#tik tok comments are wack

[tieflingfaggot]

“i want you to consider how tiring it is to be an evangelical christian” I want you to consider how tiring it is to live in a society where christianity is considered the norm and jewish and islamic people are constantly harassed or quite literally attacked for their faiths. shut the fuck up and let us make fun of christians in peace

#this was a comment on the video of the wack ass maga christian tik tok #like... lol #he speaks!

[literateleah]

the paradox of emily prentiss’ audience perception and character design

some of y’all about to be real mad at me, but it must be said:

emily prentiss’ character design makes no sense: my personal opinion + an objective analysis

i think it can be challenging to separate the versions of characters we have in our little brains from actual canon content, but doing so is important for understanding what those characters are truly like, especially within the context of their environment and in contrast to others around them. plus developing a deeper understanding of the media we consume is super fun and interesting! with that being said: emily prentiss should not work for the fbi and here’s why (in three parts regarding who’s responsible: cbs, paget, and fans) (sit down and grab a snack i promise this is over 3k words)

quick disclaimer: i don’t dislike emily at all! that’s my girl, i just looked closer and realized some funky things the writers did and felt the need to analyze her of course: so let’s get into it

part one: what cbs did

cbs set the stage for emily’s introduction on the heels of the departure of lola glaudini as elle greenaway! lola has clarified that she decided to leave the show because filming in los angeles was not the best environment for her personally, and after one successful season on a major network (but not much established long term plot or drama beyond elle’s departure as a character) a consistent ensemble cast was required- particularly because the bau had been criticized for being predominantly male in the first few episodes of the show and not much development was given to penelope or jj yet. enter emily prentiss.

for the duration of seasons 2-3ish, emily was framed as a chip off the block that was elle greenaway, just slightly…richer? in her first few episodes emily was hesitantly polite but ambitious, clean cut, intellectually concise and held her own within the team. she seemed equal parts intimidated and frustrated by her male superiors (gideon, hotch) but certainly proves herself among other profilers. her childhood was explored only within reference to her strained relationship with her mother (which was only ever referenced once more after the fact) and we received a short overview of her educational and career history in her first few episodes. emily fit right into the hole elle had left, and didn’t have many major storylines yet.

seasons 4-6 brought a bit more development and depth to emily’s character! she begins dropping more snarky remarks, one liners, and socially deepening her relationships with the other team members. this seems more within the lines of elle’s design, but emily arguably took more time to grow into her place within the team. during the foyet arc she was vulnerable and supportive, and the doyle arc gave her some independence and agency she didn’t have previously. this era also solidified her appearance and persona as more edgy, which falls in line with general fanon perception of her character (especially when compared to jj or penelope). i can’t address this era or season 7 without mentioning that cbs was actively trying to remove paget from the cast, similar to how they did to aj cook as well. paget has spoken about this instance before, and i believe it slightly affected her portrayal of her character, and “lauren” was somewhat of a goodbye for both paget and emily (thus why she wished for mgg to direct since they were best friends).

season 7: in my opinion, one of the best seasons for emily. she was wisened and deeply wounded by her experiences with doyle, which was understandable of course. she returned to the team she loved and learned to appreciate life in a different way, remaining mature during this time period as well! though her departure was a bit less than graceful and sudden at the end of this season, it made sense compared to some other exits the team had seen.

now *sigh* all the rest.

paget as emily appears in two separate guest appearances (once in s9 and once in s11, and she is referenced offscreen as well) before permanently reprising her role as unit chief of the bau. these appearances were most likely to boost ratings and get the team back together (i.e. 200) or just to pepper in international cases (tribute). emily’s personality remains pretty consistent here, just more mature and comfortable in leadership positions (seeing as she is running an entire branch of an international law enforcement organization). then season 12 hit.

upon the departure of thomas gibson as hotch, cbs reached out to paget to see if she would be interested in fulfilling her role as emily within a longer term unit chief position. i’ll get into why this is wack in a few paragraphs, but the remainder of her time on the show is spent on a mature portrayal that seems very distant from her previous versions. emily is more authoritative, gives orders with ease, and has no qualms about leading a team of agents or even receiving promotion offers as director of the entire bureau.

thus concludes a general summary of the canon content cbs gave us as viewers. now let's talk about what they didn’t give us, regrettably

the primary aspect of emily’s design that comes to mind for many is her queer coding. though not much was to be expected from cbs, a prime time cable tv network, each of her relationships on the show (all with men) seemed oddly forced, and without much chemistry as compared to the SOs of other main characters. rumors of scrapped plotlines have floated around about what may have been, but the ultimate lack of acknowledgement of any queer characters in the main ensemble still leaves a feeling of disappointment to audiences, and leaves more to be desired as for how emily navigates social bonds.

part two (sidebar): what paget did

i think it could be agreed within audiences that paget brewster’s portrayal of emily made the role what it was! her dry witty delivery and emotional prowess combined with sitcom acting experience made her performance a mainstay for years. i think she did the best she could with a confusing and at times flat characterization, and brought the role to life.

paget also heavily contributes to fanon indirectly with her comments outside of the show (press, cameos, twitter etc). her general continued interest and fondness for the role post production affects fan perception, particularly in what she chooses to elevate and comment on. she and aj have both spoken about viewing jemily content, and paget and thomas have both also commented on hotchniss. most cast members feel free to comment on their characters in the appropriate timing, and seem open to discussing fanon ships and theories outside of canon!

part three: what fanon did

as we can tell from this fan space as well as the presence on insta, tik tok and twitter, fans LATCHED onto emily super quickly. she’s remained a favorite over the years, and this fan persistence is what brought her back so many times after leaving (so many times). in my opinion, queer coding and a bolder female trope (in contrast to her female counterparts) are the main pulls because they resonated with so many fans- new and old. with that being said, newer fans of the show in the past year in particular have been heavily influential in fanon, solely because of the large influx of fan content and popularity of it.

fan content began to take coding and bite size moments and snippets from the show as canon, and cemented it into much of the content and discourse they created. these small pieces of emily’s character are significant, but have become magnified by how easily they are to share and edit. for example, a collection of catchy one liners from emily over the seasons makes for a great video edit intro, or gifset! there’s absolutely no problem with this content, it just all combines to create a certain fanon perception no character escapes (this isn’t a phenomenon limited to emily or the cm fandom!)

these droves of content also solidified emily’s personality as much more defined, but at the same time, simplified it in a way that’s slightly harder to explain.

fanon: more emo/goth than canon basis

fanon: more introverted/anti social than canon basis

fanon: more violent/chaotic when canon emily is relatively well mannered and doesn’t start many conflicts (particularly in the workspace)

fanon: much less maternal when canon emily displays desire on multiple occasions (even crossing professional borders) for children, particularly teenage girls (possibly projection)

(again, nothing wrong with this interpretation at all and it still varies! This is just a generalization based on most of the popular content i have seen)

part 4: why it doesn’t work

let me start with this: emily prentiss does not like her job.

we don’t receive much in depth information about emily’s internal feelings and thoughts towards her mother beyond resentment. this stems from wanting to make it on her own, as a professional and as an individual (cough cough college deposits). this makes emily’s insistence on proving herself to authority figures in her earlier seasons is interesting to watch in different circumstances. she cites her experience and denies help from her mother when justifying her placement in the bau to hotch, she is extra vigilant about being helpful on her first case with gideon, etc. nevertheless, emily forges her own path outside of diplomacy and becomes a successful profiler and agent, with the help of her privilege, wealth and name whether she likes it or not. but if we read between the lines and fill in the blanks cbs neglected, these ambitions may subconsciously be oriented towards pleasing her mother.

example one: emily’s authority issues go further than just “rebellion” or “anarchy”, she frequently questions the ethics and sustainability of the work that the bau does. every team member does this, but emily much more so than anybody else.

in “amplification”, emily almost breaks federal protocol to inform civilians of anthrax threats. she butts heads with both hotch and rossi on this front, and ends the episode with having a conversation with rossi about the ethics of lying in their line of work. emily resigns to a solemn “it be like that” and moves along, accepting this reality.

on multiple different occasions emily laments to derek about the darkness she sees on the job, and it’s shown that this gets to her quickly on particularly bad cases. this is another contradiction of the design that she can supposedly “compartmentalize” better than others on the team, when she cannot unless the lives of others are at risk (doyle arc, s7 finale).

emily also responds in this way to many cases involving children, a similarity to jj many don’t notice upon first watching the series. “seven seconds” and “children of the dark” come to mind, during the latter in which emily is prepared to cross multiple professional lines to adopt a teenage girl left orphaned by the case, until hotch stops her and establishes that her emotions can’t rule her judgement on the job. regardless of hotch’s thoughts about her attempted caretaking abilities, these actions and impulses deeply contradict the typical bureaucratic pathways of the work the bau does.

the looming reputation of her mother’s diplomatic history hangs over emily, and after going to law school and working for the cia, she most likely did want to forge her own path as far away from being a socialite: being a spy. her inner nature doesn’t always reflect this profession, and leads me to believe that with her knowledge of psychology, law procedure and care for children: emily prentiss might be more inclined to working in social work, placing suffering children and teenagers in homes they deserve.

and finally, the hill i will die on: emily prentiss was an bad unit chief

this wonderful post touches on my general sentiment, but there were many reasons as to why emily prentiss’ career arc makes little to no sense (plot holes included).

first: her background. emily attended chesapeake bay university as well as yale and achieved a ba in criminal justice. keep in mind that though timelines evidently don’t exist in the cm universe, emily prentiss is ONE YEAR older than aaron hotchner (for context). in her first episode, she professes that she has worked for the bureau for a little under ten years in midwestern offices- something the audience laters knows to not be true. emily worked with the cia and interpol as a part of a profiling team and undercover agent up until roughly TWO YEARS before her canon introduction. plot holes and time gaps aside, this makes me wonder, why didn’t she just say the cia was a backstop without revealing the highly confidential nature of her work with doyle (similar to jj’s state department backstop and cover story)? penelope or hotch could have easily accessed her file and seen that she did not in fact have experience with the bureau in midwestern offices recently, and given the fact that erin strauss set up her bau placement, i’m presuming these formalities or references were overlooked.

second: her experience within the team. emily worked as a part of the bau with the bureau for roughly 6 or 7 years. after this, she is invited to run the entire london branch of interpol, one of the most renowned international law enforcement organizations. i’m surely not the most knowledgeable on requirements or standard timelines for such matters, but with the fact that emily had never led a team in her life (not in the bau or interpol previously) and had roughly 10 years of field experience, i don’t believe she would have ever realistically been considered eligible to run the whole london department.

third: her return to the bureau. fanon depiction of their relationship aside, if you believe aaron hotchner’s last wish before going into witsec was to entrust his team to emily prentiss, you’re dead mistaken. bringing emily back was clearly a pull for ratings after the loss of two main characters (hotch and derek), but logistically a bad decision. let’s suppose emily has had 4 or 5 years of experience in london now, this established authority position would be unlikely to change at the drop of a hat, even for old teammates or friends. also considering how close they were after a decade of working closely in bureaucratic and field contexts, i firmly believe hotch would have referred jj for the job of unit chief but that’s another discussion for another time.

emily’s reign as unit chief is odd, because of the many chaotic storylines crammed into it. but amidst bad writing and viewings plummeting, emily’s character is completely flattened. completely. emily is unrecognizable, both in appearance (that god awful wig) and personality. at times she acts as a complete wise authority, giving orders and delegating local authorities as hotch did. but at other times she makes multiple illegal, emotional, and incorrect judgement calls based on personal circumstances that lead to further chaos (deleting the recording of her and reid’s mexico conversation and reprimanding luke in “luke” for the exact same thing she did in season 6 even though she enabled her to do so come to mind).

i’m not sure if this is due to paget trying to find her footing in the role again, or the writer’s bad decisions towards the end of the show wrecking any previous design for their ensemble. then, there’s the infamous “wheels up” scene in s13e1. notoriously cringey, this seems like a vague caricature of something rossi would say many years in the past (the same goes for her pep talk in “red light” in the hunt for diana reid). these moments are meant to mature emily in the audience’s eye, but instead completely removed her from who we understood her to be, and made her an unreliable leader.

part five: and why it does

in theory, emily was a bolder foil to jj, similar to elle who she arguably replaced at first. she came into her own, and stands as a more uniquely developed character than almost any other in the main ensemble. she isn’t as maternal or domestically inspiring as canon jj, less bright and sunny than penelope, not quite as stoic or intimidating as derek or hotch. And yet at the same time, she’s a fairly blank slate. stripping fanon content away entirely, canon emily has few defining traits (all of which are constantly changing), and that may be the key to why we love her so much.

#long post #emily prentiss #ITS HERE #and its a doozy #read if you'd like #leah writes #if there's typos i apologize #this was a fever dream

[fallout-drabbles-n-stuff]

How Many Shots It Would Take For Me To Hookup With Fo4 Companions

(I don't know how to operate tik tok, so I'll do it here. Comment how many it would take you 😋)

Cait:

3/10

-She's hot but would probably break my nose on accident

-Fight. For. Dominance.

Curie:

2/10

-Again, Hot.

-Only reason I wouldn't be sober is because I'd be scared of screwing it up.

Danse:

1/10

-I love Danse, but that one shot will come in handy when he deadass says "Ad Victoriam" right after

-Nice booty

Deacon:

5/10

-Would need it to get into his freaky roleplay scenarios.

Gage:

3/10

-Would totally choke and start talking dirty

-That accent is hot asf

-Minus points because he probably only showers once a week

Hancock:

8/10

-Probably a god in the bedroom but that fucking skin texture is probably wack asf

-Still wouldn't hesitate..but my fear of zombies wouldn't likely interfere (yes I know he isn't a zombie..but still)

Macready:

7/10

-Rat Man

-Cute, but he probably would start crying

-Whiny sub

Maxson:

4/10

-I want to seriously fight him after BB but he still cute

-Would probably want to take control 😔

-Will be butthurt when he gets put in his place

Nick:

2/10

-those shots will serve me well when he short circuits or some shit

Old Longfellow:

Blackout Drunk

-I see him as more of a father figure 😭

-Aside from that..he is kinda fine 😳

Piper:

5/10

-again, FIGHT FOR DOMINANCE

-Starts talking about Mayor McDonough being a synth 🥲

Preston:

Absolutely Sober

-Sweet person

-Really good at aftercare

X6-88:

1/10

-Strictly for confidence

-probably wouldn't make any noise

#fallout 4 #fallout #fo4 companions #paladin danse #fallout companions #elder maxson #danse #porter gage #curie #fallout shitpost #deacon #arthur maxson #cait #hancock #x6 88 #brotherhood of steel #macready #piper wright #fo4 #nick valentine #preston #preston garvey

[teamhappyme]

Rant: why is fanfiction taboo

hi all. going to address something taboo for a second, and that is: fanfiction

in the last year or so, fanfiction has definitely been talked about in public/social media, and ‘accepted’, if you will, into the norm. I’ve seen countless tik toks of people talking about the fics they’re reading, they have read, or thought of.

I’m writing this, however, because today i felt embarrassed to write and consume fanfiction. all because I heard someone talk about how cringe it was and how awful it could be. it took less than a second for me to forget how comfortable and happy I am writing on here, to be completely ashamed of what brings me the smallest sliver of some joy.

I read a post on here a while ago about fanfiction just being the genre that we use to get our points across. That our writing holds a deeper messages. And that’s true. A lot of the writing that I don’t share with y’all is very reflective of my life. It’s about loneliness, mental illness, and coming of age issues. And I love writing about that, because it makes me feel better. It helps me escape for a minute, and I can see that my life can turn out in a happy way

But I also write fanfiction to be self indulgent. To be the sappy little thousand word love stories that we love to read. To write the crazy au’s and crossovers between my comfort shows. To write a better ending for my favorite characters.

And guess what?

Both of these, are perfectly fine.

Shaming and making fun of people for writing fanfiction is stunting the growth and development of future authors, screenwriters, researchers, any type of professional.

Every single one of us who writes fanfiction are writers. We are practicing our craft, learning how to develop characters, to create a cohesive plot. And sometimes, just to deliver some fluff to everyone.

I’m going to use the marvel universe as my example: imagine if someone went up to Stan Lee and said,“hey, buddy, these comics are pretty wack. I mean, who wants to read about superheroes, aliens, witches, and the love stories involved with them?”

For all I know, someone may have gone up to him and said that at one point in his career. And if they did, he didn’t let that comment stop him. He created the groundwork for a franchise that people love and adore.

He laid the groundwork for people to obsess over a robot and a witch, and their sitcom life in the suburbs. A sitcom that is comedic, yet extremely sad. it gives these characters depth, children, real emotions, all while fighting a witch.

But some people that love this elaborate franchise, make fun of fanfiction.

I guess this is my long winded way of saying fuck them.

Do whatever the fuck makes you happy. Write whatever the fuck brings you joy. And don’t ever let someone shame you out of it.

If you’ve made it this far, thanks for reading. I’ll see you around.

#jules speaks #fanfiction #writing fanfiction #fanfiction author

[riconsty]

uhhh... i think some of us forgot the times that we’re in. we’re in the middle of a pandemic and epidemic. some people who rp may decide to be out on the fr*nt-lines during this time while other’s may spread awareness, some might be an essential worker all while trying to rp to escape. these aren’t normal times. i think we need to remember this. i haven’t rped in like two or so years so i don’t know what changes have happened but there’s some things that i think we should change within the urban community.

thinking you need hella shit to rp. - yeah, having graphics, gif icons, and other shit while rping is fun but you don’t necessarily need it to make a character and rp. if you guys can find a rph or a friend to make you an icon, gif icon set, or graphic that’s all you really need. making all that shit for your posts can be time consuming as hell. i promise you can stand out without all this shit. that’s how we used to do it. all these formats and shit lowkey took the fun out of rping because y’all too serious for me. i’on like det. 

stealing other people’s shit. - this is why i lowkey left the community in the first place along with the harassment. folks started getting bogus and blatantly stealing for people’s characters, rps, etc. it’s not needed. if it’s not original, just scrap it and watch a movie or tv to base your rp off of. this shit is not tik-tok. people put a lot of work into their original ideas. 

being rude as hell to rphs, admins, and members. - when did this trend start? like when did y’all start puffing y’all chest behind an anon button? because it’s not cute and make people wanna stop making rps. i know PLENTY people who stopped rping or creating rps because of how they were treated. like.... just cut it out so we can have fun. frfr. and y’all critique the FUCK out of rps to have not made one before. wanna see an rp you’d like, make it. it’s that simple. 

idk what call this?? - but y’all do this thing where if y’all don’t see other people post on the dash, y’all deem it to be dead and fade off the dash without contributing to the dash. jumping on starters is easy. see an empty starter, jump on it. you don’t even gotta say much. and you damn sure don’t gotta have some significant ass format to respond. 

act shit out on the dash. - honestly, it’s 2020. don’t nobody give two fucks what people gotta say about you acting shit out on the dash. people wanna send an anon to the gossip page? oh well, you in they mind rent free. somebody wanna make a snide ooc comment. again, LIVIN’ IN THEY MIND RENT FREE. we gotta grow up as a community. half of these good plots go to waste because y’all too scared to act out drama plots or wanna critique people. wack as fuck. keeping the dash active and entertaining is the goal. 

anyways, y’all don’t have fun enough for me. lighten up and have fun. we not gon’ get back to 2014, let’s just kick that out of our mind. we’ve evolved (i hope to God) and we’re on to better things. i’ve seen some dope characters and rps that i missed out on in my 2 year span. keep up the good work guys!

#riconsty: posts. #urban rpc #urban rph #urban rp #urban rpt

[lunawritesaa]

He mostly does dances to doja cat and thinks throwing it back is the coolest thing ever, like dude I'm surprised you havent got whiplash or bruises from your 10 pound necklace (tbh he kinda reminds me of the teenage boys who dance shirtless as a "thirst trap") -blackquill anon

YESS OMFG BOTH OF THESE ARE SO ACCURATE

klavier constantly throws it back, in every. single. video. he totally does those thrift traps too like he lifts up his shirt at the beginning of the video JFKFKDN and then all the girls are in the comments saying things like “🤰🤰🤰” LIKE GURL

and apollo is totally on some wack ass side of tik tok. like,,, he’s just one of those people who’s EVERYWHERE. frog tik tok LMAO that or like witch tik tok. he’s into manga though, so he’s probably on anime tik tok too lol. and you KNOW lesbians love apollo.

anyway, stan apollo for clear skin 😌✨

#mod lunar talks #blackquill anon

[volturicangetit]

What would be more funny, a Vine Star, a Tik-Tok Star, or a YouTube Star being mated (young mate) to Felix/Demetri, living with together in the castle? (Their young mate would be SO EXTRA LOL) ;D

Holy shit image them like doing live streams with their mate. Just, not knowing how technology works. “why do works keep on coming onto the magic mirror? “ “those are comments that people are making” “wack”

#i also feel like they would either not know a thing about technology or be a master at it #no inbetween #non fic related

[doyouknowhoyouare]

i don’t have twitter and i wanna know the tea 😶

basically back during tour some girl was sitting by camille and recorded her and made a bunch of wack ass comments about her but she recently made a tik tok explaining that harry invited her backstage (when she went to another concert of his) to explain herself/her comments but she wants to make it seem like he was mean to her lmao here you can watch the og video and the tik tok 

#like idek if any of this is true #but i really hope he did invite her backstage and made her feel like shit lmao

[extra-credit-turtle]

Okay so the tik tok this comment came from was actually super useful, it was this person being like “paying for information is wack, I’m gonna teach you all the things I learned in art school for free” which is great and if anyone wants to see that tik tok I’ll put the link in and also this comment doesn’t actually sound bad BUT this comment also made me visibly recoil because it’s too close for comfort to “tumblr school” for my tastes and gave me war flashbacks