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Why does every adaptation of Supergirl insist on turning her into a female Superman?

Superman and Supergirl have very different, almost opposite dynamics(which also reflect differing immigrant experiences, but I digress)

Superman was raised on earth by humans. He has no memory of Krypton, and in most continuities didnt even know it existed until he was much older. Theres a very real since that his 'homelands' culture is more foreign to him than his adopted one. While he repects his Kryptonian heritage, at the end of the day, Earth is his home, and humans are his people. You see this quite clearly in the fact that he generally prefers to call himself by his human name(clark) rather than his kryptonian one.

Kara on the other hand was raised on Krypton. She didnt arrive on earth till she was much older(teens or even twenties). She IS Kryptonian through and through. Earth is just where she happens to live because she cant go back. She doesnt understand human culture or even at times like humans very much. She is forever an outsider with only her cousin to provide some link to her past and culture.

But for some reason every film/television adaptation of Supergirl(except smallville) writes her with the first dynamic. And its like, why? We already have Superman for that.

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Dick being ready to fight the government At All Times

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I know what they mean but I find it more efficient to just have anything I wouldnt want filtered out. Why hunt down green checks when I can just filter out incomplete. Though I dont tend to filter for completeness. Ill read decade old half finished works if they fancy me.

after several discussions that left me baffled, let me throw this out to the masses: do you look at ao3's icons when you're looking for a fic to read?

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@tired1mmortal

I was gonna tag you bc i thought youd find this funny but then I noticed its your fucking reblog.

can't have shit in Baltimore

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can't have shit in Baltimore

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"Don't use Libby because it costs libraries too much, pirate instead" is such a weird, anti-patron, anti-author take that somehow manages to also be anti-library, in my professional librarian-ass opinion.

It's well documented that pirating books negatively affects authors directly* in a way that pirating movies or TV shows doesn't affect actors or writers, so I will likely always be anti-book piracy unless there's absolutely, positively no other option (i.e. the book simply doesn't exist outside of online archives at all, or in a particular language).

Also, yeah, Libby and Hoopla licenses are really expensive, but libraries buy them SO THAT PATRONS CAN USE THEM. If you're gonna be pissed at anybody about this shitty state of affairs, be pissed at publishing companies and continue to use Libby or Hoopla at your library so we can continue to justify having it to our funding bodies.

One of the best ways to support your library having services you like is to USE THOSE SERVICES. Yes, even if they are expensive.

*Yes, this is a blog post, but it's a blog post filled with links to news articles. If you can click one link, you can click another.

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they used to make smackable technology. you used to be able to hit your tv when it didn't work good.

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Magneto: Are you interested in joining my team of mutants fighting for the end of mutant oppression? :)

A mutant: sure what’s it called?

Magneto: the brotherhood of evil mutants

Mutant: w

Mutant: why’s it called that

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there's a faq. It tells you how to do these things and what they mean. EVERYTHING looks like non-sense when you start it. Basic math looks like non-sense when you start learning it. Also most tags are just words? You might have to look up some things most most are pretty straight foward. Its why I only felt the need to explain like two of my examples. / vs & is probably the least intuitive but again the website explains them.

This.

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A lot of people try to explain this without knowing anything about how voice synthesis works, so here's my breakdown on No, Hatsune Miku Is Not AI, And No, AI Voice Synthesis Is Not Bad.

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in the hour or so it took me to draw this op turned reblogs off

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like a solid percent of windbreaker is Sakura stancing the fuck up and then a dude just like giving him a hug.

Sakura episode 4: Why do people follow this guy?

This guy: pats him on the head real good

Sakura: oh fuck oh shit what the fuck oh god is this it?!? This physical affection shit goes hard.

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I've never had one of these teenage gang anime endear me to their characters so swiftly. its had me sold on every character immediately. the moment they show up.

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if I did have a complaint it would be sometimes I wish it would get to the action quicker. the first episode had me thinking it would. because it did. but no it has all the standing around talking and cliffhangers of this genre.

#windbreaker

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So we all know that Tumblr is US-centric. But to what degree? (and can we skew the results of this poll by posting it at a time where they should be asleep?)

Reblog to increase sample size!

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For the loz ask game: Midna‘s Lament. Thoughts?

I never got super far in tp no matter how many times I tried. As a kid a waffled about and found most of it boring. I know I watched my sister play a good chunk of it but I don't think she finished it either. (even tho it's her favorite zelda game) So I cant really say I have a huge attachment to the peice.

But from just listening to it I can say its very pretty. A little sad. And its got an unmistakable TP sound to it. Like a lot of the music in twilight princess its lower energy. Its calmer. I quite like it. TP has one of my favorite vibes of Zelda games. A real mix between goofy inbetween moments and dark tension. Only really topped by Majora's Mask's ever present anxiety hoverying over its meticulously detailed city. (Wind Waker would be my third favorite atmosphere and my favorite 3d Zelda game)

#lunavagans #ask game #loz

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Thank you to @sleepnoises for making the original poll & for giving us the idea to to this :)

Sorry if we couldn’t get your favorite on here, we were limited to only 12 options (11 if you don’t include the “other” option).

#of these? Majoras mask #Of things some might not consider time loop media? #Undertale #In also partial too the endlees eight haruhi suzumiha (anime) for how it uniquely tackles the subject

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SHAPE LANGUAGE BABY

Sevens hoodie is great because it is 100% diy-able to anyone. all you need is the ability to get your hands on a unmarked white hoodie and some black fabric dye. and if youre chill you can just use a sharpie. it's incredibly simple but easily makeable and a rather recognizable if you know it.

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would you mind explaining the “and me i feel also not so good” thing? i tried looking it up without luck 😔

phrases that stick in your mind like tar to an unfortunate paleolithic beast