#also I think many people will agree

[pilots-and-protons]

I’ll say it louder this time for the people in the back:

Star Trek episodes were constantly being written by a rotating and collaborating group of different (mostly white and male), writers and often took spec scripts from outside writers as well. No single writer was going to have the one definitive take on any single characterization for the handful of main characters that existed for the TNG-VOY era shows. Writers also played favorites and often wrote most for the character or characters that they found the most interesting.

So when I say that half of my method for enjoying Star Trek is to selectively accept or reject characterization on an episode-by-episode basis, THIS IS WHY.

There is a difference between ignoring all character flaws, and having a discerning eye for ignoring Dated, Prejudiced, And Heteronormative Bullshit. I don’t see anyone fully absorbing this Spock quote into their understanding of his character’s personality, opinions, and general disposition: “ [It preys] on women because women are more easily and more deeply terrified, generating more sheer horror than the male of the species. ” (TOS, S2E14 “Wolf in the Fold”),

And why don’t they consider this part of Spock’s characterization? Why doesn’t anyone agree that Spock thinks all women are weak and more easily terrified than men?

Because we know it’s 1960′s dog shit.

So if I see one more anon in my inbox coming to me and saying that there’s something wrong with me for ignoring the unnecessary and badly written parts of Tom Paris’s characterization (under the excuse that they think I ignore any characterization that doesn’t depict him as being “perfect”), I’m going to turn off anon for good. There is never a reason to go into someone’s askbox or messages and patronize them, that’s just cyberbullying so I hope you’re proud of yourself.  

P.S. I don’t have to explain my internal thought processes on how I do or do not interact with fictional characters to you or anyone else if I don’t want to. 

And if you’re just looking for a fight, then say it to my goddamn face next time instead of hiding behind anonymous, you fucking coward.

#star trek #tng #ds9 #voy #and on a more specific note #I'll mention the fact that #Jeri Taylor literally had to go and stop everyone else #from only writing the shitty womanizer stuff for Tom in season 1 #if that doesn't tell you something #about the writers' room #you know the only female co producer #being like hey this is gross and a bad character choice #then I don't know what does #also I think many people will agree #that on ds9 #bashir's best moments all involved #either working with Garak #or some of the really compassionate medical stuff #but the SECOND they tried to give him #a female love interest #he suddenly devolved into mapractice #and terrible choices #how is THAT supposed to be #accurate and consistent characterization? #I think fucking NOT

[crescentfool]

orpheus and thanatos 💚

#persona 3 #ryomina #ryoji mochizuki #minato arisato #makoto yuki #lizzy does art #HIII EVERYONE :3 happy halloween.... (has been working on this for four weeks off and on) #i've always yearned to see art of ryoji and minato based on thanatos and orpheus!!! #i know that ryoji can be likened to being the eurydice figure which i agree with but I HAVE BEEN THINKING SO HARD ABT THEM LIKE THIS OK. #it was nice to give drawing something more ambitious (for my standards) an earnest try again! i love working with lineless and lighting #and working on this has inspired me to HOPEFULLY start doing some studies of sorts! i want to learn so many things... #all so that i can make ryomina as epic as possible... #also LET ME TELL YOU that thanatos coffins are making me realize i seriously need to do drawabox or something. #trying to put them in perspective is hard... but im pretty happy with what i made!!! #also can i just say i love how shapely orpheus is?? i love orpheus joints etc etc its so nice. very fresh #sighs longingly. i love them very much they make me want to do better at things. i hope everyone has a wonderful week ahead! 💙 #very excited to see what people do for ryomina week (<- they haven't made anything 4 it yet bc Busy... but i'll submit smthn late maybe)

[hymnsofheresy]

Do you pray for the hostages too?

Yes. I pray for the 110 or so israeli and immgrant hostages assumed to still be alive. And I also pray for the hundreds of Palestianian hostages arrested without charge in Israeli prisons assumed to be alive.

I pray for a ceasefire so that the Israeli hostages are released. I also pray for the end of Israeli apartheid government, so that Palestianians are liberated.

#i recommend reading some articles on the israeli hostages that were released #they each have individual perspectives but i notice online that people are refusing to hear many of their critiques of the israeli state #oftentimes dismissing the hostages of being ''irrationally traumatized'' or ''coerced'' into saying things #now i don't agree with all of them. especially since a lot are reformers. but i think it is important to hear their perspectives #also in general #the sheer number of palestians suffering compared to the israeli hostages is the reason why i think this ''whataboutism'' is ridiculous #you have 2 million people suffering and i am supposed to direct my primary attention to what like 100 of them specifically? #especially considering that there is one side that can end this whole thing: israel #hamas has already offered to release the hostages #in exchange for a ceasefire #and any attempt that the israeli military tried to ''liberate'' the hostages ended up in their deaths #what so far at least 3 israeli hostages were killed by israel (and there was probably more unconfirmed)

[5bi5]

Wish we could have seen a Kendra-Faith discussion on their philosophies toward slaying because like yes they're opposites in some ways but they've also both fully accepted their slayerhood as a core part of their identities in a way that takes Buffy a long time

#like i think kendra would be against the whole we don't need the law want take have thing #not bc she's against breaking rules or even breaking the law but bc she thinks that they need to hold themselves accountable #in a way that many people in power don't #and i think she would jab faith about taking her training more seriously beyond just the fighting skills #and learning more history/research and mental/spiritual stuff #but I also think that she would agree with Faith about slaying being fun and they would get so into training together #and get competitive about everything #idk i would have liked to see it #kendra young #faith lehane #btvs #buffy #buffy the vampire slayer

[queenofmalkier]

Okay, I just have to say it to anyone feeling isolated or picked on or like the Main Character standing against Amazon's Wot-Show wrongs: nobody is mad that you don't like the show. People have different opinions! Different expectations! In a series this long there's dozens of things people will disagree on in terms of importance and that is normal!

You know what nobody likes?

The condescending, holier-than-thou attitude of some individuals who don't like the show who have decided that It Is Actually Bad And Terrible and anyone who likes it is Wrong.

Who constantly invade show-friendly spaces, who review bomb, who basically act like five year olds having a tantrum in the middle of Target.

People who I'm sorry to say don't seem to understand that there's no one way to adapt a series. Think of it like the works of Shakespeare and move on with your day.

The way I'd do it is going to be different than the way you'd do it, which will be entirely different from the way a third person will do it. That doesn't make any of us wrong - and YET you get mad when reasonable people point out that when you say the show is an Evil Bad Wrong No Good Bad Adaptation Without Question you are discounting those of us who think it's honestly not bad.

And then those same people wrap themselves up in a mantle of hurt and victimhood because everybody is being mean to them! Nobody understands!

Honey, we understand talking to you about the show right now is like talking down some drunk guy in a Denny's parking lot who is screaming at the curb. You aren't making rational points. You are Big Mad and trying to make it the problem of anybody who doesn't think the way you do.

I know I've made an effort to be understanding and empathetic about it, I've tried to explain my reasons for enjoying the show while seeing the point of others who hate it, but I'm tired of only receiving "that's cute you think that but Actually I Am Correct still" in return.

There's no growth, no learning, no further understanding. At this point it's bitching to bitch while pretending to be the only one knowledgeable on the subject. It's screaming about "that's not what I'm asking for!" while, actually, the complaints you're making are very much asking for a perfect 1 to 1 adaptation or some secret third thing that remains a mystery to me.

Either way, I love ya'll, I love WOT, I hope like hell this is a taken as the I Don't Know What Else To Do intervention, come-to-maker post it's meant to be but if it's not and you're angry maybe think about why.

#wheel of time #did I write a lot of this months ago? yes #was I in a mood? yes #but you know what it was true then and it's true now #I absolutely value the opinion of the many talented people in this fandom #I think we're all so joyous and genuinely happy to bond over meta and lore and jokes #that the few bad apples don't really ruin things #I fucking love it here #but also? I'm done babying the bad apples #improve your attitude go touch grass whatever you gotta do #so we can all fucking get along again while agreeing to disagree

[royaltea000]

You ever read a fic so good it changes the whole characterization of the dude in your head

#Anyway read Hedonism by an unfortunately orphaned account on ao3 #this art doesn’t have anything to do with it but I was thinking about it the whole time #It’s America x Romano set in the Lavender Scare and their characterization of Romano is So Good #I could practically see the dude in my head moving exactly how they wrote #Good Shit 🤌 #chronic pain ‘mano my beloved #I don’t know why my art style was so feminine tonight I was meaning to draw him much manlier but my hand did something else #Still slaying tho #digital art #my art #commissions open #artists on tumblr #Proud of this pose I did it myself :D #Also gave me a bad nightmare of a mean Twitter account qrting my art and calling it shit and so many people agreed and it hurt my feelings #:’( #hetalia #hetalia fanart #hetalia world stars #hws romano #aph romano #aph south italy #hws south italy #romano vargas

[being-of-rain]

Listening to a Dr Who podcast (not one anyone here has recommended to me, in fact I think I heard about it through a tumblr post,) and it's reminding me why I almost never listen to Dr Who podcasts or watch Dr Who youtube videos. It's because I just can't stand hearing so much objectively wrong information. Maybe it's due to Doctor Who being such a large and long-lived franchise, I know that I can misremember and get things muddled. But surely if you're publishing something you'd want to double check that you're not confidently emphasising incorrect facts about even basic things... and yet I feel like I see it with surprising frequency. It drives me crazy, please get a fact checker.

#that's said it's also the bad takes and bad attitudes #hearing dr who fans so eager to hate on writers and stories and act like their opinion is gospel always annoys me #I'll hate on dr who but I never want people to think my opinions are the only option or something they must agree with #my posts #talking of bad attitudes one of the hosts in this podcast is both acting like writing fanfic is an inherently inferior way to be a fan #and acting like Big Finish is inherently better and more canon than other parts of the Who EU #they don't mean any harm but they're finding so many ways to grind my gears #Im not going to list anymore examples because this petty vent post is probably already too long jsdklfj

[max-nico]

AND ANOTHER THING WHILE IM ON THE TOPIC

I feel like Knuckles the series is another one of those times that Tails was right there, and what I mean by this, is Wade should not have been in the focus of the show, sorry don't care lol. He's a fine side character, incompetent white man who doesn't do anything well and never gets consequences for it is fine, but we didn't need another show centered around that topic.

Now, I may be biased bc Tails is my favorite but if we needed to give Knuckles a journey about learning to find home and we needed to give him a powerful sidekick who also learns a lesson, Tails is right there. Tails, who grew up without a family entirely/a family who hated him is learning to accept a new family, and Knuckles, who had an entire family but lost them all is accepting that it's okay to find a new one. That literally could've been the plot and we could've kept all the shenanigans that happened, minus the Wade Whipple bowling tournament plot, and the copaganda.

The elder guardians would've loved for Tails (or even Sonic, or ffs MADDIE) to be the newest successors of their tribe, and he would've been perfect for it. A young, hopeful, bright mind, still malleable to learn the ways of the tribe and no ego to get in the way, and an overall good kid.

Plus I feel like what most of us want is to see the boys interact, not some random white guy.

#im just gonna do it myself at this point Jesus Christ people #also if it HAD to be a human either make it Maddie. she would've been the perfect candidate #or make a new character #i think knuckles is so routed within the black community that making his human side kick black is whats best #instead we just got Scott Pilgrim again #UHGGGGGGGG I HAVE SO MANY THOUGHTS ABOUT THE COPAGANDA AND RACISM IN THESE MOVIES YOU GUYS DONT EVEN KNOW #anyway #sth #sonic the hedgehog #miles tails prower #i have the mic #knuckles the echidna #sonic cinematic universe #scu #sonic spoilers #just realized i spelled rooted wrong sorry guys #dont @ me about none of this unless you agree with me btw #knuckles series #knuckles series spoilers

[sexynetra]

You all moved on but I stayed here

#I know people were genuinely mad about this post but I still think it’s one of the funniest things ever made #like no credit to the person who made it bc they seem v rude but #unintentionally so fucking hilarious #also blatantly incorrect on so many points but I digress #I can’t believe this is over a year old I still think about it so much #do y’all remember when this was like a real scandal and everyone was all up in arms about it #that was so funny #drag race #rpdr #rpdr 15 #drag race 15 #rupaul’s drag race #RuPaul’s drag race 15 #anetra #marcia #marcia x3 #Marcia Marcia Marcia #also you all know I’m an Anetra Stan and don’t agree with this but can we all agree in hindsight that this was such a funny scandal #I like to think they send it to each other and laugh about it #also once again daily reminder that Marcia is both taller and older than Anetra :)

[smonk-wonk]

There is FAR more antisemitism right now than there is racism against Palestinians TRUST ME

Ok

#free palestine #palestine #also it's not a competition yes there is antisemitism and that's awful #but that doesn't mean racism towards Palestinians/Arabs and Islamophobia isn't rampant rn #look at this look how they talk. it's so fucking vile and hateful #so discriminatory and cruel and look at all the upvotes on some #agreeing with them #there are so so so many more if you want more but I'm sure you get it! #also you got the 2 for 1 with that anti black one lol #look at how many call for the deaths of all Palestinians directly and indirectly #when you compare the attitude and intentions on both sides as far as the majority #it's so fucking different #i hate when people make this Jews vs Muslims because it isn't #if you think people aren't being Islamophobic read these in their entirety i guess #it's not hard to find you don't have to look far

[fluffypotatey]

Okay wait wait wait maybe I’m hallucinating but the dialogue in this show tends to parallel each other so like what if when Swk started taunting Mac about “screwing off to your master, the lady bone demon is waiting” like what if Mac before The Monkey Pancakening said something like that to Swk about “running off to the monk” v different context tho of course. Surprised there’s not much commentary abt how Mac literally doesn’t want to be working for Lbd and doesn’t care even after he said he wanted to be on the winning side and already had a taste of death and wasn’t a fan. He says it like nearly every fight. Is this one of those instances where it’s different for the show characters and I only care about the red flags as an outside viewer not getting attacked by a smoke monster 😭

dw anon you're remembering right! parallels in dialogue is a THING™️ in this show and it makes me so unwell (@imminent-danger-came has a plethora of #lmk parallels on their blog. thank you for all your hard work bestie)

that being said: WHY THE FUCK WOULD YOU SAY THAT T^T DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID????? DO YOU KNOW THE DAMAGE YOU INFLICTED ON ME?????

but yeah, it would make so much sense to be a callback from what Macky said in the past to swk. it's like his way of throwing memories and Macky's own hypocrisy. he greeted swk by reminding the other about their argument under the mountain. so why not have that other reminder be from swk??? why fucking not!

#anyway #imma be thinking about this forever #thanks anon #lmk #asks #also yeah like there isn't a lot to be said about macky's self-preservation but tbh i always found that to be obvious #but also whenever he reveals his personal opinion it's always when there's a lot of stress going on in the story #like mk was tied up and powerless trying to free himself while macky monologued #swk was trying to distract macky from mk and the gang #too many other factors were around for many people to process what he said (in the story and maybe in the audience) #to me watching the show it was pretty clear that macky only agreed to lbd's deal solely to live and have some revenge as a bonus #like his actual purpose was to free her and he just left the key on the ground and dipped the moment he could #it was only when lbd WAS free that macky was stuck on the badend of the deal and there's that fear that when she dies so will he #he's literally a living corpse #that is not naturally possible or probably allowed #but yeah #sorry for any typocs the sun is very bright today and it's messing with my visibilty to read :( #lmk six eared macaque

[blluespirit]

I sort of like the thought that Zuko and Aang take the Sun Warriors' warning not to tell anyone about the dragons a little more seriously… and they keep it between them. Of course, they trust Sokka, Toph and Katara. Of course they know they wouldn’t tell anyone, but now three people (including Iroh) know the truth about Ran and Shaw. And that’s three too many when you’re trying to keep a secret.

(and there are other people at the temple as well - like Haru, Teo and The Duke - who, while trustworthy, aren’t as close to them as the others, and when it comes to secrets with as much consequence as this one, you can’t afford to take any chances.)

Furthermore, the culture within the Fire Nation since Sozin’s rein has been warped. The culture is not to respect the dragons as the original firebenders, it’s to conquer and kill them. It’s the ultimate proof of your strength as a firebender. All it takes is one mistake before rumour spreads, and people go looking for the ultimate hunt. It’s not something Zuko or Aang can risk.

Whether Katara, Toph and Sokka (and Suki) ever find out the truth is up to you. But post-war, after Zuko returns from a strange, poorly explained trip with a dragon, and eventually develops the ability to use rainbow fire, either the others have some questions about Aang’s knowing look, or they are finally let in on a monumental secret.

#it’s a kids show so i think for that reason it was played for laughs about keeping the dragons a secret is not necessarily a bad choice... #the show does that sometimes where it says something off hand and then leaves me lying face down contemplating ✨the consequences✨ of that #but there are some… implications there about being too loose lipped with the truth in leading up to the end of and immediately post #war fire nation. just because zuko understands the spiritual significance of a dragon it does not mean the rest of his people will. actuall #its more likely that they'd reject zuko's opinion considering that he's basically coming into power and then telling everyone that #they've been lied to their whole lives. the fire nation is drowning in propaganda. for a lot of people this opinion of dragons and #firebending's true nature being violence and destruction is all they know. fire is LIFE but to most people that's an alien concept #and in terms of keeping secrets - it’s not even a matter of trust it’s a matter of too many people knowing #you might not even realised you’ve revealed some incredible information to someone who has the means to spread it or pursue it #so… i think zuko would be hyper aware of this. since he grew up hearing stories about the 'glory' of dragon hunting #and since iroh has also made a concerted effort to keep this information hidden i think it makes sense he’d be very hesitant to let it #get out to the public #aang would agree i think esp if zuko explained the importance of hiding them even from loved ones #ALSO random but it also makes me wonder what the fire nation said about roku in wake of the war #he had a dragon but he didn’t kill it. he didn’t ’conquer’ it #sozin would have had to work his ASS off to reframe history as him being the more… loyal(?) patriotic (?) of the two #did he frame it as roku didn’t have the courage to kill a dragon??? that he lacked the strength of a true firebender? #the avatar works hard but sozin's propaganda machine works harder 🧍‍♀️ #zuko #aang #avatar the last airbender #zuko & aang #jack talks #sun warriors #book 3 #what is it with me having a whole separate post in the tags 👁️👄👁️

[nerosdayinanime]

wait. random idea. Pathetic(blame candy) muzan & kokushibo are exes from Centuries ago and he has Complaints hed like to talk about w him but all hes getting to now is Nakime. hes so sick of his bullshit and just enduring it and goes to kagaya like 'i have to kill kibutsuji. ill help you kill him & the other upper moons just PLEASE im so sick of this shit. i need to kill him' 'well you arent killing me so ill give you the benefit of doubt-'

since they broke up he's hacked at the curse to the point he can snap it Whenever without muzan noticing, he finally did so & went to kagaya bc he can Feel shit's gonna pick up soon. he has his memories but he Ignores Them bc hes ashamed and kinda projecting it onto muzan. he has to kill muzan to kill his shame kinda fucked up coping mechanism yk?

the hashira try to kill him On Sight together but he calmly deflects everything while explaining hes working with them to kill kibutsuji. reluctant acceptance with the note from kagaya giving him a pass. most of them fully believe its a trap tho.

koku seeing tanjiro & his earrings and starting to approach, giyuu already has his blade lodged in his neck as a warning/threat & tanjiro staring at him in shock like 'HUH?? THE MAN FROM MY DREAMS?? HES A DEMON NOW? WAIT WHATS HE DOING HERE-'

#allied kokushibo au #he gets to have a conversation w tanjiro (giyuu watching like a fucking hawk) about his brother & sun breathing and all that- nezuko and her #conquering the sun- koku agreeing that of any demon she deserves to have the sun's blessing. not fuckin *muzan*. he'll want his grubby #little hands on her as soon as he finds out. You. practice sun breathing Right Now you have to be Ready for this. #kokushibo #tsugikuni michikatsu #kny spoilers #<probably need to add that since this is like Entirely surrounding the final few arcs #he talks to tomayo&yushiro and shinobu and gets in on their plans. maybe stop shinobu from her suicide attempt & deals with douma himself #leaves more than just tanjiro and giyuu to fight akaza #i dont remember how kaigaku's goes isnt zenitsu the only one? if so he can keep that thats his atonement whatever for jigoro #nakime however is going to have much more of a Time defending against like 4 hashira at once #yadda yadda less casualties happier ending. koku not knowing what the fuck to do now. stop the need to Eat People to live obviously but what #the fuck. he still hates himself. all the tereible shit hes done and for What. does he kill himself? walking into the sun seems like a good #way to go. fitting yk? but if he becomes fully human like nezuko did what the fuck does he Do. just. Live? after all the shit he did? no.. #cool at the beginning but the ending has many questions #i do think he'd want to kill himself but i also think he'd be scared to see his brother in the afterlife. in canon it feels like a spur of #the moment Explode Yourself bc the emotions were overwhelming in the moment #or maybe its been way too long since ive read the manga and this shits ALL out of character #whatever it was funnie at first but then i put too much thought into it #def wanna see somethn with him & tanjiro talking about how theyre connected #kny manga spoilers

[isthatafuckinggayangel]

Potentially controversial, but Damien’s a metalhead and I will not be convinced otherwise

#you may think this means I don’t agree with other headcanons about what he listens to #but in reality I think it makes pretty much every other headcanon about everything he listens to that much more likely #point me in the direction of a metalhead that doesn’t also listen to fuckin. Brittney Spears. #we listen to so many different things at all times #it’s great #and I think Damien’s like that 100% #also kind of adds to his complex about people perceiving him as someone who’s inherently violent when he’s not like that at all #redacted audio #redacted headcanons #redacted damien

[queenlucythevaliant]

All I want for Christmas is nothing but my favorite carols in church

#pro: the worship team is doing the first noel (my favorite) this week #con: we are also doing this ccm song i hate with really overcomplicated harmonies that no one has even bothered to write down #pro: we also get come thou long expected jesus #con: a steven curtis chapman song #i like to think I've gotten more tolerant of kinds of worship I don't vibe with as I've matured #but then at Christmas i just have zero patience for anything but the beautiful carols #like. Christmas has some of the richest and most beautiful music ever written for any reason. full stop #seculars and folks of other religions frequently agree on that #and for every generic ccm song we do at church that's a missed opportunity to do a carol #and like. I'm sure the ccm Christmas stuff moves someone #but i have yet to encounter a person who likes Christmas and dislikes the carols #and so so so many people have deep connections to them #idk #it's frustrating #pontifications and creations #unto us a child is born

[13eyond13]

What’s your most unpopular DN opinion? (It can be about canon, fanon the fandom)

Hmmmm... I feel like I always have to kinda remind myself of like. The opinions of people who aren't extremely longterm involved in this fandom when I think about this stuff.

I feel like my opinion that it's not like an overrated "starter anime" kinda show might be unpopular? As in people tend to often say things like "yeah everybody knows and likes Death Note, but it's not ACTUALLY high quality stuff, we all just liked it when we were 13 and are nostalgic about it now" and scoff at the idea that you could actually read anything thought-provoking into it or admire it as just a really entertaining and well-put-together and original piece of media. Like idk I've watched thousands of movies and read hundreds of books and comics in my 20s/30s and it's just still one of the best of the bunch to me. The art style is unreal, it's such a fun blend of multiple genres, it makes you think about a lot of cool stuff while also not being so sombre and preachy that it's boring, and it's funny as hell even when it's also depressing or difficult to watch! Light is actually a more complex and fascinating character to follow and analyze than MANY others, even in writing that is considered "important" serious literature as well, btw. I'm not saying the series is perfect and beyond any criticism by any means, but I also have a hard time agreeing with the people who dismiss it as if it's just such a basic overrated and not ACTUALLY that good piece of media or something.

#also no offense but a lot of other anime/manga just isn't that great to me! #I have tried and failed to get into many series many times #including a lot of the ones people act like is the 'REAL' good stuff #I just don't agree with a lot of people's taste a lot of times esp. when they think iconic stuff isn't good just because it's mainstream #ask #anon #p