#they asked if I could do them a favor

[supersumc]

On TV Tropes, a user called NobleWolf added entries to the YMMV page for the 2023 Barbie movie:

DesignatedHero: '''The Barbies.''' At the beginning of the Film they're highly dismissive of the Kens, having them be second-class citizens and leaving them homeless, with President Barbie even dismissing them as "accessories". And when the Kens implement Partiarchy in Barbieland, they way they take back control is by employing AlphaBitch tactics, [[PsychologicalManipulation Psychologically Manipulating]] the Kens into fighting each other, then reducing them back to been second-class citizens under the flimsy justification that for as long as Patriarchy exists in the Real World, then Barbieland must be a Matriarchy. And the Film seems to run with the idea that [[InsaneTrollLogic so long as Men hold any positions of power, that Patriarchy exists]]

* RootingForTheEmpire: Despite the radical masculinist ideologies of the Ken rebellion, the haughtiness of most Barbieland matriarchy led to some cheering for Ken and his supporters performing a coup to oust the Barbieland government.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: The Barbies, as described under DesignatedHero above, are highly dismissive of the Kens, denying them equal rights, housing and even any sort of respect, so it's a bit hard to feel sorry for them when the Kens take over and force them into subservient roles ** Stereotypical Barbie also falls under this, as a lot of trouble Stereotypical Ken causes [[CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot could've been avoided]] have she simply shown him enough respect to have an honest discussion about their relationship with him from the beginning

Another user called Bullman deleted those entries, claiming that the Barbies had learned their lesson, but NobleWolf added the entries back with this message:

While the Barbies treatment of the Kens is initially treated as wrong, at the end things are reverted back to how they were at the beginning of the film, and present as been "a good and happy ending", it also changes nothing about how the film treats Men in general throughout the film

The problem is that they didn't discuss this in the Designate Hero/Villain Cleanup thread. A mod called MacronNotes was PM'd, and instantly bounced NobleWolf. What's worse, this happened right after NobleWold was released from a previous ban, so they couldn't appeal.

Apparently, it didn't occur to the mods that NobleWolf might not have even known that there was a Designated Hero/Villain Cleanup Thread. Could you start an Ask the Tropers, invite all the mods (and Bullman), and point out to them that, instead of bouncing them, they should have just directed NobleWolf to the Designated Hero/Villain Cleanup Thread to plead their case if they thought that the Barbies qualified as Designated Heroes? Tell them that you're not trying to appeal a ban but simply pointing out a potential alternate solution that the mods could have tried.

For the record, no, I am not NobleWolf; I'm just pointing something out for them. NobleWolf didn't put me up to this, either; I'm doing all this on my own accord.

I'm still much too green on that site to get involved in its politics. I know it would be the right thing to do, but 1) I haven't seen the Barbie Movie (or Oppenheimer for that matter), and 2) there might be more going on here than either you or I am aware of and I don't want to stick my foot in my mouth, especially considering NobleWolf's prior ban. (Fun fact about myself: I can put my foot in my mouth, literally. I don't want to do it figuratively, though. I've had plenty of experience with the latter to know when not to intervene by now, even if it seems like the right thing to do. Not my circus, not my monkeys, and not my clowns, either.)

[hasarjunadoneanythingwrong]

wow, dragon ball bhima and yugioh nito

[zukkacore]

Since my brain is still stuck on Starbreaker fake dating au I honestly think I actually like more than fake dating is fake engagement because then you get the characters vamping when asked to come up with a proposal story

[wonder-worker]

Is it true that Elizabeth of York birth celebrated like she was a son? I have seen some historians say this.

Hi! Yes, Edward IV did celebrate his daughter’s birth as though she was a male heir (“a prince”), iirc as per the Great Chronicle.

While we have no contemporary reports at the time of Elizabeth of York's birth, we know that Luchino Dallaghiexia reported that the birth of Edward and Elizabeth's third child, Cecily of York, "rejoiced the king and all the nobles exceedingly*, though they would have preferred a son'. Wanting a son (ie: an heir) was typical for their time period, likely enhanced by Edward and Elizabeth's unprecedentedly controversial marriage, her very unsuitable origins and his own status as a usurper. The fact that he was described as being "exceedingly" delighted at the birth of his third daughter in a row regardless does support the claim that he would have gone over-the-top to celebrate the birth of his first legitimate** child.

Hope this helps!

*Bizarrely, I have seen several historians and blogs using Dallaghiexia's letter to claim that he was bitterly disappointed at Cecily of York's birth. I don't understand how historical reading comprehension can be so poor that "rejoiced the king exceedingly" has somehow been rewritten as the...exact opposite of that. With no self-awareness whatsoever. **His illegitimate daughter Margaret (known as Elizabeth for some reason) was almost definitely born before his marriage. We don't know the birth dates of his other two illegitimate children: I think the likeliest conception date for Arthur was in early 1470, but it's unverified; and we know nothing about Grace (which was in fact her surname, not her name) other than the fact that Elizabeth Woodville seems to have been very attached to her.

[absolutelyzoned]

i NEED to yap about personal shit i gotta get it out there somewhere

[brofightiscancelled]

ok kind of an insane ask so feel free to ignore but would you be able to translate "友達バリア" by deco*27? i can't find any translations online and i wanna see if i'm right about the song kind of fitting the matsus... it's also a banger imo

- vocamatsu anon

omg.... tbh i have a feeling deco will make a video for this one which means we'll get an official english translation of it, rendering this completely redundant, but i'm really cheesed to have been asked, so i gave it a shot for you anyways <3

Friend-zoned, love fire, sparks flying HIBANA We're ready, set to lock horns, love's ultimate showdown I'm outmatched- but it's not over yet! I won't let this end! With a dazzling, never-give-up attitude, I'll break through your defenses!

The despair of never getting anything more of this Your behavior, nor what's going on in your head- I can't read it at all! I can't help but envy the kindness you radiate Omnidirectional compatibility- it's just not for me

Carefully-picked down-played words The outcome: A bloody heart True feelings double-crossed by embarrassment; how frustrating, I'm changing sides But that won't fill up my heart What I want is nothing more than to be by your side If you've got something to say, then say it- 'til I defeat you, that is! 3, 2, 1!

Friend-zoned, love fire, sparks flying HIBANA We're ready, set to lock horns, love's ultimate showdown I'm outmatched- but it's not over yet! I won't let this end! With a dazzling, never-give-up attitude, I'll break through your defenses!

I want you to like me! I want you to like me! Friend-zoned, love fire, hey, say "I give up"! With a dazzling, never-give-up attitude, I'll break through your defenses!

Fun things, good feelings- without you, they have no taste at all Sadness, jealousy- if they're cuz of you, then I don't mind them Let's throw down, bro! Better to regret doing it, than not doing it at all! A feeling like I won't need any special moves, YEAH I'm sure everything will be OKAY With an endless supply of love, you're undefeated, AYE Play dead, BYE BYE I'll be the one to throw the first punch

Friend-zoned, love fire, sparks flying HIBANA We're ready, set to lock horns, love's ultimate showdown The lonely and timid me is already no more! With a dazzling, blazing flair, I'll burn through your defenses!

Do you like me yet? Do you like me yet? Friend-zoned, love fire, now, let's immerse ourselves in love! With a dazzling, blazing flair, a never-ending HAO sweetener battle!

Do you like me yet? Do you like me yet? Friend-zoned, love fire, now, let's immerse ourselves in love! With a dazzling, blazing flair, a never-ending HAO sweetener battle!

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my notes:

my overall interpretation of this song is "I'm trying to break through the friend zone (friendship barrier) so that you like me instead of thinking of me as a friend", so any vagueness in translation went in that direction

The use of "lock horns" in the official translation snippet + the HAO motifs give me the mental image of like, a hand-to-hand kung fu battle, so I leaned towards that imagery whenever there was vagueness (as opposed to like, a military campaign, for example)

deco's official english translations tend to be very liberal, so i tried to keep my translation a little more literal

[imagionary]

Here I am being insane drawing and coloring two whole refs for Top Dog in one day

My hand is dyinggg

[the-epic-sanses]

Of all the Epic Sanses, who do you think is the most popular? Both inside and outside the utmv

Out of universe Epic 100%! Given the popularity of Underverse and thus the characters that surrounded Cross I think it gave him more publicity. However, I do think a far smaller of the population have read the Epictale comics. Not that I'm judging, though; the comics, both new and old, are kinda longish. I mean, some people don't even know who Delta or Color are. If I had to guess why Delta has far more limited and Color ig?? Also has somewhat limited information.

Hm, if I had to guess in the universe? I feel the association of multiversal war criminals on Epic and Color's behalf may give a bad first impression. This is given the assumption people even KNOW about that though. Epic and Cross are not that lowkey about their friendship, though, I imagine, but that may be because that was before the war criminal arc (I think?). I wonder if Color's or Delta's way of doing things gets people more interested or turns them off to them? Don't people like vigilante justice?

So I guess I don't know, I think it depends on what you think appeals to the greater multiverse.

[ghostly-wisteria-tea]

Joke/Crack Headcannon

One of the reason MCU Khonshu refuses to officially address 616 Marc or 616 Badr as "sons", is because by the Traditional Ennead law of his universe, he will have to pay what is essentially child support covering their entire lives, allowance, medical/hospital bills, living conditions and funeral.

He calls himself their boss, never father simply to avoid the taxes. Because even a god can't avoid taxes, the Egyptian pantheon is bureaucratic like that.

MCU Khonshu is also broke to the bone AND has a gambling addiction, as well as impulsive buying on food. He can barely pay to take care of himself, keeps getting gigs just to buy food and would occasionally eat from the dumpster. He can't afford to take care of 2 fully grown adults he ended up "inheriting" from his 616 counterparts.

MCU Khonshu also recognizes Steven and Jake as separate people and a package deal with Marc. So, for him, it would be 4 fully grown adults. 3 of which share a body. Steven and Jake have their own lives, so they are to be paid equally with Marc.

I did my research and in a general term, one kid will have to be paid 400 USD a month. So, with 4 "kids" that would be 1,600 USD a month. With interest due to how overdo it is, and the missing birthday gifts for all of them.

[manyblinkinglights]

everyone I know in VR is or turns out to be married, gay, or gay-married, but I did just do the most powerful flirt of offering to put a specially compatible chair on myself set up to detect one specific other person so their unique avatar can properly come sit on my back. Cuz my regular chair doesn’t work right for them. Real friendship heart shaped pair necklace hours.

[anotherpapercut]

I have an extreme panic inducing fear of all bugs and all of my biology assignments this week involving watching videos of crickets interacting with each other. I thought "maybe it won't be so bad" until I opened an assignment saw an up close picture of a cricket and started gagging

[tittyinfinity]

when you're disabled, being financially abused by your parents never ends

[illdothehotvoice]

To think I really thought the curse of this week was over yesterday when I got Brothership finally.

[florida3exclamationpoints]

[born2b-beheaded]

I feel so invisible in this house and it's really upsetting

[forgotten-daydreamer]

Took twice the max dose of melatonin before the final revision for tomorrow’s exam, I’m shitting my pants and I genuinely don’t know anything as thoroughly as I should but if I sleep less than 4 hrs before it I just know I’m gonna do even worse somehow