#they were celebs

[rrcraft-and-lore]

Thing you might not have known, but yes, gladiators actually were made to promote/advertise objects in the arena when coming out. Seriously...they were celebrities in their era and product placement ads (live time) were a real fucking thing.

It's also why, contrary to the "popular take" of the thumbs down killing of gladiators, that was SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER and I Mean SUPER rare.

These were THE PEAK of entertainment back then. They were housed, fed, trained, paid sums, they were given whores, a lot of money went into them.

It'd be like taking your race track sponsored exoticar with legit major brand sponsors/deals and then going, DAMN, I LOST THAT RACE, FUCK IT, TOTAL MY CAR.

What?

Yeah, no. 9/10 gladiators survived their matches.

They also didn't fight all the time. We're taking 3-5 times a year. This overlaps a bit with pro boxer fights in a year 2-4.

This isn't even taking into account the myth of thumbs up/thumbs down. But...yeah.

[tariah23]

[hamletthedane]

Imagine telling somebody in 1995 that one day, Snoop Dog and Flavor Flav would both be beloved American icons highly associated with the Olympic Games. With Snoop acting as an official NBC commentator and carrying the actual Olympic torch in his 50s.

They would look at you like you were absolutely insane. What an incredible world we live in

[homielander]

ohhh antony is carrying the show on his back 😭 https://x.com/screenrant/status/1805265919741989352?s=46

i don't want to discredit the work that writers do, especially in laying the groundwork for a character like homelander and crafting a compelling arc for him with every new season. and i'm sure they were very involved in the making of ep 4 as well, despite kripke generously giving credit where it's due here. however...

it is nice to know that antony starr has not only elevated the character with a superb performance but also made some pretty valuable contributions to the script :) obviously i'm biased but i think he is the standout of every episode. i'm throwing emmys at him

[reipx]

Bunhe and shizun’s frist kiss caught in 4K

[k-wame]

BARRY KEOGHAN ↳ But yeah, he's…Nah. He's just, he's a gorgeous person, honestly. ↳ 'SALTBURN' Press | Digital Spy · Dec. 2023

[charmac]

3x06 — Dennis' Dresses

5x03 — Paddy's Dollars

11x08 — Paddy's Wagon

16x01 — Inflatable Furniture

Dennis Reynolds — Failed Businesses

[error-404-fuck-not-found]

so was anyone going to tell me Amazon hands over your surveillance footage to cops no questions asked or did i have to read that shit in a Twitter thread myself

wow it's almost like the state partners with mega corporations to harvest data it can use to throw everyone in prison whenever we get too inconvenient or something

they don't even notify footage owners to get permission. no warrant. just "here ya go"

[mulderscully]

thinking about bisexual erasure and how being bi is having to constantly remind people bisexuality exists, even to other queer people. i have a friend at work who is gay and knows i'm bi and sometimes a guy will come in and will talk about his wife when the guy leaves my friend is like "mhm, sure, wife." and i'm always like well... he could be fruity AND have a wife and it's gen like... he forgets that's a thing until i mention it? the other day a guy came in and said he used to date someone and used they/them pronouns and THEN talked abt his wife and my friend was like "aw he went straight." and i'm just like HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TEACH YOU THIS LESSON OLD MAN? and it's shit like this from within our own community that makes bisexuals the silent majority. because it's exhausting and i just need people to remember we exist without having to remind them. i want people to see bisexuality as an option, not an after thought.

[mapletine]

they tried to put him on the cover of vogue

but his legs were tooooo long

been noodling around with a kitewing model x idol au and this is the result…

+ janky process gifs under cut orz

hi <3 these r so low quality forgive me

i have more sketches and ideas for this au should i drop them 👀👀

[cellphonehippie]

always an angel, never a god

inspo

[aniseandspearmint]

Yo all y'all new twitter and reddit refugees.

if an account has the word 'official' in it this does NOT mean it's really official. You can call yourself anything on here. There is no verification.

So like, remember to take things they say with as much salt as you can manage.

[dangercupcaake]

The shartney wedding news makes this bit so much fucking funnier

[coolsvilleprincess]

Do you think there were any celebrities that got in the voice recording booth when they were doing their Guess Who episodes and read the script like 'I would not fucking say that'

[girlsdads]

damn… people really hate daniel so much they genuinely can’t fathom a world where max could enjoy spending time with him huh

[jodielandons]

NOAH LYLES & LEWIS HAMILTON | US Women's Final 9.7.24