#unaccaeptable

[theamazingannie]

Gaylors on Twitter are now attacking Ronan’s mom and saying her son deserved to die and she needs to get over it so yeah. They’re awful for even more reasons now and if you are a gaylor you fucking suck

[ogaferoga]

How to not be sad when your post doesn’t get notes

I know the eternal Mood of the Tumblr Creator is like goddamn, no one reblogs on tumblr dot com anymore, what is even the POINT of MAKING THINGS might as well throw my computer in the garbage!!

I get it! sweet sweet internet validation feels incredible and is SO addicting. It’s amazing and we love it!! But what about when you work on something for a long time, and it doesn’t get the response you hoped? No notes??? i know. it sucks! fuck!!! 

BUT I’m here to tell you... it doesn’t have to ruin your day!

very easy to say, much harder to feel, esp when you’re an empty shell of a person waiting for reblogs to make you whole. Here’s what I do to take the no-notes edge off:

Step 1. Verbalise why making that thing was worthwhile. We’re talking journey here, not destination. Take a look at that thing you made. (Ignore the notes!!!) Now name WHY all that work you put in was worthwhile. I always do this after finishing something! I say ay, I made this thing and HERE is why I am glad I did. For me, the answer is usually because I learned something in the process, but maybe you already know everything (nice!), in which case maybe you found a bangin new colour combination?? maybe this thing is a lil better than the last thing you made? or maybe you just got to stare at that sexy celeb’s face for 4 hours?? in any case, name it aloud (in ur head) and remember it as you...

Step 2. Acknowledge that you completed something. Was that thing finished enough to post? fuck yeah it was!! Goddamn that is incredible. you know how easy it is to not finish something?? SO EASY. Finishing things is so fucking hard. and if this creation you’ve poured your heart and soul into doesn’t hit the specific sweet spot of posts that are popular on tumblr dot com, who cares??? not you!! cause you finished that thing!! You made something, yeah YOU!! fuck yeah. FUCK YEAH

Step 3. List what you hoped to achieve in making that thing. What was your goal in making that gifset? Was it a) to get better at a skill? b) to distract you from the world? c) to distill your love of a show/film/celeb? d) something else i cant think of? e) to get notes on tumblr dot com? I’m guessing your answer is not ONLY option e. Take another look at that gifset. Did it achieve one of those other goals? NICE. 

Step 4. Look at the notes and tell them they aint shit. Now that you’ve put in the time to realise all the awesome shit gained from making that gifset/edit/watercolour portrait of david castañada’s hair, take another look at the notes. still none?? damn. but hey, it’s ok. Cause the best thing about notes? they don’t affect any of the above!! no matter how many notes you do or don’t get? all the other stuff remains TRUE. Turns out notes dont mean shit!!!! what means shit is what YOU gained from making that thing!!!

Bonus Step 5. Start working on the next thing. This might not be for everyone, cause as established, making shit is hard, but I find starting a new project is a great way to completely forget about any sticky feelings of rejection that come from a no-notes sadfest. what, that thing i posted an hour ago?? i dont even know her!! im too busy working on this watercolour portrait of robert sheehan’s eyebrows !!

Ultimately, this comes down to finding the value in the Making and not just the Response. You cant control the response, so why should it have any affect on how you feel about your creations?? grab a slice of that intrinsic self worth, you're gonna LOVE it!!

[its-a-me-disaster]

Re-examining Civil War

So I was doing my normal rewatch of the MCU to prep for Endgame and Captain Marvel, but I noticed something really interesting. If you go back and watch The Avengers (the first one), Civil War makes a lot more sense.

The first fight they have isn’t really that interesting. Basically it just sets up the pairs inherent character differences. (Steve is a very simple “let’s get the job done” guy, Tony is more flashy and is a bit of a showboat and gets things done in his own way.) However, after Coulson dies, the two have a smaller quicker tiff, that informs us a lot more about how the two view the world differently.

Tony is taking Coulson’s death hard, and Cap says to Tony “is this the first time that you’ve lost a soldier?” Tony pretty violently responds with “we are NOT SOLDIERS”.

That right there is the set up for civil war. To Cap, a war veteran who saw atrocities committed by both sides in WWII, the avengers are soldiers. Not all of them come out alive all the time. Cap knows that you can’t save everyone all the time (just look at Bucky. Steve saw him die right in front of him during a mission).

Steve knows that there are going to be casualties in every war, but knows that they still have to fight, otherwise more people could get hurt or die.

Tony, on the other hand, is far more keenly aware of how his OWN actions put peoples lives in jeopardy. His own weapons were used to nearly kill him and force him into becoming iron man. His own ideas and efforts resulted in Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver, as well as Ultron.

Tony doesn’t see the casualties of war as inevitable. Rather he sees them as the results. Each and every person that dies Tony feels personally responsible or for and feels that he should have done more to save them or prevent their death.

Thus we come to civil war. The after effects of their work as the avengers are a tragedy to both of them. To Steve they are the effects of war though, and the work that they do is more important to avoid a greater tragedy. For Tony, the casualties are a complete betrayal of why he became Iron Man, and are unaccaeptable.

TLDR: Steve and Tony fight because they don’t see eye to eye on if their mission is justified.

[fanburgers]

Ohhhh so you can make light of a real historical disaster all you want with complete disregard to the actual real deceased people behind the characters you write smut with, but a movie studio makes a big blockbuster action movie and THAT’S unaccaeptable.

How it happened that Valoris (or how I said Schergrasov) got so popular? I thought I'm literally the only person who is shipping them (even though it's still feels wierd for me).

SHCHERGRASOV?! I LOVE THIS. I love how I can’t get my tongue around this tangle of consonants. Hopefully Valery’s tongue can get around other things. 

Weird is fine, but I hope you’re not feeling *bad* for shipping Valoris..? At least I hope no one is making you feel bad.

Also I hope you don’t feel bad for not being the only one who ships them! :-D Generally we’re a happy bunch around here, hopefully respectful to each other. I don’t personally know each and every Valoris shipper but I hope you’re having as much fun as we are. Also there’s a discord chat if you’re interested.

I don’t… know exactly how popular Valoris is…? Because I don’t go to the tags. It sure is not as popular as Thorki for instance, seeing that Valery and Boris are Sweet Russian Granddads™ or Hot Old Men™ as we like to call them lol. I mean… who ships men in their fifties and sixties, right? Even weirder, WHO SHIPS MEN IN THE GRIMMEST TRUE-STORY TV SHOW EVER FILMED?

Apparently we do. And let’s face it, it’s not like a grim and sad story can overshadow a bromance as sweet and powerful as Valoris. Most of us said it in our first Valoris posts, it’s the friends-to-enemies-to-something-more trope that is SO powerful, so common, so alluring. It’s what Stellan himself said, “I wouldn’t call it a love story but it’s a lot like a love story”, “The relationship of our characters starts outantagonistic, then it becomes a love-hate relationship. Toward the end, itbecomes more about love”. In both interviews Stellan was asked about his collaboration with Jared and he really really didn’t have to say those things if… the script wasn’t about their relationship at all! But it was.

They’re archetypes, when they care for each other and their heart breaks for each other it’s because their heart breaks for all humanity. BUT if a writer cannot give his heroes an emotional anchor and something to have personal stakes in, how could the viewers possibly relate to the story? It’s like the snap in “Infinity War”, as a member of the audience I couldn’t care less about how many members of (fictional) humanity died because of the snap, not until I saw Bucky falling on his knees as he turned to ash and whispered “Steve…?”

I don’t know. I can’t speak for everyone but I knew there was “something” about them as soon as Boris snapped at Valery saying “Don’t use my name!” It’s how any (Hollywood) friendship starts, with anger and hate.

As @johnlockismyreligion said, it was as if the casual use of Boris’ first name by an annoying stranger hit a raw nerve. As if Boris was afraid of intimacy.

And, well, that scene had a nice payoff when Boris not only started calling Valery by his first name but he also used the nickname “Valera”. Twice.

I don’t know why Valoris is popular. Good writing I guess. And the happy trend of Hollywood bromances which, if I’m not mistaken, started with Robert Downey Jr’s “Sherlock Holmes” back in 2009. But I could be wrong.

[beyxminaj]

not enough Nicki on my dash anymore