#it's not without its flaws though

[melonisopod]

“The moral of Shrek is that a woman would rather marry a hideous ogre than a short man,” actually the moral is that men will literally call for a woman’s execution as soon as she’s not thin and pretty. Did you miss the part where Fiona turns into an ogre and suddenly Lord Fuckwad is like “What is that THING? It’s hideous! Guards, kill it!” like he knew that was still Fiona right? Fiona was willing to work it out and get to know Fuckhead even though she wasn’t crazy about dating a short guy but Lord Fuckboy went right to kill mode when she wasn’t everything he wanted.

#shrek #misogyny #granted the short jokes about lord fuckboy were cause the execs were beefing with each other #the main issue with him though is that he's a...well you know...farquaad #his first scene is torturing a cookie and talking about the evil fairy tale creatures ''poisoning my perfect world'' #basically he's a fantasy racist #and that's the first thing we learn about him #also the point was very much fiona being able to see past shrek being an ogre and accept both herself and him #in a lot of ways this is such a *chef's kiss* peak cinema #it's not without its flaws though

[eggtqrt]

the thing about the charming siblings is i want to make them tragic. you're perfect, I wish I was perfect. you're allowed to not be perfect. I resent you for being perfect. I hate you for being imperfect. I want to be a boy. I want to be a knight. I want to be you. I could be better than you. I wish your destiny was mine. I wish people loved me the way they love you. I wish she loved me the way she loves you. I hate you, I hate you, I hate you. I love you. I miss when we were friends. we never talk anymore. do you even care? you know nothing about me. you took my destiny. who am I? I'm supposed to be the responsible one. don't leave me. get away from me. when did you grow out of being a little kid? i miss home. the only place that feels like home is you. do you love her? do you love me? brother. sister. i was supposed to protect you. I'm sorry. I forgive you. nothing will ever be the same again.

it's about perfection and performance. it's about playing roles. everyone has their role to play. what if i want to be something else, something more. it's about femininity and masculinity. it's about not fitting in to either. is it about who you're supposed to be or who you want to be? I did it for you. I didn't ask for that. I'd burn the world for you. you never cared about me. I think of you always. there isn't room enough for all of us. i wish you'd never been born at all. I couldn't live without you.

#the thing about dexter and darling is they have a lot of parallels #they both thought their love interests (raven and apple) liked daring #they both wish they were like daring (though in different ways) #neither of them have a confirmed destiny #but at the same time dexter gets to be a prince and do the things she wants to do #and i think Dexter is sort of jealous of her because as another prince he gets compared to daring more #Dexter resents his siblings for being seemingly perfect and he also resents darling for how she doesnt even have to be perfect #bc she doesnt get compared to daring in his eyes #darling does feel the need to be perfect though and resents that she can't live the life she wants but her brothers get that life #daring TO ME has a superiority complex to cover up his flaws bc hes severely scared of being imperfect #but at the same time he wishes he was allowed to be imperfect bc the pressure is killing him #hes relied on false bravado for so long that he doesn't know who is without that especially when he loses his destiny #so he resents darling for her effortless confidence in who she is #i think they all used to be super close and daring felt like the one who needed to protect his siblings #but they grew apart as they got older and started to resent each other and he lost that protective instinct #but they all miss when they were closer #i think daring realizes he was “supposed” be the one protecting his siblings once darling starts protecting/saving him #to darling its too late for him to protect her bc she can protect herself and doesnt want to be protected #to dexter though i think a part of him wishes daring stood up for and protected him more #they all desperately need to be flawless but its killing them #and they all desperately want to be each other #and they all just want their siblings back #but they can't go back to when they were children #and they can't understand each other as they are now #but they love each other anyways #even as they resent each other #eah #ever after high #ignore that i wrote 50 million more things in the tags #i realize this may be out of character or whatever but idc

[sonknuxadow]

did you hear that they just made a new law where before saying anything about thinking a sonic game is bad you are now required to play through the game in its entirety . if you break it you will explode on the spot btw

#ok well i dont think you should be required to play an entire game to have an opinion on it #but im really tired of seeing sonic takes from people who clearly know nothing about the game theyre talking about #''shadow the hedgehog/sonic 06/sonic and the black knight/sonic unleashed/whatever is SUCH a bad game'' #ok . have you ever touched the game in your life though . be honest #and no game grumps playthroughs and parody videos dont count #i mean actually playing the game or watching original cutscenes/gameplay without people talking over it #hell even with the games that i DONT like all that much and i agree arent that great or are very flawed #i get annoyed whe people just mindlessly hate on them without really knowing anything about them #like please hate them for a reason other than ''well my favorite youtuber said its bad so that must mean its bad''

[agentc0rn]

Me: this hyperfixation is probably gonna fade away at some point, better try to find other productive stuff to do.

Also me: scouring for crumbs in the internet and deciding to whip out my chef hat to conjure up tons of dishes because there's not enoUGH art/work etc of That Thing to appease my brain and heart + wanting to share my deepest innermost feelings and ideas of it and connect them to real life/personal experiences + strive for self-improvement in techniques of my passion and personal growth

#i love tumblr #honestly #without all the algorithim pressure and all too #i mean tumblr has its own flaws/issues but insta is so bad #though i've met some cool peeps and also made a huge progress in art so I don't want to get rid of it #ac rambles

[doux-amer]

Revenant is soooo mid which is disappointing because I was looking forward to it due to the actors and writer (this isn’t a flop like Jirisan, which I gave up on after 2–3 episodes, but it’s not really good). BUT. BUT!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m suffering from “poor little meow meow middle-aged man” deficiency and Professor Yeom Haesang suffers so much. I can’t believe I was like “Oh...okay” about his casting because I’m planting my palms against his windows, peering at him in his little cage and being fed because he’s had the worst life ever and it keeps getting worse. HAESANG *____*<3

#why are we not talking about him more on reddit/twitter/tumblr and why are there not enough gifs and pics of him breaking down #or looking slutty in his all black ensembles complete with a turtleneck #watch as this man's life continues to deteriorate! ep. 7 and 8 provided such rich sustenance for me #a simp for ajusshideul who are miserable #he's so small and sad and he can't catch a break #yeah okay hongsae is great too and he's a cutie but LOOK AT THIS 40-YEAR-OLD MAN! #technically i wouldn't even count that as MIDDLE age middle-aged but his actor is 46 so whatever #in all seriousness revenant exasperates me a little because you can see how it can be good #especially because there's a frame of reference to base that hypothesis on: signal. lol. #signal wasn't without its flaws but the characters and relationships actually had development and the main partnerships were intense #and the tension was high throughout #revenant is the same thing every episode pretty much #the first three episodes were pretty to really good and i loved the setup #and you have kim taeri hong kyung and oh jungsae and they're great actors #but the directing and writing aren't serving them well and you can see the drop in quality from the beginning to now tbh #there's only so much they can do if they're not being given enough from both #though the little bits that are good are the reason i'm sticking around to the end lol. that and haesang i'm going to be real #like haesang and sanyoung's relationship needed to be parallel soohyun and haeyoung's in a way in terms of how much #they grow to rely on each other and care for each other but we don't really get that

[glindyupland]

I just think it’s silly that so many people complain about Villain Amaya as “wasted potential” and that “we were robbed” like-

My pals, post canon fan fiction is right there. The desire to free her husband is right there. Either by touching an evil book while being too eager to remember the obsidian oil, or being possessed by contact (ie what she believes is true loves kiss) when trying to reason with him in the dungeon.

We don’t need a rewrite, we can have a continuation. Both can be true. Amaya is a complex character, she can handle it.

#Wish #Queen Amaya #I assume I'm going to get hate for this but like #I know it's not store bought and you have to still make it yourself but also #I'm kind of just tired of seeing a lot of people sh*tting on Wish because it's not the concept art #And I'm kind of over here like how about we love it recognize it has flaws and THEN try to make something new without bashing the OG? #I just love Amaya and she definitely deserves more #but her good character is so interesting and complex #she still knows how to have fun. She still can be sassy or bite. #Like she's still Magnifico's perfect partner you know? and Magnifico isn't perfect? #A truly pure person wouldn't click with Magnifico the way Amaya does...? #I would rather build on Amaya's character than say she can only be good and boring or a villain? #Amaya is so smart yall. I know you can't see it all just on the movie but like she's read every magic book in Magnifico's library #THOUSANDS OF BOOKS. #And knows basic protection spells #She's a devoted leader. #Like. #Idk #She both loves her husband and recognizes that she has to go against him. #She doesn't /turn/ on him. She addresses his flaws and tells him that it's not okay? #She still jokes with him even though she has to put him in time out. She's complex and strong and wise and kind. #And I just hate seeing so many people so quick to just say 'the concept art was better' when like... the idea might be more appealing to yo #But I hate the level of cynicism and pretentiousness I see of people saying their personal ideas of what Wish should be- #-Is better than the piece of media they claim to care about? #Like their personal vision of Wish based exclusively off the concept art is somehow intellectually superior? #And I'm not saying stop doing your rewrites or AU's or anything! Like there's definitely beautiful creativity happening! #I just hate seeing people so negative and like honestly mean. It hurts my heart to see everyone calling Wish garbage? #It's not great but I really really dont think it's as bad as everyone is saying. Like its no like Oppenheimer but it's a children's movie.. #Like I personally love the Teens and Amaya #And everyone saying they stink makes me sad... Because they're just great characters?

[welcometogrouchland]

Something something Hunter and Willow both trying to outrun past identities that were assigned to them against their will something something in attempting to subvert it they become a shadow imitation of that identity, harkening back to it via it's absence, never truly able to escape it if they continue to define themselves in opposition to it. This also kinda happens to Luz btw

#ramblings of a lunatic #the owl house #toh #hunter toh #luz noceda #willow park #OUGH I'm cleaning out some of m drafts bc Like i said. on break from thinking rn #anyway i hope literally any of the above makes sense bc I've been thinking of it for a while #the bit about luz at the end is kinda tacked on but its mostly about how her azura-hero persona in ftf is her truest self expression so far #in that it combines her bubbly pushy naivete from s1 with her quiet and serious demeanor from s3 ep1 #all the maturity mixed with the wonder and optimism. whereas before when she tried to live as one without the other- #-it was incomplete and flawed in ways that hurt her #it's not quite the same though bc i dont think Luz's presentation in thanks to them is purposeful- #-it just arose out of circumstance #whereas Hunter and Willows personas are purposeful projections of who they want to be seen as #it's just when they become trapped in a new self image bc they're afraid to lose it and. yeah #anyway i love how toh does like. overshoot. in it's arcs #someone gets what they wanted but they've changed along the way and it's not true to then anymore #or they have a goal and then they reach it and then they have to deal with the new challenges and consequences of reaching that goal #it's good it's a part of what makes even brief arcs feel fleshed out

[ardenigh]

needed a mid-tier OC for smth so here’s some guy who likes soup

#in between playing with brushes im making #this one is alright! i like how easy it is to go from thin to thick without changing sizes. was working w size 30 the whole time #anyway this is aramis Ram For Short surname. i dont have a surname yet sdjfkdsj #he's alright ! mostly looks mad but he's either processing or he just cant see #his hair is based on the absolutely Stupid styles i used to draw for my anime OCs circa 2013 #like what was with schoolgirl me and the goofy padawan braid sdjfjk #'why midtier that's mean' well see i dont wanna get attached #sorry ram nothing personal #thats why he looks like the exact kind of person you'll get if you hand me a ballpoint pen and a diner napkin #i should make him greasier #or like. super exhausted looking #next time he comes up he'll look far worse dont worry #rams fatal flaw is that you can buy his silence and also a blind eye with some good stew #i need to draw other ocs though tbh like i have lucky drafts to clean up and hopefully ra's botanist to draw w my new awful brushes sdjfk #ITS BEEN 2 YEARS SINCE I ASKED TO DRAW THE BOTANIST??????? #I GOTTA GET ON THAT

[layalu]

Hate how i got into the habit of (objectively!) criticising/pointing out flaws with my work to compensate being overpraised as The Gifted Kid TM & how it makes me sound like i'm being self deprecating

#its such a hard habit to get rid of #tbf its true im not the best at taking compliments but mostly im just. allergic to praise i dont deserve and/or that singles me out #and it comes up every now and then w irl ppl how i am supposedly constantly talking myself down #even though among my artist friends i am doing that the least amount! #like. guys. there is a difference between not giving myself credit and acknowledging flaws #bc belive it or not i can do that without feeling shit about myself! #and half the time im not even talking abt myself im talking abt others? #cus i hate when people talk themselves down and i will often chime in to say what i think theyre good at #and bc *they* start comparing themselves to me i will then counter with what they are better at than me #or that yeah maybe xy about mine is better but ive also got a lot more practice #and idk i genuinely dont belive that is being self deprecating??? #if anything you acting like im a prodigy or sth is devaluing the time and effort i put in to hone a skill #which btw being able to feel ok about my skillset including the goods and bads is also a skill i had to learn! #idk. #lay rambles #sorry for the rant this is just sth i get frustrated about way too often #this doesnt just apply to art but thats where it comes up the most #actually im not done sorry #this specifically was in the context that we got a project graded and the teacher graded us by comparing projects #(which is questionable in itself but i digress) #& then when it came to me i argued that the person he compared me to deserved a better grade and then listed a bunch of reasons #bc she visibly put in more effort and had included things i hadnt and i thought the grade was unfair #and i never once said i thought mine was bad or didnt deserve the grade! but i know i did not put much effort into it and that this showed #and yes it still turned out visually nice; i got pretty good at getting the most out of the least effort possible #and i acknowledge that this is also a skill! #but also pointing out the very visible differences in quality and effort is not? self deprecating?? or am i missing something??? #and then had 4 ppl calling me out later for talking down my own project smh #like guys at this point youre just projecting #ik im grumbling abt this way more than warranted lol but a lil venting never hurts

[fencecollapsed]

I think the most frustrating thing people say to me when we talk about the fact I can't drive is "driving is freedom, you'll feel more independent when you don't have to rely on other people to go places" because like. I know that.

you don't really think all non-driving adults don't drive because we LIKE relying on others for transport, right? I don't enjoy feeling like a burden to my family, trust me. I KNOW I would have a lot more freedom if I could more easily get out of my house on my own. I'd like to have that freedom!

it's really not as encouraging as people think it is, though. the problem isn't that I'm unaware how much more independent I would be if I could drive. the problem is that independence comes with an inherent safety risk to myself and others and I cannot see myself as capable of handling that responsibility, for MANY reasons

#my brain tends to react either way too quickly or way too slowly to things and that makes me Very afraid of driving #react too fast? potential accident. react too slow? potential accident. #i dont want to have to drive to be able to have independence. thats a flaw in our system. #i know im going to have to and i Will though. its just. taking me a long time. #im ashamed enough without people acting like i dont Know that id have more freedom if i could drive djskfjdj #cj says stuff #vent

[timewontwait]

honestly at this rate, i’m considering going back to fic writing/drawing fan works full swing

#🌀 — later guys! i’m outta here. ❪ ooc. ❫ #vent // #don't get me wrong i still love rping. i'm still gonna do it #it still makes me super happy whenever i see new interactions pop up in my inboxes - even if i never end up getting to them #but hoogh.. i'll be honest besties - this past year has been challenging #idk how to describe it really without sounding like a loser dkasdafjdl but the tldr is mental illness and #writing in a space where feedback isn't always guaranteed doesn't mix well for me #which is why i'm kinda debating fanfic again because i STILL get comments and kudos from a fic i worked on back in 2016 #even though its full of flaws and cringe moments i still am so touched that there are ppl out there that still enjoy it in its full #teenaged toby angst glory kgjsdkj #what does that mean for my blogs and activity if i do wind up getting back into that kinda thing? dunno yet. #but i'll still BE here #and i will still probably respond to stuff (just slowly.. i am not fast like sonic T hedgehog) #jussst yeah. thinking it'll be good for me to pursue other hobbies and passions too #oh yeah i feel like i need to clarify - this has nothing to do with anything recent #it's been a gradual feeling

[vamptastic]

while i am also put off by the insistence to at all times use the most inflammatory, insulting, and condescending language towards anybody who disagrees with their fringe beliefs, the primary reason i just cannot engage with T/ERF bullshit even for the sake of trying to break down why they believe the things they do is the utter and complete lack of unbiased sources. seriously, every single time its like, transwomenareevil.com and every article is talking about a crime some random trans woman committed using the most libelous language possible. they legitimately read like a list of crimes read out before a mob before someone is shot in the head. no statistics, not even unbiased analysis of anecdotal examples, the vast majority of scientific articles they do attempt to cite, usually regarding medical transition, are meta analysis that do not actually support their claims if you, yknow, fucking read them (as always its 'more data needed'). it's all based on kneejerk disgust reactions or fear stemming from personal trauma. not the kind of thing im inclined to humor as a basis for how i want to conduct my life or what laws i want passed. and the entire time they're all convinced they're the only real feminists and the rest of us are idiots who have never heard of systematic oppression before.

#like where is the harm reduction where is the utilitarianism... #its all like one hypothetical person could be hypothetically hurt #lets go hurt a lot of very real people over it instead #i will humor a lot of opinions i think are genuinely stupid. antivax prolife antisemitic bullshit etc etc #kinda have to living where i do #and without fail people are usually just misinformed. #with t/erf stuff though? its like they're deliberately choosing to ignore actual science #i don't know how to engage w these people #its always the most bad faith reading of whatever you say followed by a bunch of bad sources you have to individually pick apart #i think its kinda the result of them thinking their beliefs are about intellectual superiority vs moral #which is what i usually deal with #bc people concerned with moral superiority will generally listen to facts and arguments presented #ppl who wanna feel super smart will not #and theres also a false dichotomy of like #be a r/dfem or be an MRA that i dislike #like nah im just an intersectional feminist #bc im trans and jewish and any other form of feminism usually ends up hurting me or my people #even Marxist feminism even tho i generally like it has some flaws in how it tends to handle religious women

[craqueluring]

i am tempted to watch that 40 minute long youtube video essay critiquing hannibal so i can get another perspective and also maybe post any counterpoints i have on here, but at the same time i am so extremely hyperfixated on this stupid tv show right now that i think watching that video might send me spiraling

#maybe when my hyperfixation calms down a little and i can deal with any amount of hannibal criticism without feeling like im going to die #its like uncontrollable i try so hard to be normal about it but it is so soul crushing its embarrasing #i hate my brain #bevause i really do want to be able to discuss its flaws like truly i do #anyways #ill do it eventually #when i can handle it LMAO #pluto speaks #it is very comforting that half the comments on that video are disagreeing though

[fortune-maiden]

Does anyone know a good LP of the FFXIII series?

Preferably one that includes the gameplay/field chatter but cuts out the extraneous battles, and preferably by someone who actually likes the game

#final fantasy xiii #final fantasy 13 #don't mind me having a moment #I want to experience the trilogy without having to actually play the trilogy ;w; #I still have my copy of XIII-2 though so I could play that one at least #FF13 had its flaws and I never really liked the gameplay admittedly #(I’m bad at it lol) #but I always liked the story and characters #I found one lp the other day but it’s pretty clear the player wasn’t a fan so hard to enjoy it #or maybe I should just give it another try #I was in high school when I failed to beat it before #I’d like to think im better at games now :) #(read: better at googling good paradigm setups)

[vikas-room]

i think... every single issue this episode of the owl house had can be linked back to disney shortening the show. like every single one

#the owl house #the owl house spoilers #like okay i liked it a lot #like seriously overall i liked the episode and it has a ton of really powerful moments #but #GODDD its so painfully clear the crew didnt get to tell the story they wanted to #and those powerful moments are weakened severely without the necessary context behind them #and a Certain Character (you could argue three) gets shafted out of any meaningful development #not because the crew didnt care enough #(though for two of them it was a larger issue in general that more people have brought up more succinctly than me) #but because its impossible to cram all that in with actual Plot in such a small fucking timeslot #yes i even think ''that'' part would've been better with more build up and an actual preceding arc #that part (along with others with the show) is more intrinsically flawed sure #but its exacerbated by it all happening in a 45 minute window #i have more specific thoughts on this but im too tired to write them #but it boils down to most of it being the fault of the season's truncation #this is incoherent as hell but AUUGHHHHHH #i dont think anyone is more mad about this than dana honestly #mypost

[hearthomelesbian]

[Video Description: A 3D render of a jellyfish-shaped carousel with sea dragon horses spinning to the beat of an upbeat chip-wave song. A person with long hair wearing a coat and bunny hat and a small pink rabbit ride the carousel next to each other. The center of the carousel glows a pink to blue gradient and has many types of ocean creatures silhouettes cut out. End Description.]

@lacecap this didn't render in time to upload to art fight bc it took like 4 days straight on my little laptop dhjkdfh but here it is! two person carnival!!! song + original concept here!

#thought of the concept of a jellyfish carousel and couldnt help myself #also sea dragon horses... #i love love love carousels #originally i just wanted to 3d model the gif i made but. this is much cooler conceptually i think #idk whats happening w the stark shadows on piano 😔 however i cannot fix them without another 4 days of rendering #so i decided to let it be even though it bothers me #i think its a cool enough concept that despite any flaws in the execution it was worth the hours i put into making it #and i hope u like it!!! 2pc is so so so immensely important to me #it not only inspired me to create this but also my own original music :•) #so thank u very much for such a wonderful song #<3 #🎠🎡🎠🎡🐇🎹 #elliot art #eye strain #eyestrain #gif #rapid gif #ask to tag #also. did maths for this lol #to calculate horse movement per fps + bpm