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Hi, Mr. Gaiman! As a Jew, I was a bit leery of Good Omens because I find Christian-esque literature difficult to read without getting offended and/or comparing its sources to the Tanakh. But Crowley spoke to me in a way I could not have imagined. His attitude & how he Fell were so very Jewish. You and Sir Terry Pratchett made it possible for me experience a tradition that often excludes me, and I cannot thank you enough. With that said, did your Jewish heritage influence how Crowley was written?

I think my Jewish heritage influenced how the whole of Good Omens was written. You can’t be familiar with the midrash and also assume that anyone in the Bible has any idea what’s actually going on, after all. And Crowley is someone who asks questions.

#good omens #mine

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the decrease in costuming quality over the last 20 years has been soooo precipitous & nauseating. i’m not even talking abt marvel’s cg supersuits or anything this time, look at the fabric quality, structure, layering, character, and craftsmanship of older costumes in 102 dalmations (2000) vs cruella (2021)

ever after (1998) vs cinderella (2021)

lord of the rings (2001-2003) vs the rings of power (2022)

this trend should upset you not just because it looks cheap, but because it suggests a strong anti-art and anti-labor movement in film and tv making. don’t forget costumers are unionized

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Surprise triplets 😂

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“Ariel sold her voice for legs just because of a guy“

Meanwhile Ariel with legs;

Ariel already loved the human world long before meeting Eric (you don’t get a collection like hers overnight) and when she finally got a chance to explore it, she took it.

Ursula made it more about Eric than Ariel ever did.

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Your personal triggers and squicks do not get to determine what kind of art other people make.

People make shit. It's what we do. We make shit to explore, to inspire, to explain, to understand, but also to cope, to process, to educate, to warn, to go, "hey, wouldn't that be fucked up? Wild, right?"

Yes, sure, there are things that should be handled with care if they are used at all. But plenty more things are subjective. Some things are just not going to be to your tastes. So go find something that is to your tastes and stop worrying so much about what other people are doing and trying to dictate universal moral precepts about art based on your personal triggers and squicks.

I find possession stories super fucking triggering if I encounter them without warning, especially if they function as a sexual abuse metaphor. I'm not over here campaigning for every horror artist to stop writing possession stories because they make me feel shaky and dissociated. I just check Does The Dog Die before watching certain genres, and I have my husband or roommate preview anything I think might upset me so they can give me more detail. And if I genuinely don't think I can't handle it, I don't watch it. It's that simple.

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@stvksn on ig

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Protect trans kids at all costs 💜

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women should lift weights because it prevents osteoporosis in old age and makes you a more capable person in everyday life please shut up about butts and waists and hourglasses i'm going to fucking kill

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Beautiful display of solidarity ongoing right now from the US calling for a ceasefire in Gaza

Source: @jvplive on Twitter

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I have just learned that Mountain Goats are NOT, in fact, actual Goats.

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I have just learned that Mountain Goats are NOT, in fact, actual Goats.

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“The entire British museum is an active crime scene” - John Oliver

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i love seeing cardinals and bluejays together i’m always like “hehe.. evil siblings”

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A CROW TRIED TO GO IN OUR CLASSROOM AND HE HAD A PEN

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albums OWNED by taylor swift

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“your rent should be a third of your income” well wouldn’t that be nice. wouldn’t it. lower the rent pussy