#python talks ;)

[gottagobackintime]

I've seen some people say: “Trent shouldn’t have been gay, he should have just supported Colin anyway.” And it's such a weird (and bad) take.

Had Trent been straight we wouldn’t have gotten the scenes we did. Colin could have opened up and told Trent how he felt, but Trent wouldn’t have understood, he could have been supportive. But he wouldn’t understand where Colin is coming from. But because Trent is also gay he knows what it’s like being in the closet, living with fear and dread. Living with thoughts like “if I tell the people I love about my sexuality, will they hate me?”. You can’t get that from a straight ally, no matter how supportive and well meaning they are. Because they don't know what it's like. We need straight allies, we need all the straight allies we can get. But what Colin needs RIGHT NOW is someone who, while not a professional athlete, is involved in the world of football. Knows about homophobic fans, knows that there are a culture of toxic masculinity and homophobia in the clubs. That is why it’s important that Trent himself is gay.

Colin almost got runover by a cyclist in his desperate attempt to run away from Trent at the gay bar. But the relief when he understands what Trent is saying "I must have a good reason for that, mustn't I?" is so clear. Trent is also queer, Trent is safe, I can let Trent in.

And I think some people might read that line as "I haven't outed you because I'm gay too, but if I had been straight I would have" which isn't what Trent means, Trent is using that phrase to be subtle, to let Colin come to his own conclusion, because Colin is stressed out, he's scared. By letting Colin think for himself it gives Colin an opportunity to calm down (which is also why Trent holds his hands out as if calming a frightened animal, he also makes himself slightly smaller by bending his knees and leaning forward slightly). And he does, he realises what Trent is saying and he calms down. It's also an added layer of security it's not just, "I haven't outed you" it's "I haven't outed you because I am also queer". A straight person saying that they haven't outed you doesn't hold as much weight as a queer person saying it. Because you know that the queer person knows how important it is to be safe and to come out on your own terms wheras a straight person, especially an eager well meaning ally might try and encourage you to come out because "hey, it's gonna be fine", even when that's not the support you need at the moment (there are ofc exceptions, both when it comes to straight people and queer people).

But because Trent is also gay, Colin now has someone in his corner at work, who knows him, knows his secret. Who also carried that secret himself once. We’ll most likely get straight allies in the other players and the leaders at Richmond.

So no, Trent shouldn’t have been straight. Because that is not the support Colin needed at that moment. He needed queer solidarity.

#ted lasso #ted lasso spoilers #colin hughes #trent crimm #I saw someone on reddit saying that this whole thing with colin being scared of coming out was a bad storyline in 2023 #because it's not a big deal #and I was baffled #thankfully some people called them out on that #because colin just wants to live his life #he says he doesn't want to be a spokesperson but that's what he'll become if he comes out whether he wants to or not #because he'll always be the first active gay premier league player #and it's also arrogant to say that it's accepted to be queer in 2023 so it's not a big deal #when queer and trans people are stripped of their rights and their right to express themselves in the US for example #and queer and trans people are killed all over the world simply because of their sexuality and/or gender identity #and even if you live in a fairly accepting country like I do for example #it's still the fear that YOUR OWN family and friends will reject you #because to quote monty python ''we're all individuals'' #it doesn't matter how accepting society at large is because society are made up of individuals who has their own beliefs #so no the world isn't as accepting as people are led to believe and that's what I mean when I talk about straight people #no matter how well-meaning they are they will have a hard time understanding #nicole watches stuff

[happyk44]

sometimes Frank is just "i have to be a bear/wolf/lion/some kind of creature right now or i'll die" which is how hazel becomes some kind of cryptid around the towns near new rome for always being seen chilling out with some giant wild animal in a park or telling it to stay put while she ducks into a store real quick

#frazel #frank zhang #hazel levesque #happy talks pjo #sometimes she walks through a grocery store with a python wrapped around her throat #and people stare as she holds up different packages of food and asks the snake if it wants it or not #and people stare even more when the snake gives a human shake of its scaly head

[rodeoromeo]

oh autism George moments of ALLLLLLLL time

#the fidgeting the unprompted special interest interruption #they were NOT talking about Monty Python before they had just finished talking about how they feel about tv but the convo had ended #god he’s so just like me he’s so special to me I just feel so warm watching him #george harrison #the beatles #op

[leviackermanscleaningbuddy]

“How many cases has he solved, sergeant?”

“None, sir.”

(It’s his first day.)

#snake #ball python #pet #petblr #snakeblr #python #Jess talks #not skz #not kpop #reptiblr #reptile #herpetology #clue #murder mystery #mystery game #case #family game night

[takitori67]

Python Junao

#fgo #fate grand order #arjuna alter #arjuna #junao #fgo arjuna #an au where arjuna peculiarly found a big python-hybrid something something that kept watching him from under a lotus swamp 🐍🌸 #←ik that was a cherry blossom but lets pretend its lotus #i got few ideas that i would love to make a short comic or two but i dont have much times to do it eh #this also was inspired by a few artists 👍 but i forgot their names so...😔 maybe i would talk more about them later on Twitter #ttls gallery #okay why did the quality have to look that bad???

[fyanimaldiversity]

Just so you know I’m aggressively waiting for my baby IMG motley boa (Burnt Toast) to finally shed so I can show the ‘increasing melanin gene’ in action because it’s such a cool concept that fits with this blog, and not simply because I need a valid excuse to post him and force you to see him with your eyes because I love him and you should too. He hasn’t even gone blue yet, so it might take a while unfortunately.

#mod talk #boa imperator #snake #reptile #selective breeding #boas grow slower than my baby colubrids :c #I could post other IMG boas but then it wouldn’t be my sweet angel baby #to be fair it’s not even been two months yet #he barely pooped last night I’m used to colubrids going once a week #just as a reminder basically an IMG boa slowly gets darker as they shed #and in combination with motley (the circle pattern) it makes for a nearly solid black snake #with iridescence #he’s already very dark for one his age I’m told #unfortunately I got my banana ball python as an adult so can’t post freckle development since bananas gain freckles as they age #his name is sweet onion chicken teriyaki (onion for short) #poptart has the best morph of all snakes ever (palmetto) so I will definitely post her

[melanirana]

I dont have any art to Show right now BUT

I have this very cute nuddle

The colour under my fingernail is nailpolish. I was the hand model for some nightmare pictures.

#mel talks #ball python #reptile

[thosefuzzywordfeelings]

whilst i sit and write the rest of this part 2, i am foaming at the mouth at this photo, as i have done since i first saw it.

#can we talk about it #when i say it #i mean #the colt python #rarf #woof #that’s crazy #the hair on his chest makes me angry #i want to chew it off #who said that #what a cute smile #can i sit on it #who said that too #joe keery #i’m feral

[apocalypse-weekend]

hey can i be honest about something? every single time anyone rode anywhere in HNOC i just always imagined them doing the fucking Monty Python coconut bit, that's just all i could think of

#i know thats not at all what was happening but still #apocalypse talks #the mechanisms #high noon over camelot #monty python and the holy grail

[gold-rhine]

i love this quest already

#rhine talks #i dont even care about monty python but this is peak reference

[angrybatart]

With Days of Harmony coming up, I imagine the Performance Guide is busy getting the Hall of Harmony ready for a visit from the Rhythm spirits. (More for the Rhythm Guide themself, since they are relatives.) And that includes making sure everything is clean and polished, and still intact. Including the stairway that Stagehand collapses at the top of if you follow them and the Guide around long enough.

Most relatable moment ever, if you ask me. Stairways suck.

#fanart #sketch #quick sketch #Sky: Children of the Light #Sky: CotL #Sky Children of the Light #Season of Performance #Frantic Stagehand #Don't worry. They're okay #Free naps while checking the integrity/sturdiness of the building #Excuse me while my brain forces Monty Python-esque voices on me for the Performance Guide #DON'T ASK WHY. I JUST CHOOSE THE MOST ELOQUENT VOICE TO PICTURE HIM TALKING IN

[theniftycat]

The blessing and the curse of being into British TV.

Your fave will be in some projects that are heaven sent, tailor made to suit your tastes.

It will be one season of six episodes 20 minutes each.

#i'm talking about #let them eat cake #with french and saunders #scarlet pimpernel #with richard e. grant #casanova #with david tennant #the hippies #with julian rhind-tutt #that one monty python biopic #american friends #with michael pailin #the hour #the goddamn hour that was never reniewed #that one prime suspect arc with peter capaldi #mr wakefield's crusade #etc #whatever is happening with red dwarf #shalka doctor #got i could go on

[gamefuna-official]

why do you have a monty python cosplayer in your basement

I don't know but let me tell you the guy is seriously committed to his role. We tried showing him the movie and when we got to the scene with the French guy he totally lost his shit. He's great we call him Teddy

#anon is this perhaps the funniest ask i have ever recieved #i love monty python and it took me a minute to figure out wtf you were talking about

[fimbry]

what's the issue with spider ball pythons exactly? i'm not planning on getting one but your tags are the first time i've heard there being problems

They're the original wobbler. These days there are many genes that wobble, but spiders were the first. Wobble = snake lacks motor control and ability to tell up from down, leading their movements to be unnatural, frightening, "corkscrewing" and at rest they wobble around.

For decades people have insisted this was fine, it could be bred out. People insisted that THEIR spiders didn't wobble, only the spiders of THOSE OTHER BAD BREEDERS wobbled. They just needed some outcrossing and it would be fine, which they had "responsibly" done!

Of course none of this was true. Spiders have been around for ~25 years and they wobble now just as much as they did back then, and they're one of the most outcrossed, possibly THE most outcrossed, gene in ball pythons.

The gene that causes the pattern mutation also causes an inner ear deformity leading to terrible balance issues. It is also random, as in the baby can have it worse than the parent, and vice versa. Some have it so bad they have to be euthanized at hatching. It can't be bred out, they all have it to varying degrees.

Relevant study

If the "we can breed it out!" and "MY spiders DON'T wobble, unlike those other bad breeder's spiders!" rhetoric sounds familiar, it should. You will hear that same song regarding any mutation that is tied to something detrimental, and breeders who invested thousands into their projects are seldom easily deterred.

Literally the only case I've heard of where the pattern/color mutation was NOT tied to the detrimental effect is the granite morph in carpet pythons. When this morph was new, it was inbred to hell and back which lead to kinked spines and short lifespans, weakness, failure to thrive, etc. It was so bad that the entire gene was nearly lost at one point. After more people got this morph and outcrossed it appropriately, these negatives disappeared and the gene is much healthier these days. These weaknesses were due to the inbreeding, not to the morph itself, and it did not take long to figure this out.

(One thing of note, I do think the lavender morph in false water cobras can be saved much the same way, but jury is still out. Right now they have the same problems the granite carpets did, but they were similarly inbred and mass produced horrifically.)

Now if I had to list every detrimental morph where inbreeding wasn't the cause, and it WAS the gene, well, the list would be long as hell and growing.

#animal ethics #reptiblr #spider morph #ball python #please note i am just talking about reptile morphs #this isn't about mammal breeds which due to line/in breeding DO have a lot of things in the breeds not tied to the breed itself #which is why health testing is important so these things can be bred out in the future!

[autisticarachnid]

johnny ghost goes to the vet <3

#salem talks #johnny ghost #johnny ghost the ball python #ghost the ball python #taleblr #cw snake #tw snake

[cryptid-gore]

the sillay

#snakes #ball python #his name is pina :] #cryptid talks #they hate him cause hes sillay #pina