#really to put it simply

[theriverdalereviewer]

welcome to another episode of me bringing annoying twitter discourse to tumblr. today’s episode: choice feminism

#let’s skip to the verdict: fuck choice feminism #choice feminism is for people who can’t critically think #and believe everything is okay as long as it personally makes you happy #practices like makeup and grooming and plastic surgery have lately been packaged as feminist because they’re largely practiced by women #and apparently because women are ‘choosing’ to do these things and it makes them feel beautiful it’s totally fine #and never mind the bs that ‘makeup is art’ like oh yeah I wear makeup to my job interview cause of art #come the fuck on 😭 #let’s be real we do these things cause patriarchy capitalism and white supremacy have made us insecure of our faces and bodies #and they use those insecurities to convince us to spend our money on making ourselves ‘beautiful’ #and by beautiful they mean fatphobic patriarchal eurocentric and cisnormative beauty standards #so while you may think you are doing these things for you deep down you know something out there is making you hate yourself #to the point that you’re giving them money to change you #really to put it simply

[crimeronan]

basically my standards for gay/trans media these days are that it has to be something i'd still enjoy even if none of the characters were gay or trans. bc otherwise the whole thing is a waste of my fucking time. in 2012 i was so starved for gay representation that i'd consume anything that so much as mentioned queerness just to feel less alone but that's not the world we live in anymore and i don't want to go back to that world and i would be miserable continuing to pretend that gayness is the pinnacle of good writing in 2023 it feels so.... gross. i like being spoiled with a rapturous amount of gay content to choose from and plenty of the gay content i DON'T like is beloved by other queer people and i don't have to love every gay narrative or pretend to. so i'm no longer touching any shit that doesn't do the kind of cool storytelling that compels me. i did my years in the trenches.

#unlikely to ever finish aftg partially for this and partially bc i really only wanted to participate in fandom and #my experiences with the fandom and its discourse put me off it like. yeah actually i dont want to be involved with any of this #eta: please don't tag this post q slur. i'd rather you simply didn't reblog it.

[offkilterkeys]

The world isn’t ready for my alpha kid readings.

#jane crocker #jake english #roxy lalonde #dirk strider #homestuck #alpha kids #Jane is the struggler don’t you EVER contest that #many might argue it’s Jake but he doesn’t struggle inherently #usually he just vibes until he’s forced into situations wherein he struggles #Jane struggles from the beginning #her entire arc is a struggle #also had to change it from “the fujoshi” mostly cause I don’t like that and also cause it’s not as versatile as the other labels #I don’t actually think Dirk is boring btw i just think that when put up against his friends he has a lot less complexity going on #like his arc is fairly simple as opposed to Jane and Jake’s #and even Roxy’s #His problems seem inherently a lot more straight forward to me simply because he’s articulate enough to realize he has problems #Jane and Jake are almost there #problems are like on the tip of their tongues #and Roxy is kinda like the John of the team where she isn’t even gonna acknowledge the possibility of problems #girl is like “problems? haha not me #I’m the put together one in this group :)” #and just ignores all her internalized misogyny and heteronormativity #she is a mirror to Vriska in that they both put a lot of emphasis on preforming romanticism as a means of affirming their gender #anyway my alpha kid readings are way too boring so I feel like nobody would really be interested in them Sighhhh

[starry-stormy-knight]

whatup i was my dad's dream son until he switched career paths :)

#lyn's posts #lyn's art #brandon sanderson #cosmere #stormligh archive #adolin kholin #// #this was just an old joke post idea from agesssss ago #i think i was colour blocking colours and hadnt done the black parts of his hair yet and i realised that he's just ken lmao #my brother said i should put adolin in the kenough jumper lmao #finally got round to it but also thought i'd make it worse and make it adolinough because similar sounds etc #anyway every now and then i think about how adolin has the vibes of peak performance and following in his father's footsteps etc etc #and poor renarin really struggled because he was different #and then when dalinar bonded the stormfather everything changed and now renarin is a knight and adolin is just some guy with a dead sword #to put it simply #anyway it's almost 2am for me going to bed #just want to say that adolin is just ken but ALSO everything (to me) <3

[v1-kisser]

Proship dni for my comfort thanks.

I feel like everyone portrays F/Os as these romantic, perfect all around lovers, and while that's all well and good! I prefer F/Os who are flawed, who don't always say the right things. Who can sometimes be petty or selfish. F/Os who have a habit of seeing conflict as a contest on who can talk the loudest, instead of a conversation. F/Os who run out of patience sometimes and have to go cool off mid-conversation, even if they're right. F/Os who struggle to communicate their emotions.

I find comfort in the idea of a relationship where mistakes like that are allowed and given room to breathe. A relationship where, no matter what the conflict is, the walls eventually come down. Maybe it takes hours, maybe days until you're both calm enough to work it out. Maybe it takes several conversations to solve it, but each end in Hey. I love you. I'll talk to you tomorrow.

You're not perfect, and neither is your F/O. That's okay. That can be beautiful, too. There's not a hug that's more comforting than the firm, tearful one after reaching mutual understanding. Knowing that you didn't mess it up too much, you didn't break things permanently. You couldn't if you tried. They missed you... and you've got some serious affection to catch up on.

#.thoughts #selfship #selfship imagines #selfshipping #f/o imagines #LeV1 #Yes this is about V1 and I... #We're really different- personality wise- with starkly different views on lots of things- violence for example #It can be kind and understanding with me but I often forget that I'm the exception and not the rule #And get upset when we meet others and it immediately threatens them and treats them like they're pests #I think its original purpose as a war machine should NOT be a ''get out of jail free'' card for being an asshole #And V1 uh... Disagrees. To put it simply 🙃 <- Palpable frustration #Anyway I'll quit rambling now #I still love my machine #proship dni #comship dni #safeship #safeshipping #.banger posts

[magichats]

all the news going around with unity's really got me worried for games that are already several years into development like Hollow Knight Silksong and Billie Bust up.

Just rough because I don't suppose a whole lot of games are going to be able to pivot game engines, let alone so late in development. Like it is easier said than done to pivot early in development but i've been following the development of several games that are years in at this point and the fact that they're grandfathering older titles into this is just... it's just bad.

The potential loss of games in terms of archival on such a massive scale....

#Like with the news that Cult of the Lamb's getting full stop deleted due to this is not great news #and I can't imagine they're going to be the only ones who decide to simply delete. #Unity #Unity Engine #Silksong #Hollow Knight #Should also specify that BBU is not a unity game but just a really good example of a game that likely couldn't pivot engines on a dime #knowing what Little I know about BBU's back engine and the work they put in to make all the musical aspects *work* #thank goodness it's on unreal because given the fact that they've got a lot of progress on a working game #i'd legit hate to see them have to redo everything from scratch #same cannot be said for some of the other long term game projects i've been following unfortunately

[oneluckydragon]

BREAKING NEWS!!! Local idiot ghost absolutely blown away when boyfriend gives him a nickname for the first time, more info after this broadcast.

Bonus pet-name edition:

(Yeah I know it's ooc for grovyle to EVER use the term "babe" but lets go ahead and assume he's done it accidentally a few times rather than intentionally. He's deeply in love with the dumb ghostman, ok. Sometimes it just slips out.)

Dusknoir is still recovering from hearing it. And when he finally calls grovyle "love" himself on accident a few days later, he falls deathly ill for two weeks cause his body couldn't handle the aftermath and started rapidly shutting down on a molecular level.

#dusknoir he is dying pls for the love of god just give him the heal seed already #i headcanon that grovyle starts to call dusknoir just “noir” simply because it's less effort but dusknoir is legitimately touched by it #he's never had a nickname before so he cried happy tears for only 2 hours after this interaction #celebi thinks noir's drama over the entire thing is very funny so she starts calling him “beloved” even more and he has a meltdown #and dusknoir being a literal functional storage unit is my favorite thing he is so good at HOLDING stuff for his BF and GF #he carries water bottles and snacks for them like a total mom when they go exploring #(he got the habit after hanging out w/ echo and sora. those are his kids so of course he's gonna have treats!!!) #what's in the void you ask??? who knows probably a pocket universe or the elusive pmd2 remake #i had way too much fun drawing this is it obvious? #and i really like the new brush i've been using lately so i'm happy #also first comic i put decent effort into!!!! yay #actaeonshipping #future trio #dusknoir #grovyle #celebi #pmd #pmd2 #pmd eos #explorers of sky #my art #tw blood

[ask-the-rag-dolly]

i'm going to be honest what you all have been doing is harmful to her wellbeing and will have considerable impacts going forward and yes i am saying this right as it's too late to change it , you're welcome everybody

#[ ooc ] #i've actually written down stuff on what Does help ragdolly and this ain't it chief LMAO #as much as i like watching things crash and burn i know some of you want her to open up more so . #the biggest hint i can give you is that she's literally under considerable amount of stress right now #and is grasping for any tiny bits of control and safety even if it means Denial and Avoiding Stuff Again #to put it simply - she feels unsafe right now !! make her feel safer ! how ? well taking away her autonomy and forcing her to #face her trauma even when she's Really not in the correct mental state for it is Not Those -

[birdricks]

i love the stars (j'adore les etoiles)

#rick and morty #birdrick #birdperson #rick sanchez #artsbotz #I DID IT I DREW THEM YAYYYYYYYY <- normal #idk if im totallyyyy happy w the colours etc but watever im not spending any longer on it. lol #LOL sorry if this kinda doesnt make any sense. its a result of my enorrmmouss brain #i usually think abt rick more when it comes to birdrick simply bc. hes more fleshed out #butttt ive been rhinking abt bp a bit recently. #i rlly strongly associate bps feelings towards rick w stars. bcccc of a bunch of stuff #that one quote -> #how often do you suppose you might look up at the stars. and wonder what might have been had you just put your faith in rick. #anddd a couple songs. this one which is i love the stars by the orion experience #and more loosely starstruck by ummm #by sorry. #ANDDDDD the beacon. on ao3 #i beleive by abed with a knife. really super good makes me pass out #umm ok i actually dont have more to say. my brain is fried #guys. dont forget to set like hourly timers when u draw. to like remind u to drink and stretch. and blink #dont be like me.

[pariaritzia]

Queerness in Indian Media

↳Film: RRR (2022, Telugu), dir. S.S. RAJAMOULI

RRR is a historical fantasy action drama that follows Bheem (NTR Jr), a Gond warrior who is in search of a Gond girl who was taken away from their home, and Ram (Ram Charan), the British Army officer assigned to catch him. Ram and Bheem meet under false identities and quickly grow closer, but everything is thrown into chaos once the truth is revealed and Ram is forced to choose between his ambitions and his attachment to Bheem.

Long before any white person had ever heard of RRR, queer Indians were cautiously optimistic that there would be something for us in this movie. There was the song Dosti, which felt more romantic than the average song about friendship; Bheem's intense declaration toward Ram in the trailer; Rajamouli explaining that there is no boy-girl romantic song (a staple of masala Indian cinema in any language) because "the romance angle is between these two guys only...bromance...they are the heroes, they are the hero and heroine, and they are the hero and villain"; the lead actors repeatedly questioning interviewers who referred to Jenny and Seetha as Bheem and Ram's love interests; and the writer, V. Vijayendra Prasad, being a huge fan of Salim-Javed movies, particularly Sholay, whose homosocial pairing has been read as queer by queer Indians for decades.

The movie itself gave us more than we could have hoped for from a project made on such a huge scale. Ram and Bheem mimic many of the "hero and heroine" pairings in so many masala movies, doing everything from the "slow-mo staring" for the first meeting, to getting a whole montage song for the progression of their bond, to dressing each other up, to dancing together at a party, to carrying each other, to rescuing each other.

The final rescue scene is perhaps the most telling, as it twists a well-known myth from the Ramayana by putting Ram and Bheem in the position of heroine and hero. It is not Hanuman who tells Rama where to find Sita in Lanka, but instead Seetha who tells Bheem where to find Ram. Bheem, upon finding him, promises to get him out 'even if [he has] to burn this Lanka down to do it'--then promptly carries him on his shoulders the way Hanuman carried Rama, to do away with any suspicions from homophobic audiences.

Those homophobic audiences still made their complaints--a glance at the oldest comments on any clip or behind the scenes video for RRR will make that clear--but they were drowned out by the many fans of the movie. Ultimately, like with any coded movie, the interpretation is up to the individual, but it is undeniable that a number of queer Indians felt that there was a romantic bond between Ram and Bheem. To dismiss that would do a disservice to the many queer people who have, are, and always will work quietly behind the scenes to write our stories, even if they can never say so directly.

#rrr #tollywood #rambheem #this was the hardest post to make simply bc every time I talk about rrr I feel very #'this article contains excessive information' dot wikipedia warning. #thank you to my beloved ivy who has heard all my Excessive Information. ur a real one. #anyway I really had to restrain myself with this one and still it is the longest post for this series. rip. #anyway. wanted to do this one before pride month ends and before I take a break from this series #to make other gifs for a while bc quite frankly these take a long time to put together and I need. a break. #queerness in indian media #long post

[littlehollyleaf]

You know it's the putting the glasses back on that really breaks me...

#good omens #good omens 2 #good omens spoilers #Crowley closing himself off from Zira - putting that barrier between them back #only not... it's not that Crowley is putting it back - he's recognising what Zira isn't - that ~Zira has built the wall between them again #so Crowley is simply - reluctantly - accepting that truth #returning to where Zira has put him - behind darkened glass - his true self obscured and tainted and not clearly seen #he ~wants Zira to see him - to see ~them - for how they really are - and for how they could be #but Zira can't/won't #god it's so perfect i want to cry

[rickybaby]

Ricciardo “had a very open chat” with Mekies following F1 Monaco GP to try and understand 2024 difficulties via PitDebrief

#Monaco really bore down heavily on him. it’s no wonder he didn’t want to get up and dance on the Monday after!! #it’s fascinating to me how he can simply look inwards and try to see what’s not working #and somehow train his mind to overcome that …. the athlete mindset is truly fascinating #it’s also very interesting of him mentioning his ‘inner circle’ being there for him at Monaco #and im taking him to mean his parents and I can’t help thinking it’s whatever he and his dad talked about that truly helped him #which reminds me of Daniel always telling that story of his dad being so mad at him after this kart meet where he was too scared to overtake #and the fact he still brings that moment up over and over again because it went on to define him as a racer and put him on the path to f1 #and maybe some wisdom from dad is all what it takes <3 #daniel ricciardo #montreal24

[presdestigatto]

GUYS????????

Looking at the timestamps, this was one month before Max’s first f1 race, and they last karted together in 2012 3 years prior. I have so many questions, like, were they cool at this point of time? Clearly they were friendly enough for Max to joke like this, but you can also notice that Charles only replied to Esteban LOL

#lestappen #it’s quite interesting to try to mentally put together how Charles said they used to hate each other #but also their admissions that they talked a lot/things like this #like when did the hatred stop and when did they decide to grow up? #it also makes you realise that their rivalry was really played up for the cameras lol #imo this also plays into max’s tendency to pretend grievances simply don’t exist #like when he said he and charles were totally cool after austria 2019 even though we all saw the unfollowing #lastly: its wild how most of the grid are childhood friends/acquaintances #thank u to the person who rt-ed this onto my tl ❤️

[canisalbus]

Hey quick question,

What do you think is an acceptable amount of asks to post in a day?

They've become my primary way of delivering you art ramblings and oc lore and such, but I'm constantly worried I'm flooding people's dashboards with them.

#be honest #tumblr's communicating systems are sort of clunky #you either talk to someone privately in dms or post it publicly for everyone to see via asks #if you've sent me a comment and I haven't replied I'm sorry #I simply don't have the time/energy to get back to every one #but I read them all and appreciate them #I'm slow to put my thoughts into words so sometimes I also go way back and dig up really old ones that I've been thinking of #from months ago even

[transholmes]

When I first started typing this out I apologized for this vent but you know what? I'm not the least bit sorry, the BG3 fandom needs to hear this.

Being a queer fan in this fandom is beyond depressing, even more so if you're a queer dude or masc aligned person. It's like being transported 10-15 years back in time and I mean that in the worst way. Back to when producing queer content whether M/M or F/F would at best get you passive-aggressively ignored by the majority of fandom. Worst case involved doxxing and financial ruining people for writing characters as queer just in case you were wondering what that was like back then.

If you're trans of any stripe then it's even worse.

People will bend over backwards to defend this with preferences but you've conspired to create a climate where events will be promoted no matter the content as long as straightness can be assumed and centered, but the moment an event is created to specifically promote and create queer content it is suspect and needs to be vetted before it can be considered if it can maybe be promoted.

The BG3 fandom's frankly reactionary and conservative behavior is almost making me regret picking up this game in the first place. It is certainly making me regret getting involved in the fandom even in a small capacity. This isn't a place where fans like me are welcome, the best we can hope for is being allowed to be tolerated and only if we accept living at the edge of it and lived for too long in a world where this is all I'm ever allowed to put up with it in a space that's supposed to be for fun.

#astarion acunin #gale dekarios #karlach cliffgate #lae'zel #shadowheart #wyll ravengard #halsin silverbough #gale of waterdeep #minthara baenre #why the fuck is this fandom so conservative and reactionary #i swear it's regressed a decade compared to others #and no there isn't a single argument any of you can make for the state of things that i haven't heard a million times #since the mid 90s #yes i've been in online fandom for as long as the www has been a thing #i've heard them and heard them again and you know what #they're no different from the arguments real life conservatives and reactionaries give #for why queer and trans people shouldn't be included #why we're suspect by simply existing #and bg3 fandom really need to do some self reflection here #and yes #i'm stuffing this in everyone's tag #just be glad i'm not putting it in more

[susieandhobbes]

I feel bad because Ayo is clearly legitimately pissed about the baseball video of her and Jeremy blowing up like this and her feelings are valid but in my extremely unprofessional and not at all certified PR perspective - she/her team are handling it SO BADLY.

Deleting her tik toks or IG pics, not dropping another vogue partnership video that (allegedly) was coming today, reposting that video about filming people in public - BABY THE STREISAND EFFECT!!!

The more rattled you seem, the more the internet is going to think they caught you at something and the harder they're going to read into everything. Hell, half the people who saw the video were like "oh this must be a marketing strategy" and while that makes literally no sense because you don't promote a ~platonic~ friendship by stirring up dating rumors, it was still something people were willing to believe. She should have posted "anyway The Bear Season 3 airs June 27th! Go cubs" on her IG story and kept it pushing

#ayo edebiri #jeremy allen white #someone made a tweet comparing her and jeremy to Kerry/Tony and Andrew/Danai and they could never #while the natural chemistry that makes people respond so strongly to them is there #it's like they get mad when people notice #whereas Kerry and Tony break that shit out to boost their engagement whenever they feel like it #YEARS after their show ended #and while I kinda don't think Andy is that calculated #he's earnestly obsessed with Danai and clearly doesn't give a fuck who sees #And I think Danai is tuned in enough to use it for promo when necessary #It feels like Ayo/JAW are going to put in a bunch of effort into not being friendly or affectionate from now on #when they could simply go the other way #go so far over the top that everyone is left too baffled to really speculate