#like at this point it's a pattern

[purrvaire]

if I had a nickel for every time David Tennant has played a genderfluid, trauma-filled immortal having the worst day of their life in 2023, I'd have two nickels which isn't a lot but apparently it's enough to making me going insane

#like at this point it's a pattern #that post about attracting mutual with specific content? IT'S HIM #i'm back in the fucking building again #you know it must be good if dt is having a huge meltdown in it #im going to lose my shit again but please keep going #david tennant (belovedest) #fourteenth doctor #crowley #doctor who #doctor who 60th anniversary #good omens season 2 #tumblr text meme #user purrvaire

[talaricula]

Things I've seen tumblr memeing about James Somerton doing à la "How did no one see how bigoted he was!" as if those things haven't been a significant part of tumblr culture for over a decade :

Presenting untrue and bordering on conspiratorial versions of (queer or otherwise marginalised) history without any sources

Completely disregarding and disrespecting any expertise on socio-cultural topics/humanities and distrusting academics and historians (incl. acting as if no academics or historians could be queer or marginalised)

Downplaying the role misogyny played in the historical oppression of queer women and concluding that queer men must have been more oppressed than queer women

Bi women are, at best, not as queer as "real" queer ppl, and at worst, simply equivalent to straight women

Despite nominal trans inclusivity, transmasculine ppl are functionally women when convenient (combined with the above, bi transmascs are functionally straight women)

Despite nominal trans inclusivity (bis), shamelessly attacking, threatening and actively endangering any trans woman who questions them or smth they find important (often by unfairly presenting her as violent or as a threat)

Having absolutely fucking wild and reductive takes about ace ppl, the oppression they face and their place in the queer community

Stating that marriage equality is an assimilationist fight while completely ignoring its direct roots in the horrifying consequences of the AIDS crisis for partners of ppl who died of AIDS

Praising western media creators from the past for queer coding even under censure and in the same breath condemning current non western media creators for being homophobic bc their representation isn't explicit enough

Blaming China for all existing homophobic censoring in western media

Assuming all queer media would be better told by western creators and by western standards

Only out queer ppl get to tell queer stories

Heavily criticising almost all queer media created by women or ppl they see as such (see above points about trans ppl) or involving/starring a significant amount of women for any perceived or real amount of "problematicness", but fawning over and praising and negating criticism of queer media created by and starring mostly or even functionally exclusively men (even when it could be argued that, you know, not involving/seriously sidelining women is a pretty clear example of misogyny which should probably be considered "problematic")

And I'm probably forgetting stuff or there's stuff I have internalised myself and don't recognise as an issue

Like idk but I feel like the takeaway from Hbomberguy and Toddintheshadow's videos should maybe be "be aware of such patterns in your communities bc they definitely exist" and not "this guy is uniquely awful" and I feel like a lot of the discussion I've seen surrounding this has been severely failing at that. Most ppl who've spent any significant amount of time on tumblr prob either have internalised at least one of those thought patterns, have had to de-internalise them, or have had to be extremely vigilant to not internalise them (which is done by, you know, seeking out other sources, which also seemed like an important takeaway from the videos)

#Also I'm saying this as someone who actually watched quite a few of Somerton's videos #And noticed those patterns and stopped watching bc I recognised them from here #and had already learned to unlearn them after being so exposed to them here #And tbh I think anyone who hasn't had the luck or made the conscious choice to seek out ppl who pushed against those narratives #Would absolutely have fallen for this man's bullshit. Like let's not kid ourselves we see takes like this every day on this hellsite #2014 me would have. For sure. #This is next to the plagiarism issue which as Harris points out is an Internet wide issue and this includes tumblr #James Somerton #hbomberguy #todd in the shadows #This brought to you by a conversation with my wife yesterday #So many ppl on here don't deserve to meme or be this self absolvingly critical of this man #The call is coming from inside the house #The man has a tumblr it would legit not surprise me if some of the things he supposedly made up himself he did actually get from somewhere #And that somewhere was a tumblr post

[softichill]

I love fnaf literally no one can agree on anythjng

#cricket chirping #fnaf #five nights at freddy's #At this point I'm gonna rework my personal lore from the ground up #The movie characters may be their own thing but they're like the books #There's still patterns that connect to the core story that you need to pay attention to #I think. At this point. The crying child and his brother aren't Aftons #And Elizabeth might not be related to them #But then. The Sister Location protag.... #Augh. Fnaf lore

[snowyfrostshadows]

So.

We went from this for Starclan Cats:

To.

This:

Biggest downgrade of my life.

#warriors #warrior cats #this is almost worse than the disney live action remakes to me #like. i used to stare and study wayne mcloughlin's art in the code of the clans book for ages before moving on to the actual story #it was so good and pretty #richardsons's... #i feel nothing except mild disappointment and concern for his well being from harpercollins #cuz uh. #what kind of time crunch does the wc team/divisionshave him /on/????? #like. the star patterns for reedwhisker are....okay and look like stars #but mistystar..... she looks like she got dunked in the lake first #or like she could be mistaken for ferncloud...cuz man....those are absolutely 100% not stars on her pelt #props to reedshisker for being the first cat in ??? book covers for having a different expression (even if it's a lil wonky) though #star's cover gets one point #a starless clan

[jessicalprice]

Sorry, Christian atheists, but “Christianity traumatized me” is not a get-out-of-accountability-free card for upholding Christian supremacy through your treatment of members of minority cultures, reiterating Christian evangelism and colonialism but for your WASP brand of atheism, promoting Christian purity and hierarchy but with the serial numbers filed off, insisting that the Christian model of culture is the only one that exists and shouting down members of non-Christian cultures about their own cultures and experiences, etc.

Oh, you don’t like members of non-Christian cultures pointing out the ways in which your behaviors continue to normalize and uphold Christian hegemony?

THEN MAYBE STOP ACTING LIKE CHRISTIANS.

#Christian atheists will literally be out here like ‘ideally Jews wouldn’t exist’ and then throw a tantrum when we point out they’re still #adhering to a Christian pattern of believing that the ideal world is one in which no culture other than their own exists

[donelywell]

February 29- March 2 2024

The first time Sonic went Super in Road Trip wasn't exactly as stunning to Tails as other au's and stories.

Tails is like maybe 5 here (I'm not actually that organized on the timeline for this au yet, I'm getting there though, things are getting in order.) and he wasn't forced to grow up and be a hero in this au. So he's a bit more childish than canon Tails because he doesn't feel as pressured to mature and grow up fast. Plus, he genuinely thinks Sonic is going to die and this is the last time he see's him, so tears are bound to come down.

Part 1

#roadtrip!sonic au #sonic the hedgehog #super sonic #dadnic #miles tails prower #tails the fox #sonic fanart #wholesome sonic and tails wednesday #Okay- I'm gonna ramble a little bit about the dialogue and behaviors here you can skip the other tags if you're not interested #First- Sonic immediately tells Tails that he's fine first before asking if Tails is okay. This isn't Sonic putting himself first- #-but him trying to comfort Tails because even if it's cheesy- Tails will only feel okay if Sonic is okay. #Apparently it calms children down if they listen to their parents heartbeat (melts my heart when I remember that) so Sonic put- #-Tails close to him not only so he could hear that Sonic is alive- but also to try calming him down a little more. #Small thing I started incorporating way too late- Sonic will call Tails Big Guy if the kit is smaller than him and- #-Little Guy if the kit is larger than him. #Sonic changed his pattern color to be blue like Tails' eyes after he points out that they are both yellow (it's not colored here- #- but you probably remember that Super Sonic has golden fur.) #Sonic is constantly rubbing a thumb on Tails' hand as a comforting gesture. #That's my ramble- I know it's just pretty bare bone stuff that anyone reading might get but I freaking love explaining stuff (I gotta stop)

[sableeira]

bro really has one strategy up his sleeve: getting himself caught on purpose

#first ace… then meursault… now bram… #like I’m not kink shaming but surely this has to be a pattern at this point #bungou stray dogs #bsd spoilers #bsd #bsd 113 #bsd fyodor #bsd bram

[canisalbus]

the anon saying they wish vaschete were plushies inspired me

.

#oh no #oh #oh boy #they're adorable #I'm sorry but I'm just mentally smooshing their soft round little heads together #their expressions! #the teensy paws #really feeling that cute aggresion #you made their faces translate into simplified plush form so well #I'd be lying if I said it never crossed my mind how neat it would be to have plushies of them #not as merch but like to keep as mascots and have them sit contently next to each other in some nook of my home #I'm not completely hopeless at sewing but I've never designed patterns quite as complex as this #and I think commissioning a professional for a set is likely beyond my budget so eh one can dream #gift art #makedamnsvre #own characters #Machete #Vasco #from a technical point of view #I feel like I'd be adamant about keeping Vasco's ombre ears and muzzle but they could be potentially difficult to execute #unless you airbrushed them by hand or something I don't know how this works #and I'd probably be really picky about the texture of Machete's fluff as well #finding a faux fur with the right length curl and springiness might be hard #honestly I think I might have easier time if I tried art doll/ooak route because that permits more painting and sculpting than pure sewing #but then the squish factor would suffer

[cinnamon-flame]

I'm trying to figure out a Winter design that I like, this one is okay but I feel like I can do better

#It just doesn't feel like him you know? #I feel like I should make him either all white with like frost pattern or a white to blue color point #we'll see this isn't the last you'll see of me trying to figure this guy out #I've been making little animated icons for my art fight profiles #and I wanted to test out how it would look on a wof design before I do them for my ocs #and Winter was the guy I had the most motivation for #I might do a little animated matching icons for Moon and Kinajou #that idea has been bouncing around in my head for a while #it would be cute #wof #wings of fire #icewing #wof winter #dragon #cinnamon's doodles

[the-king-of-lemons]

#tone indicator slash lighhearted or whatever it is you guys say when u wanna criticize the qsmp and not get harassed #qsmp #qsmp fr #qsmp french #its only like the 10th time something like this has happened it surely cant be a pattern or anything #tiggady tags #qsmp neg #< tagging this so i actually dont get harassed tho #(genuinely dont believe its malicious or anything but at this point i wouldnt blame people if they did start suspecting that like- #these type of things happened so many times specifically to the french speaking ccs/fans that it does kinda appear as tho its purposeful)

[omaano]

The Art Nouveau inspired space cowboy pinup set for @ribbonkandy is finally complete 🌟

Thank you so much for working with me on these, and for the perseverence to get all three of them done!

Other posts with Din and Boba (and Din)

#Cobb Vanth #din djarin #boba fett #the mandalorian #the mandalorian fanart #tbobf #tbobf fanart #star wars fanart #my art #pinup #art nouveau #bobadincobb #look you know me when I say they are a set I mean it! #ahem anyways #since some people have pointed it out that the shape of the frame behind din looks like the dome of his helmet #I tried very hard to work a bit of *that* aspect into the frame for Cobb #like the swirly pattern from Boba and the stained glass in the three moons is a good enough way to tie them together #and to tatooine as well #but if you look real hard you might also see that the lower half resembles the cheek of a mandalorian helmet #and before the moons covered it up there was the dome to its shape as well that the krayt bones complete #just a fun fact #also someone please give some water to the marshal yeah? #artists on tumblr #digital art #digital illustration #art commission #can you tell that a lot of time had passed between these? because i had to rewatch the progress video a couple times to figure it all out #had to make them match!

[fulcrums501st]

enjoying the ahsoka show so far but why is no one talking about how dumb it is that this ancient magic miggufin thingy would know Thrawn’s exact location

#like it makes no sense #the whole point is that Thrawn and extra are MISSING #the miggufin should have told us about pergil migration patterns or something #would have made more sense #rest of show is cool tho #sw ahsoka #ahsoka show #ahsoka tano #star wars ahsoka #ahsoka spoilers #ahsoka series #tcw ahsoka #thrawn #star wars

[aroaceleovaldez]

Thalia's color is ultramarine, Jason's color is cyan, Percy's is teal, Bianca's is green, Nico's is olive, and Hazel's is gold.

The big 3 kids make a color gradient in order (Zeus [sky] > Poseidon [ocean] > Hades [underground]) hope this helps

#pjo #riordanverse #thalia grace #jason grace #percy jackson #bianca di angelo #nico di angelo #hazel levesque #''but Nico is purple'' that'd ruin the color scheme/pattern though also Rick is wrong #they're all cool tones and Nico specifically is especially not a warm tone #if anyone's purple it's Jason or Hazel cause theyre roman so they get the shirts as accent colors #and Hazel is warm-tones anyways so she could be purple if she wanted to be but she's gold #all of Nico's warm tones are desaturated browns and tans #which does not work easily with the purple. you'd have to make it pretty magenta/red and at that point it's not worth it #he can have some maroons/burgundy as a treat but that's about it #plus he's mostly underground - trying to make purples work with both grey/blue (stone) *and* brown (dirt)? plus skeletons (grey/yellow)? #you're not gonna have a good time unless you tweak a lot like heavily towards green or something. just make Nico's color green #anyways hi i heavily associate characters with colors frequently

[fisheito]

He's a magician

#how does eiden keep doing that #that. naked magic. tablecloth sweep but suddenly it's rated oops for selective nudity #this is the 2nd time i've drawn eiden motion blur swiping yaku's clothes off. will this become a pattern? #yes i am still thinking about aegis r2. naked apron forever #i know there was probably an interlude. a moment between R1 and R2 [R1.5] #where eiden said TAKE OFF YOUR CLOTHES ok now put the apron back on #and yakumo's all ??? JUST the apron? ?? ?? #then we go into R2 and it starts with yakumo questioning eiden's costume direction #but i wouldn't put it past eiden's mystical part time abilities #to be able to selectively nakify his clan members #haHA! behold! the art of misdirection! NOW WITH SEXY CONSEQUENCES!! #at some point in the future eiden will show off his tablecloth swoosh trick (the legitimate one. that actually uses the tablecloth) #and yakumo will be mildly wary the entire time. hands hovering near his crotch area as he was lucky to do the FIRST time #anyway eiden performs the trick successfully. no one's clothes slide off. the tablecloth is swooshed. the dishes are intact. #now we can either leave it at that or go the route of Violence #like the dramatic samurai strike. there's a moment of nothing . THEN EVERYONE IN THE ROOM LOSES THEIR CLOTHES IN A GUST OF WIND #EIDEN'S ULTIMATE ATTACK!!!!! PENULTIMA NAKED FLAME RENDING SHREDDINATOR RISING TORNADO!!!!!!! #nu carnival #yakuei #yakumo #eiden

[mioakem]

Male character who died at a young age from a disappointing death? Okay okay tell me more. He’s tall and muscular??? Perfect. He’s European and has a thick accent?? Alright bonus but not required. He’s bi but has/had a girlfriend that he loves/loved very much??? Absolutely. He has a male best friend that the majority of the fandom ships him with?? Alright, good but again not required. He has a tough guy persona but is actually a super sweet and kind of goofy and lovable guy??? Well golly gee sign me up

#I’m noticing a pattern… #the European one doesn’t apply to Jason and the best friend one doesn’t apply to Matthias #but Mischa is the whole package #bonus points to Matthias and Jason for being hated by the fandoms and called the most boring #no one gets them like I do #Percy Jackson #pjo #hoo #heroes of Olympus #Jason grace #pjo hoo toa #toa #trials of Apollo #soc #six of crows #Matthias helvar #ride the cyclone #rtc #mischa bachinski #mischa rtc #valgrace #nischa #helnik

[sidsinning]

Me making more analytical posts about Alastor than Lucifer? More likely than you might think

#I love analyzing Lucifer but I feel like others basically say what I think about him already #I usually just end up making mini analysis posts about him like pointing out 1 behavioral pattern #otherwise all my posts on him are unhinged #hazbin hotel #lucifer morningstar #alastor #sidrabbles