#I’m not made for church

[mommytimmy]

Tim (short for trans tim)

#my drawing #tim drake #dc #I made this because of an ask but also because I’m a believer of the Tim church

[karvviie]

One thing that I really appreciated in rvb restoration was the way that Tex died.

Since the beginning, her entire existence has been based on the desires of others. Her fate was never in her control, either from being destined to fail, or by Church choosing to forget her. Despite being brought back time and time again against her will, she has never had any true agency in her life.

But the thing that’s so amazing and refreshing about this time is that Tex went out on her own terms. It was her decision, and she finally ended the cycle of tormented AI.

Her entire story was one of being unable to achieve anything that really mattered to her. She had the role of the woman that was there to suffer for the development of the man. Although in the end, she was able to take her fate into her own hands, and do things on her own terms. She was finally her own person not controlled by Church’s perception of her, and yet she still chose to die with him by her side.

They truly loved each other so much, until the very end.

Tex rvb I love you. You deserve everything

#i don’t have many positive things to say about restoration but… this was good. i’m glad they made them go like this #the scene where they held hands and walked off together…. yeah. yeah #rvb #red vs blue #rvb spoilers #rvb restoration spoilers #agent texas #allison church

[carbonateddrinks]

“And I mean, hell. If you’re have to live the rest of your life in a memory… ya might as well make it a good one.”

#RvB #Red vs Blue #red vs blue the recollection #RvB the recollection #rvb church #guess who finished season 3 #no spoilers for project freelancer btw I’m gonna bawl my eyes out and then watch it #I am so glad im going in this blind #like yeah. some of it didn’t age well but dear GOD this was so good #AND THE FIGHT SCENES???? TEXAS KICKING ASS??? #she was making sure griff was the last of his legacy dear god #AND THE GLACIER BOMB TRAP SCENE MADE ME LOOSE MY SHIT she is my favorite #it’s moments like this that make me proud to be a Texan #god. and. just everything. SARGE’S DAMN SPEEECH i was so convinced he was going to die and I was gonna lose it. #the griff death fake out gave me a heart attack. AND SIMMON’S REACTION TOO LIKE BRO WAS SAD #AND. GOD. HE (church) REALLY DOES CARE. HE’S WILLING TO SPEND ETERNITY WITH THESE GUYS WHILE WAITING FOR TEX. ur honor im. emotional

[whatever-you-can-give-me]

rip wolfwood’s actual cross pendant, deemed not sexy enough, replaced with catholic regalia for the. hotness points i guess.

#the rosary thing bothers me SO MUCH #i know i care 150% too much #but he would not wear that thing #he doesn’t even wear the cross necklace he canonically owns he keeps it tucked away #wolfwood is not. like. Religious. do people know this. #he’s not a priest he got kidnapped by a death cult using christian trappings #he might have been raised in a church but we do not know if the orphanage was actually a religious institution or just. Built In A Church. #the fact he has what looks like a very home-made cross necklace implies he might have some positive connection to religion #so maybe melanie was religious #but wolfwood is at most Afraid in the biblical sense #and he’s not catholic and you don’t even wear a rosary unless you’re literally clergy #it’s weird. i don’t like it. #sorry for the tag rant i’m tired

[motionoftheocean]

And if I said that both Kelly and Greg have a crush on Faran then what 😭

#I’m not saying I ship it I just think it’s funny #like that confessional scene in that weirdo church just made me giggle #pll summer school #pll spoilers #faran bryant #kelly beasley #gregg (unknown last name) #lol #pll original sin

[fantomette22]

King of Cainhurst and the Vilebloods VS Martyr Logarius and the Church Executioners

(Colorized, Cainhurst Castle, pre Moon Presence beckoning)

#bloodborne #bloodborne memes #i’m really sorry but i just got a revelation #that’s a really simplified version of how i saw it xD #i made this one really fast sorry for the bad quality #martyr logarius #king of cainhurst #church executioners #Vilebloods #cainhurst knight #forsaken castle cainhurst #cainhurst #I need more things about the King and Annalise pls :(

[juniperhillpatient]

I GUESS it’s time to watch lake laogai so I was gonna say “I’ll try to keep my bitching to a minimum this time” but you know what? No I won’t. We all know that would be a lie. also (semi hyperbolic) but what are my atla posts even for if not defending Jet & talking about how he was done dirty til my dying breath ? 🤔

#atla rewatch 2024 #here we go I guess #I made a drink for this one 🤣🤣 #that’s a joke. it’s funny if you realize me making a drink is not dramatic. ya girl usually has a drink (or 2 or 3) during tv time 😁 #maybe I make that thang extra strong for this one 😩😩 #I’m stalling… ok time to watch i guess. good thing church is cuddling me 🥺

[aceofstars16]

The depression and emptiness is real tonight, prayers appreciated

#I don’t have the energy or desire to fight them right now so I think I’m just resigned it to and I don’t know if that’s better or worse tbh #church didn’t really give me the encouragement I was needing #though one interaction at least made me feel missed and wanted #I still have no clue what to do though #I have counseling on Thursday so I guess we’ll see if that helps any #prayer request

[autumnhobbit]

I’m gonna be real with you guys, I kind of dread the idea of trying to raise any future kids in this church

#and it’s not because i don’t believe the faith. obvs i do #but like in practice i’m either going to be going by myself or with my mom & siblings or whoever #i don’t have any friends my age so idk how i’m gonna find good friends for future kids #and obvs i want them to have good friends #i do believe in the virtues of friendship and believe it’s an important thing for people to experience and work at #but also i’ve had a lot of heartbreak in friendship and have a complicated relationship with it #and when i think back on my own childhood in churches it was always so turbulent #both because my family didn’t gel with the cultures/ideals of so many parishes #and because my dad made enemies everywhere we went (for obvious reasons but still) #that wasn’t us kids’ fault #but it didn’t matter #i thought i had adults to look up to in faith #but i have literally none i have a close relationship with #and even the ones i respect that doesn’t mean they’re good around kids #or would like hanging out with me #and i don’t want just any random person thinking because they’ve talked to me a couple times #that they get say in the close intimate decisions or issues i have with my spouse or children #the whole thing is strange tbh #like i don’t even want to have a close relationship with some priests even if i respect them or like them #and too many priests think that just cause they see you once a week they know you and should have a say in things they know nothing about #idk man catholicism in america and maybe the world is just. so hard nowadays.

[lesbegays]

sometimes i remember the time that a professor told me my essay was the most interesting and insightful in the class and then i started skipping that class and couldn’t bring myself to turn in any more essays to her and i’m like damn i should go back to therapy and deal with that

#i really loved that class too and was passionate about the essay topics #it’s very frustrating thatbi sabotaged myself so badly #my response to compliments isn’t THAT bad anymore but it’s still genuinely pathological #ever since i was a little kid compliments have made me feel like i’ve set expectations that i can’t uphold and that i will disappoint #and like. i know it’s the neurodivergent gifted kid trauma or whatever #this knowledge that bc of what i later found out was adhd my ability fluctuates so drastically and i’m so inconsistent #the dysfunction was definitely at its peak in college lmao but it’s still there #idk like my church does this thing where once a month a bunch of old dudes go to a local brewery and drink beer and talk about theology #and sometimes i go too bc i miss talking about theology #and apparently the preacher told my dad he was impressed by how insightful my input always is and now i don’t want to go back lol #i know why i’m like this but i don’t know how to fix it

[sailforvalinor]

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#oh my gosh I forgot to mention this but I got connected with the most wonderful church here #it’s an international church so there are a lot of people cycling in and out #and it’s on the 7th floor of a building and a bit hard to find #but it is absolutely wonderful and the people are so welcoming #I’ve met SO MANY people and I feel like I’m doing well with socializing for once #I made friends with a couple of girls and we’ve run around and done fun stuff together and had actual serious conversations #and like I’m wondering if one of the reasons God has me here is to teach me how to be a member of a church family independent of my family #because you know being the preachers kid—that has expectations. you’re at church on Sunday because your dad’s in the pulpit #(not that that’s actually the only reason for me but that’s what it looks like to other people) #here though I’m at church because I want to be there. I’m an independent woman who chose to come to church on her own #and I’m really enjoying it! #Val’s gone globetrotting

[lightblueminecraftorchid]

I love learning ASL it’s so good. Makes me happy to learn it. I’m so glad my university has classes for it with professors actually steeped in Deaf culture.

#blue chatter #am I good at ASL? hahahahahahaha. no. #ASL and English grammar are incredibly different and even when I remember my vocab I am easily clockable as hearing #but I do have some language capacity now. enough to communicate the basics. #and I just. genuinely really enjoy it. it’s fun to learn and engaging in a way most of my classes just aren’t. #and I can. yanno. communicate respectfully w Deaf ppl. and learn about their culture #which is incredibly important given that I want to go into a field where there is a higher incidence than typical of Deaf people #autistic? you’re more likely to be Deaf! #not to mention the fact that sign language can sometimes be a useful alternative to speech for nonspeaking/nonverbal people #depending on the person obvi; some nonspeaking/nonverbal autistics cannot use sign language and that’s okay #but surely at some point I will encounter either a Deaf client or a nonspeaking/nonverbal client who uses ASL #and when that time comes I should have some idea of how to communicate with them #I also rly like the Deaf church by my parents’ house #their community is really welcoming and their services are really interesting #I think it’s rly cool how they take intentions directly from the congregation #they’ll raise their hands and then sign what their intention is from their pew to the ambo #which is rly neat #it is funny bc every time I go the Deaf ppl I talk to will tell each other ‘go slow she’s hearing’ #which is ENTIRELY fair bc. I am hearing. and I do need them to go slower. #but it also makes me laugh bc truly everyone knows within a few minutes. #oh hey the new person? they’re hearing. yeah they’re learning ASL at college. sign slowly for her. #which again makes sense bc a big Deaf culture thing is keeping ppl informed. it’s not gossip it’s getting everyone on the same page. #Deaf ppl do NOT beat around the bush that is like the height of rudeness to them. u say what u mean goshdangit. do not waste their time. #which I appreciate the heck out of bc i don’t have to try and phrase things delicately or w/e #it was also funny bc my mom came w me while I was home for Christmas and they asked her if I was her kid #and she said yes. and the lady running the kid’s craft corner thing was like ‘great you’re doing a craft now’ #and I’m sitting there. visibly over 18 years old. amongst several seven year olds. trying desperately to figure out how to say hot glue gun #I made a v pretty pinecone tree it was a lot of fun ^-^

[ectonurites]

…ok the next DC:YJ issue (#5) isn’t out yet (aside from the preview and a leaked page) but I wanna briefly talk about this criticism/sentiment i’ve seen in at least three or four separate posts across here and twitter:

Several people confused/frustrated by Meghan seeming to characterize Young Justice fans (via Mickey) as conservative homophobic sexist racist etc dudebros- when the Young Justice fandom they are familiar with is largely made up of a completely different diverse group of people. Plus the 1998 book itself being unfairly misrepresented as less progressive than it actually was in order to justify this.

To which there’s two points I’d like to bring up:

1. Meghan Fitzmartin is the one writing this book. Meghan Fitzmartin who wrote the story in which Tim became canonically bisexual. Meghan Firzmartin who has been constantly berated and criticized and sent hate by the vocal toxic homophobic Tim fans that think she ruined the character! A lot of those people aren’t fans of just Tim- they’re fans of Tim’s generation (in many instances because stuff like Young Justice 1998 was current back when they were getting into comics). And plenty are opposed to any change, not just characters coming out as LGBT, but more diversity in comics in general- more lead characters of color, more lead women, etc. The tumblr- and like stan dctwt- sections of the DC fandom might be what you see the most as a user of those communities, but they are not the only part of the fandom, not the majority, and not even necessarily the most vocal.

2. @gwynerso said the other thing I wanna communicate well when discussing misrepresentation of Young Justice 1998:

I think the whole point was that it was progressive, given the whole point is that Mikey had to heavily twist the guys memories and remove Cassie to make his “point”. Whilst we can talk about writing quality and whether it hits its mark or not, it’s definitely a critique of (x)

the sort of fan who will ignore the progressive elements of what they like to paint it in the gross light they want it to have. If it wasn’t progressive, Bart, Tim and Kon wouldn’t have noticed the dissonance. Mikey’s powers are reality bending on both ends like his dad’s. (x)

Because, as stated earlier, those types of fans of YJ do definitely exist and they are in Meghan’s twitter notifications on a pretty regular basis (plus I wouldn’t be surprised by some irl encounters at conventions she’s attended since UL #6 dropped). Maybe they’re not the ones reading the book (and even if they are, they’re obviously not the only ones) but it’s still a toxic mindset that’s within the comics community and she is actively painting that mindset as being the villain here (which goes along with the general theme in both this book and Dark Crisis as an event that things can’t/shouldn’t just go back to ‘how they were’ because things have changed, modern comics can’t just be ruled by nostalgia)

I think there is definitely fair discussion to be had about whether this was the book/story that was needed for these characters right now (I personally at this point don’t really think it was, in large part because a lot of problems/unfair treatment the YJ generation has faced were more editorial’s fault than the fanbase’s, and that’s something hard to actually approach through an in-universe story), I think there are certainly elements/execution/characterization worth criticizing (I’m just… waiting to formulate my final thoughts on any of that until we have the whole story, because the context of the ending could absolutely change/explain things), but it feels like so many people are just looking for reasons to be angry without taking a step back to think about the larger picture/larger comics community. Without trying to think about what is actually being communicated here and instead just getting defensive.

#please don’t take this as me vaguing any specific person though i’m just #saying all this because of how frequently i’ve been seeing people say stuff like this over the last day or so #and slight side tangent but #I also feel like a lot of people (in the tumblr and dctwt subsection of the fandom) #liked Sum of Our Parts a lot #and thus came into this book with really high expectations and strong ideas about what they wanted #and this book turning out to be different than what was wanted/expected has made people #look for more reasons to be angry about it whether consciously or not #idk man 🤷‍♂️ #grandpa max is god? i go to church now

[mcondance]

to anyone who needs to hear this: let that shit go

#yesterday at church they sermon was about forgiveness #the* #i’m not religious but. . yeah #and then today my friend was venting to me abt a situation where she just chose to let that shit go instead of letting it fuck her up #it’s shit in the past and now that i gotta let go and i’m starting to do exactly that #don’t force shit. let that shit go how it’s gonna go #say your peace and leave it alone #you don’t gotta forgive #cause i’m not forgiving #but i am letting go #up at night thinking why it won’t happen the way i won’t it to happen after i’ve said my leave #peace* #fuck thattt! #you can’t force things or people so let it all go #if it’s not gonna happen then it’s not gonna happen and stressing yourself isn’t doing anyone harm but you #and yeah that shit from the past hurts like a bitch #and it makes me so angry #but it’s affecting my mental and they don’t deserve to affect me anymore than they already have #let that shit go yall #if you made it this far ily #let it go ‘ fr.

[myfriendtheghost]

goodnight pretty boy

#work tomorrow ….. pain #got some good pics today at church and at my concert tho and that made me really happy so :) #I’m feeling motivated to finish editing all of the other pics I’ve taken this year now too hahaha

[badolmen]

Being invited to the school’s summer orientation events after being personally a victim of administrator apathy and police violence on campus is so funny.

Yeah, this school has awesome hiking trails on its conservation land - if you’re looking for somewhere less popular, the nearby natural resources research properties are open to the public but most people don’t know that! As for the social climate, I’ve been called faggot to my face more often by students here than by my Catholic middle school peers. And you know, when students from the campus College Republicans club were calling international students of color terrorists and cotton pickers in front of administration and the PD, the chief of police came over to threaten an international student with arrest and deportation while completely ignoring the racist harassment happening in front of him. So, you know, if you’re into: hiking, homophobia, and racism, you’ll fit right in here at [school] 😊

#ra speaks #personal #college protests #student protesters #I am still Mad and still doing my well dressed white woman routine with the admin. #nothing scares them more than a respected and well recognized student emailing them with they hey….are you ready for the class action suit? #cause there’s gonna be a class action suit and maybe you can save your own ass if you make the fucking effort to grovel at our feet. :) #school President made a point of meeting me at church to ‘just say hi and check in on how I was doing’ #Dean of students emailed me back in record time asking whe I was available to meet in person like #oh so when I was standing with your minority students we were all outside agitators but now that I’m presenting fem and alone #I’m a beloved and valued member of the community? hm? #wow it’s almost like you’re racist haha good thing any external audit would show otherwise right guys? :) #an external audit would be a great idea to cover your asses before one of the students you arrested as a state school counter sues haha #whaaaat you don’t think that’s a good idea? why? you’re so diverse and accepting and neutral on contentious political matters! #why would you be afraid of an external audit???