#like give me a break

[dr3amofagame]

to add to the talk abt c!dream redemption and retributive violence/justice ive seen today:

a particular phenomenon that i've seen more than a few times that i'm particularly fascinated by is the assertion that fanworks that seek to "redeem" c!dream post-prison have "a bad message" because they rely on the false claim that torture is effective, that abuse can "fix" someone. the argument goes that a post-prison c!dream that is more "well-behaved" is harmful because the implication is that the abuse is what made him more agreeable, that violence has redemptive power--this is an argument i see quite often levied at syndicate!dream AUs and similar "healing arcs" in fanworks

(i've seen this argument used to speak of canon, as well, particularly to praise the ccs for "not falling into the trap" of making a so-called "abuse apologist" argument by having c!dream behave "better" after the prison--instead, they say he is portrayed to be "just as bad" after he leaves pandora's vault. personally i don't exactly agree that mr. hid in the prison all day was operating at exactly the same caliber of the guy who went from exile to doomsday to staged finale in the space of less than 2 months, but hey, what do i know)

interestingly enough, though, when you pick at these arguments a ltitle bit more...i think it's fair to say that they don't necessarily think that all violence is unnecessary. after all, the argument goes, simple kindness wouldn't have been enough to make c!dream change his mind pre-prison, so obviously if the same is able to convince him after the prison, then the creator has fallen into the same abuse apologist pitfalls that often end up in media with torture involved. but...in that comes the implication that in order to quote-unquote "redeem" c!dream, kindness never would and never will be enough. he has to be, to some extent, forced.

obviously, obviously, the prison arc was Too Much Violence. that amount of violence can't change his mind, that would be Bad Messaging. but to write him as being able to be convinced through more reasonable means is also abuse apologist-y, as it dares to assert that c!Dream's mind would be too broken by the abuse to the point where kindness would be able to win him over. obviously, this means that there's a redemption arc "sweet spot" of violence and/or coercion that can be used to change c!dream's mind despite his unwillingness (in an Ethical Manner, of course. plus or minus some suffering that is only deserved, because all good redemption arcs include some #Consequences, where the #Consequences don't really matter in terms of where they come from or why they happen as long as they live within the appropriately designated allotment of Redemption Arc Violence that is Allowed)

obviously.

#yes im a little salty #but in my defense. it's ridiculous #c!dream has to be Forced to redeem himself but you cant force him through TORTURE that's BAD #like give me a break #tw negativity #disk horse #cw negativity #discourse

[mrnormy22]

People looking for Bad Friend Scott McCall fics in the Scott McCall tag is WILD.

#like give me a break #when is fandom ever gonna ask for good friend Scott McCall #teen wolf #scott mccall #teen wolf fandom problems

[shitthatsbrazy]

Not Alicent being mad Rhaenyra got to fuck Criston fine ass then talking about betrayal like she ain’t let her daddy pimp her out to Rhaenyra’s FATHER without a fucking word….like girl please be serious

#house of the dragon #rhaenyra targaryen #alicent hightower #criston cole #like give me a break #so unserious #u ain’t innocent boo #I know her daddy decaying but don’t be mad at my girl Rhaenyra #she thought she might have to marry a troll too so she got sum dick #from a fine mf lol

[steveyockey]

“because it’s COMPANIES and GOVERNMENTS that are responsible for all pollution on earth I am allowed to buy whatever I want and my circumstances MUST be valued as such that no other considerations can be accounted for” thank you loyal citizen of the imperial core your overlords toast to your compliance

#like give me a break

[poppy-metal]

they (jordan) cant keep getting away w this

#poppy speaks #like give me a BREAK #for the love of GOOOOOOOOOOOOOD #FOR THE LOVE OF GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD

[darkwood-sleddog]

person that withholds food from their dog to "increase engagement": wow i wonder why this dog developed resource guarding

#dogblr #dog training #bad dog training actually #like bruh. my dogs still get their meals on a regular basis and they're motivated to work for me #and they're malamutes #you're telling me ya'll are doing this to biddable breeds and they're not working for you #like give me a break #you can feed in an enrichment toy or have regular meal times in a bowl #but a dog should not HAVE to work for their only source of nutrition #just my two cents #like i use low calorie kibble to train sometimes #and i adjust my dogs meal amount depending on what they've done that day #but they can always always always expect to be fed regardless. #always interesting to me when people use this method on resource guardy breeds #what did you expect to happen you've increased the value of the resource my dude

[sweetestpopcorn]

The next hc people are gonna make is that aegon iii was actually the biological child of laena and daemon while rhaenyra was the surrogate mother. At this point I would not be surprised if someone came up with that

I mean at this point according to a lot of “experts” (in the voices inside their head) Daemon and Rhaenyra were only together because they both loved Laena -> because she was the main character and clearly the one driving the plot forward duh! -> so I think the natural next step is that they had sons in honour of Laena because it was her dream to have sons 🙄

Seriously no other fandom would make a character so empty of a personality and significant events in the story appear so important 🤦🏽‍♀️

I am sure when Daemon was seducing Rhaenyra in 111-112 AC it was just so he could practice for the true Realm’s Delight Laena Velaryon 🙄 certainly he heard about her. I am sure he actually gave her two jade tiaras instead of one because he loved her so much more than Rhaenyra. You know what no, make that 10 jade tiaras.

And Rhaenyra heard about Laena too so she was just getting with Daemon so she could practice to know how to please Princess Laena her one true love.

#rhaenyra targaryen #daemon targaryen #stupidity at its finest #someone thinking anything about these two had anything to do with Laena #like give me a break #I will blow your mind these two had a life before and after your fav like #this is my problem with Laena its not her as a character she was just doing her thing #it’s her fans #who imo just want a self insert to change daemon and maybe Rhaenyra idk #like Daemon and Rhaenyra are prime steak #they are the main couple #they don’t need anyone other than each other to want to be together #it’s all in the books besties #daemon x Rhaenyra #the rogue’s delight #popcorn anwers

[liketaylorswift]

I love when reactionaries talk about north korea or cuba as evidence that communism is evil. just because communist leaders can be corrupt doesn’t mean the theory of communism is corrupt ☠️

#AS IF every other form of government has never had corrupt leaders #like give me a break #this isn’t me giving an opinion on kim jong un or fidel castro bc i do not know enough about those situations to speak #ashley speaks now

[jmkho]

Scrolling on this app is a death trap.

I see pictures of Josh all cute, smiling, rosy cheeks, happy, pulling faces, or just being Josh.

Then I scroll to see a HD pic of him with his tiddies out.

#josh gvf #greta van fleet #josh kiszka #gvf josh #gvf #and sometimes we get the tiddies and the rosy cheeks but those cheeks are ✨️sexy✨️ #like give me a break #josh

[eatacrackerandstop]

tumblr is temporarily my only source of internet rn thank god for the blocking tags feature

#sel says something #it’s release day for a book and i’m fighting my life avoiding spoilers ALREADY #it’s one thing when the book has been out for years but this JUST released #like give me a break

[dulcewrites]

Honestly if was a writer for the show and fmo actually played out there, I’d make fmo reader and alys get the rhaenicent treatment. I’d be the miguel sapochnik to their story

#people would boo me but I’d right at the end of the day #people who don’t like rhaenicent are always like #‘why would ship them they hate each other’ #‘they’ve hurt each other’ #mind you these are the same people who ship nyra with her uncle who put hands on her #and ship lucemond… #y’all ever notice how that oh we hate each other we love each other shit only sticks with mlm ships 🎤🤨 #or some gender swap age gap mess #like give me a break #thinking about how differently people would talk about them if it was too men…

[allo-frouto]

Oh no, but understandable then! Looks like autumn is coming. 🎃

Unfortunately....

#<3 #I don't want #summer #to end #like give me a break #oof

[shirkers2018dirsanditan]

no fr…….

#like give me a break

[luverleaver]

it’s so hard being a Sam girl

#I don’t wanna do this anymore #like give me a break #gvf #greta van fleet #sam kiszka #sam gvf

[klapollo]

VERY rich seeing people respond to criticism of the chris chan obsession with "wow cwc raped barb do you not CARE" as if they themselves see the rape of a disabled elderly woman as anything more than "drama" in the "lolcow saga"

#rape tw #like give me a BREAK

[sylverstorms]

not a question but a recommendation, if you haven’t already you should honestly consider watching castlevania on netflix! especially if you have a thing for hot villainous woman & accents and I feel like it’s something you’d like

I have watched it but every single woman I fell for ended up... not doing so great. Dracula's hot but sadly straight wife. Carmilla our sapphic vamp. Lenore.

If only Alucard was a girl, maybe it would be more bearable because the other two I find awfully boring.

#like give me a BREAK #I sensed the pattern since ep 1 #that I would never have happiness with that show #asks