#they said ~variety~

[yardsards]

hot take but you all NEED to stop telling people to kill themselves.

yes, even *those* people. i don't care if you're talking to some monster who puts live puppies into a wood chipper for fun, don't say that shit.

because mx. puppychipper isn't gonna be affected by your words.

but you know who might be affected? some innocent third party reading the words you said on a public website.

because telling people to kill themselves says "suicide is a punishment for being a bad person. bad people, upon realizing they're bad, should simply commit suicide instead of working to atone for their actions."

and that is NOT a message you wanna be normalizing to anyone, but ESPECIALLY people with depression (who, let's be real, make up a higher than average chunk of this site's userbase). whose mental illness is already telling them that 1: they're an inherently terrible worthless person no matter what they do 2: death is an appealing option.

is reading "kill yourself" once or twice gonna make them do it? nah, probably not. but reading it multiple times a day every day is gonna make their mental health worse. it's probably not good for your mental health to be saying that kind of thing, either.

just knock that shit off. the world is already so hostile to people with mental illness, and managing mental illness and unlearning unhealthy thought patterns is already so difficult. you don't need to be out here making it worse.

#eliot posts #suicide mention #animal abuse mention #i guess #ive said similar before and i just said this in the tags of another post but it deserves its own post #i am fucking TIRED of reading this shit so often #i frequently block people for saying it #sometimes i report ppl over it too if they're shitty in other ways too #i luckily don't have the ''i'm a worthless piece of shit and deserve the death penalty'' flavour of depression #but i do have the ''life is endless suffering and i want to euthanize myself'' variety of depression (or. technically bipolar.) #and reading the phrase kys Feels Bad Man w my mental illness #and i have froends w the first type and i worry about them #and one of em has told me it does affect them quite negatively to read kys #so yeah! fucking stop it!

[jade-len]

i adore how mxtx sorta flipped the idea on the whole top/bottom thing with svsss, and just BL relationships in general.

making bingqiu very open to switching, not making the "bottom" super feminine and actually leaning more to the handsome side compared to the "top", how luo binghe is manipulative sensitive and cries easily, etc. one of the main themes in svsss is literally about sexuality (and possibly even about gender roles).

as a queer asian man myself, i absolutely despise the "yaoi archetype" and it was one of the reasons why i avoided consuming BL media. hell, years ago when i first saw heavens official blessing, i mentally groaned and went, "ugh, let me guess, the bottom is super feminine and innocent, while the top is masculine and experienced." of course, that's not the case now, but it's disappointing how that thought was there purely because of the god awful way fetish-y media portrays homosexual people and couples. because, believe it or not, we are not assigned male/female typical gender roles just because one likes to top/bottom (and even then, it's not even like that! some people have preferences, sure, but it's not so strictly "i'm top/bottom")

so, while i absolutely LOVE the english novel designs (especially luo binghe's cute curly hair, gongyi xiao, etc, and personally believe a lot of the takes from the western artist on the designs are an improvement), i am greatly saddened by people subconsciously assigning shen qingqiu as someone more delicate and feminine and luo binghe as someone super masculine and muscly. like, if you're going to have luo binghe depicted as the western design (i believe this stems from binghe being applied to more western ideals for men, and, admittedly, i actually really love his design), at least don't make shen qingqiu feminine and delicate? don't have his appearance play into the stupid yaoi thing?

i get that people have different takes on svsss, especially how the western version depicts it. but, people just... seem to very over exaggerate the top/bottom roles when it comes to bingqiu (again, these two are, canonically, VERY open to switching).

it's weird, it's uncomfortable, and it comes across as, "so, who wears the pants in the relationship?"

so, can we please have more canonically handsome shen qingqiu? canonically beautiful and pretty boy luo binghe (they literallly state that binghe looks EXACTLY like his mom, su xiyan! while a more handsome woman, is still very beautiful!! plus it is stated several times that binghe is slim, and that shang qinghua made him that way!) or at the very least, a BL couple who actually look like normal people (ok thats a little hard considering binghe is literally supposed to be perfect) and not just a stupid fetishized version of themselves.

and no, i'm not saying that queer men shouldn't be feminine or men who are feminine shouldn't be in a relationship with guys who are masculine, etc.

TLDR: please stop twinkifying shen qingqiu and going against what mxtx defied for us queer men (the stupid yaoi roles). and for the love of whoever you believe in, do NOT think that i hate the english design or people's personal interpretation of characters, i just hate the subconscious assigning of gender roles to bingqiu and how media portrays and fetishizes LGBTQ+ relationships in general.

edit: also i love teardrew's (check them out on twitter!) interpretation of shang qinghua. while i do really like the the eng novel design's tiny scared hamster vibes, teardrew's version just radiates "up to no good, paranoid but suspicious looking bitch" rat man and i love it so so so much. i'm not gonna repost their art bc i don't know how they feel about that but perhaps you can search up "svsss designs" on here, you'll see it pop up eventually lol.

edit 2 (1/16): i just saw someone reblog a post (that im pretty sure was referring to this one because, well, if you saw it i think it'd be a little clear kahxj) that was about how bingqiu switching and completely eschewing traditional top/bottom dynamics was a fandom idea or smth? so now i'm wondering, since i swear i remember that they were open to switching, but it's just that sqq preferred to bottom and/or was just a little too lazy to top. plus, sqq is a pretty unreliable narrator who says he doesn't want something one moment and then he does. how could he say no to bingbing? esp if he seems to wanna try bottoming too. perhaps i'm mixing things up though, idk? so if anyone can find that passage that says he only and strictly wants to bottom or whatever please show me! but i think the point of this post still stands haha (i wanted to ask about it, actually, but when i clicked on the og post's user it turned out that they blocked me ? so that was a little surprising oops. hey if ur somehow reading this, im... sorry for making you want to block me bc of this post? akdhxjj)

#JOIN THE 'STOP TWINKIFYING SQQ' GROUP #did i make sense? i have no clue i just wanted to rant about this #i really pulled a cucumber bro there huh #this also applies to GL #thinking about it more #there should be trans men and women bl and gl #and not in a fetishy way #of course luo binghe is still the big strong protag and taller than sqq but come on #i dont believe luo binghe is a twink exactly?? maybe?? but just feminine in a historical chinese male ideals way #for edit 2: #i was just saying how it made me happy that mxtx didn't follow the yaoi archetypes and how i lov her for it <3 #never said bingqiu was never done before and COMPLETELY flipped it over skdhjx #but i do believe that bingqiu did a good job providing variety and such :) #same goes for mxtx's other works as well i love her stuff sm #svsss #mxtx svsss #the scum villain's self saving system #luo binghe #shen qingqiu #luo bingge #shen yuan #luo bingmei #bingqiu #luo binghe x shen qingqiu #danmei

[cjskribblez]

Oops! My hand slipped. Create mod Jimmy is real now.

#i did the other prompt #and i was telling a friend that this idea was sitting in my head #but i was like bro i cant make EVERYTHING about the ranchers #and they looked me in the eyes and said “why not #so anyways #team rancher #ranchers duo #rancher duo #team rancher fanart #shepshermitdesign23 #trafficblr #double life #create mod #tangotek fanart #tango of the tek variety #jimmy solidarity #solidarity fanart #jimmy solidarity fanart #tangotek

[one-time-i-dreamt]

Rest in peace

#Leslie Jordan #not a dream #leslie jordan #death tw #variety #i'm so sad #i literally just watched a video of him after he bought his first flat ever in life #he said it was never to late to succeed basically #i was so happy for him

[sunnibits]

maybe my job is just rotting my brain but I’m ngl the bits that little kids do are so fucking funny to me sometimes. today we had a three year old girl who kept handing my coworker different pretend foods from the kitchen but then every time after my coworker took a fake bite she would shout “IT HAS CORN IT IT!!!” and giggle furiously (the joke being that the food being served Should Not have corn in it). like. “here’s your tea!! 🥰 HAHA IT HAS CORN IN IT!!” and I don’t fucking know why but for some reason it killed me. I was like damn she would do numbers on tumblr.

#it sounds dumb now that I type it out but like. idk I was tired and she was adorable #just like HAHA IT HAS CORN IN IT GET GOT #she eventually switched to a more wide variety of unwelcome foods but the repeated corn bit got me giggling #she also did another bit where she kept ‘ringing’ the fake phone for my coworker to pick up but after she said hello she would immediately #hang up on her #it was entertaining for like. the first five times it happened.

[littlekingbergara]

was just thinking about how amazing it is that weird wonderful world and ghost files exist at the same time from the same company. you have the same minds, the same hosts, the same team and yet the shows are like day and night. www reminds us of the wonder and whimsy and joy all around us while ghost files showcases the world's darker side in its tragedies and horrors. and that they're able to execute both shows each with its own finely-tuned aesthetic and its own little universe is really a beautiful display of how much Talent and Love exists at watcher and it's so so special.

#i just picked out these two shows but the same could be said for so many others. that they even have so many to choose from is incredible. #really the show/season format of watcher is genius and they are so smart for thinking of that. #it lets them have so much variety in their content without getting themselves trapped in a box like they were at bf. #they can still hold onto the Ghoul Boys Spooky Vibe but also let their more lighthearted and wholesome sides show. #to borrow from miles. they are both spooky And cookie. #and it's cool to see other channels like the try guys pick up on the success of that and build it into their own channels in a way that's #not too different from what they were doing before. #grateful for it all. i love them and i love this community so much and i'm soso excited to see where we all go next. #watcher #weird wonderful world #ghost files #ahtw #ri.txt

[youngerfrankenstein]

Soundwave superior.

This is why you don’t mess with someone’s cat.

#Transformers #Maccadam #Skybound #TF Skybound Spoilers #I guess? #Don’t get me wrong I love both of these <3 #But you need the variety y’know? #And MAN if Soundwave doesn’t deserve it after all this time #It’s oddly satisfying #Also a character tossing a weapon aside to beat another to (the verge of?) death will always be PEAK for me #There is no weapon cool enough to make it better than how visceral one character #hitting another until they stop moving is #All that said I do hope Screamer survives by some miracle #He’s such a joy of a villain #And I want to see more of him #…But I will accept it for Soundwave leading the Decepticons #Found a copy I could read lol

[meidui]

Robert Downey Jr in Variety's Actors on Actors + Mark Ruffalo cracking up at how true it is

#why does robert saying 'it's important to us bc it's important to the characters' make me so soft #like he's an actor that's his whole job there's no need for me to get emotional #also he said science bros ;_; #robert downey jr #mark ruffalo #rdjedit #robertdowneyjredit #markruffaloedit #variety actors on actors #* #mygif #myedit

[dear-ao3]

math is guessing and i am on the wheel of fortune baby

#as said by katya #not a tag #from saph #we are doing homework and the sheer number and variety of beverages alone would send a frat boy into a coma #maybe not a frat boy #but #perhaps a sorority girl with tummy problems

[skunkes]

#gotta genuinely and for real start trying to improve my clothed fullbodies this yr. #gotta bring al back out too ill die if i have to only draw dis plank [said lovingly] #a doodley #i have to grapple with like Just Bc Something Is Covered By Clothes Doesn't Mean it Doesn't Exist Under Em #and fully map out character clothing prefs instead of painting clothes on bodiessss 😞 pain! #i think talon wld wear a variety of tops and layers (bc he's always cold) but he obvs needs looooose or baggyyy pantsss

[noeggets]

i was looking up animals in the hedgehog family cause hedgehog's are not rats/rodents they are erinaceidae's and the only other erinaceidae i could see included in the family is a moonrat which looks like this

it looks like a mix between a hedgehog and possum, it looks like a hedgehog but with long legs,snoot and tail. Hedgehog but no spikes version

#talkin #i was looking this up because i wanted to make Amy this cause my inner's are telling me if im gonna make- #breezie a porcupine which isn't in the hedgehog fam i can make Amy something that's not a hedgehog #idk i feel like some animals are exclusive to certain people not that there cant be two hedgehogs i just want variety #like i feel like since it's said Knuckles is the last echidna left i need to respect that not include any other echidna's besides Tikal- #and Shade because if he's the last let him be the last #Tikal was stuck in timespace so she gets a solid pass and i haven't finished sonic chronicles yet but i like Shade #Like when they made Silver he was a mink lets keep him a mink VARITY! #this is just a me thing

[is-this-yuri]

ive been trying to figure out what my guts want from me for days now

#im sorry little guys i wish i could treat you better #but im working with food stamps and no kitchen #that said ive eaten a variety of stuff that should all be nutritious and my guts are still revolting

[go-see-a-starwar]

Hayden Christensen & Diego Luna’s Actors on Actors conversation will be out June 8th (source)

#I know I said june 15 a couple times because variety’s own dang post was clear as mud #but June 8 for sure #hayden christensen #diego luna #can’t wait to see our tragic space boys ❤️ #anakin skywalker #cassian andor #andor #kenobi series #variety actors on actors #actors on actors #interviews

[papa-evershed]

Robert James-Collier as Jack Ridgeway THE LONG SHADOW

#robert james-collier #rob james-collier #robert james collier #rob james collier #jack ridgeway #the long shadow #mine #he looks like an accountant 😭😭 #and not the tiktok variety #we complain about Evershed's ties and this show said hold my beer

[rontra]

oh yeah apropos nothing here's my mlem playlist btw. it's not super detailed but it's chronological (from setup/meeting, up until the cusp of starting the war)

[Spotify] [youtube]

i sorted it already so it's best listened without Shuffle 🤔

the lyric excerpts are just highlights that fit the image, there's more behind each pick......i thought about adding more commentary in general but i feel like it speaks for itself. HDBHNFS

(you know it's a diesel playlist when the characters don't meet until song #6)

#mlem #all the things she said and iris are SUCH funny picks for them but i make it work. if i may say so myself. #the salem - mlem - ozlem - rosebird playlists all exist in a precarious constellation where i have to try and not overlap them too much #but its so challenging. i need variety for my listening pleasure but there are Recurring Bitches And Themes Girl Help #anyway enjoy . tbh i just wanted to make tracklist images 👍

[malefilus]

From Software will forever be one of my favorite studios because the variety of women they write are just fantastic.

Like each time women are a turning point or play an extreme part in the storyline of the game. And these women are more than capable of holding their own. They're renowned for being some of the most enjoyable (I see people constantly say how much they love Maria's fight) and tougher boss fights (people to this day still post how many attempts it takes with both Friede and Malenia).

Hell, even the women we don't fully get to interact with have an impact. Best example, and my personal favorite lady, was Vicar Amelia.

#from soft said the ladies know whats up #it's just nice to see a variety of women presented in their games #strong women are great #but so are the women who can't fight #the women who are able to think their way out of things #the women who've made awful choices and condemned thousands #the women who fight for their beliefs regardless of if they're right #elden ring #bloodborne #dark souls 3 #demon souls