#both irl and in media

[a-non-ymouswriter]

AND NOW IM LEARNING JELLIE, AKA GOODTIMESWITHSCAR'S CAT DIED

i learned it from that one death meme, the one where theyre told they were the best and im just

how am i suppose to focus on my outline now

#rest in peace jellie #you were one of my favorite cats of all times #both irl and in media #was having a good time now im concerned for the goodtimes

[supercalime]

God I’m so glad chucky killed that little boy

#that kid was getting on my nerves as soon as he opened his mouth #he was annoying me so much #and believe me #I’m usually very patient with kids #both irl and in media #but Gary? #no #I hope this doesn’t get taken out of context lol #chucky tv show #chucky #lety rambles

[ganondoodle]

seeing american (very probably racist) politicians talking about europe like there are only blonde and blue eyed people here and imply that that is somehow a sign of people being "better" and more deserving of life than those in any other part of the world that isnt america or europe makes me so unbelievable angry, not just bc its obviously racist but also bc its just not fucking true, there are all kinds of people here in all kinds of color and shape from all kinds of backgrounds, its not a fascists wet dream like they seem to pretend and them using this shit ass fantasy to justify condemming russia but not israel just makes my head want to explode twice as much

as a native, brown haired, brown eyed german with the biggest and bumpiest nose you only see in the before photo of before-and-after-surgery photos, fuck that, free palestine, genocide is wrong not matter what the people being killed look like, all of them deserve to live a long and good life in their homeland

(fyi; i am not saying we dont have a fascism problem here, oh boi, we definitely have, doesnt invalidate my point however.)

(fyi fyi; i am not fishing for sympathy, just needed to vent this bc i read about american politicians doing exactly that and it made me see red)

and to add something more useful to this post, remember your daily click https://arab.org/click-to-help/palestine/

#ganondoodles talks #personal #over and over its acted like europe automatically means blond and blue eyes both irl and in media #and it always grinds my gears #im no expert on every part of the worlds history and political stuff but pretending europe is like that #especially when its done in the “good people look like that” way #its literally nazi rhetoric #brown haired and eyed people are just as native to here as blonde ones #it feels like extended racism #the skin color might be “right” but the rest isnt #not saying that its racist to white people #i mean hating brown eyes and hair and pretending those are worse than blonde and blue eyes is associated with racism towards poc #since poc more likely have those features #(please understand what i mean here)

[stealingyourbones]

Bones. Bones.

How have you NEVER HEARD of The X-Files before? Very popular 90s TV show. Very. Very. Very Popular. Next you'll tell me you haven't heard of Xena: Warrior Princess.

Yes Mulder/Sculley was a ship. it was Such a huge ship that the ship *coined the phrase shipping*.

that is all thank you for coming to my mini-talk, this has been a brief foray into Fandom History. o7

Simply said, I was born in the 2000s, I don’t think I’ve ever heard X files ever mentioned besides in passing.

When I replied saying I was offline as a kiddo I truly meant it, ya girl only had books, the outdoors, and art as things to do. I think X Files is some supernatural/alien type thing right? That’s why it’s “X Files” because it’s what would be in conspiracy theory type censored government documents???

With the “check back for bites” thing, like are the aliens like zombies?

And what it COINED THE PHRASE SHIPPING? That’s so rad I absolutely have to read the history of that, that’s so incredibly neat my dude holy hell

#genuinely infodump to me I’m so intrigued #this is the same experience when I told folks I know genuinely nothing about Half Life and Zelda #i Know a little more about tv shows than videogames but it’s very very close to minimal knowledge #genuinely. my friends irl joke about how I live under a rock because I haven’t been to almost any fast food places or watched __ movie - #or __ tv show. it’s so fun because I have done a ‘what you DONT think if heard of (obscure af media)’ and they go- #‘YES WE DONT THINK YOU KNOW BECAUSE 1/30 TIMES YOU KNOW ABOUT IT’ #even when it’s SUPER popular #i played a game with pals that was called Blockbuster and was about naming movies as fast as you can #it’s so bad that my twin and I had to split up with each other because we collectively both knew nothing #I DID WIN ABOUT ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER MOVIES THO #to my older sister who does a lot of bodybuilding and made me research a bunch on the man tysm #bones replies

[commanderfreddy]

people are discoursing about the laios and shiro fight bc that was always going to happen but i do hope that wave crests quickly and we can all come to see it as what it is: literally one of the best written fights between two people who are both entirely justified in their actions and acting without any malice or cruelty of all time

#theres a tendency - especially in action and faction based media (which a lot of fantasy is or is in dialogue with) - to depict fights only #as happening between someone who Is Right and someone who Is Wrong #and getting to see a full on beatdown between two dudes who are both acting in an entirely understandible way and who both dont actually #want to hurt the other at all - to the extent where their desire to maintain a positive relationship with each other is the SOURCE of their #conflict in the first place - is just so cathartic to see #like unpopular opinion but sometimes you do just need to Fight someone to work through issues youre having #like irl i would not recommend that extent of Force obviously #but if you're two people in a situation where neither has active power over the other sometimes the healthiest option involves expressing #and receiving genuine anger that is not filtered through a social buffer #like sometimes you just need to yell that someone is pissing you off by how much they invade ur time and space and sometimes you need to #yell that someone is sabotaging your ability to interact with them by not expressing any discomfort with your behaviour ever #AND MOST IMPORTANTLY SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO BE YELLED AT #BECAUSE it sucks. it sucks to experience and until you can both share that space of feeling awful with each other youre not gonna get past #it and you're not gonna understand each other's pain #i think they're both wonderfully well written characters and its a testament to their depth as people that i can so easily understand why #and how both of them are behaving the way they do #im still only like halfway through the manga but it is like my favourite character interaction scene so far #fred says a thing #dunmeshi

[waterberry-strawmelon]

just gonna go ahead and say this in advance—

if Riz does indeed come out in junior year, and he says, “I’m ace” or “I’m asexual” when referring specifically to his lack of romantic attraction, aromantic people are allowed to be upset about it.

#because yes of course some people irl say ace to mean both bc that’s how they personally identify #but in fictional media the distinction is necessary. especially with how few canonically aromantic characters even exist in ANY mainstream/ #popular media. #I assure you I’m not invalidating anyone who is ace and they mean that to include lack of romantic attraction. #But to look at this from a MEDIA PERSPECTIVE its irresponsible to do this w/out clarification that they also know the word aromantic exists #because otherwise that’s just a conflation of asexual and aromantic without any nuance #and an erasure of aromantic people who are not asexual. #Plus—name a single fucking time a character in mainstream/popular media has said the word aromantic. #Because I can name several instances where they say asexual. But I can’t think of ONE where they say aro or aromantic. #(Maybe that Isaac kid does in season 2 of Heartstopper? But I haven’t seen it so I’m not 100% sure.) #anyways. #the way this fucking fandom—and ANY fandom with a canon aro character—discusses the aromantic spectrum #is blatantly just to remove their own personal guilt for shipping that character with other characters and erasing their orientation. #because yes aromanticism IS a spectrum!! But when people talk about fabriz and say ‘he can still be ace!’ (Which is aro erasure) or #‘he can still be aro!’ They never SHOW riz still being aro or having any kind of complex relationship with romance. #I’m angry and I’m allowed to be. #I get that a ship you liked may be hard to let go of or something #But I’d be much less mad if all the fabriz fans said ‘yeah I know Riz is aro in canon and he and Fabian would never get together. #I just like to imagine it sometimes in fiction/fanon!’ Then that would be a WHOLE different conversation #Because then they’d at least be acknowledging that riz doesn’t feel romance in canon. That fabriz is something that actively #Goes against the canon characterization of one of those characters—and that’s fine. Just fucking ACKNOWLEDGE IT. #But most of these people either WANT fabriz to be canon/believe it WILL BE canon #OR I guess feel uncomfortable confronting the fact that they ARE erasing riz’s aromanticism so they don’t even acknowledge it at all. #fhjy #fantasy high #d20 #dimension 20 #riz gukgak #aromantic riz gukgak #fhsy

[constantvariations]

Occasionally a post crosses my dash that discusses white americans' lack of cultural identity being the price for attaining Whiteness, and I have to wonder how much of that loss of identity factors into the lack of culture in RWBY

#rwde #even if they try to diversify their characters the show is unequivocally inescapably White #from the plots to the characters to the world itself. top to bottom it is White White White #its a passing thought that returns semi regularly #esp when im thinking abt how rwbys problems are always entwined w and reflective of more/bigger problems #and thats exactly what captivates me. i cant move on bc its emblematic of a lot of issues both irl and in media trends #its *fascinating*

[oifaaa]

Does Janet and Martha become heros in the future

Janet does Martha on the other hand well youngest siblings are usually the more rebellious ones

#ask #anon #im not gonna lie #i wasn't the biggest fan of the names martha and janet when they were fitst suggested #mostly bc i really do hate when children in media are named after other characters #and irl its not really something you see alot now a days #i say as both my dad was named after his dad #and my aunt was named after her mum #also now that im talking nonsense im pretty sure its still a big thing in other cultures #but anyway back to my point #which is the names have really grown on me #especially martha #i really do think its such a cute name for a kid

[nectar-cellar]

amir x dani moodboard pt 2

#i feel like theyre both silly vulnerable angry sad lonely emotional and then the grindr one is for funsies (not serious) #in my story after they broke up dani blocked him on every social media & its the only way for amir to make contact other than meeting irl #after [redacted event] i envisioned a scene where amir finds a tucked away journal in danis room & reads it #the entries reveal danis mental state + life post breakup & also there are some entries about him #still deciding if amir himself would be a journaling type... tbh it would be on brand LMFAO #anyways i feel like the entire plot doesnt work/needs a major rewrite so i never post much about it 😭

[leezuhh]

it's crazy to me that there are people out there who still think that media and fiction do not affect how people think at all

#like that whole 'does fiction affect reality?' debate is so stupid to me cuz it's like #i mean just think about it for a second. what is propaganda? what did jaws do for people's perceptions of sharks? #i think studying the effect that popular media and fiction has on people in real life is really interesting #and it's crazy to me that there are people on the internet who think that it genuinely doesn't #like umm shoutout vit sisler for his paper 'digital arabs' i just read it for my game studies class and it's super interesting #about like orientalization how western shooter games' usage of middle eastern/muslim stereotypes as enemies created both a negative - #- stereotype for people who arent in that group and how it negatively affects the mental health and self-image of the people who are #also shoutout stuart hall and richard dyer they're really cool people and also have some super interesting papers on how representation - #- in media affects people's IRL perceptions of certain groups #i know online this focus tends to lean on that whole shipping discussion but i think it's more worthwhile to look at it on a wider scale #because 'does fiction affect reality?' is not just a 'fandom ship war' discussion it's like. the basis for many fields of study #anyways umm #liza post #actually this is more like a #liza ramble #i love tumblr bc i can write a one sentence post and put my body paragraphs in the tags #it's really late and i am tired ‼️ i wish i could be more concise i just adore my game studies class and visual culture studies in general

[mossflower]

you can improve basically any story by adding a lesbian situationship btw

#barely even joking. the world needs more weird dykey relationships both irl and in media

[deviousdiesel]

Hey, wanna hear some unnecessary thoughts about Lemon from someone who’s watched Thomas?

Lemon mentions that the Momomon anime airs every Thursday at 9 AM after Thomas airs. But what specific Thomas show and season? I wonder. The short answer? Well, my closest guess is probably Thomas and Friends: Big World Big Adventures (aka “BWBA”) which is the 22nd - 24th seasons of Thomas. But more specifically, it may have been in its 23rd season airing in Japan during 2020.

From what I gather from the film’s adaptation of Lemon, he strikes me as someone who was a fan of the classic series of the model era (early season stuff, series 1-5) and grew up with it.  The CGI era however is complex with its history and he seems more of an on-and-off watcher of it, he still appreciates the Thomas series even if he doesn’t watch the newer series as much as he did as he was younger (and BWBA doesn’t have the same caliber and direction as the previous Thomas series)

In the novel, it’s very clear that Lemon has watched up until s7 of Thomas, which was in its model era in the 2000s. 

I think it tracks because even if it’s the CGI series, which is more modern and has a LOT of differences, I think Lemon would still be interested in watching it to some extent even if the newer stuff doesn’t hit as hard as the classic series he watched.

The long answer? If you’re a fuckin nerd and want to read I can indulge you.

A lot of this is just purely from my observation and my own take (and this is just silly so I really hope you know that).

Bullet Train started its production in October of 2020 - which I’m going to assume is when and where the movie takes place in because the majority was shot during that time - and incidentally, that same month Mattel had announced that Thomas was getting a brand new reboot called All Engines Go, which is a 2D animated production.

Thomas has a few distinctive mediums on television and it’s divided into the model series, CGI series and AEG, which is its own thing. Lemon obviously is shown to have grown up watching Thomas so he’s more versed in the model series and its characters.

Fun fact: In the novel, he mentions a few more characters who appear not only in early seasons but also season 7.

#this is not like my other posts but i felt the need to know as someone who has knowledge on both media #i think he'd still watch the cgi series but not have as much interest in it as the older series but hey it's thomas smiles #i think he'd have an aneurysm arguing about the logic of tatmr and aeg but ultimately he'd stay away from that debate lol #he strikes me as someone who knows more about the characters and personalities and what they convey to him rather than their irl train basis #i'm sad the twin engine allegories from the novel didn't make it into the movie - it would have been great for them too #bullet train #ttte #thomas the tank engine #thomas and friends #oh also i worded this post for the normies so insane thomas fans dw about it #i'll never make a post like this again but could you imagine that 3 different people approached me to tell me to watch this movie #i wasn't disappointed this movie was made for me #honestly i think lemon is better off watching bwba than aeg bc aeg is. so different #fauxtrainpost.txt #ok that's all go home don't screenshot this ok? ok

[sskk-manifesto]

(*・ω・*)b♪

#I'm a bit late but :) #Mmmhh lots of thoughts about this episode. Nothing really relevant though lol #I like it... Mostly. Well‚ I like Atsushi‚ and I like Atsushi screentime. #I always forget that there's actually a one week timeskip within the Guild arc #I think these chapters were generally better executed in the manga. #But even then it's just... #Why do the make the Guild / Fitzgerald so. dumb. Why do they make them act so wildly irrationally and at the protagonists' advantage #It really gives villain acting entirely mindlessly to make the plot advance and the heroes win. It's really sensless. #I mean especially when Atsushi yielded. Why didn't Fitzgerald take his offer. For real!! #For real. He had NOTHING to gain from proceeding with his plan. He already obtained for Atsushi and the ada to collaborate. #Now they are NEVER going to help him‚ and that's agreat loss for him. #And idk. i hear that little Tumblr post in my voice saying “why would you complain about characters acting irrationally! #Do people irl never act irrationally?” #And yeah I get Fitzgerald was frustrated for losing Mitchell and his fight with Hawthorne. Okay I understand. #But that's definitely too much. That's him acting downright stupid at the heroes' advantage and it's just pretty underwhelming to read? #That said. It's just general notes I'm not particularly annoyed because like. That's just b/s/d to you. Dumbing down the villains a second– #so the author can escape the trap they put themselves into. Very Marvel-esque move lol. #On that exact same note WHY WOULD LUCY HAVE THE DOLL. #The doll is the whole premise for your plan working why would you not protect it with everything 😭😭😭 #I'm not getting in the Lucy / Atsushi scene itself. I love Lucy but I swear every time that scene gets played a femminist dies #(it's me. I'm the femminist dying every time.) #Mmmhh a couple more things. I dislike the ost choice in the scene where Steinbeck is torturing Q it feels so out of place #And I really don't get what's the deal with the Hawthorne / Fitzgerald convo it's so confusing to me. Like it It looks like Hawtorne is– #blaming Fitzgerald for Mitchell's condition (both in health and for her family status) but... #Objectively neither of those things are Fitzgerald's fault? Idk maybe I just have very little media comprehension for this arc because– #a lot of things just seem to happen with no sense. But it's okay #Im complaining a lot lol but its mostly irrelevant things (or like with the dumbification of villains things I've learnt to live with lmao) #But the episode was generally nice. The animation this season is consistently very pretty. #random rambles

[0lympians]

one thing i hate about reading fan fiction (specifically found family fics) is how i always get hit with the realization that i don’t have friends

#irl i don’t have any friends besides one girl i’ve known since 5th grade who i never talk to #i have moots and that’s about it #i especially hate when it’s social media aus because then i’m like damn i wish i had irl friends who liked me both irl and online

[cloud-based-and-rainpilled]

The Good Omens fandom is fascinating because they’re vocally supportive of the lgbtq community, especially trans people, including not misgendering, yet when Crowley and Aziraphale consistently go by “he/him,” they call them nonbinary

In the book, angels have no gender unless they “make an effort.” Is that not an effort to you, or are you just willingly misgendering them while calling anyone who thinks that’s hypocritical a terf lol

#this’ll cause some spicy opinions #or not idc #i wouldn’t even care about the nonbinary/gay man debate if the terf word wasn’t thrown out so flippantly #not everyone who thinks you headcanoning david tennant as a pretty girl is goofy hates trans people susan #not a single trans person irl would care about this. not a single goddamn one #i don’t even think gay men give a shit about good omens #so who’s this for?? lesbians vs nonbinary demiaces?? whatever. #anyway they’re both whatever. it’s media baybe #stop accusing people of going for trans genocide just because you wanna see david tennant in a dress lmfaoooo #cw: genocide #<- just for the spicy verbiage #inb4 no i’m not a terf uwu i have trans friends but literally #some of y’all get real mad when gay people try to have anything #good omens #good omens meta #ineffable husbands #they can be nb if you want but don’t faceblind yourself to obvious metaphors because it doesn’t directly apply to you #gay is over #aziraphale #crowley #i love how michael sheen acts as thirsty as possible just to spite the uwu they’re ace blorbos ppl (and also he’s thirsty to be fair) #lgbtqia

[blackfilmmakers]

I hate HATE the white women who pick the ''outcasted'' POC to be friends with to uplift their own public image to seem like saint's

I still have trauma from that alone

#both irl and seeing it in media all the time #exhausting