The studio behind Midge comics and more. I am here to entertain you with Midge comics, random artworks and fan art and dole out ATLA/LOK (and occasionally other fandom) commentary. But, to be honest, I'm mostly here to obsessively drink coffee while I draw, write and dole out puns. I'm punsexual but we don't have a flag yet.
So I recently saw Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire and it's a bad movie. That's not to say that there's nothing good in it, rather there's too much that could have been good if this film wasn't more bloated than Slimer after a snack food binge. There are SO many characters, SO many subplots and SO many things going on that literally none of them get a chance to be properly developed. And this is a shame because the characters and the subplots and the ideas are all good. But when everything is fighting for screentime in an hour and 40 minute movie, not much good can come out of any of it. Probably the best example I can give is that the movie makes a big deal of the original Ghostbusters - and Janine - suiting up for about three minutes aaaand does nothing with them. I'm not even kidding. They aim at the big bad for all of maybe ten seconds before they're out of the fight. On top of that, nothing makes sense and I do mean nothing. It's clear this script needed at least two more rewrites to fix all this, but as it stands, it's an absolute mess. All that aside, I still had a lot of fun with it and I'm glad I saw it - but keep in mind that I've never seen a Ghostbusters movie on the big screen. If you have seen a Ghostbusters movie in theaters, this one probably isn't going to do much for you.
(Tw abuse) to be honest, I find the fact that people got things like privacy growing up as baffling as you find NOT being allowed to close doors.
In all seriousness thank you. It’s nice to be reminded that there are people who have actually decent parents. I keep on being told that everyone else has it worse every time I voice complaints. That there’s no better option. And I know full well it’s not true. And having proof is rather validating and helps more than you could imagine.
So, we weren't allowed to lock our doors until we were around middle school age, not for privacy reasons, but because if we got sick overnight or there were some sort of emergency, our parents wanted to be able to get to us quick. But yeah. We were taught to respect our parents' privacy and they respected ours. Lead by example.
It's also helpful to stop and ask yourself: "Is it me thinking this or is it my anxiety/depression/hormones thinking this?" Because, if it's the latter, more often then not, just knowing that will make it a bit better.
(I included hormones, btw, because, as someone with PMS, I think it's crucial to acknowledge that hormones can and do wreak havoc with one's emotional state and can DRASTICALLY worsen both anxiety and depression.)
i think one of the most important things you learn about making connections with others is that a significant portion of the time people just do not know theyre doing what theyre doing
As a thin person who used to occasionally lean towards underweight, I can honestly say this is far from my experience.
I've lost count over the years how many people have told me that I just have to eat more. That I just have to eat fattier foods. I've been accused of starving myself. I've been asked if I have an eating disorder. When I was a kid, people were worried that I was spending extra time in the bathroom because I was vomiting after I ate. (I was reading, before you ask.)
Truth is: I have a very high metabolism genetically, and there are certain times during the month where my hormones murder my appetite so I can barely eat for days at a time.
And, no. I'm not blind to the other side of the debate either. I've met many people whose genetics left them with a slow metabolism. So I get it. But insisting that people just leave you alone when you're thin is inherently incorrect. We get our share of bs too.
honestly fucking fascinating that people will pretty universally understand that thin people can be naturally predisposed to thinness regardless of what they eat or their activity level, but that so many of the same people cannot possibly fathom that fat people could have similar dispositions or that there could be any factors more complex than a "lack of self control."
I want to clear up a mistake people make with Azula and Ursa.
Ursa didn’t play favorites.
Ursa didn’t think Azula was a monster.
Ursa simply, unequivocally, just didn’t enable Azula’s worst traits like Ozai did.
Ozai’s favorite child was Azula, but Ursa still loved her more.
Because enabling isn’t love.
What did Ozai’s enabling do? It made Azula into the type of person to never have any loyal friends. It made the type of person that Mai and Tai Lee would betray at the risk of their own lives.
Ursa pushed Azula to be with her friends. To be with Zuko. Ozai pushed Ursa away, and both kids suffered for it. Azula became a sadist, enjoying seeing her brother get burned—while Zuko was pushed away because he cared for his people.
Azula thought her mom hated her because her mom was the only one who cared enough to tell her no.