have a complete mark. Marks are very much for One Person (or, occasionally, Two or Three Specific People), and so not everyone meets their mate. Not everyone has the means. They could be anywhere in the world! But unfortunately, there's still an idea that even if you're with a partner, you'd leave them if you met your soulmate, and that other relationship are just settling.

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Enter two brothers.

Roman goes starry-eyed over stories of meet-cutes and surprise soulmates. He wants to know if he'll feel it, as his mark completes. Someday, when he meets his Someone™️!!!

And then his brother, Virgil.

Virgil... doesn't have a mark. He's not sure he's heard of that before. He has some freckles, but those fade with the seasons. Soulmarks don't fade.

Roman has half a circle, and it either has petals or rays around it. A flower or a sun, he thinks. It's right on his bicep, so he frequently goes sleeveless, and greets new people by taking both their hands in his every time. Just in case.

Lots of people do that- but it makes Virgil uncomfortable. Even if he knows he'll never be the one to trigger someone's mark, he hates knowing that's what everyone expects. He'd rather keep his hands to himself. He wears his big baggy hoodie to avoid the expectant stares of people looking for his mark, and avoids skin contact as much as he can.

They grow up in a family without a ton of resources, so neither can afford to take the 'Soul Year' some teens do where they travel before going into higher education. But Roman's determined that his career will help him meet hundreds, no, thousands of people, and he will find his soulmate!

Virgil really doesn't love the whole soulmate thing, the obsession with it, the constant reminder that he doesn’t have one and will never have one. But he does love his brother.

He tries, sometimes, to temper Roman's excitement just to make sure it doesn't hurt too much if he never finds The One. But mostly he just listens as Roman waxes poetic about his hypothetical love.

Roman, for several years, went silent, assuming Virgil wouldn't want to hear it. But Virgil has just kinda accepted it, you know? He's basically like everyone who never ends up meeting their mate, except he gets to skip the years of doubt and worry that their mate might suddenly appear at any time. He knows from the get-go. He’ll never have to look back with regret or sorrow, never have to worry about disrupted relationships, never need to mourn that his hypothetical mate might have died before he could meet them. It’s fine, really.

Roman becomes a singer and songwriter, and acts on the side. Virgil does his cover art and helps him with the sound-mixing. They're a great team - and they always have been.

Virgil makes friends with the roadies and techies, happy to leave Roman in the spotlight. He dates, sometimes. It's easier when they go on tour- a short international stay means no promises, no uncomfortable conversations about the future, no intrusive knowledge of a partner's Someone™️ out there.

After years of touring, Roman is internationally known and recognized. But he's also starting to lose hope.

He's lost count of all the meet-and-greets he's been to, how many hands he's grabbed from the stage into the crowd. He makes sure to at least high-five every roadie and tech, every opening act or announcer. His songs range from fantastical to domestic, from sweet and bubbly to sorrowful and yearning, and he loves creating, he does. But he knows there's someone out there for him, and he wants to meet them so, so badly.

They're in Paris for a show, and Virgil and Roman are strolling along the Seine. It's Spring, Roman's favorite time of year, and all the trees are in bloom. It looks like something out of a Hallmark movie.

Roman sighs heavily.

Virgil bumps him with an elbow. "Hey, no moping. That's my aesthetic, no stealing."

"Vee, what if I don't ever meet them?"

"Ro-"

"I know I should keep hoping, but- I've touched so many people and still haven't found them, what if I never will?"

"Then you'll be like most of us, Ro. Find love & companionship the new way: with hard work and dating apps."

Roman nods, but sighs again. "I just... really wanna, Vee." His voice is small, like a pouting kid. 

"I know. I hope you do."

They keep walking, but Roman's practically shuffling. On the one hand, he is a fucking drama queen.

On the other hand, Virgil wants him to feel better. 

Rolling his eyes, Virgil orders ice cream from a vendor in clumsy but serviceable French and presents Roman with his sprinkle-covered cone. Just like he knew it would, it perks him up immediately.

"Chocolate! My favorite!!"

"How are you possibly older than me. You are five."

"I just have childlike wonder, not a well of ennui!"

"Fuckin' dork."

"Edgy poser."

"Prima donna."

"Nerd."

Distracted, Roman walks straight into a man looking off at the river. He stumbles and trips and they both fall.

"Oh goodness gracious, forgive me, excusez moi, je suis desole! Pardonnez-moi!" he rattles off.

The man smiles, and his hands dance. Virgil realizes he's signing. Sorry, I didn't see you there!

 Luckily, Virgil understands it - he’s taken classes in ASL, just for kicks.

Roman knows very little sign, but he learned a couple of phrases. Sorry!

Virgil adds, It was our fault, we weren't watching.

Virgil recognizes the starry-eyed look on his brother's face. It's yet another Infatuation At First Sight, where he throws his whole heart into hoping. 

"Vee, Vee, ask him his name please?" he says, smiling for all he's worth at the curly-haired man in front of him.

Before Virgil gets a chance, he sees the man's eyes flick up and past them, and he breaks into a sunny smile. (Virgil might actually understand his brother's infatuation, for once)

Another person comes over, holding two ice creams. Virgil does a slight double-take. Like him, this newcomer chooses not to show very much skin. But they've covered even their hands. Ice cream somehow looks funny in a gloved hand.

Handing one to the first man, they start signing with one hand, far faster than he can follow. He catches a couple of signs he recognizes - gestures to himself & Roman, are you okay, something that either is we're late or shoo.

The first man is still smiling, though, and whatever he says must be okay, because the newcomer turns to them. They speak with a lilting accent, something not quite Parisian. "Please forgive my barging in- I can't exactly call for Patton from across the walkway.  My name is Dante. And you are?"

"I'm Roman, and this is Virgil, and it is wonderful to meet you!"

Virgil signs along with his brother's words, and sees Patton's eyes crinkle happily as he greets them both.

Roman has clearly also noticed Dante's gloves, but turns to Patton. With a slight bit of hesitation, he speaks and signs at once, "May I shake your hand?"

Virgil is sure he's not imagining the minute pursing of Dante's lips, but Patton's nodding and reaching out and so is Roman.

Roman is clearly holding his breath, and Virgil is too, both braced for opposite outcomes. But Patton's small, tan hand is wrapped in Roman's larger one and both sets of eyes are huge. 

Virgil's eyes flick to Roman's bicep, exposed as always, the white mark a stark contrast to his dark skin, looking like a sun or maybe a flower and-

"Holy shit-" Virgil breathes.

Roman, however, is not looking at his arm. He's staring directly into Patton's dark eyes with a smile that looks confused and elated all at once, and their hands haven't parted. 

Patton's eyes are just a huge, even huger thanks to his glasses.

"It's you," Roman says, wonder in his voice. Patton seems to read his lips, because he smiles somehow even bigger than before and signs It's you! back.

And sure enough, the mark on Roman's arm is a full circle, a full sun or flower, and Virgil's head is reeling.

Virgil's not sure what to say- the two soulmates seem content to keep staring and smiling and holding hands. But Virgil's just... nervous. Soulmate or not, this ‘Patton’ is a stranger, but Roman looks like he might never move from his side. Fuck, they can't even communicate both ways, Roman knows practically no sign and he just used up the only full sentence he’s ever learned.

He looks nervously at Patton's companion. Dante is staring too, seemingly unaware of the ice cream dripping down their glove.

Dante starts to sign something, realizes Patton can't see them, reaches out to tap Patton on the shoulder, then stops before they can touch, hand falling to their side. They look down and finally notice their ice cream, and blanch, pulling out napkins to clean their glove before it stains.

Virgil digs into his knapsack and pulls out a wet wipe and offers it. "This might help more."

Dante looks up, staring at Virgil without a shred of comprehension until Virgil waves the wipe once more. They take it with a quiet, "Merci."

They turn away, wiping off their glove and tossing the rest of their ice cream into the trash. They wiggle their fingers, clearly uncomfortable with the damp fabric. 

Virgil shifts awkwardly. He should say something, but what do you even say in this situation? He has no idea what their relation is to Pat- oh fuck, what if they were dating and Roman's just swooped in and ruined it?

In his tried-and-true method of awkward small talk with new roadies in new cities, he says, in French, "So, Paris, yeah? Know any good cafes near here?"

Dante shakes themself a bit and turns to look at Virgil. "Ah, yes. There's a patisserie just on the next block. Shall we relocate them and stop blocking the tourists?"

Virgil nods and looks over at his brother. He weighs his options of interruption, and decides on flicking Roman in the temple.

"Ow! Fuck! Vee!?!"

"You're blocking traffic, dumbass."

"I'm having a moment."

"Well come have a mocha. You can keep having your moment and I can have coffee. C'mon." 

He sees Dante signing to Patton too, explaining the plan but much more politely. Roman and Patton continue holding hands, but follow them down the block.

They get Roman and Patton sitting at a table in a picturesque cafe, and walk to the bar to order. Virgil orders his go-to of a double shot and gets Roman his mocha. Dante orders themself a latte and a vanilla cappuccino for Patton. Sitting at the bar waiting, Virgil looks over.

"So. That lunkhead over there is my brother."

Dante nods. "And Patton is my. Well. You might not know what it means, so don't immediately freak out, okay? But it's called a queerplatonic partner."

Virgil can feel the nervousness melt away. "Oh, phew. Yeah, I know what it means. So Roman's not homewrecking by being a discovered soulmate?"

"Well. I certainly hope not. But I know not everyone really, uh. Gets it. Especially with the soulmate sh- stuff. Things."

Virgil grins. "You were about to say soulmate shit, weren't you."

"...No."

"You're a terrible liar."

Dante winks. "I might surprise you."

Virgil raises an eyebrow. "Oh that's how we're gonna play it?"

"I don't play, monsieur. I just win."

"Okay then, here's a test. Why the gloves?"

Dante automatically goes to adjust them, and looks up at Virgil. Their eyes drift down to his hoodie and back up. "I think you know exactly why."

"You don't have-?"

"Nope. I don't have one either."

"I thought I was-"

"The only one?"

"Apparently not."

Virgil looks over at Patton, sitting with Roman. They don't seem to be even attempting to talk still, just staring and holding hands.

"With the QPP- are you aromantic? Do you think that's why?" He gestures vaguely at their whole body, but he’s never been quite as elegant in his gestures as Roman is.

Dante opens their mouth to speak, but stops, and sighs. "That's what I've been saying. It was easier, to say maybe this was for a purpose. And I do love Patton with all my platonic heart and I will kill your brother if he hurts him."

"The feeling’s mutual."

"But, no. I'm not fully aro. I still have romantic attraction and all that, I've just been guaranteed that even if I want it, I'll always be someone's secondary love so. Might as well lean in, right? Make the system work somewhat in my favor?"

Virgil opens his mouth to respond, to object, when the barista calls out their drinks, and then they're carefully carrying full mugs across the cafe and finding a table next to the couple.

Patton appears to be teaching Roman how to sign his name. Roman is even managing to pay attention.

"I get that, uh, reluctance. The playing-it-safe thing," Virgil says quietly, so only Dante can hear. "We travel a lot. That's a good excuse to avoid the whole fucking system. No conversations about who'll leave who when the mark shows up, because I'll be leaving in a month, tops. And people looking for hookups barely poke you to check for the mark before just... getting on with life. No expectations, no holding their breath or unrealistic disappointment."

Dante smiles weakly. "Well, good to know for when I need to start dating. I think I'm about to have a lot more free time."

"Until Roman needs to travel on again. We're here for three full weeks, but-"

"What is it you do, that you both travel so much?"

"You know Sun Prince, the singer?"

"Yeah?"

"You're looking at him," Virgil says wryly, tipping his head in Roman's direction.

Dante's eyes go wide. "Oh, that's why he looks familiar."

"So Patton probably didn’t recognize him either?"

"Nah, he tends to like EDM and electronic things the most, for the bassline. Clubbing with a deaf partner is great - the priority is just feeling the music, and we don't have to yell to hear each other."

Virgil and Dante continue to chat quietly on casual topics, but Virgil's leg is bouncing. He wants to ask the bigger questions, but it feel like prying. It's none of his business, really, right? 

But it's Roman's happiness on the line. And Virgil will do anything and everything to protect his brother. Even if it means awkwardness.

"So, uh. Did y'all have the Conversation™️ before now?"

Dante raises a questioning eyebrow in response.

"The 'what happens if he meets his soulmate' conversation. Don't tell me Pat's the only one you've ever dated?"

Dante blinks in a way that implies that were they a lesser being, they might have blushed. "Actually, he is. But yes, we've had that conversation. I'll never get in the way of Pat's romantic love and his soulmate… destiny, ou comme tu veux. I just want to still have a part in his life."

They're tugging at their gloves again, even though their face remains smooth. Virgil recognizes a nervous tic when he sees one. And god does he recognize the sentiment.

Not that any of his past partners had ever wanted to stick around in return. Why would they? He wasn't their soulmate. They hadn't decided to "settle" yet.

"I can't speak for him, but- I think Roman will be open to that," Virgil offers. "He loves performing, so we'll probably still be traveling a fair amount. But I mean. I think he'd understand that you two are a unit the same way me and him are. Like, yeah, we're brothers, but we've been each other's lifeline our whole lives, and that's not about to change. Even if he's finally found his Other Half."

Dante looks up gratefully. "I can tell you love him. And- I hope you're right."

"I should be. If Roman's a dick about it, I'll smack him upside the head."

That surprises a laugh out of Dante. They finally pull off their glove entirely, shaking it out and letting it dry on the table. "I won't interfere with them, you'll encourage Roman to not interfere with us. Do we have a deal, then?"

They offer their bare hand to shake. For once, Virgil doesn't hesitate, but takes it immediately.

Skin hits skin. Virgil finds an agreeable little shudder running down his spine as he appreciates for the first time how attractive this person is. Elegant chestnut curls, heterochromatic eyes that are dancing with delight, and disarming smile. 

Dante winks as they withdraw their hand. "What, not going to check for your completed mark now, just in case?"

Virgil grins back. "No, but I can help you look for yours later, if you want."

"Is that a proposition? Monsieur, goodness, you move fast," Dante replies, fluttering their eyelashes.

Virgil shrugs. "It could be one. You know, we're clearly gonna be around each other a lot. They found each other the old fashioned way. Maybe we could try something a bit... less traditional."

Dante smiles. "I'd like that a lot, Virgil. Should we break into cloud nine over there and ask them about the future now?"

Virgil nods. Soulmark or not, the future's looking pretty good.

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[poppythewitcher]

SPN hell binge Episode 1

Yippe kayay Mother Fuckers, Let’s do this! (edited in the morning or grammar)

Should I watch the recap?

Is that cheating?

I mean It’ll set up the season?

But it it cheating?

Like I’m supposed to get context like when you start a comic half way through

I’m gonna watch the recap just cause I know I won’t even understand that

Aw the cw logo, lets you know you’re getting into some shit

oooo decapitations

what how many of them are there

their voices don’t sound like I imagined

Fuck i kinda forgot Jeffery Dean Morgan was in this

You expect me to take these fuckers seriously where their father, the root of their daddy issues, is Denny fucking Duquette

I’m still confused who the fuck is Jack

I think he’s the antichrist

Listen the practical FXs tho

why is half the recap just a zombie fight

is this the beginning of the this episode or like the end of the last?

oh wait it was the last

listen I get continuity but the fucking font the credits are in makes me want to die

Gay angel can commune with the dead that’s nice

Why did they think that flimsy ass thing will hold the door

“He said welcome to the end what does that mean” the network is finally pulling the plug on this shit show

i love the casual discussion of smiting

I relate to dean in that I too have daddy issues and hate sky-daddy

Is Sam the only function one on this show?

Nope he let the zombies into the crypt

oooops the antichrist is awake

oh its a demon not the antichrist

demon with fashion sense

a demon talking about being a demon the way I talk about working at Starbucks

I like how Sam’s like yeah Cas, give your blood to the minimum wage demon who just met that is currently inhabiting the body of some kid we all really cared about

Nothing could go wrong with that

wait what that fucking worked

how did the minimum wage demon fix God’s mess

okay random teens because horror tropes of violence against young “stupid” women who are just enjoying their lives because it’s easier to enjoy the thing when the male gaze and patriarchal culture not only fetishizes violence against women but it makes the horror easier to watch because it’s not as scary when the victim is a vapid and brainless teenage girl, thus making the male viewer feel secure because his ego tells him that he is stronger and smarter than these weak female and therefore would not fall victim to the monster even though that makes no sense in this context when their main demographic is gen-z girls,gay and theys.

also who gave the camera to the guy with hand tremor what was that shaking

When you have to kill a character but the actor still needs to pay the bills

are they literally just gonna spend the whole season tracking down runaway ghosts this is gonna be worse than I thought

Like is that really Jensen Ackles’s voice is doesn’t sound real

ooo spooky car crash

Wait woman in white wasn’t that the fucking pilot i watched that

oh god really all the fucking monsters of the week are back fuck me what have I gotten myself into

Why is this show trying to be a fucking 80s horror movie now we have a poor housewife and her daughter being haunted by ghosts really

and its not just that its the cinematography and the lighting like the whole fucking mise en scen

its a fun aesthteic but goddamn did they really milk 15 season out of this shit? did anyone actually watch after season 12?

motherfucker a killer clown wow

Like I feel like they’re making they’re voices deeper on purpose

I’m sorry what in the living fuck is this dumb ass FBI shirt that Sam is wearing that does not look real you are not fooling anyone honey has this really been your shtick for 15 fucking years and you look like THAT holy fucking hell it genuinely looks like the costume department is barely trying

Mr. Trench coat honestly looks more believable

wait is minimum wage demon a neanderthal

And he;s hitting on one half or the queer baiting wonder twins great

Minimum wage demon: “who was he”

me: “wouldn’t we all like to know”

I mean me. I would like to know thank you minimum wage demon for getting me this info

So he’s they’re kid that’s nice

Wait

So the queer baiting wonder twins had a FUCKING CHILD TOGETHER

holy fuck they weren’t kidding this really is hell

the blood stains are really good like a little bright for being old dried blood but still the practical FX slaps and I’m already starting to think that’s the show’s one redeeming quality

That child is defffffff possessed

This thing is giving me flashbacks to early quarantine when my ex made me watch killer klowns for outer space on Netflix party would not reccomend

I mean I wouldn’t reccomend this either but

Who’s Rowena

Why is the angle that low and harsh on the minimum wage demon being a fan boy like really why

Why is it a dutch too

I just want to talk to the cinematographer and see if he’s okay

Like It went to a stand eye level over the shoulder and then nack to the super harsh low dutch what’s going on

Also Who’s Micheal

Like Micheal the angel?

Is Micheal an angel? idk

why does Cas readily hand out the info that he’s an angel

Sam shot god and honestly fucking mood

is it just Sam or does every one get fucked up if they try to hurt sky-daddy cause that’s kind of a dick move

I feel like I’m supposed to recognize the MILF in white but I haven’t seen the show so IDK

What’s with the whole human sacrifice heart thing like is that standard here

I thought they were going door to door they literally only went to the one house

the killer klown from outer space is back and he has friends

I love how Cas is just like offend and exasperated over being shot

and then just fucking La Llorona makes an appearance

are the spell in fucking Latin on this show

this is why I’m a Witcher stan like at least Sapkowski’s creative an used a different dying language

why does Sam have to stay be hind like in theory they could just sprint

and he picked up the kid he’s like the one functional one here

Sam just told the killer klown from outer space to shut up and honestly same

I have 5 minutes left and it feel like it’s been an eternity

how many times have they been uncomfortably thanked by a little girl on this show cause I feel like the answer is too many

Why is the pie man such a bitch to his husband like way to press against the whole queer baiting wonder twins thing we get it you’re uncomfortable with your character’s repressed bisexuality please maybe chill you made the gay angel sad

even the minimum wage demon gets it

that looks infected

oh yeah dean’s oldest daughter syndrome is back that’s nice

I feel like I see the appeal of this show and how it could be good but then it went to hell

Wait are they actually god now what the fuck

like is this whole season just some Nietzsche bullshit okay

why does dean say just you and me? You also have a gay angel and a minimum wage demon

Final thoughts: I’m going to bed. I’ll do more tomorrow. This really is a dumpster fire. What have I gotten myself into

[mw-draws]

ranking each Doctor Who opening titles cause I have nothing better to do with my time

1st Doctor title - that shit's og, y'know? there's just a sense of timelessness to it and it makes me feel dead happy listening to it. it's got that wobbly shit going on and it actually looks really cool, especially for 1960's television. this shit fucking revolutionised TV, honestly. - 8/10

2nd Doctor titles - just an all round improvement on the first Doctor's titles. there's more twinkle in the beginning of the tune, like, yes, keep that shit up. and it looks fucking amazing. the way Patrick Troughton's face morphs into the titles is fucking spooky and sums him up. like, he just appears whether you want him to or not. that started one of my favourite opening titles tropes actually. also, the slight tease of the middle 8? yes. Doctor Who fans can have a little middle 8. as a treat. - 8.5/10

3rd Doctor (1) - I love how these titles are basically like "GUYS WE HAVE COLOUR TV NOW, DID YOU KNOW?! LOOK AT ALL THE CRAZY SHIT WE CAN DO WITH THIS" and you know what? fucking superb. have all the fun you want with that. the music is pretty much the same, but the way they just plonk Jon Pertwee's face there never fails to amuse me. 8.5/10

3rd Doctor (2) - were in hyperspace now. the way Jon Pertwee just fucking flies off into the background is never funny to me. he's like "I'm too gay and fabulous for this shit, I'm out" and I respect that. the sudden "no more crazy colours" is a bit disappointing to me though. - 7/10

4th Doctor (1) - basically the same as 3(2) but it opens with the tardis and looks a little funkier. I love Tom Baker just sitting there like he didn't know that this was happening and I really love how the Time vortex takes the shape of the silhouette of whatever is in the front actually, I think that's really cool. doesn't wow me though, plus, the music is still the basically the same, just a little slower. - 7.5/10

4th Doctor (2) - now this is the shit. a pure classic, 80s sci-fi to a fucking T. the music is super funky and synthy, it's beautiful. the fact that we're in space and there's stars everywhere? perfect. Tom Baker's face being built up from the stars?? unprecedented, just incredible. same with the Doctor Who logo, just amazing. - 9/10

5th Doctor - basically the same as 4(2) except its Peter Davison and a bit more blue. 9/10

6th Doctor - basically the same as 4(2) and 5, but there's 100% more colour. they looked at 4 and 5's title sequences and went "hmm, what could we do to improve this? OH, MORE COLOUR" "don't you think that'll take away from the fact thei-" "MORE. COLOUR. IT'S THE 80'S, CARL". also, Colin Baker's face appears and is surrounded by the lesbian and bi flag. gay rights. - 8/10

Trial of a Time Lord - this is a special one because its the same, but a bit better. the music is like "fucking let's go, let's get all fucking funky. get that synth going. give us the synth but like bass synth y'know". the visuals are a lot smoother. more lesbians and bi's. gay rights. Colin Baker gives us a wee smile. thank you sir, I love you too. - 8.5/10

7th Doctor - this is when Doctor Who discovered CGI. also, a lot of synth, like w o w. the rocks flying in a the same time as the "doo doo doo"? nice. the music is all weird and fucky, BUT brought the middle 8 in, buut, because the music is all fucky, it doesn't sound right. Sylvester McCoy's face appearing and winking? that fucking blew me away when I was younger. I still love it. very 80's. - 6/10

The Movie - HELL YEEAAAAHH, OPEN WITH THE MIDDLE 8 BECAUSE WE'RE FUCKING EPIC. FIREWORKS, BECAUSE FUCK YOU! LET'S GO LESBIANS. - 9/10

9th Doctor - yeeaaaasss. it's a fucking nostalgia trip this one. the tardis flying about the time vortex, the string, the "oooweeeooo" perfect. sums up the 00's - 8/10

10th Doctor (1) - just the same, except it says David Tennant - 8/10

10th Doctor (2) - OJHHHHHHH YEEAAAAHH. THE FUCKING. GUITARS. THE FUCKING ORCHESTRA RECORDING. THE FUCKIIINGSTIRNGS. YES this is what it's all about. epic. unprecedented. the "dudu dudu dudu dudu dududuududududud dudu" perfect. New logo, nice bright and orange. my rights. - 10/10

11th Doctor (1) - still recovering from that switch from SUPERFUCKINGFASTANDEPIC to slow. but epic. a bit weird, not too much of a fan of the slow opening, but then once it kicks off, hell fucking yeah. I like the clouds, dunno why they're there, but there we go - 7.5/10

11th Doctor (2) - no. who the fuck allowed this. what am I looking at? what the fuck am I listening to? how the fuck did we go from "oh, this is kinda epic" to "how the fuck is this even slower". I just don't like this. what I'd going on?am I in a washing machine. why is it whining. what is this? sound effects??? fuck off???? at least it brought back the face thing, that was fun while it lasted - 4/10 (four points are from the face coming back)

12th Doctor - I really like the rock style of this one, matches 12 really well. I like that the time vortex is literally a clock, that's really fucking cool. I only wish that they used an actual guitar like they did for Before the Flood, that was really cool, but without it, you can really hear the whines where they're trying to recreate the sound of an electric guitar. - 7/10

13th Doctor - hell. fucking. yes. the ball of space and time is fucking cool as fuck. the bass drop is like "you fucking ready? LET'S GO LESBIANS." and throws us right in. miss the 8 bar opening though, gave me more time to prepare ksjsks. but it looks fantastic, then we get to stars swirling around everywhere and it's all round really pretty and I love how it just goes into the title of the ep, like that. fucking fab, music's a bit fucky, but visually stunning. it's the 3rd Doctor's first one but 3D and beautiful - 8.5/10

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Types of Cultural Dissemination for Laymen

If you won’t bother reading the profile, and the previous posts, I’m going to introduce myself again. I’m an anthropology major, and short of Calc I for my degree. (which I’m miserably failing and I don’t need). For my BA I focused mainly on systems (racism, sexism, etc), but my true interest is in media exchange with systems. i.e. trade of things like movies, books, and seeing how they are interpreted in the country of origin v. internationally and how they might be reinterpreted, etc with a focus on say... gay people. So say, how Sailor Moon views gay couples and how they are represented versus how say, Sailor Neptune and Sailor Uranus were made cousins for the sub and why that might have changed for the DVDs. No one was interested in something like this though, since we’re still stuck with Eurocentricism, even though I did a paper for my high school’s senior thesis back in 1999. (It’s been a long road) As such, I know the internet loves, loves to confuse cultural dissemination terms up, and make it super simple, but it isn’t. And last round of me doing this essay had it stolen, so, in respect to that, I’m going to be giving my profs credit for their ideas, so if it does get stolen (again), at least SOMEONE will get credit. (maybe, hopefully). So I tip my hat off to:

 Wendy Fonarow for the basic analogy of the house for imperialism. 

Also Eric Johnston for the physical Anthropology parts of the article. 

Lilith Mahmud for having an awesome class on systems and power struggles.

 Jerry Won Lee for being really good at talking about Korean history and its relations with the US. 

Eleana Kim for doing studies on Korean adoptees and economics of that. 

And James Egan for teaching about Economics and various types of reciprocity and exchanges. (He’d also credit Marcel Mauss’s work on reciprocity.)

I ask, if you don’t credit me for this, you at least keep in their credits. Though it’s pretty much a terrible move to appropriate an essay on the subject of appropriation in the first place. Also, any mistakes made aren’t their fault since I compiled this myself. I apologize to them ahead of time if this is the case. But please please keep the credits. If this essay is so good, to be stolen, at least have respect for them.

Basic terms:

Cultural Dissemination is the spreading of culture to one place to another either by mutual, imposed or invited consent.

There is an essay (which I know my professors would chase me after to cite... but I disagree) about how Nationhood is more recent, so ideas of “imperialism” and “appropriation” are more problematic for time periods roughly before the 1400′s (probably a mistake on the dates). But I’m still a bit skeptical about it being so widely accepted since there’s historical evidence for the idea of sacrificing yourself to the state going way back in human history (They would point to the rise of agriculture, mainly) and the essay is widely Eurocentric with no one questioning this fact. So while we don’t have specific dates for the following things, I’m going to probably simplify it in ways my professors are going to hate me for and mark me down for. But then this isn’t a paper for them. Types of Cultural Dissemination

Cultural Exchange- basically, this is your trade. Someone comes up with a cultural good, you share it with them, and you think it’s a great idea, so take it back and keep it as it is and then give them something in return. Trade, BTW, goes back to Homo Erectus, so humans didn’t invent it. There is evidence in a Chinese cave of rocks from Africa (yes, I know that Africa isn’t a country, but it also got sliced and diced to smithereens, so in respect to that, that’s why I say Africa, the continent) that must have followed a trade route. Granted there is debate whether it was someone traveling from Africa specifically to that location or if it traveled more slowly by local trade. (Credit to Johnston for this). The idea that Homo sapiens sapiens invented trade, and specifically Europeans is pretty ridiculous. We’ve always traded from the beginning.

Cultural Adaptation (as a sub category of Exchange)- If something exchanged is adapted to the country in its own unique way because of exchange over a long period of time, that’s Cultural adaptation of the object. And no, I’m not saying cultures get “better” with this term. There is no such thing, they change, but the needs from that object when embedded into a culture might need to change. So chopsticks and how they are used is slightly different from China, Korea, Mongolia and Japan, so since they became a part of how to eat food, their design is different. (There are youtube videos on why, etc) Cultural Sharing or Cultural Invitation- is one way. (Cultural sharing is used more than cultural invitation, but I think Cultural invitation is more precise). I invite you to learn about how I do things and participate. Like learning how to make kimchi or soy sauce. But I also expect that once you have this knowledge, you won’t backstab me later after all of that emotional labor put in. Cultural Appreciation- Look, don’t touch. Basically the museum model. You don’t try to steal the painting off the wall and then take it home and claim you painted it. You look at how its curated and appreciate it for where it is (Yes, I know about museums appropriating objects... we’ll get there.)

Fetishization of a culture- Basically having a crush on a culture without understanding and accepting the downsides of the culture. Accepting means you can’t change what’s wrong, but can enable people within that culture to change it if they want to. (How to do charity is another essay, though). For example, K-drama fans who weren’t Korean were not appreciative of Greatest Marriage, the drama, because it showed the underbelly of Single Motherhood in Korean society and they rallied against it and judged Korea directly for it, rather than taking a balanced approach to it.

Cultural Appropriation

- Stealing. If people made the word stealing, I think they’d understand it better. There are three basic conditions for this and exacerbation points. It’s not clear cut in some cases. (I’ll get to those) BTW, some would also argue can’t exist before the nationstate... as I said I’m iffy on that considering the history of China which predates most of Europe.... but later.

The three main points are:

History of Imperialization (exacerbation of making it worse)

Mockery of cultural items (or history thereof)

Taking of Sacred objects without invitation of participation or any understanding.

Imperialism -

Basically forcing “help” along the way by imposing one’s culture on another with total disregard for what’s there. (for the context of this essay, though my professors would chase me for simplifying it this way.) Not sorry. Also argued, you need the nation state for this, but I have a whole other essay for why Europe tried to colonize and imperialize the world. Imperializing, though, initially profitable ran out of steam once they came to the Pacific, though no doubt they did a ton of destruction, including the US causing a nuclear disaster in the area. (The irony that the US dropped more nuclear bombs than anyone and has one of the largest programs, yet regulates others is an example of nationalism and imperialism all in one neat package). This one goes to Egan, BTW. People have meltdowns over these things and mix them up, but I put it in a simple way for you. All of these have basic forms of human rules worldwide of emotional intelligence, consent, boundaries, love and respect. What you are willing to share or not share and how, on an individual level should be understandable to everyone. Those rules might change per culture or individual, but it’s basic human intelligence to respect boundaries. And this type of intelligence is taught in kindergarten worldwide (and believe me I’ve watched a lot of those videos--most kindergartens teach emotional intelligence). Got it?

The idea that sharing, appreciation, appropriation, and adaptation are the exact same thing is ridiculous. So let’s get into why this is different since some people forgot their lessons from kindergarten. But let’s get to the next section. An Analogy to break it all down. The initial analogy handed to me was that often White Europeans would go to a different tribe and then try to get them to sell a different tribe’s lands. (Africa and North America and Australia and New Zealand apply here) which is like someone going to your neighbor’s house and offering a bunch of cash for your house, writing up a deed of sale, and then claiming that your house is there’s. This is Wendy Fonarow’s analogy.

What I did, since I got annoyed with how people couldn’t personalize it and thought that say killing 80,000 people isn’t as bad as someone they know dying, was when I was in a doctor’s office, think about how to break it down, since my analogy of the museums and paintings wasn’t working for a group I was talking to about appropriation, and how to extend that to a larger sample. I wrote that essay, posted it, it got stolen (the irony isn’t lost on me), but I’ve improve it since because I’m a fan of extended analogies. In the positive reciprocity model, as James Egan would put it, you give hoping for something close to an equal exchange. But often money is the cut off point for this. This is called “Balanced reciprocity”. (There is also generalized reciprocity and negative reciprocity).

So I’ll go over the set up for the balanced reciprocity models with two families for the terms except fetishization, appropriation and imperialism.

Say, Person X is invited to Person Y’s house. This would be sharing. They have dinner, there, they really like the food. If they look at the art and like it, then that’s appreciation. They looked, but didn’t touch it. Now, say, Person X invites Person Y to their house. They also serve them dinner, then that becomes an exchange. Person Y comes to admire a painting of theirs

Say Person X goes to build a family and Person Y does too. They become the best of friends, and over time, Person X is like, “You know what, I want to give you the painting you so like.” And then Person Y said, “And I’d like to give you the painting you so like.” So they trade the paintings and talk about their history and meaning to them. So for generations both families keep the paintings and keep in contact, but the paintings, as they do, get damaged beyond repair, and being sad, one of the family members tries to recreate the paintings, not as an exact replica, but more like a tribute to it with their own interpretations of what has happened so far. This becomes adaptation. So let’s go over the negative models in analogy. You have Person A, and they really, really think that Person B does not deserve the house they are living in. I mean, look at all that gold. And they’ve heard there is a fountain of youth inside. And they look dirty all the time. Plus they have a beautiful garden they want. Person A, then goes to Person C, Person B’s neighbor and says, “You know what, I’ll give you a bunch of goods and money to sell Person B out.”

Person C has always hated Person B, and Person A knows it, so Person C writes up a house sale slip, even though it’s fake. Person A, living in a different county currently is able to file the house sale. They break into the house, steal the food, wreck the garden, and say the upper floors are all for them. Person B finds out and is devastated, but can’t get the house sale overturned because they have no jurisdiction there. They work from home, but now Person A says they own their transportation too.

Person A starts telling them how terrible they really are. “You’re dirty, you’re angry, and you’re violent.” when Person A was the one that broke into person B’s house. What’s more, Person A moves their family in, who also trash the house and starts claiming that the alter that Person B set up was invented by them and they built it. Then claim all of the clothes are also theirs because they bought it with the house. Person B can’t get the law to kick these people out. How are they less than A? How are they violent? They try to resist, but get taunted and jeered at, but Person A’s family tells them, they can live in the basement--if they want.

Person B’s family has no recourse and no money to recover the house or move--besides, this house was in their family for generations--it means a ton to them. They remember when their great grandfather planted that apple tree which he brought to the property by a tiny sapling. They live in the basement, hoping things will change.

Things don’t change. Person A starts telling Person B’s family, they own the house, and another generation rolls by. Person B’s family is fighting for the house, but law enforcement is ignoring them.

Person A starts saying that the clothes that Person B owned were their invention. That they can do as they like, but Person B needs to adapt to Person A’s way of life, otherwise, they’ll cut off their food supply, and water to the basement, though Person B barely gets either of those. Person A’s family starts selling the unique designs of Person B’s home business and Person B finds out once again, they can’t sue, but they are upset about it. What’s more, they find out that the items from the alter are being sold. So far, it’s imperialism. So, say Person A’s family after generations goes, “You know what? Our bad. You’ll still have to live in the basement, but now we think we kinda like you enough to let you guys have jobs, even though you’re lazy all this time and we can’t understand why you couldn’t make any money.”

Someone from Person A’s family, let’s say Becky, thinks of the poor people living in the basement and starts calling them a great culture that people should appreciate. But when Person B’s family complains about the generational hate they received from Person A’s family and how much that hurt their present conditions because they don’t get heat in the basement, food or water, and they have to fight each other, Becky won’t hear about it. Becky cares more about what clothes are Person B’s family creating now that they can sell to her. She cares about more what types of entertainment they watch. She doesn’t want to hear about how they have barely any food or water and have to live by her family’s terms. Because her family is good and righteous and besides, it was her great grandfather that stole the house and where is Person A’s family supposed to live anyway? Back at Person A’s original house? Unthinkable. The old house didn’t have the garden, the clothes, or Person B’s established business. This is fetishization. If you have no interest in understanding why or who the people are in full breath and their joys and sorrows, it is a total misunderstanding of the culture. Basic rules of consent, boundaries, love and respect apply to large groups of people as it does to individuals. Also, punching people while telling them how great they are, is generally a terrible idea. The fancy jargon doesn’t change that. You don’t go and wreck people’s temples and think you’re a great person. You don’t steal their stuff. And you don’t buy their goods only and think you know everything about them. Anthropology teaches you to ask respectful questions and listen and dive deep. That’s respect. Something if you forgot, Mr. Rogers taught on his TV show. Where appropriation gets tricky

The easiest one is dread locks. The history of dread locks is that they started in Africa, traveled and were shared/traded with West Asians (Jews, for example,) then traveled to India. Some say they started in India. You can read the history here: http://ragingrootsstudio.com/the-history-of-dreadlocks/

So then it strongly got associated with black people, but really, it’s a giant circle. The problem lies in the face that white people (despite white people also wearing them in history) often call dreadlocks “dirty” and “unkempt”. (This is why I instill the rule of if you’re going to judge others, look at yourself first). So this is where it gets tricky... There is also sideways appropriation. Say when Koreans take reggae music, and then say they like it because they relate to the struggles of Jamaicans. (This one makes me squirm personally) Koreans have no understanding of the music dynamics of reggae music, how it relates to the culture, and are appropriating a struggle of slavery that isn’t theirs. At the same time as absorbing Hollywood movies which contain anti-blackness (like the N-word, gangs, etc). But technically, Korea has never imperialized Africa. (There is some history in Joseon and the earlier kingdoms where they cooperated, but you really have to dig to find it). For me, it makes me uneasy... but it’s this wobbly line since there are equally black people into K-pop music that have no intention of learning anything about the culture. (Two wrongs don’t make a right... but still iffy around the corners.)

Then there are the politics with diaspora with some countries too, where say, a Native Japanese says they are “real” Japanese and have NO problem with say a tea ceremony, (even if the details are done wrong), because the country is pushing towards tourism to generate profits, and then the diaspora saying “You’re backstabbing us because you don’t go through a third of the prejudice that we went through” (In this case the internment camps). Because people don’t all think the same. And if native Japanese saw the rise and fall of diaspora businesses, they probably wouldn’t be backstabbing about fetishization. (BTW, this also goes for Korea, which I’m pretty much railing against them trying to push tourism so much because I’ve seen the cost of cultural fads. Chinatowns are looking pretty nasty these days for a reason. And fetishization can easily turn to hate in the next breath and devastate economies.) And then someone say, writing a black person as a white person, which could go several ways. It could be brilliant because they did the research, figured out the boundaries and consent rules, or it could be say... Uncle Tom’s Cabin for the modern era. It’s OK for it to be iffy. Just sort it out. And most of the time it’s better to get an invitation and research and learn than it is to take and say you appreciate it. People want it to be black and white, especially with the European ideals of binary. But also examine and be uncomfortable with the grey’s too. Because everyone is on some kind of spectrum there aren’t clear cut answers the majority of the time. Celebrate that. (Except that the Earth is egg-shaped-ish and is rounder than a ping pong ball and you should always give credit where it is due, because the idea of copyright goes back to the time we were all foragers.)

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How Evan Rachel Wood Helped Bring the Bright, Queer Fantasy of Across the Universe to Life

It’s something of a miracle that a film like Across The Universe exists in the first place. Set to 34 classic Beatles compositions with limited dialogue, it tells the story of the blossoming romance between an American girl and a Liverpudlian artist, set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War and other counterculture movements of the ‘60s. Featuring trippy set pieces, a largely unknown cast, and Bono in a handlebar mustache, Across The Universe is something of a Trojan horse: an audacious arthouse musical disguised as a glossy blockbuster.

That might explain why the $70 million production opened to a polarized response, and made back only $29 million when it was finally released in 2007, after numerous delays and battles between the studio and director Julie Taymor over its final cut. The film was derided as a box office dud and career setback for its cast of up-and-comers, which included Evan Rachel Wood as an all-American college girl who dreams of changing the world. But in the 11 years since its release, it has grown to become a beloved cult classic — especially among millennials, who have come to discover the Beatles’ music through Taymor’s technicolor fantasy world of 1960s New York.

This Sunday, Fathom Events is re-releasing Across The Universe in theaters across the country. And if the film felt of-the-moment in 2007, its focus on activism, protests, queer identity, and art as a means of dismantling government corruption feel particularly resonant in 2018. Wood certainly agrees; since the film’s release, she’s gone on to become one of Hollywood’s most outspoken superstars. Fresh off her recent Emmy nomination for the second season of Westworld, Wood chatted with them. about the legacy of Across The Universe, the rise of #MeToo, and the need for more bi visibility in Hollywood.

Across The Universe has cultivated such a devoted fanbase over the years, but it’s fair to say that its initial reception wasn’t too positive. Do you think the film was misunderstood upon its original release?

I think it didn't get the power behind it that it needed. There was some turmoil because the studio wanted to make a lot of changes and we all felt like it wasn't the movie that we made. I think the trade-off is that we got the movie we wanted released, but we didn’t get the backing, and it suffered because of that. And I think it was ahead of its time. Even while making it we knew it was something that was gonna build over time and become a cult classic. It had that potential, so I don't think we were worried. But we were disappointed that other people couldn't see that. I think we all knew that this fanbase would find its way and stick with the film the way it did us.

Do you think the reception to the film would’ve been different if it’d been released in 2018?

I think so, yeah. I think people were afraid of the politics in it as it came out right when we had gone to war. When we were filming the Fifth Avenue protest scenes, it was so relevant to the point that we had posters up saying "War Is Over" and "Peace Now" and everyone wanted us to leave them up. A lot of people thought it was a real protest. It was when I feel like the country started to change, at least in my eyes, and the future was still very unknown. Right now we're all embracing this revolution and it's undeniable that there's this shift happening. Things are still unknown but I feel like people are more energized and involved.

Julie Taymor’s battle against the studio for final cut on the film was made pretty public. Did you ever see that back-and-forth struggle?

I didn't, but I heard about it, and from what I heard it was a bit horrifying. I mean, they didn't wanna make Prudence gay, they wanted to take the riot out of "Let It Be," and take some of the politics out of it. They wanted to play it safe and keep it in “fluffy musical land” as a pill that's easy to swallow. But that's not what The Beatles were about. This film was made by Beatles fans and that's not the Beatles musical I wanted to see. We wanted to deliver what we felt was right. People were like "You don't even wanna see this cut…” Just hearing about it was enough for us to go "Oh no..." That's the reason we all put our foot down in that way, because that's just what we believed in.

Was Prudence’s storyline, which focused on her coming into her queer identity, important for you to see through in the finished film?

Absolutely. I thought it was an amazing idea that Julie had to make "I Want To Hold Your Hand" a girl singing it to another girl. I thought it was an amazing reveal when you're watching the scene and think she's singing to the football player and realize she's singing to the cheerleader. I thought it was brilliant! And it's a testament to Julie and her ideas and how she'll go off the beaten path, which I think we all appreciated.

The film’s found a particularly passionate audience within the queer community. Prudence’s storyline aside, what do you think it is about the film that LGBTQ+ audiences find so comforting?

I think because it’s about youth and free love and finding yourself and pushing boundaries and revolution and fighting for what you believe in. It's about this group of outcasts who move to New York and find each other and form their own kind of family and community during a really tumultuous time. It's a fight for love in a time of war. It seems like those themes are something that the queer community could relate to in some way.

In a lot of ways it’s a sort of miracle that a film like Across The Universe was made in the first place.

I agree! It's a big-budget arthouse movie basically, and Julie is one of the only people who can really pull that off. It's what happens when arthouse films get the budget, which never happens.

Why do you think movies like that aren’t being made today?

Because there's this constant battle between creatives and people with money, and both need each other to get the job done. At the end of the day, the people with the money are in control of what gets made and what doesn't. Arthouse movies are a bit more off-the-wall and for people who are non-creatives, a weird idea seems like a risky idea. But I think they're not giving weirdos enough credit. We've started to play it really safe. I mean, that's why you're just seeing kind of franchises and remakes with a built-in audience instead of coming up with new ideas that are gonna ignite something in somebody. Make films for the hipsters, the alternatives, the weirdos, the black sheeps. They're there, they love movies, and they wanna see them but we've been neglecting that and we're not seeing these movies getting made.

You were only 18 when Across The Universe was made. How do you look back on that particular moment in your life?

I really related to Lucy and her journey and that's something Julie saw in me. I moved out of my mother's house while we were filming. I turned 18 and moved to New York, so I consider Across The Universe my college experience because I didn't go to college. That was the first time I was on my own living with this group of artists and creatives doing this Beatles musical for almost a year and it was completely transformative and life-changing and beautiful. I look back at that time as one of the most special times in my life as something that was completely transformative that I carry with me all the time.

You recently tweeted about a directing project you’ve been trying to pitch for two years and the sexism you faced in business meetings among other struggles. Have there been any developments since you made those struggles public?

What's funny is after I announced on Twitter that I was trying to make this and having trouble, a lot of great people reached out. The point of that wasn't to be like 'It's been two years and why isn't my movie being made!' It wasn't an entitlement kind of thing. I know it can take much, much longer to get a movie made. It takes time. But I've heard people say 'why aren't there more female directors, why aren't there more female-driven movies, why aren't these being made?' I wanted to show 'Look, we are trying, just so you know. I've been trying to get this movie made for two years.' And I'm established and it's difficult, so imagine how hard it is for someone just stepping into this with an amazing idea who can't even get in the door. But I am still plugging away at it and there's definitely progress. It's a female-driven film with queer characters and women of color. I tried to make it a diverse and inclusive story and cast. I'm planning on directing it, it's written by me and another woman, and I'm gonna be in it as well. I basically wrote a character I've always wanted to play that girls don't normally get asked to play. I started writing it three years ago, so it was before a lot of what we're seeing in the entertainment industry now, which tells me I'm not the only one feeling that way and that it's a perfect time for this movie. But I don't know, we'll see what happens.

You’ve been acting for over two decades and constantly outspoken about the rampant sexism and homophobia in the entertainment industry. Post-#MeToo, have you noticed a positive shift in the industry at all?

I think we're definitely seeing a shift. People are listening in a different way, but just like when they abolished slavery, racism didn't go away. Now we're aware of the issues, and now we have to actually put things into action and change things. The fight has just begun and now it's gonna take a lot of people backing it up and really doing the footwork to move things. Now the door's open and we have to go in and start shifting things around.

You’ve spoken about how important it was for your development as a young queer woman to hear an actress tell you what “bisexuality” was. In the context of LGBTQ+ youth, how important do you think it is for queer public figures to be open about their sexuality?

I think everyone's gotta do it on their own time because it’s a very personal process and you can't force or guilt anybody into doing it. I think when you're ready it's important because it helps normalize things. If you're carrying shame or frustration, those are feelings that are really damaging to someone's psyche and self-esteem. It's unnecessary pain. I can only speak from my experience, but it still means a lot to me when someone comes out. Bisexuality really gets the shaft a lot and is something that isn't really taken seriously so people don't know enough about struggles that come with it. I mean it's hard for me to even think of bisexual film characters. I just watched Call Me By Your Name and I freaked out, like, ‘Why didn’t anyone tell me this was a bisexual movie? Why did I hear nothing about this?’ That could've been a great opportunity.

Do you ever get sick of feeling like you have to be the one to educate others about these kinds of issues, though?

I don't get like annoyed or sick but I do get tired. But especially just being a woman in any kind of position of power, I feel a massive responsibility to say things and get out and fight, because that's just where we are. But there's a lot of emotion and pressure that comes with that and while I am out doing things and fighting for things I believe in, it does take an emotional toll and sometimes I do have to take a step back to recharge because it can be really upsetting. It's also something that I feel is kind of involuntary that I have to do or I can't rest.

Some performers have said that they don’t like being referred to as a “bi actor” and having their sexuality hashed out in interviews. In the face of mainstream Hollywood, do you ever worry about being boxed in a “bi actress”?

I mean if it's for fodder like "bisexual actress does blah blah blah," it's like you're just using that for a story, which is just exploiting it. But otherwise I don’t mind. I always kind of felt that whatever I did would stand on its own and I wouldn't be defined by that. And even if I was it's like, well, whatever. I'm just gonna keep doing what I'm doing. It’s more annoying when it's exploited or only used when it's convenient to make a story juicier or used as an excuse like ‘well obviously this person has crazy behavior or is slutty and is bisexual.’ I don't use that word but I'm saying other people do. And it's like ‘no no no that person's going through whatever they're going through, it has nothing to do with them being bisexual. Don't use that as an excuse for someone's behavior.’ I see that sometimes where I'm like ‘you never talk about this person being bisexual but now that's it's a story you're using it to perpetuate this idea that they're somehow off the wall’ and that's not cool.

When LGBTQ+ youth don’t have a supportive environment in their everyday lives, artists they admire often take the role of emotional support. Did you experience this as a youth becoming more aware of their identity?

Absolutely. Musicians and artists and actors would become these sort of beacons of hope. The more I heard about their journeys and what goes on in their heads and their flaws, it carried me through a lot of those experiences. So 100 percent, I believe that to be true. I grew up with an open-minded, artistic family but I still had shame and was scared to tell my family. I still feel elements of shame and things that are hard-wired into your brain, that's how we're programmed. It's a process of de-learning. Even when you intellectually know something, sometimes the feeling remains because it's just imprinted on you. That's why I’d have Bowie or Kurt Cobain over my wall, these that I feel stood for something that I couldn't quite put my finger on at the time! There were so many women that I remember being like "Oh man I wanna be them!" and in retrospect I'm like "Hmm did you wanna be them or did you love them?" Like man I loved Melissa Etheridge and KD Lang, I couldn’t have been more cliche as a child.

That’s the way I feel about Across The Universe, and I’m assuming so many others who connected to it so deeply at a young age without maybe understanding why.

Exactly! Sometimes those people and things are in your life and you don't know why until later.

[robototron217]

Just finished captain marvel

SPOILERS AHEAD

DONT READ IF U WANNA WATCH

movie good

Marvel is such A COWARD (the company not carol)

One major complaint: she should have been LESBIAN YOU FOOLS!!!! How the FUCK do you put SO MUCH subtext in this movie about her and her poc "best friend" and not just call them lesbians?? They lived together in a house, with a kid they were raising, and throughout the movie they share many long and gay higs and i just...im baffled really. Im so confused that in 2019 theys still felt the need to throw in the "best friend" crap. Let them be gay. obviously its what theyre supposed to be.

Also, there was a cute meta joke where one of the bad guys tries to shoot her with a gun they find but its just a nerf gun with one side covered in soot. I feel like its a reference to the fact a lot of action movie Big Guns :tm: are actually just nerf guns painted black. I might be reading too far into that tho.

ALSO

I have never ever, even once, liked a mohawk on anybody ever but 👀 Carol Danvers can do whatever the fuck she wants cause apparently im just stupid and dont know what looks good.

Also also

There was a skrull alien about halfway through the movie at the end of act 2 or so whose ears were just...human? Ears? Like he was just shot and its supposed to be a heroic thing or whatever but i was so distracted by his ears just being white little human ears sticking straight out of his dark green skin. Didnt ruin the movie im just nitpicking.

There were some pacing issues in the first half where a lot of stuff happens really fast but then a 10 minute long fight scene that goes nowhere happens and then a lot more stuff happens really fast. I feel like they could have done less action-y stuff that feels like its there to just take up screen time and develop the connections between characters more. A lot of the emotional scenes and things that were supposed to be dramatic and impactful feel really unearned. Theres a scene about 40 minutes into it where two characters are having a really emotional talk. One character has been an emotional robot for 40 minutes and the other has been on screen for a total of 2 minutes and were supposed to care about them and this great moment of epic feels but i didnt feel like i knew them at all yet.

the actors who played the main cast performed spectacularly for the most part. sam jackson, brie larson, jude law, and ben mendels were all great. One actor though was all over the place though, lashana lynch. Some scenes she did really well but others she didnt really have anything to do. Some of her scenes were weirdly inconsistent. In the emotional scene i mentioned earlier she started crying and it lasted all of 5 seconds before the shot-reverse-shot cut away from her to brie and then back to lashana whos tears completely disappeared between cuts. Obviously thats not her fault but it really messed with the character she was playing.

Theres so much woman power stuff in this movie guys like wow its so good. If you have a daughter she needs to see this movie. I cant list them all but one of the main themes in the movie is carol "controlling" her emotions. All they actually want her to do is not feel at all and be submissive as hell and not do anything to show emotion at all. At the end, when she learns to embrace who she is and not to hide her emotions, she basically becomes 100x more powerful. And thats just one pro woman theme/subplot/tone in this movie. I can think of 12 off the top of my head but im probably missing another 30 i didnt pick up on and this isnt meant to be a list of those so ill just say please go see the movie. If you have a daughter who needs a role model and favorite movie, if you're in need of a confidence boost, if your a man who needs to be shown the stuff in this movie, its worth the price of admission.

Overall i really enjoyed this movie. Really really enjoyed it. Its not perfect, but perfection is boring and stupid and this is smart, colorful, progressive, and its a good time.

Idk why i wrote this.

8/10, go see it.

[suckitsurveys]

Another one that took me forever because of the garbage formatting. Which sucks because this person has a buncha newish surveys fdklsfjslfjdlskjfdlsjflds

Are you obsessive over Edward Cullen? Not even a little bit. Ever written that you were going to end your life? Written? Probably. If you had one wish, what would it be? And you can’t wish for more wishes. Endless money. Name one of your second cousins. Amelia.

Who’s your top friend on MySpace? Yikes how old is this? Diamonds or rubies? Sapphires. Would you date someone 8 years older than you? If I were single and Will Arnett asked me out, sure. Hahahahah. Can you take a bra off with one hand? Yes. How old is the last person you texted? 42. Who was the last person you fell asleep with? Mark. Have you ever punched a hole in the wall? Nope. If you were in the hospital on life support, would the last person you hugged visit you? Yes. Have you ever fallen asleep in school? Nope. What kind of car does your most recent ex drive? I don’t know. Have you ever dated someone you met online? Yes, that’s how I met my husband. Do you wish you were taller or shorter? I’m fine. What financial class are you? Who cares? What poster is hanging closest to you? The school I work for’s logo. Are you more comfortable with men or women? Girls, gays, and theys. And my husband.  How much older than you have you dated? I dated someone 10 years older than me when I was 21 and it was gross and awful. Do you have a pet cat? I have 3 kitties. Who did you last shoot a dirty look at? My coworker, playfully. Is there somebody in your life that you could not survive without? I mean, it certainly feels that way. What do you currently hear right now? The AC blasting. How do you feel about school? I HATED school. Does the person you last kissed still like you? Yes, I’d say so. When was the last time you used a pay phone and who were you calling? Oh YEARS ago. Probably my mom. How many rings do you wear, if any None daily. I need to get my wedding rings resized. Grilled cheese or peanut butter & jelly? Grilled cheese. I love PB n Js but I also need a glass of milk for them to be fully satisfying, and that’s not always readily available. I can drink almost anything with grilled cheese. Have you ever jumped in a pool with your clothes on? Yes. Do you prefer being called your actual name or a nickname? I don’t really have a nick name. Where is the person you love/like? He’s at home. Future tattoos? I really want to get one dedicated to my nieces. And I want a half sleeve of weird bugs and stuff. Name of your first relationship? Irrelevant. Do you like scary movies? Sometimes. Do you think your last ex deserves to die? Eh. Have you ever wanted to believe in something, but couldn’t? I want to believe my brother in law is actually a nice person and doesn’t treat my sister and his daughters like absolute shit, but here we are. What was the last animal/pet that you met? My cousin’s gerbils? Lol. Or some dog on the street? I can’t remember. What’s the last thing you promised yourself? That I was going to stick to a routine. Have you ever written a review for a product you bought online? I haven’t. . What was the last board game you played? Uhh Would you ever marry someone who was lower class? Literally who cares? Is there a guy you wish you hadn’t let slip away? Nope. Have you ever written to an advice columnist? No. Who is a singer that has given you chills? There’s more than a few.. What act would you perform in a talent show? Standing there awkwardly or quoting things from TV shows. What area are you the most gifted in, do you think? Creativity. What is your state’s bird (if you live in the US)? Cardinal. What did you go to college for? Good question. Tell me about someone that you know dislikes you. What do you think is about you they don’t like? My brother in law. He’s threatened by my relationship with my sister and my nieces because his siblings are giant pieces of shit just like he is. He also thinks I am childish and coddled. Meanwhile he lives with my dad and I make more money than he does so suck my dick. Tell me about something you’re afraid of. Why does it frighten you? I don’t like saying my fears out loud because my biggest fear is having someone use them against me. Does the last person you kissed live within walking distance? He lives in the same house as me. Do you think the last person you kissed has ever lied to you? It’s possible. Not about anything huge though. Is there a certain song that never seems to get old, no matter how many times you hear it? Sure. Do you think the last person you kissed is capable of breaking your heart? I know he is. Not that he’d want to, but with how much I love him, he technically could. <--Yeah. We have been together for 11 years and things are amazing between us but we both hold the power to break the other’s heart. And not just like, in a break up sense. My heart would break if he was sick or hurt or upset, as his would if I were. Do you want to have any children? If so, how many? None. How many piercings have you had in your life? 5. Do you have a problem with bisexual, gay, or bicurious people? Why the fuck would I? Are you a good babysitter? I am an amazing Aunt to my nieces and I occasionally take care of them. I don’t like watching other people’s kids though, lol.  Is anyone overprotective of you? Not to a fault, no. Who was the last person you kissed? Mark. Have you ever made a boyfriend or girlfriend cry? Yes. What colors would you like to have at your wedding? My dress was blue. That’s about all the color we had, seeing as we got married at city hall. The person you like comes up and kisses you, what would you do? Kiss him back? Ever known anyone who could “see right through” you? I mean, not in a negative sense. Have you ever broken a couple up? Yeah oops. Back in my wild teen years. When was the last time you changed in front of someone? This morning. What’s something you think should be legalized? Abortion, worldwide. Who usually takes out the trash in your family? Either of us. Have you ever experienced a friend or partner that was jealous of you spending time with other people? How did you handle the situation? Yeah, we were all teenagers once. How old do you think is too old to sleep with a stuffed animal? What the fuck ever, I have a squishmallow I lay on every night and I’m gunna be 33 on Friday. Are either of your parents retired yet? If not, what do they do? Yeah, My dad is. My mother is unfortunately no longer with us but she stopped working when I was a kid. Do you know anyone named Matt? Yes, a few. A coworker and my friend’s late husband. And my friend’s brother. And a guy I went to Leaders School with. When did you/do you want to move out of your parents house? I moved out when in 2017. Are there any books that you’ve been meaning to read? I REALLY want to read I Am Glad My Mom Died by Jenette McCurdy. It’s not often I want to read a book but that one sparked my interest. Have you slept over at a member of the opposite sex’s house in their bed? Yes. Who has/had the most mature romantic relationship you’ve seen with your own eyes? In my eyes, Mark and I. We NEVER fight and he’s never raised his voice at me in a mean way/ We talk shit out if something is bothering us and we just constantly make each other laugh and build each other up. When was the last time you got something for free (legally)? What was it & have you enjoyed it so far? I don’t know, I’m blanking. What is the one fruit you can’t stand to eat? How about vegetable? I am not a fan of berries and I HATE water chestnuts. Is your last ex still someone you care about? No. All my exes are irrelevant. Biggest annoyance in your life right now? My brother in law. When did you last eat pizza? A few weeks ago I got home from our trip. I’ve been craving it like crazy lately actually and I really want some GOOD pizza. Is there a girl you absolutely can not stand? Yup. Name the person that has honestly hurt you the most in life? My brother in law. 

[sickofyourfandombullshit]

Heathers 2018

So when I saw @princess-has-a-pen​ post about the new Heathers remake I had to look it up for two reasons:

1. I’m a huge fan of the Movie and Musical and 2. I had to see the fucking horror show that Spike TV was no doubt going to turn it into.

Now Princess asked in their tags the exact same thing I asked myself when I saw the post:

“Why?”

Well friends, strap yourselves in cuz I’m about to take you for a fucking ride.

Why remake Heathers? A movie that has solidified itself as a cult classic for it’s gritty, fucked up story and characters that took pretty much every kid who went to high school in the 80′s (or any time really) life and amped it up to 11?

Cuz the original Heathers is full of 'problematic' things and they can now remake it to be more 'progressive' while snagging a new audiance of younglings who know about Heathers because of the musical.

Now my friends, as I stated before, I love both the movie and the Musical, but as a mature, rational fan over the age of 30, I can look at something I love and point out it’s flaws and believe me, when it comes to the source material, Heathers the Musical is stuffed full of flaws and that creates some problems.

I am pretty sure all the Tumblrinas who idolize ‘Heathers’ have only seen the musical because honestly, the ‘date’ scene where Heather McNamara gets raped in the background would be enough to make them REEEEEE all the way to the fucking bank.

Like legit, she is literally struggling under her date (and not in a fun way) to make him stop and Veronica just fucking leaves her there. We don’t see her get away or anything, so you can only assume that that whole thing didn’t end well, especially given how miserable McNamara is in the movie to begin with.

The Muscial made light of a lot of the grim parts the movie worked to highlight, specifically bullying and suicide and the dangers of giving into pressure and just  being a fucking terrible human being. Not to mention it twisted things in a way that actually reinforced some harmful tropes. Specifically with the two main characters JD and Heather.

JD in the movie is a completely sociopath who physically and mentally abuses Veronica for almost the entire thing and in the Musical they gave him the stereotypical ‘troubled boy who wanted to make the world better but it just got out of hand’ treatment. Like “Oh yeah, he murders three people and tries to blow up a school but his dad’s a jerk and his mommy committed suicide so you can’t blame him! Deep down he’s just a tortured soul who really loves Veronica!”. Spoilers! He doesn’t love Veronica, at least not in any way that should be even entertained as any sort of ‘love’. He and Veronica’s relationship coupled with his ‘sacrifice’ at the end of the play made me cringe extra hard because it felt like it was romanticizing abusive relationships and in all honesty it was. A specific scene from the Musical where I thought they were actually going to address the toxicity of their ‘relationship’ (at the end of the ‘Our Love is God’ musical number where Veronica seems to have a mental break down as she screams ‘Our Love is God’ over and over again as if to drown out the fact that she just assisted in the murder of two people), was brushed under the rug the next scene and seemingly forgotten about till something ELSE big happens and then it’s fucking Ground Hogs Day apparently.

Veronica in the movie joined the Heathers before the movie even began because she wanted to be popular and due to her skill in forgery is pretty much made their pet project. She’s not as much of a cunt as Chandler or Duke but she's still pretty fucking bad. She kills Kurt herself, blows off her actual best friend in exchange for shallow popularity, laughs over Heather Chandler dying and only turns on JD when the suicide note she writes for Heather Chandler backfires and causes people to glorify Chandler as a saint. This as well leads her to realize that it’s pointless to kill people because someone else just takes their place as “The Mythic Bitch” ala Heather Duke’s transformation (also because JD straight up slaps her in the face for trying to back out on him). She only ever does anything semi sweet at the VERY end after JD gets blown up. In the Musical she is portrayed as a sweet innocent little buttercup who is super besties with Martha and sticks up for the little guy and never meant to hurt anyone and was just dragged into everything bad by bad people. She feels constantly guilty for it and seems unable to make any actual choices herself outside of breaking into JD’s house to fuck him. She’s totally innocent guys. Totes.

And before you say “C’moooon it’s a fuckin’ Muscial!” you need to go watch you some Dear Evan Hansen or Les Miserables because those two Musicals are heavy as fuck and had no problem in showing how fucked up serious shit like war and suicide was through flawed characters.

Now with this new series coming out it seems destined to fail. It has only been releasing Instagram videos to promote the show and already it’s hitting all the same old PC points while being SO EDGY at the same time. It’s Riverdale all fucking over again.

“The terrible trio is more like a set of outcasts who have taken over Westerberg High School.” -EW article

Like really? Fuckin’ really? The Heathers were all popular girls due to their wealth (McNamara), beauty (Duke) and over all exuding of confidence and attitude backed up by all of the previously stated assets (Chandler). They weren’t a bunch of outcasts. They took pride in how they looked and how people saw them. I don’t understand this fucking need to make every kid nowadays an ‘outcast’ in an effort to make them ‘relatable’. They did it to every kid in the Power Rangers remake and MJ in Spider-Man: Homecoming and it’s starting to  get fucking annoying. Oh well, gotta get them kids with all that EDGE!

So let’s look at the ‘Heathers’ (I can’t bring myself to not put that in quotation marks when talking about these piles of hot garbage):

Heather Chandler is a plus-sized, Skrillex haired edge lord who looks like every Tumblr Feminist/Suicide Girls reject and literally gives off no aura of power or fear at all. She just comes off as some fat bitch who found the HAAS RadFem movement on Twitter and used it to fill herself with enough undeserved self importance to justify being a cunt to everyone. Yes, where the original Heather Chandler got her power and reputation through sheer intimidation and personality, this Heather Chandler looks like the type of girl who will physically assault you in the bathroom and threaten to sit on you till you die.

Gee golly, I see Heather Duke is a sassy gay male now (and a white one at that). Wow, it’s not like that hasn’t been done a billion fucking times. Funny that he’s a white dude whose character in the movie and play turns out to capitalize on Heather Chandler’s death to raise their own status to the ‘queen bitch’ of the school. That’ll do GREAT for gay stereotypes I’m sure.

Aaaaand Heather McNamara, our possibly Asian possibly Latinx butprobably just party bag of mixed race token character who is the literal punching bag of the group. At least that seems to have not changed but I am sure it’ll help add shallow sympathy since now it’s not a bunch of white kids beating up on a little white girl, it’s a bunch of white kids beating up on a little minority girl. Goodie goodie.

The rest:

JD literally gets nothing to show from his video except one speaking line where he is telling Veronica that she’s “Not like Heather Chandler” she’s “better” while quick cutting a bunch of random shots from the show that mostly seem pointless and just confusing with one flash of him apparently running the flat of a knife on his palm behind his back? So we get nothing from our poor, tortured sociopath. I can just hear the producers of this show now: “We can’t show him being too soft or the old fans might not watch it and can’t show him being a psychotic asshole or the Musical fans won’t watch it, so make it just as cluster fucking and confusing as possible so no one will ask questions and just be drawn in with all the cheap visual click bait!”

For Veronica we again get nothing. One line of “Dear Diary, I hate my friends but that doesn’t mean I want them DEAD!” followed by more random cuts of shots from the show, many of bloody scenes and hints of violence but a lot more of just weird confusing scenes that make no sense. It’s kind of funny for the sheer reason that they seem to be banking on people just already knowing who these characters are ala the original movie but at the same time are trying to pull in new audience members with all the vague quick cutting which they seem to have mistaken for ‘mystery’.

And last  but not least, we have Betty Finn. What’s that? “Who if Betty Finn?” all you fans of the Musical ask? Well you wouldn’t know who Betty is unless you watched the MOVIE cuz Betty is who Martha Dump Truck replaced in the Musical because Betty wasn’t fucking sad sacky enough and they didn’t want to clutter the script with such a minor character. Betty was smart and an actual good person, the only good person in the movie honestly, who was Veronica’s friend since they were in diapers. She didn’t have a huge part in the movie outside of providing some blackmail material for JD to use against Heather Duke and trying to get Veronica to stop being such a moron (which failed). Now she’s appears to be the stereotypical side character that will be prominent in the show, probably as a comic relief character or plot device to be used against Veronica at some point.

Now, there is a huge question you have to ask:

Where is Martha? Will Martha even be in the series? Alright, it’s two questions but you get the point.

I have two guesses;

1. Possibly

but more than likely

2. No. Absolutely not.

Why do you ask? Because Martha’s character served as a plot device in both the Movie and the Musical to show how awful the Heathers really were and how their bullying was actually dangerous. Martha was a fat, slow, ugly dump of a girl. Problem is, you can’t make fun of that anymore. It’s not ‘progressive’ to make fun of people with those flaws. As well it wouldn’t make sense, Heather Chandler is fat in this remake. Unless they’re going to go full retard with some kind of ‘internalized fatphobia’ shit it wouldn’t make sense to make fun of Martha for that. Heather McNamara is the stereotypical ditzy airhead which doesn’t seem to have changed in this remake so to make fun of someone being ‘slow’ while laughing at an Air-Head-of-Color would just be super duper mean!

If they DO put Martha in, she will either have to still be dumpy, slow and fat and end up being the most popular character in the end for ‘not giving into societies beauty standards’ or some shit, OR she will have to actually flat out die from her suicide attempt to push the EDGE and drive plot.

Either way this whole thing is going to be a train wreck that will either take off at the idiotic rate in which Teen Wolf and Riverdale did or be an utter failure.

I seriously hope for the latter. Sorry this is so long and there are probably some spelling and grammar errors. It’s literally 2:30 in the morning and the Monster I drank is starting to ware off so I’m running on fumes.