10, 23 for the music ask game <3
10. you have to get a lyric tattoo — which lyric is it?
god this is so hard. i think it’d have to be “don’t panic” which technically is a song title and not a lyric but whatever. i think it’s in my top 5 coldplay songs and it got me through a lot.
i would love to be able to choose a 21p lyric but i can’t choose just one :| also i feel like i like certain verses and longer sections and there’s not just a single lyric I’d want. although if I could get a non word based tattoo thats just inspired by a lyric, definitely something from hoty or migraine, but idk what
23. how did you discover your favorite artist?
honestly i have no idea how. in high school my friend showed me car radio a bit before bf came out and i didn’t keep listening to them. and somehow right after bf came out i rediscovered them and fell absolutely head over heels in love. i simply do not remember how i found them again
send me musical asks! 🎵
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"Look, Captain Frye. I know you guys can only control so much with the newshounds, but can I ask a favor?”
“Worst I can say is ‘no’; shoot, Kid.”
“Don’t release their photos.”
“You know the press already took their snaps--”
“I know, I know. But are there any calls you can make to keep their faces outta print?”
“I can certainly try. ... What’s on your mind?”
“... They’re just... kids.”
was listening to that 21 Pilots song, “The Judge”, and the first verse got me thinking all over again how barry n wally try to view the world in shades of gray, and idk. not that there aren’t any other DC chars to give their villains “second chances”, but the Flashes and the Rogues have actual, literal relationships with eachother. and it’s one of my favorite things about the Flashfam, their ability to hear everyone out, that whole “walking a mile in their shoes” thing.
and wally has always been so interesting to me, in the way that the Rogues talk about his “leniency” with them-- wally grew into this philosophy from his lengthy experience at his job: everyone acts the way they do for a reason.
but he has this philosophy about how “it’s not [his] job to play judge, jury, executioner, only to keep the order”. villains are people, who have lives, and ideologies and tragedies and emotions. and whle wally doesn’t necessarily always see the “best” in people, i like to think he tries to maintain a very professional, objective view of the world when in costume. he hears things he definitely shouldn’t hear, almost “fly on the wall”-like, and has to decide how to act on information he’s given.
he has his own opinions, but he knows not everything is black and white.
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please explain more I'm a fan but i have never seen them as racist
this is going to be extremely long bc I have other messages in my inbox from other people asking me this so I want to put everything in one post:
TW: racism, anti black racism
first off let's start with Tyler's old tweets from 2015, they're racist point blank:
twenty one pilots have always shown microaggressions/racist behavior towards black people throughout their career through passive aggressive statements and lyrics. they've always tried to distance themselves from rap and hip hop music to label their music despite the fact that they heavily draw inspiration from those genres and use it in their music. for example, in their song "heavydirtysoul":
"This is not rap, this is not hip-hop
Just another attempt to make the voices stop"
they constantly turn away from labeling their music as rap or hip hop as though those genres are bad, they label their music as being better and beyond what they think the standard of rap/hip hop genre is bc they write about mental health, even though there are plenty of rap and hip hop artists that write about mental health as well. in fact they go so far as to downplay the genre as the whole. again in this same song they refer to rap music as "heartless":
why is it that when black artists make rap music it's deemed "heartless" by tyler joseph, it's not meaningful, it's trash, but when he does it, it's not? here during the making of "holding onto you" tyler says this, implying that rappers aren't "classy" and the implication is clear here:
they perpetuate the stereotype that all rap music is "trashy" and it's just about "sex and drugs and gang violence", but when a white artist does suddenly rap music is cool. this can be seen in their song "lane boy".
twenty one pilots constantly say that their music is beyond the rap and hip hop genre and that they are above it and superior to black artists. in this song they reference Beyoncé's song "flawless" and call it heartless:
"All these songs I'm hearing are so heartless
Don't trust a perfect person and don't trust a song that's flawless"
In heavydirtysoul they reference drake's "you only live once" and call his lyrics "mindless":
"Nah, I didn't understand a thing you said
If I didn't know better, I'd guess you're all already dead
Mindless zombies walking around with a limp and a hunch
Saying stuff like "You only live once"
and in "holding onto you" they sample "lean wit it rock wit it" and call it "thoughtless":
"Lean with it, rock with it,
When we gonna stop with it,
Lyrics that mean nothing,
We were gifted with thought,
Is it time to move our feet
To an introspective beat"
it's not a coincidence that every time twenty one pilots takes a dig at another artist it just happens to be a person of color.
there's also this infamous lyric from "lane boy":
"I wasn't raised in the hood,
But I know a thing or two about pain and darkness
If it wasn't for this music, I don't know how I would've fought this"
and it's clear what they mean when they reference "the hood", even if they don't outright say it the implication is there especially when in context with the rest of the song, they knew what they were doing. the lyric itself also comes off as tone deaf given the fact that both tyler and josh grew up well off and privileged in the suburbs of ohio.
there's also that god awful song "taco bell saga":
I don't think I need to explain this one.
there was also the time josh used the snapchat face swap filter to put a black man's face over his which can be seen a blackface. he deleted but never apologized for it:
tyler and josh have also made it clear what their stance is on the black lives matter movement. last year when fans noticed neither had spoken up about the blm movement or george Floyd, they urged them to use their platform in support and to spread awareness and this was their response:
again I feel like I have to reiterate this; this was tyler joseph's response to his fans asking him to support black people and the black lives matter movement in the wake of a man's death, a man that was murdered by a white man, and THIS was Tyler's response, to make a joke of the whole matter. of course tyler recieved backlash for this which led him to delete the tweet and defend himself: he only apologized and showed support for the black lives matter movement after he was receiving backlash and losing followers and tried to use his mental health to deflect from the situation. but of course he wasn't completely sorry for his tweet:
I haven't kept up with 21p since 2015 so it's possible that I may have missed some things, but yeah they have been racist towards black people and they have never been subtle about it.
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What is Sipping on Straight Chlorine about? In guessing it’s inspired by the song by 21p? Nice choice btw, they’re pretty good
You're right, I was a bit obsessed with the song when I had the idea for that fic. And actually, it's the only one of my WIP's that I haven't really written anything of.
Basically - and maybe it's the reason I didn't write it yet - it's a super sad fic where Martín realizes that his 'relationship' with Andrés isn't healthy for him at all. How alone he feels every time Andrés has a new wife. I think it's inspired by all the people saying that Martín is satisfied with what he has, because-
I don't agree.
Anyway, the only thing I actually wrote for the fic is:
“When will you be back?”
Martin took a deep breath. The air felt like concrete, almost impossible to inhale.
“I won’t.”
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BloodStainsAndTRS’ villanous 007 fest 2020 masterpost
Big shoutout to @teamofvillains !! The best team!!
This was my first time competing, yay!
So here we go:
Physical Art:
I made us a mascot (Darla) (15p)
Other Creations (mostly mood boards):
The Villains have cats (5p)
Collab Prompt Table Fill #1 ‘soft punk tattooed Q’ (5p)
Collab Prompt Table Fill#2 ‘lazy sunday morning’ (5p)
Collab Prompt Table Fill #3 ‘wet James and Q just in or around water’ (5p)
Collab Prompt Table Fill#4 ‘Victorian!Danny & Alex’ (5p)
Collab Prompt Table Fill#5 ‘A Growl, a Chuff, and a Purr’ (5p)
Reverse Trope Day - C makes a great agent! (5p)
Reverse Trope Day - Q had DOGS! (5p)
Collab Prompt Table Fill #6 ‘Ending the Long Count’ (rare pair) (5+5=10)
Collab Prompt Table Fill #7 ‘The Deep Parts Pour Onwards’ (5p)
Most villanous of Villains (mood board + headcanon) (5+5=10p)
Collab Prompt Table Fill #8 - Orphan Black crossover (for crossover day)(5p)
Collab Prompt Table Fill #9 ’Alex’s quarantine birthday’ (mood board + headcanon + rare pair) (5+5+5=15)
Writing:
James Bond is having a day off at home (5p)
Still? - Chapter 1 - The Energy of Hopes and Ambitions (2017 fest anon prompt fill #86) (5+5+3=13p)
Still? - Chapter 2 - Had you guessed? (2017 fest anon prompt fill #125) (5+5+3=13)
Still? - Chapter 3 - Otherwise, how do you know? (rare pair) (5+5=10p)
Headcanons:
Top Gun!AU 00qad Edition (for AU day) (mood board + 4 headcanons + rare paor) (30p)
Music Monday headcanon & Fluff Prompt Table Fill ‘Choir’ (5p)
00QAD Starbucks Orders (rare pair) (5+5=10p)
Asexual James Bond (for Ace/Aro characters day) (5p)
Art:
It’s Turing supporting Trans Rights! (for trans characters day) (15p)
Larry the Komodo Dragon (for Agents Day) (5p)
Recipes:
Food Day - Snack Edition (for food day) (5p)
Moneypenny’s Summer Soup (for Moneypenny Monday) (5p)
’Lemony Courgette’ with Moneytanner (recipe + headcanon) (5+5=10p)
Scavenger Hunt Items:
Item #37 I’ve made Lapsang-and-earlgrey’s recipe for Q’s ‘Bad Day’ Crunch Granola (10p)
Item #43 Q’s 2nd Favourite Mug + headcanon (5p + 5p = 10p)
Item #84 Inspired by 10kiaoi’s Tailor!Q and Anon Prompt Fill #4 (10+5+5=20p)
Item #42 ‘ Snippy hard at work for MI6′ (5p)
Item #39 Me as cablejesus!Q + I made that crown (physical art) (15+15=30)
Item #6 More Villainous Entrance Songs (10p)
Item #69 Blackout Poem (10p)
Item #53 Bond’s essence in an object (5p)
Events hosted:
Casino Royale Watch Party 9th July (5p)
The Circle - A Night In with the 00qad-fandom, Part 12, 18 July (5p)
Pride Watch Party 26 July (shared with Anyawen) (5p)
00QAD fandom chat night 17 July (co-host) (5p)
Inception VS Bond Caption Challenge (co-mod) (5p)
Events attended: 53
6x Readalongs (incl. Saturday Morning, Tuesday Evening, Wednesday Afternoon, Thursday Midday)
3x Cards Against Humantity
10 x Art Streams (with Alien, Kira, 10k, Ksan, Azure, Charm, Dino)
3x Womble’s Craft Workshops (stitches/repairs; sashiko; knitted cat)
Watch parties attended: 32
I have seen:
11 episodes of The Hour
2x Knives Out
London Spy
Doctor Strange
Thor: Ragnarök
Paddington
Hot Fuzz
The Hollow Crown: Richard II
Rory Kinnear’s Hamlet
Dr. No
Julius Caesar
Inception
Moonraker
Bright Star
The Hollow Crown: Richard III
Premium Bond
Rory Kinnear in Othello
Skyfall
The Prince Of Egypt
Spectre
Cloud Atlas
Comments:
480
Bonus:
21p - 7 theme day posts
30p - full collab prompt table
14p - headcanon bonus
75p - 31 fancreations
Comments bonus (31p + 14x10 = 171p)
Total Points:
1200
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