#vital media

[thevitalportal]

#vote blue no matter who #voter registration #vote blue #vital information exchange #vitalportal #thevitalportal #additional information #vital media #blacklivesmatter #blacktwitter #vital politics #myvitaltv #vital community

[musicalgifs]

*reference to this video, not my actual opinion

#i think all of these songs share the same kind of trait of being sung by an older man to/about the mc #that people dismiss because they're not sung by the mc or as part of the main plot but are actually vital to the show #you could not cut any of these songs without losing something #i was reading ppl's opinions about the wizard's songs in wicked and to break in a glove specifically and i got so mad. #just say you don't have media literacy

[heymacy]

IAN GALLAGHER + his journey with bipolar disorder

╰┈➤ “At times, being bipolar can be an all-consuming challenge, requiring a lot of stamina and even more courage, so if you’re living with this illness and functioning at all, it’s something to be proud of, not ashamed of." - Carrie Fisher

#happy world bipolar day to all my bp babies #(more thoughts at the end of the tags) #shameless #shamelessnet #shamelessedit #ian gallagher #cameron monaghan #*macygifs #bipolar disorder #hello pals how are we doin #i made this gif set in july of 2023 and never posted it because 1) i was terrified to share it and potentially see Bad Takes in the tags #and 2) because my hyperfixation was waning. and while both of those things are still mostly true (the fixation comes and goes) #i feel like it's really important to share as ian's bipolar storyline was not only so vital to his character it was a bit of representation #that isn't often given to the disorder and those (like myself) who live with it every single day #world bipolar day is a day where we can both celebrate ourselves and our resilience and also raise awareness of the reality of the disorder #which is both terrifying and beautiful at its core. this disease is not a death sentence or a sentence to an unfulfilled and miserable life #while there are challenges galore when it comes to balancing life with this disorder it IS possible to live a full and productive life #and i think it's really important to have representation of that in media - and while shameless dropped the ball on a LOT of storylines #over the years THIS is the one they really fucking nailed and i am incredibly grateful #i first started watching shameless while in the midst of a major depressive episode and i was later (finally) diagnosed during an extended #hypo/manic episode - this show and ian's storyline got me through so much and made me feel so seen and validated in my struggles #world bipolar day is also vincent van gogh's birthday (happy birthday buddy) who was posthumously diagnosed with bipolar disorder #and who experienced both depressive and hypo/manic episodes during his lifetime (and was regularly institutionalized) #it takes a lot of help and support to keep us going. it takes the support of our family and friends and *most* of all #it takes patience and kindness and understanding - which is so so so easy to give if you are willing to love and listen #so please. be willing. listen to our stories. be patient with us. show us love without conditions. support us in any way you can. #we are worth it #i promise #anyway. that's really all i wanted to say. happy world bipolar day to those who celebrate (me) and may all of us living with this disorder #go on to live happy fulfilling beautiful magical lives

[tmmyhug]

we have mangoball saved right. someone has mangoball saved

#occurred to me as i opened twitter to reread it #twitter is Not a reliable or safe place for such vital media to live. mangoball needs to be backed up we have a backup right #vees train of thought #mangoball

[jennycalendar]

am begging fandom at large to adopt my niche but ultimately extremely correct take that giles would have been immediately tech literate had jenny lived. HE WAS HOLDING A PROGRAMMING BOOK WHEN HE TRIED TO ASK HER OUT. man was doing his HOMEWORK. he loves her so much & his reticence re: computers would have eroded just the same way he stayed at that monster truck rally. it would have been full of passive aggressive comments in places but he would still be taking notes on every single thing she has to say.

#meta #calendiles #rupert giles #sometimes i see fics or fan content talking about giles in 2020 with an alive wife hating technology #(my early stuff included. don’t look at me.) #and im like. no. they did a switcheroo. #giles posts memes on facebook and jenny is completely absent from social media So That They Can’t Build A Data Profile On Her. #(last post before sleep! brain is shutting down but this felt vital)

[movie-robotnik-positivity]

Personally I'm really happy with the decision to introduce original human villains to the SCU.

I understand a lot of people don't like it when they deviate from game stuff, but the series is already infamous for having almost no reocurring villains besides Eggman. And this is more than just an adaptation, it's a proper pillar of the Sonic franchise that can tell it's own stories and introduce its own characters.

#this is by no means a majority #but many hardcore fans don't consume much media outside of Sonic #so they don't engage with the SCU content in its own terms #everything that doesn't revolve around the game elements are treated like filler or padding #when in reality this is just part of the story being told #and if you purposefuly ignore vital parts of the story then you lose a lot of the experience #it becomes less of a film/show and more of a collection of easter eggs #knuckles show #sonic movie #wow got analytical for a sec Im glad no one reads the tags

[jb-nonsense]

"The Weave connects you. The moment feels intimate. You realize the Weave is making you one."

#Baldur's Gate 3 #BG3 #gale dekarios #Gale of Waterdeep #Baldur's Gate 3 gifs #Gale Dekarios romance #Character: Gwenifar van Hol #when ur joke self insert cleric bc vital to u #and the dork wizard basically automatically falls for her with an approval of 96 before even getting to the goblin camp #Media: Gifs #Fandom: BG3 #JB's gifs #this scene was really so pretty tho

[wuffgang-ameowdeus-moozart]

that one middle school obsession I will probably never get over sigh

#it's also vital that the media in question is at least somewhat disappointing btw #or at least doesn't deliver on its full potential #this is about fairy tail #in case the Lucy Heartfilia rbgs didn't make it obvious #I'm gonna name my child after her

[shitpostingkats]

Final Fantasy XV 🤝 Disney Descendants

Media that to this day randomly makes me furious when I remember they do not end in a polyamorous OT4

#if I had a nickel for every time #It is vital to note I have never played or watched FF15 #I'm just right #Literally such polyam coded media #The THEMES the CHEMISTRY #I could write essays about how and why we need to let polyam rep into our stories because the opportunities it brings #to narrative construction #polyamarous #polyamory #disney descendants #descendants #rotten ot4 #core four #final fantasy xv #final fantasy 15 #ffxv #ff15

[bahoreal]

possibly my least popular storytelling onion but bringing people back from the dead undermines the very real and powerful grief that drives a character journey and i hate it when that happens

#unless the plot is About a character returning from the dead. like in the flesh. or any vampire media. u know #but when a character dies and it's treated seriously but the fans go into uproar and they bring em back its like ok? copout wtf #deal with the grief you coward! #worst writer for this is steven moffat. that guy just cannot kill anyone #everyone dies and death is a vitally important part of storytelling! death is a part of life! and dealing with it and all its weight! i #is the sign of a great storyteller!! #i hope Izzy does not come back from the dead. i miss him i enjoyed his s2 character arc but i want s3 to be about there being an izzy LOSS

[1-tiger-every-day]

I'm so sad I only discovered this blog so late in the year of the tiger!! nooo

Oh no!! Personally, I'm v happy that you'll be here for the next month and a bit to see me to the finish line! And you can always go through the tag and look at the older tigers, I don't mind at all when people like multiple posts at once, far from it :)

Today's tiger is dedicated to u and anyone else just joining <3 sorry for the quality (or lack thereof) I left my iPad at the office today so did this guy on my phone

#hear me roar #ask #archistratego #phone tiger #daily tiger #digital media #doodle #i meant to add pleading emoji too but really he's one big pleading emoji so don't think it's vital #btw -- I was thinking of resharing some greatest hit tigers early next year as part of the year-end festivities #so there'll be chances to see old content again for new arrivals! #need to make a proper plan for all this thooooo

[thevitalportal]

This image will be posted at least once a week for the remainder of the year throughout the election cycle. This is about saving democracy in America.

#trump is a threat to democracy #defend democracy #vital community #vital information exchange #vitalportal #thevitalportal #additional information #vital media #blacklivesmatter #blacktwitter #vital politics #myvitaltv

[short-circuit-the-great]

Me naming most of my Transformers characters: You will be named after this pretty thing called a suncatcher. You will be named after multidirectional gunfire because it relates to your occupation. Your name will be a description of contrails because I like them. Your name will be based on a meteorological term because that is my field of study.

Me naming medics: Deathamphetamine

#you have already met Deathamphetamine but he's changed his name #Deathamphetamine is deep in the lore. Deathamphetamine is a plot point. But Deathamphetamine is Deathamphetamine. #Because a vital part of mecha media is ridiculous names. #transformers dying sun #fic writing

[nitro502]

Once you realize that Stranger Things is first and foremost just as many 80s tropes and stereotypes as the Duffers could possibly stack on top of each other without any concern for things like continuity in plot or characterization, everything starts making sense.

#why was the American government the bad guy in the first two seasons but suddenly it was the evil russians in season 3? #because both criticism of our own government and the red scare were vital to much of 80s media #so the duffers threw both of them into their show without any concern for if it made any sense in their story #sometimes they make their own characters act ooc just so they can say stereotypical 80s things or hit certain tropes #Kali literally only existed to give El her punk phase because that was big in the 80s #that’s why she completely disappeared from the story after that #who cares if it makes no sense that she never ever becomes relevant again? #there’s so many examples of things that don’t make sense in st if they were actually trying to make a good and coherent story #but they make sense when you realize the duffers are just going down a checklist of neat 80s things to include

[queerlyloud]

Bugs Bunny is genuinely the way I figured out I was nonbinary, because he wore gender like a costume to be put on and off at will and my little baby soul recognized that whatever that was in him was inside me too, even if I didn't have the words to explain it. I used to watch the Barber Shop episode and the In the Hall of the Mountain King episode over and over again because like, that was it, that was the peak of what humans could achieve, and now I just get to live like that every day of my life, hell yeah. Nonbinary pride and joy today, buds 💜💛🖤

#mine #personal #nonbinary positivity #nonbinary pride #nonbinary #bugs bunny #cartoons really do make a measurable difference in children's lives #media representation really IS as vital as we keep saying #children need words to tell us what they are thinking and feeling and it is our jobs as adults to help give them that #if you really care so much about kids safety then give them language to tell you when theyre not and what you can do better

[thefiresofpompeii]

i don’t want to kill myself but looking at the future sometimes i feel like i have no other option. i fucked it up too far without anticipating consequences and it’s too late to make a change or strive towards any kind of hopeful meaningful existence. there is no way out for someone like me who has nothing going for them, squandered any opportunity, any talent, everything that was handed to them on a silver platter. no interesting personality traits, no aptitudes, nothing to make up for the gaping void where motivation and will to live and thrive and put in effort towards a goal should be. even the most basic steps are a pipe dream. i don’t want to die because i fear the possibility of hell but i no longer see any tolerable way of living.

#i reread parts of mark fisher’s capitalist realism last night and i know it’s unhealthy for theory to cement your own depressive spiral but #i’m thinking of him. even an accomplished thinker and it’s all the fucking same #i’m goinh to listen to swans and cry. i skipped class again and for fucking what #notice how it’s all i i i i i. i have no community no support network no close friends no partner nothing #only my parents who are affluent enough to support me financially but that support is conditional because if #they knew about what i was really like and even parts of my identity that support would be cut off and because i #have no marketable skills i would be left penniless to beg on the street #how long can i keep pretending to be cis and depending on them for vital necessities? until i’m 22? 25? #dropping out isn’t even an option because a bachelors’ degree is prerequisite to getting ANY job that pays above minimum wage but i #feel no passion for the subject i’m studying despite it being literally one of the only things i used to be GREAT at (media analysis; so — #lit major; on foundations for liberal arts; which should be all about PASSION FOR THE SUBJECT) #i’m teetering on the precipice of a steep cliff that drops down into the abyss of abject poverty with no way out #i don’t know what i enjoy doing; what to dedicate my resources and energy to; if i have none left. i don’t even smoke or drink or do drugs #it’s just sober suffering in silence. of course the meds don’t fucking help; meds can’t alter the world around us or our circumstances #this fucking close to going out and buying a rope. i have free will :)) hell can’t be real; it can’t be. worst that could #happen is reincarnation and honestly i could go for a second chance #jamie.txt #tw suicidal ideation