#HOW ARE WE TRENDING. WHY. WHAT

[jfkisonthemoon]

WHAT

#HOW ARE WE TRENDING. WHY. WHAT #I THINK IVE ONLY SEEN UTENA TREND FOR THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE REVOLUTION #WHATS HAPPENING #also love the confident '80s' tag #guys it came out in the 90s #rgu

[spooksicl-e]

happy sherlock is trending in 2023 have my first sherlock fanart and my current fav of the boys<33

#bbc sherlock #shits insane. why are they trending. what reality are we in. #standing in the rubble of this fandom. how are we feeling boys #my art #the @ is my insta #fanart #fanartist #sherlock #sherlock holmes #john watson #art #johnlock #benedict cumberbatch #martin freeman #gen #this is a repost but i needed to recognize the momentous occasion

[1960z]

how people go about interpreting dr bashir I presume? really frustrates me sometimes ngl especially the “jules bashir died” scene.

like that whole scene is about julian revealing the depth of how deeply his augmentations fractured his sense of identity and who he is - which feeds into the themes of the whole episode surrounding how disability and then by extension disabled people are often viewed as a problem to be solved and because of that are often denied the ability to have fulfilling lives because the able bodied people around them don’t believe that they can.

but… idk, when the fandom talks about it there’s always seems to be a push to read a trans allegory into it that I don’t think is really there? I keep mulling over this post in my mind and when I initially reblogged it I didn’t really want to talk about this because the post is about how stories about racism can be hijacked by white people to be made about their own transness and it felt like as a white person, using that post to complain about ableism would be missing the point. but it really helped me articulate in my mind why the trans reading of this episode feels off to me because the same general principle seems to apply and that is taking a story trying to discuss a specific type of marginalisation and putting a trans reading above it because you can relate more to it personally.

“jules bashir died in that hospital because you couldn't live with the shame of having a son who didn't measure up!” this scene is the culmination of julian expressing his pain about what was done to him as a disabled child by his parents due to how they viewed his disability. but often when I see it being discussed, people aren’t really interested in talking about that. instead supplanting it with a trans reading instead which, in my opinion is an allegory that doesn’t even really work when you think about what’s going on in the broader context of the scene.

julian didn’t stop going by jules because he came to the conclusion on his own that the identity didn’t suit him similar to the way a trans person questions or rejects the gender they were assigned at birth, he stopped going by jules because he felt like the identity attached to that name was taken from him because of what his parents did. it’s not julian affirming who he wants to be it’s grieving over who he can’t be and to me at least, it’s honestly kind of harrowing.

and as an aside: when people read transness into a story about parents who change their child’s body and mind at a very young age without consent, which is literally a narrative projected onto trans people by transphobes to justify the curtailing of trans rights, that also doesn’t sit well with me. I think people latch onto this reading because of the idea of “killing a name” but again in the context of the whole episode the trans reading really doesn’t feel appropriate.

I think it’s okay for people to have trans headcanons about julian of course or literally any character they want to really, but I think saying that specific episode codes him as trans isn’t all that great honestly.

#shut up abe #julian bashir #ds9 #star trek #I’m nervous to post this tbh and I’m not trying to come for anyone specifically #this is just a general trend I’ve noticed and have been frustrated w for a while #and I’m not trying to say that like you can never relate to a narrative that’s textually about a marginalisation you don’t experience #like something that fascinates me about spock is how his arc is written in a way that is relatable to many different marginalised people #and that overlap in experience is interesting to talk about #but we also shouldn’t forget that *textually* a lot of what spock goes through is a metaphor for being biracial #and I’ve seen people get frustrated bc like. people often do forget lol #it's just a thing where I think we should think about what readings we give the most attention to and why yk

[sexylinoleum]

Based off that one Ralsei valentine. He is such a weirdo.

#deltarune #kris dreemurr #ralsei #kris deltarune #ralsei deltarune #I cant tell if this is funny or not #seems to be a reoccurring trend with my comics #also this is the first one I've made that isn't tangentially connected to child murder #Why did the valentines cards make Ralsei out to be so... fruity #we knew he was before but damn #they went hog wild with thoes cards #please ignore how the text is mis-sized Krita does NOT like text boxes #also new Ralsei design #what do you mean “its barely a design its extremely inconsistent” shut up #hello to anyone who got this far

[aquaristintern]

Every time I see advertisements for the third season of Bridgerton I'm forever thankful I gave up that liberal covid escapism show after season 2 when I realized that we were actually supposed to be rooting for the main character who exposed a black pregnant teenager and a feminist activist, and that there would be no lasting consequence for that because this show is really all about preserving social order and maintaining the nuclear family. why look at class segregation when you can look at these shirtless colonizers.

#bridgerton #marina thompson #eloise bridgerton #r.i.p. marina you were my favourite 😭 #it's kind of shocking how i used to talk to my family about this show and they're like oh yeah i really like penelope #i didn't like marina and eloise penelope was right to do what she did 👀👀👀 #like the social order and nuclear family ideals are really that embedded into us and then we wonder why the tradwife trend is #suddenly gaining popularity #also eloise the lesbian coded character looks doomed to marry that guy who wants someone to take care of his kids so he can plant all day #the show's messaging paints any attempts other than being a virgin and marrying the socially acceptable way as a futile endeavor #colourblindness and centrism- the show at its' core #man i must have been really starved for content during quarantine because like what was i thinking how did i like this trash??? 😭

[moltenhair]

It's funny to be an adult who didn't realize they were queer until they were grown. Turns out those "crushes" on the cool boys weren't crushes. It was gender envy, but I didn't have the vocabulary to convey that

#lgbtq #nonbinary #i have such a distinct memory of a boy in middle school #i remember nothing about him but his look #he was one of those cool tall lanky emo kids who wore what he wanted had painted nails and dyed hair #even had the classic emo hair cut #he was also a sweet kid #if my friends hadnt made my “crush” weird i think i could have been friends with him #we talked every now and then but then when i went on to high school i never saw him again #i think his name was chris #i remembered him a few weeks ago and i realized it was never about having feelings toward him #it was how cool his vibes were and wanting to be more like him #not in a following a trend sort of way but a #'i finally have a visual representation of how i feel on the inside' #but at the time i was an awkward little girl with crooked teeth and badly bleached hair with stupid pink streaks my parents put in it #wondering why i didnt feel at home in my body #high school came around and i found a friend who was into emo bands and metal who had tattos and long hair #he was the nicest coolest person i knew and we were friends all 4 years and i finally felt seen #i didnt have a 'crush' on him but he was the cool dude friend i could always talk to and i took so much inspiration from him #he was even a huge artistic inspiration for me

[atopvisenyashill]

once again saying that the way people focus on how ~well book accurate rhaenyra was fat~ but literally never talk about aegon or helaena being *actually drawn as fat in official art* is so so weird

#tbf sometimes u get deranged twitter targies who focus on a & h’s weight but #in my experience it’s way more rare. people just. constantlyyyyyy obsess over rhaenyra’s weight and i’m not even saying she isn’t fat #i am saying her official art is skinny and i think people focus on her body for misogynistic reasons even people who like her #i just think we need to stop discussing her body so much. i think it’s really weird. esp when people recast ~accurately~ with cis actors #are u admitting what your actual problem with how rhaenyra is portrayed perhaps. #fandom wank #also if you’re like ‘wait did i’ i promise i saw like 12 posts today about it from 13 different people that’s why i’m bitching #it’s not one person it’s a fandom trend and i think it’s weird

[animentality]

Nice try at a roast, kid. People actually like my writing though. I got three r/nosleep stories on the front page. What is you got? A book nobody wants to read? Kek you wokies are delusional. By the frickin way... my pronouns are fuck/you so don't misgender me!

oh my god guys, i've never gotten an ask that reeked so strongly of reddit

i could smell this guy coming from 2000 miles away.

a good thing too, because i sure am terrified of reddit toughguys. gotta pack my bags and get my things, or else he might give me a lecture on how minorities such as Women in video games signal the end of civilization as we know it.

he might Just Tell Me How It Is, or say Facts Don't Care About My Feelings, or even call me a Kid again. How will I ever recover?

#im also laughing at the idea that having a trending post on reddit is like #an achievement? #what a weird thing to be proud of #i go viral on tumblr all the time and all i know is shame lol #at least my books are something i made that is original and different #write a book anon #do something that matters instead of karma farming and sending anon hate #if you think youre a good writer then write something beautiful #instead of whatever the fuck this is #wasting your time sending me asks that ill just find amusing #ive been around #sporto #i strongly suspect im much older than you bc you come across like a 13 year old who just found his parents' iphones #the constant use of the word kid #as if youre not a greasy little insecure high schooler whos just hopped up on a tiktok algorithm of andrew tate imitators #this ask doesnt just reek of reddit it reeks of loneliness and tragedy #but theres hope for you #theres a chance you could turn around by your twenties and be rightfully ashamed of how you used to be #and thats why i forgive how embarrassing youre being right here and now #we all do embarrassing things as teens #one day youll cringe #or #or you wont and youll go down the reddit hole trap and end up a bitter 40 year old straight white man with no girlfriend wife kids or frien #friends #and youll wonder why the world hates you #and the answer will be that you hate you #and all of your mistakes stem back #to spending all of your time online instead of making connections with yourself and others #btw you should kno #you actually do smell

[cassandrattpd]

just told my not-boyfriend whatever person that ive been referring to him as my partner at work bc i was not about to explain our weird fwb situation to professional office company, especially when it includes 50 something year old men

and he.......was okay with it..........

not sure what to make of this

#like i specifically spent the majority of my therapy session this week deciding NOT to inform him of this #bc of the potential for it to blow up into a ~thing #which would be very inopportune bc im in a really good place rn and WE are trending very positive in our interactions and he's been #very much leaning in lately #and historically if i push a boundary that makes him pull back HARD #and there was this whole other layer of our office holiday party being tomorrow and him having offered to go (a shock in and of itself!!!) #but before he was able to go i would have to tell him this and it just wasnt worth it to mess up the place we're at #but my therapist told me i still have to go to the party bc being a big girl and learning how to socialize without a crutch (booooo!!!!) #but even after i told him i had decided to go on my own i still felt sooooooooo guilty #its not even like its a lie!!!! but its enough of a lie to not REALLY be the truth and i couldnt stand it ssbbhfdsdgjjjjj #so i told him and he's just like 'eh that's what everyone thinks anyway thats what they all would have assumed if i went to the party 🤷' #and like!!!!! so true bestie!!!!!! but if thats nbd for everyone to think that then why isnt it just........true.......yknow #walks like a duck talks like a duck looks like a duck CAN CALL IT A DUCK???? whats left to it not being a duck

[kavaleyre]

if they didn’t want me to fall madly in love with BOTH Raoul and the Phantom they shouldn’t have had the Phantom’s first real singing part been him belting “Insolent boy, this slave of fashion”

there’s just something about the angry perversion of the soft “Angel of Music” melody and the power behind the phantom’s voice that shows how dangerous this ‘Angel’ really is. his introduction— filled with beautiful music and absolute rage and jealousy— just absolutely overtakes you.

and then when it’s mixed with the degradation of Raoul as a suitor for Christine and a man in general… the phantom isn’t entirely WRONG, of course. Raoul does very much seem to know how to get along in “proper” society. but he is also willing to die for Christine at the end of the show, so he isn’t as frivolous as the phantom wants to believe either.

it’s such a good character introduction for both of them and it just GETS ME EVERY TIME

#phantom of the opera #poto broadway #Ramin Karimloos versión in particular #the way he absolutely SNARLS slave of fashion #Idk just… thinking about how the phantom sees Raoul as a pretty boy prone to whimsy and trends #and then by the end of the show Raoul is ready to literally die for Christine #also a good balance with meg saying that she hears Christine singing but ‘the words aren’t hers’ #and then we see the original composer of angel of music singing NEW words after Christine has introduced us to the classic version #anyway I love this musical SO much #also we LOVE both Raoul and the phantom in this household #they’re both so complex and wonderful #fuck the phantom marry Raoul that’s what I always say #personal #this particular section makes me so emotional and idk why #tbh I just like when other characters make fun of characters I have a crush on #like yes call them pathetic I think it’s hilarious and it makes me want to scoop them up #Idk if that makes sense I didn’t sleep enough

[420pogpills]

not to be controversial or anything but i think it's weird as fuck when people start arguments about george 'picking ___ over ___' or 'leaving ___ to be with ___' whenever he is with dream but not sapnap or with sapnap but not dream etc... it's really really odd how many people panic and start coming up with theories as to why some friends (especially dnf) are not aLWAYS together in the same place every second of every day

#georgenotfound #dream #sapnap #dream team #discourse #idk if it's worth tagging it as that anyway but #but bro the trend i've noticed when #the second we realise the dream team are apart #people be getting flooded with weird anons about why and what and how #and almost like seeking reassurance from others #that the dream team haven't started hating each other #it's just ???? bit weird champ if i do say so myself #anyway good day all

[marklikely]

its so weird to me the way people will act like you are trying to murder them if you dare say that you don't like the 6 hour video essay about nothing subgenre. like your preference against overlong substanceless videos is some kind of personal attack against 80% of tumblr users.

#this is not an insult to hbg at least not yet (<- don't know if his video is good yet or not i haven't watched it) #but i was thinking how normally id run away from this type of runtime but he and dan olson are like #the only creators who have ever justified making a video over 3 hours before by not letting it lose structure or purpose #and how most of the other people trying to make videos that long are usually. very bad at it and the videos suck #but fans and the algorithm have decided that long = better by default so we are never escaping and that trend will only get worse i think #but you can't complain about it without literally thousands of replies and reblogs trying to fight you #and its like?? people don't have to like the same youtube videos you do why are you running to defend them so hard #just watch what you want to watch and let the rest of us complain about wanting something more substantial. #its a nonissue from your perspective anyway bc again the trends are in your favor. and us haters are losing. so who give a shit. #avpost #personally I've said it before and it remains to be true that the ideal length for 99% of creators is like. 40-90 minutes #long enough to really dig into a subject but not so long that you just ramble pointlessly for the sake of making a Spectacle of ur runtime

[hwiyoungies]

people know they can still use a side part even if they're not "in" right. like you don't have to dictate every single thing about how you look based on what's "in" or trendy or whatever, you can make your own decision and express yourself whichever way makes you more comfy, like people know this right

#just saw a tiktok that the girl was saying ''omg side parts are in again and i'm so glad because they've always looked better on me'' #so she was going to start parting her hair on the side again like babe? no one was stopping you on the first place??? #i never once changed my part for whatever thing was in because 1 fuck that 2 i have a uuh what's the name in english LMAO #the thing when your hair makes a little uh swirl? #in spanish is called remolino LMAO #anyways i have that in the middle of my hair line #POINT IS why do people let whatever is trendy dictate how they need to dress and look you are individuals #you can decide by yourself if you like something or not!!! it's your body!!!! #sure we all take inspiration for whatever trending at the moment but that doesn't mean you have to change everything #the moment it does ''out of style'' of whatever #most of the time the people that are considered the most fashionable are the ones that do not follow the trends so #do with that as you please #weird rant of the day sorry LMAO #b.txt

[kellenia]

Hey while the ides of march and history is trending, I have a question for the history side of tumblr. Can somebody tell what the whole "We are the inheritors of greek/Roman culture" thing is about. Sounds racist to me but idk if there's any actual standing for this.

#interesting as inheritors of greek society we are interested in the tattoos of other cultures again #I'm just thinking about how I for once found a youtube channel about hellinistic history that wasn't focused on war or politics #they had a video about tatoos in greek society that was very interesting right up until the very end #where they said it was #while showing pictures of various indigenous peoples and their tattoos #and it just really rubbed me the wrong way and I haven't pinned down exactly why #other than just assuming the viewer wasn't indigenous #history #ides of march #Probably not gonna get anything back from this but go on little message in a bottle tell me what you find #Also please let me know if I'm being rude idk if I'm hijacking the trending tags by doing this #tw racism #cw racisn #?

[hirookouji]

social media aus are lame until i say so. for example, kagami would definitely be popular in america when hes in the nba

#hq social media aus? lame bc idk abt volleyball #and i don't interact w it in my daily life #KNB social media aus???? yeah okay fine. ur right. they would trend on twitter #the thought of kagami speaking japanese and everyone losing their minds momentarily is hilarious #ppl going 'wait did he learn that in college' 'no dumbass he's literally japanese' #the thought of kagami going live in the middle of the night to join kurokos live or something #'whos this guy' 'whys kagami up at this hour' 'u literally have a game tomorrow go to fucking bed we need this win' #even more hilarious!!!!! #tkagamifan273617 on twitter going 'guys wtf is he doing' #bc hed have a cult following #bc its american basketball #great!!! #like. normal everyday americans would know him #i also think mura and mido def get in nba #theyd all have slight beef and their fans would fight but then they post a selfie together while they do a pickup game #and everyones like hey wtf i thought they hated each other #and then midorima would be like i hate whatever muras sign is #and then the beef would start up again #my main beef w no timeskip knb is we dont know how tall they get or what other skills they develop #so we dont know if they could actually get in the nba #the one thing that could be the downfall of the social media au #hinges on whether or not they're in the nba and like. actually good #also. in this vein. i concede ppl in bllk when/if they go pro would def outtrend knb and hq characters #its fucking soccer

[the-kipsabian]

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#feeling really weird in my body tonight so im going back to bed #idk just.. have had gender and identity issues today. its just. a lot #like being ngc and not out of the closet cause i dont wanna talk about it is so exhausting and im just. yeah #not to mention the whole aroace thing #just been thinking a lot today. idk. i know im not faking any of it but bringing it out to ppl is just. so much sometimes #i have two irl friends who know. one thats thankfully very careful about it around other friends cause he knows im not out yet #but its still exhausting. especially when the conversation goes on those rails while undermining specifically my identities #without these ppl knowing about it. and i dont wanna talk about it cause technically its irrelevant but like.. #idk. im just afraid of being left alone. being called awkward and weird and faking it and that its just a phase and... yeah idk #idk where this is going im just complaining now. i would just like to exist as myself without having to explain shit #cause these are terms and things i would have to explain. oh whats an agender? then why do you still look feminine and not enby(???) #how do you know youre ace if youve never dated? or aro?? as if these things dont work the other way around #im just already tired of it but i feel like eventually i should break it out. these ppl are my friends. we have a trans person in this grou #and ppl understand him and his perspective. i guess part of that is the thing im afraid about tbh. that they think im following a trend #or an example. that i havent been dealing with this for at least like five or six years before they came out as enby and later trans to us #but.. idk. its just hard. these identities are so hit and miss with ppl and them understanding and being hurtful later on #aaaand now im crying. this is so stupid im going to bed good night #night is an absolute mess on main #(tho be clear tho ive known im ace for over half of my lifetime now. the five to six years was about being agender/enby. fyi)