#this isnt necessarily a criticism

[genderentvy]

I was so ready to get lost in the sauce about star wars, but here I am mentally rotating all of star trek in the rotisserie chicken oven

#i wont lie to you #i tried #i was like why am i fighting my love of star wars be free #and i successfully was hyperfocused on it for about two days before my brain switched gears entirely #star trek just speaks to my nonexistent soul #star trek does things that star wars never would or could #this isnt necessarily a criticism #theyre just two wildly different media franchises that i happen to love unequally #but! i will say that the clone wars series is great to have on while im doing stuff because i havent gotten emotionally invested in it yet

[un-pearable]

as true as the jokes about “everyone wants to rewrite ninjago” are i feel like smthn people forget when complaining about the inconsistencies of the show is that…. it wasn’t planned? it’s not like most other animated shows lately - it didn’t start with a deeply fleshed out world or a meticulously designed pitch bible with grandiose plans for a long-term story or character arcs. the ninja don’t originally get their powers from heredity because they weren’t hereditary powers yet. the magic system doesn’t make sense bc they literally just made it up as they went! they go back and forth on stuff like whether non-elementals can learn spinjitzu bc it’s a collaborative piece of media made by people with vastly different levels of control over the story, the animation, the sets, etc. that varied over the course of the series. it’s totally understandable and exciting to see so many people reworking the early stuff with the lore and logic later seasons introduced but i personally feel that… if you’re doing that. you need to understand why the show is like that instead of writing it off as being bad and shitty. it was working with what it had. it’s only what it is now because of that awkward troubleshooting phase, not in spite of it

#ninjago #text✨ #you’re 100% allowed to criticize the show but i keep seeing people complain about the inconsistencies about like. their parents giving them #their powers especially. like yeah cool that wasn’t a thing yet? they have different origins than the non-core elementals #because in the real world that idea hadn’t even crossed their minds yet! the original story was a more traditional fantasy narrative of #normal people rising to the occasion and *gaining* powers through their own feats. the fact that they changed it later doesn’t mean #it was necessarily bad to begin with or that it’s something that should be mocked #idk just. there’s a lot of hostility in some circles about this stuff and it makes me kinda sad. enjoy the complexity of production and how #series adapt over time. it’s part of why the show is so interesting to me #that essay i wrote had a whole bit juxtaposing the attitudes about technology in rebooted and prime empire and how they reflect greater #cultural trends between 2013 and 2021. it’s SUPER interesting and yet a lot of people only talk about it to make fun of how ‘bad’ it was :( #this isnt to say i don’t enjoy some of the retcons. the changes to their meetings with wu in s8 are genuinely really interesting! i love the #changes to cole’s backstory. i think his mom makes him in the early seasons even better! i’m just saying.. be respectful? nobody *tries* to #make a bad show. ages and ages of time and dedication were put into what ends up on your screens. it’s all human love and creation. #as goofy as it is #okay sry got all anthropology there but hm. been thinking about this for a while. apologies for being the local annoying early seasons fan

[johnskleats]

Posting on main so no one is confused on this issue:

actually no hold on. I have a degree in dramatic literature, as in script writing, adaptations, and narrative storytelling. What [bryke stans] are saying is just "if you don't like it get out", which is wild.

You know where folklore comes from? Where mythology comes from, which ultimately shapes culture and society? Stories! Does it matter who wrote down the Iliad? Not particularly. Homer is trivia.

The elements that make up what the Iliad is, what the Grimms fairytales are, what Star Wars and Harry Potter and ATLA are existed long, long before they were amalgamated into a “new” thing. Stories belong to everyone. ATLA, like everything else, is an adaptation of an adaptation of an adaptation going back thousands of years. There are NO original ideas.

A story or seed or idea of concept hangs around long enough, gets seen by enough people, impacts enough people, congratulations. It's folklore now and it belongs to the public. For reference, yes I believe copyright should run out around 20 years, or at MINIMUM when the author dies. It's the market, bestie. Products, like stories in this society, will never, ever improve if there's not competition, not criticism, no incentive for growth. And when someone else does a take on your story that the public likes more? That's what folks remember and what carries on. And your name, as the “creator” (such a generous term), is just trivia.

You don't like fandom? Get out :^)

#yes we are being petty on main today it is petty bitch day throw a party #anti bryke #atla critical #let us live #zutara #this isnt necessarily a zutara issue but i do feel the homies will empathize

[marmett]

if i had the motivation to write, i have sooo many ideas for writing abt wyllstarion. there are some v good fics for them out there, but i kind of want more that are wyll-centric. bc i think astarion would also be good for wyll.

like, theres the whole monstrous transformation thing. astarion has had 200 years to adjust to being a vampire spawn, while wyll has had days/weeks of being a devil. and astarion can be very kind to a tav/durge who goes through similar things to him, and i think he'd also be that way toward wyll.

and there are also the parallels btwn mizora and cazador, but wyll refuses to see it. hes sympathetic toward astarion bc of how cazador coerced him into being a vampire spawn, but when its compared to what mizora did to him, wyll rejects it and says it was his choice and he knew what he was doing. i think some rlly interesting conversations could come up w/ that. it could go several different ways, and theyre all juicy.

i just think theres a lot of potential for bonding, and tension btwn the two, and it would be happening at the same time. bc they have similarities (cazador, mizora, the "ive prayed to every god, no one answered," and "the only thing i've ever gotten from a god is a cold shoulder"), but they also have massive differences in their world views that would rlly clash and cause fun conflicts btwn them that they could both grow from.

#wyllstarion #this doesnt even have to be explicitly in a romantic context #but it would be fun if it was #anyway the first paragraph isnt necessarily a criticism of the wyllstarion fandom #the game hasnt been out for long #and there arent many fics in general #so its fine that there are gaps

[koolcherry]

this is how im coping with not being able to afford these dolls :p

#this isnt a necessarily a criticism on the design btw i just cant buy them to repaint/restyle them and stuff lol #monster high #frankie stein #lagoona blue #my edit

[sparring-spirals]

Oooh, the specifics of Imogen talking about her mom constantly cutting off her conversations and saying "It feels like she doesn't have a choice, you know? And she's trying to keep us away." because oh, of course Imogen would want to think that, has to think that, over the alternatives. Imogen, who has grappled with control and choice for so much of her life, offering it as the ultimate justification, a path of behaviour she would understand. It has to be this, or something like it, because otherwise. Because otherwise.

#critical role #imogen temult #c3e49 #imogen temult ultimate lilian temult apologist #my gal your judgement is clouded and oh BOY. #imogen offering a lack of choice a lack of control as a reason. but she isnt you imogen. she isnt you. shes not necessarily yours either. #cr liveblogging #speculation #liliana temult #character meta #my meta

[the-judicial-assistants-notebook]

oh if you're interested in getting asks to give you a break? my ''hot'' take is that I do like the father figure/mentor dynamic with Edgeworth and Kay, but also I find everything about their relationship and character parallels that aren't dadworth to be way more interesting to think about

I think liking the Kay and Dadworth dynamic is only a hot take when it comes to dealing with me, personally HAHAH I do get the appeal of them, honestly, but I think my main reason for not enjoying it is that I've never bought into the Dadworth characterisation to begin with. I generally don't like where they took his character post AA4 (still peeved about him calling Pearl by Nick's nickname for her), and idk I feel like placing him in that role declaws his character a little. Like, he's never had a good mentor after his dad and his idea of growing as a person involved faking his own death; are we SURE he can handle guiding young people meaningfully and patiently. Anyway, didn't mean to rag on something you enjoy, Anon. I do understand enjoying them like that, and yeah, I think their non-Dadworth relationship is fascinating. I always find it so interesting to think about how their relationship is rekindled, essentially, on the foundation of revenge. Edgeworth didn't seem to be searching for Calisto himself, which is curious considering how impactful she was to what was meant to be his first trial. She tried to kill him, and he's not really interested in finding her. And then Kay drops in, talking about looking for revenge/justice for her father, and, suddenly, Edgeworth is all in. That alone feels like it adds so much to both their characters and colours their relationship in a very specific way, and idk. I think pushing it just into a father-daughter dynamic cheapens it all in a way, and I wish there were more explorations into the nuances of what they have.

#im so interested in getting asks for a break thank you so much <33 im gonna stop for the day today bc it's midnight but i'll be continuing #embroidering tomorrow so feel free to send in more asks anyone who's so inclined o7 <3 #asks for the notebook #another note on the kay edgeworth thing: it's not a fanon only thing so this isnt necessarily a criticism of fan portrayal of them #aai2 pretty much diches their old relationship for the dadworth dynamic too so there clearly is plenty of basis for it in canon #it's just not canon i like and that which i mostly ignore #HAHA

[mostlikelyshutup]

to feel sad about never writing poetry anymore while also knowing that writing poetry was a reprieve from dark times and thoughts, y'know?

#like yeah i miss it as the comfort it was #but i dont need a comfort like that rn #im in a better place #its strange to think about #bc like yeah poetry was fun and nice and a way to get everything out when i was sad and angry and miserable with life #but it was always creating from that sadness and anger and miserableness #even happier poems were made from longing rather than experiencing #and now i dont write poetry all that often anymore #i dont necessarily need that comfort all that often and isnt that great #isnt it great that im at a place where those quote unquote bad feelings do not come around as often #but am i doing that because i'm feeling those less or because im feeling less emotion in general #idk somethings been rattling around #about how i dont have the energy or motivation to do anything creative anymore or even critically analyze anything really #and i kindve miss it #life is all about missing college english classes really #if you think about it #k mumbles #brought to you by the destiel fanfic i was recommended on tiktok #by berk to be fair so its gonna be good #but i wasnt expecting it to hit as much as it does rn #writing #poetry #icaruspendragon #aka berk #you absolute animal #i just finished reading the fic and i posted this before chapter 7 and now im dying #destiel #and this your living kiss #opal_bullets #thats the fic and author btw

[sad--tree]

keep saying i don't want 2 work another retail xmas but canNOT 4 the life of me make myself finish my goddamn fucking job applications !!!!!! death & dying & despair etc. etc.

#i dont dislike the application process for gc jobs on principle BUT #it does not mesh well w/ my difficulties re: starting & finishing tasks #but like i understand why u cant just send in a resume n hit done #NOT that there are many IT listings up atm...... and ill apply 4 clerical/admin stuff too #but an IT-1 STARTS a good $10k a year higher than a CR-5 soooooo :/// #which is whatever its fine money isnt everything!! ill gladly make less if it means not hating my job!!! #but i also wanna. u know. LIVE. move out of my parents house. buy brand name snacks occasionally. maybe -gasp- go on a vacation #(not 2 say i dont make an attempt at travel now but thats with very finite savings that are def only going down not up) #also extremely frustrating 2 me the emphasis put on having a degree that completely locks me out of certain job categories #like. yes. there are for sure some where having the bg knowledge is important eg. an AU (auditor/accountant) or MA (methodologist) #and there are certain skills a degree (in theory) provides eg critical thinking research etc. #but not all of us have $40k+ to get tge fancy piece of paper saying we have those things. and u can have those skills w/o a degree #and smth like an EC which needs a degree in economics sociology or statistics is so arbitrary #and maybe not necessarily actually based in the majority of work done by the majority of positions in that category #ANYWAYS not me being bitter abt education standards YET AGAIN lol #idek if i could go to uni even if i could afford it. even tho i have 2 college diplomas id probably have 2 redo my grade 12 english 😶‍🌫️ #also if money were no object id probably go for like. film studies or smth lol not sociology #tho. ngl. if i had the willpower and determination 4 smth so rigorous (i 100% dont) accounting does seem. interesting asdffhkkfdghh #ANYWAYS pt. 2 all this 2 say this is why i instead spent $10k+ on the only possible 2 yr diploma #that can still get u in2 the higher paying public service jobs. even tho ive discovered i Dont Particularly Care for programming. :( #thats an understatement actually i was actively in hell for like 80% of that program and the remaining 20% mostly wasnt coding

[isorottatime]

'george lucas said the force is in everyone' idk man george lucas also made the special editions

#.txt #george lucas #george lucas critical #star wars #ahsoka show #my problem isnt necessarily with it breaking canon my problem is how its going against so many themes of so many different aspects of star #-wars #star wars ahsoka #ahsoka series #ahsoka show critical #what else to tag. idk lol #will turn off reblogs is any1 starts arguing this i cba

[mbspolls]

I think that might've been me and I'm sorry. I don't remember ever saying anything about that, but I can be unconsciously rude when it comes to adaptations. I never meant to be that way.

I understand entirely if you still feel that way towards me, and I will be unfollowing I promise.

I'm sorry for whatever I may had said.

if this completely unprompted response to "what did you think of my quiz" is you (which i believe it must be, as i haven't really gotten any other rude uquiz comments in a while):

then i don't understand how this can be "unconsciously rude" or some sort of accident. do you just always throw this kind of thing around without thinking?

i also don't understand how, if this is, in fact, you, you can apologize for something you apparently don't remember. "sorry if i was mean, i forgot, and it was probably because i'm always mean about adaptations"??

i happen to love adaptations, and this one in particular. and both my blog and the uquiz were labelled as being primarily TV/show verse. if you don't enjoy that, that's fine! but that's no reason to come into my house and piss on the furniture??

so, basically. listen, dude, i'm open to apologies, and i'm quick to forgive. but this? this is kinda a non-apology, my guy. "i'm sorry for whatever i may have said" is literally textbook non-apology.

#anyway listen im not saying FUCK OFF FOREVER AND DIE #im saying this was rude and hurtful #and a noncommittal 'sorry i might have been mean idk not sure tho' isnt really much of an apology? just. #listen you dont have to unfollow or whatever okay. just. dont do this kind of thing? #work on not being 'unconsciously rude'. if you see someone enjoying something you dont like you just. dont have to tell them it sucks??? #hell if it bothers you you can block THEM or even me #god knows i tend to block people who post negativity for the show--not because they dont have the right to an opinion #but because i dont really want to see that (negativity that is not any criticism at all) #but i dont come up to them like actually the books can suck my dick and the show is sent down from heaven by god herself personally #ya know? #listen. have a good day alright? i don't want you to be agonizing over this forever. #you did a mean thing it doesn't necessarily make you a Bad Person #just?? dont do this again please??? PLEASE??? #i spend a lot of time on these and this kind of thing is so discouraging i just want to delete all of them #like i WON'T but i want to

[strawbeb]

tiktok is actually the worst thing to happen to both music and books

#this isnt me being a dick #well it kind of is #but it’s also true #a trope like enemies to lovers becomes popular on tiktok #& there’s a huge influx of shitty unimaginative prose about abusive man x victim woman #and it becomes a fucking sensation for some reason #because these knobs dont know how to read critically #or how to interpret things in their own way #and musicians have literally said that their agencies push them to promote songs on tiktok by making up challenges or trends #so youll hear the chorus and maybe it’s decent but really people only care about jumping on the bandwagon #that’s how you get monstrosities like abcdefu #songs with no heart or deeper meaning or passion #because they’re not necessarily supposed to be “good” #theyre just supposed to sell #ok rant over #dark academia aesthetic #dark academia #light academia #light academia aesthetic #chaotic academia #books #literature

[wygolvillage]

v4 era english female vocaloids were like. "ok she HAS to be nasally as fuck" (this post is about cyber diva, ruby and daina)

#daina at least sounds less so in her lower range especially if you shift her pitch down a bit #this isnt necessarily a criticism since i really like all three of these voicebanks #but it makes them hard to tune #(disclaimer: i am the vocaloid equivalent of the joker and i find *sonika* easy to tune) #(mixing is another story though *looks at you wearily*) #OH WAIT the nasallyness is also a dex thing... so i guess its not just the gals...

[butterscotch-brigade]

i feel like ppl on here need to learn the difference between "this character is doing horrible things that are being unintentionally portrayed in a positive light by the author due to a lack of accountability/acknowledgement of those things as wrong" and "this character is doing horrible things that are being portrayed in a positive light by the narrator/protagonist due to their own bias/unrealiability" bc ive seen way too many people accuse media of being the former when its actually the latter or vice versa

#vanilla talks #ik it can be hard to make that distinction sometimes #but part of analyzing media involves taking the characters AND the authors motivations and perspectives into account #dont take everything you consume on a surface level basically #and ask yourself 'is this an unintentional writing flaw or an intentional writing choice that adds to characterization' #and while yes to some degree the author has the responsibility to make the distinction clear #i feel like it isnt always required bc not everything necessarily needs to be spelled out for media analysts #and you should use your own critical thinking skills to determine what the 'correct' answer is #idk. those are my thoughts #basically: reading comprehension is cool pls try it

[toast1862]

the goal of dnd is to slaughter hundreds of people and creatures for your own gain, so it's totally in line with the game being played... but there's definitely a tonal difference between dayne and penelope, cartoonish villains with very little motive except to gain power and hurt people, getting murdered horrifically in season 1 vs the rat grinders, who have had a lot more screentime and backstory, have childish but understandable grievances that have been used by adult authority figures to mold them into tools, and just generally feel a bit more well-rounded as teenaged victims of grooming, getting murdered horrifically. like it's the obvious outcome of a dnd boss battle. but it has different emotional resonance. i mean a lot of time was spent trying to understand them emotionally, especially kipperlily. her motives are bratty and misguided but there's something you can empathize with. so as an audience member it's weird to have them be... i guess dehumanized? there's just a strong dissonance there

#this isnt even a criticism necessarily #but a negative fan reaction makes sense imo

[p-inkbrush]

I do not want to unfollow people over this so I will ask nicely. Please tag your negative/hate posts

edit: THIS INCLUDES fandom centric negativity, not just hate *of* the source. In fact, I can tolerate source centric negative posts way better than 'these fans suck', etc. posts.

#bumble buzz #i have negative blocked already. i can add others if i see them being used #ty xoxo #edit: like. share your opinions on the media freely. PLEASE let me filter your opinions on the other people who share the space with you #criticism isnt necessarily hate/negative as long as its done in good spirits #yadda yadda blah blah insert nuance here. if you dont know what i mean then dm me ill explain in less generalized terms #if i *do* unfollow you over this #no hard feelings. i just gotta curate my space