#sometimes the good guys win

[odinsblog]

APRIL 10, 2023: Four days after being unjustly expelled by racist Republicans in Tennessee, Justin Jones was sworn back into office

He then marched arm-in-arm, back to the Tennessee State House with thousands of cheering constituents and supporters

With his head and fist raised high, Rep. Justin Jones triumphantly returned to the Tennessee Chamber where he reclaimed the seat that voters elected him to

We love to see it.

#politics #justin jones #tennessee #republicans #reinstated #sometimes the good guys win #protect him at all costs

[tittyinfinity]

I just remembered that up until 5th grade, all of the sports teams I was in weren't separated by gender. I played basketball and baseball with boys. And we did just fine.

It wasn't until 6th grade when they segregated it by gender. It didn't make sense to me. I was now in softball because of baseball, because "softball is for girls" and "baseball is for boys" (which confused me bc my dad was on an adult softball team).

Now, my brother's all-male team didn't win a single game. My all-girls team won every single one.

They presented the boys' team with this HUGE trophy, and if you wanted replicas of it, they were $30 each.

My team was presented with a very small trophy. Extras were $5.

That's when I decided gender-segregated sports were bullshit.

#my mom went off on my brother's coach for that #said that it wasn't fair that my brother's team got to celebrate more than us despite actually winning #(it was through the same sports program) #she said she wasn't gonna pay $30 for a trophy whenever he was a horrible coach #bc the boys he had when they were on my team with my coach did just fine #their coach was this horrible egotistical guy who would scream at tbem for not doing good enough #when he didnt even KNOW HOW TO PLAY and was just there bc his kid was praying #my coach was this cool ass dad that was very calm and gentle with us #the coach was like ''oh so you don't think your son deserves to celebrate?'' #my mom was like ''he should but he needs to learn that he can't be rewarded for losing while #my daughter is barely rewarded for winning and i don't want to teach him that gender inequality is okay'' #(my mom is cool af sometimes) #we both quit playing after that

[acepalindrome]

It’s important to me that Astarion is a huge cunt on Wyll’s behalf. Wyll might be too kind and sweet to people who don’t deserve his good heart, but his husband is not.

He’s also the son-in-law of Ulder Ravengard’s nightmares.

#baldur's gate 3 #wyllstarion #wyll learns to be selfish and put himself first sometimes #astarion learns to feel safe and protected and that there is still good in the world #everyone wins #except for ulder ravengard but fuck that guy

[hide-your-bugs-away]

wet beatles jumpscare 😔

#wet beatles jumpscare 😔 #from 'keen teen' april 1965 #got this issue to read a huge article talking about the animals' wmca good guy-related stuff 👀👀👀 #there are some g o o d photos to go along with that article..... though hilton and chas may disagree #got jumpscared by wet beatles though 😔🙏 i had to do a double take to make sure i was looking at george #at least the article itself doesn't use the word 'beatle' as a prefix every other word like my issue of 'teenville' #they were in sydney here right??? so no ringo.... guess jimmy got wet too 😔🙏 #george harrison #paul mccartney #john lennon #mclennon #because i'm sure y'all love your wet mclennon #the beatles #not a second mag #the stones were on the cover of this which was really cool!!!! #also eric and alan touched shoulders in one of the photos so that's a hashtag win for me 🙏🙏🙏 #i'll post the animals photos sometime soon because eeEEE I'VE NEVER SEEN THEM ANYWHERE BEFORE

[deaddcas]

If the announcement feels underwhelming its probably because they thought the strike would be over by now. The 45 (I'm not sure if the number is correct) days were mainly to give enough time to pass for them to actually give us information, but since the strike didn't end in time they gave us as much information as they could without scabbing.

It's still exciting and there is loads of stuff being kept from us but being patient sometimes pays off.

#warrior nun #this is good guys #avatrice #we're gonna see them again and its gonna be great #sometimes gay people do win

[wizardnuke]

i know it's popular fanon to think that essek has little to no relationship experience and i do think his bedroom experience is average at best (for a hot young* elf) but i Personally think he's got a long line of heartbreaks behind him. i mean this so slash negative slash derogatory i think he was out there wining and dining and leaving-behining all the time. just for fun and profit. working on his acting chops. showing off. he likes attention dude. i don't think that's directly contradictory to him being very reclusive and quiet about his work i think he was mysterious and sexy and thought flirting was funny. anyway he and caleb "genuinely falls in love with every other person he meets and then is really weird about it, EXCEPT for essek, who he was genuinely honeypotting" widogast, who essek was also genuinely honeypotting for reasons Far beyond boredom (see: i think some of his early weirdness/awkward formality can be explained by the fact that he was trying to mask real homicidal rage towards the m9) are insane together they're ride or die they're perfect for each other they're lifelong "friends" and they're playing mind games the likes of which would level a city park id they broke out of containment. and it's enrichment for them

#i think it is absolutely critical to keep in mind that 1. this CHILD of an elf (in comparison to da'leth) convinced DA'LETH to do treason #with him. not that i think da'leth is generally against treason but essek had to have been a winning combo of cunning and charismatic for #that to work. and 2. caleb generally falls in love with everyone BUT this is so critical BUT he did not fucking do that with essek. #he Did Not. my guy is not that stupid he knew exactly what he was looking at. he didn't know the scale but he knew Something Was Up #and essek 'flirts so often he forgets he's flirting' thelyss and caleb 'victim and perp of some of the most insane relationship drama to #ever come out of wildemount AND a trained manipulator' widogast stumbled into one another sometime circa hot chocolate whiskey #and Aeor Horrors #and both promptly had the same OH NO moment before saying fuck it and showing off increasingly complicated spells #as a mating dance #while also still being deeply insane about their perception of 'normal relationships' and 'how to communicate' #caleb did a good job at the grove but. where's the fic where he gets essek to stay the damn night via shutting off his magic

[crystalkleure]

Characters who are intentionally written to be horrible little bastard goblins: ✔️ Hilarious

Characters who are supposed to be viewed as being A Good Person in spite of them continuously doing horrible asshole things that would make any reasonable person fucking punch them IRL: ❌ Infuriating

#.It speaks #About me yo #I HATE THAT SECOND THING SO MUCH #INTENTIONAL ASSHOLES MY BELOVED. UNINTENTIONAL ASSHOLES MY BELOATHED. #The Goody Two Shoes Good Guy Protag @ their sad friend: ''Hey buddy! I am going to shame you for Not Being Happy!'' #''Don't you understand that that's rude to all of your friends? You're killing all of our vibes! It Is Morally Bad To Be Visibly Sad!'' #All of the other characters: ''Yeah!! What protag said!! We love you and forgive you @ Sad Guy but you need to stop being sad Right Now!'' #And Everybody Claps #Literal worst thing in the world. #Like it is DRAMATICALLY DIFFERENT if the protag doing something like this has ACTUAL ACCURATE CONSEQUENCES #Like. Say. Sad Guy bottling too much up for too long and then eventually finally exploding in protag's face. #[And NOT being portrayed as Evil for doing so. Might be SEEN as evil by the protag but Is Not Narratively The Bad Guy For It.] #THAT does not bother me. Fuck yeah Sad Guy tell the emotionally abusive fuck and all their flying monkeys to eat shit. #BUT IF THE LITERAL ABUSED CHARACTER TRYING TO STAND UP FOR THEMSELF MAKES THEM THE VILLAIN OF THE WEEK/SEASON I'M MAD #You know? #Protag who THINKS they are Morally Infallible but is actually perfectly human and wrong/does bad shit sometimes: ✔️✔️✔️ #Protag who is a total penis and their dickheadery WINS every time it causes conflict; the /conflict/ is portrayed as unreasonable: ❌❌❌ #If you know me really well you can probably guess which specific two characters I am talking about #I hate both of those little bastards so much

[antianakin]

So I'm not the world's biggest Doctor Who fan or anything, I haven't done more than Tumblr watch it in years, but I happened across a quote from the Christopher Eccleston season that struck me as an interesting quote to use to discuss Anakin, his choice to save Luke, and why it doesn't really work for me.

You let one of them go but that’s nothing new. Every now and then a little victim’s spared because she smiled, ’cause he’s got freckles. ‘Cause they begged. And that’s how you live with yourself. That’s how you slaughter millions. Because once in awhile—on a whim, if the wind’s in the right direction—you happen to be kind.

-- Doctor Who, Boom Town

I don't remember the context of the quote really, so I'm not going to discuss that.

But that bit about how one small act of kindness doesn't really... mean anything? THAT'S what's getting me here.

This is why Darth Vader isn't redeemed. Because yeah, sure, he did one kind thing. But Luke is probably not the first random person he decided to spare because, on a whim, he decided to just let someone run or escape.

The one act of kindness isn't truly about the person on the receiving end of it anyway, it's about HIM, about living with HIMSELF. Because he wants to believe he's a hero even though he's doing evil selfish things and he KNOWS he's doing evil selfish things but he can't face that so he just keeps telling himself he's a hero, and it's probably easier to tell himself that if, every so often, when the wind's going the right direction, he decides to be kind.

But it's still selfish.

Saving Luke is still selfish. Because he wants to be a hero TO LUKE, he doesn't want to live WITHOUT Luke, so he saves him. He saves him so he can say "tell your sister you were right." He lets himself die so he doesn't have to live with the consequences of anything he's done. That's how he slaughters millions and dies thinking of himself as the hero still, after everything.

#anti anakin #luke skywalker #anti anakin skywalker #anakin critical #anakin skywalker critical #doctor who #this is how he gets through the clone war too #he's massacred an ENTIRE VILLAGE OF PEOPLE down to its last child #he's lying about that to everyone except padme and palpatine #he's broken his own oaths before he even took them #and is lying about that too #he continues to kill people during the clone war too #he emotionally manipulates padme #he abuses ahsoka #but if he can win a battle then hey none of that matters right? #it cancels out #sometimes he's The Good Guy TM so all that evil shit he does the rest of the time is no longer applicable

[pinklink130]

everyone wants ganondorf to not be evil/redeemed so bad, every post i see theorizing about it sounds more and more desperate every day are you guys okay

#loz #totk #i don’t mind either #but it’s… pretty obvious he’s the evil bad guy again guys idk what to say #but it’s also really funny and entertaining it feels like THIS IS HOW BERNIE CAN STILL WIN #loz fans are broken all they want is playable zelda and good guy ganondorf #my post #I AGREE IT WOULD BE KINDA COOL but sometimes franchises will be franchises #and have their iconic characters play their iconic roles forever im sorry

[neige-leblanche]

"idk why i hate neige so much" probably because he is an antagonist! hope this helps

#txt #like. the premise of twst is that the villains are the protagonists #& while as major characters the main students get plenty of development to break apart the hero/villain dichotomy #the premise of the game does in fact suggest that characters who are by pretty much all definitions Good Guys are going to work against you #ive talked about this before but while i myself absolutely adore neige i dont claim that hes meant to be a sympathetic character #the masquerade event is the first time we see him being really noble; book 6 revealing that he actually is a v good person is written as a #bittersweet moment (the characters are contemplating who 'deserved' to win the vdc & are implied to be a lil uncomfortable w their grudge #against neige) whereas in book 5 the main two facets we see of him are 1. people like him 2. he's very professional #neither of which are traits that are necessarily endearing (which since imo the writers are skilled in general. they are aware of) #why i like neige is a whole different & much sappier story lololololol #anyway maybe i'll rewrite this into a post of its own sometime lol if so im sorry in advance for the repetition #anyanyway. now im thinking abt neiges character development🥰

[worstloki]

Thor, rambling while Loki reads: --and yes, we are brothers, but I would kiss you if you asked!

Loki, suddenly much less interested in his book: What?

Thor: What?

Amora: *'sneakily' watching with her head peeking over the librarian's desk* HE SAID HE WOULD KISS YOU IF YOU ASKED.

#been finding the option of competitive fair play and sportsmanship supportiveness so much better as an option for everyone #like sure Amora is dying to bang Thor and Sif is trying to be a good friend while also vying/hoping for his interest #and sure Loki is somehow winning the contest with little idea he's taking part #but that doesn't mean they all have to fight!!!! #Amora being like 'well if i can't have him then im voting for Loki' while Sif and Loki joke about Thor's 'obvious' crush on one of them #Loki: *pointedly @ Sif* and to NO ONES surprise Thor has made off for the night with a stunning fair maiden with dark hair and blue eyes #Sif: it's OBVIOUS he's like this for *you* #Loki: nah ur just mad that im right about this. and the fact that he'd rather never confess than begrudge your warrior bond or whatever #Sif: he likes guys too -there's no way to explain that away with me! YOU'RE a shapeshifter making it doable to his...salacious imaginings : #Loki: what if he has a type. maybe he likes us both? that would explain the time he-- #Amora: if i wanted i could make clones too yknow -_- #Sif Loki Amora with sometimes Lorelei showing up and lowkey thinking it's a fun time to cheer the others on in gaining Thor's attentions #Fandral too one day he's red faced and all 'shame on my family line' but he's taken a seat at their table reluctantly and gone #''his arms. right?'' #and there are just nods of solidarity around the table #idk #something of a wholesome Thor fanclub which Loki is attending because Sif is CONVINCED his type isn't her but is Loki #and Amora who thinks it would be wicked hilarious for the bros to get it on #Fandral: wait I thought Loki was just sitting here to stop people bothering your table. and because he's a loner #Loki: Fandral FINALLY. Fandral look me in the eyes. tell them Thor isn't in love with me #Fandral: you?! I'm hoping he's into blond T-T #Amora: *fist over her heart* respect T-T

[bladehorror]

Quite possibly the funniest arena team i built to date. Critfest 2k24. Literally the only problem I had was hitting myself when the consumed guys statused mine

#lorwolf #lw arena #honestly this only cements the sheer imbalance with the companions imo #i talked about the kickstarter krane being auto-win before #you get one at the start of the game and you're set #but the boss and event shop companions are pretty broken too #some because of synergies (vortexcanis are crazy great for holiday boss grinding. all you need is a kit/dw and 2 jc and you're good) #and some due to stats and abilities (again w vortexcanis: high hp + coordinate is insane alongside a joc and a brac. immortal stun guns) #and the thing with the arena is that the comp card pool doesn't discriminate #i got spammed a bunch of kapros this time (i managed to 3-star that last one) #once I got like 5 guys w syphoning scratch one of which was a Krane. WHO would beat that. #it's exactly why pvp arena is so frustrating #sometimes you get golden teams. sometimes you get nothing but duds. and no amount of strategizing helps you against kranes

[akkivee]

hitoya likes people who are bad at thinking and i assume that’s because it’s easier to steamroll over them to get his desired result and i wish we got to see that side of him more often lol

#vee queued to fill the void #this was a wild question he got asked btw lmao #the bat rep skit where he swindles kuukou and jyushi into his favour is peak grey hitoya lol we should get more #it doesn’t have to be as overt as rei’s general conman schtick or hitoya himself willing to fabricate evidence to get his way lol #just more situations where you see he’s a bit of an asshole too LOL #it would have also been fun to see more of his money grubbing personality too lol #like it’s connected to his high class taste and desire to have the best where the pay off is that he wants to share that with his team #but man he bragged he enjoys looking at his bank account for fun lol pls give us more of that #i like it when bat are visibly chaotic good lol!!!!!! #kuukou making a steam bath for temple patrons but then sabotaging it to show them if they can suffocating steam they can handle anything!!!! #hitoya lowkey shading this girl by saying this is common sense but come to my law firm and i’ll make sure you win!!!!! #and while i’m at it i wish jyushi was Slightly more narcissistic lol!!!!! #he likes looking in mirrors so that makes him narcissistic????? he lacks confidence he’s literally hyping himself up????? #i don’t need terra charisma house levels of narcissism lmao just let jyushi flex sometimes lol #some guy: wow that was amazing jyushi!!!!! jyushi: i know✨ #at least that!!!!!!!! confident jyushi in all aspects arc WHEN 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[apollos-boyfriend]

Icarus. What's the difference between Mianite (series name), Dianite (???? Diorite?) and Ianite

okay okay late answer but here we go.

the series is called mianite, but that’s technically shorthand for “realm of mianite”. mianite is the name of their land/world, loosely, at least that’s how the season 1 lands are commonly referred to.

mianite, however, is also a god. the god of the overworld, order, and creation. he has two siblings: dianite and ianite. dianite is the god of the nether, chaos, and destruction. ianite is the goddess of the end, justice, and balance!

#muse talk #jadetuin #had to stop myself from rambling in the main psot but imma do it here LMAO #so like. whats really interesting about mianite as a series. is the gods aren’t inherently good or evil #you’d think mianite would be the god of ‘good’ bc he values order and creation #but he’s the ANTAGONIST of season 2! too much order can be as harmful as no order at all #or the ‘order’ itself could be harmful and need to be reworked #dianite is the stereotypically ‘evil’ god. but he’s a protagonist in season 2! #because chaos can be good and useful. sometimes things need to be destroyed to be bettered #and ianite isn’t just ‘good’ balance! she isn’t there to make sure the good guys have their win #which is what balance/justice tends to be shown as #she’s true balance. someone attacks you; you attack them back with the same fever #balance can be the bad guys retaliating. and that’s not something that she will stop because it’s ‘bad’ for the good guys #it’s a necessary thing for her! #and that’s so!!!!! i think about it so much #good and evil are not inherent. the world is not black and white #i just. i love it very much. very good values and themes

[jrueships]

brian, the new shoe manager and cookie's nice guy sweet little church boo that magic homoerotically dommed and destroyed out of sheer prideful bloodlust should DEFINITELY be looked into as a casting option for a sam cooke biopic bcs .. WOW??

LIKE AM I TRIPPING OR

#add the lil bump in his nose #and mwah 🥰🥰 #cooke in general has a littler nose #but more abt winning time... i am rlly enjoying it so far!!!! #i personally like the 4th wall breaks! #the style is rlly cute and quirky !! keeps ur attention #when it does stuff at the right time it's like OOO but sometimes it doesnt (alot of cuts..) but thats ok!! #i cant wait to see kareem and magic interact (im on ep 3 rn!!) they do such a good job at emphasizing kareems #'i know more than you.' attitude LMAO #i normally have a lovehate relationship with multiple character focuses but bcs all the ppl are meant to be viewed as #kinda immature and kinda shitty (either in a pos/neg sense.. it flips) i rlly like it cus it doesnt force u to like one specific person #everyone has flaws!!! #idk maybe i like it cus one of my fav books is the great gatsby lmao #norm refer kareem as cap whenever he wants his attention/wants to get something he wants... i know what you are . #magics mommy issues go insane #leos when they dont think someone they want proud of them isnt proud in the way they want them to showit/be #or in what THEY want them to be proud abt..... yikes. so the way he treats/views women and then the ppl close to him #.... ej please #him and brian shouldve been endgame instead that was quite hmm! cookie deserves better than the both of them tbh #dr buss or whatever reminds me of every guy who could save themselves with charm and no soul/hardwork #n that playb*y affliation immediately raised red flags. hes very interesting and irritable to watch i like it #AND I TOTALLY CALLED TARK THE SHARK BEING A TURK!!! thank u godfather ANYWAYS i love the show it's great #need more gayness... hope isiah shows up in season 2 so i can clap n whistle like a marvel endcredit character reveal #ZEKE WILL RETURN