#i have morals guys i swear

[spideralice]

um. revealing a bit of my Violence in a meme post but here's a warning anyway

are you a normal nonviolent person or was your guilty pleasure song murder by boyinaband before he got revealed to be a horrible person

(if you haven't heard that song don't listen to it it's just a song about murder with some (mildly?) graphic descriptions of violence + gore)

#my favorite verse was the second one #disclaimer i will not act upon any violent fantasies i may have #i have morals guys i swear #tw violence mention #spider alice rambles #tw murder mention

[zeb-z]

I dunno, and I haven't read the Ascendency novels to be clear, so I can’t speak of who he was before his exile - but maybe Thrawn accepting Grand Admiral for that shitshow on Batonn sealed his fate. Maybe he wasn't the one to pull the trigger, maybe he was appalled by the needless death - he still took the promotion, even if he didn't want it. The moment he took the rank plate was the moment the blood on his hands became insignificant in the grand scheme of things. The moment where all his intentions begin to be buried by his actions.

Everyone is all about how Thrawn isn't that bad of a guy - and honestly I do agree that his character is misunderstood more often than not - but he still did terrible things with the Empire. Turned a blind eye and condoned much more with silence.

Because the fall of Nightswan and Batonn may not have been his fault - but he accepted the stain when he took his promotion.

For all you try to keep things fair, it doesn't matter if you're working in a system that is instituted to be cruel. And while Thrawn had never claimed to be a good man, and had only joined ultimately for the protection of his own people, there's something to be said of this deterioration of morality. How he doesn't understand politics, but is still shaped by the dangerous and vindictive workings of Imperial political scene, forgoing honesty for station.

Pirates and smugglers turn to insurgents and rebels. Capture turns to execute. He kills to prove a point.

He develops for the worse. For all he shapes the Imperial Navy, it shapes him all the same. I dunno. Complex character and all o that. He’s no scum of the earth true evil, but he’s no shining star either.

#I have not watched rebels I have not read the ascendency novels yet I am in the middle of alliances right now #so bear with me. baby’s first analysis #*flips off sky* for Arihnda Pryce and her hand in all of this (who’s truly to blame for Batonn) #like listen. he’s a bad guy! but he’s not a bad guy #like yeah. my man is almost court martialed for when he saves innocents over imperial resources #but also he climbs the rank by doing good for the empire. like that’s a net negative #true he may hold loyalty to his people and not the empire. but it’s not about loyalty it’s about morality #you can commit treason to the empire and still not have been a good guy. yknow #i dunno. Thrawn is better than he could be but worse than apologists say I guess is the point. #and maybe there’s something to be said about how this happens once Eli Vanto leaves. his one true friend. i think that’s significant #I’m just thinking ok #like. a good imperial is still an imperial!!!! that’s all #ahsoka better do this motherfucker justice I swear to god #Thrawn #thrawn trilogy #grand admiral thrawn #Star Wars rebels #sw #Star Wars #z speaks

[navree]

feel like today’s trypod should firmly put to rest any “alex was a victim this whole time guys!” talking points and that their statement about being kind on the internet was exactly what it seemed like at face value but some of y’all dense af, so we’ll see (props to them tho for being deft in still pointing out that it doesn’t mean that she’s not still a human being who might be finding life hard to handle right now even tho she did something really bad, good on them for understanding nuance unlike half the people on the internet)

#personal #the try guys #it's actually quite a nuanced take #they're not mentioning her by name of course #but they are pretty clear with this 'actions have repercussions imagine if you made a mistake' language #that you know she did a fully informed and incredibly shitty thing #but also that the bombardment is a lot for anyone to handle #especially if it's about a time you as they said 'fucked up' #like i've never been on the 'let's make alex's life hell' train because who does that serve #i'll excoriate her for having shitty morals and being a fuckup of a person but like #you know good on them for pointing out that it's hard to have your mistakes blow up for the entire english speaking world #ok NOW i'm done with the try posting i swear to god i am #i know that's not what any of the followers are here for #(you're here for my rabbit holes into history that none of y'all give a shit about i know)

[crypticarchivist]

The largest obstacle to modern leftism in my country is that modern Socialists and Communists actively hate interacting with other people and refuse to compromise on anything to the point that they are not social and refuse to participate in a community.

Like some of y’all will preach radical acceptance and human rights but the second someone is marginally different you start talking like a cop

Hell I am guilty of that shit during my highschool years. But you fuckers need to learn how to talk to people like you don’t have a screen and two states between the two of you

#leftism #politics #lgbtq+ #tankies I’m talking to you #and antitheists #you too #people can have different beliefs opinions and methods than you and that doesn’t automatically disqualify them from being leftists #I swear every time somebody says to vote or mentions their church you guys go red in the face and get into a lecturing position #‘your worldview is wrong and needs to be immediately corrected’ type bullshit #not everyone needs to be a marxist or hate their pastor to be a good person #morality is more complex than that #activism #leftists need to stop attacking leftists

[themyscirah]

I think that comic creators should be forced to read the entirety of Ostrander & Yale's Suicide Squad run before they even THINK of using Amanda Waller in anything actually

#its like oh my god. read that book #i swear to god she is complex and has so much going on ans just like you NEED to read that book if you want the slightest CHANCE of doing #suicide squad justice #but then ofc ppl just care abt having a mean boss character they dont actually care about HER #i said comic creators bc its the writing and the art both #bc they dont do her character justice with the writing but then they also dont draw her anything like she looks like #like she is called 'the wall' for a reason guys she is NOT skinny as a twig like cmon #and shes not young either the woman is middle aged shes like 40s/50s #anyways. forcing ppl at gunpoint to read good suicide squad comics. instead of just slapping harley quinn on a team with some random #villains and calling it a day #also the suicide squad is supposed to be a MIX of heroes and villains!!! theres supposed to be varying moralities there! and waller isnt #evil guys istg- shes ambitious and kind of mean and p much ALWAYS stuck between a rock and a hard place but shes not evil!!!! #like cmon guys. its a book about heroes and villains on a team together doing off the books missions. its gonna have nuance esp in the #central kind of figure #godddddd ive been wanting to reread suicide squad SO bad these past 2 days #ever since plastique and waller showed up in nu52 jla im just like ahfiahdsuehdvdjc SUICIDE SQUAD #but i must stop myself. bc whenever i start reading multiple things at once THATS when shit hits the fan #and i go into a slump where i don't read comics for like 8 months and never finish the books im reading #so we're not going to do that but man am i tempted #maybe what i should do is watch the suicide squad movie. the james gunn one. maybe that would fix me actually #viola davis amanda waller goes sooooooo hard actually. casting choice of the century imo #and also they had rick flagg leading the team there which i respect. hes no ben turner but its something #especially since nu52 jla tried to turn steve trevor into a bargain bin rick flagg jr which was... certainly a choice #anyways <3333 #also rip my stats this is a loss for feminism geoff johns just knocked kim yale out of my no 5 comic author spot on the tracker app 😔😔😔 #im so sorry kim i didn’t mean to do you dirty like that ma'am #blah #suicide squad #dc comics #amanda waller

[romaritimeharbor]

guys i have no idea when this happened but i have like, multiple new genshin ocs bouncing around in my head

#✧— aphe's musings. #hestia is the name i've chosen for one! #she was la signora's personal assistant before she died and has since deserted the fatui. idk if i talked about her yet or not #the others are unnamed #i've got an expelled vahumana scholar. truth is they are just a silly little guy (gender neutral) who cannot be constrained + #+ they were never going to hurt anyone!!!! they just got a little carried away bro they SWEAR on it!!!!! it was an accident they + #+ really didn't mean to commit like. all of the sins :( they didn't mean it :( (they did mean it. btw. yeah) #(^ they *genuinely* are just a little silly and they happen to have a very strong moral compass. they were *never* going to hurt anyone.) #i have like 5 million fatui ocs HAHA #anyways :) another fatui oc upon ye: #alongside the one who got their limbs torn off and then replaced by dottore there's another fatui agent oc + #+ who joined the fatui following an altercation between pantalone and their former rich guy boss who was in + #+ massive debt that he had not repaid. and they did not know anything about it? and they were basically like + #+ “get fucked loser” they did NOT like him. uhh something something that one quote from yelan's story quest + #+ “give a dog a bone and it will guard your home for the rest of its life” pantalone & oc-core #you guys can pronoun assign all these ocs (except hestia) because idk what pronouns to give them LMFAO #anyways how do you guys make those cute genshin oc posts that make it feel like a canon + #+ character profile..... please teach me 😔 #also expelled akademiya student ended up falling into the abyss prior to their expulsion; it was learning of the sins the gods committed + #+ that made them intentionally do things that the akademiya forbode. they and hestia are friends also btw! #they both are working towards the same goal so they help one another out sometimes #they probably kiss idk. maybe queerplatonically i think.

[morninkim]

Rise of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - Count Dregon and his Generals

A prince from a peaceful planet. Twin nobles from a desert world. All three exiled from their homes, all three bent on revenge on those that wronged them. Meet Count Dregon, Nefaria and Scorpina!

Background and story stuff under the cut!

Dregon, formerly Prince Rex of Edenoi, believes in Edenoi's old ways of warfare and conquest. He was banished from the planet years ago for instigating an uprising against his peaceful father, King Lexian, that left his face scarred. Now clad in a golden mask and armor, he has conquered Edenoi after decades away and now sets his sights on Earth to follow his nephew Dex, the newest Masked Rider and sole survivor of the royal family. Dregon's ultimate goal is to claim the Masked Rider powers for himself, his birthright.

Nefaria and Scorpina were formerly members of one of the desert planet Lamari's noble houses. The two were mischievous and cunning, committing petty theft and assault often to test the limits of what they could get away with. That is until Scorpina stole three golden bands from a wealthy crime boss, the enchantment on them cursing her left arm with a disfigurement that would be hard to cover up. Instead of covering for them this time, their family heads cast them out to salvage what little reputation they could.

Years later, the two encountered Dregon in a shady saloon, telling him of their story - with some embellishments to guarantee his pity and net them some credits for the week. Dregon did take pity, but instead of simply giving them a few credits and sending them on their way, he allowed them to stay on his ship. The only condition being they must lend their skills to his growing army of Insectivores.

The twins accepted, with Dregon's army growing in number and power over time, eventually strong enough to invade Lamari. And invade they did, conquering the planet with little resistance. Dregon allowed Nefaria and Scorpina the opportunity to personally execute the families that wronged them, save for the crime boss. The one who had owned Scorpina's cursed bands had already fled far, far away, deep into space prior to the invasion.

The twins declared themselves the Queens of Lamari, appointing Dregon the title of Count. The trio then continued their conquest across the galaxy, crushing all who would defy them.

#rotmmpr #mmpr #power rangers #masked rider #count dregon #nefaria #scorpina #got all the way through plotting out the rise seasons and then realised ''wait. wheres scorpina.'' #SO creative solution: bring her in as part of dregon's entourage and have her carry over to zedd's antagonistship #essentially dex and the rangers beat dregon while kim and trini kill nefaria (they've been fighting monsters up to this point - not people) #dex takes dregon into custody to stand trial bc that's how they do things on edenoi - while scorpina flees and swears revenge for her siste #and joins up with zedd when rito captures her and brings her in to the big man when he asks for him to find warriors to destroy the rangers #eventually scorpina's curse mutates her into her monster form and the rangers gotta fight her w the megazord and stuff #idk if there would be much morality stuff surrounding killing villains who aren't constructed monsters - but i think it could be neat #i just dont wanna go too deep and get into ''the rangers are essentially child soldiers'' kinda stuff bc like. they're superheroes. #this is a cartoon superhero universe. not power/rangers #there would be like. an episode early season 2 after the rangers meet zordon where he kind of goes ''i cant in good conscience ask you kids #to risk their lives for this'' but ends up letting them choose for themselves to tie into his free will theming #with his hangups mostly being that his original rangers were trained warriors and these guys are barely trained #but they prove themselves and he's able to resolve himself to train them and prepare them for eventually facing zedd

[lipstickontheglass1985]

my biggest grievance with the current wave of cutesy lgbt ya romance novel is tbh that theyre recycling the exact same premises as hit ya novels 10 years ago but everyones acting like those authors invented space travel cause its #representation now

#like sometimes ppl wanna read fluffy stories that have little bearing to the lived experience of anyone which is like. Fine #we do need that sometimes. its Fine as long as you dont consider ir more morally righteous to read the cutesy shit #but its like i read the summaries of all those new bestsellers and its like. ive read this exact same book when i was 14. #the literal only difference is that it has two guys now. i swear some ppl take the whole #'i wish there was this story i liked but Diverse' too seriously. like idk im not against the sentiment itself its just so uncreative #when you publish a carbon copy of a ya novel that already exists but with Representation #sorry this is oddly specific im procrastinating studying so instead im getting heated abt shit that doesnt matter #thots

[sunnydice]

calling cdream morally gray because he "wants to keep the server together" instantly unravels when you remember he's the one who tore it apart

#yeah he really saved the server when he escalated a mass slaughter and drove a kid to almost suicide for months cackling the whole time #not only is his 'ooo he just wants to keep everyone united 🥺' more of a shaky informed attribute (perpetuated by him AND his fans) #but even with that reasoning . how would that make him less of a villian lol #morally grey doesn't mean evil but maybe sad about it. morally gray means the webbing between hero and villain: bad actions for good of not #understandble reasons #and this is your good reason? that's where you throw your hands up and go well. i'd understand? #because idk how to tell you he paved the way for every single bad thing that happened to him and Not on purpose #he didnt expect sap+george to leave even after he kept trampling and abandoning them #and what goal was there with exile specifically? people Don't Know what happened there by his own fucking choice. #'yes i beat and abused and killed a kid and tried to condition him to be a Plaything for me' #'and i laughed the whole time and hid it from everyone so no one knows what i did and i wont talk about it either' #'but wasnt my reason so noble?' shut up BOY you guys sound RIDICULOUS #wheres the moral grayness in that?? where's the well actually??? wheres the 'performance' cdream apologists swear exists? #it's cuz there isnt 😭 hes just Actually like that and he likes doing it #having more than surface level thoughts and feelings abt situations doesnt make you morally gray it makes you a person #and it doesnt and Wouldnt detract from the harm he keeps choosing to cause #huri.txt #cometdontlook

[pussypopstiel]

The samgirls are getting ahold of my silly post wait until they find out i was a huge samgirl

#my silly little posts #sam is my freak my baby yes he does care but hes sooooo much more annoting about it in later seasons #miss when sam was the monster sympathizer while also having the moral reasoning skills of ‘if theyre in prison then theyre bad obviously’ #yes show that sheltered point of view that you have due to isolation <333 #the thing is they both care so much obviosuly but sam can show his outward care and move on #whereas dean dosent show outward care but he never moves on #and in later seasons they put both of those traits into dean at the same time and stripped my sammy of personality #guys i swear im on ur side <333

[finch1pinch]

im very upset that i cannot get an action gigure i want because i might “get scammed” or “get a knockoff” or “the seller isnt reputable” i dont care i want a plastic miles morales in my hand now and i dont care if i have to fight someone on ebay for it!

#spider-verse posting #miles morales #into the spider verse #across the spiderverse #i swear to god i dont care if i have to pay 200 dollars i just want my silly little guy in my hand #im sorry im lovestruck by the sheer volume of points of articulation on this boy #this is about the one made by sentinel for ITSV btw

[cherrysnax]

the cocomelon fandom really didn’t like that post

#I swear to GOD reading comprehension is a thing #one of my mutuals sent me a vague #why are people so mad??? Or willingly misinterpreting that post #its not like a coded message #this was literally about people fighting about bluey and cocomelon and getting into heated debates with children about it #do i have to make a disclaimer?? I love cartoons chevy n I just binged spectacular Spider-Man #I think cartoons are for all ages and even ones for kids can be enlightening for adults #but if it’s the only thing you watch and engage with your sense of the world is going to be seriously uhh idk what the exact word is #why is saying that 34 year olds shouldn’t debate the ethics and morals of toddler shows #not even kids show #toddler shows. such a big thing #guys people are still calling me slurs over this #ironically the only reason I made that post was because I was going thru the code lyoko tag on Twitter because gasp I still like cartoons #and saw people genuinely debating the about how shoes have gone downhill with the rise of simpler animation compared to the past decade #I read the thread because gasp i like cartoons and discussions and it turned into people slinging insults at each other for preferring one #to the other #one being bluey #and the other being cocomelon #turns out there’s a very active fandom for both on tik tok and Twitter respectively #toondiscourse

[containmentbreach]

other people have said this better and more eloquently than i ever could, and i'm still coming at the topic from a place of relative privilege, but it is really ridiculous how fucking toothless and dismissive people online become the second any media, no matter how poorly written or full of harmful stereotypes, includes a single gay person in it. they will literally ignore blatant ableism, racism, antisemitism, the list goes on, all because two men kissed. this is specifically a‏‏‎ ‎vaguepost about‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎helluva‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎boss‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎which i STILL see being put on lists of "great lgbt+ animation" when a character the audience is supposed to root for drops the r slur in the first episode. i don't feel safe with this show. i don't feel represented by this show. the only thing i feel is disbelief that so many people are willing to ignore this. this isn't even going into the stereotypes and cultural appropriation of‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎hazbin‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎‎hotel,‏‏‎ ‎which is directly connected to‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎helluva‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎boss. and i mean, fuck, this isn't even JUST about those shows! this could be about practically an infinite amount of things! i only brought those up as examples because i am a person who experiences ableism, and i can't speak firsthand on many of the other issues people let slide in the face of canon gay rep. i've seen‏‏‎ ‎attack‏‏‎ ‎on titan‏‏‎ ‎get praised for having gay rep! for fucks sake this shit does not exist in a vacuum! gay characters do not make a series good on their own! i don't care how fucking represented you feel by eyesearing demon design 1 and 2. if your new favorite media of the week is actively causing other marginalized people to feel unsafe, it is not as good and groundbreaking as you think it is.

#and again i am not the only person to speak on this. #i can't speak on every popular gay rep of the hour but i'm sure you guys can think of a few more by yourselves. #other people have more authority to speak on other aspects of this than i do. #i just hate going in the‏‏‎ ‎de:pp‏‏‎ ‎tags and‏‏‎ ‎seeing‏‏‎ ‎helluva‏‏‎ ‎boss‏‏‎ ‎shit which is what prompted this. #like i'm not IMAGINING IT! he said the r slur! in episode 1! #i watched the scene twice to make sure it really happened! #and it was hard because that show is horrible! #some of you people have NO moral backbone i swear to god! #(yes i know alex‏‏‎ ‎brightman‏‏‎ ‎was in‏‏‎ ‎helluva‏‏‎ ‎boss‏‏‎ ‎i know that's why they're tagging it.) #(i'm disappointed in him for that. genuinely. but he's a fucking celebrity doing a job.) #some fucking irony in that they claim to adore a show with an autistic protagonist #but mr slursayer is their funny little blorbo. #god idk i'm just fucking pissed off. #textfile

[mkstrigidae]

Not me sitting down to work on chapter 14, only to end up writing the first part of a Lysa APWH prequel

#just apwh things #send help #to be fair the idea has been in my head for a while #i just got a very vivid scenario in my head earlier that needed to be written down immediately #any resemblance to 90's historical figures living or dead is... probably not entirely a coincidence #do I have a huge soft spot for morally complex Lysa? yes #do i despise hoster tully? also yes #did either lysa or petyr start out as villains? not in the slightest #look once i finish and post it- #although i swear to god i am trying to get chapter 14 out first #i'll see if you guys can identify the similarities to a particular person #because once i started thinking about Lysa #it was like a light switch flipped #look canon lysa deserved better okay

[bubblewater]

Wdym Chief Bogo and Mayor Lionheart aren’t basically brothers who grew up together and pursued careers that suited their personalities

Bogo, with his blunt and stubborn demeanor, of course he’s a chief officer of the police academy

Lionheart, with his cunning and showmanship, of course he’s a politician

They are both characters very much tied to law and order, but they take different approaches to it.

As adopted brothers, they would’ve been exposed to the struggles that the other goes through. They would’ve seen them experience prejudice and bias, realizing the injustice of it all

#zootopia #I swear I’ve talked about this before #but like where’s the post #they are two sides of the same coin #they grew up together guys #I can imagine Lionheart being the little bro who thinks he knows everything #while big bro Bogo reigns him in from his shenanigans #Bogo’s steadfast morals and trying to keep things fair between animals #Lionheart getting inspired by his brother Bogo’s strong moral compass and penchant for justice #Lionheart goes to law school #Bogo went to police academy #One makes policy while the other enforces them #how the tables have turned #now the older brother has to listen to his little bro lol #Bogo still gives Lionheart a piece of his mind when he disagrees with policy lol #and Lionheart manages to hear his brother out sometimes #both wanted to make a change #but the broken system wears them down #and they don’t feel like they’re making the change they thought they had in mind #like hello??? #how have I gone for so long and not posted anything about this? #cheif Bogo #mayor Lionheart

[tybaltsjuliet]

what my dashboard would actually look like in 1861:

i can't believe no one is talking about the war in the united states

i'm so sick of posts about the war in the united states; why is the hellsite so america-centric

IF YOU ALL DON'T STOP POSTING UNTAGGED SPOILERS FOR THE NEXT INSTALLMENT OF GREAT EXPECTATIONS I SWEAR TO GOD

george eliot setting off a flurry of debate regarding which other authors are Actually Secretly Ladies

put down "idylls" and read some actual arthuriana 🙄🙄🙄

are gothic and sensation novels poisoning the minds and morals of the youth? discuss.

a call-out post by a lady's maid of her former employer, leading to the latter getting doxxed

extremely gung-ho spiritualists

swifties but make it jenny lind

coquette but make it pre-raphaelite

james steerforth x y/n fic written by someone whose URL is rosadartles

temperance movement discourse

Girls When Whatever Our Souls Are Made Of His And Mine Are The Same

"getting a lot of anthony trollope vibes from this" <- guy who's only ever read anthony trollope

hysterical unsourced posts about the horrors of white slavery with thousands of notes; debunkings of the same that have maybe a few hundred

#;swan has a word. #;the long nineteenth century.