#all of this is not fucking true. children are people

[aurae-rori]

DR RATIO ANALYSIS PT 3 BUT IT'S JUST GAY

Now, you might be saying - "Aurae, you've done part one, and part two, so why do we need a part three?" The answer is because of two things - one. I made a deal with the Tumblr Peoples that if one of my posts hit more than 50 likes I would do this analysis. Two. Mihoyo is making this shit canon. I CAN'T MAKE THIS UP. So, let's delve into my usual disclaimer, as we might have some new people joining us for the first time with my insanity.

I have been researching psychology personally for about six years, so although I am not a professional (crawling my way there through the education system. I will be one, one day.) I do have some experience with analyzing homosexuals. Psychology hours, my children. They don't call me "chronically cooking" for nothing. Maybe I should change my url to that...

NOW THAT MY LONG AHH DISCLAIMER IS OVER, LET'S GET INTO THIS! It's time to deconstruct these homosexuals like a modern airplane, because they might as well be taking off with how canon they are.

"It can't be canon," they say, but then Mihoyo DOES PAID SPONSORSHIPS WITH THESE FUCKERS BEING GAY. We've all seen the paid partnership edit. We've all seen the video where Aventurine has the audio of "nice rack" as he talks to Dr. Ratio. PAID SPONSORSHIPS. Now, if that piece of evidence isn't enough for you - let's dive into their actual relationship, which is just a HOMOSEXUAL MESS. I will be focusing more on how Dr. Ratio sees this guy as this is a Dr. Ratio analysis™, but hey, the crumbs.. we eat 'em all. Amen.

Let's start off (I say as I write this part three days later) about how people are like, 'Aven is Ratio's favourite idiot' WRONG. Ratio does NOT consider Aventurine to be an idiot and knows that he is smart and capable in his own right. While Ratio is book smart, Aven is extremely street smart and holds his own very well. Ratio does not consider Aventurine to be an idiot as he takes off his plaster head around him and actually indulges in his whims around him. This is a blatant showcase of fondness because although he is emotionally constipated and can't be affectionate through words without sounding semi-backhanded because he's never had true affection in his life, he showcases his love through actions rather than words. He's just bad at showing love, okay? But he does love Aven. Or like him, to some extent, if you don't want to see them as romantic, which is fine. However, no matter what you label their bond as, it's obvious that they care for one another.

Also, the fucking ZEST FEST that was 'keeping up with Star Rail'. He says, "wait a minute - MUTUAL?" which indicates that he has respect for Aventurine in the first place. He LITERALLY TOLD US that he respects Aventurine and he was commenting on Aventurine's playstyle & everything.. also, at the end, he was here because 'I appreciate this show's dedication to knowledge' - his TONE. Kudos to the VA because that was not convincing at all. Bro was NOT here for the knowledge, bro was here to be GAY!!! Also his little own bathtub couch. We all know Aven bought it for him. Trust, I am John Hoyoverse.

"The Charming Audacity" HUH? BRO? Okay this is hilarious to me because this is the first time that we ever really see them interact with one another, and we get absolutely bitchslapped in the fact that Dr. Ratio calls this guy's audacity 'charming'. That's GAY. That's HOMOSEXUAL.

Also, comparing him to a peacock.. a very beautiful bird.... Must I say more?

Now, the part that I really want to focus on is the part where he gives the Doctor's Note to Aventurine. This shit is important. And I agree with the people who are like - Acheron helped him. Because she did. She was a big part of it and she helped Aventurine get back on his feet in the void. Dr. Ratio is not his only reason to live, but the note, showing that someone will stay by his side? Showing that someone truly cares for him? Someone who's waiting for him when he get back? This bond that he has with Dr. Ratio isn't fake. He already has a starting point to get back to - an anchor to return to. Dr. Ratio is his anchor. Whenever he goes off to do crazy shit, Veritas Ratio will be there when he returns. Because Ratio is loyal. Ratio cares. He cared enough to almost jeopardize their plan to make sure that Aventurine was going to be okay. He cares so damn much about Aventurine that he decided that this man's emotional state after the fake betrayal was more important than all of fucking Penacony.

If you want an example of "I would let the world burn for you," it's Ratio. He's a romantic not in the traditional sense, but he cares and loves Aventurine so damn much it makes my heart hurt. "Do stay alive," he says, knowing that Aventurine struggles with living. Those three words mean the whole fucking world to someone who struggles with suicidal ideation and suicidal thoughts. Someone wants you to live. Someone wants you to stay. Someone wants you by their side.

Dr. Ratio cares. Let me say that again - he cares. He banters with Aventurine, tries to create an environment where Aventurine can feel a little bit more comfortable with the two of them, even in a place as dangerous as Penacony. He will put his own life on the line for Aventurine.

He cares. He cares so damn much. I hate gay people. They make me VIOLENTLY homophobic.

Dr. Ratio after expressing his care indirectly and complimenting Aventurine indirectly: Did I do it?

Aventurine, who has caught none of the hints:

Anyway, thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.

#aurae analyzes #hsr #aventio #honkai star rail #dr ratio #ratiorine #aventurine #veritas ratio #raturine #golden ratio #aventurine x dr ratio #analysis #character analysis #relationship analysis #these bitches gay #good for them

[asparklethatisblue]

i feel like the only true issue with “children in public” isn’t that they’re loud or annoying or whatever. That’s fine, children can play and be silly and frankly who cares. The only real issue is parents who just? Don’t want to parent. If a child does something dangerous or inappropriate (actively breaking stuff or actively bothering someone in ways that cross a line) and so fuck all. Yeah let children be children but you should pull them aside and explain “hey, this is dangerous” or “I know you want to do Thing but it’s not polite, you should ask permission, if you want to play with someone it should be a game they also want to do.”

The most basic (age appropriate) instructions on how to function in a society, you know? “You should ask if you can pet a dog before rushing at it” or stuff. Or “yes you can run around but be careful not to knock into people”

genuinely any time a child is over the top annoying I feel like the parent should do something instead of ignoring them. It’s not the kid’s fault their parent doesn’t want to parent

#Same with dogs tbh #if a dog is horrid in public it’s usually something the owner could have tried to train them out of #the most basic shit like “don’t jump at people”

[analytical-rant]

ZERO DAY RANT. 002 TW: SEE TO THE MOVIES CONTENTS BEFORE READING. I WILL BE DISCUSSING THE IMPORTANT BUT TRIGGERING ASPECTS OF THIS MOVIE.

Cal was metaphoric, poetic in his views and morality. And he didn't wanna live.

Andre was angry, lonely, and wanted nothing more than to die for what he wanted to prove.

They're so different, and yet they understand each other. They're problems both strayed from the same place, they felt an absence of purpose. So they created one for themselves, and they died for it man. They died by each other. It's obvious anyone wouldn't ever reason with what they were thinking or doing, because they killed these men and women. They killed people with lives, and even in the end revenge is still preserved. It's this act of revenge that spiked another.

Revenge in this movie, is just seen to be drawn out further in the end. Even after what they did. stuff rooted from it, these kids saw this act of burning their graves as rightful. But do they not understand this was the same delusion, same hate that created this cause? They are the same violence, with different extents. They do not see the cry that was in their ends, but who would when it was after a laugh. They are immoral, they are horrible. But they were never given a chance, they were the reason to each other that either saw to this plan at all. They are the Army of two. This movie's point is to prevent what they did. To prevent who can become what they have. You can't get help unless you seek it, and you can't let problems happen till they get to a dangerous point. If there's a problem, if there's an effect to someone's well being, you can never know if it's capable of something bigger. What it can lead to, and no one deserves to live life with the purpose to end it. No one is truly a monster, no one is the bad guy, no one is the good guy. We're all fucking humans. But if we feed into others ideation, if we're influenced by others ideation we can become horrible. We can become blind, and corrupted. Everything is conceptual, everything is a word and a thing to be thought about. We have so much in life that tears us, that makes us happy. Sometimes we don't understand our own emotions, or actions. So how could Cal and Andre? It took two people to tell each other it was reasonable, it was rightful. It took two suicidal, ill children disturbed in their own ways to give each other enough comfort to have the courage to kill themselves and others. It proves you can be hurt by the wrong crowd, but yet only understood by them. You want to be understood, you don't want to be alone. But sometimes those aspects don't make you realize what your doing shouldn't happen. Morality, its so fucking flexible if your part of the wrong crowd, or driven to a wrong point. But really it isn't morality that drives someone to murder, its desire, or hate. And hate can be in morality, it can make something feel right. You hate robbers, because what they do isn't right. Andre hated this school, because what it does to him isn't right. But how Andre handled dealing with it was horrible, it was clear he was in a mindset unhealthy, and being friends with Cal only enabled it. Andre only enabled Cal. Zero day isn't a slasher movie, it isn't a true crime. It sheds light on these problems, it makes you think. It makes you understand, to try to prevent. Because these people came from simple name calling. So hey, one. Don't call someone an idiot, communicate. We don't know if someone's mentally disturbed, and why even call someone an idiot in the first place? That isn't education, it's blatant harm. And if this 'idiot' is causing it themselves from words or action, its counterproductive. You're being a hypocrite. And it'll only be getting anger out of them which just causes either spite or ignorance so then you get nowhere. I mean, if there's ignorance either way, then sometimes it's better left to professional help. And two, it just tells you to seek this help yourself. No matter how horribly or subtly ill, it's better than starting from something capable of causing harm to yourself or others. Zero Day is just something fake, but real. In all honesty, like any other it's how you find something out of this movie, whether bad or good. It just feels like a test. It was never made to encourage, but prevent. But people are capable of either, and that in itself is the test. To see if you're capable of reasoning, and understanding what's really to blame. And simply, no one. Your story is dependent on your actions, on what you do to help yourself. And killing or suicide is never an option. Movies can be for hope, for reasoning and awareness. This movie is anything, but to be encouraging. It's meant to make you more thoughtful, to find points and reason from this and everything else. It wasn't made for shock culture, it's more than that. PT.1 PT.3

#zero day 2003 #zero day #cal gabriel #andre kriegman

[devilfruitdyke]

I HATE FANDOM WANK YALL ARE UNHINGED. VERY NEGATIVE BTW

#post (bad) was like 'adults need to take responsibility for what kids see online even publically posted fanwork' #it INCLUDED the sentence 'parents should monitor their kids internet more' and implied that people arbitrarily designated minors #dont have the impulse control to not look at content with warnings #all of this is not fucking true. children are people #and then every note arguing with the original post is like 'can we not have ONE SPACE without FUCKING minors... 😮‍💨' #'why is our responsibility to raise peoples kids for them' 'this implies that non kid friendly content shouldnt exist' #the last one is 100% true for the record but i think what yr getting at is that this random 'antishipper' on the internet #is responsible for like. sesta/fosta. no lmfao get real #and EVERY ONE OF THESE NOTES. is still fully accepting what the original post posits #that people arbitrarily designated minors are unable to resist barging into fan spaces #this is not true. kids are actually able to display the required self control in most cases #it doesnt come from a material condition of being a teenager. it sure as hell doesnt come from lack of brain development #people under 18 (age chosen by the government) are not easily impressed animals who just cant resist looking at triggering things #and then like. start whining about it because of their delicate constitution #the people you are talking about have every marker of 'adulthood' #theyre just a convenient pawn for yall to bitch at each other about shipping fictional characters #thats the only capacity that some people give a fuck about children in and it shows.

[gayvampyr]

yeah it might be annoying when people act like having children is a bad decision for everyone and anyone who chooses to have kids is ~insane~ but like. our society puts having a nuclear family on a pedestal and treats anyone who doesn’t conform like they’re freaks of nature (i.e. lonely adult virgin who just can’t get any, or “crazy cat ladies” or queers who are “destroying good traditional family values”) and ostracizes them and makes them feel broken so like. idk maybe a post online responding negatively to someone who acts like their life is perfect because they’ve achieved the One True Goal of a happy cishet family and looks down on anyone who hasn’t isn’t the biggest deal in the world?

#i just saw some of the responses to that post and like. it’s not that deep #internet users are not single handedly changing the status quo to make straight couples feel bad about having kids #it’s just regular pushback to a social norm that crushes queer people and women and infertile ppl and ppl in interracial relationships etc #and i think the most obnoxious response is ‘no one is making you have kids’ or ‘no one is pressuring you into having kids’ and that’s just. #straight up not true?? #like patently. that’s a fucking lie #you don’t have to appeal to logical fallacies and get on a high horse just to justify your feelings about people being slightly annoying #about not wanting children #like idk about you but i was hounded CONSTANTLY as a literal fucking child to have kids when i was older #because that was my duty as a ‘woman’ #and as i got older i heard ‘you’ll change your mind eventually’ all the goddamn time #so my bitching about it on tumblr isn’t a big deal in the slightest

[cobwebbed-crow]

Noise in public is absolutely an accessibility issue. By the way.

#original post #disability #anyways don't bring your screaming children on planes please #if you can at all avoid it #I see people making the argument that the worse thing that can happen if you bring screaming children/babies on airplanes is: #“some people might feel a bit annoyed by it” #that's just not fucking true #the worst that can happen is that you'll end up triggering someones migraines and leaving them in debilitating pain for hours/days #“well those people should just wear headphones” #<- NOT the point of my post #plus headphones aren't like...magic devices that block out every sound. you can still hear background noise even with them on #should I tag this as discourse? #Not sure.

[iamanartichoke]

I made the mistake of scrolling the dash last night, hoping to re-engage my Loki fandom feels, only to be reminded of why I've more or less quit this fandom - which, for the record, is bc I don't know if it's purity culture or "woke" culture or just "for the love of god, I'm begging you to touch grass" culture, but I'd like to engage with my blorbo without running into posts spouting takes like "saying Loki has small, slender hands is a feminization kink (and therefore bad)." Like?? I think there's something inherently anti-genderfluidity(?) to assume that men can't have small, slender hands or that having small, slender hands is automatically a feminine trait, and also Loki does have small, slender hands, and also even if it is being written as some kind of a kink, so what? Why are we kink-shaming?

I mean, I don't know, it just seems like there are more and more and more things that are being shamed, or criticized, based on an arbitrary sense of morality that undermines fiction as a creative, explorative form of art and it's just beyond exhausting - and fucking obnoxious - at this point.

#anyway i just needed to get that off my chest #bc every time i try to hop back on tumblr and like. do things #here comes this fucking fandom being like 'hahaha no' #'bc can we address how this is problematic or that's a kink or how there is only one true loki and here's all the ways in which #your loki is not my loki and wow what an abuse/torture/fascist apologist you are' and just #it's not just that it's obnoxious as fuck (though it is) #it's that this mindset is no longer limited to just tumblr or fandom spaces #it and similar mindsets have spread into the real world and books are being banned #and anti-lgbt+ laws are being passed to 'save the children' #there's no fucking escape from this toxic thought-policing basically #it's all a slippery slope #so anyway see y'all again in six months or whatever #i'm sure i'll have 3/4s of the fandom blocked by the point that loki season 2 drops #but in case there's still 1/4 of people left who actually want to talk about #character analysis and valid criticism based on the material and not morals #i guess we'll see #mood gif #standom frank

[bumblingbabooshka]

Watching episode one of Voyager is like watching the first act of a horror movie

#also I completely forgot that Tom Paris was part of the Maquis - and that he was only IN it for like a week before getting caught #Tom saw Janeway action figure posing the second she met him and was like 'fuck I'm not gonna let her be cooler than me' #(she is - effortlessly) #they want him so badly to be a playboy bad guy but he's just...HEHEHE he's SO whatever #Quark what do you MEAN 'cash or credit' ???? do humans HAVE /cash/??? HEHEHEH #Tom saw Harry Kim and IMMEDIATELY is down so bad v_v #It's fun seeing some members of the original crew ~ #'see you in a few weeks' OOF...........OOOOUUGHHHHH That hurts.......OOOUGH. #The Harry - Tom - Popular Guys subplot i s sooo highschool its crazy HEHEH #Tom thinks he's like the brooding bad boy but he's the nerdy girl who gets picked on until one day the popular guy says #'hey - leave Tom alone.' and smiles at him afterwards #'the ghost of those 3 dead officers came to me in the middle of the night and taught me the true meaning of christmas' #Harry (not well versed on by now ANCIENT childrens fables): ????what???? #Tom Paris: It's a long story Harry and I'm tired of telling it. #Also Tom Paris two seconds later: IT ALL STARTED FRESHMAN YEAR. #I also forgot the Maquis ship went missing first and Starfleet was searching for debris... #how long has T'Pel thought her husband might be straight up dead?? How long has he been undercover? How long since they spoke??? #(thinks about people whose loved ones died in episode one...thinks about them hearing that Voyager and some of its crew DID survive but #the person they loved did not - that there was never any chance of them returning) #Janeway's hair is so BRIGHT in this episode #'Harry - wait for me!' <- Tom in one line #I also love the creepy barn party 'don't look in there~! don't look in there~!' Voyager should have leaned way more into horror for REAL #Janeway's eyes widening when she sees Tuvok ~!! <3 she thought he could be dead!!! I wonder if she talked to T'Pel about it #Tuvok: (goes missing) Janeway: Don't worry T'Pel I'll bring him back to you if it's the last thing I d- (goes missing) #Caretaker after snatching up the Maquis: Starfleet has the chance to do something hilarious #Janeway (being stabbed): aa.. ..a!h...hh.. / Harry: (being stabbed) AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #Chakotay looking to Tuvok like 'do we trust her?' and Tuvok being like absoluuuuuteeeely <3 go for it <3 #Tuvok's voice is different~!!! It's quieter~!! Interesting~!! I love him <3 #TUVOK YOU DID /NOT/ GET /CHANGED/ BEFORE MEETING THEM ON THE ARRAY HEHEHHEE #'She wanted to know if she had time to send it...I had to tell her no.' AAAAAAAAA.....AAAA

[justinefrischmanngf]

i need to get over myself and learn the languages i want to learn if i want to learn them like i just need to do it if i want to learn them then i should go out and learn them and like . fuck whatever else any of it means . yes it IS embarrassing to learn a language like the ones i want to learn as an adult but who CARES and yes i KNOW my grandparents will never want to speak to me in those languages but who CARES if it's important to me it can be important to me anyway

#had a moment last night bc i was apparently having an identity crisis which was random #but i had a moment where i was like well even if i learn all these languages no one in my family is going to want to speak to me #in those languages because of [insert reasons i don't need to go into here] and so ultimately none of this is like . cultural Really #it's just me wanting to feel as though i am connected to something when i will never be #and maybe that's true or maybe it isn't but if i want to learn them i should learn them anyway like . at the end of the day #i DO want to learn those languages and i think it would be interesting and i would love to be able to speak to people #in those languages even if the people i speak to aren't related to me and i would love to be able to speak languages that aren't english #and that all stays true even if i am not able to have the cultural connection through language with my own family #like i can go on and on about how disconnected i feel from my culture bc of everything that has ever happened in my life #but how i still feel alienated bc i'm Not White to white people and all of that is true but not learning a language doesn't make it #any better and maybe learning a language won't make it better either but i think it's a better use of my time #ALSO !!!!! NO ONE EVER GOES OH WHY WLD U LEARN FRENCH OR SPANISH [OR INSERT EUROPEAN LANG HERE] u have no real cultural connection to it!!! #so like why is it different bc i want to learn asian languages??? it's not! except in my head! or maybe irl too but i'm just saying #that i think i make all of this a much bigger deal than it has to be #that being said i did just try to look up classes and they r all for children and about keeping children culturally connected 2 their famil #l m f a o but that can't be ALL the classes ............. i'll work it out is what i'm saying and i need 2 get OVER myself #bc none of it is that deep and i can feel conflicted all i like but i should fucking DO smth about it at least #anyway i am posting this in the hopes that i can beat it into my own head bc i am sick and tired of being weird about learning #languages and i need 2 get over my weird cultural identity issues if i want to like . live a life where i don't want to explode and die

[thetimelordbatgirl]

Children of Earth really is just near top of my list of reasons why I'm not a huge fan of UNIT.

#and before people go different leader of UNIT back then and stuff #yeah true but still #its weird as fuck its just brushed aside that UNIT was fine handing the children over to the 456 #to the point when they obviously hesitating on the day of doing it in the government #the leader of unit says if they dont give the order...before saying to do stage one #before we cut to the military arriving to schools and taking away classes of children and holding back protesting parents and teachers #and when it came to the children who didnt go back to school #the military just proceed to break down the doors of the houses and forcefully take away the children #like gee wonder why in 'death of the doctor' clearly set some time after children of earth #sarah told UNIT not one more step onto her property #almost like sarah and co likely tried to stop the military during all that alongside others #and in the process saw how UNIT was being

[cvctuslesbian]

my mom tried to call me an idiot today because i said that i think the united states being built on the blood and subjugation of other people is bad

#🫠 like #why would i have pride in this country? why would i celebrate the slaughtering of millions of innocent people? #all for my comfort? my ease of life should not be at the expense of millions of other peoples lives and that’s not insane to say actually #but she’s the empath or whatever 🫡 #she tells me she doesn’t listen to even shit like cnn because it makes her feel bad but when i talk to her about she acts like i don’t know #what i’m talking about! bitch!!!! #as if i don’t spend hours every day reading about the new ways israelis have decided to butcher palestinians! what the fuck! #‘i don’t think the history is important we should focus on the right now’ #well even if that were true (and it sure as fuck isn’t) is the violence happening not horrifying? does it not make you sick to see millions #of children begging for westerners (specifically americans!!) to see them as human beings worthy of life? #why is your comfort more important than their lives? #but either way it isn’t even true bc the events going on in palestine today are nothing new #they all have roots in history dating back to the start of the british empire! even before then! #colonialism isn’t an ancient thing! #we can’t talk about telling the iof to stop bombing people without knowing that it’s in their best interest to keep bombing people! #but of course of course i forgot about the american liberals deepest desire: comfort against all odds

[lesbianamalvada]

I think we need more stories like Wizard of Oz where a young person wants to run away and gets transported to a magical place but then realizes how great home actually was. A lot of young people more than ever are calling their families abusive and toxic for minor disagreements, and really ageism is one of the deadliest bigotries. It stops you from learning from and appreciating your elders and I think a lot of gen Z will regret this when they're older.

#yes this post was inspired by reservation dogs #i know some people come from genuinely abusive house holds but so many kids think their parents are abusers for normal disagreements. #and discount what their elders say because “lol old” #there's a reason they took children away from their parents and grandparents as a way of disenfranchising indigenous people #cutting away your roots is dangerous and friends are great but many of you would throw away your loving families for a “queer found family” #and want to be raised by a 23 year old man with a dark past #and I feel like so many groomers are going to use this to isolate vulnerable lgbt kids bcuz “found families are apart of queer culture” #which is true since a lot of us were kicked out of our families but I see a lot of gen z kids feeling like they missed out on some queer #experience and like no having your support system be other fucked up people all around your age is Not Ideal and you shouldn't run away wit #stranger you meet online because mommy doesn't understand what pangender means #tldr: found families irl are for people with no other options #appreciate your own family imperfect as they may be.

[solaaresque]

day 874392857 of ??? where i am so fucking tired of this house and the people inside it that killing myself is looking better and better each day :/

#reze stfu #god i honestly. idk what to say #my parents aren't bad in terms of it. they're pretty good as far as parents go #but like. imso fucking tired of being expected to act and talk a certain way. yes. i am your first child #that is exactly the reason i am so fucked up!! because you didnt know how to deal with children when you had me an i was basically a... #idk. an experiment or wtv #I WISH THEY COULD UNDERSTAND THAT !! #i know there is something wrong with me. because i've been told that. to my face. repeatedly #and people wonder why my self esteem is so low :/ #maybe if you didnt amke me question my fucking existance i wouldnt be this way. you ever thought of that?? #just two more years . i gotta hanf on for two more years. thats all. thats all. and them im our im out of this house #maybe ill like them better when i dont see tjem everyday #god i love being deathly terrified of my own parents. sometimes i dont even think i love them. i think im just so scared of them #that ive deluded myself into thinking that i love them and theyd never do anything to hurt me #despite KNOWING that isnt true #and its worse when my sisters have to deal with the fallout like. im used to being the buffer. i can deal with that. but please please #please dont expect me to parent. dont expect me to take your place. side eyes my father #WHY am i the most responsible person in that house??? #you expect me to trust you ??? after you left 2 10 year olds alone in a playground in the hot sun for 3 hours with no food no water no money #no way back home??? and you fucking forgot about them???? and i had to remind you???????? #i dont know. maybe im just lashing out. maybe im just tired of being the fuckup #its hard to be proud of yourself when you end up being told that there is something about you that is not right in the head ykwim? #ugh im sorry for ranting i just. idek what set me off and now i have nail marks in my arm and my skin is raw again #and my eyes are bloodshot. so i guess. ill be crying myself to sleep again. yay #that is if i even GET to sleep. i just wasted 20 mins i couldve used to be working having a mental breakdown. fun fun #tw suicide #tw vent

[lucy-ghoul]

I just realized what's wrong with the Targaryen wigs in HotD: they don't look like Targaryen hair, they look like they were stolen from the Malfoys. They all share one (1) or at best two wigs in toto and it makes them look like freaking Lucius Malfoy clones

#jokes aside episode 1 was quite good (yes i finally caved in and started watching the fire lizards show) #there were many nice touches that made me go 'mmmmh good stuff.' #1. the juxtaposition of aemma's horrific death in childbirth/the knights killing each other at the tournament #clearly reminiscent of that quote from one of brienne's chapters... heh now i can't fully remember it in english #2. THEY NAME-DROPPED THE SONG OF ICE AND FIRE (which was never even remotely referred to in got) #the whole thing about aegon and the prophecy has been a particularly favorite fan theory of mine for years and i'm happy it's canon #fake lizard monarchs haters gonna hate :)) #tho it's VERY bittersweet considering the got finale... like the prince that was promised was *spins roulette* #a stark all along? like randomly? (and no obviously i'm not talking about jon. he *is* half targaryen after all) #and let's not forget about the true heir being put down like a mad bitch because d&d liked jon better (since he's a man) #and were like 'revolutionary who wants to help people/actually abolished slavery in another continent bad. let's enforce the status quo :))) #(also the double standards. war crimes are okay only if other nobles do it - especially the starks. if you have a dragon and are a woman #and dare to be slightly mortally grey and/or ambitious... in 2 days you're gonna burn children alive!! because ofc.) #..... *cough cough* okay salty rant is over. let's go on with val's hotd first impressions #2. i didn't hate matt smith as daemon and he's particularly good at looking upset and/or sad but i still think he was miscast #3* #like he CAN act and it shows. but it's as if he were making an effort to appear more believable for this role #idk maybe he'll grow on me in the next eps. also his interactions with rhaenyra were a++ but that's nothing new #can't wait for this girl to fuck her uncle ig (...... what did i become skskksks) #4. i also liked rhaenyra&alicent's interactions. this is gonna be another tragic former besties to worsties for me to cry on :((( #5. i mostly liked the costumes. i liked how this is all about the patriarchy (at least so far). i liked the slight but still noticeable #references to the main show (the music. rhaenyra being an obvious dany lookalike. #lord stark pledging his fealty to her while viserys' voice over is speaking about the threat in the north. #viserys telling her 'promise me rhaenyra. promise me' in what i believe is an echo of lyanna's last words to ned... i think? #like it can't be accidental) #god i missed being excited over this stupid and gorgeous series #obv it helps that i actually never read fire&blood (should i?) and i'm only familiar with the events/characters from twoiaf #house of the dragon #val speaks #txt

[krogans-give-the-best-cuddles]

Lmao on that post where the person is like "europeans need to admit they can suck too without joking about children dying in america" a bunch of people are like "yeah maybe i suck sometimes but americans shoot each other so ha ha!"

I think they think OP is an American but they aren't. They're from south asia so like. People directly harmed by ALL of our countries fucking meddling. And they're essentially saying "if you guys can't take a joke without laughing about the death of children how tf are you gonna confront the actual problems in your country"

And the answer all these europeans gave was "we won't". Like I'm not surprised bc we are all white people here (not seen a single poc pull this shit) and we all know how fucking defensive we get when faced with a single ounce of not being treated like the Perfect Specialest Winners. Americans do this ra ra usa shit all the time too. But I think their is a higher number of white americans who like. Pay attention to the effects of colonialism bc we have to face more people affected by it in our day to day (in general) than a swede who only remembered Syria existed starting like 2014. There are studies that simply being around more people different than you can make it easier to relate to them, so no one's surprised when a white American from a small town filled w only white people is ignorant or racist.

The only thing here is that same white person from a similarly diverse area in Northern Europe points and titters at the white American like "oh ho ho racism! Look at what those stupid americans are doing!" As if there aren't Romani people living in their own country them actively being discriminated against and losing their rights. As if there is no anti black racism in their community when they have a little blackface parade with the local blackface character.

And if you call them on it they're like "ha ha children are dying in your country!"

#krogans thoughts #idk i guess my thoughts are. when i learn about racism in europe im like damn they gotta work on it just like us #and uh white europeans just. dont learn about racism in the place they live #instead they get angry someone made a joke about their food (after centuries of them oppressing the world) #and immediately jump to 'well at least we dont have mass death! i think its funny when children die in ur country' #like i always want to respond to those with just pages of the vilest shit their country has done historically and is doing today. #bc it seems like theyre resting on their laurels (which they only got from profitting off of slavery and genocide too much) #but you cant. bc if you do you play into what they think is going on #they think its some little popularity contest with like the same importance as eurovision #something to get nationalistic over and complain about. #and they have a fundamental privilege of their children not regularly dying in mass shootings so to them its not real in the same way. #its just part of the nationalistic gamr #so if you try to take it srsly and be like 'true but you also have these problems the same way as we do' #they will just be like 'well racism is worse in the us' bc they are still thinking this is a fucking competition. #the northern europeans get to dictate this conversation the same way as usual. by refusing to engage in these things as they are #instead making it this fun lil nationalism game. #they never have to think about where their wealth comes from #which... is not unique. my southern us white grandma does the same thing all the time #but i think this is an interesting way to see it function. #the people who created the problems (racism imperialism colonialism) get to control the conversation about it entirely #and in new inventive ways like changing it into a fucking body count game where the one with the least can still be nationalistic #instead of just saying 'haha yeah my ancestors DIDNT use all the spice they stole from the world' they get it more serious #bring out child death. and if you respond in kind. well now we are all playing the body count game #and the european is still not owning up to the legacy they were given by their ancestors #no winning. just an endless squabble that treats anything srs as as important as whether or not u feed guests

[countingprimes]

We’ve rebranded ‘pro life’ to ‘anti choice’ to reflect their true beliefs but it’s not enough. I think we need to start calling a spade a spade and refer to them as the “forced birth movement” which is what the fuck they are.

#anti choice is so anemic #and while it does solve the “they aren’t actually pro life’ issue #it doesn’t effectively communicate the true horror of what they are doing #and I think moderate folks being swung that way by their communities would find it harder to get snowed #if we all reminded them they are actually team forced birth #cause while I know we know it’s terrible in terms of real praxis Lots of the individual forced birth supporters don’t think of it as forced #they genuinely believe they are ‘saving children’ and their genuine fear and (what is surely some form of) empathy is being weaponized by #a fascist theocracy for its own ends #to that end #I doubt they would be rushing to agree that they are on the side of forced birth #or better yet if we can help people realize what they are actually for is forced birth and not for helping anyone #then maybe people won’t be swayed to their side #I know this isn’t a political movement and as far as praxis goes it’s tiny #but the people i know who are anti choice don’t see themselves as forcing birth onto women #they don’t see that as the outcome cause they’ve been so trained by the ‘what about the children’ rhetoric #the evangelical Christian theocracy uses to vilify any group they want to turn their political mob against #so I think they maybe need reminding that the actual policy they are instituting is Fucking forced birth #i think it would at least capture some of the evangelical women I know who are by the skin of their teeth eking out a 1.75th wave feminist #ethic despite their parents being more conservative #the kids are coming to the side of progress - slowly slowly #so if we can get THEM to see #get THEM to realize they’ve been conned #that’s something #because those are votes we need