#a true gen z icon

[britney-rosberg06]

ollie bearman is the ultimate ferrari fanboy cause the ferrari admin Barely presses post on insta or twitter and he’s already liked, commented, reposted on his story, retweeted, made his own post, painted a watercolor of the podium, visited enzo ferrari’s grave personally to give him the news and add a bear emoji to something

#a true gen z icon #ollie bearman #scuderia ferrari #carlos sainz #charles leclerc #formula 1 #f1 #formula 2

[perlukafarinn]

Rating Star Trek TOS costumes because why not! (part 10)

Bread and Circuses (2x25). This is not what I had in mind when I fantasized about these three as gladiators. Still, grey does look nice on them (especially the good Doctor 👀) and I do appreciate any chance they get to show off their forearms. 6/10.

See, this is what they should've had Kirk, Spock and McCoy wearing. These are basically party city costumes but bonus points for the ridiculous shields and the stylishly asymmetrical arm coverings. 7/10.

Scratch that, this is what the boys should have worn. As always creative cut-outs = futuristic fashion as far as TOS is concerned, and as always I am a fan. The gold looks really nice on the actress, 8/10.

Assignment: Earth (2x26). Okay, so this is just a dude in a suit but consider this: kitty! 100/10 for the cat, she's so stylish in her little sparkly collar. Nothing for the dude, get an imagination.

This is a background character that appears for all of 0.8 seconds but I am obsessed with her. That soft pink mini fur coat with the hood and the matching gloves and go go boots? To die for. 9/10, whatever party she's going to I want an invite.

Girl looks like a creamsicle and I mean that as a compliment. The pink stripe on her tights is a cute, creative detail as is the crochet purse. The black belt looks a little slapdash though and the cut of the skirt is sloppy, 7/10.

Warm and cozy yet stylish. They are going to an ice rink for a date or possibly on an espionage mission against the Soviets (also for a date). This is also an all-time great Spock hat. 9/10.

All dressed up for their courthouse wedding! I am unbelievably fond of Spock's stupid bucket hat, a true gen z icon. 8/10.

#rating star trek #star trek #star trek tos #spirk

[nerdybluephoenix]

I saw other writers do something similiar. Here's an index for those of you following me for short stories. I'm giving simple descriptions since titles alone wouldn't help most of these

They're not in any particular order.

Updated: October 18th, 2023. Not all my comics are on this yet.

//free icons//

Stabby, ufo, and haso planet

//Text//

Aliens are Not a Deer - uncanny valley story

Horrible Earth Creature - Aliens travel a long distance with a friend

You, Humanity - your species, your rules

Planet Crossing - 1904 Olympics was just so fun the first time. Prompt answer

Plastic Lizards - Humans share a traditional holiday

Why Aliens Hate Smiles - fake analysis on the human smile

Mushrooms - quite literally the title. An alien learns about mushrooms in general

Space Lottery - humans travel through space then reflect on their collective guilt as a whole

Funky Post About Water Bears - Alien rescuers investigate a crash site for the survivors

I Read Plane as Planet - Humans eat something they shouldn't

Service Dogs - Alien meets a service dog. Prompt answer

And They'll React... - Aliens and Autism. Prompt answer

True Center of the Universe - Egotistical alien feels no existential crisis. I'm not op

Humans and Spiders - Sometimes aliens look similar to Earth creatures. What bad luck

Gen Z - Aliens learn of how generations think they're superior to other generations.

Surveys - Human emotions aren't permanent

Cold - Alien meets one of Those Guys who never feel cold. Prompt answer

Red - Color looks different to different species. Sometimes the difference is more extreme

Dietary Lack of Restrictions - humans can eat nearly anything

Rain - Human inconveniences that they are used to is considered hazardous to others.

//Comics//

Notes on a Weird Travel Companion (remastered) - Originally titled "A Few Ways Humans are Weird"

The Human Smile (remastered) - Fake analysis to inform aliens

The Human Smile (original) - like above, but worse

Getting along - my ocs argue

Scary Movies - younger humans watch a movie. Prompt answer

Old Joke - my ocs play a prank

In My Nature - my ocs face a dilemma they both fail

Language - while I experiment with my comic style, my ocs argue

Addressing the Humans - fan comic for a cute post. I'm not op

Meaning of Everything - my alien oc read a human book about space

I'm not Touching You - fan comic for a cute post. Also my first comic of my ocs

A Few Ways Humans are Weird - incomplete comic I gave up on. Remastered version at top

Retired Roomba - two panel fan comic of the beloved mascot

Crewmate Dynamics - doodles of how my crew feels towards one another

Sibling Rivalry - two panels showing a brother and sister getting older + extra art of my oc

Sleepy Evek - My oc falls asleep at the wheel after parking the ship, and other oc finds them there

Drunk Constance - my oc drinks, then probably should go to bed

Art Collection - Experimental art of my ocs being themselves

#some of these I barely remember writing #I probably didn't link all my stories #if links break just comment and I'll see #i thought the list would be way shorter tbh #they're not in order sorry for the mixed levels of quality #humans are weird #humans are space orcs #humans are space australians #humans are space oddities #aliens #space orcs #humans are so weird #outer space #galaxy #stories #short stories #short story

[avadaniels]

★ top 5 underrated tv series of 2022 ★ ⬐⬐ full review ⬎⬎

The Resort (Peacock) True crime come to life with a mindbending twist tomatometer: 88% — genre: drama, mystery, comedy

An anniversary trip puts a marriage to the test when a couple finds themselves embroiled in one of Yucatan’s most bizarre unsolved mysteries from 15 years prior involving the disappearance of two young adults, a murder, and a once-in-a-century hurricane. With everything connected, solving the crime requires unraveling some of life’s biggest questions.

Industry (HBO, BBC) Succession’s British Gen Z cousin tomatometer: 96% — genre: drama

Industry gives an insider’s view of the blackbox of high finance following a group of young bankers as they forge their identities within the pressure cooker environment and sex and drug fueled blitz of international bank Pierpoint & Co’s London office.

Made for Love (HBO, Prime Video) Corporate sci-fi drama meets raw dissection of relationships tomatometer: 100% — genre: dark comedy, drama, sci-fi

Made for Love is a series about relationships, specifically a toxic one of control and possession. It follows Hazel Green, the wife of a tech entrepreneur, who escapes her husband’s tech-fortress, only to discover he’d implanted a chip in her brain to see her every thought.

Hacks (HBO Max) Hilarious Emmy-winning comedy with iconic queer characters tomatometer: 100% — genre: comedy, drama

Deborah Vance has blazed a trail through the male-dominated comedy scene for decades, but after the casino owner threatens to cut her residency, her manager pitches the recently outcast television writer Ava to help freshen up her set. A brutally honest and unpredictably hilarious half-hour series, Hacks explores the dark mentorship that forms between the legendary comedian and her entitled new writing partner.

Acapulco (Apple TV+) Fun and uplifting comedy with a lot of heart tomatometer: 100% — genre: comedy

Acapulco takes place in the romanticized memories of Maximo Ramos, a prosperous entrepreneur entertaining his nephew with the story of how he went from rags to riches, starting in 1984 when he was hired on as a pool boy at the neon pink La Colinas Resort in Acapulco.

#the resort #industry hbo #made for love #acapulco #hacks #hacks hbo #industry #tvedit #tusercj #userjavi #usermimsi #userbaz #userzaci #royalarmyofoz #usergiu #usersteen #usertreena #tusercaro #* #no pressure to reblog i know this is random

[reepiblog]

Chat GPT couldn’t write My Immortal

So the fun thing about Chat GPT is that is the worst writer I have ever interacted with, but it is bad in a special unique way that a full decade of over-involvement on a bad fanfic forum could not have prepared me for.  I legitimately think My Immortal is better written in most ways (except technically obvs).  Maybe I just hate the feeling of getting thru several paragraphs and realizing I’ve read basically nothing, idk, but at least My Immortal is interesting and sometimes things happen in it.  I can’t even prompt Chat GPT into giving me outfit descriptions that are as good as Tara’s!  I’ve tried! So for shits and giggles I prompted Chat GPT to write like Tara.  The best part was I phrased it like a question so it responded with “OMG!!111 I can totally do that for you!”  But overall  it did a pretty shitty job. I thought I would share anyway.

Part I

First I tried to get it to describe a character’s outfit, as mentioned.  It started okish but without and of the characteristic bad grammar and spelling errors:

So, like, his outfit was, like, so edgy and gothic, it was like a total masterpiece of dark fashion. His go-to look was a black turtleneck, which hugged his rock-hard bod in all the right ways,

Chat GPT loves to just fixate on one aspect of the prompt you give it, so it couldn’t help but regurgitate a phrase I used in the most awkward way it could:

And OMG, let's talk about his pants, or should I say "pant-adjacent abomination"? LOL!

But eventually it became less Tara and more like a parody of gen Z:

The fabric, in all its darkness, flowed and draped in this super cool way, embracing the curves and angles of his legs. It was like fashion magic, I tell you!

But the best part? The lower part of the pants had all these intricate pleats and folds. They, like, embraced his leg structure and gave his outfit this rebellious and avant-garde vibe.

It was a fashion statement that screamed, "I'm unique, I'm fierce, and I'm ready to kick some serious ass!

The fabric had this rad texture, adding that extra touch of awesomeness to his ensemble. It was a fusion of practicality and personal style, showing the world that Gargoyle was not just a badass protector but a fashion icon in his own right.

As if Tara would ever use the word “avant-garde”.  Or “vibe” for that matter.

It did end with my favorite touch tho:

It was a style statement that only a true goth queen like him could pull off with such dark grace.

OK Chat GPT, you got me there.  It’s still wrong, but I like it.

Part II

Next I gave it a completely different prompt from something I’ve been working on.  This one is like one of those Korean webtoons where people die and get reincarnated as their younger selves but Chat GPT took a couple creative liberties (surprisingly rare, but always a delight):

Wretch woke up, feeling soooo goffik and angsty. He sat up in his bed, his long, black hair cascading around his pale face. He looked around the room, which was still a dark and brooding place, just like he left it. But something was off. He felt strange, like he was trapped in a bad fanfiction crossover. He touched his long, silky hair, shocked to find it was no longer jet black but now a shimmering shade of silver. "What the hell?" he muttered to himself, his voice deep and mysterious.

He got out of bed and stood in front of the mirror, his black eyeliner perfectly applied. He gasped when he saw his reflection. Staring back at him was a much younger version of himself, no older than 10 years old. His face was chubby and innocent, so different from his usual brooding and menacing appearance. "How the f*** did this happen?" he mumbled, running his fingers through his hair, which was no longer slicked back but loose and flowing.

I’m not sure why getting younger changed his hair color, but ok.  The My Immortal-ness of it is so obviously surface level tho.  IDK if it is as clear when you ask it to pretend to be Stephan King or whatever, but here is it pretty clear it’s only picking up on a couple key traits.  

The weird thing about this one is it must be getting some of its information about how to write this from parodies because the meta “jokes” don’t stop coming:

Was this some kind of twisted nightmare or a poorly written plot twist?

The realization hit him like a poorly spelled Avada Kedavra.

Umm, excuse me, but Tara would never.   One thing I will give it tho, its extremely awkward use of swears, especially from adult figures, is very good:

Valorous turned to face Wretch, a look of confusion on his face. "Wretch? What's going on? Why do you look like a f***ing child?

Wretch scowled at Valorous, his dark eyes narrowing. "I don't know what the f*** is happening, but Verity's here, and I need to find her. This could be our chance to finally end this endless war and... maybe even find love or some s***," he said, his voice laced with a hint of doubt.

This also ends on a pretty good note:

But seriously, what the

Yeah, I agree.

#harry potter #my immortal #tara gilesbie #chat gpt #writing #creative stuff

[denimbex1986]

'You can’t go on TikTok without seeing our favourite celebrities being referred to as “so babygirl”.

The latest phrase has gained notoriety with Gen Z users on social media. Jacob Elordi, Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal and Timothée Chalamet are just a few of the celebrities being dubbed as “so babygirl”.

Renée Rap even called Elordi “so babygirl” when they led a recent episode of Saturday Night Live. Meanwhile, Mescal even called his co-star Scott the phrase in a recent interview. “I think you’re ‘so babygirl’ in real life,” he told the 47-year-old.

What does ‘he is so babygirl’ mean?

The phrase “babygirl” isn’t exactly new, and has been spotted on the app for around a year. It describes not just the attractiveness of the person in question, but also their down-to-earth, genuine personality.

As per Urban Dictionary, someone who is “so babygirl” is “extremely sexually attractive with a good personality”.

Despite appearing as a gendered term, “babygirl” can be used to describe just about anybody, no matter their gender identity or sexual orientation.

What is ‘babygirl’ energy?

Relationship therapist Dr Emily May at Private Sugar Club tells PinkNews that the rise of the term “reflects a real cultural shift towards a more inclusive understanding of masculinity”.

“[The phrase] is helping us move away from traditional and often restrictive notions of what it means to be masculine,” May explains. “Toxic masculinity — which usually involves suppressing emotions and the devaluation of ‘feminine traits’ in men — is on the decline, which can only be a positive development, allowing for a more diverse expression of gender identity.

“Evolving language and a broader acceptance of more diverse gender expressions can be incredibly affirming for the LGBTQ+ community,” she adds. “It encourages acceptance of individuals regardless of how they express their gender identity. This shift promotes inclusivity and fosters an environment where people feel safe to explore and express their true selves without judgment.”

Sex therapist Melissa Cook at Sofia Gray also finds the evolution away from toxic masculinity “interesting”. In recent times, we’ve seen the downfall of Andrew Tate, while other icons have gone against typical male stereotypes. Like Dwyane Wade, who painted his nails, and upset a few bigots in the process.

“Gen Z’s use of the term ‘babygirl’ reflects the changing views on masculinity,” she begins. “This term sees a shift towards embracing softer, more vulnerable aspects of masculinity.”

She continues: “This trend not only encourages inclusivity and diversity in gender identity, which can be particularly significant to the LGBTQ+ community but also helps in challenging rigid stereotypes and fostering a more accepting society for all individuals, regardless of how they identify or express themselves.”'

#Jacob Elordi #Andrew Scott #Paul Mescal #So Babygirl #Timothee Chalamet

[brehaaorgana]

The thing is, websites being slowly destroyed because of capitalist greed is bad in general for many reasons, but I would like to point out that one of those reasons is that not every social website is built to handle the same kinds of engagement in the same ways, and this destroys spaces that can't simply be ported elsewhere because they are symbiotic to their origins.

You destroy specific kinds of communities and communication styles that rely on the uniqueness of individual platforms. You can't move that to somewhere else with a different structure without fundamentally changing something.

This has always been true, but I feel like not everyone is fully...aware or familiar with how this happens. It's not even entirely a Gen Z thing either - there are plenty of Millennials/Xers and older generations who did not have a ton of internet access in the early-mid 2000's and so don't necessarily have familiarity with what vanished. Internet access has only recently been "expected," for more people across the class spectrum.

As a Millennial(TM) who has been connected to the internet basically since infancy (my dad did IT/software engineer management stuff and would literally sit me on his lap while he was on the computer as a baby), I am keenly aware of a) the fact that there are entire internet social communities which I didn't engage with but are now gone and b) that there are ones I did engage in and are lost or no longer really the same because of capitalism.

Like...forums are just not as popular anymore as they used to be. They still exist, but it's harder to find them and they usually see way less activity than other platforms. And we lose so much knowledge/advice/engagement without them. Things like: I turned around one day and found a digital art forum I used to lurk on was totally gone, along with all the inspiration, tutorials, and tips. I remember one thread was this one guy wanting to learn to draw, and it was basically just his progress journal of learning to draw. It went over the course of YEARS of progress from like, stick figures to beautifully rendered art. Shit inspired me so much, and I think it just...vanished?

But then there's things like, entire social norms, jokes, and kinds of engagement that also vanishes or becomes a graveyard. Forums usually have karma systems (which reddit apes, sort of) and that could tell you a lot about an account lol.

Look at the slow death of livejournal! Dreamwidth sort of...tried to fill the gap but there's so many platform specific expectations and experiences that Livejournal had:

Icons that you change based on: interests, content or intent of your post/comment, that you can create and have others use and which change often.

Related: icons and graphics communities.

CAPSLOCK COMMUNITIES WHERE YOU DON'T LAPSLOCK EVER!! EVERYONE TALKS LIKE THIS

Locked communities (especially age based!) Or dedicated communities with moderation and agreed upon rules unique to that comm. Tumblr literally can't recreate that. It doesn't port to how Tumblr specifically works.

Comms like ONTD, stupid_free, or comedy shit like weepingcock, - or even like, scanlations comms. Shit that just doesn't translate to tumblr's style, especially without optional anonymous engagement and nested conversations. There's no such thing as FFAF on Tumblr. It doesn't work. You don't break the internet here the same way ONTD did when Michael Jackson died.

Dedicated fandom/ship comms. As someone who was quite literally harassed on Tumblr for years because I didn't like a specific non-canon ship between a literal teenaged child and an adult and talked about it without tagging it (and even censored it when just words suddenly showed in tags!) I miss dedicated fandom comms so much. Because I had way more control over who engaged with me on my personal LJ and NEVER would've bothered people on a comm about a ship I hated because it's shitty behavior and because people who do that got banned! Shared communities with moderation and better blocking settings were benefits I didn't have on Tumblr.

Just...it doesn't translate to Tumblr and now it's just a tiny space on DW and the zombie of LJ.

Similarly I don't think AITA translates very well to Tumblr because Tumblr doesn't:

Have nested comments/comment threads that can be collected all on one central page

Have easy to make throwaway accounts

Allow for anon responses to posts directly (it's only asks! They can't reblog anonymously!)

Have an upvote system

Have a "sort by most popular" or "sort by oldest."

Have autoretention/bot capture of the original submission.

A way to click through to someone's comments in other communities, or see what their responses to the thread as the op easily.

A collection of moderators and standardized community rules and community ability to report trolling/spam/fiction/shit posts.

Call me a killjoy but AITA won't fully translate to Tumblr for the same reason why ONTD isn't translated to Tumblr, and even a similar concept to ONTD looks totally different on reddit (see: deuxmoi). It will look different, it won't have the same community or feel simply because the platform itself is different enough that it inherently changes how we engage, what that engagement looks like, and what can even feasibly be done.

When a website dies, the unique communities and communication styles of that platform also start to die.

[assovertiddy]

I didn't feel like making this post to Letterboxd. In December of last year, I met the ICONIC Anurag Kashyap along with the actors of film he'd come to promote at IIT Bombay for Moodi. The film was obviously Almost Pyaar. The culture surrounding the film was woven through 7 years of finding its footing through financing, pre-production and shooting. The music as much as the film fails to grasp the roots of Gen Z media. Maybe the film is made for the masses, but this isn't a Gen Z film by any standards.

Gen Z here has been portrayed as the shallowest form with no personality beyond the grasp of social media. I don't know, maybe it is that Alaya F plays a minor in both iterations of her role which shows her shallow nature due to her immaturity. The bits where they tried to show her true nature against her own characterization fell short because they felt like an afterthought. I don't remember what either of Karan's characters are called but I remember asking myself whether I relate to him on any level being a Gen Z man. The answer was a resounding No. I don't relate to any of the characters in either timeline. The most interesting character DJ Mohabbat brilliantly played by Vicky Kaushal wasn't in any of the promotions or material till the release. Only Kaushal felt like the only actor in this film who was trying to make do with what he got.

I feel like Kashyap with this film was trying to understand a generation that he clearly hasn't been able to. Maybe it's the young people of today who are to be blamed for this heinous film. But I'd say Kashyap's lack of form in recent years - trying to make films for a new generation might be another of the reasons he isn't able to work out a proper strategy.

Anurag, I know you're never gonna see this. But if you do, check your Instagram dms. I asked you out to movie date. Pls response -><- thanks for reading.

#cinema #letterboxd #anuragkashyap #director #drama #almostpyaar #almostpyaarwithdjmohabbat #filmmaking #film tumblr

[sailorsunspot]

barbie spoilers ahead, these are my general thoughts on the movie

DO NOT READ IF YOU CARE ABOUT SPOILERS FOR BARBIE

The GOOD:

Sasha

Biggest note is I don't know why the movie wasn't about her???

I thought she felt really true and honest and a great representation of the unique position Gen Z have been put in.

Her preteen disaffected angst and disillusion felt SO correct, both because at that age you just feel jaded and angst but also? Because she's right to be jaded and angsty in a lot of ways. All the stuff she's been told and promised? DONT work out the way it should

I think they kind of missed the mark on really digging into her and her relationship with Gloria and her relationship with Barbie (which is a proxy for womanhood). Think you could have had an incredible movie talking about all the ways the concept of Barbie serves/hurts women through different generational lenses. Because Barbie was useful to Gloria but was also a cudgel (as it was a major plot point, her making these "wrong" Barbie's as a coping mechanism). And we know how Sasha felt with her iconic Sasha rant, but also, she wound up missing the whimsy and the joy and the inspiration Barbie offers

ANYWAY I love Sasha so much, I wish the movie featured her more, and I thought her journey when it came to getting closer to her mother by protecting her mother's ideals and wants and intentionally trying to make space for other women (she did that with both her mom AND ALSO with Barbie at the end, where she was literally the only character like: "Okay, but what about what Barbie wants???") was extremely well written and touching.

The Humor & Style

Not all the bits landed for me, but I generally loved the pro-camp and playful tone of the movie, and genuinely laughed at several points

Genuinely loved the style and the visuals - 10/10

The Content Editting

Tbh, I thought it was smart that they were like: yep, nope, we're not touching racism/ablism in this movie, we're just cool with it. Because…there's just so much to discuss, and no one story can service all things.

The BAD

Barbie's roll as a protaganist

I think this was intentional, but she was the most passive protaganist I've ever seen? Thoughts on this was she was just kind of like…an object to be projected onto so this kind of tracks with the theming of the movie right - like she was forced to go on her heroes journey against her will, when she returns home, she doesn't "save" Barbie-land, she gives up and it's actually Sasha and Gloria and Weird Barbie that does the saving (both because they want to try and also they come up with the plan). I think the most agency she shows in the movie is going to console Ken (which…will talk on that point more later), until the VERY end, when she chooses to become a real "woman". Really her role is more of the witness in the movie?

The Mattel thing

Originally I hated this and would have cut the entire Will Farrel thing, but my friend brought up some interesting points about how that might've been an intentional dig on the uselessness of corporate structure, etc. I still woulda cut it, but that at least makes it an interesting thought experiment tbh.

The Focus on Barbieland

Yeah I know it's like impossible to solve like…Patriarchy in the real world so in that sense it's smart to limit the scope of the danger to a play world where change can actually happen in a satisfying way overnight but like…

In the end, I feel like i dont know anything about Gloria and Sasha other than what I, a reasonably learned media consumer, can infer from the context? Idk, felt like a missed opportunity to dig more into their actual real life experience with womanhood instead of saving the fake construct idea of womanhood, because then we lack context on why the way Barbieland has "changed" is for the better. Since Barbieland and Barbie as a whole is a proxy for the idea of "woman", it felt like we needed more

The plot is supposed to be a reflection of the internal struggle, also known as the "story". How does saving Barbieland reflect onto the main characters of the story, (Barbie, I guess?) Is it just that she realized she no longer wanted to serve the ideal and

the UGLY:

Very VERY narrow definition of Womanhood

This is partially intentional cause of the dolls, but, lol, you cannot have a feminist movie and not cover things like queerness, GNC, etc. Or I guess you can, but it just comes off as the most superficial white liberal version of feminism imaginable. Disappointing, considering the movie did a good job of saying "we're not touching racism and ableism, not because it doesnt exist but because there's only so much we can fit in a movie" but it at least acknowledged those things with their active presence in the movie.

ESPECIALLY since Barbie = the proxy for womanhood, I guess fuck me i'm not a woman then haha

I KNOW that the cast included a trans actor, but that that means nothing within the context of the story other than, congrats show-runners for correctly identifying women, lmao.

Similarly, you absolute CAN have a million and one queer "interpretations" of Barbie, of the Kens, of Allen in particular. Still, it's all on the person who interprets it, not actually in the subtext of the story. Yeah sorry in the year of 2023 I dont give properties props for making me do the work for them, that's some tumblr ass bullshit i cannot abide by. Support my reading with the text or it doesn't count.

Literally all you needed was a single barbie who expanded the view of a woman was, a single Barbie who was like "actually maybe i want to wear Ken's clothes" or "maybe I dont want to hang out with Ken maybe I want to hang out with this other Barbie winkyface".

Ken

Why

No seriously, why

Why does even the Barbie movie, made for Barbie, made for girls, have to cater to the opinions and emotions of fucking MEN?

I have a lot to say about this, but instead of railing on this ad nauseam the big things are:

Ken literally never even apologized for intentionally using the patriarchy to intentionally hurt barbie.

Barbie had to apologize to ken??? For accidentally hurting his feeling by not giving him the attention he wanted?

How did they turn this "feminist" movie into such fucking incel bait holy shit

They were clearly doing the "patriarchy hurts everyone" bullshit but like, they literally covered that with Allan???

so it just makes it feel more BS when they, literally in the fucking text of the movie, have to remind Barbie with Gloria saying "hi, stop infantalizing/mothering your babymanchild he stole your home, fucked up your life, ruined your town" and Barbie was like Yeah you right girl and then not 20- minutes later GAVE IN ANYWAY.

I know im a man hating dyke but fuck. when they make THE LITERAL BARBIE MOVIE about making men comfortable then i think i am 100% in the right to be fucking pissy about this

#barbie #barbie spoilers #movie review #spoiler alert im a fucking hater #i actually have a lot of further thoughts on the ken thing #but this succinctly covers the majority of it #i literally fucking HATE the treatment he got in this movie

[bomcherri]

I tweeted abt this but i feel like i had too many thoughts for that format so i'll go here to expand 8)

I really disagree with this article asserting that the costume designers didn't get the Gen Z look down for Portia because she isn't going for the clean girl aesthetic or wearing skims.

For one, there isn't only one aesthetic that defines Gen Z, you wouldn't see a character from the 90s dressed in streetwear styles of the time and be like "they really missed the mark because they aren't dressed grunge". If anything, because of the development of algorithms on social media, the defining trait of Gen Z fashion is that a wide range of fashion subcultures rapidly come in and out of style. The implication from this article that a maximalist style with clashing colours and patterns is not of this generation is so off base. I definitely think her wardrobe choices support the character type of someone who doesn't know themselves well and follows trends which is why she dresses how we might expect someone her age to. I think the article kind of contradicts itself when it talks about her following trends from Gen Z while also somehow not dressing in a Gen Z style.

Also, idk if the clean girl aesthetic is even the most iconic style for Gen Z. The end paragraph too, saying she would look more obviously Gen Z with a skims dress on, I really disagree, I associate bodycon/shapewear way more with millennials, and maybe the oldest gen Zers. Who looks at the creative direction of skims, a brand promoting the Kim Kardashian look and thinks "Gen Z", I think Kim is very rarely a style icon for younger people now and is definitely not my number 1 association with that generation.

I think there's a lot to say/analyse, and even criticise about Portias costume design. But I see a lot of perspectives that say it doesn't look like something Gen Z would wear and i think thats just categorically not true.

Anyway rant over, very unimportant rant but I really did not understand the perspective this article was coming from :p

#the white lotus #white lotus #portia

[arighmaa-dataq]

Like many people born in the 90s, I grew up watching the Pokemon anime. As Ash made his journey through the world of Pokemon I had my own journeys with the games. And hearing that Ash's journey to become a Pokemon Master was a huge surprise, but one that feels very much needed and more than well earned. Wherever Ash and Pikachu's paths lead next I hope it'll be full of adventure.

However, with everyone mourning the end of the series and wondering what the hell Team Rocket is gonna be doing, I have to say the only thing I ever really cared about was one particular Pokemon; Jigglypuff. Ever since I first played Pokemon Stadium on the Nintendo 64 and saw it's 64 bit model, my mind decided then and there that THIS PINK CREAMPUFF would be the centerpiece of all my hyperfixations. When I saw it in the anime I was in love with its gag of showing up hoping to sing to a worthy audience only to inevitably draw on everyone that fell asleep. Every time the anime would air on Cartoon Network, the only damn thing that mattered to me was "Is Jigglypuff in it?" And putting world renowned gaming icons from Mario to Sonic to Cloud to Sora to sleep with its song was the only thing I ever did playing Smash Bros growing up. As you can see, a very normal thing to do as a Pokemon fan. Once it stopped appearing in the anime, my interest in Pokemon basically went dead until on a whim I decided to pick up Pokemon X (and despite the controversial opinions on Gen 6 as a whole, I still enjoyed it and am still salty there was no Pokemon Z) WHY? Because of the newly announced Fairy Type that would be what put Dragons in their place, and who was among the first selection to be given this typing? JIGGLYPUFF. Of course my wishes for it to return in the anime wouldn't come true until Pokemon Sun and Moon, but I've sorta come to terms that it wouldn't appear much even if it did make a return, even though my tiny 8 year old Pokemon loving heart would very much like it to become a mainstay. Hell, I've been holding onto the rumor that when the Detective Pikachu movie was all the rage that there was the possibility of a Jigglypuff spinoff like my life depends on it. Basically, even though Ash, Pikachu, and maybe even Team Rocket may be taking their own path in life, I do hope that we'll see Jigglypuff from time to time, still on its own journey to finally become the J pop star it was meant to be.

#jigglypuff #pokemon anime #pokemon journeys #episode 136 #jigglypuff anime

[aliciacrossofficial]

Maya Hawke on Embracing Authenticity and Defying Hollywood Stereotypes

The daughter of Hollywood royalty Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke, Maya Hawke may have grown up surrounded by the glitz and glamor of the entertainment industry, but the 24-year-old actress and model has made a name for herself with her own fresh perspective. I’m having a good time.

Hawke most recently starred in the Netflix movie “Do Revenge,” which was a tribute to the Y2K teen movie heyday, despite the fact that she might not have lived through the heyday. 

Her father’s documentary “The Last Movie Stars” gave her the chance to provide feedback on the framing despite the fact that she was too young to have experienced Hollywood legends like Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman.

Hawke’s modeling career has seen her embrace a new wave of rawer, less glamorous sex appeal, reminiscent of Kate Moss’ iconic Calvin Klein ad from 1992. In fact, she recently starred in the brand’s latest underwear campaign.  

Hawke claims that she is committed to remaining true to herself despite the temptation to copy what has previously been successful. “I’ve tried, and I’ve failed. So I just have to figure out how to work with whatever the thing is that is me,” she explains.

Additionally, her acting displays this authenticity. She played Robin in the critically acclaimed television series “Stranger Things,” breaking the mold of traditional female roles in the program. Furthermore, she portrayed a character who was unsure of her identity and where she fit into the world in the movie “Human Capital.”

Read also: Leonardo DiCaprio and Gigi Hadid Call it Quits

Rapidly Rising to Fame

Hawke’s rise to fame was relatively rapid, but she’s worked hard behind the scenes for years. Called. Currently, she works with some of the biggest names in the business, including director Gia Coppola on the movie Mainstream. 

But despite her early success, Hawke is determined to stay grounded and focused on what’s important to her. “I’m still a beginner, and I’m still learning,” she says. “I’m just trying to take it one day at a time and figure out what’s next.”

Hawke’s career may be on the rise, but her perspective on staying true to herself and embracing new opportunities with fresh eyes is what sets her apart in a crowded entertainment industry. As she continues to evolve and grow as an artist, we can’t wait to see what she’ll accomplish next.

Growing up in the era of the internet and social media, members of Gen Z are no strangers to the infinite references available at their fingertips. Hawke is no exception. Despite being raised in a world saturated with images and pop culture, she is determined to carve out her own unique space in the entertainment industry.

Her Own Name

In a recent interview, Hawke spoke about the importance of finding inspiration without simply replicating someone else’s coolness. “Rather than pursuing someone else’s perfect coolness that they had in that time, you can find your own, based on the inspiration and that feeling,” she explained.

Of course, it can be difficult to escape comparisons, especially when working on a project that draws heavily from iconic images of the past. When shooting a campaign for Calvin Klein, Hawke found herself being compared to Kate Moss, who famously posed for the brand’s ads in the 1990s. 

But Hawke was determined to put her own spin on the images, and the result is a series of photos that feel fresh and modern, while still paying homage to the past.

One standout image from the campaign shows Hawke pulling up her bra, a pose that closely mirrors one of Moss’s most famous Calvin Klein photos. But while Moss appears demure and almost coy in her version, her photo feels bolder and more assertive. She stares straight ahead, her arms crossed over her chest in a show of strength and confidence.

It’s this willingness to put her own stamp on things that sets Hawke apart from others in her generation. While many young stars are content to simply emulate their idols, she is determined to create something that feels personal and true to herself. And as she continues to make her mark in the entertainment industry, it’s clear that she’s succeeding.

Calvin Klein Sexy 

Hawke may have been born six years after Kate Moss’s iconic Calvin Klein ads from 1992, but she’s making her mark on the brand’s latest underwear campaign. The actress, who recently turned 24, has been carving out her own space in Hollywood, despite being raised by the internet and its infinite references and having famous parents Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke.

Hawke says she’s trying to find her own personal coolness, rather than pursuing someone else’s perfect coolness from a bygone era. While shooting the Calvin Klein campaign, people would hold up images of Kate Moss and say they wanted the photos to look like that. But she says that perfection is unattainable and that everyone should try to find their own inspiration and feeling.

One of the shots in the campaign references Moss pulling up her Calvin Klein bra in her 1993 campaign, but Hawke’s photo still feels different. Moss is demure and turned to the side, but Hawke is photographed straight on, with her arms crossed over her chest and wearing men’s boxers.

The idea for the boxer look wasn’t on the original shot list, but something Hawke dreamed up with photographer Gray Sorrenti, whose father famously shot Moss’s 1993 campaign. She loves wearing boy boxers to sleep, and wanted to capture the authentic feeling of being sexy. The image only took minutes to capture, because her confidence was already there...Read More

Read also: Bella Hadid Shows Off Her Signature Sense of Style During NYC Outing

Source: Celebrity News

#Maya Hawke #Calvin Klein #Kate Moss

[the-celluloid-correspondent]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

After years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtle brothers set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as normal teenagers. With the help of their new friend, April, they plan on taking down a crime syndicate plaguing New York.

It has been a very long time since the iconic Ninja Turtles have had a successful adaptation to the big screen. The last truly successful adaptation were the the live action movies from the 1990s. Thankfully, this new adaption has brought the iconic brothers back to their routes in a beautiful and new visual medium.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is what the TMNT fandom has been waiting for. It's a return to it's humble roots, while also bringing new life and modernization to the franchise. The story is relatively simple as the Turtles play detective to uncover who is behind numerous heist in NYC. This story is predictable, but it is incredibly fun. It has some great action pieces that align seamlessly with the movies unique animation. The animators were heavily inspired by Into the Spider-Verse, but has given that style their own flair.

However, what is really front and center in this movie is it's heavy focus on it's characters and themes. Mutant Mayhem finally reminded us that the Turtles are actually teenagers. They are written as such and feel perfectly inline with Gen Z teenagers of today. While also keep true to their original characterizations from almost 40 years ago. Furthermore, the movie handles numerous complex topics such as helicopter parenting, fake news, and racism incredibly well. They feel natural engrained into the story and is never preachy. It explores the nuances of these subject well, especially given its 100 minute runtime.

For an animated movie, it has a very stacked cast. The four teenagers, Micah Abbey, Nicolas Cantu, Brandy Noon, and Shamon Brown Jr. all bring the turtle to life in their own fashion. Not replicating what others have done before them. Jackie Chan as Splinter was a brilliant casting choice for the iconic mentor of the turtles. Ice Cube as Superfly was fantastic. He was definitely having the most fun with his voice acting here. For the remaining ensemble, Seth Rogan, John Cena, Giancarlo Esposito, Ayo Edebiri, and Paul Rudd all bring their iconic characters to life.

Overall, if you are a fan of TMNT, you are going to love this new iteration of the iconic turtles. It takes them back to their roots, while also giving them a fresh modern spin. Even if you are not a fan of the franchise, you will still most likely enjoy this. The animation is unique and is filled with fun action pieces.

My Rating: B

#film #cinema #movies #movie #filmmaking #filmmaker #moviemaking #moviemaker #cinephile #cinematography #film is not dead #film community #film review #movie review #film critic #movie critic #teenage mutant ninja turtles #tmnt

[morningstargirl666]

Tagged by @garglyswoof and @purplesigebert. I honestly don’t rewatch films as much nowadays, since I just watch a LOT of films in general and don’t have any remaining time to rewatch stuff as well. But I do have a load of comfort movies I think, so here we go.

Top 10 Comfort Movies (in no particular order)

1. Ever After (1998) Because Gabby made an excellent point, that movie is amazing, it’s pretty historically accurate and has some good moral life lessons thrown in. Cinderella movies, just in general, are a comfort movie for me, and I went through a phase when I was younger of just watching every variation ever made (even the shitty versions, much to my horror).

2. A Cinderella Story (2004) Again, it’s a cinderella movie, and an iconic one at that. I’m a secret romantic at heart.

3. Deathnote (2017) Yes I realise this was generally hated by all. But this was my first introduction to Death Note (I binge watched the anime series straight after don’t worry) and whatever your grievances for this movie, William Dafoe is brilliant at whatever he does, and playing Ryuk is no different. For a live action adaptation, I thought the design of Ryuk was pretty spot on and beautifully terrifying, and although the storyline crosses over into cheesy American, it’s easy to watch. Which is why it ended up as a comfort movie for me while I was taking my GCSEs - I often put it on in the background while working on my art coursework.

4. The Day After Tomorrow (2004) Here’s the thing guys - disaster movies are my comfort movies. I don’t know why. Maybe it’s the bitter, Gen-Z in me, but I enjoy watching the world descend into chaos and destruction. They’re easy to watch, the good guys often prevail against the ruthless attack of nature herself in the end, and idk, I like seeing a little death, a little fire. I’m just made different. Sometimes the shittier the disaster movie the better, so I’m talking things like Greenland (2020), Geostorm (2017) etc. That being said, zombie movies also fall into this category, just love all kinds.

5. White House Down (2013) Along the similar vein as disaster movies, I love the-government-is-under-attack movies, so the Olympus Has Fallen (2013) trilogy too. Just something about very American, cheesy action movies that are just easy to watch, require no brain power, and are just a fun ride.

6. Don’t Look Up (2021) Did I mention disaster movies are my jam? This one is pretty political, but I’m British, so I think I also enjoyed it so much because I can just sit to the side, eating my popcorn, and watch as the shitshow enfolds like the chaos gremlin I am, with no true existential crisis about how doomed my country is. 

7. Inglorious Basterds (2009) Quentin Tarantino is an amazing filmmaker on a whole, and although gory, brutal and - let’s face it - a little crazy, his movies are always a blast to watch. And you get to see the characters kill a load of Nazis, inlcuding Hitler, so it’s a win win.

8. Love Actually (2003) Felt obligated to put another rom-com on here because I can be a normal person and watch rom-coms for comfort (I promise). It’s also a christmas movie, so like will only watch it around December, but eh, still counts.

9. The Impossible (2012) Another disaster movie, but it’s a true story this time, and I’ve re-watched this one a lot. It’s sad and angsty yes, but there’s something hopeful about the family reuniting after such a traumatic event, and how humanity comes together in crisis to help each other.

10. The Batman (2022) Maybe it’s become a comfort movie because I’ve rewatched it so many times for my dissertation but I really love this film, and I can’t get enough of it. I just love every aspect about it. And will get a craving where I’m like ‘I need to watch The Batman again’. And so I do.

Lol and that’s it. I will say I tend to watch Friends now if I want something on in the background, or just something to cheer me up. That’s my all-time piece of comfort media I tend to watch. Otherwise, these also work. And I love them all.

#tag game #comfort movies #i know I'm weird #but in my defence character death doesn't bother me #nor does gore or murder #unless its the dog that dies #then its war #but otherwise I'm chill watching anything #and that transfers over to my taste in comfort movies okay

[fashionlandscapeblog]

I am a giant fan of Gen Z in the most important way (the political, gender fluidity/anti-racist/pro-socialist/pro-trans & lgtb rights/politically correct/ in-many-cases-cultural-relativist-endorsing/ anti-climate change/feminist kind-a-way) , and I loathe boomers in every single possible way (except my parents, who are true hippies), but -- let's face it--- as much as one loathes them, they had the artistic culture that went with their beliefs back in their flower power era. Gen Z, on the other hand, have Taylor Swift, the Kardashian/Jenners, Beyonce, Hailey Bieber, Kanye West, and any you-name-it-big-label-endorsed-artist-who-doesn't-even-compose-their-own-music. The worst part: they don't seem to grow tired of any of them. And their 'indie' icon is Lana del Rey, who doesn't even compose her own music :(. Hell, composing your own music and writing your own lyrics seems to be so mind-blowing and revolutionary nowadays when it used to be normal back in the day. It's called real talent.

We live in an era where band T-shirts have never been more popular, yet rock/experimental/electronica/whatever bands in general are basically extinct and have been replaced by prefabricated solo artists whose lyrics are exactly calculated to a T by a bunch of Swedish folks who are in charge of writing every popular song you listen to nowadays. It's a proven fact that bands don't generate short term profit for big labels, because they need years to evolve unlike a prefabricated pop solo singer. Mind you, for being such rebels, you guys seem to be digging pro-establishment cultural icons and very much. Where has all the cultural iconoclasm of rebels with a cause gone?

I'm a late Gen-Xer/early millenial asking, where has the adventurous/pioneering spirit in music, film, art and culture gone? There is absolutely zero Zeigeist for a revolutionary cultural movement in spite of a revolutionary political movement going on. It's a scientifically proven fact that, for instance music, has only become more monotonous with time by using the same exact chords, the same exact way of singing, etc. And it has a reason: The global economy. We live in a system, where companies (including record labels and giant film/entertainment conglomerates) need to grow every year, hence they will never opt for risk (aka experimentation) but instead go for what is proven that sells (aka old formulas).

You guys need to stop conforming yourselves with what big labels/big entertainment conglomerates put in your mouth and should start endorsing more independent artists coming up with new things and not rehashing old ideas.

#gen z culture #monotony #culture #zeitgeist #the elephant in the room

[fuckyeahdindjarin]

Bulge or no bulge the true blue boot cut jeans are so iconic. A gen z/70s babe he needs the flare

What do you mean by... no bulge? 🥺 Honey, there is ALWAYS bulge 😉

But yes absolutely I love those jeans and the flare! Here's a gif of... *not* the flare cos. Well.

(Does anyone know where this scene is from?? I've gone over the episode so many times but I swear it's not in it?)

#fuckyeahasks #fuckyeahjavierpena #the bulge collection lmao