#petunia the french bulldog

[scottishaccentsareawesome]

Matt(about their dog):...Oh, what if we got like, a Biblical painting done with Petunia in it? Foggy: Oh, that would be so cute. We should do like "The Last Supper." Matt: Oh my God, that would be SO cute! We should do all different French bulldogs as the different apostles... Foggy: Oh, and we should have Petunia in the middle where Jesus is, in front of the turkey...! Matt:.....Wait, what did you just say?...Did you say "the turkey"? Foggy: Yeah, why? Matt: Would you just answer me one question...do you think that in Da Vinci's "The Last Supper", that Jesus, of Nazareth, is sitting in front of a TURKEY? Foggy:...Yes, I do. Matt: Thank you for your honesty. Just one more follow-up question - so then, what do you think they're celebrating? Foggy: OK, I get it. I don't get this shit cuz I wasn't raised Catholic, and I'm fucking glad I wasn't cuz it's a fucked - up organization - Matt: - Oh no, no, no...we ALL know that!...But what do you think those guys are celebrating? Foggy(looks at the floor, then looks at Matt):...Thanksgiving.

#incorrect quotes #daredevil #netflix daredevil #daredevil born again #matt x foggy #original: john mulaney (Kid Gorgeous special) #matt murdock #mtthew murdock #foggy nelson #marvel #mcu

[ts1989fanatic]

OPINION

Matty Healy exposed the dark side of the Taylor Swift parasocial fantasy

The responses to Taylor Swift's latest breakup highlight a toxic cultural phenomenon.

Karma may be your boyfriend, but Taylor Swift is not your best friend.Chelsea Stahl / MSNBC; Getty Images

June 6, 2023, 5:29 PM EDT

By Patricia Grisafi

It’s a bummer when your best friend starts dating an apparent dirtbag. God, you think, what does she see in him? He looks like he smells of stale coffee and cigarettes. He looks like a hipster stork. You’ve heard him brag about how he watches humiliation porn. And don’t forget the racism and antisemitism.

Except Taylor Swift is not your best friend.

I don’t know what prompted the breakup, but I doubt it was a tearful Swiftie on TikTok.

When news broke this week that Swift and The 1975 lead singer Matty Healy had ended their brief relationship, social media celebrated in a way that was notable — and a little deranged. (And immediately started speculating about her next fling.) Just hop on Twitter and read the comments about how Swift had really heard her fans and tossed that loser in the trash. I don’t know what prompted the breakup, but I doubt it was a tearful Swiftie on TikTok. Still, imagine feeling like you have that kind of influence over a person you’ve never interacted with. Or that kind of personal investment.

Swift is — in some ways — an unusually private celebrity. It feels like her every move is carefully choreographed. We hardly ever see her messy, incoherent, or intentionally challenging. But fans feel like they know Swift because she writes prolifically about romantic relationships. It’s hardly novel, a musician writing about love and loss. Still, fans pore over these songs. They find Easter eggs in the lyrics, do complex analysis aligning certain ex-boyfriends with specific details. And because language is subjective and Swift is arguably both elusive and slyly encouraging of these readings, the meanings are ever-shifting. Depending on who you ask, she is everything from an Aryan pinup girl to a queer icon. In short, she is the perfect parasocial fantasy subject.

The term “parasocial interaction” has been around since sociologists Donald Horton and Richard Wohl theorized on the phenomenon in the 1950s. A parasocial interaction refers to a relationship in which a consumer comes to believe that media personalities are their intimate friends and that an emotional connection is shared. The phrase has become more popular recently with the rise of pop culture super fans, or stans. These fans can become incredibly invested in their favorite celebrity’s real-life relationships, and devastated if those relationships implode.

See, for example, when comedian John Mulaney separated from his wife Anna Marie Tendler in May of 2020 and began dating actor Olivia Munn. While celebrity relationships have always been fodder for gossip and people are naturally curious about their favorite stars (this writer included), public response regarding the Mulaney situation was noteworthy. Critics suggested that this was because Mulaney’s public persona made it seem like he was your buddy, your pal, a friend you could relate to. And he made his personal life part of his public persona by integrating details about his wife and French bulldog Petunia into his comedy routine. When he violated the parasocial social contract by not living up to that fantasy, things fell apart. It’s similar with Swift — particularly, this situation with Healy.

Swift stepping out with Healy disrupted fan notions of her and the values they believe she holds dear. She’s dating a guy who makes racist remarks? Who unrepentantly laughs about violently objectifying women? Is this who you are, Taylor? And if this is who you are, who am I?

Things got so intense that a group of Swifties circulated an open letter telling other fans to #SpeakUpNow.

Things got so intense that a group of Swifties circulated an open letter telling other fans to #SpeakUpNow and condemn the relationship: “He has been involved in acts and controversies that deeply trouble us,” the letter says. “We urge you to reflect on the impact of your own and your associates’ behavior and engage in genuine self-reflection.”

Rapper Ice Spice, who Healy called a “chubby Chinese lady” on a podcast, was brought in to share the stage with Swift in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Some speculated this act was a professional olive branch, others an empty, performative gesture to both Ice Spice and fans who were disturbed by Healy’s original remarks (he has since offered both an apology and a non-apology for the comments).

Poets talk a lot about how the speaker of the poem is not the writer of the poem. You’ve got to put distance between them. That’s healthy for artists and fans. You don’t know anything about Taylor Swift except what she carefully curates and puts out into the world. Her songs may speak to you, but she directly is not. Proclamation of ownership over a stranger and her love life, the fantasy that our whispers reach Swift’s ears and she heeds our pleas, is problematic.

Parasocial relationships can show the beauty of human emotion, our capacity for empathy, and our ever-expanding desire to connect. On the darker side, they reveal our desire for control, our capacity for cruelty, and our instincts to possess. If the parasocial fantasy is punctured, you might have to make an ethical choice that forces you to confront the dissolution of that illusion — and, more importantly, yourself and what you’re willing to accept.

ts1989fanatic: in some ways the last month or so on SM has been far worse and much more divisive than this🐍🐍🐍🐍 in 2016. There are times when I don’t recognize our fandom anymore.

I honestly don’t know if it’s the rise of TikTok as a preeminent SM platform or just a general increase in SM usage but I do know it’s become far more toxic than it was just a few short years ago.

[screamingthename]

BRO I ONLY JUST NOW FIND OUT PETUNIA THE FRENCH BULLDOG DIED. I AM SO SAD ABOUT THIS 😭

#parasocial relationships and blah blah blah #I loved that dog okay #personal

[sullenaquarian]

Me seeing a French bulldog win its group at the Westminster Dog Show: Aww, like Petunia.

#Petunia Tendler #westminster dog show

[saneliving]

[sunfoxfic]

I love all your dog miraculous headcanons, with the exception of Marinette/LB as a French bulldog. (I'm not saying I /hate/ it, but I'm not quite sold) All the others are spot on! (pun definitely intended!) NA💜💜

Someone else suggested Border Collie, which I considered for Alya before deciding on Collie for her. Tbh I'd almost say poodle for Marinette but I had a lil toy poodle when I was a kid and she was the most bitter dog ever. Not her fault, she was just 3 years older than me and therefore hated my entire being because I was a child and treated her as though I was one, but she was well aged and far from Marinette.

I still like French bulldog but I think I'm basing that off of John Mulaney's French bulldog. I don't know how but Marinette and Petunia have the same vibes in my head.

#*alya walks into adrinette's future house* Oh I see! #*she's* the alpha now #asks answered #nameless anon

[samparoy]

French Bulldog PETUNIA UFC “I said open the door for me!!”

GUESS who is opening the door for French Bulldog PETUNIA UFC?#french bulldog #famous

[hot-guys-and-cute-dogs]

Anna Marie Tendler on Saying Goodbye to Her Beloved French Bulldog, Petunia

[daily-john-mulaney]

day 528

#john mulaney #petunia the french bulldog

[destiel-joshler69]

I love John Mulaney so much I hope he's doing well. We all love him on this app but we do not know the man personally so let's stop jumping to conclusions about every single thing going on and let him be. Of course we're all saddened by the divorce and probably even more confused about olivia munn (which i need that to be actually confirmed) but again it is not our business. And if we are true fans of John we would respect his privacy because obviously he just got out of fucking rehab after like a pretty hard relapse so please let the man live damn. I'm just wishing him, Anna Marie, and Petunia the best.

#john mulaney #rehab #recovery #healing process #olivia munn #petunia the french bulldog #ps im really stoked about that new show he just did i heard about and it sounds really raw i hope we get to see it

[madrewrites]

on all levels except physical, i am Petunia the french bulldog

#john mulaney #petunia #petunia the french bulldog #kid gorgeous #the comeback kid #dog #french bulldog #on all levels except physical #shitpost #dog meme #john mulaney memes #meme #dogs

[harrysgloves]

Okay... but I need to know that Petunia is going to be happy.

#john mulaney #this is hurting my heart guys #petunia the French bulldog #petunia mulaney

[mcu-therapy]

Did I cry for 30 minutes today because John Mulaney and Anna-Marie Tendler are getting divorced? Yes. Do I believe in love anymore? Absolutely not.

#john mulaney #Anna-marie tendler #kid gorgeous #snl #new kid in town #comeback kid #petunia the French bulldog #WHATS GONNA HAPPEN TO PETUNIA #I NEED TO KNOW #IS IT JOINT CUSTODY #IS JOHN GONNA SEE HER AGAIN #John mulaney divorce

[absoluteschmuck]

john mulaney + petunia icons; feat. annamarie tendler

if you do decide to use ‘em please like and/or reblog this post :)

#john mulaney #john mulaney icon #john mulaney icons #annamarie tendler #annamarie tendler mulaney #petunia #petunia the french bulldog #icon #icons

[mrfandomwars]

“ A few minutes later we had to rescue a baby carriage that was rolling aimlessly down the street. It turned out there was no baby in it—just somebody's sleeping poodle”Percy Jackson and The Olympians: The Last Olympian.

for a moment, I thought it was Petunia, then I realized that she was a French Bulldog, and that I’m not even sure that  Annamarie and John Mulaney live in Manhattan.

#john mulaney #john mulaney wife #petunia the french bulldog #the battle of manhattan #pjo #percy jackon and the olympians #the last olympian

[charstiel]

#john mulaney #the comback kid #netflix #princess di #anna mulaney #comedy #standup #john edmund mulaney #wisconsin and 12 #kid georgeous #new in town #the top part #big mouth #annamarie mulaney #john and anna mulaney #new york city #petunia #petunia the french bulldog #and thats my wife #my wife #i didnt kill my wife #the salt and pepper diner #ice t #law and order svu #snl #one black coffee #back to the future #marty mcfly #doc brown #princess diana