#oversimplification but you get it I think

[rapidreptile]

me, oblivious: strangely I don't feel like myself right now

yeah. it's because you're not, dummy.

#oversimplification but you get it I think #plural moment

[curiosity-killed]

the one thing i will say on the Trump verdict is I'm seeing a lot of posts about basically "how can we let a FELON run for PRESIDENT (and/or vote)" which is making me feel very "don't make me tap the sign" about why folks who've been convicted of felonies also deserve the right to run for office/vote and how creating categories of people who are not allowed to run for office/vote is a great way to incentivize pushing political opponents (or members of marginalized groups) into those categories in order to disenfranchise and disempower them

#i do think he should be disqualified under the 14th amendment but that's...not really what this trial was about #and i just would like folks to be a teensy bit more mindful of what you're talking about when ur like #''we're going to let a FELON run for PRESIDENT'' #when like. if you get charged twice for having weed on you that could be a felony #(this is an oversimplification but like u get the point right. like US folks we know abt the injustice inherent in our ''justice'' system #and how historically that has & continues to be used to benefit folks just like trump #right? #like we know that folks convicted of felonies or formerly incarcerated people should not be excommunicated from the political system right? #it is important to me that us folks know this) #anyway this is my soapbox for the night #catch me next time when a) someone talks about how ADDICTS are inherently TERRIBLE or (more likely) b) ballet is portrayed stupidly in medi #personal

[the-far-bright-center]

In discussions of TCW-Anakin vs. film-Anakin, I understand why some people see them as being incompatible or entirely different portrayals. But whatever problems I personally have with TCW are more to do with certain OOC dialogue lines that I don't agree with, or the overly-contrived situations that TCW tends to force him into just so an episode or scene can function as a 'meta-commentary' on his character or storyline. Believe me, I have issues with specific aspects of TCW's writing for Anakin, but the fact he's more outwardly 'suave' or 'dashing' than some people expected is not one of them. If anything, I see the 'Skyguy' persona as perfectly in keeping with Anakin as portrayed at the beginning of RotS, and I would argue that a great deal of the TCW characterisation is pulled directly from those Battle of Coruscant scenes. (TCW Anakin is also heavily inspired by Jake Lloyd's Little Ani in TPM, which, lest anyone forget, counts as FILM-Anakin.) The actual baseline 'persona' for both versions of the character isn't actually that different, and I'm tired of this idea that film-Anakin ISN’T supposed to be seen as ‘cool’ in-universe, just as much as I’m tired of the idea that TCW-Anakin ISN’T supposed to be viewed as a figure of pathos by the audience, either.

Imo, they’re both takes on the same character coming from different angles, set at different stages in his life, and portrayed through different mediums (animated series heavy on self-aware, darkly ironic humour in a more contemporary style intended to entertain and increase enjoyment of the Prequels-era and its characters vs. serious Greek tragedy with Shakespearean overtones made with old-Hollywood-style sensibilities as part of a mythic six-film saga). Just because TCW Ani doesn’t shed literal tears on-screen doesn’t mean he’s not emotional or emotionally vulnerable. As far as I remember, there's even a scene where Obi-Wan and Anakin discuss the fact that Anakin has trouble keeping his emotions hidden, which is the opposite of the 'macho' ideal the TCW version gets accused of being. And the amount of times we're constantly bashed over the head with dramatic irony about his fate as Vader in that series surely drives home the point that his trajectory is still a tragic one. (The way he cries out in agony in the Mortis arc, 'I will do such terrible things!' gets to me, every time.) Despite his powers and prowess, TCW Anakin is even shown as being physically vulnerable at times, as well. (See the Jedi Crash storyline which he spends mostly knocked-out unconscious, the nod to his mechanical arm as a liability in the Zillo Beast and Citadel arcs, and the scene of him futilely struggling like a wild beast before being captured with ropes in the Zyggerian arc, or the fact he gets captured and tortured by Dooku in 'Shadow Warrior'.) Fandom makes endless jokes about TCW Ani getting electrocuted every other episode, but then turns around and uses this to fuel the dismissive view of him as just some dumb himbo instead of understanding that this, too, is supposed to add to the character's pathos.

Likewise, fandom claims that film-Ani is 'uncool' and 'cries all the time', which is simply not true. Film-Anakin banters, jokes, laughs, makes daring jumps out of speeders, does bold piloting moves, is in fact an imposing duellist, and so on. Sure, his character is not supposed to be seen as aspirational (obviously!) and the most memorable and dramatic moments of the latter two Prequels films feature him in the midst of extremely intense emotions. But the oft-repeated view of him as 'uncool' completely ignores the fact that by the time that RotS starts, Anakin is also supposed to be a well-known and widely-admired charismatic general, aka the Hero With No Fear, who is viewed as almost singlehandedly saving the Republic. The audience may be privy to Anakin's inner turmoil, but in-story he is supposed to be seen as THE golden boy of the Jedi Order and the Republic. The RotS novelization frequently mentions that Anakin has 'dash', 'boldness', and a 'presence' 'like the Holo-Net hero that he is'. It literally says he's the best at what he does and he KNOWS it. He's not just supposed to be some sad, awkward idiot like the fandom thinks he is (rather, he's supposed to be shown as falling from a 'great height'). By the time of RotS, film Anakin has just as much swagger and self-confidence in his role as General Skywalker as he does in TCW. Just because that side of him is not the main focus of the film doesn't mean it's not supposed to be there.

#anakin skywalker #the clone wars #tcw #the prequels #revenge of the sith #rots #the hero with no fear #rots novelization #tcw as meta commentary #fandom misconceptions #tcw discourse #unpopular opinions #I guess? #this is just my opinion #no one has to agree #Prequels-Anakin is everything to me but i think sometimes he gets 'fanon-ised' in an oversimplifed way #and for all his differences TCW Anakin evokes Little Ani to me quite strongly (especially in the early seasons) and have fondness for him #my my this here Anakin guy #you can't take the Sky(guy) from me

[iwritenarrativesandstuff]

(apparently) hot take: Gon isn’t any more selfish than the average 12 year old

#sorry. tried to find screen caps for my last post and it’s just all Reddit threads of ‘gon is fucked up’ #I mean yeah he is but not in the way you’re interpreting #do any of you… remember what being 12 is like. #ugh. I will readily admit gon is actually difficult to decipher at times (esp for an mc) #but sometimes I wonder whether we were reading the same manga… #storyrambles #hxh #hunter x hunter #gon freecss #like yes he has issues but I really think selfishness is a serious oversimplification of what the actual problem is #that he puts on blinders when he gets too fixated on a goal. he’s not being mean on purpose??? guys. #there’s even an entire scene where he apologizes once snapped out of it on realizing that his recklessness #endangered zebro in the process

[idkaguyorsomething]

this is the anybodys/chino dynamic to me

(IMAGE ID: three images. The first one is two sketches of people standing side by side. The first person is glaring and has their arms folded while being labeled “actual sunshine” and the second person is smiling brightly enough that a halo is emanating from their head while being labeled “dangerous”. The second image is of Anybodys from West Side Story 2021. The third image is of Chino from West Side Story 2021)

#obviously this is a drastic oversimplification but i think it would be very funny #anybodys can and will beat the shit out of you but chino has a body count so #the contrast between how they’re perceived by their respective groups and society at large versus who they really are has vast potential #both comedic and dramatic #like to an outsider it would look like a “excuse me he asked for no pickles” situation #but to each other it’s a whole different story #it’s my crack ship and i get to decide the comfort they find in each other after being screwed over by the world #west side story #wss #wss 2021 #west side story 2021 #anybodys #chino #stephen sondheim #my dream is to make this one of those crack ships that somehow become super popular despite them sharing a frame like maybe once #which would probably be easier if this movie had a bigger fanbase or it was two white boys

[adanseydivorce]

remembering on my circa 2017 booklr I used to tell people to read Gemma Doyle by describing it as trc but with an all girls boarding school / all girl group in a historical setting… I was trying to do the lord’s work she deserved tumblr fame

#I do think that was an oversimplification of both but. Not totally off base there are some similar char tropes used I’m proud of past me for #the attempt. Also I think I’m going to start advocating for Diviners in that way now that trc fandom is apparently quite miserable post GW #you like gay people doing dream magic? you like witchcraft and ghosts and strong ensemble casts? #you like an ambitious abuse survivor getting a healing arc with learning to control magic/psychic abilities as a metaphor? you like four #book series where the first three books rock and the last book which is named king + corvid is a bit underwhelm who said that? #a positive point in diviners favor is Ling x Wei Mei >>>> RonanKavinsky. Generally find the take on dream magic in diviners more compelling #(although LingHenry + RonanHennessy both being mlm wlw duos who are the dreamers is kinda fun) #anyway. This is not actually a fair comparison because Ling is my fav or at least top two w Theta of the leads and I love Ronan but he is m #least favorite of the trc leads of which there are four all of whom I love so it says nothing bad about him. But it does put me as an #outlier re: fandom priorities.. #on the flip side while I love diviners dynamics sadly I don’t think they ever come anywhere close to Gangsey levels of extreme codependency #so I can not care quite as much…. #from what I remember the girls in Gemma Doyle are a lot more codependent good for them. Would have to reread to compare codependency levels #Ling and Theta are both my favorite in diviners in the same way Blue and Adam are my favorite in trc and Abed and Annie are both my fav for #community. basically one char who I love and overidentify with (Ling/Blue/Abed) and one char I love who in many ways I’m not like #but in a handful of very niche specific ways I also relate quite a bit. And am fascinated with (Theta/Adam/Annie) #s speaks #very off topic from my initial point which was you should read Libba Bray’s books #and in both cases I have a second and a half tier fav (Evie/Gansey/Britta) who I love fictionally but if I was trapped in a room w them I’d #kill myself. with the white blonde women I’d also want to make out w them debatable if that makes it better or worse #but like. I could not stand listening to them speak for that long I know this #Gansey might just die a third time by my hands…

[clefairytea]

Hey I don’t know if you’re still writing about Peaks and Valleys anymore but I was wondering if you are can you write down some of Red’s and Blue’s love languages ok bye

No don't worry they live rent-free in my brain. Hm, see, I'm never sure entirely what people mean when they talk about love languages (I could get into a very boring and long discussion of how the underpinning theory of the whole 'five love languages' is kind of unsubstantiated and unscientific and more of a framework for thinking about these things that's useful as a therapeutic technique but that's neither here nor there). But in terms of like, how they show affection:

They're both not super prone to overt verbal shows of affection. Red for the obvious reasons, but even in writing he finds it kind of awkward. Kanto isn't exactly a "talk about your feelings" culture and they both had kind of weird adolescences. Red was up a mountain hanging out with wild monsters and Blue was raised by Prof Oak, who isn't exactly winning parent of the year

Blue will do a lot of "acts of service" type stuff - he makes sure Red has new clothes that fit and aren't busted, he makes sure the apartment is clean, that he's talked to his Mom recently, that kind of stuff

They'll do a lot of casual touching/cuddling - a lot of leaning on each other, shoulder touches. It's fairly low-key but also relatively constant

Battling lmfao both having literal battles and just endless tedious conversations about battle strategy and Pokemon rearing techniques

Red just kind of follows Blue around a lot even if Blue is going like. Shopping for new douchey capris or something else he has no interest in, Red will still trail around after him. Is that a love language? I think so.

Thanks for asking! That's fun to think about - I wish I had some more substantial stuff for you though!

#clefairy squeaks #I need you to all understand that the love languages and MBTI stuff #It's not so much science or hard facts about humans as it is #Useful frameworks for therapeutic or professional settings to get people to think about their own and others preferences #Like both are oversimplifications of concept facets of human life that doesn't have empirical backing but ARE useful for communicating idea #And facilitating better understanding of others #People get very eye-rolly about them but I do think they have their place #But I think people also get lost in the sauce of trying to boil down THEIR love langauges or THEIR personality type as though like #It means something in nature as though there's an INTJ gene in you somewhere #Rather than just a framework for discussing complex and nuanced ideas in a way that's a bit more easy to understand

[seariii]

Que horror

#THE EMOTIONAL BACKLASH DAMN LMAO #okay so lately in my mind has been floating a small story i made like... 6-7? maybe 8 years ago for a literature class #the teacher was kinda weird and i didnt really learn anything on that class but so be it #he also made us write some sort of journal? okay and this story i was talking about i have the vivid memory i wrote it on a sheet of paper #not on the journal. so now im here like shit am i sure about thwt? where could i have put it? so i tried to look for it and didn't find it #and thought okay ill take a look at that journal AND WHEN I TELL YOU SEARI WASN'T ON A GOOD MENTAL STATE THEN IS #OVERSIMPLIFICATION. DAMN I DIDN'T READ ANYTHING BECAUSE JUST THE PAGES EMANATED SUCH HORRIBLE ENERGY #DAMN GIRL CHILL- it's okay it was something very necessary to pass by it was an important character arc but damn was it a lot #sigh so... ill probably have to re write that story.... i remember i made it in such a way that would make sense in both Spanish and english #i was really proud of myself heh... and i think its a cute concept that would be good to touch again... #heh mi pequeña Sol va a volver #so yeah ill write down the littke bits i remember and hopefully get to draw it soon... #i dont have high hopes on myself tho #seari talks

[aeide-thea]

tumblr ate the original version of this post, but tl;dr i'd gotten to thinking about the 'don't just like, reblog!!1!' discourse that seems to have intensified lately, and i think for me the issue is basically that artists seem to want to have their cake and eat it too when it comes to whether they're our peers, or actual professionals?

like—fundamentally my blog is my space to express my own taste in. period. that's what it's fundamentally primarily for. ergo i'm not going to reblog things i have mixed feelings about, because that would be misrepresenting my taste, unless i can append critique to them in order to clarify where my taste diverges. which i can do, with professional work!

but i'm pretty sure most tumblr artists would be upset to find criticism popping up in their notes. which is totally understandable! but like. if i have to discuss your work politely, rather than honestly, because you're a peer who's in the room with me—then yeah, if i don't like it enough, i won't reblog it, because if i don't have anything good to say, i shouldn't say anything. which isn't how we handle professional art! but it is how we handle our peers.

and it just seems to me like—you've got artists out here going 'i'm a struggling amateur, so you should do me a solid and toss me some free publicity! 🥺' but also 'i'm trying to make a living at this, so you should do me a solid and toss me some free publicity! 🥺' and i just feel like, which is it? because if you're my peer, then i'm only going to discuss your work publicly if i like it enough, because to do otherwise would be rude. and if you're a professional, then i don't owe it to you to subsidize your business by providing free advertising! if a business's products don't actually organically appeal to people, it should go under!

which maybe sounds harsh, but like. i have no desire to see making art restricted in any way. people should make whatever art they like, regardless of audience or quality, and derive joy from that! but like. if you want to make a living from your art, you should, actually, be making work of a quality that will speak for itself, in which case you shouldn't need to browbeat people into recommending it??

#obviously there's some nuance around the edges of this discussion and what i've said here is an oversimplification #but i feel like this discourse has gotten to a point where it's worth just staking out some basic ground #like. idk. (1) art is an actual craft and being good at it is an actual skill #and if you're trying to go pro with it‚ it *isn't* just about uncriticizable ~self-expression~ anymore #and (2) no one owes it to you to use their personal corner of social media to provide you with free advertising #like. frankly i'm not convinced people are confused about the difference between likes and reblogs #in the way that this discourse seems to think they are #i think most people hit like on stuff they like‚ and reblog stuff they want to tell their friends about #and not everything in the first category makes it into the second category #just as i don't mass-text all my friends about literally everything that makes me smile over the course of a day! #like. idk. it IS fucking hard to make a living at art but i just really don't think that trying to force more of a response out of people #than your art is eliciting organically #is the way to go about it‚ for a lot of reasons #anyway the original version of this post was better—this one's more abrasive but like. the original got et #so now you're getting annoyed!me :) #a wild engagement with the discourse appears

[bmblboop]

There’s a tier list for rwby spin-off content now!

Check it out!

#anything in the top catagory should be required material for new viewers and either the book or shorts of the Fairy Tales will suffice #rwby tier list #an opinion? in this FNDM? it’s more dangerous than you think #I have complicated feelings about chibi #it’s very funny don’t get me wrong but I feel it’s oversimplification for the sake of the funny has cause a lot of fandom misperceptions

[starbuck]

guy who has only ever read Sophocles’ Philoctetes consuming their second piece of media: “getting a lot of Philoctetes vibes from this…”

#this is a gross oversimplification - i ALSO like to compare things to the Elektra and the Ajax :)) #and the Oresteia - obviously - but that goes without saying #but smth about the Philoctetes idk… #it is uniquely compelling and hard not to see Everywhere once you start looking #i need to reread it #and a lot of things honestly #maybe some different translations to mix it up #i should read that one extra gay Iphigenia in Tauris translation again… that was a good time #okay wait sidebar but remember when the tenderqueers got ahold of that one Anne Carson Orestes & Pylades quote #and then got SO offended when they found out they were cousins and were trying to cancel Euripides and shit?? #i really do think that an underlooked piece of comedy in all of this is that Pylades goes on to marry Orestes’ SISTER #you know… Also His Cousin… #and Orestes ALSO marries one of his female cousins #that is LITERALLY how that play ends #but i didn’t hear anyone getting upset about that… can’t imagine why… #they can accept heterosexual cousin marriage but draw the line at homoerotic cousin love declarations… alright then… 😂😂 #sorry - this is completely irrelevant - it’s just still SO funny to me… #the irony of it all… #it’s hysterical #this was like three years ago now and i’m still not over it

[lunetual]

obviously all of our mileages vary but the only way creating on tumblr remains fun for me is to truly only make whatever i want. that could mean gifing something from years ago or making a set from a recent video that seven people have already gifed and posted !! i spent six months gifing tnx before they were tnx for like three notes each but it was still so fun bc it was what i wanted to make and have on my blog <3

i know it’s hard bc we all want validation — it’s a natural thing to want and i love a successful set / graphic as much as anyone — but i really encourage ccs to try not to derive your worth as a creator from the number of notes you get on your posts.

#and obviously. this is a bit of an oversimplification. #and i love when people hype their own sets by reblogging periodically (it’s the best way to get eyes on your work!) #but i think people get so wrapped up in the notion of a set ‘flopping’ when it like… doesn’t matter #if it doesn’t make you happy to just engage in the act of making it… then maybe you should make something else! #derive the value from your own enjoyment vs the validation of notes on tumblr dot net #chatter

[whimperaudioconnoisseur]

just finished reading polysecure by jessica fern. i don’t know yet if polyamory is something i want for myself, but reading up on it is definitely helpful regardless.

i want to highlight chapter 9, which is about building a secure attachment with yourself. this means being a safe haven/secure base for yourself – paying attention to your needs and advocating for them when necessary, having compassion towards yourself, being present in your own body, having the skills to self-soothe in healthy ways, and overall taking good care of yourself. i found this summary of it you can check out. i plan to work on that no matter what relationship style i end up going with, so this in particular was really valuable for me.

i would recommend the book honestly for anyone who wants to have relationships, but it seemed to really fit someone like me who’s considering polyamory and hasn’t read more than an infographic or two about attachment styles.

just a few details annoyed me; referring to “highly sensitive person” like it’s a thing, which imo is unscientific bullshit and either ignorance or ableism. it’s autism! in this author’s case i think it’s simply ignorance, and that she wouldn’t have done it deliberately to avoid saying autistic, so i’m not mad, just disappointed. i’m also a love language hater and she refers to that a couple of times. no deal breakers, just little annoyances for me personally.

#polysecure #relationships #attachment styles #book review #bookblr #morrigan.txt #why i hate love languages: they were made up by a pastor to get women to stay with shitty husbands #i also find them a gross oversimplification of the human need for connection #like i’m sorry but it’s not enough to say ‘your dads love language is gift giving’ #he should also develop the emotional skill to say ‘i love you’ (sober) and encourage my interests etc #i just think it harms more than helps but i know many disagree with that #and you do you that’s just to clarify my thoughts on it

[deepspaceclawstation]

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#Rant #Rant in the tags. R-r-rant in the tags. #I hope you don't see the. r a n t i n t h e t a g s #Tumblr users will really start spouting pseudoscience anywhere won't they #You can't just read two articles about completely different research fields and use your high school-level knowledge to 'connect the dots' #Also why doesn't anyone research the sources they cite #Everyone wants to be an armchair intellectual without putting in the work that goes into the study #I'm not talking about people on here who use every scrap of time they get into pursuing something they love #There are plenty of them and I love and admire you all #I'm talking about some asshat who read one (1) article about a subject and now thinks of themselves as an expert #Yes I said two articles in my first tag but that's because they only actually read the 1st one and then only focused on the #parts of the 2nd that would support their twisted hypothesis #I also have beef with the oversimplification+misleading crowd but that's a separate issue #Delete later

[lexalovesbooks]

Eh in my opinion the only good way to handle prophesies and foretelling and the like is to make it tragic as all fuck so i didn’t. love that ending. but also honestly I probably should have expected that it’s not like this is my first Naomi novik book

#had this same problem with the last grad actually now that i think about it. having to claw against destiny with everything you have is so m #much more interesting a concept to me than sweeping it all to the side with a sort of. ‘actually this was always a good thing’ ending #vast oversimplification but you get the idea probably #not really even disappointed i just love tragedies and stories like this always feel a bit like they’re ripping away the free will of the ch #characters. but i never go into series finales with high expectations so uh. idk it’s whatever

[jonnywaistcoat]

Hey, Horrormaster Sims. I have a wildly different question that barely relates to TMA (Sorry about that) but its about your own process. Please, if you could, can you tell me how your first drafts made you feel? I'm on the fence about writing my own thing (not a podcast, and again, not Magnus related, though I have a million little aus for that delightful tragedy you wrote, thank you for that!) But I'm discouraged by the collective notion that first drafts are always terrible, because there's no ... examples I can solidly use to help the dumb anxiety beast in my brain that tells me everyone who is in any way popular popped out a golden turd and not, well, you know. One of my friends said 'Oh I bet Jonathan Sims's first draft was nothing like what he wanted' and I got the bright idea to just. Send you an ask, since you're trapped on this hellsite like I am. Anyway, thanks for reading this (if you do) and if you'd rather ask it privately, I am cool with that. Alternatively, you're a hella busy man with Protocol (you and Alex are making me rabid, i hope you know) and you can just ignore this! Cheers, man, and good words.

To my mind all writing advice, especially stuff that's dispensed as truisms (like "first drafts are always garbage") are only useful inasmuch as such advice prompts you to pay attention to how you write best: what helps your workflow, what inspires you, what keeps you going through the rough bits. There are as many different ways to write (and write well) as there are people who write and so always consider this sort of thing a jumping off point to try out or keep in mind as you gradually figure out your own ways of writing.

On first drafts specifically, I think the wisdom "all first drafts are bad" is a bit of unhelpful oversimplification of the fact that, deadlines notwithstanding, no piece of writing goes out until you decide its ready, so don't get too hung up on your first draft of a thing, because a lot of writers find it much easier to edit a complete work than to try and redraft as they go. It's also important to not let perfectionism or the fact your initial draft isn't coming out exactly how you want stop you from actually finishing the thing, as it's always better to have something decent and done than to have something perfect and abandoned.

But the idea of a "first draft" is also kind of a fluid one. The "first draft" you submit to someone who's commissioned you will probably be one you've already done a bunch of tweaks and edits to, as opposed to the "first draft" you pump out in a frenzy in an over-caffeinated weekend. For my part, my first drafts tend to end up a bit more polished than most, because I'm in the habit of reading my sentences out loud as I write them (a habit picked up from years of audio writing) so I'll often write and re-write a particular sentence or paragraph a few times to get the rhythm right before moving to the next one. This means my first drafts tend to take longer, but are a bit less messy. I'm also a big-time planner and pretty good at sticking to the structures I lay out so, again, tend to front load a lot of stuff so I get a better but slower first draft.

At the end of the day, though, the important thing is to get in your head about it in a good way (How do I write best? what helps me make writing I enjoy and value? What keeps me motivated?) and not in a bad way (What if it's not good enough? What if everyone hates it? What if it doesn't make sense?) so that you actually get it done.

As for how my first drafts made me feel? Terrible, every one of 'em No idea if that's reflective of their quality, though, tbh - I hate reading my own writing until I've had a chance to forget it's mine (I can only ever see the flaws). I suppose there's theoretically a none-zero chance they were pure fragments of True Art and creative perfection, but Alex's editing notes make that seem unlikely.

#writing advice #rambling #first drafts #gotta say not mad on being called a horrormaster #feel like ive a ways to go yet #horror journeyman maybe