#i should make that a tag maybe

[and-then-the-trash]

i think one of the things i liked about Everything's Gonna Be Okay was that it didn't make Matilda's or any of the other characters' autism into something for them to overcome as a plot point. lemme explain..

i was thinking about this just now when i was scrolling through AppleTV's "Access for All" collection, which is essentially an attempt to promote disability advocacy and inclusion by showing off movies and TV show episodes with disability representation. the existence of the collection is cool and all, and I'm sure plenty of the things in it have the potential to be good (though I've not seen most of them). but what got me thinking was the "Activists & Game Changers" section of the collection, which looked to mainly be the types of movies and documentaries that turn disability into something "inspiring" that someone "overcame" in order to do some extraordinary thing. and this is not to say that these people don't deserve credit for the challenges and perseverance of these feats, but it got me thinking about how that's not always the disability rep that i want.

cuz im sitting here knocked out by some sort of shitty cold that i got from the rest of my family, which for me means that my hips and back ache a little more than normal, I'm even more fatigued than usual, and i can't breathe too deeply without going into a coughing fit. the fact that it's mainly a respiratory illness sucks for me bc i already have asthma so this has a fair chance of being worse for me than it was for the rest of my family.

basically, i feel like shit, and sometimes i want disability rep where characters feel like shit. where characters have bad days where they have to recline or lie down for a lot of it bc of being in pain. where characters aren't overcoming their disability, but accommodating for it.

and this somehow made me think about Everything's Gonna Be Okay, and specifically S1E10 Discoid Cockroaches (spoiler warning for the episode). this is the episode where Matilda's teacher tells Nicholas that it isn't feasible for Matilda to attend Juliard, which is her dream school. Matilda isn't at a point where she can live and navigate alone in a place like New York City. upset and insulted by this, Nicholas takes the family on a trip to NYC in an attempt to prove the teacher wrong and prepare Matilda to live in the city, but by the end of the episode it is clear that, though she has now successfully ridden the subway alone, Matilda just isn't ready to face the daily challenges that city life would present her with.

the episode is sort of heartbreaking, especially with how much build-up there was for Matilda auditioning and getting into Juliard in the first place. not being able to attend is understandably devastating for Matilda. but that's why i like the episode so much.

Matilda doesn't "overcome" her autism. she doesn't prove that ableist, doubtful people were wrong about her (not that the teacher was ableis. she was a good character who had worked with Matilda and her peers for a while and knew them well. she was a professional trying to prepare Nicholas and Matilda and give them appropriate expectations). she DOES succeed in riding the subway and navigating the city alone, but her and her family come to the reasonable conclusion that that alone isn't enough. she grows, yes, but the fact is that her autism does and will limit her. so they accommodate. they change plans, and accept reality for what it is.

because disability isn't always about changing your circumstances or proving people wrong. sometimes it's about being tired, or being in pain, or being otherwise inhibited in life. sometimes it's about learning to cope with a situation that can't be changed, or at least wont be changed soon. i don't want to see "inspiring" disabled people "overcoming the odds" as my representation, i just want to see disabled people being disabled, and the good and bad that comes with it.

so yeah, Everything's Gonna Be Okay is good rep because it isn't afraid to say "no, this disabled character can't Do The Thing, and that's a-okay". cuz yeah, some of us will be able to Do The Thing, but those of us that can't deserve the same kind of representation as anyone else.

#disability #disabled #autism #everything's gonna be okay #kayla cromer #matilda moss #disabled representation #autism representation #ramble #rah rah rambles #i should make that a tag maybe #apple tv

[stoopidstapler]

SO IVE BEEN GOIN INSANE SINCE THIS TRAILER DROPPED. JUST. SIMON. SIMON. SIMON.

#simon petrikov #fionna and cake #adventure time #goin insane over him #thers no words to describe how im feelin #i wish i could draw somehtin better but i am goin INSANE #FINALLY. AFTER ALL THESE YEARS. we are being FED. #ALSO?? HOW THEY SHOWED HIM EXACTLY WHEN THE LYRICS GO ''WHATS WRONG WITH ME'. LIKE HELLO??????? #ive seen so many good theories PLEASE GOD WRITE FICS I AM BEGGIN I LL DRAW U FANART BLS HEL P #IDK WOT IM GONNA DO FOR A WHOLE MONTH #SOMEONE KNOCK ME OUT TIL THE 31ST. HIBERNATE ME. HELP. #also i need to put it out there the first thing i thought when i saw this trailer was simon is tryina rewrite fionna and cake #which is why their world keeps changin so much? idk idk #ive seen so many different ideas and they are all so good please help #ALSO GOD. THIS MAN IS JUST GOIN THRU IT. AND ITS ONLY BEEN A QUICK TRAILER. #im sorry for so many tags idk where to put these help #maybe i should make an actual blog for like. whatever. n reblogs. help.

[egophiliac]

this is basically what happened, right?

(these guys are very lucky that everyone at NRC 1) has the combined intelligence of a sack of bricks, and 2) is easily distracted by shiny things.)

#art #twisted wonderland #twisted wonderland spoilers #stage in playful land #stage in playfulland #these two are SO sleazy and i am utterly delighted by them #can't wait to find out their tragic backstory in approximately 3-4 weeks! #fortunately i have like a month to figure out how the heck to draw their hair (spoiler: i will never figure it out) #also. god. i love it whenever leona accidentally reveals his Mom Side. #he doesn't care about any of this but he WILL be tagging along to make sure no one else gets into trouble #once again he has to be the Responsible Adult and he hates it. the whimsical hat weighs heavy upon his head. #anyway this is me so excuse me while i now talk about diasomnia for three hours #but lilia being all 'kids gotta have some adventure in their lives!' is hilarious #specifically because you know silver would NEVER. #100% silver not only never snuck out but he always went to bed on time AND brushed his teeth AND flossed even when nobody made him. #lilia: aww but you should be enjoying your youth! >:c #silver: i am. i enjoy being respectful and disciplined and honoring you as my father. #lilia: #lilia: maybe i'm TOO good at raising kids #you know i was going to say none of his kids would be involved in this but i actually think malleus definitely would #he would not see it as a moral quandry though. he would just be excited to be invited along. #(the only reason he isn't there is because he was busy admiring a termite-infested beam somewhere and yuu didn't get a chance to ask him) #i mean MAYBE if lilia as his single authority figure told him no then he would have some reservations #but lilia's the one who's screaming HELL YEAH LET'S SNEAK OUT AND DEFY AUTHORITY while dabbing so moot point there #sebek would never and he would rat on everyone else. unless malleus is going in which case he's already there. #and i guess if everyone else is going silver probably would too #but he'd. y'know. feel conflicted about it.

[redysetdare]

enough stories about how someone learns to truely be happy through love. i want a story where someone is desperately seeking out love thinking it's the only way to be happy only for them to learn by the end that happiness is what they make of it and they don't need love at all to make it.

#aro #aromantic #ace #asexual #aroace #loveless aro #loveless #non-partnering #nonpartnering #non partnering #nonamorous #aplatonic #enough of amatonormative tropes in media!!! enough 'you're miserable without love' stories!!! #less “you're too focused on ambitions to make you happy that you dont let yourself fall in love” #more “you're too focused on finding love to make you happy that you wont let yourself live” #more “there is so much more to life than love and so much more that can bring your happiness if you just let yourself experience it.” #maybe I should write this story #and when i say love i mean all love. not just romantic love. #which is why i tagged aplatonic too #while i mostly see this trope in terms of romantic love i think there's something to be said about #telling stories where people are perfectly content alone too #it doesn't have to be sad or pathetic to not have friends by choice. they dont have to be a miserable person to not have friends #i think we need more variety in stories where it shows people just content in their lack of love or relationships in all shapes #not everyone wants a family not everyone wants friends not everyone wants a partner not everyone wants love #some of us are content without. that should be explored without the need to fix it.

[shatouto]

i've seen a poll about gale and anders but i feel like this one is a more difficult one to answer

#baldur's gate 3 #dragon age #see i think astarion wouldn't want to damage his nails. but also he has vampire reflexes #on the other hand fenris is.... fenris #personally imma go with fenris #edit: ok apparently y'all think this is an easy question sjdjsksk #no i legit was trying to be fair to astarion! he is pretty strong in melee (especially when he fights dirty)! #i mean it he's the dps in my party full of casters (maybe that's the problem...) #edit 2: my soul is pledged to fenris but istg y'all are so mean to astarion in the tags 😭😭😭 #edit 3: okay fine i should've said a fight instead of a fistfight..... sorry astarion #you all should know that every mention of fenris's strength makes me 🥵 btw. as it always goes #edit 4: the astarion roasting is starting to feel more like me being roasted personally and ya know what i deserved it-

[the-meme-monarch]

been rewatching hlvrai and drawing along :]

edit i fixed the last one (drew his gun on the wrong arm and it Ate At Me (yes i just flipped the drawing what are you a cop))

#the art gallery #hlvrai #blood #ask to tag #i really wanted the draw the first one just bc in the scene coomer is Standing on gordon’s chest/shoulders lookin down at him #and i thought that was a funny image #also it’s a little bit funny that the last time i drew the science team And Others i drew gordom with pupils #and then immediately dropped it when i started these #fun fact that was bc since i like to make their irises the color of their text #i decided gordon’s should just be the white shine #bc i already draw g-man with white irises and No Doubles #which technically i Should be drawing gman with black irises if I’m doing Text Color=Eye Color but i though the white eyes looked cool #maybe I’ll change that next time i draw him we’ll see

[son1c]

so, the thing about the megaflora in boscage is that, even though it’s incredibly strong, it’s not particularly smart. they’re plants after all, and so their “thoughts” mainly just consist of violence in service to obtaining food, and violence for the sake of violence. that changes when shadow shows up though.

through their shared black arms dna, the plants are able to connect with him, and they start poking around inside his brain. they see all his thoughts, all his memories, learn what he learns, know what he knows… and suddenly, the megaflora is extremely smart. smart enough to realize that having a mobile unit, not tethered to roots, and with a mouth that can speak for the collective, would be beneficial. so they smother shadow into submission. there’s just too many of them to hold back, once they decide they want him.

once he’s assimilated, they continue to learn more from him, and one thing in particular stands out: the creation of their world. through the eyes of shadow’s memory, they see sonic shatter the paradox prism, and thus, create boscage maze, and therefore the megaflora themselves. this leads the megaflora to the conclusion that their true creator is not gerald, the loathsome traitor who abandoned them, left them to starve, and now seeks to destroy them with project halcyon, but instead sonic.

the megaflora get a sort of reverence for him… “shadow” tells sonic that he forgives him for shattering the prism. tells him it was a good thing, actually. and that’s when sonic starts to clue into something being seriously wrong. frankly, he liked it more when shadow was upset with him... because at least that was really him :(

#sonic #sonic the hedgehog #sth #sonic prime #sonic au #boscage: biohazard arc LMAO #halcyon #<- putting this in his tag even though he's not in this post. dw about it #scribbles #maybe i should make a general lovelynverse tag idk #anyways. oh my god. going insane over this #10verse

[artsyhamster]

Calypso knows how to throw a party

#ofmd #ofmd s2 #John feeney #izzy hands #just the thought of tagging the rest of the crew makes me tired sorry- #anyway take this mess of values and colors i dont want to work on it anymore #maybe i will try somethign related to this ep again in a while #should restrict my color palette then #i threw so many gradients and overlay layers over this you have no idea lol

[halichor]

Scourge of the Seas

Just started another save with durge Jehan since I missed that last time, and I'm /still/ not done with Karythos and Vesna's saves aaaaaa 🫠

#dnd #dnd oc #bg3 #bg3 tav #baldur's gate 3 #baldurs gate tav #oc art #illustration #halichor draws #dnd: jehan geinnelehis #aight idk if i should tag this as tav or durge but I guess both jehans exist #considering they're an npc in a campaign we had with friends back then and their lore mentioned that their mom is a bhaalspawn #weeeeeell... maybe durge jehan makes more sense hahahaa

[clearancecreedwatersurvival]

Well I got to the part that explains why everyone ships marcille with falin, but what about that kabru guy, why does everyone ship him with laios????

And then

Immediately followed by:

And

Yeah okay I get it now.

#kabru: debating on if/when he should kill laios #laios: wow he’s so nice I love making new friends :) #dungeon meshi #do I need to tag spoilers for this it’s less than halfway through the manga #maybe just in case I guess #dunmeshi manga spoilers #animanga #caitie speaks #what’s their shipname??? #I looked it up it’s #labru #dunmeshi liveblog #dungeon meshi manga spoilers

[felsicveins]

Animus

#trolls #trolls 3 #trolls band together #jd ex husband #it was a julien day for sure #john dory #jd trolls #trolls jd #i guess i should make a tag for julien #trolls oc julien #nice #trolls oc #i have fucking vampire empire in my head BFJEJFJVJRBSJ #maybe thats where the energy of this sketch came from #jd is mistrustful of julien because he was worried julien would kill him for his life insurance money #but he ALSO mistrustful because julien lip synchs #they would perform together in mount rageous but julien would never ad lib with jd #and then one day he found out why when he tried to sing into juliens mic and it wasnt on #anyway! lore in the tags lol #this is too much i understand but .. whatever .. we are having fun 😎

[next-hero-in-line]

Only three left to go. Outfit swap this time Legend in one of my favorite outfits- I wear this any time I need to look somewhat put together lmao

#my arts #lu legend #outfit swap #linked universe #maybe I should make a specific tag for this series of drawings

[nyankoizumi]

Looking at each other with their autistic eldritch horrors eyes

#spooky month #overthinking their cyan eyes despite the fact that they never addressed it #might make another post about them #because i have a thing for a crazy uncle coded adult relating and maybe worrying over a child/teen who has also seen The Horrors #but is TOTALLY not affected by them whaaaat noooo im normal you're the weirdo amirite #spooky month pump #spooky month bob #bob velseb #also no i don't think pump is part of the cult nor that bob is related to moloch is just their go to assumption #bob velsen #bob velseb fanart #i really really like pump i want to give him a full sized Snickers bar #spooky month fanart #I realize i should have an art tag so #my art

[pettson]

i could make a comment on how tess being overlooked in the tlou fandom is because of the misogynistic views on older women we have in this society where any woman over 35 is not considered sexy anymore and therefore loses her worth, but do i want to

#it's a tale as old as time #do we need to talk about it #or should i just walk away #like what i keep thinking but don't really want to bring up #is how sad it makes me that most of the fandom seems to want to ignore tess #because they prefer picturing joel with a hot 25 year old #this maybe comes from me realising the amount of age gap dbf type of content that is out there #and obviously i don't need to engage in any of it and i can block the tags #but sometimes just the sheer amount of it #has me a bit worried for the future of our society #tess servopoulos #the last of us

[pastadoughie]

in the club crying sobbing wailing screaming

#art #my art #mspaint #rowens liddol guys #god im still so fucking angry and sad and EOUSYSGHHAEIIAGWOPIEGS #i habe everbodey #maybe i should make a tag for vent posts at some point #but tbh idk what the utility of that would be #because im very careful to try and keep my blog pretty lighthearted #so my vents r really just like #picture of sad cat and then short tag ramble abt how im sad #but idk #mayb

[phantomrose96]

I started Harrow the Ninth and I gotta say… the second-person is a hard sell

#maybe I’ll get used to it #but in the meantime it’s like #book ‘you became a lyctor’ #me: ‘nuh uh I was lying in bed the whole time’ #Chrissy reads Gideon the ninth #guess that tag is wrong now and I should make it locked tomb or something #…….eh