#i mean just yikes

[inkskinned]

one of the things that i think we should pay attention to, socially, about the disney v. desantis thing is that it is really highlighting the importance of remembering nuance.

in a purely neutral sense, if you engage in something problematic, that does not mean you are necessarily agreeing with what makes it problematic. and i am worried that we have become... so afraid of any form of nuance.

disney isn't my friend, they're a corporate monopoly that bastardized copyright laws for their own benefit, ruin the environment, and abuse their workers (... and many other things). this isn't a hypothetical for me - i grew up in florida. i also worked for the actual Walt Disney World; like, in the parks. i am keenly aware of the ways they hurt people, because they hurt me. i fully believe that part of the reason florida is so conservative is because it's been an "open secret" for years now that disney lobbies the government to keep minimum wage down, and i know they worked hard to keep the parks unmasked and open during the worst parts of Covid. they purposefully keep their employees in poverty. they are in part responsible for the way the floridian government works.

desantis is still, by a margin that is frankly daunting, way worse. the alternative here isn't just "republicans win", it's actual fascism.

in a case like this, where the alternative is to allow actual fascism into united states legislation - where, if desantis wins, there are huge and legal ramifications - it's tempting to minimize the harm disney is also doing, because... well, it's not fascism. but disney isn't the good guy, either, which means republicans are having a field day asking activists oh, so you think their treatment of their employees is okay?

we have been trained there is a right answer. you're right! you're in the good group, and you're winning at having an opinion.

except i have the Internet Prophecy that in 2-3 months, even left-wing people will be ripping apart activists for having "taken disney's side". aren't i an anti-capitalist? aren't i pro-union? aren't i one of the good ones? removed from context and nuance (that in this particular situation i am forced to side with disney, until an other option reveals itself), my act of being like "i hope they have goofy rip his throat out onstage, shaking his lifeless body like a dog toy" - how quickly does that seem like i actually do support disney?

and what about you! at home, reading this. are you experiencing the Thought Crime of... actually liking some of the things disney has made? your memories of days at the parks, or of good movies, or of your favorite show growing up. maybe you are also evil, if you ever enjoyed anything, ever, at all.

to some degree, the binary idealization/vilification of individual motive and meaning already exists in the desantis case. i have seen people saying not to go to the disney pride events because they're cash grabs (they are). i've seen people saying you have to go because they're a way to protest. there isn't a lot of internet understanding of nuance. instead it's just "good show of support" or "evil bootlicking."

this binary understanding is how you can become radicalized. when we fear nuance and disorder, we're allowing ourselves the safety of assuming that the world must exist in binary - good or bad, problematic or "not" problematic. and unfortunately, bigots want you to see the world in this binary ideal. they want you to get mad at me because "disney is taking a risk for our community but you won't sing their praises" and they want me to get mad at you for not respecting the legit personal trauma that disney forced me through.

in a grander scheme outside of disney: what happens is a horrific splintering within activist groups. we bicker with each other about minimal-harm minimal-impact ideologies, like which depiction of bisexuality is the most-true. we gratuitously analyze the personal lives of activists for any sign they might be "problematic". we get spooked because someone was in a dog collar at pride. we wring our hands about setting an empty shopping mall on fire. we tell each other what words we may identify ourselves by. we get fuckin steven universe disk horse when in reality it is a waste of our collective time.

the bigots want you to spend all your time focusing on how pristine and pretty you and your interests are. they want us at each other's throats instead of hand in hand. they want to say see? nothing is ever fucking good enough for these people.

and they want their followers to think in binary as well - a binary that's much easier to follow. see, in our spaces, we attack each other over "proper" behavior. but in bigoted groups? they attack outwards. they have someone they hate, and it is us. they hate you, specifically, and you are why they have problems - not the other people in their group. and that's a part of how they fucking keep winning.

some of the things that are beloved to you have a backbone in something terrible. the music industry is a wasteland. the publishing industry is a bastion of white supremacy. video games run off of unpaid labor and abuse.

the point of activism was always to bring to light that abuse and try to stop it from happening, not to condemn those who engage in the content that comes from those industries. "there is no ethical consumption under late capitalism" also applies to media. your childhood (and maybe current!) love of the little mermaid isn't something you should now flinch from, worried you'll be a "disney adult". wanting the music industry to change for the better does not require that you reject all popular music until that change occurs. you can acknowledge the harm something might cause - and celebrate the love that it has brought into your life.

we must detach an acknowledgment of nuance from a sense of shame and disgust. we must. punishing individual people for their harmless passions is not doing good work. encouraging more thoughtful, empathetic consumption does not mean people should feel ashamed of their basic human capacities and desires. it should never have even been about the individual when the corporation is so obviously the actual evil. this sense that we must live in shame and dread of our personal nuances - it just makes people bitter and hopeless. do you have any idea how scared i am to post this? to just acknowledge the idea of nuance? that i might like something nuanced, and engage in it joyfully? and, at the same time, that i'm brutally aware of the harm that they're doing?

"so what do i do?" ... well, often there isn't a right answer. i mean in this case, i hope mickey chops off ron's head and then does a little giggle. but truth be told, often our opinions on nuanced subjects will differ. you might be able to engage in things that i can't because the nuance doesn't sit right with me. i might think taylor swift is a great performer and a lot of fun, and you might be like "raquel, the jet fuel emissions". we are both correct; neither of us have any actual sway in this. and i think it's important to remember that - the actual scope of individual responsibility. like, i also love going to the parks. Thunder Mountain is so fun. you (just a person) are not responsible for the harm that Disney (the billion dollar corporation) caused me. i don't know. i think it's possible to both enjoy your memories and interrogate the current state of their employment policies.

there is no right way to interrogate or engage with nuance - i just hope you embrace it readily.

#does this make sense #to do be deleted probably yikes #(takes a swing at a wasp's nest) #like i think ppl have started to just be really quiet when they like something 'problematic' #and im like... u can be like - #girl tswift NEEDS to just TAKE A BUS . LIKE????????????????????? #while also being like. #''she's a lot of fun'' #if ur personal policy is that u don't support her for that reason that's great #but it's like. eating meat??? #like yeah some people won't bc the environment. but the fact i eat meat doesn't mean i hate the earth #like i can say that i think the meat industry is HORRIFIC and also downright cruel to its employees #but like. still enjoy a chicken nugget.... #there are people who choose otherwise. it's okay . we are people. i make like no money. u probably don't either #us fighting about whether or not it's Right To Eat The Chicken Tender just distracts from like. #actually turning your ire on the corporation #i hope it's clear what i'm saying here is like. when we fight each other for Purity Reasons #we are just doing the work of corporations . for free. like they WANT us to be doing this lol #it's the fucking DREAM of the upperclass that now ALL forms of responsibility fall on the individual

[endlesslytired]

Well with even newer revelations, my headcannons and perspective is very shifted. But I still know how to make something out of it!

Edit:This is technically is a self correction to this post I made with innocence in my heart and uncursed mind

#THAT FULL VERSION WAS HORRIFYING #ESPECIALLY THAT DEAD SWAN #FUCK THAT ONE REALLY GOT TO ME #this is just me coping. #honkai star rail #hsr acheron #hsr black swan #hsr acheswan #i mean it is but like yikes this yuri is doomed #EDIT: I HAD ONE MORE I FORGOT TO MAKE

[annannjay]

little studies of the ofmd cast!

i either forgot how to or have never drawn these charas before so it was a much needed exercise!

#my art tag #fanart #ofmd #ofmd art #ofmd s2 #our flag means death #our flag means fanart #our flag means gay #there’s no way im gonna tag everyone #i really enjoyed s2!! #the only downside was the toxicity in the fandom.. #like i haven’t seen this many rancid takes before yikes #tho maybe i was just lucky to be in chill fandoms?? idk #atm working on part 2 of this bunch!

[brookheimer]

roman thinks he killed logan didn’t he . thinks he called him a cunt and that’s why logan had a heart attack. he forgot to tell him he loved him. he’s going to become logan now as a means of repentance isn’t he . he’s gonna become atn and mencken and all of it because he thinks he needs to, he thinks he has to, he needs to make things right. motherfucker

#things are getting grim for us romangirls. #so much to say ab this ep but can’t rn still with friend i just needed to like. yeah #christ #phenomenal fucking episode #succession #roman roy #succession spoilers #logan roy #100 #500 #did not mean for this to get notes this was just pure casey mind blabber. #i will say this much more eloquently and comprehensively (yikes) tmrw. i have so many thoughts none of them good #y’all better expect a fuckton of psychoanalysis man. christ #1000 #UPDATE: psychoanalysis posted

[bakubunny]

kaoru can be so mean.

he huffed quietly behind you, his breath hitting the shell of your ear. “dumb bunny. is this what you needed, darling? your embarrassing display stupidity only further proves that you’re incapable of understanding something as simple as a consequence.”

your wrists were gripped tightly in his hand as he leaned back to watch your ass ripple with every sharp thrust of his hips. each one had your eyes rolling from how well he split you open, his thickness pressing and dragging against your sweet spot, his length - fuck, he was so deep you were sure he was in your guts - ramming that deep, tender spot near your cervix over and over with precision. he ran his free hand from your hip to the small of your back and gently pressed, a reminder to, “keep your fucking back arched when i fuck you,” the memory kaoru’s low, seething tone burned into your mind. you nearly shuddered as you did.

“carla, analyze.”

“okay, master. ineffective angle identified by 3.2°.”

heat flooded to your cheeks. kaoru adjusted his thrust ever so slightly and you could have sworn your head went numb. you keened as more pleasure shot to every centimeter of your body.

“maximum efficacy achieved.”

kaoru grinned as your legs shook. “see? even she knows how perfectly i use and cherish what belongs to me.”

@neon-gothicc @thenamesmiz @dcsiremc

#f!reader #it took approximately zero time for me to finish the series and turn around with this bs #maybe someday i’ll be less of a (yikes) for pretty anime men but today is not that day #y’all the hcs i have for this man are not fit to be shared with anyone #and kaoru isn’t that mean here ik i’m just soft #idk idk but eat up ig not sure i like it but I’m too flustered so I ended it #I was gonna write matcha blossom but adding joe got me even more flustered #sk8 smut #kaoru sakurayashiki #kaoru smut #x reader #bakubunny #sk8 x reader

[ofswordsandpens]

are you also worried about how luke's betrayal in the show is gonna go? I definitely don't think we've seen enough of him for it to be as impactful in the show as it should be. and there's only 3 episodes left? 😬

yeah I solidly maintain that we should have spent some more time at camp in the show before leaving for the quest to help better establish Luke's dynamic with everyone and make his consequent betrayal more impactful.

Here's some very rough math that no one will care about lol but in the book, we spend about 30% of our time at chb before the quest, in the show we spend about 15% so literally half of the book time. I don't think they should have cut out Luke and Percy's solo lessons and I think they should have had Annabeth interact with Luke for longer than two seconds... even though the show has told me that Luke and Annabeth are family, the one interaction they had read more like, two people who are familiar with each other because they go to the same camp lol. At bare MINIMUM, I would have had Luke send them off on the hill, hug annabeth, encourage them all, gift Percy the shoes, all the jazz. Hell, when show Percy was expressing derision at Thalia's fate it may have even been interesting if Luke had been there, and then agreed with him.

I think next episode we're supposed to get them Iris Messaging so there may be more Luke there. And maybe when the kids return to camp they'll show a bit more Luke before his betrayal? One can hope at least. But that doesn't change the fact that imo they've already dropped the ball a bit on Luke and building up his relationship with the trio, some of them more so than others.

#I mean... I'm worried about quite a lot in the show lol #again if it maintains its current tone pacing and trajectory... yikes #also I think they could have handled CHB better just in general #pjo show crit

[the-sunshine-dims]

Thinking about how similar icarus and arisanna actually are, about how she has been through a lot of the same things they have, and that can make her comments towards icarus, and fable, seem so much sharper

An older sibling tasked with taking care of their younger(s) becuase their mom was taken, and the older is the only one who can take care of them, and then, due to a father figure stepping in, losing some (then most) of that love and care, especially through the resets, becuase the younger siblings aren't the ones who are cared about, so why would the love be fostered?

And ari doesn't care at all anymore, apathetic becuase of the vexing that her 'dad' did, now completely uncaring of the allays, but she's been there and done that, and she is doing what best suits her, and shes on fables side, for convenience, and becuase she knows how itll play out for the very fact she has seen what he can do and she has seen the similarites between the two 'father figures' and she is not loyal, and she knows better then to be (even if she actually had any emotional stake in it), and it's something about her having such a clear perspective,

And she was never a failure like icarus fears to be, is labeled every step of the way, even when she was called vaguely equivalent when she was being taken, she was confident in her actions, her only true 'failure' was regarding taking sorazas vessel, and now she doesn't care

And icarus is struggling with that, they have shattered evrery oportunity to undo, they can't go back, but every step further they get just seems a step further in a grave, and they are leaning on their father, on fable

And fable leads them like soldiers to wherever he deems fit,

And arisanna has been there, and it's just, something about how much more pointed that makes her comments

She's been there, and done that,

She knows how to work it, knows how they don't, aren't

#the parrelels between their stories means so much to me #and like does ari care? no. but it just means shes so much more uninpressed #becuase icarus hasnt actually been under an authority (that is also a parent) and they are doing so much #and shes just there and she has expierence with it. at least enough. (does she care enough to share? nope- they can do fine on their own- #and if fable fails- or icarus then well. yikes) #fable smp #fin speaks #i just think its v cool #(another late-night tangent dhdjk)

[why-the-heck-not]

why write your thesis a reasonable amount every day consistently when you can instead stuff 19h of writing & researching into 3 days???

#and by 19h I mean that that was the fully focused time #(bc I turn off forest (the study timer app I use) the moment I even like get up to get water bc idk I want to know the actual time) #I don't want to know what it'd be if I included those ''more coffee'' and ''2min distraction doom scroll'' in bc yikes #anyways I'm feeling not great #bc if I had just done the 3h a day for the past 2weeks I would've gotten away with less stress and a better end result #studyblr #studyspo #uni studyblr #chaotic academia #march 2024 #2024 #ba thesis struggle diary

[the-way-astray]

hate it more than anything when people are like "[character] doesn't deserve [person/thing] because they are/have [mental disability/symptoms of a mental disability]" like damn at least try to pretend you aren't ableist please and thank you.

#. . . obviously this is about fitz #but also about so many other characters too #kotlc #fitz vacker #kotlc fitz #somehow i ended up digging up the iconic “Just because your gay doesnt mean Sophie is!!!” post #besides the obvious cringe just. the way the anon talked about people with anger issues . . . #like wow let's tell all people with this one mental disability that they never deserve to have a partner because of their disability! #totally not ableist at all! #and he doesn't even canonically have anger issues i can only imagine how much worse this must be for characters that canonically do #villainizing a mental disability like that and making it out to be a sign that someone is automatically bad if they have it is just. #yikes

[brainrotisseriechicken]

first time posting something that isnt scp related and its this fucking thing

yeah

#shitpost #this is actually my attempt at buttering you all up for when i eventually post my 13 extremely cringe rwby #(just ozpin mostly) #+honkai crossover drawings #i dont go here #i mean sorta #just lurk is all #dont follow me over my non-scp stuff btw i doubt thisll last #hate to disappoint #rwby #yikes #professor ozpin #yikess #honkai impact 3rd #hi3 #otto apocalypse #lmao #help girl im fixating on old green men again #also hi hi3 people #oh shit #doodle #fanart #yeah why not #not scp #hm #art

[chiquitin-o]

what i like about the aphmau community, specifically mcd fans, is that we most likely watched her series when we were young. now that we’re older, we have the ability to create ourselves and make pretty fuckin’ sick things too

#like artwork i’m thinking specifically #i saw on tiktok a drawing of mcd zane and my jaw literally dropped it was grogeos. gorgis. fuck #you get what i mean #also just me #like i looked back on my VERY old aphmau fanart and i was like YIKES… #compared to the “i think we’re gonna have to kill this guy garroth” i like that way more #even if i did struggle relearning how to draw him #and we also can fuck around i like that too. like make “mature” jokes and stuff #minecraft diares #mcd #i don’t support aphmau

[completeoveranalysis]

[3]

OOH YES Fai and Kurogane are on edge now! While it was fun before and they were happy to flirt in the face of it all, now Lava Lamp is in extreme danger and They’re Not Enjoying That. Fai is now visibly (stressed? Upset? furious?) while he fights, and Kurogane is actually calling out his attack names again. And from that first panel we can see that they’re trying to get to him. They’re trying to save him from Syaoran now, so the endless clones are much more of a problem than they were even before. 

OOP!

HAVE YOU SEEN THAT EXPRESSION ON KUROGANE BEFORE?

THE FUN LEVELS ARE PLUMMETING EVEN FURTHER

I UH

A STAB?

Clamp really said You’re going to get stabbed in the chest and it’s going to be gorgeous.

#Things I did not think would happen: #Lava Lamp would lose the fight in a chapter or less #And then get STABBED DRAMATICALLY ACROSS THREE PAGES #WITH AN ARTFUL TINT TO HIDE JUST HOW GRUESOME IT IS #The Big Clamp Epic Finale never holds back #I mean yikes #Liveblogging the reservoir chronicle #Tsubasa #Vol 208 #Fai #Kurogane #Syaoran #Lava Lamp Guy #Syaoran vs Syaoran #I was just talking about ides of march did that manifest here #am I just confusing myself #I blame Caesar for this

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

hold on i need to get a thought and emotions out. so with Welcome Home, there seems to be a before and an after. obviously, we're in the after. the website is the after. and if it turns out that the story we see, the one where shit hits the fan and the show is practically erased, then... that already happened. whatever horrors we see, we'll know that there is no saving them. there is no happy ending - it happened, and it's tragic. the show is doomed to end and be scrubbed away. if any of the characters are revealed to be dead/gone by the website, then when/if we see them at an earlier point, we'll Know

and there's a special kind of dread and horror in that for us, the audience.

#im not articulating this the way i want to... #it's like going to see a tragic play. like romeo and juliet for instance. #we go into it knowing the end. they die. no matter what they die. every step they take leads to That End #every happy moment is undercut by the knowledge that it won't last #thinking about this makes me think that at some point learning more about the story/characters is gonna feel like digging up a grave #AGH I LOVE IT THOUGH I LOVE IT. IT HURTS SO MUCH BUT I LOVE IT #its a special feeling of dread/nostalgia/bittersweetness/resignation #and that is sensation in the chest that doesnt feel good but it also does somehow? it hurts but just enough to not be unbearable? #welcome home #welcome home speculation #welcome home puppet show #man i am so so so so scared for the puppets lmfao #i have some theories on the ways shit might go down. like little things. souring relationships and such #i also have a feeling that the story is really gonna hit home (ha) for me in Big Ways #like as soon as i saw clown say that it's kinda about 'when does a home become a house' and stuff #OOF. YIKES. WHEN DOES IT INDEED. i mean i know. ive lived it. im Living it. #this is gonna get unintentionally personal Real Fast in Several Fun And Festive Ways for me huh #i wonder if the story is gonna be uncovered linearly or not... #chewing on it chewing on it chewing on it #i can't wait to Understand the world/characters so that i can write fanfic. i want to so badly. i want to Explore #i want to hop into that grave and keep digging

[dahldahlbills]

compliment his hair right now 🫵

#higashikata josuke #diamond is unbreakable #jjba fanart #jojo’s bizarre adventure #jojo no kimyou na bouken #jojo no kimyō na bōken #jojo fanart #josuke #josuke higashikata #jjba part 4 #jjba #dahls art #feeling kinda obnoxious with all those tags yikes ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ #my sweet boy!! he is so baby!! so silly!! I love him sm!!! #also the caption.. I *dont* mean compliment the way I drew it lmao #it’s just his thing. if you get it you get it #I also really like the lines in this. finally found a brush I really vibe with :D #he’s talking to okuyasu on the phone btw :] #anyway hello jojo fandom this is my formal application for mutuals 👉👈

[nyctoheart]

I wish I liked Wish :/

#I watched Tangled after and realized all the ways I prefer it over Wish #Wish was just soooo fast paced I felt like I was watching a movie on 1.25x speed. no time for anything to breath. #like Maximus in Tangled was Joke-After-Joke-After-Joke #*BUT* then rapunzel and flynn had slow character-building discussions to balance the horse that didn't need jokes inserted #AND Maximus didn't speak-- so the jokes feel more clever. I laughed out loud at him hiding behind a horse-shaped rock #and idk what it is about Alan Menken's music but he is just unbeatable to me #Wish's music was so ''non-musical theater'' genre that I felt like I was listening to a real music group's/band's album #and I don't mean that in a good way... #and I know it's hard for disney to take chances on new art styles but I still feel like Wish's water-color look could have been stronger #for some reason I felt the movie didn't have good composition??? like the lighting often looked flat #I am also fucking SIICK of the last 4 disney princesses having all the same ''yikes oop srry I'm awkward!!'' personality besides Moana iirc #ENOUGH!!!

[pocketramblr]

What about an AU where Manual replaces Aizawa as the 1-A homeroom teacher?

Oh boy we can fit SO MUCH projection into this one

1- Manual only applied to UA because he was applying a bunch of hero schools, and he didn't think he'd get UA but why not try, at worst it's extra interview practice before he really tries at Ketsubutsu. And then he got only got a job at UA and no other school, somehow. And he can't technically complain because UA pays the best and it's a job he signed up for, but how???

2. He also didn't apply as a homeroom teacher, but they offered it to him anyway and he uh doesn't really say no. He figured he could change positions after a few years already if he wanted to, and planned on it, but then realized he liked this position much better and so kept it instead

3. Actually you know what sure all the projection. His third year he ended up being freshman homeroom team lead, which he's pretty sure isn't supposed to happen- Vlad had more experience but said he wanted a break this year from it and no one else applied so....

4. His third year is also when he gets our beloved class 1A! They do not get expulsion threats, and go to orientation. Then Manual tells them they have an essay due at the end of the week, about why they want to be heroes and what their current plan is, to be completed before any combat training. Several students pitch a fit about writing when they want to learn how to fight, but Manual points out that as part of their training, they'll have to do a lot of unpleasant things. Will they put effort into the record keeping they need to learn as pros if they aren't willing to write a paper? Will they be able to communicate in team exercises if they can't even put what they want as a hero into words? How patient can they be for slow moving cases? The class can see his point even if it's not exciting.

The second day of school, two students hand him papers. Bakugou asks if he can start fight training sooner now since he did the whole dumb essay. Midoriya asks him to look over the first draft if he doesn't mind, because he just had a lot of ideas where to take it and wants it to be really good.

By the start of homeroom the second day, these two are no longer sitting in desks right by each other.

5. On the fourth day of school, while Manual has his class looking over their costumes and getting peer feedback, he realizes that Vlad usually would be sending bragging pictures of his class in rescue training right about now, to see if Manual could get his kids to beat them next week when they went to USJ. He sends a message. It doesn't go through.

He thinks "huh, that's weird" right before robot sentry alarms go off about vines erupting from USJ's roof and throwing students out frantically. Manual grabs the closest non combat adult in the hall to watch his class and runs to help figure out what's going on.

#Manual using his excellent Vibe Check at the start of the school year: yeah ok we are gonna have to do some patience lessons early... #all might needs to figure out how to get his kid to stop breaking his bones... #oh yikes Todoroki....... Nedzu let's get a move on those dorms #but also Manual would not let ANY student within a hundred miles of hosu for internship #especially not iida #only reason he lets Izuku get as close as Torino is if because All Might brought the letter in himself #and he was like 'yes or no. that mentor will help him not break his bones on the quirk i just weirdly feel he has not had long enough' #all might is like 'ah ha what do you mean not had-' #'yes or no stop giving me more info i do not have the clearance for it i do not want the clearance for it' #'... yes?' #'ok fine ' #starredmoth #pocket talks to people #ask game