*the Hazbins playing a tabletop war game against the Overlords*
Alastor: what we need to focus on his how to destroy the Pride Ring...
Alastor: specifically, one person that lives there.
Vox: Wait, Al, are you changing the scenario? We didn't prepare for this-
Alastor: Global politics can change! and scenarios can rise, and suddenly you're like "I thought I knew this one thing! But look over there! It's a different thing and he changing everything and I'm like WHAT!?"- and hold up. Carmilla have you got my tanks?
Rosie, rolling her eyes: I'm sorry. but we're gonna keep trying to solve the food crisis.
Alastor: Food-shmood. This is war! God, it's time for you to nut up Switzerland
*Lucifer and Hazbins re-entering the room*
Alastor: Well, well, look who was brave enough to show his face in the Gluttony Ring!
Lucifer: Say the word Al, I'll sick my arm of Hell hounds on you.
Lucifer: Okay, look. I think things are starting to get a little out of control here-
Alastor: I agree, you betrayed me and you went behind my back. And now you need to pay.
Lucifer: I- I need to pay?
Alastor: Do ̷I̶ stu̶t̵te̵r̴?̴
Lucifer: Uh, okay. Fair enough. Oh, you know what. You might wanna barrow this, *tossed a white handkerchief on the table*
Angel Dust: Ew. No one wants ya dirty underwear, Lucifer.
Lucifer: it's not dirty underwear!
Lucifer to Alastor: It's a white flag, and you might as well start waving it right now-
Alastor: The only thing I will be waving is your d̴e̶ca̴p̶ita̷t̸e̴d̶ ̷he̵a̵d̴ o̸n̶ a̵ ̷s̷t̶i̷ck̷ ̸i̶n̷ f̴r̵o̵nt̷ o̶f̷ ̴y̷o̷u̴ ̴̸͖̀w̴̱̆e̴͍̿ȅ̴͎p̸͈̋ǐ̷̠n̸̯̒g̶̟͐ ̷͇͝d̸̬̒a̸̲̓u̶͖͑g̸̨̈́h̷͇͘t̶͔̾ê̵̟r̴̼̅!̷̳̑
Blake: from now on we'll be using codenames. You can address me as eagle one, sun codename, been there done that, yang, currently doing that, Nora is, it's happened once in a dream, jaune, If I had a dude, Ren is eagle two
Hey all, I work on the back end of public commenting periods. I’m the one who has to sort through your comments and decide if your comments warrant more than a ‘thank you for your comment’ and nothing more.
If you want your comment to make an impact, here’s some suggestions.
1. Read the associated documents. The public ruling probably put out documents and fact sheets related to it answering a lot of questions you could ask. If you ask a question that’s already answered in the document, we’ll just hit you with a ‘see section 2B on page 346’ and we’re done.
(Need an accessible version of a document? Legally, they have to provide one for you.)
2. Ask a question that will require facts to back up. Yes, it feels good saying ‘how can you sleep at night proposing this oil drilling????’ But it could be more impactful to say ‘how does allowing drilling on this property contend with the endangered species act, as the Spotted Owl has multiple breeding nests in that area? Here are the Cornell lab of ornithology reports showing these breeding areas, and the designation of them as an endangered species by the federal government’.
3. Talk to the workers (nicely) it possible. They also might have tips on what kind of comments are valuable to this specific ruling.
4. Provide credible sources when possible!
There are more things, but this is what I have for now!
I thought this was a very good short piece articulating a discomfort I share with ‘nicecore’ media and its fans, much as I do enjoy some of the shows in question. I’m more interested/invested in the TV side of this point but that’s not to say the writer doesn’t also have a point about film - I just feel like this is much more a TV issue than anything because of things like their intertwined relationship with fandom, their ongoing nature etc.
A particularly well-made point is how fans of these shows react to criticism by “turning preferences about art into a referendum on character”:
“If social media is any indication, being pure of heart puts works of niceness beyond the reproach of other criticisms in the estimation of the fans. (And the unsavory corollary to that idea sees some of these viewers extend that same privilege to themselves, as if positioning themselves on the correct, ethical side of a hazily defined culture war fought to determine who has bad politics.)“
Hi, it’s the same anon who asked if you liked parks and rec earlier. I wanna say that I’m getting to the episode where Chris and Ann are leaving soon. Ugh, I’m so upset that they will leave the show in the MIDDLE of season 6! Like WHY must that happen?! I wish they didn’t leave and that the actors who played them stayed on till the end of the show! Like I KNOW they could put up with doing one more season of Parks! And I KNOW that the show would have been just as good, if not better if they both stayed! I loved these characters so much and they were soooo important to the story! I don’t believe their story on the show has concluded just yet. Like who’s gonna be Leslie’s new female BFF? April? Donna? Evelyn? Or anyone else? And I just KNOW Pawnee would have been just as great of a place for them to raise their kid in as Michigan would be! And what about the actors’ contracts? Did they back out of their contracts that said they should stay on till season 7? Or did they not renew their contracts to stay on another season? I’d be pissed and disappointed if that was the case. Like I understand if the actors want to do other things but them staying for one more season wouldn’t hurt. Like the show was gonna end quite soon. And I KNOW the actors loved playing their characters and got along well with their costars (especially Amy)! Like to me, there doesn’t seem to be a good reason for Chris and Ann leaving the show so soon, especially in the middle of a season. Sorry for the long rant but I loved Chris and Ann and I know I’m gonna miss them when they leave and I watch episodes after they do so.
oh definitely, I miss Chris and Ann when they’re not in the show anymore :/ I wasn’t huge on them getting back together but I did want them to be around longer if their relationship was to be developed again!
if parks and rec was still being made they’d do a bit where ron swanson has to wear a pronouns name tag and it’d just be “???/???” And it’d cut to a talking head of him going
“I’ve been a fool all this time. It’s bad enough the government knows my name, but now they want to know my gender? So I’m not letting them know my preferred pronouns. As far as I’m concerned, no one in this building should refer to me at all.”
Beautiful day and driving past my little hometown greasy burger joint on the hill and thinking about their glorious juicy cheeseburgers and their garlic parmesan french fries served alongside; both cradled in the red basket lined with wax paper.
Naturally, the U-turn was performed safely and legally. My brain said Treat Yo' Self and who was I to deny such wisdom?