#forget media literacy

[theothermaidoftarth]

Baela and the Myth of the Child Fighting Pits

Not sure why I keep seeing from green-leaning accounts that in Fire and Blood, Baela visited the child fighting pits. But this is what F&B says about Baela post-Dance:

Nothing about child fighting pits. In fact this is what shows up when I search ‘pits’ in Fire and Blood:

The definition of a rat pit according to awoiaf:

Not the best of places, I’m not going to defend it but there’s nothing about children there (also lower down it’s stated Mushroom said these are the places Aegon II would frequent, which the show turned into child fighting pits).

Also saw it said on here that Baela celebrated Jaehaerys’ murder… Her reaction was not recorded.

Baela is many things and she is not perfect but what I’m seeing is just not accurate. And that’s not even getting into what I’ve seen on Reddit where they say she wasn’t faithful to Jace before his death and was kissing squires while he was in Winterfell. (Narrator: she wasn’t.)

#Fire and Blood #baela targaryen #forget media literacy #actual literacy seems to be dead #though I lean green in some ways this is why I’m not really into the whole ‘team’ thing #except ‘team chaos’ tbh #hotd #kinda #since one account which espoused what’s said above also said Baela’s a bully in the show #Were we watching the same show #Guess they’re talking about the fight with Aemond and I like Aemond but all the kids were in the wrong there #the girls less than the boys since they were grieving #dealing with a deadbeat dad who barely acknowledged their existence the whole time they were there #and they also hardly knew anything about the bullying and taunts Aemond had faced growing up #all the kids were in the wrong but I could see why they all did what they did and how it escalated #the blame should be on the adults above anyone #the fight between the children was a microcosm and consequence of the animosity between their parents #I also think it’s interesting the amount of parallels between Viserra and Baela #Not just the pits but the drunken rides through King’s Landing and betrothals arranged btwn them and men old enough to be their grandfather #I don’t think we’re supposed to take Baela’s actions post dance wholly as a leisure jaunt #They’re also rooted in trauma from most of her family being dead in a bloody and brutal civil war

[mcybree]

last night was craaaaaazy (< said like I got drunk at a bar and didn’t just get so mad about scott and pearl I stayed up until 5 am reevaluating my DL notes and recontextualizing the series in my head)

#textual analysis of the stupidest piece of media on earth hangover. i forget im not 14 anymore I am built for nap time #in related news I think I need to apologize to DL pearl personally. my media literacy it failed her it did #might write up an actual post maybe when im sure I wont bite something about it #because I forgot that like. scott being mostly in the wrong in that situation is kind of a hot take #bree barks so fucking loud

[bestactorinamusical1993]

i’m gonna sound like a grandpa but i genuinely think modern day action/superhero movies are making people stupider bc why the hell are so many bitches saying they didn’t understand how gordy tied in to the rest of nope. like come on. girl. can you think about the themes instead of the plot for ONE SECOND i promise it’s not even that complicated guys

#seriously ruining media literacy. bc it's all procedural 'this happened and then this happened' #so now people are forgetting how to process non linear and/or otherwise unconventional storytelling and thematic storytelling #messed up!! #nope 2022 #nope (2022) #nope movie

[spideybonez]

i think that you can(and should) enjoy hoffman as a character and also acknowledge that he is an inherently horrible person who has done very bad things. those two things can coexist btw

#i think some people forget that he is literally social commentary on corrupt cops which is an aspect of his character that is so interestin #but idk some hoffman fans act like he's some sweet angel who's only crime was the whole. yk. murder thing #when it was not #he is not a good person! don't treat him like he is! #i should also make it very clear: i Love hoffman #he's one of my favourite saw characters #i love him to bits #does that mean that i think he is a good person or that some of his actions were justified? ABSOLUTELY NOT! #erm anyways ignore me rambling #just once again getting annoyed at ppl on tiktok having zero media literacy skills #saw #saw franchise #mark hoffman #si yaps

[wakeupthemembersofbylernation]

It’s wild how so many people are fundamentally incapable of recognizing queer characters unless they explicitly say the words, “I’m gay” on screen

#like season 1 and 2? sure maybe you can overlook Will’s queercoding and believe it’s just a result of the bully’s homophobia #season 3 is a huge stretch but it’s hypothetically possible to believe will is just a late-bloomer or asexual #but how on earth do you watch season 4 and still genuinely have no idea will is gay? #and this is not a rare occurrence #it’s astonishing how many people you have to literally explain the van scene to cause Will’s sexuality never crossed their mind #you didn’t see him staring longingly at his best friend the entire season? #some people’s minds are so aggressively heteronormative that they assumed will had a crush on el #and even after noah has explained that will is gay 50 million times #people still are confused and think it came out of nowhere or they quickly forget #somewhere there’s a fan who doesn’t keep up with stranger things news and doesn’t really use social media #a fan who is the exact opposite of chronically online #who hasn’t heard about NOAH coming out let alone Will’s sexuality #who will walk into season 5 and be utterly flabbergasted when Will comes out as gay (let alone when Byler happens) #and they’ll say that Will being gay is a huge plot twist they never saw coming #and they’ll be 100% sincere #and that’s truly baffling to me #do people think shows just randomly include melodramatic rain fights where ‘it’s not my fault you don’t like girls’ is said for no reason? #do people think the show went out of its way to show wills rejecting the attractive girl in his class cause they were in a silly goofy mood? #I genuinely wanna know what goes on through people’s heads when they have no gaydar or media literacy #even today there are people who still think romantic stobin should happen and think that Robin isn’t really a lesbian #will byers #byler

[suwunnysideup]

anyways, if the reblogs and tags didn’t clarify enough: this blog is fucking NOT a welcome space for billy stans.

he’s a fucking racist and abusive asshole of a man. yes he was abused, but that gives us the reason for his actions, it does not fucking excuse it. y’all do triple backflips through flaming hoops to defend this man while demonizing female characters (mainly nancy) for literally being teenagers. nancy called a relationship bullshit bc she was drunk and in agony over losing a friend and having everyone act like it never happened. she pointed a gun at steve to scare him off because a fucking demogorgon was coming and he didn’t know. she takes up arms to defend the kids from so many different threats while also dealing with her own fucking issues. billy threw lucas against a wall and threatened to break him just bc he was black and hanging around max. yes, he definitely could’ve used a support system like jonathan had, but he never fucking tried to make one. he and max could’ve tried to bond together under the abuse of neil. he could’ve talked to somebody - anybody - but he chose not to and instead lash out and take his rage out on anyone and everyone. did the narrative treat him weirdly? yes, i think so. but that doesn’t make him into this uwu soft boy y’all want him to be so desperately. like, this is the man who wanted to beat on kids and literally tried to bash steve’s face in with his fists. he intimidates and pushes around anyone he can, namely max and lucas. the duffer brothers and caleb confirmed his actions were racially motivated towards lucas. i’m not saying he deserved to die, nor am i ignoring the obvious trauma he went through, but i’m not using it to justify his actions and make excuses for his shitty behavior.

idc how y’all headcanon him but it’s fucking weird how much y’all wanna change about him to make him into ur sad boy of the month. anyways, rant fucking over with.

#sunny speaks #stranger things #anti billy hargrove #anti billy stans #billy hargrove #nancy wheeler #max mayfield #lucas sinclair #argue with the wall idc. #y’all r weird trying to make nancy into this ableist abuser when billy is literally right fucking there #high chance that if u come in my inbox i won’t answer bc y���all r so tiring sometimes #yes admittedly nancy calling steve bullshit hurt him but he was also!! not a great boyfriend!! #he wanted her to ignore and forget all her trauma to be normal teenagers and that’s a shitty thing to ask! #and with robin she was tired and just saw her friend be brutally killed while she couldn’t help (again) #and had to be paired off with someone who seemingly also didn’t believe her (again) #so ofc she’s gonna be short with robin. but it wasn’t bc she’s a fucking ableist #media literacy we’ve failed you #discourse

[dashiellqvverty]

ive only ever seen like 2 or 3 james somerton videos max and i forget what the first one or two i watched even were (something to do with disney i think?? but not the evil queens one im almost certain) but i have hated him ever since i watched the attack on titan video and he said something along the lines of "yeah this isnt an ALLEGORY bc the ghettos in the show arent literally identical to actual historical ghettos" and i was like what do you think an allegory IS

#its been a long time since i watched it bc it made me mad #im always curious to read and watch stuff about attack on titan bc i never watched it (i quit partway through s1 way back in 2013) #and i dont ever intend to watch it #but i want to hear multiple takes on it from ppl who HAVE seen it so i dont just take ppl saying its bad at face value #and i was intrigued by this one bc it mentioned media literacy in the title and i was like ah #perhaps this will be about how ppl defending it because the fascists are the bad guys is shortsighted actually and theres more too it than #that* #or at least generally might give more insight into the show #it did not. and if anyone lacked media literacy it was him #i forget exactly what was said but 'its not an allegory bc its not a literal representation' was essentially his conclusion #and that does not seem to be something pulled from any of the plagiarized articles #it looks more like hes taking the articles calling things allegorical and then saying 'well umm heres my original bit' #but maybe i missed something. im not willing to watch the video again. or the current version of it. to find out #ANYWAY #having a great time w the hbomb video but wouldve been super curious to see him dive more into that one specifically #bc i have a personal vendetta about it #r.txt

[mzz1998]

my head hurts so bad from crying quite literally the whole episode…………

but I have so much thoughts on this show.

the emotional rollercoaster it has provided for weeks now? The characters so rich in depth it challenged my media analysis skills; reading so much well-curated thoughts and theories from viewers on here and twitter (and sometimes reddit).

I don’t think ive ever felt so heartbroken about a show’s (limited series at that) finale before 😭

#fellow travelers #I…. #maybe it’s cause I’m on my period but #I’m so emo rn #I’ll never forget this show and the impact it had on me #on my writing #on my media literacy shjsh #and just knowledge #ughhh 💔

[princessamericachavez]

Not that I’m defending Tim but refusing to pull a CI out of a situation sooner because it was better for Lucy’s mission/career is wayyyy less questionable than literally anything he ever did for Isobel.

All I’m saying is we’ve known how the man’s priorities work since ep1 and it’s a contradiction deeply rooted in his characterization.

Why are so many ppl in fandom acting all surprised or sanctimonious about it? WE KNEW.

#chenford #tim bradford #Lucy Chen #the rookie #Sofia’s nonsense #THE MEDIA LITERACY #PLS #I know it’s been a while since s1 but it’s always been there #y’all just forget because we love him #he’s always had a grey moral zone when it comes to the people he loves #he did threaten to ‘pull a man inside out’ to rescue Lucy once #and they had that whole black ops thing #I AM JUST SAYING

[spacedlexi]

being forced to follow fandom tags for a crumb of content instead i am being shown some of the worst takes imaginable

#bad media literacy and swaths of 'x reader' fics #i am so strong for this #it speaks #or cant forget 'hey has anyone ever said [insert take people have been having for years]?' #occasional good post i do it all for you #the amount of blogs i have muted.......... #me every time i see a notification like 😑🤞 #yeah people can have their opinions do what they want blah blah that doesnt mean i wont laugh

[inkykeiji]

abt the media literacy topic, people who dont have their first language as english didnt know abt the word + the fact that the way that some subtitles mistakingly made it seem like a name of some sort. treating it like common knowledge and being condescending abt it is kinda ehhhh

this is a fair point and you’re right! that possibility crossed my mind as well, just like people genuinely not knowing what the word altruist meant or that it exists as a term at all. i didn’t know about the subtitles issue, so thanks for bringing that up! i do still believe the lack of media literacy in general, across everything (not just hazbin hotel or specific instances but as a whole, in north america in particular), is a concerning issue, but that obviously doesn’t apply to people genuinely mistaking an english word due to english not being their first language or the subtitles being misleading. i apologize for not making that clear in my response to that anon.

and when i say concerning, i want you to know that i mean it in a genuine, sincere way. being able to analyze and interpret media and art that is intended for adults (which often involves nuance and subtext) is a really important skill and something that i personally believe makes consuming and engaging with said piece of media fun and fulfilling. maybe not everyone feels the same way, and that’s totally alright; we can agree to disagree, absolutely. but these are skills i believe everyone should be taught, allowed to sharpen, and have access to, especially if you’re going to be interacting with adult media/art (this goes way beyond hh, i’m specifically thinking of literature and banned books here). i also know that there is a legitimate concern regarding the declining quality of education, especially for high school students, in north america (i’m in canada, but i know it’s even worse in the states, given the pockets of poverty etc). and that really worries and upsets me, because it’s completely unfair, and it’s fucking scary, how little people seem to give a shit about the education of the next generation.

i’m extremely passionate about this subject, and if i had the resources and qualifications, i’d absolutely set up a free media literacy course (or courses!) for anyone interested in taking it. who knows, maybe one day i will be able to do something like that—that would be really cool.

#hopefully this makes sense! #it's a messy and complex issue for sure #but yes you're absolutely right #i just wanted to make it clear that when i talk about media literacy i'm not doing it to sound holier-than-thou or make myself feel more #intelligent. it is a legitimate issue and it's being documented as we speak and it is SCARY to me #if it isn't scary or concerning to you that's completely okay #but these are my thoughts and feelings on the issue #hope ur having a good weekend anon! #keep safe out there n don't forget to hydrate! #inky.bb #clari gets mail

[skellizo]

Also a very big thank you for making this community what it was also to the Fan Theorists and the people archiving VODs and saving them from becoming lost forever

Without you all the Fandom would have just been incomplete ;) and even though we may not have always agreed on every theory and sadly we did loose some VODs to time, y‘all were fucking amazing and I admire y’all o7

#dream smp #dsmp #there were some horrible horrible things said starting exile arc but you know what for a good 10 minutes I will forget about it #but don‘t think I forgot about all that shit #media literacy was at a good 0 at some point ngl

[jthepearlord]

On a lukewarm take.

I'll tell you right now, most adult mainstream media is not more "subtle" in is subtext than children's mainstream media.

Why is that? Children's entertainment can't get away with a lot of literal imagery.

Like queer rep, ND rep, and or most political issues.

So it requires the use of symbolism and subtext to get through it to it's audience with enough deniability to not upset the status quo.

Symbolism I've found to be much more powerful in a lot of all ages media than in adult and YA entertainment.

That is to say, all media should be consumed with our own biases in mind.

Instead of saying, X was bad and irredimible, people should be asking themselves, "why does this character make me FEEL this way about them, how much of that is intentional and how much of it is my own interpretation, why Y character forgave them so easily, what reasons do they have".

I consume all sorts of media, and most adult media I enjoy is adult media produced by artists mostly known for children's entertainment, they more often understand nuance and earnestness that a lot of newer adult guested media does not.

Do you think kid shows are black and white? Boy, I have bad news about cop thrillers.

I jest tho it's easier to extrapolate character from simplicity and earnestness than from media that is constantly embarrassed of being "too weird and unserious".

Some people consume only adult media, (not cartoon adult media like, just in general mainstream media) and have the media literacy of a fish.

I do think is important to watch everything you find mildly interesting, wether or not it's withing your preferred générés, demographics, and styles.

But I find it iffy to imply that all ages media is mostly not nuanced, because "they have to appeal to children black and white mentality" when that's just a big misconception.

Any weird vibes check my tags

#Not art #But about art #I vague post about posts that I don't feel is worth reblogging or answering to because in essence they are not saying anything wrong but #I got two cents to spare #Media literacy is not an either or #And please enjoy as much art as you can #Make your pallet varied an diverse #Also the fact that art can be interpretative means that #Even obvious plots and tropes can be deconstructed into something new by the viewer #One of my fav examples is always Leo's 2003 PTSD #It's quite chicle yeah #But not only for the time the visual metáfora of a crack on his shel #His protective bit #And on his back #As is not easily visible by the viewer and other characters makes it easy to forget about #Almost invisible #Until something reminds you it's there #It's surprisingly subtle #Now was this on purpose? Can't say! Maybe #I don't wanna take away from how skilled the writers are #But there a high chance it was not intentional #And yet here I am fascinated by it decades later regardless of the intent #it becomes its own thing that can be interpreted as deeply or shallowly as the viewer wants #Visual metaphor is animation strongest suit if you know where to look #No beef #just words #And I love thinking critically about all art #Maybe delete later if peeps get weird

[nomaishuttle]

u guys cant judge me for anything i say after the first two sentences of this post are we clear. ok good. So ive been watching spn famously and there was one episode where theyre like you know. doing spn things.but supermassive black hole came on in the background and me and hal (im watching with hal obv) both shot up it was awesome

#it was super mega in the backgrojnd like as in it was playing in another room behind the dialogue. but i heard it and.got excited #bc its been stuck in my head for weeks #tisbe dont look #also im rly rly rly sry to say but i do think it had potential I HAVENT GOTTEN THAT FAR were watching the s2 finale today and ik the show #gets wayyy worse.. but like. i hate to say it some of the jokes do kinda land and the ones that dont are Rly fun to make fun of #there are some parts where im like. Oh dear god uts 2005 and your audience is 30 year old white dads whos only personality trait #is that they think theyd be able to survive a zombie apocalypse #and like there genuinely some gross shit in there . like badddd. but i like watching it and being able to turn to hal and were both like #Yeah that was bad. hashrag media literacy and stuff of that nature #abd then i theow my media literacy out the wjndow for asecond to think abt my spn rewrite thta isnt real and that would never happen but it #isss sort of slay i could fix her (the entire show) #ok sry. i dont post abt it bc well i dont post abt anything fandom or media related rly unless im lbing. but its a bit funny.... im like #simultaneously excited and scared to see how downhill the show goes #excited bc ik its gonna be rly funny in like A mocking it way but sad bc ik th show just like. forgets every interesting thing that it had #going for it.. #i will say watchnng it is like a rollercoaster bc first of all istg it alternates between good episodes and bad episodes frequently #and second of all WITHIN the episode itll be like okay? good good borjng bad bad good Thats Racist. boring cliche Good Good okay whatever #interesting character motivation that they shit on Oh i love that song :] the end. #and rhen add in 50000 homophobic jokes #ALSO IM RLY SRY TO SAY IT BUT I HAVE LAUGHED AT THE HOMOPHOBIC JOKES IM RLY SRY. THEYRE AWFUL LIKE GENUINELY #BUT THEYRE SO OUT OF POCKER SOMETIMES .. theyve had lke 3 seperate hotel front desk ppl go Oh fags? you need a fag bed for gay people? #fslur #sorry. its a little funny to me in like Wow thats rly homophobic. yk. its complicated ok. im allowed to say this I legit grew up gay in ky #anywyas NOW rhats all. sry i always ramble.i prommy i wont be posting abt it that much ^-^ i should make a liveblogging blog though maybe.. #not just for spn but just bc my lbs ALWAYS flood da dash... much 2 think abt

[mobiues]

meta rant:  deconstructing the angelic trope feat. the themes of the show.

i’m so, so tired of fandom mischaracterising mobius and, in return, his connection to loki. the whole “MoBiUs MaDe LoKi BeTtEr” and “lOkI iS gOoD bEcAuSe MoBiUs BeLiEvEd In ThEm / mObIuS iS GoOd, AnD tHeReFoRe iNfLuEnCeS tHeM” is so distasteful. the whole point of mobius’ speech — you can be whatever you want to be, even someone good — is literally about the freedom to simply be. that’s it. that’s the whole theme of the show, even if it was badly misinterpreted a few times along the way. 

the whole of loki’s arc, even in agent of asgards, was loki’s struggle to fight against their notorious pre-destined label but also realising they could never quite fit in with the hero archetype as well. it’s that constant struggle that the show is trying very hard to try and adapt along with the multiverse chaos. does it work? that’s a conversation for another time, but fact remains: loki is literally quite one of marvel and mcu’s most complex character because of this.

and having someone, STILL IN YEAR 2022, oversimplifying the theme of loki’s character genuinely hurts. and even more so, when that relates back to mobius, whom somehow is always “angelified” next to loki, it’s truly just a double whammy. mobius doesn’t want loki to be a hero. he just said it in conjunction that loki could be good if loki wanted to — because again, that’s the whole theme of the show: it’s the freedom to exist beyond what other people kept boxing you in as. it’s mobius genuinely wanting loki to have a presence beyond what was detected in the timeline, which generally categorised loki as a villain.

and mobius isn’t an angel, and i’m so tired of people thinking that he is! he’s not. yes, he can be kind and affectionate and he is inherently romantic to the people he’s attached to ( ravonna, loki etc ) but it is even canon in the show that he can and has done bad things ( “mobius isn’t so bad” “he isn’t so good either” / are we even gonna acknowledge what he did in episode 1? cause that was brutal ) he’s an incredibly flawed guy, and that’s why mobius and loki work as a dynamic. why it’s so popular.

neither of them expects the other to be anything except themselves. mobius holds no false illusion on what loki could be — either a villain or a hero — but simply has faith that loki can strive to achieve far beyond his usual ‘glorious purpose’. that’s all. he accepts loki as loki is, and if that means loki is as mischievous as they're considerate, or as conniving as they're intelligent, then so be it. 

it’s not about mobius fixing loki (and it’s interesting that ravonna even mentions, “i know you have a soft spot for broken things” when that, in and of itself, is an oversimplification of mobius’ fascination to loki, which almost uniquely reflects how ravonna and mobius may have had a rift of different point of view since the start — but i’ll get into ravonna and mobius, my beloved, on another day) and i wish fandom would stop categorising it as that. thanks.

please don’t reblog.

#one of my recent pet peeves that i discovered is when people have lack media literacy #because it's like people forget that each person they've met are inherently flawed in one way or another #and they're allowed to be #the world doesn't just revolve around ''good guy'' and ''bad guy'' #like... thats it. #l/oki doesn't have to be a hero and JUST a hero #he also doesnt have to be JUST a villain #thats why his point of view could've / should've been interesting #and m.obius doesn't HAVE to be this goody two shoe person that stands as l.oki's antithesis to be relevant #as the 2nd half of a dynamic #the WHOLE POINT OF THEM is that they don't demand the other to meet a certain expectation #m/obius and l/oki has allowed the other to simply BE #thats what makes them work #ok i'm done ranting now amsdsjdhsdfjsd #what fruits did u guys have today :) #gen: discussion.