i think i’ve learned a lot when it comes to not applying my own values to the media i consume
for my script analysis class yesterday, we discussed two gentleman from verona, and nearly every classmate of mine was up in arms about how sexist the story is.
and i'm not saying it's not, or that it's not infuriating to read. but i'm also not putting my energy into getting upset about something written 500 or so years ago. and i'm not about to put my own beliefs onto these characters that are not me. i'm going to let their choices speak for themselves, and interpret it in the context of the story.
all that said, this now brings me to the point of alastor in episode 5, and how viscerally people are responding to it. those of you up in arms about the choices he’s making, and the violent threat he gave husk, you’re missing the entire point of his character, of this place they’re in, of the story being told. he’s an overlord, and he became an overlord by killing much bigger overlords and broadcasting their deaths over the radio.
HE IS NOT A GOOD PERSON.
if you started this show with the belief that every character working the hotel is a good person, you’re in the wrong place. watch the good place if you’re looking for a good wholesome story about getting dead sinners into heaven, because that’s not what this show is about.
you’re more than welcome to hate him after seeing the way he exerted power over a being whose soul he owns, but you’re doing the media you’re watching a disservice by writing it off so quickly. if you don’t like to be uncomfortable watching media, watch something else. this is an uncomfortable show, it handles uncomfortable topics, and it’s going to be an uncomfortable ride, and if you’re not up for something like that, then you should take a break from it and pick up something else. you don’t have to get online and defend your own ideals while you watch a show that goes against your ideals.
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Guys I’m finishing up my most recent rewatch of Good Omens and I honestly think we need to like discuss Gabriel just showing up in Aziraphale’s bookshop and Crowley’s reaction to it.
Like. When he took Aziraphale’s face for the execution, he saw First Hand how abusive and demeaning Gabriel was, and can you imagine finding someone who you saw and literally Experienced the horrible treatment that was meant for the Only Person you Truly love and care for in the entire universe, just show up in that persons home???
Like God. Aziraphale probably doesn’t think less of Hell because they gave Crowley a Trial, but heaven just told Aziraphale to Shut up and die. Aziraphale’s able to joke and tease about the things he said and asked for, but if you notice, Crowley doesn’t respond in kind. He doesn’t say Anything about heavens ‘trial’.
So yeah I imagine the disgust and horror and anger and fear he feels when Gabriel is just… in Aziraphale’s shop is all encompassing.
I really can’t wait to see how it all plays out honestly, cause that would make a lot more sense for the things we’ve seen in the trailers now. Crowley being Aziraphale’s ‘Grumpy friend’ or even the anger infused lightning strike we see.
It has to be so hard and infuriating to see the love of your life just embrace someone who’s been nothing but terrible and awful to them their entire existence and I know it’s going to be a really delicious narrative for them to lean into when it comes to Crowley’s character and I really hope we get to see that.
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Hi, I love your blog! 😁❤
There are so many terms and identities out there now, which is awesome, but I'm ashamed to say I don't know enough about all of them. Is there a good resource for accurate information and definitions of gender and sexual identities that you would suggest?
I just want to be able to understand my friends when they want to explain to me how they identify, and maybe to be able to help understand myself a bit better too. And I know some of it is more fluid and personal than a standard definition, I'm just hoping to get a general understanding of all this, for my friends and for me.
I tend not to specifically look for amalgamations or dictionaries of queer terms, mostly because there comes a point where whomever is making it will be speaking to an identity they don't have much knowledge or expertise about, and many don't consult other communities. I've come across too many queer dictionary "sources" that almost act as though its word is law that I stopped going to those types of sources first. I'm not saying you could never go to a source that compiles queer identities into a list, like a dictionary, but often, you won't get a deeper knowledge about queerness beyond whatever that source says, which is why I don't have recommendations for you.
What I've found is that, when I have a question about a specific queer identity, I'll go directly to the community I've got questions about. I know that's not exactly what you were asking, but I've personally found that this has enriched my own understanding in ways that an often clinical definition just didn't.
I think the biggest thing to internalize first is that there's nothing wrong with not knowing it all. Even other queer people won't understand each other at first - because that is what it means to be people. The effort to understand one another must always be a collaborative effort first and foremost, which is why I so strongly emphasize learning from communities, from people, and from those who actually live as themselves.
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can i just ask you abt all of them /j
how about....love poetry jaydick? and the girl gang one i love the title <333
waffle!!!!! ily thank you for asking, i am happy to gush about these two<3 <3 <3
so, love poetry was honestly just scenes of jason reciting poetry to dick and then four scenes later i realized i had a plot idea and the rest is history lol
the basic premise is that dick *thinks* he's hallucinating jason (specifically and often as robin) and is just not mentally well about anything. except! it is actually the ghost of jason! and ghost jason is looking out for dick, or trying to anyways.
“You can feel guilty over that, sure, be an idiot,” Jason huffs and [Dick] can feel the familiar exasperation rolling off of him. “Or, you can do something about it.”
His words make him pause--they always do, make him pause, make him choke the rage and grief out--but he tilts his head and just breathes. He thinks.
He’s clever, his little wing is always so clever.
Or maybe, he just knows him too well.
“Thanks, Jay,” He murmurs, and lets his fingers curl around him.
“A man takes his sadness and / throws it away / but then he’s still left with his hands.” Jason finishes, a wispy whisper against his skin, hands pushing him towards the ledge.
When he leaps, cold determination and the ever present rage in his gut, Jason laughs.
It carries him forward. It makes him fly.
[boot theory, richard siken]
so for a while, ghost jason is reciting poetry/literature to dick and trying to keep him alive but then, jason's body wakes up, crawls out of his grave and is found by talia. ghost jason realizes shit is about to go down and not in a good way and gives a very vague, somewhat cryptic warning to dick before disappearing (aka talia dips jason in the pit and restores his ghost/soul).
and then a few years later, red hood shows up in gotham.
that's all i have so far, but i think it will have a hopeful ending. it's gonna be messy and dark first. i've been having fun plugging in some of my favorite quotes tho<3
and then girl gang girl gang GIRL GANG!!!
okay so this one, i'm honestly excited to write !!!!! but i have so little so far lmao. anyways. it's an exploration of the fact that jason is often impacted and influenced by women. Aka Jason has a (bad) good habit of being a feminist girlboss-malewife and his team-ups always end up as all girls plus him.
it starts during his training with the league, having a team up with lady shiva and cheshire, plus his whole thing with talia. i've also been thinking of combining this with another idea i've had about, instead of jason meeting and being close with damian during his league days, he was actually closer with mara al ghul (damian's cousin), so there's that.
then jason's besties with essence and ducra at the all-caste and also befriends rose wilson during his league days. then after the whole red hood debacle, he's close with faye gunn, and when he starts to dabble in team ideas (the budding outlaws!) he meets and befriends duela dent, artemis, and later isabel ardila; has a weird reunion with barbara, which then leads to him meeting stephanie (who decides jason is her new best friend). he also causes some chaos with selina and her team while in gotham.
i've also been thinking of adding a super, just not sure if i want it to be kara or not; also bette kane is a big contender (just not sure how to introduce her yet); and then i've been thinking about adding blackfire (komand'r) because she's so fascinating to me and i think she might match the whole outlaws thing a bit better than kori.
there will be cameos from kate kane, huntress, barbara + cass, onyx, donna troy, and harley, but i really want to focus on jason, cheshire, rose, duela, artemis, and steph (and hopefully bette, komand'r, and mara).
also, here's a text message snippet!
red hood: love getting sweet messages like this <3
*insert screenshot of text message* >black mask/roman: I don’t ever want to hear from you. You terrify me. Seeing your name come across my screen throws me into a panic<
spoiler!alert!: why does black mask have your number????
ravager: there is something deeply wrong with you
>>reply to ravager:
red hood: :kissy face emoji:
>>reply to spoiler!alert!
red hood: i don't talk to snitches sorry
spoiler!alert!: :sad face: not a snitch
red hood: bestie you’re fucking robin or batgirl idk which, i don’t wanna hear ‘im not a snitch!’
ravager: shit are you fucking batgirl????
cheshire: :eye emoji:
>>reply to cheshire:
ravager: stay tf out of this
spoiler!alert!: are YOU?
red hood: -cheshire ten bucks she's sweatin rn
>>reply to red hood
cheshire: make it twenty
>>reply to cheshire
ravager: you two are the WORST
>>reply to ravager
red hood: stop being a disaster bi stereotype and we won’t have to have this conversation all the time
cheshire: answer the question -ravager
ravager: no i don't think i will
spoiler!alert!: i'm calling batgirl
>>reply to spoiler!alert!:
red hood: snitch behavior
cheshire: major snitch vibes
listen im so excited for this one but i actually need to sit down and write it lmaooo (may also need an actual plot idk)
thank you thank you thank you for asking bestieeeee ily <3 <3 <3
wip ask game here!
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