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I’m starting on Wednesday and I’ll post 10 polls a day.

#promo #THE tournament ever.

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Welcome to Science Genius Girl Showdown, where your favorite she/her scientists go head to head to see who is the smartest* of them all!

*=SGGShowdown is not an accurate assessment of character intelligence.

Submit your Science Genius Girls here! Submissions will remain open until July 30th!

Some rules, guidelines, and disclaimers before getting started!

The bracket is aimed to be announced on August 1st or 2nd!

Depending on how many unique submissions are made, this bracket may have 16, 32, or 64 participants! If more scientists are submitted past that, there's the potential that a second bracket may be held, though that's not guaranteed.

This bracket will generally work off of a weekly format, though exceptions may be made for special outliers.

While SGGShowdown understands that trashtalking is part of the bracket experience, please try to keep it respectful! Mod reserves the right to block voters for being too rowdy or disqualify participants if their supporters cause too much of a ruckus. This is mainly intended to be a celebration of girl scientists in media, so aim to keep the mood light!

Real people and OCs will not be accepted, and while no fandoms will be banned outright, mod reserves the right to exclude characters that they believe may cause unnecessary drama or they personally take issue with.

In order to have as much fandom diversity as possible, mod will be limiting the number of participants from a fandom to one (or two if there's enough submissions for the bracket to feature 64 participants.) If you'd like to submit multiple characters from a piece of media, you might have a better time getting the girls into the bracket if you submit them as a single participant! As an example, if you'd like to submit multiple girls from the same property that are all part of their school's science club, you could submit them as [School]'s Science Club rather than submitting them as three individuals. If multiple girls are submitted from the same property, 1 day preliminaries may be held to determine which will make it into the bracket proper.

While genius is right there in the name, science is far more the focus of this poll! As long as your girl's interest in science is one of her main character traits, she may be implemented even if she's not the brightest! Mod is an avid fan of failgirls, so there's no need to worry about your character being smart enough to be accepted!

In a similar vein, while mod supports smart girls from all walks of life, this is a poll about scientists first and foremost. Authors and literaries are fantastic, but we're specifically shooting for women in STEM here!

That being said, the science your girl specializes in does not necessarily have to be one that exists in the real world! If your girl is in a setting where magical or otherwise fantastical setting and her field of study centers around something unique to the setting, she may also be accepted! As long as they have the science girl vibe, they may be accepted!

SGGShowdown is the first tournament that mod has hosted, so I'd like to ask for your understanding if any missteps or mistakes are made along the way.

The askbox is open if you have any questions you'd like to ask me, though I will note that questions such as "How many submissions do you have for [character]?" or "Will [character] be making it into the bracket?" will be deleted. "How many submissions do you have for [fandom]?" will be permitted due to the cap, but please search to see if that question has already been addressed.

Here's some specific tags this blog intends to make use of!

"#SGGShowdown Polls" - A general tag used on every poll across the bracket's rounds.

"#SGGShowdown Round [Number]" - Used to indicate what round of the bracket a poll is a part of.

"#SGGShowdown [Participant] Propaganda" - Used so all the propaganda for a participant may be found in the same place.

"#SGGShowdown Fanart" - Used as a general tag for fanart that is either submitted or directly mentions the blog upon being posted. "#SGGShowdown [Participant] Fanart" will also be used so all the fanart for a participant may be found in the same place.

"#SGGShowdown Speaks" - A general tag used for all mod posts.

"#SGGShowdown Announcements" - Used for mod posts that are related to the state of the bracket itself, such as if the bracket will take a short hiatus or any future rule updates. This tag will also be used to give a warning if mod believes that any participant's supporters are flying a bit too close to the sun with their type of propaganda, so try to keep a close eye on it if you can!

"#SGGShowdown Off Topic" - Used for mod posts that aren't important announcements related to the bracket itself, such as jokes regarding submissions or answers to questions that aren't directly related to how the bracket is being ran.

#SGGShowdown Signal Boost" - Used for mod reblogs that are promoting other tournament blogs.

Finally, some tagging and inspirations in the hopes of spreading the word around! Don't feel like you have to reblog, of course!

@tournamentdirectory, @battle-couple-battle, @moon-swag-tourney, @meanpurplepoll, @obscuremilfoff/@obscuredilfoff, @toxic-mothers-tourney

#promo #sorry for not making round 5 yet. it will happen. anyway. sggshowdown

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THE DAD BRACKET: ROUND 4

Atticus Finch - To Kill a Mockingbird / Optimus Prime - Transformers

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#best #dadtext #optimus prime #atticus finch

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brief intermission… VOTE KARMA

Splitter Girl (weevildoing)

Another night, I’m all alone, enthroned within a screen/RGB light reflects uncut orgasmic tragedies...Oh, I can’t stand these awful thoughts inside of me/Only way to compensate is lead and metal, sharp and clean!

"VIOLENCE. ITS ALL ABOUT VIOLENCE it got its mv censored to start. its not even justified but hey i cant say that about many songs lmao its about the glorification of violence from mental illness (and some other things, but really its generally all about mental illness), and is done extremely well. its extremely clear that theres a lot of care put into this song, and like... determination? i barely ever see representation of things like this (violent/intrustive thoughts, glorification of it, etc) in music, so seeing it here (and in a way that shows that weevildoing truly gets it + isn't patronizing) is really nice. really this song is like... a community? something to show that you arent alone. and i love that so much, i love how much has been put into this song, every single lyric and instrumental choice shows an abundance of love and care and understanding. and this song has an entire developed character to go with it, and is alongside multiple other songs! its a part of the post-traumatic manifesto, and the character featuring is Splitter Girl (no other name, which is on purpose). the song is basically her mind, and the mv (uncensored) her internet life. showing what she's searching, listening to, shopping for, etc. once again it hits the nail right on the head for what mental illness is like. the visuals are very unafraid and purposeful in the clips and websites it shows, up to blade shopping, #guro and how to tie nooses being included. it pulls no stops in showing what it's truly like to be so low, what it really feels like, the highs and lows of it. it's like a love letter to me, to everyone who feels this way, and thats why i love it so much. it doesnt demonize us. it offers a hand (with a glittery pink gun) and an understanding i said its all about violence but man. its all about being *understood.* and violence too"

Karma (AJR)

I've been so good, I've been helpful and friendly/I've been so good, why am I feeling empty?/I've been so good, I've been so good this year/I've been so good, but it's still getting harder/I've been so good, where the hell is the karma?/I've been so good, I've been so good this year

i try to explain the good faith that's been wasted / but after an hour, it sounds like complaining / wait, don't go away, can i lie here forever? / you say that i'm better, why don't i feel better? / the universe works in mysterious ways / but i'm starting to think it ain't working for me / doctor should i be good, should i be good this year?

You say that I'm better, why don't I feel better?/The universe works in mysterious ways/But I'm starting to think it ain't working for me/Doctor, should I be good, should I be good this year?

"The song embodies what it feels like to try with everything you have just to be unrecognised and pushed aside. To be overlooked and for people to not see your struggles. Each line is written with so much energy and emotion, not to mention how the last verse hits you like a truck. It's become a song that I resonate a lot with and so do a lot of other people."

"It makes me want to cry every time I listen to it, the emotion build at the end of the song makes my chest hurt, and the lyrics fit me way too well and its. aaoiuuhhgg"

"It is exactly what it feels like to struggle with depression, self-loathing, etc. I sob every time I listen to it or even think of it (I’m tearing up right now). It’s just so painful to be reminded that I genuinely used to feel that way constantly, and that I still struggle with it. And of course, the instrumental just feels like the inside of my brain."

"It's like, the feeling when you're trying your best, to be a good person, to be liked by everyone, and still end up getting nothing, your not happy(er) or better, you just still feel lonely and like it was all for nothing, and you end up asking yourself "does it even matter?" and you want to get help, to get better, to feel better, but still, it all feels the same."

POLL RUNNER HERE - VOTE KARMA THE LYRICS WILL DESTROY YOU. Especially the final verse/bridge where the singer just launches into one long breath of really raw lyrics - that's what ajr is all about. Destroying you with words that are real

Splitter Girl submitted by @uniquezombiedestiny

Karma submitted by @space-shuttle-discovery + others

#dadtext

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THE DAD BRACKET: LIGHTNING ROUND 4

Dr. Eli Vance - Half-Life / Professor Utonium - The Powerpuff Girls

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#1.5 hrs left

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THE DAD BRACKET: ROUND 4

Atticus Finch - To Kill a Mockingbird / Optimus Prime - Transformers

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#dadtext

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THE DAD BRACKET: LIGHTNING ROUND 4

Dr. Eli Vance - Half-Life / Professor Utonium - The Powerpuff Girls

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#brackets #eli vance #half-life #professor utonium #powerpuff girls #the bracket #lightning round 4

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THE DAD BRACKET: ROUND 4

Bandit Heeler - Bluey / Heinz Doofenshmirtz - Phineas and Ferb

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#bandit heeler #bluey #heinz doofenshmirtz #phineas and ferb #brackets #the bracket #round 4 #rip to my fucking notes lmao

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THE DAD BRACKET: ROUND 4

Donkey - Shrek / Rick Mitchell - The Mitchells vs. the Machines

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#donkey #shrek #rick mitchell #the mitchells vs the machines #brackets #the bracket #round 4

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THE DAD BRACKET: ROUND 4

Domingo Montoya - The Princess Bride / Goofy - Disney

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#domingo montoya #the princess bride #goofy #disney #brackets #the bracket #round 4

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THE DAD BRACKET: ROUND 4

Uncle Iroh - ATLA / Moominpappa - Moomin

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#uncle iroh #atla #moomin #moominpappa #brackets #the bracket #round 4

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THE DAD BRACKET: ROUND 4

Johnny Rose - Schitt’s Creek / Thomas O'Malley - The Aristocats

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#johnny rose #schitt's creek #thomas o'malley #disney #brackets #the bracket #round 4

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THE DAD BRACKET: ROUND 4

Atticus Finch - To Kill a Mockingbird / Optimus Prime - Transformers

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#atticus finch #to kill a mockingbird #optimus prime #transformers #maccadam #brackets #the bracket #round 4 #BEAT HIS ASS OP

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THE DAD BRACKET: ROUND 4

Professor Utonium - The Powerpuff Girls / Stoick - How to Train Your Dragon

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#professor utonium #powerpuff girls #stoick #httyd #brackets #the bracket #round 4

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THE DAD BRACKET: ROUND 4

Phoenix Wright - Ace Attorney / Bowser - Super Mario Bros.

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#phoenix wright #ace attorney #bowser #mario bros #brackets #the bracket #round 4