#<<<< deserves better

[hansoeii]

#i made this to make myself feel better after e6 #so I hope it can help you all recover too #a perfect kiss in the rain like crowley deserves #good omens #good omens spoilers #good omens 2 #good omens fanart #aziracrow #aziracrow fanart #ineffable husbands #david tenannt #micheal sheen #neil gaiman #my art #digital art

[aye-of-newt]

guillermo del toro’s pinocchio is a beautiful film but my god no one has adapted that story like neverafter. you can never look at it the same way again after listening to lou wilson, a black man, explaining that he chose to play as pinocchio because it’s a story about a little boy who isn’t allowed to make mistakes. that in pinocchio's story, he is fundamentally barred from childhood at once upon a time. he must earn something that everyone else is granted from birth. the other boys get to tell lies and play and get into trouble, but when pinocchio does the same thing there are grave and violent consequences. his pinocchio is trying to understand why the world is so unfair, why the rules are so different for him, why everyone else gets to be a real boy.

and I think about it every day.

#I'm sure so many other people have said it better than me but I think it deserves being said a thousand upon a thousand times #lou wilson is a phenomenal talent and storyteller and actor #and his ability to bring that character from the most ridiculous heights of comedy to gut wrenching emotion on a pinhead was unforgettable #I have so much respect for everyone in the dome but I don't think any story gripped me as much as pinocchio #d20 #dimension 20 #d20 neverafter #lou wilson

[uncanny-tranny]

I think so many people are so deeply alienated from themselves that they have no clue how to exercise their free will and autonomy. For some, this alienation runs so deep that they are afraid of their own autonomy and humanity. It is completely understandable why one would have those feelings, but it can be worrisome.

I want to help others who feel this way, so here are small things I have done to exercise my free will:

Add "guilty pleasure" songs to playlists and actually listen to them (I have a ton of late 1990s-early 2000s music I listen to now proudly that I never listened to in the past out of shame)

Getting the décor item, bath set, bed spread, ect. in the patterns you like, even if it's "childish" (I got a dinosaur-themed wastebasket from the kids' décor section and I adore it)

Taking a new route to get to a place you go to often

Eat dessert first

Celebrate well, and often

Collect things that are "odd" or don't seem like an "acceptable" thing to collect (somebody on my "for you" page collects dandelion crayola crayons and it was so cool!!!!!!)

Incorporate one new piece in an outfit you wear frequently (e.g., a new chain, a necklace, ribbons, bracelets, ect.). Challenge yourself to add onto the outfits if you feel up for it.

Sing along to songs without worrying that you sound "good" or your intonation is completely accurate

Read a book from a genre you weren't allowed to read as a kid (comics, thrillers, mysteries, anything!)

Walk without having a specific destination or goal

Pick up a new craft without expecting yourself to master it or to ever be "good" enough. Get your hands messy.

I don't want to shame anybody for not feeling as though they have free will or that they are exempt from exercising it. However, I wanted to give ideas so that you might read this list and find your own ways to express your intrinsic autonomy and will. You deserve to be a person, to feel alive, not just living. That is what our lives are for.

#mental health #mental health support #positivity #if anybody has ideas of their own definitely include them! #i just think being stuck with this feeling that you don't have autonomy and that you ultimately aren't an equal person or a person at all.. #...in comparison to other people can be a really troubling and dangerous place to be in... #...and that isn't the person's fault for feeling that way. they didn't pluck those thoughts out of thin air... #...like i have felt that exact way all my LIFE because i have been abused for. probably 2/3s of my life... #...only within these past few years have i even FELT alive. frankly it's going to take a while to repair what i have been left with... #...so i know the feeling and i want to help others feel even a LITTLE bit alive. you deserve it... #...you deserve to take in a deep breath before slowly realizing 'oh my gd this is what it feels like to be alive' and SMILE about it #i want that for you even if it is brief. even if it is small. even if it is a whisper. i want you to feel alive #unironically getting rid of the idea of 'guilty pleasures' has made my life SO much better

[violetsmokes]

THE MENTOR/MOTHER THEY GOT!

VS THE MENTOR/MOTHER THEY DESERVED!

#hazbin hotel #charlie morningstar #hazbin hotel vaggie #hazbin hotel lute #hazbin hotel lilith #hazbin hotel carmilla #carmilla carmine #hazbin hotel rosie #chaggie #mother-daughter relationships #mentorships #our girls deserve better

[talesandfluff]

average conversation with straight women

#bg3 #just so we're clear #straight women I love and support you #but you almost always deserve so much better ❤️

[chloesimaginationthings]

FNAF Circus baby or not, she’s still Michael’s little sister,,

#myart #chloesimagination #comic #circus baby #elizabeth afton #michael afton #afton family #fnaf #sister location #fnaf fanart #five nights at freddy's #I’m so sorry to Michael for the 50th time 😔 #I like to believe Michael still loves his siblings #even if baby did try to kill him snd succeed even #I think he knows that isn’t fully Elizabeth #Baby was just TRYING to be evil here but was taken down by Michael being mushy #and wanting to hug her just one more time #The Afton kids deserved so much better god

[smoonship]

this bro is cooking oatmeal

#undertale #undertale art #undertale fanart #undertale papyrus #papyrus #art #fanart #digital art #krita #oatmeal #flowey #undertale flowey #flowey dreemurr #flowey deserves better #the great papyrus

[emproleon]

-Princess of Dragonstone and Heir to The Iron Throne-

#rhaenyra targaryen #house of the dragon #game of thrones #asoiaf #house targaryen #a song of ice and fire #hotd #hotd art #rhaenyra art #asoiaf fanart #fanart #my art #happy women’s day to targ ladies yall deserved better

[cardinalcheerio]

Half the time I'm like, "can we have jason todd media not all about his death"?

Then I realize. If I died I would never shut up about it.

"Can you get up and grab that for me?"- absolutely not. My legs are tired from death.

"Will you go to the store with me?"- leaving the house?!? What if I die AGAIN.

So yeah, anyone who thinks jason talks about his death too much. Be honest. We'd all do the exact same thing.

#batfam headcanons #bat family #batfam #batfamily #jason todd #bat brothers #dick grayson #red hood #tim drake #incorrect batfamily #incorrect jason todd #jason todd incorrect quotes #jason todd deserves better #jason todd headcanon #red hood incorrect quotes #incorrect red hood quotes #jason todd and the crowbar #under the red hood #death in the family

[muffinlance]

Edit: Yes, the original Sokka sexism arc is great and important. But we don't live in a world where the live action show runners decided to include it in the same form. So:

Unpopular opinion time: Sokka unlearning sexism isn't actually a large part of his character arc--it literally only takes the opening episodes. And removing it COULD be a sign that the live action is taking seriously the complaints I've seen from native fans about the original show runners deciding to make the Water Tribes that sort of sexist to begin with. Sokka's actual character arc is about gaining confidence and leadership skills, and they have the opportunity to focus on that MORE if they change the Kyoshi episode to focus on Suki as a fellow teenager forced into a leadership/protective role in her community and rocking it rather than using her as an object lesson on sexism for a male character to learn from. Whether they will ACTUALLY do that is on them, but it took me less than ten minutes to think up, so I sure hope someone in the writers' room actually cares about using the live action to expand on new angles of the characters. Big ask, I know.

Now the real question is: did they also remove Uncle Iroh's unwanted physical advances on a literally paralyzed Jun, and all of Zuko's snipes about girls? Because THOSE are the actually "iffy" sexism parts in AtLA, not Sokka's five minute arc.

#avatar the last airbender #atla #Sokka #Zuko #Iroh #So help me if Iroh still gropes Jun #Our girl is looking FANTASTIC and she deserves better

[azural83]

No way they got rid of katara's anger in THE feminine rage era

#katara sweetie I'm so sorry #she deserves better than this shit #katara #atla katara #katara atla #atla #netflix atla #avatar #avatar katara #live action atla #atla live action #atla netflix #netflix avatar #avatar netflix #avatar the last airbender #the last airbender #atla fandom #atla spoilers #netflix

[cemeterything]

the thing about "callout/cancel culture" that convinced me it's rotten to the core is the dehumanisation you face once you become the subject of a campaign like that. a lot of criticisms of callout/cancellation attempts appeal to the humanity of the subject, pointing out that it's unfair and unproductive to treat a person, a fellow human being, regardless of how much harm they've caused and how genuinely unlikable they are, like that. but unfortunately the reality of being the target of a mob mentality often means facing the very isolating and traumatising experience of realising that you've ceased to exist as a person in their eyes. you're a representation of your transgressions, an embodiment of harm that needs to be erased like a blemish, a spectacle for entertainment, a means of earning social approval by publicly condemning and humiliating you in what quickly becomes a competition to see who can strike the blow that knocks you down so you never get up again. nobody cares about who you are outside of what you did. people make mistakes and hurt one another, but there is always the capacity for change, for regret and reparations. you are an irredeemable monster. you can't change. the only way to make sure you can't cause harm ever again is to neutralise you entirely. to drive you off and hurt you so badly that you never consider coming back. and it often succeeds. but it doesn't make the world a better or safer place. it just tells everyone that certain behaviours will be punished, so you should conceal them, and harshly condemn them in others so that everyone knows where you stand; nobody will stand up for you if you're accused and brought out for judgement, so you shouldn't trust anyone, and always be on the lookout to take them down before they can do the same to you. you're not creating a safe, welcoming community. you're creating a panopticon built on fear and punishment.

#🐉 #yes ive been the target of multiple harassment campaigns. yes i was in the wrong and deserved to be held accountable. #no i didnt deserve to be treated like that. and no i didnt change because people were cruel to me. #i changed because i was lucky enough to have friends who supported me and pointed out that they wanted me to be better because they cared #their disappointment and earnest belief in my capacity to be a better person was what made me realise i could and needed to do better

[keepthebeanscool]

late night in the archives

#in my missing s1 jmart era #(the era that has lasted ever since i finished s1) #s1 martin you deserved better…. jon would’ve snarled at u like an angry cat if he woke up #also shoutout to bagel arcadecarpetgay for the mug design idea it is wonderful #jmart #jonmartin #jonathan sims #martin blackwood #tma #tma fanart #the magnus archives #tma s1 #jaspers art

[goodomens-girlie]

I just know Aziraphale was gabbing with those gays about Crowley and they all thought Aziraphale and Crowley were together, little did they fucking know

#good omens #good omens s2 #good omens show #crowley #good omens fandom #aziraphale #neil gaiman #crowley x arizaphale #aziraphale x crowley #good omens edit #crowley deserves better #crowley fashion #drunk crowley #crowley cosplay #good omens crowley #crowley x aziraphale #crowly x aziraphale #aziraphale good omens #good omens aziraphale #azirapahle #i love aziraphale #aziraphael #aziraphale and crowley #aziracrow #aziraphel #aziraley #azirafell #aziraphale defense squad #aziraphale screenshots #aziraphale is adorable

[spineless-lobster]

Hey so if you guys here any pained animalistic sobs and/or wails don’t mind that it’s only me thinking about the house of hades family portraits

#what the helllllllll #I want to live in peace supergiant please my poor heart can only take so much #look at them look how soft and happy they are :( #I’m so sad about them they deserve so much better #I will cry at the family reunion at the end of this game I know I will #hades 2 #hades game #hades 2 spoilers #melinoë #zagreus #hades #persephone hades

[dizzybizz]

i drew them,, with some mixed results

#you can tell how much steam i had lost by the time i got to penny 😭😭😭 sorry girl you deserve better #these r a mixed bag for me.. like i rlly love the shane harvey elliott emily and haley but the others are kinda meh #probs bc its also like the first time i drew them but 🤷‍♂️ #stardew valley #sdv #wait shit i have to tag them all ah fuck #sdv bachelors #sdv alex #sdv elliott #sdv harvey #sdv sam #sdv sebastian #sdv shane #sdv bachelorettes #sdv abigail #sdv emily #sdv haley #sdv leah #sdv maru #sdv penny #what the hell i drew twelve characters that doesnt sound right #my art #i rlly like the way elliotts hair turned out. something about the shapes there feels good #also that shane is the cutest shane i will ever draw. i have peaked.