#it isn't a joke anymore

[whatsitzface]

You know what annoys me the most about the GA of Stranger Things? It's that they always (and I mean ALWAYS) make fun of Will's haircut. Now I would be perfectly fine with it if the friendly bullying on Will's hair was balanced by insights into the depth and traumas of his character. Actually aknowledging how good of a character he is.

(Example: Steve Harrington, since whenever he gets mentioned the conversation always leads to his glorious hair. Then the conversation segues to how good of a character he is, and how good his character development is, etc.)

But that never happens when it comes to Will. The GA only ever talk about his bowlcut and make fun of him for it (if they mention Will at all, which, lets be honest, the GA also likes to forget he exits). They make their super original "get Will a new barber" joke and then move on COMPLETELY DISREGARDING WILL'S ENTIRE CHARACTER.

It's like they completely missed the whole point of the fucking show. Stranger Things is about nerds and outcasts finding friends and being heros and kicking the upside downs ass. It's about characters who have cringey hobbies and bad haircuts and questionable fashion choices show that they're so much more then some joke. It's about showing people that were/are bullied stick up to the bullies and winning. ABOUT THE BULLIES BEING THE BADGUYS AND LOOSING.

They need to take a hint and use one percent of their brainpower to look beyond the surface of Will's character.

#and I don't mean to be all prissy and stuck up about it #because I know it's a joke #but when the joke is all everyone ever talks or thinks about #it isn't a joke anymore #anyway stan will's bowlcut because he looks cute af and yall are just jealous you couldn't pull it off as good as him #will byers #will byers stranger things #will byers supremacy #stranger things #stranger things opinion #byler #because you guys understand my pain #stranger things 4

[notbecauseofvictories]

I'm re-reading the Discworld series for reasons, and honestly the most relatable part of reading these as an adult is how many of the protagonists start out being tired, used to their little routine and vaguely disgruntled by the interruption of the Plot. Sam Vimes wants to lie drunk in a gutter and absolutely doesn't want to be arresting dragons. Rincewind is yanked into every situation he's ever encountered, though he'd much rather be lying in a gutter too. (Minus the alcohol. Plus regretting everything he's ever done said witnessed or even heard about fourth-hand in his whole life.) Granny Weatherwax is deeply suspicious of foreign parts and that includes the next town over; Nanny has leaned into the armor of "nothing ever happens to jolly grannies who terrorize their daughters-in-law and make Saucy Jokes"

Only the young people don't seem to have picked up on this---and that's fortunate, because someone has to run around making things happen, if only so Vimes and Granny and Rincewind have a reason to get up (complaining bitterly the whole time) and put it all to rights. Without Carrot, Margrat, Eric, etc. these characters don't have that reason; they're likely to stay in the metaphorical gutter and keep wondering where it all went wrong or why anything has to change.

............well, that's not quite true. You get the sense that Vetinari knows how much certain people hate the Plot. And as the person sitting behind the metaphorical lighting board of Ankh-Morpork, he takes no small pleasure in forcing the Plot-haters specifically to stand up, and say some lines.

#I finished guards guards just yesterday and I forgot that vimes and wonse were set up to be mirror images #both boys from the shades of very different natures; who made good (ish) in wildly different ways #also it's interesting reading this books from an adult perspective; my mind isn't blown that these books exist #anymore; plus I've read so many good books since #and they're not perfectly constructed novels! especially these early books; #there are plenty of spots where I can feel the narrative get thin; where there's more handwaving than I remember #but each book IS better and tighter; the jokes are funnier and the irony sharpens; the footnotes are better utilized #the characters are getting more interesting and complicated as opposed to set-ups for jokes. #it's an illustration of someone getting better at their chosen field and that in itself is more impressive than I was anticipating. #discworld

[weremustelidae]

🐺antarcticwerewolf Follow

something about the idea of writing just a regular post but making it in the fake post format instead of just posting it normally is so funny to me

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#roo makes a post #colored text #post is now cancelled because my url isn't antarcticwerewolf anymore so the joke doesn't land as well

[royalarchivist]

Tommy: Did you know that you have rights? Constitution says you do. I believe that every man, woman, and child is INNOCENT!

Niki: Yo Chat! CHAT! WE HAVE RIGHTS!!! WE MADE IT! We made - we f**king made it. Women’s Rights, let’s f**king go, lets f**king go! We made it. We made it! That’s amazing, thank you so much Tommy Innit. [...]

I was the only woman in this recording. And all they did was talk about their fore.skin *tries not to laugh*. I just wanna let that sink in for a second. This is why I am the w- the victim. This is why I am the victim. This right here. [...]

*reading chat* “Guess you didn’t get women’s rights after all” *laughs then puts her face in her hands* Oh my god Chat. *laughs*

#Nihachu #Niki #Tommy #TommyInnit #IRL #Context: Niki was reacting to Tommy's ''Minecraft's funniest cooking show'' video #A) Can't believe she saw my joke #B) Very pleased that it made her laugh this much #Hello yes it is I; the pinnacle of good Twitch Chat humor #/j #but also /srs I make myself laugh with my jokes and I love it when they makes other people laugh too #Man Tommy in this thumbnail makes this look like a Rickroll video but I swear it frickin isn't a Rickroll #Necessary period in that word because I don't wanna get frickin shadowbanned by tumblr #I actually forgot to add that before posting frick. ruh roh. #Tumblr's so weird about stuff nowadays idk what even triggers their shadow ban hammer anymore #Subtitles #Edited #subtitles #Portfolio

[hrokkall]

[fires off a rent-lowering gunshot]

#The joke was supposed to be that both of their outfits would look like shit bc they're not designed for them and then it got. Carried away #Anyway I'm not actually a HS fan anymore but I have to honor the holiday. Classpects are Prince of Blood + Maid of Hope respectfully #Yes I have reasonings for both. But they will make me look even more insane so tumblr isn't getting those #happy 4/13 #Ultrakill #<- Not tagging Anything else. #Hrokkall sketch #Hrokkall shitpost

[vcrnons]

ATTACCA op2 jacket shoot // VOCAL UNIT.

#jeonghan #joshua #woozi #dk #seungkwan #vu #seventeen #svtgifs #yoon jeonghan #joshua hong #hong jisoo #lee jihoon #lee seokmin #boo seungkwan #*mine #my gif #mermaid jeonghan you will always be famous to me #i know this must've been so cold for you but oh baby. ohhhhh baby you make my heart ache #i am so in love with all five of these men it's not even #this isn't even a joke anymore it's literally catastrophic

[cipheramnesia]

While I'm not one for generational conflict cuz there's no war but the class war so to speak, I can't help but think that a "perfect millennial comedy routine" probably oughta consist of a little bit more substance than repackaged "kids use weird slang these days," along with askin to be given some common decency in accounta introducing Facebook and Instagram, plus also bein the boss.

Now folks I may just be a simple country baked salted ham, but it seems ta me that listin off four o the worst things in the world today ain't exactly any generation's idea of empathetic. Ain't a doubt in my mind we're more like than not cross put near three or four decades, jest sayin don't trust too well someone askin you to smile along while they insult ya and tell ya how ta act and they think ya oughta be quiet n grateful for a handful o garbage cuz they invented takin a shit.

But I don't know, don't listen to an old coot like me.

#i think ive seen that routine too many times i cant take it anymore its just repackaged kids these days in a shiny coat of irony #yelling at clouds #no but seriously gen z et all someone going like ooky booky and saying your slang sounds made up and weird probably isn't your friend #they're just someone two steps removed from a blue hair and pronouns joke #it doesn't matter how old or young just knowing tiktok exists doesn't make someone trustworthy

[sskk-manifesto]

I hate how this op sequence is both the edgiest and prettiest thing in the entire bsd

#Jokes aside I LOVE the season 2 op. DEFINITELY my favourite the lyrics too are so good!!! #But I'm still upset by the blatant lack of Lucy in it 😭😭😭 (Apart from that split frame). #I know she got demoted before the season even started and thus isn't technically part of the main Guild members anymore‚ but still... #atsushi nakajima #bsd #bungou stray dogs #bsd s2 #bsdrewatch2023

[zcottwhathuh]

part fuckign THREEE

aanannd this is it!!!

#more zephyr!! #anyways i had a large votv phase too even though my laptop makes it run at like 21 fps #ace attorney #again!! this was on savedatateams video!! neato!! #ocs of mine doing The Magnet Thing (tm) #frost scotty oc #irwin scotty oc #pokemon #teehee. sylveon trans joke #someone i knew that isn't friends with me anymore (thank god) got REALLY mad at me about that meme shdhfb #rhythm heaven #i made this because i look like the cheer readers

[ancientbygone]

shall we renounce

from where we've come

and who we were?

#sleep token #sleep token art #sleep token vessel #sleep token sleep #sleep token him #bygone art #blood #blood tw #the most 'itself' this thing has ever been. the most it ever will be. #held together by vengefulness alone and pretending that it's something more than that #there isn't really vessel in there anymore. nor is there sleep. #it's both and neither. a mortal shell filled with barely controlled anger constantly threatening to burst. #it still tries to make itself a god. but all it's ever been and all it'll ever be is a mockery of both godhood and humanity. #a ticking time bomb of a joke. #i finished this while all of my body was in pain after a concert last night. god help me. #quick addition: #the caption is HEALTH lyrics again. while technically from DEMIGODS this specific case is intended to be the part from DSM-V #what can i say it fits Him quite well #'do unto those that which they did to you' is pretty much the reason why it came to be

[djo]

JOSEPH QUINN  by Anum — Paris Fashion Week

#stedit #stcastedit #josephquinnedit #usermaguire #userangelic #joseph quinn #mine* #this isn't a joke anymore i NEED to kiss his nose

[mixmangosmangoverse]

I don't think I'm the only one who thinks this but I genuinely believe a big reason why people want to call Jews/Israelis Nazis is not just because Nazis are an east punching bag they can pin on people they don't like but also because they think life is one of those stories where a person "becomes what they hate"

Except they don't realize that's usually about character flaws. So they think it's super cool and ironic and funny that "lol the Jews became the Nazis, the thing they hated most" without realizing that's literally impossible. Just because it's good irony in a story doesn't mean it in any way applies to real life because it can't in this situation

#life isn't a story no matter how complex the story is #if this was before the war I would be genuinely making some snide joke comparing this to Madoka Magica but I cant muster that up anymore #and people will immediately misunderstand me #mango rambles #personal fruits #jumblr #ישראל #ישראבלר

[stromuprisahat]

Siege and Storm- Chapter 17 (Leigh Bardugo)

This would've been a good tactics, if:

a.) Adrik weren't a child even by Grisha standards (and didn't speak as such).

b.) He were qualified to stay and fight.

Picture fully-trained adult asking to be allowed to join special operation he wasn't chosen for, but it is in his capabilities.

Ideas?

Like your orders are worth nothing and all they need to do to go around them, is a drop of stubborness to come back a week later?

Alina should back down the moment Nadia admits Adrik will do what he wants anyway. That's not soldier's behaviour. If he can't follow a simple order, he's unfit to actively serve in the army. And he sure as hell shouldn't be allowed anywhere near battlefield.

He acts like an unruly child, and that's how he should've been treated.

#Grishaverse #S&S Chapter 17 #Alina Starkov #Adrik Zhabin #Second pseudoArmy #grishanalyticritical #Nadia Zhabin #self centred and paranoid #Siege and Storm #Grisha trilogy #V #books #quotes #Leigh Bardugo #The irony of Nina's disobedience under his 'command'... #The irony of HIM of all people being granted said command in the first place... #This 'army' isn't even a joke anymore.

[mosspace]

Dear PTJ, please develope your female characters

Someone complaining abt the way PTJ writes his female characters (truly, a never seen before concept); 1st Afilliate Arc and Cheongliang Arc spoilers (at this point, I think most people are up to date w/ the story, but I'm still gonna put this warning just in case)

Look, I don't take Lookism super seriously. In fact, I think I never did that, mainly thanks to the outlandish concepts it had since the beginning. I'm just here to have fun at this point, and to finally learn the truth about Daniel's 2nd body (omg, it's been 400+ chapters-).

I definitely wasn't expecting to find super well written female characters (even though I definitely should, it's 2024, for God's sake-), something a good number of fighting-related webtoons seem to struggle with. But damn, does Lookism waste its female characters in a way not many have done before.

Since the focus of the story has shifted primarly towards fighting and taking down the Four Crews and Charles Choi, I'm gonna focus on two of the characters most connected to these aspects: Mary Kim and Crystal Choi (ik Lua and Sally are also connected in this way, but I don't really have a lot to say about them and, besides, they've already been covered by another user here on Tumblr)

Mary Kim

The perfect opportunity to get her more involved came up not so long ago, in the ep just before the Allied vs 1st Afilliate fight properly started. We see Mary's reaction upon hearing Vin Jin tell her that Taejin Cheon is alive; we can see her anger asclear as day both in her expression and her words. She literally expresses how much she wants to kill this guy.

And yet, PTJ doesn't make her go and get her revenge. Instead, we have Vin Jin basically saying that he will do it for her because 'his hands are already dirty" (i heavily paraphrased his words, but you get it), which to me, at least, doesn't make sense.

Time and time again we see how close the two of them are in spite of the many jabs they throw at each other. Even without knowing the details of their shared past in Cheongliang (which comes up a couple episodes later), it's very strange that she would let Vin jin go to face him just like that.

By this point, it's already stablished that he murdered somebody, an act that even if deserved by the deceased person, takes a mental toll on the one who does it. Taking this into account, I don't see why Mary would just let who's basically her best friend go through the same thing again, alone. And I especially don't see why she would obey him and stay behind. Her, Mary, the person who never takes Vin Jin's bullshit and always calls him out.

Why not have them both go together? It would be a great opportunity to 1) deal with the last negative reminder of their past, and gain a little bit of closure once and for all, and 2) have Mary finally fight seriously and be able to demonstrate why she's called 'The Empress of Two Seconds' and why she's considered so strong.

We've only seen her take down minor opponents a very, very small number of times, all of which are altercations that don't ever last too long (i guess this last thing is to back up her nickname but, eh)

TLDR: Let Mary dirty her hands as much as Vin. Let them take down together one of the people who has brought them so much pain as the pair of strong besties they are. Stop telling us how strong she is and actually commit to showing it.

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Crystal Choi

Oh boy, this character-

Like, you mean to tell me that the sole offspring/child of the Big Bad Guy tm the protagonist and his friends are meant to take down, who also happens to be friends with said protagonist, doesn't play a major role on the story? Absolutely insane

And that isn't even taking into account that she also has 2 bodies, which is something only one other character (Daniel, the PROTAGONIST), has and is a major plot point

I'd like to see her be more aware of her privilege as a rich person. Yeah, she was relentlesstly bullied and undermined for her appeareance (which is a horrible thing for anybody to go through) but at least she wasn't poor, too. Does she actually use her money or her status as the daughter of one of the richest men in Korea to change things or solve problems?

Jay literally bought an ambulance of the same type used by the 1st Afilliate so that Allied could sneak in, so why can't Crystal do something similar to help them, too? She helped them during the Gambling Arc by bringing Kouji

I'd like to see her realize and come to terms with the fact that her father's a horrible person. I don't think she knows everything that's going on behind closed doors, but she's definitely smart enough to have noticed that there's something shady going on with his bussiness.

Let her discover the truth. Let her pick either her father's or Daniel's side (the latter which I believe is the most plausible, since she doesn't seem the type to excuse murder, extorsion, etc.). She could act as an informant, helping Allied from the inside.

Heck, you could have her fight, too, if you wanted to. She trained with Gun, after all. And yeah, maybe she's not as strong as the other characters, but we know that she can hold her own against most people. We've seen it.

TLDR: how the hell do you set up a character with so much potential and don't do anything with it. Also, think abt the angst potential!

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Final thoughts, I guess:

I think that Crystal siding with Allied has a higher chance of happening than PTJ letting Mary fight. There's still a good chunk of the story yet to be told, so anything could happen.

I'm actually considering believing that the reason we rarely see the female characters is that they, also, are working secretly to take down the Four Crews and it's gonna get revealed in the last arc for the sake of my sanity

#whyyy wont tumblr let me edit this anymore #i could also talk abt how there's little to no variation in the fem character's body types #or faces #even the male background nameless characters whose only purspose is to be knocked out in 1 single panel have more diversity #lookism #lookism webtoon #i also find it weird how mary's made fun for being fat during the cheongliang arc #and rather it's always framed as a joke/a funny moment we should laugh at #it wasn't funny the 1st time #and it isn't funny now either #and what abt haera shin? the girl in charge of that one squad of people whose job is to fight? #when do we get to see her kick ass? #mospeaks #how do you fumble THIS bad? #fr #mary kim #crystal choi

[taxinealkaloids]

my take on the agnes/gertrude/elias situationship is that gertrude seems like the most normal one to outsiders (she's less prone to arson/creepy mind reading at inopportune moments), but she is still the archivist and therefore kind of eldritch. everyone in the institute has just sort of accepted that yes, the archivist does sleep with her eyes open/is muttering incantations, and it's the least weird thing she's done this week

ok the funny thing is, technically, if by "most normal" we're going off of who is the most human, Gertrude is the normal one. but I don't believe for a second that that's how she's perceived among the rest of the archive staff lmao. like...all her assistants wind up dead, she actively works to make sure her filing system is the least effective one possible, she takes random mysterious vacations and comes back looking like she's just gone ten rounds with a tornado...I absolutely think that Gertrude has the reputation of being the eccentric on staff. I've prepared this diagram to illustrate my point:

#asks #tma #my art #thanks for your ask!! you're absolutely right that there isn't really a 'normal' one out of the three of them lol #'does your elias design have glasses or not lani' the answer to that is that he has glasses if im having trouble #drawing his face without them #my jonah has glasses 100% of the time so uh lets say he was myopic originally and his sight got better when he aligned himself with the eye #so he doesnt NEED them anymore but after wearing them for so long he kinda liked how he looked in them #and sometimes they add something to a look yknow #(i wear glasses and i actually think i look better in them i would miss them if my eyes suddenly were perfect) #so he sometimes still wears them. and if he doesnt feel like it everyone else just assumes hes got contacts in that day #ANYWAY that is irrelevant to the content of this ask. uh i think gertrude being weird and scary and never seeming to do her actual job is a #running joke among archives staff. like they make up potential crazy things gertrude could be doing right now whenever she's late or #on vacation (they could never come up with anything wilder than what she's REALLY doing)

[tunamayuuu]

thank u guys for the support on my chiakanas.... know that i'm still drawing them

#enstars #ensemble stars #chiakana #chiaki morisawa #kanata shinkai #shinkai kanata #morisawa chiaki #ryuseitai #ryusei red #ryusei blue #ensemble stars fanart #enstars fanart #my art #i'm not joking i'm still drawing them #the brainrot isn't a joke anymore