#or at least let it be educational so people can understand how to handle my disabilities

[britt-kageryuu]

Back with the idea of the Turtles taking part in Reptile Education Programs, but let's toss is the whole 'The Turtles can understand normal turtles/reptiles' idea.

So yes the turtles (even if some are reluctant at first) are helping with handling and talking about whichever reptiles are part of the program. While trying to ignore the critters chatting to focus on what the kids/audience might ask.

Because the turtles don't always want others to know they can understand the turtles/reptiles, because that will lead to endless questions of what they're saying and wanting to have the turtles act as translators.

But the urge to just shout shut up at the turtles/reptiles is very strong at times. Especially if they're in a zoo or aquarium because there's way more creatures chattering about.

Though there are some who don't mind people knowing they can understand the critters, and the novelty kinda wears off, though the organizers remind the kids/audience that it's not polite to badger the turtles about what every critter is 'talking' about.

The main difference with adding the ability to understand normal turtles/reptiles is just the random comment from the turtles about what the non mutant critters are saying or the implications of the silent communication that animals have.

Like the image of Rise Donnie standing in front of a turtle tank when a softshell swims up to him for a minute and suddenly Donnie turns around hissing before vocalizing 'how dare you imply that about my person!'

But Rise Leo would probably be 'chatting' with the turtles, and casually telling the humans about the random stuff they're saying.

With the other turtles, the 80s turtles would be the most casual about this, and don't mind sharing as long as it's not too disturbing, I guess.

The 03 turtles I can at least see Don and Mikey being more open about it, Raph would be a bit less open unless you don't annoy him, Leo probably wouldn't mind, but he purposefully avoids specific turtles, for reasons.

The 12 turtles might be more open to translating, but it depends on the group, and the current mood of the turtle.

With the 14/bay turtles I can really only see Donnie and Mikey being open about it, I figure Raph might get annoyed more easily, and Leo tries to keep it short.

The Rise Turtles would definitely love to chat with and translate, though they will avoid translating things that would not be kid friendly.

The MM Turtles are probably kinda awkward about the whole thing, because the kids at school kept asking them about what the class pets (if any) were saying about them, and little kids have even less of a filter, and ask weirder questions.

The other iterations all just depend on what's going on in universe, thus I can't give many ideas for them, but there is at least one fanfiction out there of Damian Wayne asking Mikey to translate what a normal turtle is saying.

Still the idea of normal turtles trying to attract the Turtles attention for any reason is a bit more funny if the boys reply back with 'we already have a bale please stop asking', 'It would never work out sorry', 'I already have a mate, and don't want another', 'miss/sir I am like 200 times bigger than you!'

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This is literally me taking two ideas I made posts about, and mashing them together.

#tmnt 1987 #tmnt 2003 #tmnt 2k3 #tmnt 2012 #tmnt 2k12 #tmnt 2018 #tmnt 2014 #tmnt 2023 #tmnt mm #tmnt mutant mayhem #rottmnt #teenage mutant ninja turtles #tmnt #teenage mutant ninja turtle mutant mayhem #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rise of the tmnt #tmnt idw #rise tmnt

[theblackqueen-ofmyheart]

You know what we need @fiery-red-kryptonite? We need a diabetic convention.

A few days long where diabetics of all ages could all get together and just talk, share things. both type 1 and type 2 diabetics. I know where I live there were diabetes camps but like…those were for kids and that’s great but so many people who are older need the support.

Because honestly no one understands a diabetic like another diabetic, doctors don’t get me the way you do. Other friends may try to help (and they do an amazing job when I need them to help) but I can just message you and go “holy shit the low I had today” and you understand and share what helps you. I can say “my lord the dream I had today” and you respond with “how was your blood sugar?”.

Plus I know way too many type 2 diabetics who are sorely uneducated on type 1 diabetes and I feel like they would learn better in an open, friendly environment rather than a doctors office where the doctor might not even fully know.

New diabetics who are scared and worried being able to talk face to face with elder diabetics who’ve been dealing with this Illness for most of their lives and hearing from some who knows first hand how they handle it. Being able to go back to their doctors with informed ideas on how to better manage their diabetes.

Panels set up by diabetics for diabetics (and their families because let’s be honest families need more education than they get too)

Little sales booths where diabetics can sell little trinkets to decorate pump or pen pouches. Little bears to help little kids with diabetes brave the injections (I had one his name was poke, he was my second favourite bear)

Just something for diabetics to get together in person and be able to share. Make connections with each other and finally feel a little bit less alone.

I don’t know this idea struck me while I was changing my sensor and I felt like a post that other diabetics may see and share etc would be nice……at least we can have a diabetic Tumblr group or something 😂

Edit: the post has been reblogged and liked a few times so I went ahead and made a discord so diabetics can connect in some way at the very least. The invite shouldn’t expire but if it does please let me know and I’ll put a new one or invite you personally.

#diabetics #diabetes #type one diabetic #type one diabetes #type two diabetes #type two diabetic #type 2 diabetes #type 1 diabetic #type 1 diabetes #type 2 diabetic #I’m actually considering blazing the post so more diabetics can see it…..

[iliveforyouilongforyouvesuvia]

I think you are one of the first people I've seen on here that doesn't try to hate on one of the characters while writing them. I'm curious, how would the M6 handle an MC with very low self esteem? I suffer from it and would love to see what you come up with ❤️

The Arcana HCs: M6 with an insecure MC

~ this is one of four requests I've received for an MC who's insecure/has low self esteem - as someone who can completely relate, here are your headcanons my loves, I hope you can receive these affirmations from fictional characters knowing that they come from a very real person who adores you all - brainrot ~

Julian

Oh, he gets it

Sure, he never hesitates to ask for what he wants, but that doesn't mean he thinks he deserves any of it

He can recognize those moments of doubt in your eyes as soon as they appear, because he knows exactly what they feel like on his own face

Which makes his heart ache for you, he knows how crappy that feels and of all the people he knows you deserve it the least

Normally when this happens his instinct is to fawn over you to the point of becoming a public embarrassment

This usually works, but sometimes when you hit a rut like this you just need something to get you out of your own head and enjoy the life you've built for yourself

He's taking you dancing

It helps everything! Focusing on the motions gets you out of your head, it's a fantastic way to initiate some physical contact, and by the time you're worn out you've had too much fun to keep worrying

Once you've reached that point you're fair game for affirmations: what a lovely dancer you are, the way you move is breathtaking, how is he supposed to enjoy dancing without you again?

Asra

On one hand, their love for you is so unconditional that they have a difficult time understanding the source of your doubts

He would love you in any shape, with any name, with any identity. If it's you that's all that matters to him

Why are you worrying about certain details about yourself when none of them change who you fundamentally are?

On the other hand, they know perfectly well what it's like to doubt themself or feel lacking

Once you two are together it's less common for you to spiral because he doesn't let you go five minutes without giving you a boost of some kind

Every morning comes with a tidal wave of subtle compliments. They will flirt with you mercilessly and go out of their way to admire any specific thing about yourself that tends to be a sticking point for you

On the days when it does get bad, he'll pick a place or activity that brings out something he knows you like about yourself

You're a good singer? You're proud of your magic? They'll take you back to the cave to practice combining the two

So many kisses, everywhere, all the time

Nadia

She doesn't struggle with it in the same way, but you've met her family

Being the youngest in a large family of exceptional people, parents with public and demanding roles, and lots of big personalities leaves very little room for self-discovery and confidence

I mean it was bad enough for her to marry Lucio and leave Prakra

She's come a really long way, and been able to address the source of her insecurities, but she remembers what it was like

Her default is already to take every opportunity to fluster you, so even if it's not on purpose you never have to doubt her affections

But she makes being a Countess look easy, she has years of education and good upbringing on top of her natural talents, and you're a humble court magician who was relearning how to exist less than three years ago

She is committed to seeing you succeed in the Palace. She'll happily spend hours teaching you the ins and outs of diplomacy and etiquette in the most delightful ways

But she'll also make sure the two of you regularly visit your old haunts, simply to highlight the things you excel at that she doesn't and to prove to you that you two are truly equals

Muriel

You've seen him go wide eyed before, but one of the times that really sticks in your memory is the moment you casually told him that he could do a lot better than you

Until he met you, he went through life with a total of one (1) friend who had a crippling combination of wanderlust and attachment issues

The fact that he's able to have a relationship with you at all is a miraculous win in his mind

He knows he's not the best at expressing his feelings, but if it's your self-esteem on the line he will learn and he will do his best

The first time he hears you voice your insecurities he's dropping whatever he's doing and sitting next to you

He'll take your hand and wait, as patiently as you need him to, until you've told him everything that's bothering you

He's not the most eloquent person, but he knows the importance of responding to your doubts and he'll painstakingly address each one, out loud, telling you that it's not true and why

On a day to day basis, he makes a point of acknowledging all the ways you make his life better with little words or smiles or touches

Portia

She's a generally easy going person, she knows all her own faults and how to acknowledge and live with them

However, she has her own brand of low self-esteem and it fuels her workaholic tendencies

So much of her life has revolved around the people next to her being the main characters that she has a hard time seeing herself as having any relevance unless she's playing a support role

And then one day she hears you, the exciting, mysterious magician who turns every day into an adventure, casually question your own worth and relevance out loud

She has to process it for a moment before she can respond. Important people experience this too? This isn't in her novels

She'll ask you about it right away. What do you mean when you say that? Why do you think that?

Talking to you proves two things to her: that her own feelings do not make her unimportant, and that you are not as indestructible as she assumed you were

She'll write her favorite qualities down about you and have you do the same, and now you say your affirmations to each other every morning

Lucio

This guy had questioned himself maybe three times in his life before he met you

He thinks he's an above-average dude on his humbler days. He hates acknowledging his oopsies because the consequences scare him, not because he thinks they make him a bad person

He adores you, you keep the world in perspective for him, and he knows how important that and the way you've helped him grow is

But he subconsciously contributes to your struggles at first. Any unique trait is teasing material to him, it never occurred to him that the stuff he comments on might be sensitive for you

Until the day he notices you change your appearance and have a hard time responding to him

Why did you change your clothes to hide that part of your body? Why don't you take credit for your work any more? Why don't you believe him when he compliments you?

When you manage to tell him, he feels awful about it. He doesn't know what it's like to be insecure, but he does know what it's like to want somebody's approval and acceptance

It'll take a while, but he'll prove all the doubts he caused wrong and then tackle the rest. How is he supposed to shine without you as a light source anyway?

#ask arcana brainrot #the arcana headcanons #the arcana hc #the arcana #asra the arcana #julian the arcana #nadia the arcana #muriel the arcana #portia the arcana #lucio the arcana #the arcana game #the arcana fluff #asra alnazar #julian devorak #nadia satrinava #muriel of the kokhuri #portia devorak #lucio morgasson

[bluepeachstudios]

GitS Asks!

Not as much as he does the boys. April's pretty good about having her own fun, she's got a family to go back to, she can separate herself when she needs to. She can handle herself!

Noted 👀 Though I don't read fanfic very often because I'm. Usually too busy writing it. fhgdkjgf I'm already behind on stuff I want to read. I will put it on my List.

Leo's least favorite is math, he finds it boring as all hell. Raph's least favorite is chemistry. He cannot get any of it right for the life of him. He accidentally made mustard gas once and from then on Donnie was paired with him to make sure that didn't happen again. Mikey's is history! He has a hard time just sitting still and listening. Donnie's least favorite is the mystic arts. He thinks it's unnecessary for him, because he doesn't have a mystic weapon.

Ghost just tells them he's going to teach them something today and they pretty much all show up. If they miss a day, he doesn't scold them about it or anything, he just lets them miss it. If they don't understand something because of it later, he can just teach it to them again. Normally they don't miss more than a day at a time, and if they do there's usually something else going on. Ghost is homeschooling them, and it's not like they're going to college. The point is learning, not to make them suffer when they don't feel like it. ;)

Splinter was giving the boys an education! He taught them colors, and alphabets, and how to read, how to clean, how to take care of themselves. Splinter taught them a lot, and Ghost knows that. He's not mad for Splinter focusing on the more practical things and less on the academic side.

Oh yeah he's gonna flip y'all.

"Who?"

Spoilers! Though I am now thinking of that 03 episode during fast forward where they go to the gala and Donnie is wearing a purple suit. Thank you.

Ghost is still kinda active with the homeless community. He doesn't talk to them, or really show himself at all, but he drops off blankets and clothes he finds when scavenging.

Ghost doesn't know about Don stealing from ATMs at the moment! He won't mind it, though. He's not hurting anyone but big banks by doing it.

Oh you think Ghost's self-blame and self-hatred is bad now? NOTHING compared to what it would be if he'd fallen into Rise after experiencing SAINW. He knows what's going to happen to his brothers. He knows he disappeared, and that the world ended because of it. He'd work a lot harder. I don't think he'd pay any attention to the kids, honestly, I think he'd be neck-deep in making a portal, trying everything, retrying it.

Ghost has accepted that he's stuck in his dimension. Donatello would not.

The TECH! It's so much easier to get high-grade metal and supplies in Rise! He can get SO MUCH SHIT! No wonder Donnie can build things so nicely, people dump out nice stuff!

Welcome to ow, I'll be your host-

Spppoiiilerrsssss? I think? Probably???

It does! There was a poll quite a ways back that even asked if Ghost ends up with Leo or with the other boys. He's in Tahiti. ;)

Phantom is far less scarred than Ell. He still has the leather jacket because I feel like he deserves a leather jacket. Ghost doesn't have the scar over his eye because of Phantom. When Ghost disappeared to the Battle Nexus to try and find answers, Phantom immediately started looking for him. Ghost had only meant to go for a day, but was trapped by Big Mama and forced to fight. Phantom found him and pulled him out of there before he ever got the scar.

Some things are universal constants :)

Whether they survive it or not is different.

Oh 03 Donatello is completely destroyed. He blames himself entirely. He works all the time to get his lost brother back. Ell and Spirit don't blame Donny, but Mike does a bit. It's easier to be mad at someone than the universe.

w... what about it....

Bold of you to assume that Ghost isn't going to break that curse

Rise boys are starting to realize their mentor isn't invincible and immortal. Terrifying thing to learn.

Thank you!! Glad you like it!

#asks #gits ask

[generalluxun]

Some people angrily say to Chloe fans, “Stop liking her. She can choose, and she won’t stop being a villain.” While you can argue that, the lines separating what a person CAN’T do and what a person WON’T do are often blurry. People are still bound by nurture after all, which is why the lines are blurry. But people want easy answers.

Some people want the world to be in black and white. I wouldn't say bound by nature, because those same people will say 'She's evil, its in her nature' which is also a vile line of thought that is used to excuse atrocities against people.

The truth is, *nurture* is strong. What we are *taught* shapes us heavily, and changing our core beliefs is often extremely hard. Neuroplasticity is real, and it makes bug changes very hard without support.

The people who claim 'You have a choice' as if that is the beginning and the end want to ignore this. They're the same people that would tell someone starving 'You have a choice' about stealing food. They'd tell someone with depression 'You have a choice' about staying in bed. They want to erase all context leading up to the moment of 'choice' and pretend it is something sanitized and without weight.

Some of the people who do this are children, they speak from ignorance. If they've grown up in a happy sanitized little family household then they don't have the experiences to understand. Not only that they might lack even the knowledge about how to educate themselves. There is much in the world that we don't even know that we don't know. On top of that their developing minds are trying desperately to order the world, just to get a handle on it. Kids are bombarded by new things and new information at a frightening pac, and that doesn't even include all the chemical insanity of puberty. So they short hand, they organize and simplify. Kids say 'it's a choice' because it lets them shrink down a complex and uncomfortable issue into something small and easily managable.

Then there are adults. Adults who should know better, adults with the experiences at least to know they might he missing the big picture, adults who can and should educate themselves or admit their ignorance, and yet don't. You see, there is a form of power in dismissing someone else's life experiences. Taking an entire person's life and crushing it down into three little words 'It's a choice' is an intoxicating level of control. It's doubly so when you already don't like someone. Maybe you don't like the way they dress. Maybe you don't like their religion. Maybe you don't like who they kiss. Maybe you don't like the color of their skin. Or maybe they just remind you of a childhood bully you had.

Dehumanizing someone is a powerful tool for oppression, control, and revenge. That doesn't make it right.

This answer is a bit of a ramble already, it's before my morning coffee. It's all relevant though. I've also hit upon the role reversal in the show between Chloé and her father. The grown man is treated as the victim at the mercy of the child, while the child is treated as the adult -as if she had any control or real power in her life.

#asks #dehumanizng people #child abuse is never okay #God this show needs help #I can't even say these aren't topics for kids shows because other shows are out there doing it better

[prodigal-explorer]

listen, I get that you hate Basil, and that's fine. But please, for the love of everything living, watch like, a Basil deep dive or something (I recommend @JJCGames analysis they did a great job) Because oh my gosh you are mischaracterizing him more than the Omori fans that infantalize him and it's actually insane. You can still hate Basil after watching an analysis video, that's perfectly fine, hate what you want to hate. But at least let your hate be accurate 😭 I still don't like Basil that much after watching the vid but at least I'm more on point with my critic.

hey hey!

so i answered one your newer asks which is wayyy more respectful than this one, and i'm just gonna say to clear the air about this one: I DON'T CARE.

you wanna know the beautiful thing about a game like omori and pretty much all fictional media in general? it's up to interpretation! people are going to interpret things in different ways based on their experiences. but the reasons why i hate him are valid. they are not "mischaracterization" just because you personally disagree with them. that's not how opinions work. it fucking sucks when people act super entitled, and pretend that i don't understand the source material just because my opinion is different from what's popular and widely accepted.

why would an analysis video help me? i've watched countless omori videos and all of them are just expressions of MORE opinions!! none of them can be regarded as "educational" because they are all OPINIONS, just like how my views on basil is an OPINION!! wow, imagine the concept of just respecting people's opinions instead of running to the askbox the second somebody disagrees with you.

"at least let your hate be accurate". first of all, it is. i'm not lying when i say my reasoning for hating him. i played the game. i know everything he did, and i personally don't forgive him. plus his fans constantly act obnoxious and annoying and stinky. so there. that's why i fucking hate basil. and i can hate him for any reasons i want to, accurate or not! it's a good thing that, wow, oh my gosh, my reasons ARE accurate and valid!

i know that my opinion is unpopular. i know that i'm gonna get hate. and i get tons of asks and comments and messages that are worse than this one all. the. time. because basil stans just cannot handle the idea that people have different opinions.

just because my opinion is different from yours doesn't mean it's wrong. basil fans need to get that through their heads.

#omori #omori basil #basil omori #finally addressing this ask from like a million years ago #and i get that this was phrased nicely but like #there's something under the surface of this message that irks me so bad #and it's just the general attitude of “you're wrong because i don't agree with you”. #like #that is just so fucking annoying. #and i can't stand it. #so am i being a little mean? #yeah! #but this is my blog i can be as mean as i want! #and besides #i'm not sending death threats or accusing someone of being stupid or illiterate or lacking empathy. #all things that basil stans have done to me #by the way.

[imagionationstation]

Your posts of Donnie12 are my LIFE SAVOR!

Donnie is probs the hardest brother out of the bunch I can get a character grasp outside of smart, sarcastic brother that’s a bit of a simp. I didn’t wanna do him injustice in the fic I’m writing so if it’s no trouble, can you make a list of your head cannons of him pls?

No trouble?! No trouble?!

Excuse you! I love any excuse to spread my love of the purple genius and educate people on why he is a lovable green bean! In reality, I should be thank you for this ask! Thank you!!!

*ahem* *looks through millions of notes*

Hmmm… This sounds like a character development type question? Let’s check out my headcanons for those…

Mhmm, mhmm, mmmmm, ah!

HERE WE GO

DONNIE AND HIS BROS: 

Mikey and Donnie have bonded over being the youngest brothers the same way that Leo and Raph bonded over being the eldest. Donnie appreciates Mikey because he’s the one person that he doesn’t feel like he has to prove himself too. Mikey treats him as an equal and he’s the only brother who (somewhat) supports his hopes of winning over April. He gets annoyed with his little brother’s antics like all older siblings do, but that stems from the fact Mikey does many things that trigger his OCD. He forgives him easily. Just like Donnie understands Mikey’s hyperactivity; Mikey understands his brother’s compulsive nature. 

Donnie and Raph are brain and brawn, and when they compare one another in that way, they always hit walls in terms of their relationship. Raph will always have a strength that that Donnie can’t tap, which will make him insecure. Donnie has brains that Raph can’t tap, so that makes him insecure. When they can look past this, there’s a lot they have in common. Passionate, strong-willed, and determined to protect their family no matter how it effects their well-being. They’re the middle children, so they know how it feels to have less attention then the heir and baby brother, and when to be there for each other when it counts. 

Donnie and Leo are the most mature of the group. While Raph only jokes about it, Donnie truly sees Leo as- in a sense- perfect. He’s a confident older brother who lives up to expectations, never fails when they need him most and never stops trying no matter how difficult things get, carries his families burdens without faltering, acts only in their best interests, can face death without blinking, and can even flirt with the girl that he likes and get a positive reaction in return. 

Leo is everything that Donnie aspires to be, but fears that he never can. He’ll do just about anything to earn his approval, and feels like a failure when his inventions or experiments can’t reach his expectations. Donnie’s willingness to complete tasks does lead Leo to push to hard. The team genius does have his limits, and will snap when the pressure gets to much. That’s usually where their arguments stem from. He desires to prove himself, and gets frustrated when anything gets in the way of that. 

FLASHBACK TO MIKEY EXPLANATION: 

I mentioned that Donnie has OCD. THIS IS CANON. And lemme tell you it explains SO MUCH. What IS headcanon is my theories about what OCD does. So here we go: 

-Donnie can’t tolerate people messing with his stuff. Everything has a place and they are set there for good reason. When his brothers come in and touch his things, it risks ruining the order he has for his lab. (It may look messy at times, but he put those things there, so that’s deemed their place, at least for the moment). 

-OCD comes with emotional irregulation, which is why Donnie tends to go from calm to high-strung at a moment’s notice. Even though it drives them nuts at times, his brothers understand that him letting it out as an unnecessary shrill rant is healthier than him locking up the stress and fear that could be dangerous to his mental health. They’ll tease him for it, but have never actually pushed him to stop. 

-His OCD also gives him a constant anxiety, which he usually chooses to handle by working or studying in order to make the nerves go away. He does his best to keep it under control in battle by focusing on the mission, even if his brother’s constant pushing to “go faster” makes it all the more difficult. 

-Because of the intrusive thoughts that come with OCD, Donnie sometimes sees himself the way that humans do; as a monster and a freak. One of the reasons that he got so obsessed with April (after the original crush wears off) was because she was a human who accepted him as he was, and he wanted to prove his fears wrong by winning her over. His compulsive tendencies lead him to do things like stalk her and build questionable gifts. His brothers understand this, even if they don’t approve. 

THERE ARE OTHERS BUT I’M MOVING ON NOW-

Donnie can’t handle being sick. He’s no germaphobe and he won’t hesitate to care for an ill family member (if they’ll let him. Raph can be stubborn). It’s being sick itself that he can’t handle. He’s investigated every sickness known to man, and it always ends up being his undoing. He’s terrified that whatever he has is so much worse than the simple fever that his brothers keep telling him it is, and is convinced he’s on his death bed. The only way to keep him calm is company and contact. He’ll continue to irrationally fear for his life, but he takes comfort in knowing that he’ll die surrounded by those he loves. 

Donnie has been shocked and electrocuted so many times that his body has actually developed a tolerance to it. He theorizes it has to do with the mutant cells adapting to the abuse. It comes in handy when he’s strapped down during Fourfold Trap.

Donnie would do a lot for Leo. Space Heroes is where he draws the line. He doesn’t understand his fascination with it and can’t go a minute without pointing out an inconsistency in the plot or questioning Captain Ryan’s morals. After a few months, Leo had to start waiting until he knew Donnie wasn’t around to turn it on. 

Better safe than sorry. 

Out of all his brothers, Donnie is the last one to learn how to talk. Not because he couldn’t or struggled, simply because he chose not to. He read and he could interact with his brothers and father with chirps and churrs. The day that he did choose to talk, he shocked Splinter out of his fur when he calmly used full sentences. 

Donnie built Metalhead to assist the team and never stopped trying to make him worthy of Leo’s approval. At some point along the way, he subconsciously started looking at Metalhead like his own kid: Someone to be taught and taken care of. After losing him, Donnie just couldn’t bring himself to make another, because he knew his lil’ buddy was one of a kind. 

Everyone thinks that Donnie hates Leo’s wars with the toaster, but in reality, he doesn’t mind. The repairs are never difficult and his older brother always feels guilty for putting something else on his list, so he hangs out with Donnie as he fixes it. Donnie enjoys the excuse for bonding outside of training or missions. Leo even helps Donnie around the lab sometimes, as it’s mention in an episode when someone knocks against the ShellRaiser that Leo “just waxed her!” 

Leo’s the only one who knows about Donnie’s nightmares about Slash. Not only is the memory of being sought out and forcefully separated terrifying, but Donnie knows Raph still cares about ‘Spike’ and doesn’t want to hurt him by reminding him of what Slash did. He’s relieved when Slash goes to the good side, but being around the large snapping turtle still makes him nervous.

If I keep going, I will headcanon myself into oblivion- THAT’S ALL, FOLKS

Maybe. Possibly. For now :)

Thanks again for the ask!!

#See what I see TMNT #donnie #tmnt donnie 2012 #donnie tmnt #tmnt donnie #2012 donnie #tmnt 2012 #tmnt 2k12 #tmnt donatello #tmnt fandom #2012 tmnt #donatello #donatello hamato #donnie hamato #tmnt headcanons #teenage mutant ninja turtles 2012 #teenage mutant ninja turtles #teenage mutant ninja turtles donnie

[underlust-but-like-acearo]

Yeah, I don't want to make it a big thing but like.. Aside from the obvious things that were wrong with Underlust, as someone on the acearo spectrum and a nonbinary indivual, I do wanna point out the sort of general queerphobia that's attached to Underlust? Obviously there's more nuance to be had, but here's just some things I've been sitting on for a while.

The biggest thing in my mind was definitely the issue of how morality and sexuality were handled, because this has just always been something so glaringly obvious to me. All the quote on quote "good" characters are less sexual or not sexual at all, and the "bad" characters are overly sexual. Blah blah blah it's not up to the author to tell you what is good and what is bad, be critical... But it has always been very disconcerting to me how the character we're guided to sympathise with, Mettaton, blatantly calls the characters who are more sexual (and also portrayed as kinda unlikeable), "gross". There's a general vibe that sexuality is bad, sexuality is gross, and also that it's not the most real or goodest form of love. It's up to the asexual character to go to through the Underground and snap these goddamn heathens out of their lustful trance! And like wow?? What can I say but yikes.

Also, the issue of libido. Libido being heavily conflated with a lack of restraint and also being presented as something that makes you attracted to everyone all the time? It's not a very flattering image of sexuality, and it's also sorta misinformed. To put it shortly, libido (sexual arousal), sex acts (e.g sex), and sexual attraction (if and who you're attracted to) are different things. All the monsters in Underlust have high libidos, have a lot of sex, and wanna have it with everyone. And the asexual character we got, Frisk, probably was gonna have low or no libido, never have sex, and be sexually attracted to nobody. You had all three or you didn't, which is very reductive to say the least. It's good that asexuals were acknowledged and I love ace Frisk with all my heart.. But this is a very narrow, misguided and unfortunately common way people understand sexuality. High libido and bisexuality aren't intrinsically attached to one another. High libido and allosexuality aren't intrinsically attached to one another. High libido and sexual acts aren't intrinsically attached to one another <- being aroused doesn't make you a jerk that crosses people's boundaries, and being aroused is not always expressed openly by said person. Again, it's all just a very reductionist way to look at sexuality.

Also, this is just a teeny weeny thing, but aging up is a bit complicated of a topic for me. Having a character be of consenting age is important if they're going to be sexualised for obvious reasons, but the complete absence of children from any story featuring or discussing sex can be troublesome in its own right. Making sure kids are educated about sex from a young age and letting them be a part of discussions is important for protecting kids from sexual abuse and ensuring their sexual health. Removing children from the conversation makes them ignorant, it makes them feel ashamed, isolated, and puts them at greater risk of harm. Also, Underlust is just so obviously queer, and I'm sure I don't need to get into a conversation about how some people think that children can't be queer, or think exposing them to queerness is inappropriate. This is all wayyy beyond the scope of the original work, but I think it's important to think about.

And the last thing on my mind doesn't have to do with the au itself actually, but I'm looking towards people in the UTMV fandom. Some of y'all with your shipping are just.. Uhh.. Well. I've said it before and I'll say it again, but being overly sexual or flamboyant does NOT make you feminine. If you think being promiscuous is an inherently feminine trait, you are partaking in the sexism my guy. If you think that a gay ship NEEDS to have someone be assigned 'the guy' and someone be assigned 'the girl', you are partaking in homophobia my guy. And if you think that LUST should be the GIRL in a relationship when paired with someone else, double whammy, that is both sexism AND homophobia!! I'm bonking you on the head, cut that out. (If a gay man wants to call themselves the 'wife' in a relationship, that's their own business, but treating it like that's the standard is not okay.)

Maybe I didn't go over everything as thoroughly as I could have here, but I've been typing for a bit and I'm sure you guys get the picture. If you have commited any of the cardinal sins here (joke), that's okay. I honestly don't think the creator meant to portray this, and I don't think anyone in the fandom has bad intentions, but it's still important to examine our own prejudices and misunderstandings and learn to be better. Just because you did a bad thing or didnt know better before doesn't mean that you're a bad person. Peace and love on planet earth, let's make Underlust best au in the whole world, okay?

#op #underlust but like acearo #underlust #<- hope you guys dont mind putting my little ramble in the tag #ive just never seen this get brought up and want to know im not out of my mind #this makes sense right? im not just seeing things that arent there? #post basically explaining why my lust sans is acearo and why i decided to change frisk back into a minor #cw csa mention #cw sa mention

[fuckingpajamas]

Writing Pattern Game

Thanks for the tag, @phoenixtakaramono !!

Rules: Share the first line of your last ten eight? published works or as many as you are able and see if there are any patterns! Considering my only published works are 'Homesick' and 'A Friend is Another Self', I'll also be posting some stories Irish and I have written privately for fun with story names/general plots. Since I mainly do co-author work I'll be posting the lines/replies I've written for these stories! Homesick:

Some people liked to say they were born to be parents. To bring someone into the world and give them purpose, to give them a life worth living. John never understood that. Wanting to be held accountable for another being..- bringing your own life to a halt to aid someone else's... That was until he met Ryan. A Friend is Another Self: The minute they arrived home, Steven opted to plop down onto the couch closest to the entrance, kicking their shoes off and tossing them aside as he sunk into the ratty old cushions. Their body refused to move after that, Steven letting their head hang off the backrest and letting out a tired noise. “I’m stuffed.” NOT POSTED / PRIVATE STORIES FROM IRISH AND FUCKINGPAJAMAS: An Education in Violence: [Synopsis: A young HL and Billy attend GodU to be #1, Butcher coming from an abusive home while John is fresh out of the lab, ready to prove himself to Vought] “He’s not ready.” “How sure are you?” Jonah paused, unease settling in as he remembered the last outburst. Six dead. Three injured. “He’s not ready, Edgar.” An annoyed sigh, followed by the methodical cleaning of glasses. Edgar simply nodded, eyes darting to the small window within the door leading to a hallway where a blonde boy was being kept but a few doors down.

Fuck Ikea: [Synopsis: John and William build a desk. Chaos ensues.] "John, desk's 'ere!" Homelander tossed the final stray lego into Ryan's bin, closing the lid and sliding it back under his bed as he moved to follow the sound of Butcher in the living room. It hadn’t been a significant amount of time since they’d moved in together, but John was already enjoying the new dynamic they’d fallen into. Something about the character-traits that made them both abrasive assholes also helped to maintain a balance. They handled each other well. John could tolerate William and William seemed docile enough. It just... worked.

Blood Upon The Risers: [Synopsis: A young Butcher fresh out of special ops has been tasked to watch over a young HL and ensure he is properly trained in combat situations] “Homelander, come on in.” Madelyn opened her office door, having expected her new hero as he nervously shifted his way over to the seat across from her desk. John wasn’t just brand new to the hero world, he was new to the world. Being the Homelander was a stark contrast to the over-abused lab rat he’d been a few years ago. But, he was here and free, at least. Entrusted to join the greatest team of heroes known to man and hopefully work his way up as he showed the public just how trustworthy he could be. Our Story: [Synopsis: A continuation of 'The Song Achilles' by Madelyn Miller] I see my name carved and finally, I am free. Tears fall from me and I breathe in, ready to see him again. To reclaim the piece of my soul that was so brazenly stolen from within my chest. When I awake, I only see a flash of light and then I understand as quickly as I fade away. I am reborn, destined to walk the earth without the man I love so. Before I can mourn my mind is gone, shoved into whatever flesh I have been assigned, screaming out a yell that never releases, watching his memories slip away from me. New Blood: [Synopsis: A young Hannibal and Will meet in New Orleans, their paths crossing when Will is shot in combat and brought to the hospital Hannibal Lecter resides in] Staring at the shiny metal roof of the ambulance, Will could register the gentle sway of the vehicle as it rushed towards the hospital, the voices of the paramedics inside no more than a dull ring that resided in the back of his skull. He wished he would've passed out like most people did. Instead, he remained awake, hair clung to his forehead thanks to the mix of blood and sweat that had gotten everywhere after catching the killer. How embarrassing would it be going back to work when he finally recovered? Bathed in Solitude: [Synopsis: Tony and Steve are dealing with the fallout post civil-war, having separated during the conflict] It’s days like these when Steve wonders what Tony must be up to. The quiet that came with the sunrise used to bring him calm, a sense of relief that the day was new and things started fresh. Now the gentle purple fading into yellow became his cruel reminder of each passing day, spent in shabby apartments and motels as he lived his life on the run. Gone were the days of private flights to Paris, only to watch Tony complain about the amount of froth in his lattes. It was as endearing as it was annoying. But as the shitty coffee machine in his latest room whirred and clanked in a way only old things could, Steve had to admit that he missed those complaints as much as everything else.

#fuckingpajamas #fuckingpajamas and irish #homesick #my post #writing #butchlander #stony #hannigram #writing challenge #writer #fic writing #fanfic #fanfiction #homelander #butcher #william butcher #john gillman

[forgivemydevilishmind]

Mere Humsafar

I know I am late to come to this show. But man, I am so glad I finally got here. I really needed to see a strong empathetic Asian husband, and this character delivers.

First, I always had a thing for men who can stand up to their family. I like who knows right from wrong and who can speak out when wrongs are committed in front of them. From the moment Hamza entered the show, he treated Hala with kindness. He treated her like family. But when they were marrying her off, he spoke up for her with his own father. And when his own family turned against her, he righted a wrong. He didn’t force her to marry him. He gave her a choice and since then he never backed down from it.

Second, no matter their fight, he always defended her. He didn’t let his family make decisions for him. When his mother said that he should divorce her, he told his mother that Allah didn’t say to commit crimes because his parents ordered him to. He never wanted to leave her. His first and foremost thought was to find a way back to her.

Third, he boosted her confidence. He noticed the little ways his family ignored her and mistreated her and rectified it. Whether it was to buy her a phone, or ask about a bag or open her bank account, he empowered her.

Fourth, I am at age where I find it sexy if a man can cry. When he was hurting, he wasn’t fragile to not get emotional. I loved that he was in sync with his emotions.

But he wasn’t without his flaws which makes him believably human. He didn’t want to hear how his mother treated Hala because he didn’t want to spoil his relationship with his mother. That means he must have instinctively known his mother mistreated her. But he wanted at least a layer of pretense to protect himself. I would have to say, he never allowed that layer to exist at the cost of his wife’s wellbeing.

Towards the end of the series when Hala tells him of her complains, he asks if his mom is the only reason she didn’t coming with him. I had expected him to leave his family. But he let me down a little when he left her alone instead. And yes he redeemed himself when he still came back Everytime she needed him, but in that moment my heart broke for her. And in the end of the show, he does agree to go to Australia. If he had done that before they could have avoided months of stress.

Also right after they got married, and Hala asks for divorce and he raises his voice at her, Hala thinks he is going to raise his hands on her. I wish he would address that more directly with her and comfort her. Halas mental state had been in tatters, and he is educated enough to know he should handle victim of abuse better. He does learn latter in the show, to change his tone when she would get scared. But I feel like he never fully appreciated why Hala would get scared if someone caught her by surprise. He saw her tears but didn’t fully want to understand her fears.

One of my favorite fights he has is with his mother when she calls Hala characterless and he shreds her apart. And I loved when he stood in front of his father after he got married and said he gave her a reason to come back to the house. It’s so attractive to see a character stand up to people he loved and respected to honor her.

This is the first show where I have truly enjoyed a male character as much as I loved arnav Singh raizada, but for very different reasons.

#mere humsafar #hamza #hala #farhan saeed

[beardedmrbean]

So Yasuke discourse back, and I just realize why

Black Americans are taught to HATE the core of the USA because the treatment of us. I mean my feelings towards my country is complex…but where this idea we were never taught this?

I’m sorry were you asleep in history class after the 5th grade?

I mean have you seen Emmett Till Corpse? My community was terrified for generations for black boys like me.

But anyways black supremacists latch onto other cultures like Japan and such for validation. Rather than our own people who survived and found success even in hard times America

Also this post https://www.tumblr.com/someoneintheshadow456/728775975508344832/i-think-one-of-the-biggest-differences-between

It two fictional historical stories, but remind when I saw a actress on the view being shocked she have slave owners ancestors

Despite being half Puerto Rican

And in her 30’s-40’s

I’m sorry does that chick think real life a Disney film?

Also about the samurai thing, yes people glamorize them like FX Shogun

But the Japanese (especially in counterculture as most mangakas are the descendants of the people the samurai oppressed. Oops, someone didn’t get the memo) acknowledged their samurai ancestors caused them significant issues especially with the isolation and stagnation the Tokugawa caused

Also I suspected but check wiki, the imperial Japanese army was heavily based off samurai culture 😬

And given the horrors they committed…

But anyways like I hinted at, the Japanese acknowledged their ancestors were complex people. But also acknowledged the flaws, because we can see it. Like people complain about how the late dbz creator draw black people

The thing is I heard some Japanese people don’t even a black person irl until their 30’s fuck I’m going too long

But at least get Japanese don’t have socialists in positions of influence and power that treat a book made by a antisemitic freeloader that rape his maid and let that offspring died poor less like the Bible.

Also another thing I notice in my abuse healing. If you don’t make some form of piece with what your abuser did to you.

Your shit out of luck at understanding history. Random but stuff I been noticing with Japanese culture and handling of others maybe another anon because an important figure in the pokemon community said something that shocked him while visiting nyc in the 2000’s.

Black Americans are taught to HATE the core of the USA because the treatment of us. I mean my feelings towards my country is complex…but where this idea we were never taught this? I’m sorry were you asleep in history class after the 5th grade?

The scripted 'how come they never taught us this in school' followed by 'you know' is one of the most infuriating things to show up and signal the beginning of discourse.

Texas isn't going to teach about slavery, Florida is going to teach that it wasn't so bad, are both statements I've seen allegedly educated people say, Texas most certainly will teach about it and the comment from Florida is that some slaves learned trades that helped them when they were free, like blacksmithing and coopering still not a statement in praise of anything, just a statement of fact.

They absolutely taught that stuff in school,

True you likely didn't learn about Bass Reeves which would be why people are so willing to believe The Lone Ranger was based off of him now, that would be also because they don't know about The Lone Ranger either, (there is some crossover and they likely pulled some from Bass)

There's only so much instruction time, you want to learn more there's a library or the internet.

But anyways black supremacists latch onto other cultures like Japan and such for validation. Rather than our own people who survived and found success even in hard times America

I have found that weird, then again they latch on to any successful black person as well and act like they own them, right up till the Williams Sisters marry white dudes, which for some reason was worse than Tiger marrying a white woman if memory serves.

The thing is I heard some Japanese people don’t even a black person irl until their 30’s fuck I’m going too long

I love Psych.

In person they may go their whole lives without seeing anyone but other Japanese people, common in not western nations. For all the talk about ethnostates people sure get them wrong a lot.

But at least get Japanese don’t have socialists in positions of influence and power that treat a book made by a antisemitic freeloader that rape his maid and let that offspring died poor less like the Bible.

That would be why no socialism in Japan, they killed the commies. My commitment to free speech says that was the wrong thing to do, but it also says people that want to cheer can.

The GOT/Downtown Abbey thing those were set in two totally different periods of time and one not even on earth so making comparisons to anything is difficult.

Edwardian Vs when Henry VIII was king totally different and not good to compare to each other to, not from a judgmental standpoint at least.

Also another thing I notice in my abuse healing. If you don’t make some form of piece with what your abuser did to you. Your shit out of luck at understanding history. Random but stuff I been noticing with Japanese culture and handling of others maybe another anon because an important figure in the pokemon community said something that shocked him while visiting nyc in the 2000’s.

Makes healing a bit more difficult too.

Forgive and forget is bunk, you don't have to forget, don't have to forgive either but I think that it's important to do that. Doesn't mean you need to speak a single word to the person or spare them a passing glance ever again though. Don't need to give them a chance to do it again, but forgiveness is as much for you as it is for the forgivee.

#zoomer huey anon

[nothorses]

I have an [unfortunately relevant once again] question - how do you handle the idea that it isn't [or it shouldn't be] your job to educate others on trans issues, especially people who have said or done things, even unintentionally, that hurt you - how do you balance that with the reality [at least that I'm facing] where it becomes a choice between putting in the, for me, very taxing energy to explain/educate/send resources to this person, or just.. stop interacting with them at all? Because it just keeps happening to me and I'm so, SO tired, but I feel like if I don't do it no one will, and they certainly don't seem to be educating themselves on their own, so. It feels like it IS my responsibility, even if it isn't fair to me. I'm sorry this ask is all over the place. I'm really lost.

This is actually weirdly relevant to me right now, lol.

I work at a large summer camp, so we've got like 100-ish staff, most of them young, MANY of them queer and/or disabled, and with this exact opinion on "responsibility to educate others".

Here's the thing:

No, you are not obligated to educate anyone. You are not obligated to handhold, to hurt yourself, to waste your time, to bash yourself against someone else's ignorance, carelessness, and even potential malice.

But when you choose not to make an effort, you also choose to allow the behavior to continue. You choose not to make change. And that's a reality that you HAVE to understand and be ready to accept if you're going to make that choice.

This goes for more than just bigotry; you don't have to tell someone when they hurt you, but you also need to recognize that if you don't, they are going to keep hurting you (and very likely others, too). You chose to let that happen when you could have tried to stop it, and you need to be ready to live with that.

I'm not trying to guilt trip you; I don't think that's helpful. I'm telling you that there is a choice to be made here, and you can't absolve yourself of that choice by claiming powerlessness in a situation where you obviously do have some amount of power to influence change. You need to be ready to accept the consequences of your choice.

Sometimes you can choose to educate someone, but they're a stranger on a bus you'll never see again, or they're surrounded by friends egging them on and you're alone, or they're abusive family, or whatever else. Sometimes the risk to you outweighs the potential benefit of trying to educate people, sometimes it's obviously unlikely they'll listen at all, and that's fine. Sometimes the risk is less at a different time, and you can wait to address it then. That's fine, too.

But if you want things to change, if you live in a small, closed community, if you're interacting with friends and loved ones or even just people you want to get along with... then yeah, you have a lot more reason to take responsibility for the power you do have, the knowledge you do have, and to use that to influence change in your environment.

I don't have a lot of sympathy for people who feel hurt by something a friend says to them and respond by cutting all contact with that friend. Sure, technically it's "not your responsibility" but are you keeping yourself safe, or are you just running from responsibility?

Your responsibility is the same as their's: to try.

[reflections-in-a-critical-eye]

You remind me of this History teacher I had in high school, who would every week, Monday exactly, remind us of the rules of the classroom and which inevitably, we never followed! I mean sometimes your blog does uncannily seem very similar to the way she tried to handle our rowdy classroom. The way you intermittently put out the rules and regulations of your blog, the way you phrase certain things and try to get your point across, uncannily reminds me of her. I won't say she succeeded at educating/handling us the way she wanted to, or that she was the best teacher (she wasn't the worst either) but at least she tried. I'll give that to you too.

Sometimes, here though, I feel you're narrowing so much into one topic/one kind of point-of-view, where you are basically only inviting people who agree with you, things start to get really repetitive and one-sided, but if that's your goal, then go for it!!

And what would you want me to say anon? Thank you?

You know, it's funny how people have quite different views when it comes to blogging. I wonder if you have one as well, but similar to mine, where you focus on written posts made by yourself and where you answer questions. That would have been more helpful to me, knowing exactly from which position we are both talking. Because it seems we have different understandings of what this is.

Having and operating a blog is not about turning it into a bulletin board. Which some do, including in this fandom. They post everything they get with barely offering a response, but hey, it's important to allow all voices to speak up. (Because making a tumblr blog is a limited service so a lot of them only have other people's inboxes to share their thoughts). That's not something I can do. I have to control this. I can't let every single message get through for some false sense of allowing all sorts of opinions. I am curating this space because otherwise it would be a complete mess. And you saying I only allow asks that agree with me is far from the truth. I mean, I am answering your ask, don't I? And that also gives me the right to disagree with you. Just as you have the right to complain. But you also have the possibility of not being here if this is not something that you like and I can also do whatever is best for me because guess what? It's a blog and I'm doing this for free.

I wish I could be paid regularly for this. Perhaps in that situation I would mind less all the nasty messages, all the trolls which camp daily here. I would just post all 3K asks in my inbox to show how I give equal opportunities to everyone to speak their mind, even when I don't agree with them. Because if I would get paid handsomely, then I would be fine with anons calling me names, or all the shipping/trolling questions. This is merely a blog and something on the side for me on which I spend like 2h a day, but I wonder how would you deal with that situation? Be cool in order not to be one-sided or become your history teacher?

And speaking of repetitive and one-sided, none of the points in my guidelines even hinted at that or were created in order to reach that phase. Look up point 1 and you'll see. And not wanting any more talk about Tae on my blog is something that I have every right to do. I allowed it for so long and now that I've taken the toy away, some might not like it. But those people, they're not all reasonable because guess what? A lot of people are shitty out there, especially on the internet. But if that contributes to this blog being one-sided, then so be it. I will live with that.

#bmt asks #bmt blog

[whitesandbrowns]

Day 1?

(I took a trip to a hill station with my boyfriend and some friends, might be one of the sweetest yet most heartache trip ever) Last was day 6 from 22/7/23 more than 10 days have passed and I have dealt with too much in the meantime. I have always been that friend who tells you not to give up and always believe in your strength and stuff like, "You can always change your situation, you have the power to do so. In any situation, if you are feeling stuck, you can always get out of it and always do what you thought you wanted to do. You have to stop crying for yourself and start working for yourself." this is something I used to tell my multiple friends. I always liked this advice of mine and I always thought it was the most logical and practical thing to do. I realized in this past week that, "just do it" advice does not work for everyone. The amount of things that were going on my mind, the amount of self confidence that I have lost The amount of self doubts and in all this time when someone just said you enjoy so much then why cant you put in the work. why cant you finish the work. And I did not have the answer. may be for the first time I was victimizing myself. Feeling sorry for myself. Felt jealous of the people who have normal things around them so they can focus on work or worry about work. where work does not exhaust them like the other things in life. where if they just kept focusing on the work, other situations would resolve themselves. I wish that was the case for me too. I felt so utterly jealous. and angry. and frustrated. and tired. In this one week, I have left my previous internship, may be had the worst kinda disappointment from my boyfriend, I mean i was the disappointment as he expected me to be better than how I was handling it, where he was not wrong. Leaving internship and cost me a terrible impression of myself in eyes of the person whose opinion meant too much to me. Now she has gotten that impression that I cannot even just explain and she would understand. So I am letting it be. but all these things, so tiring. I still havent told so many people about me leaving the internship. and man. I have just no energy whatsoever to deal with this. Right now I am just focusing on learning again, focusing on me again. luckily I still have freelance work so I will earn at least some money. I also need to find a job to help my family right now. And for some reason this was most relaxing thing ever. I did not feel like pressure, I did not feel like why me? why at this time when I just started my learning process again? why instead of supporting my education, you are asking me to support you? nothing like this came. in fact it was like, I am glad you asked, I was waiting for you to do so. May be part of me wanted this all along? not to pressure myself for studies but instead find a stable job? whatever it is, I am happy. I am focusing on learning new softwares and upgrading my skills. As well as my portfolio. I will start applying for jobs after a week or so. Will give out interviews by the end of august and may be start working by september. I remember it was the same time 2 years back when I was looking for my first job. good experience it was. I hope even now I will have a good one.

#studyspo #studyblr #study inspiration #dark academia #study motivation #100 days of getting better #100 days of productivity #100 days of self discipline #100 days of studying #get motivated #daily log #daily vlog #daily blog

[nobody7102]

Sometimes I just wanna bitch about a movie in peace

A rant

I have a distain and dislike for the movie “Blonde” I’ve made no secret about that.

And while reviewing the Oscars I was happy that Blonde didn’t win any awards and my sister got all “preachy” about how “you don’t need to hate on it so much”

Her words verbatim were:

“Blonde, Tar, Elvis, Babylon, The Fableman’s, and the banshee if Inisherin all didn’t win any awards, none and TopGun Maverick would have been in the same boat is not for the one award. Not just blonde, wins could have been spread out amongst the other movie aside from blonde but none of them won” 

and when I said “yeah there where definitely a lot of snubs” she said:

“I’m just saying you don’t have to hate on blonde that much. Even if it is bad because it took a Lot of work for everyone off screen. Not just how Ana was treating people about it”

I’m just gonna say this then I’ll be done talking about it:

This is not just “not liking how Ana handled fans” which regardless, she disregarded fans and historians who were trying to say “hey this isn’t a biopic it’s not really how her life played out” I love Ana as an actress but if you can’t at least say “I see and understand what you’re saying” when receiving feedback about ANOTHER PERSONS LIFE then at least show a little more respect instead of just saying “it’s the fans fault for not understanding it”

I have my other reasons for not liking it. I know a lot of work in a lot of effort went into it.

And those people do probably most definitely deserve to be rewarded for putting in such a good effort, but if it gets awards, then it’s helping to push out a false narrative of a woman who never really got a say if she wanted her life story to be told or not.

Not to mention the false narrative of her relationships, her health, and her upbringing and experience.

The Director and the writer of the book it was based off of didn’t see any problem with over sexualizing Marilyn or excluding the fact that she loved to educate herself on her films and how the film industry worked, she had her own production company, or that she was very religious.

It’s a false narrative and if it’s pushed out to the world then they see Marilyn as something she wasn’t even more than the world already does.

And we aren’t even going to mentions how disrespectful “Zombie Marilyn” is because that’s a whole other level.

It’s presented as a “biopic” when it’s a “historical fiction” it mocks the trauma she went through and excludes important details and information about her life.

She never hated “Marilyn” as the movie shows, we(the public) never really new about half of the situation the movie depicted and we never will: the writer and director just came to their own conclusions.

Like… can she just let me bitch in peace? I know I’m hard on it but that’s because I have more information about Marilyn’s life then the general public does.

I have a right to not like the movie and no shade to the crew/production I’m sure they did a phenomenal job and I do still love Ana as an actress but I just love her a little less.

You do not play god with a persons life, that includes when writing/directing a “biopic”

#rant #nobody shouts #blonde #blonde netflix #blonde 2022 #marilyn monroe #norma jean baker #norma jeane mortenson

[justanotherrandommoth]

School.

Fuck school.

I'm going on a rant about the flaws of school, just try and stop me.

I know that school is meant to teach you important stuff, stuff that you may need and stuff that you take interest in, and it does a decent job at this. However, school is built on the expectation that you are "normal". That you have zero health problems. That if you have something like ADHD you have working pills for it. But what about the people who aren't "normal"? What about people like me? I have an extremely hard time focusing on things that aren't interesting to me, and I do try hand to work around this but I can't. A good way to help with this would be to MAKE THE LESSONS INTERESTING. When you're talking about how ratios are different from fractions, half the class isn't listening. A good way to get us to listen would be to spice it up a bit, give us good ways to use this, make us think we need this and get us hooked, most teachers can't do that these days. Another very important thing is choosing the classes you want to take. In Canada, you can "pick" your classes in grade 8, which is pretty late on, but it only really takes effect in grade 9. There's also a very limited amount of stuff you can choose, with no guarantee you'll get what you picked. And yet ANOTHER important note to discuss is the teachers themselves. More often than not you get teachers that aren't the nicest. Like last year I had a teacher named Ms. Santos. She was my math teacher. I d e s p i s e d her. She was always grouchy and mean, and she failed one of her least favorite students even though she was doing everything correct. Teachers need check-ins from the students, not just themselves and other teachers, which I don't even know if they're done. Going back to the thing on the education system being built on the "normal" people of society, schools are still incredibly bad at handling depression, homosexuality and transexuality. On the depression note, all schools do is give up the silent option of getting help from the guidance councillor, they don't even mention it on sheets of paper pinned to the cork board at the office. On the homosexuality and transexuality note, there's probably a few sheets of paper on stuff relating to it on the cork board at the office, but NO ONE READS IT DAMNIT. Having trouble coming out to your parents? Come see this gay club at 7:30 - 8:30 here at the school to meet other gay kids, make sure to get your parents permission to go. That's what most of them are like. All in all, the education system is severely flawed. Actually, here's a list of thing I would do to fix it:

Spread much more awareness about depression and suicide, don't frame it as an enemy, but more of a big challenge to overcome. Also make a good program to help with overcoming this challenge.

Do background checks on teachers about half way into each school year, not just checking their records and stuff, but also asking what the students and other teachers think of them, focusing on mainly how nice they treat their students and if they discriminate against any majority.

Changing how fast you can control your classes. Make it so that more classes start to open up at around grade 6 and let you choose your own classes at grade 8, only a year back from norms but still a big leap.

Understanding. Teachers should know all the challenges of their students, they should know the true reason why their student didn't finish their poster, not just the excuse in black and white. Most importantly they need to understand why this is, some people just don't understand that a select few don't like making their parents worry so they don't mention their homework, then it piles up and that would stress them tf out, making them worse and worse and worse. I'm not venting shut up. Ok maybe.

As much as I do have some more things I would change, it's probably best not to express them because as of now I've said enough. The education system sits on a throne all proud people can't reach, but they cry when people throw stones at their feet. Fuck school, evolve to crab.

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