#then i would be down for that

[ofbreathandflame-archive]

The plot was hideously lost with the replies to your Darkling post. I agreed with the point you made in the initial. Not sure how it turned into that…

Hi anon!

It was jarring, but It proved the point I made about fictional racism and fictional revolutionaries. The entire problem with Aleksander and the whole Grisha problem is that people have linked real-world morality to the Darkling as a character. And while real-world morality absolutely applies in some ways (this is a story that deals with race-adjacent themes) it is used to set the precedent that hatred of the Darkling (or introspection of the Darkling) equals a hatred for the cause as a whole. That was the carrying point for all of the following responses: the idea that the cause is somehow triumphant over self-hood. That the Darkling and the cause act as disembodied entity that ignores the personhood of the Darkling. It is why I said a character like Magneto will always work better because his cause and his personhood are not linked. Magneto being a questionable guy doesn't negate the validity of his claims or like the trauma of his background.

The fact that I can make a point saying that somewhat agree with the surface-level ideology of the Darkling, say he is the best character of the trilogy and still have people trying to prove a point I did not hint at in my initial point proves to me that the people are less mad about the politics of his character and more swooned over the dark bad boy he is...which is fine for their personal preferences but...is weird when their argument hinges on the person on the other side not understanding the intricacies of racism, revolutionaries, and politics around oppression.

And all of this is moot bc in my initial post I gave real-world and literature-based examples of better renditions of Darkling's character. I ended both responses by talking about how his character has been replicated a bit more successfully. All that was ignored to make a point that must be a hot topic in extra pro darling circles. As if I would ever hate a revolutionary who used violence to get freedom. The reason I am free today -- why most black people are free today -- is because of the violence and perseverance of the Haitian Revolution. Do you know how many riots happened that brought us the Civil Rights bill? Do you know how much we looted, and torn down and raged to get that bill passed??? It's just wild to have this much energy for a fictional revolutionary who has 500 years and one brain cell. And whose plans hinged on the backs of teenaged boys and girls who were thrown to wolves the second they made a wrong call and not putting that energy on better written, better comparable characters from literature and real life. I do not believe fandom = activism. If you want to fuck a fictional character thats your imagination, but like trying to justify EVERYTHING about this man to prove the non-comparable point about generic fantasy racism for this fictional white bad boy villain is certainly a choice.

[muffinlance]

My baby daughter got her adorable puffin-print dress absolutely CAKED in mud crawling around the yard and my first thought was "oh no her beautiful dress"

And my second thought was "oh huh it really WOULD be easy to unconsciously steer her away from playing in the dirt. Unlike my son, whose outfits are usually some kind of solid dark easily washed pants plus a shirt that doesn't trail in the dirt like a dress does."

Anyway something something gender roles start getting shoved on kids from literal birth, but with a little time to think about things, YOU TOO can let your children of any gender absolutely destroy their clothes in the dirt pit they're digging in your garden

[artsymeeshee]

Felt a need to draw hugs (thinking about sea grunks has made me extra emotional :’))

[batcavescolony]

Katniss is such an unreliable narrator. She says "Then something unexpected happens. At least, I don't expect it because I don't think of District 12 as a place that cares about me" girl you deliver strawberries to the Mayor, you hunt and trade for the district, when you fell at Prim being chosen someone caught you, when you went to Prim people parted for you, when you volunteered EVERYONE stopped. Idk how to tell you but I think you're a pillar of the community.

[charbroiledchicken]

if it's good enough for you, then it deserves to be made. don't let anyone else decide if your story is worth it or not.

[stil-lindigo]

lead balloon (the tumblr post that saved me)

if this comic resonated with you, it would mean the world to me if you donated to this palestinian family's escape fund.

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no creative notes because this isn't that kind of comic.

I know I don’t owe any of you anything but I still felt compelled to write about my long term absence. And I feel far enough away from the dangerous spot I was in to be able to make this comic. I have a therapist now, and she agreed that making this could be a very cathartic gesture, and the start of properly leaving these thoughts behind me. I am still, at seemingly random times, blindsided by fleeting desires to kill myself. They’re always passing urges, but it’s disarming, and uncomfortable. I worry sometimes that my brain’s spent so long thinking only about suicide that it’s forgotten how to think about anything else. Like, now that I've opened that door for myself, I'll never be able to fully shut it again. But I’m trying my best to encourage my mind in other directions. We'll see how that goes.

I am still donating all proceeds from my store to Palestinian causes. So far, I've donated over $15K, not including donations coming from my own pocket or the fundraising streams which jointly raised around $10K. In the time since I made my initial post about where this money would be going, the focus has shifted from aid organisations to directly donating to escape funds.

If you'd like to do the same, you can look at Operation Olive Branch, which hosts hundreds of Palestinian escape funds or donate to Safebow, which has helped facilitate the safe crossing and securing of important medical procedures for over 150 at-risk palestinians since the beginning of the genocide.

[fluffyzoey]

Go here:

Generate 1 Pokémon, doesn’t matter if you know anything about Pokémon or not

Based on looks + whatever knowledge you have about it, COULD YOU TAKE THIS POKÉMON IN A PHYSICAL FIGHT?

[rotisseries]

that being said I'm not actually always opposed to conflict free fluff I am just opposed to the characters having their claws filed down for it. you can stick them in a coffee shop au it should just still feel like you sat the two worst most insane people on earth in a starbucks

[asweetprologue]

this is so devastating. laois should have just shot him with a gun

[artistic-cocoon]

Saw someone on twt say they wanted to see Percy drawn like Yusuf Dikec and I couldn't help myself

[millidew]

his change in career has captivated me

bonus:

[otto-doctavius]

Logan and Mary Puppins are so “dad and the dog he said he didn’t want” coded. He was acting disgusted by that dog for 90% of the movie, then when they were going to fight the Deadpools that almost baby-talk “You won’t wanna see this, bub.” slipped out. Then ofc there’s the bit at the end when they’re all at the table and he’s just sitting there playing with her ears and laughing as he makes her high-five Laura. I see you, mr “she is NOT coming with us”. You like that nasty little dog

[canonkiller]

but you can't keep holding on like this.

[chloesimaginationthings]

The Afton’s different ways of parenting in FNAF

[axiliern]

god please take every traumatic incident i had as a younger sibling and give it to tim drake

[aridatinas-art]

something something ... Stanford "Why didn't Rudolf just kill the other reindeer?" Pines and Fiddleford "I create death-mechas when my feelings get hurt" McGucket