#to acknolwedge it

[neo-shitty]

EXCUSE ME?!?!?!!!!

[myfairkatiecat]

every time someone dislikes a kotlc character for being immature my head falls into my hands if you want maturity go read books that aren’t literally about children

[cosmics-beings]

I think another thing I like about starscream, yet hate that the fandom fails to acknowledge about starscream is that, a lot of his rotten personality and his nastiness comes from way before he meets megatron and way before he was a deception.

That’s not to say that a lot of the ways he acts doesn't mirror megatron and the mistreatment he went through. and that impacts how starscream heals, makes friends, etc., idw - like what megatron did still badly affects him and that's not something to be ignored, and it's still not fair that he doesn't get the same happiness megatron did.

But, I think that people do tend to act as if Starscream was perfect and uncorrupt before Megatron.

That's not true...starscream was also a rotten, manipulative and bad person before that. and a lot of that was in response to how he was treated and hating his own body/existence, and the caste system, etc. We see how a lot of people in transformers react to oppression and I think starscream is such an interesting case of someone who is so angry and furious at the system he was created in that he takes it out on others yet still fights for himself and only himself. It is sad, and it’s awful to see how his own existence and the caste system does destroy him, but I think its important to note and to understand to just see how oppressed people still have to fight through their own oppression and sometimes, because of that, because of the trauma they go through, turn rotten. And Starscream did terrible, sneaky, and awful things. He did shitty things to climb to the top and he hurt those around him, he hurt people he trusted him, and he was happy to be that way. No one made him evil, manipulative, or untrustworthy, he did that on his own.

I don’t like that a lot of the fandom tends to tie Starsream’s negative and problematic behavior and personality to megatron because it also takes away from a lot of growth, agency and discussion about starscream’s personality and why he is the way he is.

He wasn’t a perfect, innocent and shy person before he met megatron, or before he became a deception. He still did awful things and while becoming a deception was a way he could grow past the system that created him, he still did very much do so for power. Starscream was an ambitious yet a morally ambiguous person before megatron and he had to be to survive in his own mind. His life wasn’t perfect and happy before megatron, he was still fighting and he was still scheming to survive.

I really don’t like how people kind of take that away from him, and act like everything he does and every shitty way he acts is *because* of megatron. I know it’s not fun to have to admit that he wasn’t a good person before megatron met him, but I think it’s necessary to understand his character, and not a lot of people do. And when you don’t do that, you have people misinterpreting his character and being genuinely shocked when he does villainous things. Like for instance, sky bound starscream’s actions shock a lot of people because they don’t think that he is a villain - I remember a lot of ES critique is that earthspark starscream doesn’t need a redemption act- he just needs people to love and accept him. And I think you guys forgot that he was also a space fascist and enjoyed killing people on his own accord. And while megatron himself does impact how starscream acts and treats others - starscream still was an extremely problematic person eons before he met megatron.

I don’t think this negates just how badly Megatron’s treatment fucked him up, and made it so that it was difficult for him to form relationships even after, or find happiness. And I think that’s just something that cannot be ignored. But I also think starscream is more interesting as a character if the fandom acknowledged that he was this way before, that he wasn’t perfect or innocent, and that he reacted that way because he was unhappy with is life, his station, his caste, etc.

this also isn't a chance to come and try to excuse how megatron treated him, so pls don't do that on here.

[spitinsideme]

You hate straight people?

in honour of pride month cishet peope dont exist to me anymore happy pride month 🌈👍

[quietwingsinthesky]

re: that last post about dean’s misogyny: i think people might be uncomfortable acknowledging that an intentional character choice made due to bias is still an intentional character choice. dean’s misogyny stems from the misogyny of the writers, but dean is not a real person, dean is a character who cannot be divorced from the choices those writers made. dean is misogynistic, and that’s intentional.

[catsushinyakajima]

I was meeting a friend of a friend for the first time today when my favorite voltron fanfic updated. I tried being civilized and not read fanfic in front of them and it worked for a solid few minutes before I said "excuse me I'm just going to take out my laptop I have to read voltron fanfic."

I just met this person for the first time. They now know my name, major, and that i read VOLTRON FANFICTION

anyways its where the apple falls by @jupiters-junipers

[otsukare-katsukare]

me before summerslam: of course roman's coming back at ss🙄as a face no doubt 🙄to help cody retain and spear solo 🙄whatever. give me heel roman or give me death.

me ten minutes from the end of summerslam upon hearing the opening notes of Head of The Table: HIII ROMAN HIIIIIIII BABE I MISSED YOU COME DO YOUR THING YES SPEAR THAT IMPOSTER I LOVE YOU PLEASE DON'T GO AWAY AGAIN

[dspd]

peak ADHD is doing weeks of research and making a 12 page detailed outline for a trilogy fic, blinking, and realizing it's been 4 years since you've opened the document or even thought about it.

[matoitech]

i think if they just like . used a basic furry premise and made the second movie abt some new fucking characters or something it might be tolerable. i want to see furries zootopia itself just sucks ass

[serethespider]

really good take!!!

[moralton]

There was also a like 40k words Helga/Rourke which credit where credit was due was genuinely really well written and had a very good grasp of the characters iirc but i just. I just couldn't fucking do it man

[unforth]

Revelation: my whole life, when I've responded to sarcasm seriously, people have been like "uh...why you so serious... I was being sarcastic..." and it makes me insane because like... duh? Why am I not allowed to respond to sarcasm seriously? Why does it have to be treated as hOw DiD yOu MiSs ThAt I wAs KiDdInG? Basically: why is it framed as me failing when I absolutely knew it was sarcasm?

Anyway, this just happened with my wife (no shade, it's very rare with her as compared to like, my uncle, and I told her it made me uncomfortable, we're good, it was just the spur to the revelation) and I think I've realized why it happens and why it bothers me so much.

It's always framed as me missing something, but it's not.

I knew they were being sarcastic, and I chose to respond seriously.

THEY failed to interpret MY response.

Or: damn boy (genderneutral) sorry my Yes, And game is just SO FUCKIN SUPERIOR yall should work on recognizing deadpan. Skill issue.

[mazojo]

Imagine this random girl telling you they know your DEAD MOTHER'S intentions better than you

[irlwakko]

also if we don’t get a Turn Off the Dark reference in Beyond the Spiderverse i’ll cry actual tears

[wizardologys]

i feel like it's hard for people to recognize their biases about trans men because it's not talked about very often. it's insidious. people will literally say shit like "afab trans people are coddled by society and pretend to be oppressed for attention" and not realize how that idea is deeply rooted in misogyny.

[dontjudgemeimawriter]

Unashamed Adoration Tag game

Tagged by @puzzleddragon02

Rules: Pick out-of-context line(s) from your wip(s) that you love.

“Well, at this point, I have the second-best assassin here. I’m sure I’ve done a number of things to make you hate me. I’m sure killing me would solve several problems for you right now.” It really would. “Are you a threat to me?” My gaze wandered to the window. The window that didn’t show beyond the city. It did, though, show the Pedestrian Bridge, extending into haze. Zachary had told me that caring about people would be exploited. “I want to leave. I want to quit.” I said, turning back to him. “Disobeying Zachary by letting Raymond live wasn’t the best way to go about it, I admit. But now he’s gotten me what I wanted. And you get what you want out of him. That was the deal you guys had, right? I’m not a threat to you because once this transaction is finished, I have what I wanted. Freedom. Right?” “You bargained for Raymond. Are you saying you no longer care?” He’s doubtful. Not buying it. I shrugged. “I wanted him to live. You’re not planning on killing him. I’m willing to compromise. Like I said, it gets me freedom.”

Tagging @thegreatobsesso @sleepy-night-child @sleepyowlwrites @andromeda-grace and anyone else who wants to!