#i know i know i'm oversimplifying

[lackadaisycal-art]

Not to go off on one but I can't believe social media has just repackaged the idea that women are unstable and thick and irresponsible and bad at maths and airheaded and pretty and spend all their money on clothes and make up but because they've slapped a fake feminist buzzword on it and a woman is making the video they've made everyone think it's a new wave of female liberation, I feel like I'm going mad

#divine feminine #feminine rage #written by a woman #girl math #girl dinner #feminism #social media discourse #i know it's a complex issue #and i'm oversimplifying #but jesus if you're a teenage girl PLEASE realise that #the essence of being a woman isn't having make up cinematically drip down your face while you shriek #and don't let people sell you feminity #divine feminine my hairy crack #everything is girl smth #smth girl

[la-pheacienne]

Some People : Ohhh Daenerys will be S O mad when she finally meets Jaime she will want to burn him alive for treason

What Daenerys will actually do : stare at Jaime for a long while in sheer amazement and then just say "tell me about T H E M".

#I want to know #I never knew my father #I want to know everything about him #The good and... the rest #and her mother #and her b r o t h e r #we shall talk when I return #i almost mistook you for aegon the conqueror #F U C K I NEED THIS FUCKING BOOK NOW #aghjhhh #jaime will finally get his chance of TALKING #and he has THINGS to say #asoiaf #valyrianscrolls #daenerys targaryen #jaime lannister #yes i am AWARE that i'm oversimplifying their first meeting and OF COURSE this is meant to get ugly at some point #but it is SO obvious to me that she will not hate the man and she will seek to understand and first of all LEARN from him #aspa rambles

[anglerflsh]

*trying not to sound desperate* what's your system for not struggling with social relations?

people like it when they're given subtle compliments and when you let them talk about their own achievements, so, as long as you can get someone to think you're genuinely interested in their life they should come out of it with a good opinion of you + also people love complaining together so if you can try and bring up something you both dislike enough to have a fun rant on

#my formula if I have to talk to a peer is open with a compliment or a similarly nice sentiment then ask a question related to it #and once they answer then make up one thing you have in common with their answer: that usually manages to be a decent conversation starter #like 'your handwriting looks nice' 'thanks!' 'do you write in cursive because it's faster?' 'no i just like the style more' 'ah me too!' et #<-very oversimplified but. yeah. that's my typical attempt to talk to someone that I don't know or that is an acquaintance #when i'm /required/ to do so of course. #I try to keep it at a 60/40 ratio of talking about them and about me also. It's an exchange of information so you do also have to share #+ try to gauge someone's sense of humor by the first few interactions so you can apply it when you talk to them as best you can #and try to come off as friendly and in a good mood even when you're really really not. That of course also helps #[.asks] #anonymous #oh and also try to remember what people tell you so the next time you can bring it up! That also helps your reputation.

[magnetothemagnificent]

This is your reminder that Vashti was an antisemite and not your feminist icon and that Esther was likely a child when she was kidnapped and brought to the palace and her marriage to the infamous antisemite Achashverosh is not a love story but a horror story.

#tired of people oversimplifying the megillah #purim #i know purim is months away but I'm still thinking about it #antisemitism #child marriage #judaism #megillat Esther #jumblr

[some-teeth-in-a-trench-coat]

It's not like I've ever seen anyone here have any filter for what political messages they reblog, people just see someone talk about a situation in a way that makes them feel like they know who the villain is and press reblog, without question or applying any prior knowledge to their interpretation, especially if it's something that doesn't affect them personally, and especially if it goes against what they think most people believe so they can stick it to the man and feel like they know better. It's not something new and I usually don't hold it against anyone, I'm definitely guilty of it myself, but man does it feel more pervasive than ever now that every 5th post is taking a very confident stance on a war they only know from news and social media, all saying the same thing, enraged that anyone would ever claim otherwise. And it never hit so close to home for me, it was always someone else's problem for me too, someone I didn't know, but this time I got to spend a day wondering if a loved one was still alive, this time I get to be careful in public so I don't get killed for someone else's crimes.

Can we just all (myself included) think a little more, do a little more research before we decide what nuance does or does not exist? I promise you that you're not obligated to post about everything, you're not obligated to have an opinion on everything, and I promise you are going to be wrong sometimes.

#personal #no reblog on this one actually #tw war #cw war #tw death #cw death #this is me venting and trying to learn from the experience #rather than just growing bitter and blocking my mutuals for lacking critical thinking on the no critical thinking website #and I know this is the no reading comprehension website so I'd rather this didn't circulate #because I know there are people who won't hesitate to equate 'some people are grossly oversimplifying a war because they're not perfect' #with 'I think you dear reader are an idiot for not trusting authorities and I'm the real victim and war crimes are justified' #anyway I'm gonna go block some tags because watching people praise Hamas isn't going to help anyone in Palestine #tw Palestine #cw Palestine #tw Hamas #cw Hamas #tw current events #cw current events #I'm still gonna regret making this post aren't I?

[uncanny-tranny]

One thing I can appreciate about intersectionality is how it can be used to traverse the rifts which seem to separate us.

I know that many people have different experiences with the way they are treated or viewed in society, but I think it's comforting to see that we can find common ground with each other. So, it makes sense for marginalized communities to ally with each other, to communicate with each other, to be co-conspirators for a more just world.

#intersectionality #i'm rewatching a video and it just... i know i will never fully relate with what it is commenting about and that's okay... #...i will absolutely listen and remember all of that... but it is nice to be able to think 'somebody gets it too! somebody understands!' #and THIS is why i cannot comprehend marginalized communities who are at odds with each other #because we likely have more in common than we do not #ESPECIALLY when it comes to the ways in which we are marginalized #i know this is all oversimplified but cut me some slack i am just a Little Guy

[theskoomacat]

new season of Fargo: oooh, those pesky men smh 🙄 city girls women are bitches too tho. i bet you liked You're Next, huh? here, have another weirdo 3d party killer to play with

me: ok

Fargo: oh also he's a man who took on another's sins for a piece of bread in 16 cent Wales

me: I'M LISTENING

#he lives here now. #of course i am oversimplifying the plot but you know how there are usually no “normal'' people in Fargo so everything is kinda cartoonish #i'm only 2.5 eps in but that was truly a curveball #i guess you could expect anything after the aliens #my commentary

[anomalouscorvid]

th e REAL lesson of existing in the neath is that you CAN get the cool real nice-looking immortality through some food/drinks but ONLY if you can keep on taking those and anyone who claims otherwise MIGHT JUST BE A CHEAP ASSHOLE TRYING TO SCAM YOU OUT OF YOUR CITY!!

and instead youll just sit there as some kind of '''''not entirely human anymore'''' (clearly bullshit) ''''''''''monstrosity'''''''''' (on an island) and play games with tourists (not even the good card games that could get you the cool immortality and power! !) and be soooo scary and intimidating and get sad and maybe complain at random people in dreams about how guilty you are. because you brought everyone down with you and went for being immortal but it's not even the cool pretty kind of immortal like those other assholes who were born millennia before you and still look alright but noooo You just have to keep on appearing in weird poetry and whatever. and the whole time you're stuck there always grouped with two other guys just because you ruled alongside them a really long time ago

#and THEN ALSO there's the matter of this dead guy who won't shut up.... #ok yes there are Some oversimplifications here. maybe some. maybe just a few. maybe mildly oversimplified. #fallen london #yes they don't seem to blame anyone else in canon much or at all for their situation (as far as i'm aware) #but i think it'd be plausible for there to be some level of blame/resentment there towards someone other than themselves. thus. this post #fallen london spoilers #<- i don't actually know if any of this is i'm just being cautious #edit: while i didn't touch on the `gods` part here. the point still stands for that as well. these guys didn't even get to be or eat gods #their deal with the masters was still like totally a scam 😔 should've gotten more from it smh

[corset]

The particular dimensions of mental illness I am inhabiting that make my brain latch onto Vash and Vergil as opposed to Vash and Dante or Vergil and Knives are something you simply have to experience with me first hand

#In both cases however I am the older twin. Know this #I'm joking people just tend to 1:1 compare them that way and the whole red and blue thing or whatever. #I've been sitting with the Vergil thing since 2018-2019 though so I guess he has seniority #Our brain has always been wacky as hell about fictional characters because of chameleoning/not relating to real people as much #and never having much of a stable identity #On a more serious note I think people are just having fun with it but that some people /do/ kind of oversimplify the characters in question #based on really surface stuff. Whatever I don't want to talk about this why am I even typing these tags

[tibtew]

*sigh* something something the two-dimensionality of saeru's characterisation is a writing flaw, not a feature, and trying to pass it off as a feature whilst berating anyone who sees it as a flaw is uh. A Choice

#like we all know jin's writing isn't exactly stellar #kgpr got popular because of the characterisation of the Protagonists #but jin writes saeru poorly. I've never believed otherwise #he only really tried to do something interesting with the character in the manga... but saeru was always more of a symbol. which is Boring #but again #not the Main Point of kgpr so it's not a big deal #but that isn't to say that making saeru interesting weakens the narrative??? #just that the story functions without him being overly complex and stuff #some of themes however are so Fucked by his character it's so sad #could write a whole essay about how shit the whole idea of monsterhood becomes when saeru is presented the way he is outside of the manga #that entire spiel seto has about “real monsters” in novel 8 is so eugh #I'd love to pretend that's just his perspective but it's so clearly word of god #I also feel like shutting down arguments in favour of deeper characterisation with “well he's a metaphor for trauma” #inadvertently oversimplifies trauma #I have more to say but I'm tiredddd #txt #not tagging and shit because I don't want people in my notes arguing with a wall #idc if you like your saeru simple I just hate the fact that people frame it as right/wrong thing #I think when people complain about complex saeru weakening the narrative they're more so annoyed that some fans #want to give him the same sort of complexity the protags have #like I promise you I'm not trying to turn him into a hero here lol I just think jin couldn't write him very well #and there are things to explore with the little things jin Did write #idk why the concept of even thinking about those things annoys some people sm #“he's a murderer” he's a narrative tool within a story. some guys in a corner brainrotting over him won't make Your blorbos less interestin #or make his actions widely justified/glorified #I Promise

[tea-of-destiny]

some text post doodles of descander because i can. they have such a funny dynamic to me

#fuck it we maintag #professor layton #jean descole #tea ocs: xander cordero (pl) #teadraws #teaposts #ocs #these memes oversimplify it a bit but they really do go from 'i literally can't stand him' to 'maybe i misjudged him but he still annoys me #to 'oops! i'm in love with him now. but even though i know the feeling is mutual i'm not going to do anything about it for years-- #--because the political agendas in which we're now ensnared have made it seem impossible for us to be together in a meaningful way-- #--so i'll continue to act as if i don't like him as a consequence of this unresolved romantic tension' #bickering can be a love language in fiction it's okay

[llycaons]

there are a few aspects of h/l I don’t really like but they are absolutely, undeniably soulmates. they wouldn’t be happy with anyone else because they’re both freaks in the same way. insane chemistry. within literal minutes of meeting each other as adults they were vibing so hard they just decided to be best friends and their level of intimacy only went up from there

#I know I'm oversimplifying things but I simply thing h/l would be better if their book 2 backstory just didn't exist #but as it is they're absolutely perfect for each other in a way that I didn't really feel with novel wx #like by the end I thought wx was very sweet but I don't think anyone can beat h/l for how right they are for each other #not that I think their relationship is completely healthy like this is def some enabling of both self-sacr4ifice and like #being kind of evil #but it works? it works for them #and they do have some breathtaking scenes #wayyy better dramatic romantic moments than novel wx imo #better speeches too #their relationship felt very holistic in comparison. like they were best friends and in love and trust and liked each other #just as much as possible in every single way #novel wx had this...sort of antagonistsic relationship and all this fraught miscommunication and deceit and disrespect #and they do care about each other and did get closer but it never felt like they were on the same page #then bam confession and they immediately fuck and go get married #and it's such an abrupt and jarring change even if you could tell they both loved each other #but h/l developed so richly and organically and naturally #and YET. it was missing that element of having shared principles and was in some ways #a more juvenile and self-indulgent romance than wx was #so you know. mixed bag #tgcf txp

[dontstandmedown]

Just started watching hannibal and i dont see what this guy is doing wrong. as far as i can tell he's just a gay man who loves to cook fancy meals for his friends

#Im enjoying it so far suprisingly! Im not big on crime shows usually bc all of the #A) intense copaganda #B) repetitive/boring narratives #C) graphic & often fetishistic depictions of violent crimes against women #And i mean hannibal does hit A and C-ish but the story is sooo so fascinating esp the dynamic btwn hannibal/will/abigail #They are sick and twisted #Will is interesting autistic rep as well im glad they leaned into the hyperempathy thing bc that shit SUCKS #and no one ever talks about it bc if you call yourself highly empathetic you sound like such an asshole. #but like it can genuinely be dangerous esp. for women bc it makes us more trusting & therefore more vulnerable to manipulation/abuse #I don't know how to judge the copaganda yet since ive only watched s1. So far its like. #The fbi is generally accepted as a force of good. criminals are all those regular people! And the fbi agents lock the bad guys up! #We'll add a throwaway line abt how law enforcement are among the most likely to be serial killers #And we'll have one of our FBI agents be framed for murder #but dont worry hes still one of the good guys. He works for the fbi how could he not be?! #Im oversimplifying things ofc. the characters are portrayed as flawed human beings and thus the bureau is shown to make mistakes #But as of right now the show had not explored the systemic issues w/ law enforcement #I hope this will change bc i think that would elevate the story so much #And from where I'm at in the story there's definitely a way for the story to move forward with this perspective (mostly with will's arc) #But this is american network television so. i have my doubts #Regardless it is super interesting to analyze this show (if you could not tell by my tag essay that barely scratches the surface) #lots to chew on for sure #<- im sorry i couldnt resist #hannibal

[elytrafemme]

colleges will do one thing which is talk about marxist-leninism as if everyone knows what the fuck that means

#nightmare.personal #rocking back and forth in distress trying to join an org but i don't know if i'm a marxist! #like. i just. i think people on the internet oversimplify this #a lot of communists Fucked Things Up And Hurt Mass Amounts Of People #but i'm not a capitalist and i do agree w a lot of things that marxists agree with so i guess im there but? #buries my face in my hands. i don't get this i don't get this i'm just fucking figuring things out #why does everyone expect me to know about marx's favorite theories i just want to abolish prisons #why is this so fucking complicated #neg

[melancholyjones]

Re: lagoona not being Australian anymore

White Australians are not an underrepresented group in American media. "Underrepresented" doesn't mean "doesn't show up a lot in media", it means "doesn't show up a lot in media compared to how much of the real life population they comprise"

Nothing about being Australian is integral to lagoona's character beyond surface level. It was literally only for the sake of "down under (the sea)" jokes. The important part is that she's an exchange student

The creature from the black lagoon (the film/character lagoona's inspired by) is set in south america

The same goes for abbey not being Russian. Her race/ethnicity was always ambiguous. She IS from the Himalayan region, ie south/central Asia. The russian accent only happened bc mattel wanted her to be a "funny sounding foreigner" but had the sense not to apply that to an asian accent. So they gave her a russian 1 instead, bc american audiences assume russian = white

#once again a social equity concept/term has been oversimplified & misused #racially/ethnically authentic casting choices are an issue of UNDERREPRESENTATION not 'ACCURACY' #I'm of 2 minds about draculaura bc eastern europeans have been subsumed into the american idea of whiteness #but i know in europe they're not #& eastern european accents don't have the same stigma in the US that 'nonwhite' accents do #in terms of ppl making assumptions about the speaker's intelligence/morality/aggression #so losing the draccent isn't a big deal to me #& in terms of how vampires specifically are depicted in american media it's more refreshing to see a phenotypically asian drac #than another pale skinned dark haired racialized as white drac #so i dunno #monster high

[kyriolex]

Lord I realized why Himawari's signature color is Yellow and it goes beyond just her name meaning Sunflower

It's because Hinata's color scheme is Purple and Yellow is opposite to Purple on the Color Wheel 💜 💛

Further showing how opposite foils Hinata and Himawari are to each other

That's a good point. Even though they look alike, Himawari and Hinata were definitely raised with different attitudes about life and themselves.

Actually, let me check something...okay, so obviously chakra in the Naruto-verse isn't the same as Indian chakra, the same way "karma" is only related to the real-world concept in a superficial way.

But I looked at what each color chakra means, and it actually fits each member of the Uzumaki family pretty well.

Purple chakra (Hinata) represents self-realization, or becoming a better version of yourself. Indigo, the clear-vision chakra, also fits the Byakugan princess well, although that sets her off on the color wheel.

Yellow chakra (Himawari) represents self-esteem and confidence in who you already are.

Orange chakra (Naruto) represents emotional intelligence - he's a shonen protagonist, so of course his character arc was about developing bonds.

Blue chakra (Kawaki) represents communication and purification. As the edgy antihero character, communication is something he REALLY needs to work on, with the goal of eventually being purified/redeemed from...whatever the hell he's about to do in the manga. (It also sets him up as Naruto's foil.)

Boruto is a bit of a wildcard, since there is no pink chakra. But pink is closely related to red, and red chakra represents security. Boruto's early arc was about getting over his inferiority complex with Naruto and becoming secure in his own abilities. The pink color also places him in the middle between Naruto and Hinata on the color wheel.

#Boruto #Hinata #Himawari #Kawaki #Naruto #Uzumaki family #chakra meanings #I don't actually know much about chakra so I'm almost certainly oversimplifying it