#anyway odd rant

[trashcanwithsprinkles]

henlooo just wondering if you have any sketches of morax' parents? or you can describe them and who he'd taken after?

i did have a sketch lying around, so i've cleaned it up and colored it!

in this hc zhongli would've gotten his dad's facial features, but like,, all the colors from his mom save the skin tone. also her smile. his dad is a qilin and i gave him a tail bc 1) qilin have tails 2) ganyu has no tail but she's half-human so that tells me nothing and 3) i can do what i want lmao

remember the mom was a jewelsmith so all the dangling bits and everything gold was made by her. the only reason the dad isn't absolutely decked in baubles like a christmas tree is bc he thinks it gets cumbersome at some point n the mom is like "you're no fun". he does let her use his horns as hangers for necklaces n shit while she works tho. the dad was also the one who saved baby zhongli from being a christmas tree, too.

zhongli does get his androgynous swag from both of them

#spot zhongli challenge #the mom is average lady dragon height #the dad is above-average qilin man height #the dad isn't short it's just the mom is fucking huge #like yeah they can shapeshift but i do think everyone's first attempt at it kinda escapes their control #so like their first attempt at a human form is more or less by instinct #after that they can customize it all they want of course. like xiao #but most will stick to the general original shape n kinda tweak it from there #which is how there's certain common height patterns between shapeshifters #anyway odd rant #thank you!! #unnecesary detail but i kinda wanted the dad to give off like #vague dracula's wife vibes (i can't remember her name rn). from the netflix show. you know the portrait #it's so fucking funny #the face of the woman who fucked dracula #everytime these two would pose for anything the dad would be like yeah. that's indeed my wife (proud) #also yes they have matching jewelry they were disgustingly cute while they were alive

[autisticlancemcclain]

Could you explain your position on Shallura? Since Allura was established as a teenager when she started dating Lance and Shiro was very clearly an adult. I can understand the bi shiro headcannon but the shallura thing worries me

i am going to remind yall that i have been in this fandom since 2016. and in the early seasons, allura was not established as a teenager. in fact she was coded as older, as closer to shiro's age -- there was a specific divide between her and the younger paladins that she did not have with shiro. they made her younger (both explicitly and in mannerisms) as the show went on. and i do not give a fuck about voltron like...post s4 and i didn't even watch s7-8. so like. especially with older fics, im going to enjoy shallura.

#also this is less relevant and i was going to put it in the main post but i cant find the words for it #but i found your last sentence kind of condescending. “the shallura thing worries me” as if i am your little project and things arent going #to plan. as if you are the Knower Of All Things and i am straying from my path lol. twas odd #and this is a controversial thing to say i know it but like #we take fandom way too seriously. if someone decides in fic to make two characters the same age to ship them or whatever. do we really need #to get the torches and pitchforks. like i can understand discomfort when people ship like shiro and pidge or something but. also. i feel #like you can just block and move on?? like i dont ship sheith bc they are brothers. to me. but also i dont think sheithers should be #harassed or any dumb shit like that. i think its so so whatever like theyre Lines man theyre moving lines #at the same time i understand that peoples headcanons can be reflective of their worldviews (like when racism/transphobia/sexism shine #through someone's headcanons/characterization) but how much scrutiny is too much? when do we get to remember that fandom is a place to #work with the FICTIONAL? where you can change details without consequence? i saw a fic where keith was the older sibling and shiro was the #younger once. it was a good fic. how come we can play with ages but only when the Fandom Council approves? #i guess this is a really long and clumsy way to say like. you do not own the fandom nor do you get to dictate my work. and while there #is always room for necessary criticism please also think critically before you post your criticism #anyways #rant #ask

[backjustforberena]

Rhaenys's unadorned, loose or otherwise atypical hairstyles.

#eve best #rhaenys targaryen #house of the dragon #there's an odd throughline as to when she has her hair like this #it's usually intensely vulnerable moments #moments concerning the PERSONAL rather than the POLITICAL #where she has to prioritise or wants to prioritise the personal over the political #if we go with the idea that her typical hairstyle and the gold accessories occur when she's feeling most “herself” #which is synonymous when she's feeling at her most defensive and at her strongest #these all happen when she's stripped in some way and when she can't quite right herself #she doesn't look “normal” because she's not feeling “normal” #especially the updos #but it's interesting to note that even if you want to go with “oh her hair is loose because she's sleeping or resting” #check out episode 09 - because she sleeps with her braids in #she needs her defenses up #she's not being vulnerable in the Red Keep #she also cannot be simply a mother or a wife or a woman - not to mention an OLD woman (even though mid-50s isn't old) #but that's how the world perceives her so her hair is part of the intimidation #Rhaenys cares a lot about her appearance #anyway i'll stop ranting in the tags

[poyopaan]

i did some applications today and gotta say? kill me

#miskipz draws #my sona #job hunting #trans #vent art #job hunting gives me such existential dread man #i have no experience which means companies don’t want to hire me but to get experience i need to work at these companies #so now i have to go and fucking call 50 odd places like a week after i submit an application and hope i don’t get rejected then and there #any connections from a professional world that my parents have graciously offered me all fucking turn me down or never respond #and my parents are baffled because they’ve seen the emails i’ve written they see the applications i put in #them slowly realizing how hard it is to get a job in this damn economy that isn’t just retail hell for minimum wage #anyway rant over i’m going to bed

[singsweetmelodies]

not dead, not ignoring you on purpose, just very busy 😔

#please don't worry if i disappear for like a week/2 weeks #then come online randomly; reblog 20-odd things; maybe post something and then disappear again... #it's just that i'm going through an INCREDIBLY hectic couple of months irl at the moment #and my free time is very limited and also incredibly random #so it's a BIT of a mess in casa singsweetmelodies atm #BUT WE MOVE!! #i love you all and hopefully i will be back to business... in several business months #😭🙈 #yeah... #anyways at *least* you can expect the occasional breakdown/rant about f1 and/or piarles #i might be stupidly busy but *some* things never change; at least <3 you bet i will find SOME time somewhere for my pretty boys in fast cars

[sunsetsixx]

FOAMING AT THE MOUTH

#NO YOU DONT UNDERSTAND HOW ADDICTED I AM TO THIS PICTURE #THEY SAID WELCOME TO DILF CITY JESUS CHRIST #THE FITS ARE SO GOOD #TOMMY HAS ME SWOONING #NIKKI HAS ME SWEATING #& VINNIE JUST HAS ME ON MY KNEES #the hair & the smile & the chains i am so feral #like yes it is SO ODD without mick & i miss him #but i think john is going to be wonderful #anyway enough ranting. this photo has me in shambles #the world tour #nikki sixx #vince neil #motley crue #tommy lee #mick mars #john 5 #mötley crüe #motley crue live #motley crue interview #nikki sixx interview #daddy sixx #terror twins #tommy lee smut #nikki sixx smut

[ourselvers]

sick of trying to figure out what binary i fit into when it was neither all along

#agender #nonbinary #transgender #art #my art #vent? rant? sort of #i've been at odds with my identity since i was 10 #anyway

[s-c-l-n]

WHAT FUCKING PART OF HIS HAIR IS NATURAL

this is a serious point of contention in my life right now cause its never stated that yuuji has two different natural hair colors, yet most people go for the pink as being his natural color. is he dying his undercut brown ? are we forgetting he has an undercut ? how is he maintaining whichever roots he must maintain during these times or is his hair just looking like really fucked up neapolitan ice cream

#odd and silly rant #idk why its been bothering me sm recently #it just has #anyways #sclnposting #more like sclnranting #jjk #itadori yuuji #free my boy and his fucked up hair

[roobylavender]

do you believe Bruce is emotionally abusive? ik fans prioritise physical abuse and ultimately ignore emotional abuse tactics like parentification etc because it’s not “that bad”. I don’t believe Dick ever resents Bruce for letting him be robin (he’s grateful for it) , but in ntt he mostly resents him for being emotionally closed off, and rejecting him as a partner. Bruce worries for his kids safety so he pushes the whole “if you’re not perfect you’re dead” mentality onto Dick which ultimately is harmful to him. He’ll never regret being a hero but the rift between the two isn’t just a “we want different things” scenario but more that they’re incapable of giving the other what they want.

bruce being emotionally closed off from dick is what’s revisionist about that version of canon though. i think bruce can be bad at communicating sometimes esp when he’s deeply pained (like in knightfall, for example) but for the most part he and dick are shown to have great communication for decades before new teen titans and the adjacent post crisis starlin canon starts to rewrite that dynamic into something else entirely. per that version of canon i do believe he’s emotionally abusive but it’s not a version of canon i particularly appreciate bc it requires overriding the dynamic they had previously where they could certainly be prone to disagree at times but bruce was nonetheless willing to have an open and understanding conversation with dick about whatever the disagreement was. even the whole idea that bruce is responsible for dick believing that he has to be perfect or he has to be dead is one that new teen titans cements (or that issue of batman where bruce makes dick quit and jason is introduced thereafter)

i get that it’s easy to take new teen titans as gospel bc it is in essence the textbook source for dick but i think there should be some awareness too of how it twists that relationship between them and not necessarily for the better. i’m not opposed to bruce having faults he has to answer for. i absolutely agree he’s not cognizant enough of the complexes dick develops as a result of wanting to be seen as an equal, and thereby can’t realize the effect it has on dick for him to still be protective and fearful even if it’s ultimately out of goodwill and love. and there’s also the fact that even if he gives dick the space he desires to lead his own life it doesn’t mean he should be hesitant to reach out bc he’s afraid he’ll overstep by doing so, as a parent he should reaffirm his love for dick regularly regardless of knowing he might get some pushback bc dick is growing into his own (again, knightfall is a really superb example of this). but i also think those are tensions you can wholeheartedly explore without rendering bruce into a controlling and abusive figure, and i’m not sure who it benefits to write bruce as such in the long run

some of dick’s problems have to be his own, and he’ll never escape bruce’s shadow if the only source point of issues in his life is his relationship with bruce. that’s something i would actually apply to the robins at large. hardly any of them are allowed to explore problems entirely unique to themselves and i think that’s in large part bc writers simultaneously portray a mildly to explicitly abusive bruce at their leisure while refusing to ever actually address the elephant in the room that is literally of their own creation. a lot of people believe the bruce shouldn’t be an abuser argument is framed entirely as a resistance to bruce’s character assassination and for me i can admit that’s part of it, but a more pertinent part of it should also be the fact that bruce being written as an abuser is what truly chains his children to him forever to the point that they can never grow beyond that abuse bc writers refuse to allow them to. imagine the problems the robins could be addressing individually in their lives if not everything came down to them being fucked up bc that’s the way bruce raised them or failed to thereby. there’s a lot about the robins as individuals that’s deeply interesting and i think it’s not just a disservice to bruce but to them as well to write the relationships this way bc it obscures their own agency and ability to be explored for more than a haunted legacy narrative

#sry this is so very long. please know it is not me venting at you i simply have many thoughts 😭 #but yeah like i think something that gets lost in translation is like. i absolutely do think those portrayals of bruce are abusive #i simply don’t think he should have been portrayed as such to begin with #starlin era bruce is very bewildering for me in all honesty i dislike it deeply #the issue where dick meets jason is one of my least favorite for the way it portrays bruce it feels so out of character for me #considering bruce was more than happy for dick to go off to college or to find his own place with the titans #and even with that famous issue where dick meets bruce after learning jason has died the writing is quite odd to me #i think bruce is very much someone who directs blame and frustration inward as opposed to outward #he’ll let himself get dog walked if he thinks he deserves it. which i think knightfall illustrates fabulously #the beginning of no man’s land as well #what i don’t think he would ever do is lash out at others when he knows the blame lies with himself. bruce is very self critical #so honestly that whole scene in the cave with him and dick. doesn’t exist to me i would literally rewrite it 😭 #and i think it is very significant that wolfman chose to recreate that slap three times if memory serves while every other write in bat #editorial at the time straight up ignored it and acted like it never happened. like idk that plus the way bruce was characterized during #knightfall to me says a lot about how that was not supposed to be the status quo at all #anyway. sorry this has devolved into a whole other rant please do not mind me 😔 #outbox

[lunarelly]

dazai’s character flaws are literally what make him such an interresting character

dazai has a regular struggle with his own humanity and his right to call himself human as his character revolves around his struggles to understand and develop basic compassion (both his and others)

in the mafia, he showed little if any regard for others and it isn’t really up for argument that he was a bad person. he is very morally complicated, even after he leaves the port mafia to pursue a life of good in the ADA because while this endeavor is noble it can be seen as selfish — his own desire to find purpose

dazai’s character is morally flawed, and his journey to pursue a life of good draws us to him and gives us a sense of conflicted hope because we want to see him become better — which we do see in a few ways (his compassion towards atsushi, sparing q’s life, folding Chuuya’s coat and placing it beside him after they fought lovecraft)

his moral complications are his entire character and i think you’re missing out if you only want to put him in a positive light

#anyway if anyone wants to add to this pls do i’m trying really hard to put this into concise phrasing #there’s a point i’m trying to make and i can’t figure out what it is #he’s a bad person who is trying to be good in a really odd way most of the time #he’s definitely one of my fav characters ever bc of his complexity in this regard #he almost feels like a reflection of humanity in general and our constant struggle with morals #also #psa real quick that it is okay to like character’s thst aren’t necessarily good and it doesn’t make you a bad person #jic that needs to be said #bsd #bungou stray dogs #bungo stray dogs #dazai #dazai osamu #atsushi #chuuya #atsushi nakajima #chuuya nakahara #lunarelly rants

[matchaflavored]

re: your last post, so real man... honestly the least they could do is censor the ship name if they're going to be really vocal about their dislike for it. also seeing someone call treyrid... too mother-son coded to ship? help girl

Oof, yeah. I think people can dislike whatever they want, whatever their personal relationship is with how they interpret and consume media is beyond my control (WITHIN REASON...!!!). Which is also why I'm like sure you can express that dislike... that is human... but at least be considerate about it haha.

A lot of what people dislike about ♣️🌹comes down to personal taste or straight up projection because that is an insane thing to claim lol. 'Coded' lost all its meaning to a lot of people who really mean 'this is what I want their relationship to be'. In general I don't like to box relationships into certain labels (mother-son... really man...) because I feel like it can be pretty restrictive to how you approach nuance like how do you look at Trey and Riddle and go oh their relationship is the epitome of nuclear family dynamics, actually.

#i also dont like using family labels on characters in general especially parent like ones for certain dynamics bc man these are all teens #yeah man trey gets called a parent figure in hearts a lot but those are within his own peers #i think its odd for fans to roll along with it in their analysis especially with RIDDLE since they are close and age and have a relationshi #that has existed for so long that MINISCULE age gap is essentially meaningless anyways #THEY DONT EVEN have a maturity gap they both handle their emotions poorly in different ways #and riddle being more explosive about it doesnt make him less mature than trey #man #ok sorry i dont turn this into an essay but if i dont stop myself now i will #i do block all these people bc i am mature enough to curate my space #but also liiiiiiiiike it is a bit discouraging to see people rag on smth u love #rant over lololol

[hella1975]

you cant make edits to vampire empire by big thief bc the moment i hear that song i have to start singing it dancing to it acting it out throwing up clawing the walls etc. could be the best edit in the world sorry bossman im not watching that shit. im busy

#YOU TURN ME INSIDE OUT AND THEN YOU WANT THE OUTSIDE IN YOU SPIN ME ALL AROUND AND THEN YOU ASK ME NOT TO SPIN #everyone on tiktok are soooooo annoying about this song (unsurprising) #basically a summary of the 'drama' in regards to this song: big thief released it as a snippet MONTHS ago #and the snippet sounded very jaded and heartbroken and CRUCIALLY it had the lyric 'i walked into your dagger for the last time in a row' #to then be followed by the lyric 'it's like trying to start a fire with matches in the snow' #and everyone was OBSESSED with it i was obsessed with it everyone was so buzzed about the release #and then MONTHS later like truly a taking the piss amount of time later they finally released the song... different to the teaser #like they changed the WAY it was sung to sound more angry and like a scorned lover and they also straight up changed the lyrics #in certain parts like it's now 'i walked into your dagger for the last time / it's like trying to start a fire with matches in the snow' #and everyone was like??? that sounds jumpy anyway but now we all know the old lyrics it sounds SO odd to get rid of 'in a row' like that #like what was the need??? and i backed all of that bc it was frustrating and more than anything it was just really odd and unnecessary #but oh my god tiktok fucking CRUCIFIED the song for it. imo both versions of the song are great on their own #i actually prefer the angrier sound of the official release as well as preferring the original lyrics #but ive seen multiple tiktoks made where people are like THIS IS THE WORST SONG EVER HOW COULD THEY DO THIS?!?!?! #and it's like. you guys truly cannot have a middling opinion about anything. it HAS to be some sort of extreme #declan mckenna's bridge for british bombs was actually a tiktok prediction. if it's not a fucking outrage... #anyway i started ranting but this is still one of THEE songs of the summer for me and you should all listen to it asap #song rec

[pinktinselmonstrosity]

i do see a lot of interesting takes on here about other social media which i feel are heavily influenced by the fact that lots of people on this website maybe don't have many friends

#if ur perception of instagram is just 'influencers' and 'content creators' then i'm sorry for you #obviously i'm not saying it's without problems but #using instagram as a way to stay in contact with and keep up with your friends is really no different from doing that on tumblr #and if u think it is then either you don't use ig at all or you just don't have any friends on there #there's this odd sense of superiority these kinds of posts often espouse #that the poster is better than people who use social media (apart from tumblr which we all know has no problems whatsover...) #i feel like a major part of any social media is curating your own experience #and people know how to do that on tumblr (which why i'm usually blissfully unaware of insane discourse happening elsewhere on this site) #but for some reason think they don't have to do that on other social media sites and then complain about their experiences there? #if you don't want to see posts from influencers on ig then........ don't follow influencers? #just follow your friends and only let your friends follow you and post whatever you want #ik this is coming across as mean and i'm obviously not saying that you *have* to use ig or that you should #but to post unironically and uncritically about how *everyone* on *every* social media other than tumblr #is a clout-chasing ungenuine idiot who lives only to follow trends create content and lie about their life online #is being completely ignorant about the way most people use other social media sites - as. you know. SOCIAL media #which there is nothing wrong with #anyway i basically just saw a post abt this that pissed me off sorry for the rant lmao #but i do have a lot of thoughts abt this topic and about the good uses of social media in society in general #🧃

[spacefoxy]

#allow me to tag rant a bit #I don't think many people understand when I say - it's making me so unbelievably happy when there's footage where I can ACTUALLY SEE HIM #like I can see him clear enough that I can imagine what he'd look like if he was in the room with me. #a lot of the 80s footage is a blurry mess and I feel like I don't get to see what he really looked like very often #so I feel like my general idea of him is an approximation sometimes #like he's not real - instead some blurry character from time past #but seeing him so clearly - it makes him real #it's such a pleasure to actually truly see him #it's something you guys might find odd for me to say #anyway #that's all #eric carr #my gif

[demonic-shadowlucifer]

saw this and ykw i'm just gonna say it because shit like this pisses me off so fucking much. I don't care how good your opinion is. Hell, it doesn't even matter if I agree with your opinion. If you think doxxing, death threats, and assaulting others is okay in ANY context, your opinion doesn't matter anymore. You've already lost the argument. This shit is not okay. Period. No, I don't care if the person you're doxxing is an asshole or even a literal transphobe. There is zero excuse to be doxxing and threatening others. ZERO.

#not showing their username because i have no clue how old this person is and i'd rather not risk having folks harass a possible minor #(besides odds are you'll find it yourself anyway) #either way if you think doxxing people is okay in ANY context block me right the fuck now #you genuinely disgust me as a person #it's not “morally correct” to doxx transphobes #in fact that just makes you look like an asshole #rant #discourse #<-should i even call it that at this rate? this is just common sense (which nobody on this site has apparently) #internet problems #no id #caps tw #doxxing #violence tw #seriously shame on you if you think like this

[merriclo]

went to see the barbie movie a few days ago and hm. weird

#spoilers for the tags and also a slight little rant #for a movie all about girls and woman it sure was all about men #and made a pregnant woman the butt of the joke just bc she was pregnant #and there’s a whole segment at the beginning where a barbie is all ‘my emotions make me stronger =)’ and then later barbie just gives up #and sobs on the ground #a character calls barbie ‘white savior barbie’ after she did literally nothing to be called a white savior #and later that same character goes ‘that’s cultural appropriation’ when her DAD tries to learn spanish bc her MOTHER SPEAKS SPANISH. #their whole patriarchy plot was weird and dumb and preachy and poorly executed #and overall he plot was just.. messy ig?? idk it was a weird experience #it also felt like mattel giving themselves a pat on the back for diversity that they (to my knowledge) do not have #and everything with the kens was odd and weird and unnecessary #it was so preachy and then it turned around and did the exact opposite thing #i thought this movie was going to be about how barbie is an intergenerational experience for so many woman #and that she brings together so many woman no matter their differences #and it was almost that. esp at the beginning #and then it turned into a weird hypocritical messy story that really had no memorable message or theme #and bro ken was so badly written. everything was badly written but especially ken. #anyways there was a wonderful scene where barbie told an old lady that she was beautiful and she replied with ‘i know’ #which would be lovely if the main reason Barbie was on her quest wasn’t because she was getting cellulite and on the path to becoming ‘ugly’ #uhhhshfjks yeah bad movie. lots of weird messy things. #this is more than a slight little rant oopsies #my bad i’m opinionated #this isn’t even the half of it too lmao #negativity #rant #ranting #allan and weird barbie were great tho #and the acting costumes set effects cinematography etc. were outstanding #it’s just the writing that was Fucked #there were absolutely good things but so much of it was just. hm. idk i can’t rlly explain in just he tumblr tags that well lmaoo