#dystopian actually

[meet-me-in-the-pouringrain]

Paget Brewster (an actress who has been in the business since the early 90s) just tweeted out that she was paid $990 for Criminal Minds Evolution that was broadcasted across SEVENTY countries what the fuck?? FUCK HOLLYWOOD AND TV EXECS!!

Support The WGA, Support SAG- AFTRA. Actors and Writers are humans too.

Edit : Right everyone I read this wrong coz i’m a bit of a dumbass. @storiesofsvu and @blackbird-brewster both commented and corrected it! Pls read the comments and reblogs of this before taking my word for it, she didn’t get paid $990 for CME. It was *residuals* over the entire series.

#this is fucking insane #and awful #dystopian actually #what the ACTUAL FUCK?? #support the WGA #support sag aftra #this is sickening #criminal minds #paget brewster #sag aftra #wga strike #sag strike #wga solidarity #sag solidarity #i stand with the wga #wga

[jesncin]

I really hope this doesn’t come across as rude, but why did you decide to make Lex Luthor, whose motivation is basically racism and xenophobia from my understanding, a person of color? This isn’t like, a criticism, more just, I really like your JL remix stuff and you usually have cool reasons for the stuff you change, so I was surprised by this one

I understand the curiosity! But I have to point out that "you usually have cool reasons for the stuff you change, so I was surprised by this one" made me laugh, haha. Long answer coming because I have a lot of feelings- but the point in the very end is worth it, trust me.

So for one, Lex is Afro-Greek in my version. This comes from the popular headcanon that STAS/DCAU Lex is Black (and his design is based on a Greek man). His character design, skin tone, and Clancy Brown's enigmatic performance became unintentional perceived representation for Black fans (and even DC writers). And now in the Harley Quinn show, that's become canonized! For why they like it, that's not my place to say as a non-Black person- so I listen!

I don't agree that Lex's motivation is "basically racism and xenophobia"- his themes are much broader than that. It's the desire to be the Man of Tomorrow, his jealousy of Superman, the way his intellect alone is a match against Superman's strength. Sometimes that jealousy is expressed through bigotry, but it's all a means to an end for Lex. My approach is: if Lex being Black is something we want to integrate more into his character, what opportunities does that open up narratively? Because there's rich potential for him and the characters connected to him.

When discussing MAWS I talk a lot about how when you're writing a bigoted marginalized character, there needs to be specifity with where that internalized bigotry is coming from. So a change like that for Lex Luthor could, for example; discuss how privileges like wealth can assimilate otherwise marginalized people into the kind of power that harms others in their community.

The ripple affect this has on a character like Superboy/Conner is that we get to see how -even though they're both Luthors- Conner is profiled, othered and further marginalized as a Kryptonian and a Black homeless teen because he doesn't get to benefit from any of Lex's privileges. This is just part of the many reasons why I think Conner would be infinitely more interesting if he didn't look like Kal El despite being a clone. You get to see a new intersection of how the Kryptonian identity intersects with Blackness on Earth. The potential ripple effect for a character like Lena is also really fun! What if she's struggling with her own model minority pressure when she's making up for her brother's crimes? It's all very compelling!

And MOST importantly, in a 3 trillion IQ Lex Luthor-style move-making Lex Luthor Black means that some version of Matt Fraction & Steve Lieber's Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen arc exists in my au. Which famously hinges on the twist that LEX LUTHOR AND JIMMY OLSEN ARE DISTANTLY RELATED. THEREFORE!!! We have now found a convoluted way to have Wacky Renaissance Artist Jimmy Olsen connected to The Manifestation Of Black Excellence Evil Edition Lex Luthor in this au.

#askjesncin #jesncin dc meta #lex luthor #remember how in Crazy Rich Asians the inspiring moral was “u can transcend racism with ungodly wealth” #when that should be dystopian actually #also Lex being Black isn't “marginalized evil person” trope when he isn't the sole Black person in the Supers cast #the weight of representation isn't placed on one character- so why not have some evil ones for a variety of reasons

[luvmoonie]

is this not.. world war 3??

#what the actual fuck #i’m in shock #it’s this real life?? #it feels too dystopian #palestine #free palestine #israel #gaza #free gaza #the hypocrisy is inane to me #joe biden

[shibaraki]

brittany broski saying that being asked to ‘address the situation in the middle east’ is ‘dystopian’ and ‘like a black mirror episode’ is insane to me like I’m sorry self-proclaimed feminist and activist, you can bawl at the barbie movie but caring about the living breathing women and girls in palestine is complete ABSURDITY?

#you know what’s dystopian……… watching countless people die on our phones while we lie in bed and our governments do nothing #no actually they actively fund the whole thing #but sure okay #the video was so resentful too. just gross #idk why I’m mad this isn’t the least bit surprising

[monachopsis-11]

I find it very funny when people think that dystopian fiction is a warning for imaginary future issues that could arise and not a commentary on the very real very current failings of governments and society as a whole. And obviously it’s exaggerated because it’s fiction but the point is to sensationalize the absolutely insane things that are actually happening and typically get dismissed because of privilege or a desire to ignore/an inability to comprehend the true state of the world. This is particularly true for those of us that are disadvantaged in some way.

#actually autistic #autistic experiences #invisible disability #physical disability #disability #queer stuff #queer community #social justice #literature analysis #dystopian fiction

[youredreamingofroo]

Roo as Benson from The Passenger (2023)

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( Progression pics under the cut :) )

( Latest -> Oldest )

#Post : Art* #Roo #Roo* #art #digital art #oc art #my oc #my art #benson the passenger #the passenger #the passenger fanart #this took ~three days overall (breaks and stuff) but it actually took around 10-12 hours actually drawing it #im ngl i didnt know what i was doing for half of this. i kinda just disassociated and locked in #i really like the blurry lineart but i WAS considering getting rid of it before i finished but I rlly think it adds to the like...- #-grimey?? factor of this scene and how “sad” or dystopian it looks idk 🧍‍♂️ #also dk why the benson pic is so fucking blurry i just downloaded it from the internet 😭 #Roo's shirt says “Blink if you're into me - I knew it” which kinda fits his personality if him and benson's personality mixed #i rlly wanted to share the timelapse but it'd take forever to upload so i just stuck with progression pics :)

[lover-of-skellies]

Went to Walmart today, and. What in gods name are these ice cream flavors

#not skeleton stuff #rambles #m #mac n cheese. dill pickle. what kind of dystopian world am i in #where people actually enjoy those flavors

[tacagen]

eobard thawne, why are you holding down your nemesis who 'ruined your life' Like That

#eobard thawne #professor zoom #reverse flash #the flash #barry allen #eobarry ig? #the unimaginable things the first panel does to me..... grHGRAHGHR #HES NOT EVEN GRABBING BARRY OR ANYTHING. HIS HAND JUST FUCKING LIES THERE. #AND THE WAY HIS EYES ARE CLOSED???? MY FUCKING GOD HES ENJOYING THAT. _SO_ MUCH. #AND THEORETICALLY. FOR ALL WE KNOW. HE MIGHT EVEN BE KISSING HIM. WE SURE CANT FUCKING SEE HIS MOUTH. #WHO'S FUCKING RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS!!!!!! #im telling you even fucking running scared doesnt have anything even remotely close to This level💀💀 #he IS faster than barry and he has a truly wonderful time putting it to use only in the moments like these #this mf is So gay and touch starved. i am officially not able to can #they are fighting in a burning dystopian world but thawne is just. chilling while hugging barry from the back. god why is he like this #actually no yknow what. i've changed my mind. no ig and question marks this time. #eobarry

[eteroutsider]

meet Vivi, another character for patreon :)

#neo sarajevo #y2k #character design #patreon characters #arter #eteroutsider #used 'south-east asian' and not a particular nationality in alt text because technically there are no nationalities in NSverse #it's a dystopian setting where no one has an actual connection to their ancestry #OCs

[alphacrone]

lucy & lockwood would 100% get married in the middle of a job while fighting a ghost a la will and elizabeth in potc and george would 100% be ordained bc he knows his dumbass friends very well & is prepared

#lockwood and co. #lockwood and co #lockwood & co. #locklyle #ok to rb #holly and kipps are witnesses #and probably carry blank marriage certificates with them just in case #is any of this how marriage actually works? who cares they’re child laborers in a dystopian world #why would they do this? they’re dramatic idiots

[hella1975]

girl who got hit with one of those super well-known overplayed songs that lost their punch over time until you listen to it one day and they just fucking bulldoze you

#mad world (tears for fears version) came on and i actually had to sit back and realise just how insane this song is #i find it kinda FUNNY i find it kinda SAD the dreams in which im DYING are the BEST IVE EVER HAD #i find it hard to TELL YOU cause i find it hard to TAKE when people run in CIRCLES it's a very very MAD WORLDDDDDD #tears for fears are so good ive listened to their music so much that i forget they're actually good #it's like they make music specifically for my brain to conjure dystopian depressing ass edits #dont get me started on everybody wants to rule the world. love what lorde did with it but the original is actually more haunting imo

[jasperandhenryslovechild]

this is an appreciation post for the blessed soul that wrote the whole unincorporated county of swellview series thing on ao3. you are a fucking god. random ao3 author of that series if you can hear us please save us author of the unincorporated county of swellview series pleasepleasepleaseplease

#love me some good old swellview being a dystopian society under wraps #like and in canon the authorities are shit too #nobody rlly like focuses on how incredibly BAD the authorities in swellview are at their jobs #like ray and henry were the only ppl that actually did anything #its insane i love it when ppl focus on how shit that place probably is #and the stuff that happens under the covers of it all too #uuuugghhhgghhh i love the unincorporated county of swellview au #henry danger #captain man #kid danger #swellview

[heart-forge]

honestly my view of cities is so deeply skewed it's like the one point at which I know one day I'm gunna write something that sounds insane to someone who lives somewhere with a population of over 500k. I went from a farming county to a city by technicality and I still struggle to picture a stretch of city without significant green space.

#talkForge #this to say I suggested that tahira turned the scooter lock that doesn't exist into a snake which then slithered off into the bushes #but I was like wait. am I picturing this dystopian city as nicer than what actually exists because I think cities should have green space #but also I want to reassure people the snlock is fine

[brilliantfantasticgeronimo]

next episode's architecture kinda gives me vibes to the japanese metabolists (but done with the ~brittish construction seal of quality~ way)(ie cheaply lol)

with some straight-up retro-futurist ~tube transportation~

#dw spoilers #dot and bubble #this may not be Anything since is isn't 100% similar #but i thought it was worth bringing it up just in case #dw has done deep cut arq references before (calatrava in 'smile') #the thing about the metabolists is they made stuff that was meant to be 'a solution' but it came off looking dystopian as hell sldkfj #and also very impractical to actually build #so idk may be something to hint at the (obligatory) dystopia vibes of the ep

[ardentpoop]

I once saw a post headcanon that the spn finale was all just deans heaven, not sams. It was what dean wanted for sam, we don't even know if it was what sam wanted anymore. It would explain why we never got a clear picture of the wife or even saw her again after the blurry scene of her, dean would have only cared about sam and any children that came from him. In reality, maybe sam lead a very different life after deans death, and maybe that really was him on the heaven bridge to meet dean, or maybe it was just a projection of him that deans heaven conjured up

I do like this better than canon’s frankly very superficial and romanticized ending bc right, sam having a perfect “apple-pie life” with a perfect american wife and a perfect american kid he named after his dead brother is very much Dean Winchester Fantasy that of course could have never come to pass while he was alive - dean needed to die for that to happen, but it just… it simply couldn’t have been as rose-tinted as that montage made it seem, after everything sam had been through by the time dean died. early s8 was the last time sam tried fighting for a way out of the hunter life and he got punished for it over and over again. late-seasons sam is all “I realized how wrong I was every time I Ran Away” and “this life is Right for me but I can’t do it without my brother” - he stays tethered to it for dean and dean alone. once dean is dead for good (ultimately of his own volition might I add - it’s not even a question whether sam will try bringing him back against his will bc that treatment is reserved for sam whose body belongs to dean as long as he’s alive) it suddenly becomes acceptable for sam to live for himself as opposed to for their Heroic Mission.

ough the idea that the sam joining dean in heaven was just a mirage of him….. delicious. bc dean is happiest when sam fits neatly into the Baby Brother skin he mostly outgrew ages ago anyway!!!! however I also like the idea of actual sam joining him there but really not fitting into the whole bizarre tableau (john and mary are there too Jesus Christ) and reacting so badly that jack and/or cas have to step in. like, heaven is rejecting him bc he’s a foreign object type beat (cue sam’s old religious guilt)

I’m gonna wrap my head around it eventually! I get overwhelmed when I think abt it too hard lmao. TL;DR it makes me feel sick and I want to share that feeling w/ the class by exploring it thru fic 💕

#btw the actual reason sam’s wife was blurry is the same reason we got the White Nightgowns #and mary and jess as nothing but twin plot devices until mary’s resurrection: #lazy misogyny. lmao #ALSO #heaven 2.0 (jack and cas edition) is less dystopian maze of mirrors keeping u sedated with #an endless loop of algorithmically chosen memories #but it IS architected by a child. lol. most powerful being in the universe sure but also a traumatized child #with only his nonhuman father to bounce ideas off of #much to unpack there as well. #tag vomit #asks #anon #spn

[oodlemcdoodle]

Hey, I don’t usually make my own posts on here, but I really need to share this information.

If you are an Apple User, please DO NOT SCROLL.

I had a phone call today to move a dentist appointment. It was a simple phone call, moving it from a date I could no longer do, to a later date that would work.

My phone overheard this verbal, VERBAL, conversation and, when I opened my calendar to delete the old date and move it, automatically suggested the exact time and date said over the phone.

This was not written down anywhere, it was the very first thing I did after the phone call ended. It could not have obtained this information anywhere else.

I don’t know what exactly did this, or if it’s something that can even be turned off it settings. I think it may be “Learn From This App” under Siri, or it could be part of an update. If anyone does know or finds out, PLEASE SAY SOMETHING. I’ve tried to search for what it could be but it’s not giving me anything.

Regardless, I will now be looking for a new phone, since this seems like it could only be a blatant misuse of AI. If my phone is listening to my calls, God knows what else it’s listening to. Or even watching me type.

Be safe, everyone. And fuck Apple.

#i was upset when I got an apple phone #now I’m downright pissed. what the fuck #i’m actually shaking #this is a dystopian hell #also I put tape over my camera just in case #apple #apple phone #ai #possible ai #apple ai #apple siri #siri #literally tagging this with anything that can reach people #phone ai #phone #siri ai