#just fascinating

[philcollinsenjoyer]

(SPOILERS) tashi and patrick's relationship is like mesmerizing they are like the same person going in exactly different directions they're the prodigies who ruined their tennis careers by trying too hard for tashi and not trying hard enough for Patrick while art rose above them and tashi resents him for it and tries to live his victories through him while patrick resents how it has brought them apart from each other but when they're together they're equals and they can see deep inside each other like patrick said which is what tashi hates and loves that they know that ultimately they're both losers and she can't face it

#i love how it's told through her clothes too like obviously the i told ya shirt but just how tashi steps away from her formal elegant #clothes when she's with Patrick and goes back to casual clothes like when you see her in her beautiful négligés in her hotel room and then #she puts on just shorts and a white t shirt to meet up which btw i know is just a random white t shirt but it made me think of the one she #took from him when they break up #just fascinating #challengers spoilers #challengers

[theamazingian]

legend has it, that if you pay $6 to purchase this badge for someone, they legally have to open commissions

#it’s law biding #watching tumblr find ways to make money on this site has been fascinating #I don’t think they’re bad attempts at all #just fascinating #silly

[rabbits-of-negative-euphoria]

I observed a fascinating example of differing ontology on the local level today

the nearest zoo to me recently put their two-headed snake back on exhibit, which of course made the local news (who doesn’t want to see a two-headed snake, right?)

this was initially announced in a long explanatory post on the zoo’s Facebook page, in which staff used the pronoun “he” for the snake, presumably because it is one unit of snake with one evident set of genitalia.

but when the local news station covered the announcement, it used the pronoun “they,” presumably because the snake has two brains sending sometimes conflicting neural signals, even if it is one unit of snake.

if the case were human, suppose a set of conjoined twins, I would also say “they” because two brains equals two souls.

But for a snake, which has no soul, I am certainly more inclined to say “he”, or at least follow the example of the zoo.

#- HK #just fascinating #do I think the news station has thought it through to this degree? no #if I were a reporter I’d take my cues from the zoologists; just saying #mobile #x

[klanceogies]

found a fic that i read when i was 14 or 15 years old and the bookmark is taking me the fuck out

#just fascinating #THE SAD EMOJI #IM LAUGHGING SO HARD LIEK #great observation! #i ended homophobia in that moment #this was 5 years ago i have Grown (found out that i might be queer myself and got some first hand homophobic comments)

[townhulls]

also re: that post, absolutely fascinated by the implication that having a low score means you have low standards. i’m one of the pickiest people i know when it comes to fic. even indented paragraphs are enough to get me to swear off an author forever. but i am also a person of Taste and, more importantly, not a prude

#just fascinating #obviously like. triggers & stuff are not what i’m talking about #it’s the people in the tags like ‘thank god my score isn’t as low as SOME of you sickos’ #or even people who are treating it like a genuine moral judgment ‘i was really scared mine was going to be worse but i’m okay’ #the only valid person there is the one who said ‘so no incest option? 🥺’ #everyone else wishing u a swift recovery or whatever #bees speaks

[yesterdayiwrote]

It always astounds me that there’s people on this website who don’t like reading people psychoanalysing their blorbos…

#idk maybe I’m just an overly curious person #but I find it so weird when people kind of…adopt a blorbo and then go #‘I’m going to take this person entirely at face value because no human being has ever been different under the surface’ #like I am not joking when I say I want to put someone under a microscope and study them like a bug? #people are so interesting because they’re so complex? #And the fact that we can all see one person and all interpret them differently #And probably all be wrong about it #Just fascinating

[suga-kookiemonster]

omg, they have a lady signing his whole performance. that's so cool!

#i wonder if it's translated into english and then asl? #just fascinating #hobipalooza #mine

[returning-spring]

what's funny about the prompt lists is how you can clearly see what tropes ppl love for certain ships. like vegaspete have the most prompts for "bdsm" and "magic/monsters" but kinnporsche have the most for stuff like "orgasm control." magic/monsters is a popular trope for kimchay too

#kpts #just fascinating

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Dog Meshi.

#dungeon meshi #falin touden #marcille donato #laios touden #The foreshadowing of the laios's barking is so funny. It isn't even just Marcille's flashback. It's everywhere. #It's the love of dogs. How he intimidates the basilisk. General fascination with creatures and their behaviours. #This is a man who is would not be a furry per say but would own a fursuit for the fascination of the craft. #Laios is the guy in the forums rating people's hybrid fursonas for nothing but the love of creatures. #Dog Laios would use his powers to go into dog-free restaurants. #That human impression is so good. One might say 'Woah who's that confident hairy guy? Alright boss; in you go.' #He would be the no.1 customer of a New York Deli that has no legal business license but makes the best sandwiches in the city. #“Would Senshi run it?” I think he would also be a dog in this theoretical AU. Which...makes the scene even funnier actually. #A comic in which everyone is dogs was never something I thought I'd make but here we are! #Marcille is a borzoi (elf of dogs). Tolden siblings are golden lab-retrievers. #Senshi is a scottish terrier. Chilchuck is harder; I need to think on that one. Another terrier perhaps. #Happy Thistle Thursday once again. I hope this comic makes someone laugh half as much as I did while drawing it.

[mynnthia]

was talking with a friend about how some of dunmeshi fаndom misunderstands kabru's initial feelings towards laios.

to sum up kabru's situation via a self-contained modernized metaphor:

kabru is like a guy who lost his entire family in a highly traumatic car accident. years later he joins a discord server and takes note of laios, another server member who seems interesting, so they start chatting. then laios reveals his special interest and favorite movie of all time is David Cronenberg's Crash (1996), and invites kabru to go watch a demolition derby with him

#dungeon meshi #delicious in dungeon #kabru #kabru already added laios as a discord friend. everyone else in the server can see laios excitedly asking kabru to go with him #what would You even Do in this situation. how would YOU feel? #basically: kabru isnt a laios-hater! hes just in shock bc Thats His Trauma. the key part is kabru still says yes #bc he wants to get to know laios. to understand why laios would be so fascinated by something horrific to him #and ALSO bc even while in shock kabru can still tell laios has unique expertise + knowledge that Could be used for Good #even if kabru doesnt fully trust laios yet (bc kabru just started talking to the guy 2 hours ago. they barely know each other) #kabru also understands that getting to know ppl (esp laios) means having to get to know their passions. even if it triggers his trauma here #but thats too much to fit in this metaphor/analogy. this is NOT an AU! its not supposed to cover everything abt kabru or laios' character! #its a self-contained metaphor written Specifically to be more easily relatable+thus easy to understand for general ppl online #(ie. assumed discord users. hence why i said (a non-specific) 'discord server' and not something specific like 'car repair subreddit') #its for ppl who mightve not fully grasped kabru's character+intentions and think hes being mean/'chaotic'/murderous. #to place ppl in kabru's shoes in an emotionally similar situation thats more possible/grounded in irl experiences and contexts. #and also for the movie punchline #mynn.txt #dm text #crossposting my tweets onto here since my friends suggested so

[bookshelfpassageway]

yknow i dont go here but sometimes i gotta go: seriously respect clowns. they have the worst pop culture representation in the world and also the best most thorough honor code. they're just here to be silly little guys who bring joy and are very conscientious about doing so responsibly. let them to their merriment in peace you dont hafta take potshots. i dont go here but like maybe i should, you all seem super chill

#my posts #im mad bc i saw a clown knight adoptable which fascinated me as a concept and then someone bought him and made him evil :( #thats so. boring. its SO BORING IM SORRY THERES A COOL CONCEPT IN THERE BUT THATS THE BORING WAY #maybe ill make my OWN oath of clowning paladin someday #...wait that's actually GOTTA be a dnd subclass somebody's made at some point #anyway also the occasional YouTuber taking potshots and being mean like you dont need to do that theyre just minding their own business :( #we should all strive to be sillier and weirder and more kind forever

[goldensunset]

did you know? if you do your laundry you can get your clothes back

#fascinating stuff. let’s see if i (person with the worst executive dysfunction when it comes to doing laundry) remember it #i literally have this issue where i’ll let dirty clothes pile up in the laundry basket for an entire month #like it takes me that long to get around to it #and then- who would’ve thought- i find that i don’t have anything good to wear. strange! #finally did it last night and i’m like ohhh that was so difficult but the payoff finally #augh #peach rambles #hall of fame i guess #shut up about socks. idc. #this was a fun positivity post of sorts it’s about overcoming executive dysfunction #derailing into jokes about losing socks is. it’s not horrible but just boring and annoying #it was supposed to be celebration!! and encouragement!!!

[steampunkforever]

Fascinated by this one Instagram account run by a girl who got divorced young and decided to make a career as a cottagecore divorce influencer out of it apparently

#not mean spirited it’s just fascinating to watch #idmbm

[phantomrose96]

Actually the funniest part of the entire James Somerton debacle is the response his cowriter Nick gave. For context, Hbomberguy talks a bit about Nick as a cowriter, and there is not any strong evidence implicating Nick of also plagiarizing, so Hbomberguy takes the angle of "Nick is probably not (also) responsible for the plagiarism".

Nick's response?

To claim he could not be part of the plagiarism, because he does not read. And does not do research...

SOURCE: I Fact-Checked The Worst Video Essayist On YouTube - YouTube, video essay by Todd in the Shadows.

The second screen cap is maybe a tongue-in-cheek joke... but bold choice when everyone's eyes are on you to respond to serious allegations. And this screencap doesn't include the other wishy-washy statements, pre-video, from Nick saying to the effect of "I write based on vibes. I come up with an idea and ruminate on it." For research videos. For educational videos about queer history and queer media culture.

Adds flavor to the Todd video, which goes through two-dozen examples of Somerton videos which just claim... provably factually incorrect bullshit.

This guy is a writer. An author. You could not waterboard "I don't read" out of me if I were aiming to launch a writing career.

Beating the plagiarism allegations by confidently asserting you suck too bad to ever get that far.

#hbomberguy #just... so fascinated with this #like was it an admittance under duress? #like 'no officer i did not kill that man because I was spending the night with my mistress' #or is it like a roundabout flex... like 'im a writer who doesnt read (and look how good my writing is just naturally)' #i wanna know

[comradekatara]

i know that a lot of people take issue with the fact that pakku only agrees to teach katara because he realizes that she’s the granddaughter of the woman he tried to get with a bajillion years ago, but i actually see that moment of him realizing that kanna left to escape their marriage as a moment of self-reflection from him. like, imagine having to contend with the fact that your rancid vibes drove the love of your life away after having just publicly humiliated her fourteen year old granddaughter who was begat on the literal other side of the earth because how that’s far she went to escape him. sokka gets the moment of realizing “oh, men and woman are ontologically equal in their capacities, and divisions between genders are socially assigned and arbitrary,” but that isn’t really pakku’s deal at all. pakku’s deal is more like, “oh, my unyielding insistence on adhering to and imposing unjust patriarchal traditions actually makes me deeply unpleasant to be around and drives my loved ones away. maybe I should take a fucking chill pill perhaps.”

like, the fact that katara ultimately loses the fight and nothing she actually says or does persuades him is interesting, because it means that his reflection is internal, his moment of revelation not brought about by didactic moralizing, but through taking a long, hard look in the mirror, and realizing that being kind is more important than being right. and that’s why he seems to make an effort to be friendlier and more helpful, more so than making any effort to become a male feminist and fight for women’s rights. sokka, for example, initially has a narrow view of gender because his worldview is limited and then it expands, but pakku, by contrast, is literally a member of the white lotus; he is old and worldly, so he clearly already understands that their tribe’s traditions are not ontologically necessitated, but he nonetheless supports them because they benefit him. it is only when he learns that the love of his love literally escaped their tribe and left behind everything she ever knew just to avoid him that he decides to reevaluate his staunch insistence on clinging to his patriarchal values. and who wouldn’t. i mean, that’s gotta fucking hurt!

i know that katara’s fight against him does feel like a grand feminist moment as she fights for her ideals and her rights as a girl, and to her (and to us as the audience) it certainly does feel that way, but to pakku, his change of heart is one of realizing that he should probably stop being an asshole to every woman he’s ever met while he still has a few good years left. a core motif of katara’s arc is that she cannot actually preach her ideals and simply enlighten every asshole she meets, as much as she’d certainly like to; enlightenment comes from within. and so it is pakku’s regrets that motivate him to be kinder, because it’s never too late to change for the better. and that’s kind of beautiful actually.

#pakku #katara #sokka #(ish) #kanna #I feel like ive never really given pakku enough attention #im always kind of just like ‘L+ ratio + bowling pin ass head’ #but he is interesting. he is #thinking abt the nwt in general. is fascinating #I love it sm

[prideprejudce]

there should be a sub genre of books that were originally written to comment on the evils of capitalism and how greed and wealth corrupts society as a whole and how those popular books were subsequently made into hollywood movies and were marketed in a way in order to mass produce as much merchandise as possible so the companies behind the movies can make as much money as possible and thus completely erasing the original meaning of that story while also unintentionally proving the point of the original novels themes

#the hunger games #jurassic park #jurassic world #> among some of the examples #i feel like i could write a thesis on this #it’s just so fascinating to see