#but. anyway

[parkitaco]

three cheers for music

#so sorry for the quality the voice memo app is not a fan of guitar apparently #but. anyway #i also. have only been playing guitar for two months so ignore that too. literally never even watched a yt video on how to play #just fully winging it out here #lmk if i should post the lyrics but otherwise. here u go #half of this was a failed romance rant and the other half is just me having an Eldest Daughter Moment (tm). can u tell #parker's music

[askaniritual]

i’m also working on a karkat playlist. the vision for that is a lil diff tho

#realizing that anybody could click on my spot of fy and immediately see that this is the case #but. anyway #i’m still at work and i very much want to turn to slime and get washed away #run away to the woods.. #allegory of the hive

[voiddemiurge]

been screaming

#MY GOD. so the voice actor of luke is. lolllllllllllllllllll. hes. lolllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll. fine. #BUT. ANYWAY #I LOVE LUKE SOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH MOGMHMYGIOD IM SOO MAD SF6 ISNT RLLY POPULAR. #PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEPLEASEPEALDSEPLASPLEKAPELASE

[shirkers2018dirsanditan]

The release of films like The Woman King and Black Panther creates a strange kind of pressure for black writers, journalists, and critics who are often, if not only, called on to make sense of these cultural productions for a mostly white liberal readership. Seizing on the opportunity to have their work widely read, especially in a legacy publication, there’s a forensic tone to these reviews, which either place political responsibilities on glossy Hollywood productions, or confuse uplifting displays of representation for resistance art. Nonetheless, a part of me was curious about the kind of film The Woman King could have been if it refrained from taking liberties with the Agojie’s role in the slave trade. The excesses of identity politics have nurtured a self-regarding approach towards the unsavory legacies of people who look like us, compelling us to affix them with identities and beliefs that mirror our own. But even if we weren’t so egotistical, I’m not convinced we’d find it unchallenging to come to terms with the actions of our forebears. Sometimes the truth is too painful, even for those of us who search for it. If I didn’t feel obliged to anticipate and counter the racist arguments from slavery and colonialism apologists, I can’t say for sure whether I could’ve handled watching the real actions of the Agojie onscreen.

Several years ago, the American writer and free speech absolutist Thomas Chatterton Williams wrote a surprisingly thoughtful essay in n+1, where he described feeling an “ancestral ache” when confronted with “Sambo-like dolls and figurines” in the homes of his friends in Paris. Chatterton Williams’ idea of an inherited agony might account for why representing the trans-Atlantic slave trade and colonialism touches on a raw nerve for many. It might also explain the creative distortions in The Woman King, which I’m still not convinced were entirely necessary. However, the film has made me reflect on the censorious attitudes emerging from the “trauma porn” discourse, in which people have called for fewer to no films on some of black history’s harrowing legacies.

Although I oppose the idea of ignoring films that tackle uncomfortable subject matter, I also know this viewing experience is not easy. Perhaps we need to concede that while films like The Woman King can offer us a small glimpse into the past, they cannot give us the full story.

emphasis mine

#i've made my opinions on the woman king and the backlash clear so i won't rehash them #and obviously as someone with a background in history and historiography i don't necessarily agree with parts of this review #but this is a great review that makes great points #all around #but also to mention that the film was written by two white americans which got lost in the backlash that just fueled the typical xenophobia #and parroted anti-african imperialist propaganda #which this article also propagates #but. anyway #i appreciate when critics can be self critical lol

[morgenlich]

also re the girlbossification of historical figures bc i keep seeing bits of discourse about hotd having incest in it, i do wonder how many people know that cleopatra vii married not one but two of her brothers. like she wasn’t just a descendant of one of the most incestuous family lineages of all time she was in fact an active participant in it

#i mean she certainly seemed more interested in her two roman guys lmao #though how much out of actual love or whatever we’ll never know and it’s not imo super relevant #but. anyway

[ace-of-clubs-and-diamonds]

15, 25, and 26 for the fic writing asks ☺️

15. What's your favourite plotless fic you have written?

My fluffy(ish) Freddy x Reader fic, Warmth. Pure self-indulgence babyyyyyy

25. Is writing the whole thing beforehand better or worse than writing it as you go?

I can only assume this is in reference to multi-chapter fics. In which case I’d say writing it as I go is better. Because if I were to do the other, you’d probably never get to see Waking Nightmares 😂

26. What would you describe as OOC?

Oh this is an interesting question! I’d define OOC as an action or behavior that cannot be plausibly justified within the context of the story. I feel like a lot of people define OOC as anything that seems contrary to established canon. And while I don’t exactly disagree with that, I feel like there’s a bit more nuance. A lot of fascinating stories, fics, and plot points can come from a character acting in a way that seems contrary to their norm (e.g., a remorseless killer showing softness towards someone). But the writer has to come up with a plausible explanation as to why they’re acting this way. If there’s no reason, no logic, no motivation behind the contrary thing and it’s just how the character is now, then yeah, in my opinion, that is OOC. But if you can justify it within the story being told, then that’s generally fine I think.

Does that make sense? Maybe I just described OOC in a whole bunch of unnecessary words 🤔

#i could go even more into the whole idea of ooc-ness #because i feel like it's a word SOME PEOPLE like to throw around to shame others about the fic they write #but. anyway #ace rambles #ask game #friend montana <3

[subwaybrothers]

everyone who complains about being called volo’s favourite customer despite never buying anything from them obviously has never felt the huge glee of being considered someone’s favourite little pogchamp

#[ALL ABOARD] #^ mostly a joke but YES i do in fact love being called their favourite and YES its because i fall under the hc of player being in a younger #sibling relationship w them and who DOESNT call their sibling something entirely untrue but still affectionate to show. affection #hm. ok so i actually started typing the post before i wrote little pogchamp and now it has turned from a mostly joke 2 a 100% joke #but. anyway

[tariah23]

Oh…. Well, it’s over for Crunchyroll I guess

#Crunchyroll #piracy #funimation #money hungry ass streaming service #rambling #I’ve never paid for a streaming service in my life thank god #I appreciated using others accounts but I personally cannot see myself paying this much for a service if I had the funds 😭! #get back to pirating kings!!! #anime has always been one of the easiest forms of media to pirate anyway so y’all got this #CR is definitely not worth paying for though #CR is certainly not worth paying this much for even if it’s a yearly one time fee #capitalism #the fact that CR has always had pretty bad quality as a streaming service anyway #it buffers every time you pause or rewind anything

[aaronstveit]

"if i was orpheus i would simply not turn around" yes you would. if you were orpheus and you loved eurydice, you would. to love someone is to turn around. to love someone is to look at them. whichever version of the myth — he hears her stumble, he can't hear her at all, he thinks he's been tricked — he turns around because he loves her. that's why it's a tragedy. because he loves her enough to save her. because he loves her so much he can't save her. because he will always, always turn around. "if i was orpheus i would simply —" you wouldn't be orpheus. you wouldn't be brave enough to walk into the underworld and save the person you love. be serious

#'if i was orpheus i would simply' shut the fuck up #anyway #personal post #hit post

[vamprisms]

adhd will have you fighting for your life to do beloved hobbies that bring you nothing but joy

#it's the guilt of not having done 4 million things you need to do first yet. which you dont do anyway

[fattylime]

a study i did because i realized idk how to draw environments at all LMAO

a few people have asked, so this is a now a print <3

#was gonna fill the space a lot more #but i got laaazy #i was fighting trying to make that brush in perspective #anyways impressionism is my friend #illustration #fattylime #digital art #digital illustration #art study #lime made art

[james-p-sullivan]

the older i get and the closer i am to reaching 30, the more the people around me try to deny me my age. it’s a constant ‘oh you’re just turning 29 again teehee 🤭’ or ‘dont tell your SO that, he’ll leave you for a younger model 😉’ and i just???? hate it?????????

i spent my entire teenaged years fighting for my life. i crawled through the deepest pits of my depression to cling to the promise of a life beyond that pain. i was so convinced that i was going to die young, that i would never see the grace of my age starting with a 2, let alone 3.

so im going to turn 30, and there’s not a damn thing anyone can do to stop me from loving it.

#anyway it’s still a couple years away #but man im so fucking excited for my 30s!!!!!!!!! #i made it!!! #i survived!!! #so many people never got the opportunity to be 30 #im gonna enjoy every fucking second of it! #sulley speaks #sorry my coworker said something really rude to me lol #it struck a nerve

[riacte]

not romantic not platonic but a secret third thing [what would happen between earth and the moon if the earth stopped spinning as illustrated by xkcd randall munroe]

#'your moon is here' things that make me explode like a supernova #UGHHHHHHH what if i was perpetually in your orbit. influencing the tides. protecting you from asteroids. and slowly drifting further away. #then you stopped moving and i was only pulse to your dead heart. orbiting you. right where ive been left. and so you started turning again. #ria.txt #personal #space opera au #(<- not about what you think is about) #hiiii this is gaining traction so glad we're all going insane :D your moon is here is SO fucked up. so good. #xkcd #randall munroe #space #moon #anyways xkcd comics are so good. entertaining witty and informative. check em out!

[isawiitch]

ok NOW we can all freak out marvel vfx workers voted to unionize thank god

article here

#union #! #anyway. #do i dare tag #marvel #still have to wait for marvel/disney to legally recognize and accept/negotiate with them but... good.

[carouselcometh]

Devastating! Art museum gift shop doesn’t sell prints of specific and unpopular painting that struck a cord with you!

#Anyways :) I had a good day guess what popular painting I love that I saw and guess what I saw a new painting I really liked today :)

[zmpl]

also what is with people tossing out support for nonbinary people when the nonbinary person is a celebrity. as soon as demi lovato changed their pronouns from they/them to they/she everyone, including supposed allies of the community, IMMEDIATELY dropped the “they” part of “they/she” and started referring to them as a woman again. then when “unholy” by sam smith and kim petras won a grammy people talked about how kim petras (just her) made trans history by being the first trans person to win a grammy. and yes this is something to be celebrated, but is sam smith not also trans by virtue of being nonbinary? did they not also make history? or do you not see them as nonbinary because they’re amab and not feminine enough to cross the man threshold for you? and yes nonbinary celebrities are not going to see you referring to them as if they were cis but your trans acquaintances sure as fuck are

#anyway. many such cases