#you are a corporation who wants my money do NOT act like i know you. i do not care about you. you are a Web Site .

[rotshop]

no sorry i do have more to say on this actually. this layout is so indistinguishable from twitter that i genuinely cannot see the appeal in using this site anymore because. erm. well. i have twitter right there. i can just use that if i want to. in fact i would probably like it MORE there because at least thats familiar and not some massive frankensteined overhaul of a layout that's stayed relatively the same for years upon years. yes obviously there are differences in management, but i dont like staff here either. like you all fucking remember that massive wave of bots. mobile has been a warzone. the desktop version is held together with tape and twigs.

also the excuse that this is 'to help twitter users adjust !!' is ummm bullshit and also a lie an also bullshit. like first of all that is the most condescending shit ever. every single site you use is going to take some time to learn and grow familiar with, that's just how your brain works, that makes sense. so now just totally cutting that step out is a little bit 'oh i know this is so so so so so hard for you so im going to make it unbearably easy'. do you get what im saying. also if it was just to help twitter users adjust you wouldn't make it a mandatory change for people who didn't use twitter to adapt to as well. you're literally just shifting your audience. you cant have your cake and eat it too.

#and like. this is a less thing but. you know what at least elon acknowledged people hated his ass. #like at least he was playing the fool above a pit of feral dogs and knew that and openly taunted his userbase #tumblr staff has never done this ever even a little. like. exact opposite. #i cant think of specific examples but just like. the cushiness of it all. the acting like your friend. the acting like a person shit. #you are a corporation who wants my money do NOT act like i know you. i do not care about you. you are a Web Site . #does this make any sense.i have no idea i just hate this #i hate how the one website i use thats even a little diff from the other threw that all out the window in the name of left side menu #rot seethes #tumblr update #tumblr changes #edit; in ref to the elon thing im mainly talking about the view limiting day #he immediately rted a parody acc that said 'i did this so you would all go outside' #also the poll thing where people voted his ass off #clearly favored the people who gave him money with the checkmark algorithim thing #at least that was blatant. at least he didn't try holding hands with the people he was actively pushing off the site. do you get what im #saying . can anyone hear me.

[vaspider]

I agree with you in principle about paying media creators, but the fact is that people who are spreading piracy stuff are often doing so because either 1) they don’t want to give money to the big corporations that control most mass media, or 2) they don’t have the money to give to creators of things they love. I agree that if you have the means to give proper support to things you love, you should, but not everyone has access to library resources (for example, not everyone is American/western and so not everyone has access to online pdfs through a library, or even libraries at all in some places) and it just feels very…. not extreme, but a bit harsh to equate reading a pdf with intentionally withholding money from creators. I’m sorry it this comes across rudely, that isn’t my intent, but it feels very unfair to generalise so harshly on a post about resources for when you can’t access certain things

You aren't entitled to someone else's labor just because it's art.

I'm going to repeat that, because people seem to be confused: you aren't entitled to someone else's labor just because it's art.

Just because you don't have money to pay a creator doesn't mean that you can take what you want and take money out of other people's pockets just because it's art.

I would love to have more art from @fofoart, but I don't have the money to pay them right now, so you know what that means? I don't have more art from them. I would love to read Thistlefoot right now, but I don't have the money to buy it at the moment, and so you know what that means? I wait until I can get it through my library or until I have the money to buy it, because I am not entitled to someone else's labor just because it's art.

There are plenty of books out there which can be read without pirating books. If you sign up to Tor's website you often get emails about free books and short stories. Project Guttenberg exists. Writers often post free stories on websites. There are more legitimate and free books out there right now, in the genres that you like and want to read, than you could ever read in ten lifetimes.

You are not entitled to someone else's labor just because it's art. You are not entitled to fuck up someone's sales numbers or make a publishing house go "your books are pirated too much so we're gonna pay you less" just because you want to read that specific book.

I mean, you can do that, I guess, but you can't do it and be morally correct about it. You can do it and be an asshole, or you can not do it, read one of the many many free books in this world, and not be an asshole.

There are no other choices. You don't get to just say "well I don't have money but I want this" and fucking steal it and then act like this is anything but theft. It's theft! It's not justified just because you really wanna read it!

This isn't "not supporting creators," this is stealing from artists because you feel entitled to do so because "I want it."

That's toddler logic. Grow up.

[yanderestarangel]

꒰♡꒱─ 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏𝐅𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐀𝐋𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐓 𝐖𝐄𝐒𝐊𝐄𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐏𝐓

TW: afab anatomy, dub con, dark themes, ftm reader, v!sex, sub!reader, stepson x stepfather, dilf!wesker, praise, smut.

─ 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫!𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐫 - who always takes care of you, always sending you large amounts of money, regardless of what you ask for, he will give you his black card so you can spend it on whatever you want, he will just want his favorite stepson to a little kiss and spend some time with him... especially because you both know that he only married your mother to be close to you.

─ 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫!𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐫 - who manipulates you to keep you away from your friends, he just wants you for himself! You're his sweet boy, so don't be surprised to see Wesker using his money and powers to keep you trapped at home, keeping you like a cute, cuddly doll that he can control and twirl around his fingers, like a beautiful marionette.

─ 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫!𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐫 - who considers you his only weakness. Wesker would destroy the world for you, he would destroy everything he built throughout his life just to have the guarantee that you would stay by his side forever, regardless of the price it would cost - and when he completes, all his plans, you will live forever next to him, beautiful and molded perfectly by his hands, his pretty boy.

─ 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫!𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐫 - who takes you to the most chic and private dinners, with businessmen from the 'umbrella corporation', introducing you as their precious stepson. He will pamper you with expensive suits that adorn your ass for him, getting possessive if any guy tries to flirt with you - he would probably pull you into some room or take you out of the building, throwing you on the expensive leather seat of his BMW, towering over you as he took his hard, throbbing cock out of his pants, while you could see his red iris glow behind the dark lenses of his glasses. "-Are you going to act like a brat and let others take what's mine? Are you really going to do that boy?" Wesker would growl angrily, as he ripped the fabric of your pants, exposing your pussy to him. "-Daddy will teach you a lesson... after all, bad boys don't get rewards."

─ 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫!𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐫 - who fucks you with all your desires and dark fantasies, he loves to fuck you in the most expensive hotels and the best panoramic views of the city, making you doggy style and pounding your cunt from behind, while pulling the rope of a collar of diamonds you wore around your neck - obviously given by him "-I could fuck you like this all day..." Wesker grunts in response to your sweet moans, slapping your ass. His thrusts become stronger, bringing you closer to the edge of release. And just as you're about to fall, he slows down once again, prolonging your ecstasy, the buildup almost unbearable. "-Not yet, my dear," he whispers in her ear, his voice filled with wicked delight. "-You will come when I say so. Only when I give you permission, you can do this, right? Like the good boy you are to your daddy hm?" He begins to move, establishing a rhythm that exposes you to the fullness and power of his thrusts, filling you completely. "-Such a good boy, accepting me so well, squeeze those thighs and stick out that fucking ass more! Yes baby boy, exactly like that..."

─ 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫!𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐫 - who fucks you all over the house, while praising you for handling his dick so well in your little cunt. "-Such a beautiful and cute pussy, just for daddy's cock isn't it?", "-atta boy, do you feel that, angel? it's all for you... take my cock like a good boy.", "- Fuck-! I love hearing you beg for more... I'm going to make you cum so hard, baby boy...", "-You better get used to this my little boy... Because from now on on. Your life will revolve around me... And I will always make sure you are satisfied, whatever the cost..." Your body responded to his touch, arching into him as pleasure washed over you. You could feel the tension in your body growing, your pussy clenching around his dick as you neared the edge of orgasm.

─ 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫!𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐫 - who would lock you up in one of his mansions, in a beautiful golden cage, he would cut your ties with your mom... friends and even normal civilization, nothing exists beyond him now, you are just his, he will leave you just there , for him and for him. "-You will always be my doll boy... won't you?" Wesker would smile darkly, as he handed you the clothes he wanted you to wear. "-You'll never get rid of me... I'm your daddy forever... right my prince?"

𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐝 ©𝐘𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐋 2023. 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲, 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞.

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[treasureofmammon]

[AU] Classifying the Obey me! characters as cats🐱 or dogs🐶:

(Since I have 3 dogs and 4 cats right now. Yep! I love pets!)

Dogs 🐶

Lucifer (a very scary dog, almost like a domesticated wolf or maybe a Doberman. Loyal af, but you needed to gain his trust first; it's the leader of the pack).

Leviathan (small or medium-sized dog, barks a lot but is a nervous dog. Loves when you play with him. Maybe a Cairn Terrier).

Asmodeus (very cute and loyal, always wants attention. Adores it when you dress him up and take pictures of him, it's almost as if he was modeling for you. Obviously a Poodle or a Pomerania).

Beelzebub (a big dog, very loving, always looks after the other pets. Unfortunately, he eats a lot! Prepare to spend lots of money on dog food! Maybe a Leonberger, a Bernese Mountain Dog, or even a Chow Chow).

Diavolo (a Golden Retriever, I don't need to explain myself, come on!).

Luke (do I even need to explain myself on this one, too? A chihuahua!).

Cats 🐱

Mammon (he's a typical cat, sometimes hisses at you for no apparent reason, but most of the time is super loving; snuggles and cuddles A LOT! Likes to play with you, and actually follows you while meowing for attention (either wants pets or play). Probably has separation anxiety).

Satan (duh! - super smart!, very independent, acts like he doesn't care about you or his brothers (especially dog Lucifer), but he's actually totally smitten with you because he always follows you around the house in silence + occasionally follows his brothers too. Always slaps dog Lucifer, then runs somewhere high).

Belphie (like most cats, sleeps all day. He is a spoiled little shit..., but he's our spoiled little shit. He has thrown stuff (especially expensive or fragile) to the floor to see what happens, then looks at you like: "so what?". Also slaps dog Lucifer but prefers to hide in small places afterwards).

Simeon (he's quite relaxed, likes snuggles a lot, just respect his boundaries. It's the type of cat that you can hug, pick up, kiss, etc.; he loves it).

Barbados (he used to be a feral cat until he met you, your dog Diavolo helped him to socialize. He likes his space, which you respect. Quietly comes at night and cuddles at your feet).

Solomon (super smart, quite social, but very mysterious; always finds a way to escape home and comes back demanding food and pets. How does he escape if your house/garden is pet proof? Nobody knows!).

Edit: added Beel, who I totally forgot. Don't worry, I'll make myself pay for this outrage by... being a young POC woman in late capitalism & patriarchal society. Also, I edited grammar errors + added some more shit my pets do and fit some of them.

[Disclaimer: The characters depicted here belong to the mobile game "Obey me: shall we date" and are owned by Solmare Corporation. The text here was made by me, meaning it's fan-made. | GN!Reader | English is not my first language, so there might be errors].

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[teaspoonnebula]

Hullo, I am so sorry if this ask is a weird one but. You are in the fandom for a long time, and I need to know, is it me or is the ACD SH fandom *not* insane?? Everywhere else where I've been, I see people turning on each other, fighting over characters and the morality of liking them and not liking them, telling people to go kill themselves and here. I have been in this corner of Tumblr for a few months now, and everybody seems normal? Am I just not deep enough yet to sew the drama, or is this really just a place where people hang out to enjoy something together??? Are we just too old of a fandom to do this?

(feel free not to answer if this is too weird or anything)

Sorry my reply got really long. I've broken it up with memes in the hope that it makes it more readable.

I've been in the fandom for a few years now, and I don't have much to compare against because I've generally avoided fandom spaces because they seem pretty intense (and I've not had a piece of media grab me quite like this before) but yeah it seems pretty chill?

I think there are lots of possible reasons why.

It might be that the fandom skews a little older, with lots of people who have enough life experience to know how to de-escalate tension when they encounter it, and when to walk away from the keyboard.

It might be that there's a century-old understanding that we're all playing a silly tongue-in-cheek game with characters from magazine stories that were never supposed to be analysed this way. Remember the term "canon" as used in fandom circles was invented by Sherlock Holmes fans (specifically my boy Ronald Knox) as a joke, a deliberate cute misapplication of a term used for discussing the Bible to something frivolous. Not taking yourself too seriously is very baked into Sherlockian culture.

I sometimes get glimpses from other fandoms of this puritanical attitude that to like or not like a character or a piece of work is somehow a moral act, and I find that... bewildering. A bit scary. To be a fan of Sherlock Holmes is inherently to love something dearly which also contains things which should be hated: racism, sexism, imperialism. I think that fans tend to be people well used to approaching literature with the level of nuance required to process that dichotomy. To acknowledge it rather than hide from it.

It might also be because it's public domain. A big blockbuster movie or pastiche by a celebrated writer is precisely as legitimate as every fanfic on Ao3. Or the CGI movie where they're gnomes. Or a slightly wonky point and click game someone is obsessively making in their spare time (...coughcougheveryonewishlist 'The Beekeepers' Picnic' onsteam) Sherlock Holmes belongs to everyone equally regardless of how much money and power they have, which is why I love it.

Like, I love him as a character, I love the Victoriana, I love the mysteries, but the #1 reason I've gone gaga over Sherlock Holmes these past few years is the joy of loving a thing which isn't controlled by a corporation and which does not exist to make money (anymore).

I'm not saying there's zero drama because I think when you get a bunch of people passionate about something there will always be a little drama. I'll see things like the jostling of people who are very protective of asexual readings of Holmes and people who are very protective of gay readings of Holmes, things like that. Feelings can run high when personal identity is involved. But I've never seen anything got too vicious.

Errrr yeah idk if you wanted an essay as a response but you got one!

#sherlock holmes #acd holmes #fandom #ask #thoughts

[rainbowsky]

Hi Rainbowsky, hope you are well. ☺️✨

In the last few weeks there has been a lot of hate, lawsuits, hot trends etc like the usual so/o stuff…nothing new surprise surprise. 🙄 I was thinking maybe if xz or yb made a statement that there is no bad blood between them, (they don't have to come out or make it clear that they are friends privately) but more like "yeah we worked together and are still on good terms" and "please don't attack or make false rumours about the other person" would the hate die down a bit or do you think it will get worse? I know it's not their job to give brain cells to mindless so/os, but maybe it could help newer fans who joined the fandom just so they wouldn't jump on the hate bandwagon because of so/os. It must be exhausting for xz and yb with all the hate, suing accounts, planning how to avoid the other person at award show because of stupid “fans” etc.

These are just some of the thoughts I've been having over the last few days. Are my thoughts too simple? I don't know if xz or yb made a statement already or if you've talked about this before, if so I'm sorry for filling your question box unnecessarily.

thank you for reading my question 🥰 I wish u a beautiful day and enjoy your weekend ✌🏽☺️

Hi Jinniecooky! Thanks, I hope you're well too! ☺️

Unfortunately I really don't see a statement improving things. It would be too risky on various fronts and would likely only make matters worse.

These fan groups are organized, well-oiled machines - especially GG's. The leadership of these groups tells the fans what to do and how to act, they give strict guidelines on what is expected of the fans, and any fan who wants to be included has to stay in line and do, say, believe as they're told.

Part of that involves selling narratives created and perpetuated by these fandom leaders and their corporate black pr embeds. They come up with elaborate stories that cast the star as a selfless, brilliant hero who is in a grand cosmic battle against 'those who want to destroy them', often with detailed claims and photoshopped or misleadingly edited/framed 'evidence' to support those claims.

Fans get sucked into these narratives and believe with all their hearts that the stories are true. They spend countless hours online spreading these lies and battling these imagined foes. They spend all their money on endorsements - whether they can afford it or not - and all their spare time on boosting the star's numbers on every platform and in every way they can.

As a result they have a deeply rooted conceit that they know what's best for the star, that the star owes their fame and success to fans, and that their activities - as hateful as they often are - are nothing less than the devoted, dedicated, selfless, heroic hard work on behalf of the star.

A statement like this would be treated as ingratitude, and would cause a lot of uproar and anger. These toxic fans would lose a lot of face if such a statement was issued, because it would run against everything they've been and stood for up until this point. The fan groups would likely try to recover by turning against the star and their management - making an even bigger mess for the star to clean up.

As I've said many times - toxic fan culture is about power and status. It's about these fans and fan groups wanking over their star being the biggest, best, etc. The bigger and more successful the star, the more of an ego boost these fans get out of it.

Speaking against anything these fans say or do cuts into that power and status in a way that can be very dangerous. We've all seen how people who speak up against them are treated. Trust me - the star and his team would fare no better if they spoke up.

The serious, long-standing fans who are deeply embedded in fan culture - especially the leadership figures in these fandoms - often know 'where the bodies are buried', too. They've made it their business to know all the dirt on their star, all the better to keep his image clean and bury the story. These are not the kind of people a star will want on their bad side.

In many ways, stars are hostages to their fan groups. These are the people pushing to build their numbers and success, and they can be very fickle, demanding and nasty.

Not only that, a statement would only draw more attention to these battles and bring them into the mainstream where passersby would see all the dirty laundry that's currently confined mostly to fandom spaces. It could escalate everything into an even bigger scandal that could burn out of control and possibly permanently damage or destroy the star.

There's also the fact that GG and DD will not want to risk the nature of their relationship becoming a bigger public story.

And that's before we even get into the fact that they've released dozens of statements over the years - especially GG - trying to get fans into line, giving guidelines on fan behavior, etc. and these toxics have ignored every word of it.

Overall, I just don't see a statement helping at all, and would likely only make matters worse.

I've often felt their best bet would be to come out as friends in a setting where fans dare not fuck with things. For example, appearing onstage together at a nationalistic event or in a nationalistic program.

But that's unlikely to ever happen for various reasons. Appearing together would put both of them at huge risk. Such an appearance would inevitably draw a lot of attention and gossip. Even if it was mostly positive due to fans trying not to cause any trouble, GG and DD would overshadow the message and gravity of the occasion. It would make them look bad - at best, traffic stars (images they're trying to shed), at worst, disrespectful or irreverent to the government or serious occasion.

And one would have to accept the possibility that even such a serious occasion under the eye of the government wouldn't be enough to stop fan wars from happening.

At the end of the day, it's just safer for GG and DD to let things run their course and hope that these assholes eventually lose interest and move on. To accept fan wars and haters as just part of the cost of doing business.

Similarly, I think we need to just accept that haters gonna hate, and stop focusing on haters and antis. We're not here for other fans, we're here for GG and DD. If we put our focus there and block and ignore all the toxics, we can enjoy fandom - which is the entire point.

Recent post related to this topic:

GG and DD supposedly collaborating on a new movie

#bjyx #yizhan #solos belong to moling su sect #antis go home #ask

[redsparrow2117]

"The End of the World is a Product".

I don't normally make....any posts, but the Fallout show, and some of the response to it has me wanting to actually put some words down here. There will be spoilers for the Fallout show if you want to avoid that.

Several people whose opinion I respect a lot have their own thoughts on the show, Amazon making it, and general disappointment with where Fallout as an IP has gone in the several decades it has existed. I agree with a lot of these statements and think that Fallout peaked with New Vegas, and Bethesda's ownership and usage of the IP has been uninspired at best.

That said, I did watch the show. And generally, I liked it. I have some complaints (like, wtf if the Brotherhood even doing? Who is really in charge? The writers *blew up* the NCR, just like that? For....some reason?) The main thing I have an issue with, is the dissonance between the message of the show, and the company that made it.

I think the parts that really made the show were Coop's flashbacks to before the war. I love his character, so much. And from Coop, The Ghoul, I get my dissonance.

We see him interacting with general Hollywood. It's basically the same as ours. Despite what Some People(tm) will say, Hollywood is a tool of the United States Machine. An extension of the country's will. Coop is making a cowboy movie, one of many he has made. He expresses being uncomfortable with his new movie's seeming obsession with killing, not wanting his character to kill the villain when he is begging for his life. The director tells him "people want to see a good man pushed too far." We see later, after the war, Coop made the movie the way the director wanted.

Coop's wife works in marketing, or something like it, for Vault-Tec. Coop likes the idea of the Vaults at first. Save people from the end of the world. Good stuff, thinks Coop. He was in the Marines, fought at Anchorage. He believes in protecting people and his country. So when his wife asks him to do an ad for Vault-Tec, he says yes.

Very quickly, he leaves making movies, and basically now works for Vault-Tec. Has a big party, invites a bunch of his friends, and only one of his acting friends shows up. Says everyone else declined on moral grounds, because they don't like Vault-Tec, and all the other mega corporations working with them or around the world. Coop's friend mentions he sold his voice/a character he created to the company that makes Mr. Handy's, and how everyone and everything is a product now, and embracing that is the only way to make money anymore. "You're a product, I'm a product, the end of the world is a product."

Coop later meets one of his acting friends, Charles Whiteknife, to talk about the party and why he didn't go. Charles brings up Vault-Tec, the mega corporations, and "Fiduciary Responsibility". I never, ever, in my mind would think a Fallout show, executive produced by "Thanks" Todd Howard, would bring that up.

Charles lays it out for Coop: Vault-Tec makes money selling Vaults. If they want to make money, then everyone's fear of the end of the world is really what is for sale. The end of the world is the product.

So no peace talks to calm down the war between the US and China. No safe feeling. They need fear. They want to make money, so you cannot feel safe. We see a prelude at Coop's earlier party: two Vault-Tec executives are talking about heading off those exact peace talks before anything definite is done so quarterly profits go up. Even the president is mentioned as missing, but that could be a kidnapping or a reference to the Enclave.

Coop doesn't want to believe that. Why would his wife work there if that was the case?

We see, as the flashbacks go on, how much she knows, but won't give away. She needs her job so her family can get into "one of the good Vaults". Coop ends up spying on a meeting between his wife, a Vault-Tec exec, and a bunch of major corporations and private entities. A nice cameo set up for big fans. We see West-Tek, Big MT, ROBCO, all of them. Vault-Tec wants them to buy into the Vaults, so they can make money.

So they can control the end of the world.

They think a total monopoly in the post-apocalypse will save the world from war.

Then the real reveal: Vault-Tec, in order to make guarantees on their experimental Vaults, and to make guarantees to the investors, is going to drop the bomb. Maybe not all of them, but definitely start the Great War.

Because it will make them money now, and when the world is over, they can rule over the ashes with a gaggle of experimented-on, traumatized survivors, brainwashed to do what they want, and led by the preserved executives that helped end the world.

"Well, thanks for the spoilers, RedSparrow, but what is the point?"

Well, when people write about the future, like George Orwell did in 1984, or Ray Bradbury in Fahrenheit 451, or even Suzanne Collins in Hunger Games, they weren't really writing about the future. They were writing about the problems they dealt with in their present, exaggerated to make them stand out.

"What happens when the cattle ranchers own half the town?" Charlie Whiteknife asks Coop when they meet at the bar.

"The town burns down."

"Exactly. The ranchers are in charge now."

This isn't really new stuff for Fallout, if you have played any of the games beyond 3,4, or 76. (Hell, 76 tries to act like Vault-Tec are the good guys for some stupid ass reason.)

We now live in that moment. Maybe we didn't when Fallout 1 came out, or maybe it was easier to hide then. At this point, it's nearly impossible to really ignore, and anyone saying that is incorrect or a good thing is just burying their head in the sand to avoid the truth.

Maybe we don't have Vaults, or Vault-Tec, but we have Amazon, selling us everything and grinding employees to dust on vague promises of earning a living.

We have our own ROBCO, and the CEO of our version of ROBCO bought Twitter because his ex left him for a trans woman and is currently trying to sell losers online his idea of a sex bot and shitty cars that rust and explode.

We have social media monopolies that live off of hate-engagement and spreading fear. Hell, the US government is banning social media platforms they can't control, and privatizing things like internet access through Starlink. Elongated Muskrat tried to cut off Ukraine's access to it after one of their generals told him to shut up and stop sucking up to Russia.

None of this is new. I'm probably sounding like your weird boomer uncle online right now.

But your weird boomer uncle doesn't think they will end the world.

But they will.

So here's the dissonance I struggle with: why is Amazon, one of the many companies enshitti-fying everything right now, making a show that tells you the plan?

It's easier to imagine the end of the world, than it is to imagine the end of capitalism, so the saying goes.

But the end of the world is the plan of capitalism. That's the end goal.

And it's wild to me that the Fallout show, made by Amazon, is the one telling us this.

#fallout #fallout spoilers #the ghoul

[sirtotallynotatimetraveler]

I made a Pizza Tower AU! : Candy Castle

So the jist of it is, it’s a Swap AU, based off of the hit fangame Sugary Spire, but Instead of swapping the personalities and roles of the characters, it just swaps the roles of the characters, keeping the personalities of the characters the same. This AU idea was inspired off of the Undertale AU TS!Underswap that does the same thing. Some swapped roles are based of Sugary Spire and some are just my idea.

In this AU, Peppino never went into war, (yes i know that McPig said it wasn’t canon but shhh), because of that, he never got his pizza business going. He instead became shrouded in debt, needing to work unfulfilling dead-end jobs to make ends meet, as his involvement as a war veteran actually paid the bills and the pizza shop he could have bought. Instead, Theodore/Teddy Gobbstopper (The Noise), a New Yorker stereotype, sugar-obsessed candy confectioner buys out the building that would’ve became Peppino’s Pizza Shop, now named “Teddy’s Candy”.

 A corporate candy company builds a nearby castle/factory across from Teddy’s candy shop. The money hungry boss of the company sends his mascot of the company, Granny Candydimples who warns Teddy that they’ll smash his candy shop with a comically large hammer if he doesn’t do anything about it. Teddy gives in, pops in a few butterscotch candies in his mouth and sugar rushes to the Candy Castle at Mach 4 speed. 

Some Tidbits of the Characters shown so far! : 

Teddy Gobbstopper - The Noise:

He gained his earnings as a TV show actor for half of his life. As a sugar-addicted maniac, he’s always been relying on candy to aid his needs at all times. His love for candy sparked his desires to become a candy maker and is the reason why he’s always on a never-ending sugar rush, annoying the hell out of people when he’s around others.  But because of rival corporations stealing his customers, he’s become in debt.

Suzy Sugarplum - Noisette :

She owns a separate candy shop of her own and is also affected by the rival candy corporation. Teddy and Suzy fell in love after meeting in the Candy Castle, although Teddy tries to hide these feelings. She later tames a hedgehog named Sock. She’s very optimistic and silly, but she means serious business when it comes to candy sales.

Mr. LollyStick - Pizzahead:

He’s Teddy’s landlord and accountant who always bugs him to pay his bills by acting overly annoying in a joyful type of way, popping out of absolutely nowhere and playing endless pranks if you don’t pay your taxes on time. While he doesn’t care about the money as much, he does want to make ends meet.

Captain Crackle - Peppino Spaghetti :

Full name, Peppino Ravioli Crackle, has been in debt for years, trying to work his way into finally fulfilling his lifelong dream of owning a Pizza Parlor. He’s been subjected to signing a painstaking lifelong contract of selling his likeness to be the mascot of a sugary cereal brand, Captain Crackle, a joyful, charming cereal pirate roaming the 7 milky seas. He even had to change his last name as part of the contract. He’s a short-tempered anxious mess, constantly wondering if he’ll make it out of debt and out of a job he hates. He seeks comfort and joy out of the little time he has out of work, making pizza and singing opera tunes in the kitchen.

Mr. Gus - Gustavo :

Like Peppino, Gus, full name Gustavo, also is in debt, hoping to also open a restaurant of his own. He’s Captain Crackle’s sidekick who does most of the work and he’s also a bunny themed mascot for his own cereal Chocklinz, where he always gets bullied by goblins who tell him “Chocklinz are for Goblins”. He secretly works on the side as a bartender at a hidden place called Gus’s Soda Tavern. 

Oh, and here’s the Swap Chart! :

The Noise <--> Peppino

Noisette <--> Gustavo

Pizzahead <--> Mr. Stick

Snick <--> Brick

Gerome the Janitor <--> Pepperman

The Priest <--> The Vigilante

The Fake Peppino counterpart would be a Fake Ted, but maybe instead of being like a mutant science experiment maybe it will be a weird rusty robot version of Teddy,

Granny Pizza (The pizza that guides you through the tutorial and stuff) <--> Pizzaface

Mort The Chicken from the hit game Mort The Chicken <--> Cookie Blair from the Copyright Hit game Cookie’s Bustle 

I’ll be making a Part 2 in the near future! Stay tuned fellas!

(Oh, and if you want to make fan art of my AU, please do! Just be sure to credit me as the creator of the AU and link my blog page!)

#pizza tower #peppino spaghetti #peppino #the noise #sugary spire #pizza tower au #pizza tower fanart #noisette #gustavo #pizzahead #pizza tower swap #swap au #pizza tower noise #pizza tower gustavo #pizza tower noisette #candy castle #candy castle au

[selkies-world]

Sign the petition to demand the creation of a new international law requiring fast-fashion garments to come with a statement of the human cost and environmental harm caused by their creation.

We all know fast fashion is bad for the planet - slave labor, environmental waste, air and water pollution, and unsustainable practices are just a few of the ways they impact our planet, our health and our lives. To date, the fast fashion industry is the 2nd largest consumer of water and is single-handedly responsible for 10% of global carbon emissions (that's more than all international flights and maritime shipping across a year combined). Even the simple act of washing these clothes releases 500,000 tons of microfibers into the ocean each year - that's equal to 50,000 plastic bottles. Fast-fashion is the 3rd leading cause of the climate crises we face, yet is rarely addressed.

Knowing these stats is one thing, and understanding them is important. Being aware of them is somewhat informative. But as long as we keep turning a blind eye to the issue, the stats are only going to get worse, and nothing will change for the better. Ignoring the issue or brushing it under the rug won't help anything. So what if we could see the real-world damage done by each of the garments we buy?

In the same way that cigarette packets have shown the harm their products do to our bodies ("SMOKING KILLS", lung cancer visualizations, etc.), what if fast fashion manufacturers & retailers had to show the harm their products do to our planet?

[Image ID: A type-writer font has been used on a brown craft paper background. The text reads: "32 animals lost their habitat to the field where my crops were planted - 2 of those animals are already endangered species. 2,700 litres of water were used in my production. I was made in a sweatshop enslaving men and women aged 16 - 45, and children aged 6 - 14. I contain 0.22kg of carbon dioxide dye." End ID.]

This is a mock-up of a label / statement for a single T-shirt, with researched statistics and educated estimates for the information I couldn't find a calculated answer for.

Now imagine labels / statements like this for every single piece of clothing: how many toxic chemicals are in those new jeans? How many litres of water did that shirt take to make? How many animals were skinned to make those cute fur-trimmed boots? How many children made that jumper? How many people were forcibly removed from their homes, so production companies could plant crops to grow the materials used in clothes manufacturing? How many families were evicted for no reason other than corporate greed? How many trees were cut down? How many animals were displaced or killed?

Would you really want to buy those items of clothing if the answers to those questions were staring you in the face?

If this information was stated in clear, accessible ways on both the website and the ticket on the actual garment, this would dramatically reduce the number of people buying fast fashion items. It would also reduce the profits being made by fast fashion companies, and could lead to many of them being forced to choose between changing and becoming sustainable, eco-froendly and ethical brands, or shutting down due to being boycotted.

Who would really want to knowingly buy things that are made by slaves, or which cost a family their home, or which contributed to deforestation? Who would continue to buy fast fashion items knowing this is the damage caused by them, when sustainable alternatives are an option?

Whether it's second-hand fashion at affordable prices, or investing more money in sustainable products which were made with high ethical standards and which cost more money due to the fact their price accounts for the time it took a person to make that item... we can say for certain that sustainable shopping is going to become much more popular if people know how important that change is. Sustainable items last much longer than fast-fashion items, which by design are created to self-destruct, as they are made to be worn a few times and then discarded in order to be replaced by the next trend's items - and as trends speed up, these items become weaker and weaker. This then leads to people spending more money in order to keep up with the newest trends, and to keep replacing clothes they throw out after a few washes.

In contrast, buying sustainable items which are designed to last years means people won't have to spend money on new clothes every few weeks, which means they'll ultimately save money in the long term and actually be able to afford those pricier items which will last much, much longer.

Now, despite the amount of harm the fast-fashion industry causes to people and the environment, the last thing we should be doing is getting angry at those who continue to buy them. Being the target of anger doesn't make large populations change their behaviour - even a cursory look through history books will tell us that much. Neither does being the target of resentment or blame.

But guilt? Shame? Those are two of the most powerful emotions to magnify when you want change to happen in waves.

And frankly, if people feel ashamed of buying something, or if buying something makes them feel guilty... they're going to stop buying it.

Those aren't the only emotions that should be felt, though. Because only feeling guilt and shame leads to feeling hopeless, scared, anxious and depressed. And we don't want that. No matter how bad things get... we don't want that.

The only other emotions to provoke are hope and pride.

If there's no hope for the future, how can anyone be expected to imagine a better one?

You wouldn't think it, what with all the climate crises and disasters we experience around the world and the total lack of commitment made by billionaires, multimillion-dollar companies and corporations and politicians.

But it's true. Scientists in Scotland have discovered bacteria which eat plastic and speed up the decomposition of it. ‘Ecocide’ is now punishable by law. Some countries within the EU are already close to meeting their 2030 goals years ahead of schedule! Thanks to scientists and small, individual changes made on a massive scale by ordinary people who are making small adjustments to our everyday choices, we can and are healing most of the ozone layer before 2050. That is something we should all feel incredibly proud of.

So imagine how much we could speed that process up if more people made those changes. Imagine how much sooner we could heal our planet if billions of people made those changes, rather than millions. Imagine how much sooner we could be seeing the effects of a healthier planet if fast fashion companies were forced to choose between going green and transparent, or closing altogether due to a lack of interest from consumers. Imagine the changes we could create if corporations made massive changes in a short amount of time, in order to save their own profits.

Imagine more labels like this, sitting alongside each other on every single piece of fast fashion clothing. A statement like this beneath every item of clothing on fast fashion websites, which transparently states the harm done.

If every single fast-fashion company and store had to display this on their clothing, on their racks, on their websites, and if there were legal punishments for those who tried to evade or lie... fashion would turn a lot greener very quickly. We'd start seeing more and more labels with "I'm made from 6 plastic bottles! I used to be a newspaper! I had 0 pesticides used on me in my production! I only contain natural dye made from berries, beans and sustainably grown flowers. I was made from apple skins and corn! The people who made me get to go home to their families every night, have days off and the adults made £150.35 each in 1 week! The animal who made the wool for me is free-range and well-cared for! I came from a small family farm, and was created with a closed-loop water system!”

That'd be a much better civilisation to shop in, don't you agree?

That is hope for the future.

That is motivation, which can fuel ordinary people to do extraordinary things and create changes they thought were impossible.

If you want to be a part of creating this change, sign the Change.org petition which demands the the creation and implementation of an international law which will require all fast-fashion products to be displayed with a statement which states the harm done to people and the planet by that garment being made & shipped.

#fast fashion #fashion #climate crisis #climate change #climate action #climate catastrophe #environmentalism #environment #environmetalists #enviromental #sustainability #sustainable #economy #ecofriendly #ecosystem #europe #earth #ecommerce #society #socialist #sociology #social justice #social media #slave labor #children #child labor #children's rights #environmental justice #petition #petitions

[secretmellowblog]

So much internet analysis of media feels like……. if people were trying to criticize Chick-Fil-A, but refused to talk about anything other than the quality of the sandwiches. All that mattered was whether the product was good. So people just debated endlessly over whether the products were Good or not, and no one discussed how Chick-Fil-A donated to conservative homophobic hate groups.

“Is this Disney product Good and does it have good gay representation?” Does Disney still donate to homophobic republican politicans!!!??? Do they still actively censor any queer content during production, cancelling gay projects and actively forcing their writers to cut gay content, to the point where every sad scrap that makes it onscreen is a miracle? Can you meaningfully make any statements about “gay rep at Disney” without bringing in that larger context?

It’s not a perfect analogy— because art shouldn’t be a product, and a movie is theoretically trying to Say something in a way that a sandwich is not. But Idk I feel like the reason we fixate so much on media analysis is because it is Fun. It is fun to talk about lord of the rings and the owl house and Steven universe. It is not fun to talk about the horror and exploitation that is baked into the “entertainment industry;” it’s not fun to research and analyze the systems that created the horrifically expensive movies you love.

I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately because amazon is releasing the most expensive tv series ever made, a spin-off series based on lord of the rings. I have no interest in watching it despite my lifelong love of lotr but the thing is—

I have no doubt the series will be good! It will be fine. Lots of money has been thrown into it, and I have enough friends in the entertainment industry to know that on every massive corporate product there are hundreds of writers and artists sincerely trying their best to create good meaningful art. The Amazon series will be Fine. It will be good.

But my question is: Does it being good actually matter? Does it matter if a chick-Fil-a sandwich is good? Does it matter if this vile evil horrible media monopoly run by a villainous CEO that works its employees to death creates a good product?

I feel like I’m going crazy when most of the criticism of Amazon’s lotr is conservatives and people who act like conservatives ranting on about how “I can’t believe they gave Blorbo GenericElf a personality! That’s so out of character—he didn’t have a personality in the book! Tolkien, our lord and savior who we must worship as an authority, would be infuriated (because we still are bound to submit to this dead guy’s opinion apparently!) Everything would be better if everything stayed exactly as it was in the past, in the Sacred Original Canon. Any attempt to transform Tolkien’s work is morally reprehensible and a sign of the fall of the civilization.”

Sometimes I just want to shake those people and say “PEOPLE ARE DYING! people are dying in Amazon warehouses, and you’re treating your petty fandom opinion about blorbo genericelf’s personality as if it has this laughably enormous moral weight.”

I know that’s unkind, and that people can care about more than one thing; but I don’t know. I used to have this really naive idea that adaptations were a conversation with the original work, and every reinterpretation was a beautiful addition of meaning. I still believe that on some level. I think every author should be free to reinterpret stories however they want, should be able to argue with the original author and set their work on fire if they need to. there’s a lot about Tolkien’s work specifically that deserves to be disrespected, like his vicious racism and sexism. I LOVE transformative work—especially transformative work that meaningfully argues with the original author.

But like….you really can’t talk about these big media franchises without talking about the systems that created them.

Yes, people can sometimes create great beautiful sincere emotional art within these exploitative systems! I love the original lotr films and books. The new Amazon series is so expensive that it will be perfectly Fine.

But creating good art doesn’t change the fact that these giant media monopolies do so much real, constant, tangible harm. Warner Brothers caused massive harm to New Zealand while making the lotr/hobbit films, essentially strong arming the country’s government into changing their film industry laws to benefit massive foreign corporations. And Amazon is a vicious violent exploitative mega monopoly that is literally overworking its underpaid employees until it kills them.

It’s hard because I believe that good art can be very meaningful to people, and that media analysis can be important and valuable.

Its just that— not to swing a bat at a hornet’s nest— sometimes I wish people would stop hyperbolizing about how [petty fandom opinion] will cause lasting harm to the world, while not engaging with the things about the media property that are causing immediate tangible physical objective harm.

#idk if this is coherent but yee #;-;;;; #anyway thank you for reading! i know I haven’t been active here lately #i just wanted to throw this out there before anyone asked me about rings of power #I’ve just become so disillusioned by the entertainment industry and the active tangible harm these giant franchises cause #that I just . don’t #XD #like it’s probably good! it’s probably a good fine show #and lots of marvel movies are good! #and I found meaning in the original lotr trilogy #but I don’t know #i kinda just. am disgusted with the way these mega franchises work #and the way the entertainment industry works #it’s the ‘art school student with entertainment industry friends’ life lol #but yee #anyway I’ve been inactive here but I’m back to be sad about stuff again XD

[megamindsupremacy]

Hello! Do you ever think about how Captain Marvel would probably be someone who helps out in the soup kitchens or raises awareness for actually good charities and homeless shelters (because Billy Batson has experience with which is bad and which is good for obvious reasons) and so because he's such an influential/charming hero it works and the charities, shelters and many other things just get an immediate and overwhelmingly amazing response afterwards with many donations and such and then it's sometimes on the news and Batman sees the news or reads an article as Bruce Wayne and just smiles a bit and thinks back to how his kids were struggling and thinks "another charity to my list of donation worthy ones" and then asks Alfred to prepare a cheque of about a ridiculous amount of money (because he's a billionaire and he wouldn't care if his bank account had a dent in it) and just showers the charities, and then Superman is like "hey! My pal Marvel is vouching for these places and works there sometimes, maybe I can get more people to donate by having an interview with him!" And so basically every Leaguer helps out in their own way and Captain Marvel becomes like the unofficial guy who let's everyone know about the charity/donation thingy and if it's good or not and he becomes a big fan favourite among the lower class and his merch becomes more widespread but because he personally asked the corporations making these (and also with the help of Bruce's lawyers) to make the merch cheaper and more accessible for everyone because he hates when things that bring joy are so overly expensive and unaccessible for people in the lower class and that just makes him an even bigger fan favourite, and whenever he passed by stores in his Billy form and sees people able to buy his merch for cheap with such happy smiles on their faces, he can't help but feel giddy and self indulgent at times and buy a pin or two, maybe a hoodie, the hoodie is just for the extra hilarity because one time he passed by Clark when he was looking for Cap and Billy was in the hoodie and he nearly lost his mind

Ohh my god this is such a lovely idea. Billy being the unofficial sponsor of all these charities and nonprofits and volunteer organizations. Because Billy knows what it's like to have nothing (because he still materially has basically nothing and emotionally he's so distant from his friends coworkers comrades fellow league members and he wants other people to feel better and good and loved) so he just. Pours himself into doing good, not just by punching bad guys and sealing rifts in dimensions but by volunteering at soup kitchens and talking people down from rooftops and rescuing cats from trees.

And think of his mantra: "Do good, and good will follow", and then seeing how his own acts of kindness, unthinking and conscious, are influencing the hero community and branching outward from there, that this Gotham City billionaire cited Capitan Marvel as his inspiration for his most recent donation to a Fawcett City organization, and Superman is following in his footsteps. I bet Billy saves up his money to buy his own merch for himself and also to pass out to people to help them feel better after a loss or a scary moment.

Also, both Billy and Clark are wearing Captain Marvel hoodies and Billy is fully like "is superman impersonating me??" before realizing, no, that's Superman's secret identity, walking around, looking for Billy, in a Captain Marvel hoodie. Absolutely he loses his mind.

#i should make an ask tag #billy batson #Capitan marvel #sorry for taking forever to respond thanksgiving break has been a whirlwind #i saw a long ask and i was like well! i will respond to that when i have the brain capacity. [five days later] I FORGOT ABOUT THE ASK- #god you have such good billy opinions and now i am having billy thoughts #hes a good kid! hes pure of heart! he's a little dude! #hes so nice to everyone even though it costs so much even though its not even a conscious choice #hngmgh. man. little guy

[leggerefiore]

s/o is happily dating what they think is their normal goofy boyfriend (seperate) but surprise surprise, they're actually ceos of a huge corporation, and make more money in a second that s/o could make in a month. How would they react to their partner who is deeply intimidated by their status and wealth?

cw: CEO AU,

pairing: Ingo/Reader, Emmet/Reader

▲Ingo▼

● Ingo certainly can come across as a normal everyday man despite his urge to dress in seasonally inappropriate clothing for his aesthetics. You did not get the feeling that he was any different from the other customers you got often. In fact, you found yourself quite entranced with conversations with him as he discussed a variety of topics ranging from competitive battling to different engine types in trains. You didn't consider him to be anyone out of the ordinary.

● In fact, you had already started your relationship with him when you even learnt of just what his job was. After a date, you both decided to head to his place over yours, and you found yourself stunned at where he led you. At first, you thought it was a joke, seeing the elite hi-rise apartment building, but Ingo quickly swiped a key card and to open the door to an upper level apartment.

● Your mind was blown by the interior of the room, too. Expensive furniture and decorations laid inside, with a well-made and large model train set covering a decent portion of the living room. Ingo gazed at you carefully as you held your strange expression. It was then that something clicked in his head. “… You do know where I work, don't you?” He asked, and you shook your head.

● It was honestly terrifying to learn that Ingo worked at such a large corporation as a CEO. His wealth was something more than you could comprehend, only knowing that he definitely made more in an hour than you likely did in a week. Shattered was the image of a normal, albeit train-obsessed, man, and in its place stood an impossibly wealthy man. Ingo sighed at your obvious distress.

● “… I… I'm sorry,” he started with a recognisable politeness that he always tried to hold, “I was not trying to hide such information from you… Ah, perhaps this will make me sound even worse, but I'm quite used to people already knowing who I am and my job…” Ingo's eyes averted your gaze as he turned to look at the floor with pure shame exuding from him. You could still see the sweet guy who had caught your attention, but you still felt hesitant to even reach out to him.

● This led to Ingo working endlessly hard to reassure you that he didn't allow his status and wealth to affect who he was (too much). He understands your worries, always trying to be deeply understanding towards you. Part of him did want to shower you in gifts and whatever else you could ask for, but he resisted out of respect for you. Truly, he works desperately to make sure you don't feel as if he is some cruel, wealthy baron. Ingo wants you to see him as a person.

● In the end, it's truly on you whether or not you can accept him. Ingo will do countless things to help you change how you came to view him after learning about his job, and will respect your decision to leave if you can't feel happy with him. If you do come around to it, however, he begs you to let him spoil you just a little. He wants to express his love in many, many forms.

▽Emmet△

○ Emmet barely acts like a CEO when he's off the clock, so it was little wonder how you came to view him as just another person. He eagerly chatted about sweets, pokemon battling, Joltik breeding, and trains. You felt like he was just another person living in Nimbasa, just as you were. His excitable nature made you fall for him quickly. Emmet was merely a playful, fun guy to be around. Sure, he took you to some more pricey places for dates, but it wasn't something that out of the ordinary when he also took you out to random dessert stands, too.

○ That was why it came as a surprise when he brought you to one of the most expensive apartment buildings in the city after a date and wanted to go over to his place. Emmet giggled as he swiped his key card on a door on one of the upper floors of the building. You were nearly in shock from it all.

○ The inside was decorated with obviously expensive furnishings and decor. None of it necessarily screamed 'Emmet,' so you could only presume an interior decorated had chosen it. Well, excluding a large and detailed model train set that chugged along endlessly in the living room. Your obvious shock made Emmet tense up noticeably, like he had just realised something, too. “Ah… Darling, I forgot to tell you about my job,” a nervous giggle came from him as he stared directly at the floor.

○ Learning that Emmet worked as high-ranking executive at a large corporation came as a shock. It made no sense when you considered his hobbies and behaviours. Nothing screamed cut-throat businessman. Moments of a certain harshness and intimidation from him entered your brain as you gazed at him. It was hard to view him as the same fun-loving guy.

○ “... I liked being with you,” his voice was soft, like a scared child's own might sound, “I hate being my work self around friends and lovers… I am sorry for not telling you.” His normally proud and strong body language deflated into something pathetic and desperate. Even so, you felt betrayed by him hiding that from you, and how terrifying the idea of him making more in a day than you did in a month. You took a step back away from him.

○ Emmet desperately reaches out to you and babbles out endless apologies, begging you to stay with him. The younger twin will do anything to prove himself to you. He loves being with you and wants to show you that he isn't like whatever presumptions rushed into your head after finding out. Emmet probably seems quite sad with how desperate he is, he knows, but you are someone he feels at ease with. Poor guy goes between buying you gifts and realising that you would probably hate that so many times.

○ Ultimately, it's on you whether or not you will be able to get past your obvious aversion to Emmet's wealth and status. He may put up a fight until you explicitly tell him that you want to end things. In which case, he will respect your decision and leave you be. If you wish to try, however, he clings to you and thanks, you so many times. Emmet truly just wants another person in his life that sees him for who he is and not his title or wealth, he knows verrry well that you do.

#ingo x reader #ingo/reader #emmet x reader #emmet/reader #pokemon x reader #pokemon ingo x reader #pokemon emmet x reader

[yellow-yarrow]

I didn't finish Carol vs The World because it lost me with how we never get to see Carol question why she finds comfort in a deeply pointless job or address what that means. I wanted to like the show because it has a middle aged cast of characters that look realistically ordinary too.

I watched like 3 episodes and then went and read the synopsis of the other episodes, watched a video summarizing the season and read reviews.

I really liked the character and background design, the characters themselves are okay, but I can't get past the world building or the weird takeaway it has.

I can't say this any other way: I think the creators of this show can't imagine how people would exist outside of capitalism. Characters have two choices: to live the rest of their life in an individualistic hedonistic way, or to continue with their boring jobs. This is not different at all from how people in capitalism live. It makes me feel like the writers think people do these boring jobs because they find comfort in them, or that they don't know what they want from life, and they need a "distraction" from that. (I can imagine that there are people who are content with doing a job like this, but not for these reasons) I feel like writers often use this trope condescendingly. People don't do boring office jobs because they lack motivation and fantasy, it's because they need money to live and most jobs suck.

I think Carol's problem is not that she is a simple person who doesn't want much, but that she is lonely. And the show does say that in the end it's the bond between people that is important, and to enjoy everyday little moments, but if instead of idk, Carol talking to her neighbors they make a point out of showing that these characters enjoy doing pointless work for a faceless corporation. If the job supposed to symbolize a simpler life, well. i don't like that

there could have been some kind of critique of society here! but instead the show goes "if you are depressed and you don't find fulfillment in superficial hedonism that you are told you should enjoy, the alternative is that you can do pointless tasks while becoming friends with your coworkers :)" like what. sure i'll happily slave away my life for a corporation, not even knowing why, and i'll be happy about it. I don't think the idea that work could be fulfilling, for example that they could be doing something for other people's comfort or happiness ever comes up. most characters including Carol act selfishly. why did she fail to find friends up until the point of working in that office. i think this show is fake deep. sorry for the rant I just feel like there is wasted potential here

#its capitalist realism again what do you mean the military still functions but nobody sweeps the streets!!! that is horrifying!!!! #and unrealistic!! #dont even get me started on how alienated you have to be to forget how fresh fruit gets to the grocery story. it takes work #the military is there to keep people from hoarding food i guess? but no one is preventing drunk driving? #there are no cops and people are not violent why would they hoard? #is everyone in this universe nice but selfish? this is the only explanation #carol and the end of the world

[eccentrcks]

How about some general Primis Dempsey and S/O hcs? Make em as lovey-dovey as you like ✨️

Take your time!

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Primis “Tank” Dempsey x Reader

♡ General Relationship Headcanons

Warnings ; Tooth-rotting fluff, lightly implicated sexual themes.

Author’s Note ; Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy. I’ve dropped everything at the moment when I’ve saw his name. The himbo. The malewife. Sorry for the long wait, but I was feeling burnt out after working for four weeks straight in my part-time job. So this will be kinda short. Wheat, I hope you enjoyed reading this as much I enjoyed writing it. Don’t be afraid to drop more requests ‘bout this man anytime soon. 💙

He didn’t had time for long term romantic relationships before he joined the marines and finished training. And when you came into the picture, oh man, let’s just say he’s excited to show how much he adores you once you’re both in established relationship.

Before you two gotten together, it was no more than watching a marine making discrete longing glances at your direction. Taking it easier on you compared to anyone else in the group.

Although Dempsey can get unintentionally too intimate in bed whenever you’re cuddling or trying to sleep. But who is to complain? Unless you’re trying to get a goodnight sleep of course…

And he’s the giver in the bedroom.

Typically shameless with the kissing though. He’ll just grab your face and place smooches all over and your lips as well— especially in private, oh man, don’t get me started on how this man will get really handsy.

If you get hurt. Minor wound or not. Densely will freak nonetheless and mumble while patching you up. “You’re lucky I love you, otherwise…” more grumbling with a kiss if you reassure him that you’re fine after he’s finished.

He will start fist fights in your name.

The type of man who will dip you during dancing.

Fluent in all of the five love languages;

Words of affirmation… expect your daily “I love you”, “Everything is better when you’re here”, “I’m so lucky to be with you”, “I'm so thankful to have you in my life.", and helluva lot more affirmations after those…you’d get it. He just wants to make you feel appreciated and loved.

Acts of service… he’s there and there for whatever you need. Or what he thinks you need. Opening doors for you, letting you go first, stretching out a hand for you to grab on first, let’s you lean on him for support if you have a broken ankle, let’s you vent out to him, and offers you his jacket if you get cold. You name it. He’s more of a natural gentleman compared to his Ultimis counterpart.

Gifts… Dempsey literally gets you anything that he deems perfect for you. He wasn’t raised on money, but the marine is confident to know on what he’s doing. Pretty trinkets? Oh, you’d love it after he does little touches of his own before giving it to you. Especially this pretty flower that happened to catch his eye. He isn’t good with poetry, but he likes giving you little love letters on how much you mean to him. Oh this thing? It reminded him of you and he’d thought you would love it. And as for receiving… he doesn’t mind, but makes sure to be grateful on whatever you got for him. It can be anything and he’ll love it regardless of the condition of it. Dempsey will keep it on him if it’s small too.

Quality time… the corporal can’t go through a day without being by your side so you’re gonna be spending a lot of time with him. C’mon… he’s a sucker for some quality time. He’s willingly to do anything to spend some time with you. Anything. You can name it and he’ll happily go along with it. Got nothing much planned? Guess he’s gonna teach you how to shoot and everything, regardless if you know the basics already.

Physical touch… It can be simple anything as holding hands, a hand on your waist, or thigh whenever you’re sitting, and it gets better when you’re in bed together. Dempsey will hold you in his arms just to know you’re there and won’t disappear on him. He’s committed to you and will show you how much he is.

Man wants a family with you. He wants to have a lot of children with you regardless on their genders (biologically or adopted, he doesn’t mind either). And he isn’t exactly opposed getting a pet or two for your future household either.

You mean the world to him and he’ll be damned if someone or something takes that away from him.

Dividers by @saradika.

#call of duty #cod zombies #call of duty zombies #tank dempsey #primis tank dempsey #primis dempsey #tank dempsey x reader #headcanons

[tinfairies]

Pegging homelander pic…please 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Act Like It

Homelander x Fem!Reader Smut

Minors DNI

Being the second biggest hero was no easy feat. Especially for a woman. You've had to work hard, harder than your male coworkers that's for sure. Definitely harder than Homelander himself, America's Hero. A spoiled brat is what he really is, always throwing a fit when he doesn't get what he wants.

Today was no different, the Seven sat at the meeting table. Arguing as usual and discussing rating, movies, who has more fans etc.

Arbitrary corporate bullshit. Heroes your ass, you guys were nothing but children bickering over who has better toys. Homelander sat at the head of the table, listening to his cohorts with a smug smile.

You tuned out the noise and stared at his face, trying to pick apart his mind. He hadn't said a word at all, except his normal beginning speech. Normally that bastard loves to hear the sound of his own voice, what was different today?

He had suddenly cough caught your eyes and smiled wide, abruptly standing up.

"Well, I would like to announce that the Homelander 3 movie has broken the box office numbers, completely surpassing our number two hero's second movie." He smirked and gestured to you.

You rolled your eyes, of course he had to to grab everyone's attention and make everything about himself. You gave a shrug of your shoulders, you could care less about asinine publicity and numbers. Homelander knew that was the only thing he could hold over you, and it was pathetic. He may be the face of America but you're the one to actually save it.

The meeting had ended, your coworkers poured out of the room and you were left alone with Homelander. Neither of you had made a move to leave after he dismissed everyone.

"Quite the big deal you made about your numbers." You glanced at him, tapping your fingernails against metal table. He hummed in response, that smug smirk still on his face.

"Too bad you're not a real hero. I bet you'd make even more money." You retorted.

Homelander was immediately standing up, his chair rolling back behind him. He came to stand over you, irritation plain on his face.

"Excuse me, care to repeat that? You forget who you're talking to." he seethed and you just smiled.

"No, you forget where you stand next to me, you are in my shadow. Act like it." you go to stand up, bringing yourself closer to his face.

"Maybe it's not a coincidence that every idea you've ever had has failed under your guidance." his jaw clenched and you could tell he was holding back from turning you into a pile of ash.

"You are a walking second place medal." you finally finished, his face was inches from yours.

Homelander went to grab at your throat, but you were faster than him. Slapping him clean across his perfect face. The sound echoed in the room, his hand came up to cradle his cheek. His hair was mussed from the force of the hit, and he looked at you. Not with anger, or fear. Tears welled at the corners of his eyes, and something primal loomed within them.

"Go to my room. Strip. Wait for me on the bed. Do not touch yourself. I will know." you commanded with a flat voice. He hesitated, then fixed himself and nodded before leaving the room without a word.

You took your time finishing your work, knowing full well that he had obeyed you. After an hour or so you finally decided to stop torturing him. Well almost.

The room was dim when you entered, only the bedside lamps were on. Homelander was laid in the middle of the bed, nude. Just as you asked. Good boy.

He cracked an eye open upon hearing you enter. A devilish smirk spread across his face.

"What's that for? You think you're gonna get some pussy?" you scoffed and made your way to the dresser across the room.

He looked at you confused, how cute. You pulled the top drawer open and rummaged around. Grabbing what you needed, you then turned and threw the rather large strap-on and bottle of lube onto the bed.

Homelander looked almost scared now, he kept searching your face for a joke that wasn't there.

"I-I don't think I can take that." he reffered to the strap.

"You can and you will. You need to be reminded of your place. Now get on your hands and knees." the way his fear made your cunt feel was amazing.

He stared at you, silently pleading then finally maneuvered himself on his hands and knees. Embarrassment was obvious all over his body, flushed red and almost trembling. You giggled sadistically, this big powerful man was on his hands and knees for you.

You ran your hand delicately over the curve of his spine, goosebumps being left in their trail. He bit his lip, his cock was already half hard when you came in and it's only getting harder. Your hand came to rest on his ass, you gave it a light squeeze before raising it.

A loud crack sounded through the room, Homelander whimpered at the pain on his ass. His head hung down, pressing into the pillows. You massaged the red welt before once again bringing down another smack.

He whimpered and trembled through the pain, he wasn't being as much of a baby as you thought. Dissatisfied with this reaction you grabbed his cock and pulled it between his thighs. Homelander jumped, and gave a moan at the pressure on his cock.

You started pumping the shaft, smacking his thigh every so often. Luring him into a false sense of security.

"Oh fuck!" he yelled as you tugged on his cock aggressively. The giggle you let out made him huff on annoyance.

"Did you think this would be nice for you? After what you did earlier?" You squeezed his cock and he gritted his teeth.

"What do you say when you do something wrong?" you asked, he stayed silent. You hummed and drug a finger up from his balls to his hole.

He shook his head, refusing to say the words. You prodded at the tight opening.

"It's almost like you want me to fuck your ass. All you have to do is say the words and I'll let you pound my cunt into the mattress." you spoke gently, mockingly.

His hole puckered as you continued to play with him. His breathing was heavy, but he was silent still.

"Fine." you abruptly shoved your finger into him. Homelander let out a strangled cry as the forced entry burned through him.

"I fucking hate you." he seethed through gritted teeth, muffled by the pillows.

"Really now. I can leave you like this." you curled your finger brushing up against his prostate.

Homelander let out a whorish moan, "No, no please. Fuck, goddammit fuck me!"

A smile split your face. "I'm serious if you hate me I can leave. Unless you want to tell me something."

He panted as you started to pump your finger in and out, the dry pull burned like hellfire. He shook his head 'no'.

You pulled your finger out, and grabbed the strap. "If you can't be polite, I'm gonna have to teach you a lesson. You haven't been a good boy."

Homelander whined, he hated being called a bad boy, even more than being bent over by his rival. You began to buckle the strap around your hips, adjusting it so it will rub against your clit while you thrust.

It was pitiful sight. America's Hero on his hands and knees, completely naked, ass spread wide and the Number Two Hero still in her suit, preparing her silicone cock just for him.

If only you could preserve this moment. Hm. You quickly hopped up, and went to your bag. Homelander looked at you curiously, and then in shock as you grabbed your phone.

Setting it to video, you placed it against the lamp. The camera captured a great view of Homelander's face.

"No, please. What if it gets out." he begged shoving his face into the bed.

"You should have been nicer." You got back behind him on your knees. Rubbing up his ass again, the plush skin still red from your abuse.

You grabbed the bottle of lube, and drizzled some down his ass. He sighed at the cold liquid. The tip of the strap teased his hole, puckering and begging to be filled.

He whined some more, his cock was rock hard now. Precum was dripping onto the sheets as his cock twitched in anticipation.

Homelander cried out as you shoved the strap in down to the hilt. "Fuck, ah!" he whimpered and hid his face in his arms.

"Nuh, uh." you grabbed his hair and forcefully lifted his head. The camera focused on his features, mouth agape, face flushed and his pupils blown with lust.

You started to thrust, a fast and hard pace. He wasn't getting babied, not this time.

#The boys #homelander #homelander x reader #Homelander smut #The boys smut #the boys x reader #the boys imagine #the boys headcanons

[gxrlcinema]

I received this message last night, but as I blocked the anon who sent it, I don't have the original ask. I didn't think that I was going to respond at all, but there are some lingering thoughts about it that I'd like to speak to.

I'm appalled by the assumption that I don't leave feedback on Ao3 or Wattpad. Of course I do. I leave comments on fics on every platform I consume them on. I am also imperfect - I don't have the time or energy to leave an effusive comment on every fic - but I leave a one sentence comment. I leave kudos. I let them know that I enjoyed.

I do consume free content on other sites without engaging with it. The difference is that on Youtube or TikTok, the content I'm consuming is compensated. My viewing of it feeds an algorithm that then promotes it to other users. My viewing of it allows the creators to become members of their respective platforms' creator fund. My viewing of it enables these creators to get sponsorship deals that can then literally pay for things. When I consume free content on other sites without interacting the creator is getting paid. Their labor is being compensated.

It is illegal to monetize fanfiction. To attempt to make money off of it would bring about lawsuits from the corporations that own the characters and universes we write about. It would destroy sites where fanfiction is hosted, as it has in the past. We attempt sometimes to get something in little ways, like a patreon or a ko-fi, but these operate as systems of donation because any other method of payment is illegal. (You can go to the ko-fi link in my bio and see that nobody has donated to it. I'm not asking anyone to.) So you see, my content isn't like other free content you access on the internet. The only way I get anything out of my work is through interaction.

Of course I write for myself. But do not be so naive as to believe that I post it on the internet for my own validation. I could very well write my pieces and keep them to myself, or only share them in a discord server of friends who I know will appreciate it. I post them online to share them with a wider fan community who also love the characters. I post them online to get feedback. Yes, I am deliberately baiting reactions. I am creating art; its purpose is to make people feel things, and I'd like to know if it's effective. I am no more entitled to feedback than you are to an endless stream of free content that you, admittedly, have the option of not engaging with. But to assert that I am somehow being greedy or obtuse speaks to your lack of understanding of how this works. Or perhaps it is indicative of your callous disregard for the art that you so readily consume.

Imagine a painter friend of yours shows you their new work that they are excited about. They present it to you, all excited and hopeful. You stare at the painting impassively. You don't smile, you don't react.

Your painter friend's face falls. "Do you like it?" they ask.

"You showed it to me for free," you reply. "I don't owe you anything."

No, reading my work is not a debt to be paid in forced reaction. I did not say that I was owed feedback, nor did I "demand" it. It is absurd to assume that this was my intention. It is equally absurd to act as though fan creators are benevolent art martyrs who should expect nothing in return for their work but the supposed satisfaction of a job well done. It is absurd to think that readers play no role, that this is not a symbiotic relationship between artist and art consumer.

If you do not want to accept responsibility in this relationship, that is your choice. You are right in that regard; I can not control your behavior. But do not expect me to continue on as though nothing is amiss. Do not act as though I should be grateful for every little scrap I am given and never speak up for myself. And do not tell me that I have no right to my feelings ever, but specifically in regards to the diminishing returns of the labor I am doing.

We are not here to die on the swords of your indifference in perpetuity. Press the fucking reblog button.

#ilana.txt