#why pit one against the other

[stuckinapril]

megan thee stallion is the perfect example of unbothered energy. nicki has repeatedly vagueposted about her, gone on unhinged rants about her, gone so far as to mention her dead mother (such a classless low blow), threatened her on live, and has now released the tackiest diss track in history. and what has megan done? literally nothing. she straight up ignored her, aside from that one ig story where she posted herself laughing (which was perfect btw). she is the epitome of “i will not dignify that w a response.” i love it.

#btw i was rly into megan before it became trendy now in light of her dropping hiss / the nicki debacle #nicki’s latest music has been ass anyway but it’s sad to see her behaving like this to newer rap girls #the parasocial hate is literally so intense / insane like i can’t imagine hating someone enough to be persistently harassing them like this #nicki’s a celeb so you’d think she’d know a thing or two about how dangerous it is to pit her fans on somebody else like this #unless this is all just a bid to stay relevant which i would not be surprised ab but nicki seems PRESSED. #i guess if i released something like pink friday 2 id also be feeling threatened by a new rap girl w the bars megan has #i just want her to leave my homegirl megan alone. good on megan for ignoring and living her best life. the energy i wanna emulate #i’m not usually one to play into the whole pit women against other women thing but nicki’s recent actions are so inappropriate. wild #btw megan majored in health administration in uni?? which is a major factor as to why i’m obsessed w her. anyway #text

[redhoodie1723]

the imaginary carlos and charles beef that some fans are convinced is going on is giving Netflix DTS trying to convince us that charles and sebastian were mortal enemies that prayed on each other’s downfall nightly

#can’t people be happy or sad for one driver without tearing the other down #ik teammates are often pitted against each other and stuff but like #they’re both having good seasons #they’re both showing off their strengths #charles is still doing well in the WDC and even tho max is likely to win this year charles is still gonna get more chances with ferrari #and carlos is doing a great job in showing other teams why they should give him a seat next season #regardless of whether u think they’re good friends or just coworkers it’s clear they respect each other a lot #and i get being upset that charles didn’t podium in suzuka #but that’s not carlos’ fault and he did everything that he should’ve #charles still has a phenomenal race and his fans shouldn’t insult carlos simply for racing #and similarly carlos’ fans shouldn’t insult charles for not placing higher than carlos #when charles has shown how good and consistent of a driver he is in the past few races #just because the two latest ferrari wins have been carlos’ doesn’t mean charles is suddenly “overhyped” or “washed up” #like chill y’all #focus on the bigger issues #like whatever the fuck is going on williams #charles leclerc #carlos sainz #cl16 #cs55 #ferrari #formula 1 #f1 #1655 #c squared #2024 japanese gp #as a maybe month old fan i probably shouldn’t be having many opinions about this #but whatever lmfao #they’re both hot why are we pitting them against each other #they hate when two sexy bitches are winning

[rassicas]

whats your favorite kind of pasta?

i miss her every day

#please does anyone remember these. its been 16 years. these were SO good and thats probably the childhood pokemon autism talking #but also shaped macaroni holds sauce well and has a good texture. i should buy some shaped mac and cheese again when i can. #i am an adult and i can do this. #but OK my real answer is #assuming you mean noodle shapes #my heart says the bowtie looking ones those were my favorite as a child #ALSO the shell shaped ones #as an adult i say. why pit so many queens against each other #asks

[thevioletcaptain]

if you as a fic reader ever become possessed by the urge to do a popularity bracket with the fics other people wrote and shared for fun and for free, consider:

don't ❤️ 

#just!!!! make a rec list!!!!!!!!! #popularity contests do nothing but drive writers out of fandoms by pitting people against their friends #and invariably result in people being assholes in the comments as if the people who wrote the fic can't see it #like ''oh clearly fic x is better than fic y'' #or ''why is fic c even in this poll?'' #nobody gains anything by you doing a bracket to see which fic is the ''most popular'' #a stat which could be found more easily & less cruelly by simply hitting the sort by bookmarks/kudos button on ao3 #anyway ugh. i saw that one of my fics was being pitted against one of my friend's fics in this bracket that's going around #and i have no idea who is ''winning'' because i refuse to look. but either way it's gonna feel bad!!! #because i want my friend to get his flowers so i want him to win!!! but i also would like to know that people like my fic!!!! #so it's just a lose/lose situation even though i generally don't give a shit about numbers #but this turns it into a schoolyard popularity thing #and the emotional response to having people *vote* on if your work is *better or worse* than other fic is hard to ignore #cannot reiterate enough JUST MAKE A REC LIST #or if you absolutely must do a bracket like this do it in a private chat server or something #don't create a public forum for people to pass value judgements where the authors can see it #and feel bad if they get told their fic is ''worse'' than someone elses #but also feel bad if they get told theirs is ''better'' because it came at the cost of telling another author they weren't good enough #ANYWAY i still feel sick with a super sore throat and a headache & am probably extra cranky because of it #(still testing negative thankfully so it's probably just weather/allergen related) #gonna go make some tea and prep the fic updates i want to post today #cass says things #fandom problems #wank adjacent

[bidokja]

hey just so you all know, it is possible to acknowledge how often hsy is sidelined in fandom because of joongdok without being a...lesbophobe? how did you even come to this conclusion in a yaoi related poll. quit that shit. this has been a psa <3

#some of yall are toeing the lineee is2g #not every sangsoo fic/art is because of joongdok in fact i would say the Vast Majority arent from what ive seen #it does exist dgmw but it is extremely rare that i see any joongdok content that's like 'hsy is a lesbian btw'-- #--and then leaves her out of the story #like. you are cherrypicking if you're trying to posit that as a trend lmao #as far as hsy-sidelined-by-joongdok content goes #usually they just. leave her out of the story they dont bother to use her being a lesbian as a cover for it #some of yall are acting like anyone with a lesbian hsy hc is nefarious and i need you to step back and think about why thats kinda bonkers #ky speaks #do i dare leave this one rebloggable...oh well que sera sera #something something why are we pitting two bad bitches against each other lesbian hsy and bi hsy are both great

[confusedcheeseparrot]

I haven't seen Ruby Gillman Teenage kraken but from what I've heard they really should've made grandma an evil racist because really? You're not only going to show her "twist" in the trailers but you're also going to commit to it and not subvert expectations. It would've been so smart to make the racism taught by old people and caused by the war because racism is sometimes caused by war also old people are usually real racist.

The answer was staring you down in the face because conflict between family and friends would've been really interesting because it kinda would've made the movie have a good racism allegory which is really hard to find (Elemental is cute but not good with the race allegory) also about some learned hatred that is passed on because the movie would’ve been real nice if it was about two unlikely friends with the mermaid being scared to show the Ruby any vulnerability because she's a pretty mermaid with her bioluminescence being what she actually looks like and Ruby being absolutely isolated from any underwater life getting accommodated to by the mermaid.

But instead we got "EW mermaids R Evil because they're pretty and popular BUtt not Ruby Because She's not like Those biMbos She's absolutely spEcial and Did We meNtIoN That tHeY ShoULD toTes figHT to tHe deAtH" it's real black and white morality that could've really expanded on what it had with some dashes of complexity that could've really added more intrigue, mystery and suspense by adding some unreliable information, search for the truth and hiding a friendship with someone your loved ones disapprove of. Of course the reveal would be kickass.

#ruby gillman teenage kraken #random rant #ruby gillman spoilers #I will be making AU fanart when I see it because the mermaid's hair looks really fluffy #IDC if its friendship or romance between these two #I just don't want women pitted against each other #for someting like looks and what YOU believe those looks indicate like if she wears pink she's a girly bimbo #fanart will be made of character designs that aren't eyesores #*squints at the love interest* that man is one frame away from becoming a cyclops #why pit two bad bitches against each other

[listen-to-the-inner-walrus]

greek mythology really do be like

#greek myth memes #greek mythology #greek myth #trojan war #greek mythology paris #greek myth paris #paris and helen #aphrodite #kai rambles #sorry i just found this out #like i was sat just listening to materia and doing some sketching and for some reason i started thinking about the trojan war #and i was like wait #why did zeus give the golden apple to paris #like i know him and oenone were lovers and her dad was a river god but like she wouldnt have been invited to thr wedding would she? #so i looked it up #and uh paris' adopted father had him pitting the bulls against each other and one of them kept winning #so he got that bull and challenged the rival herdsmen and the bull kept winning #so he was like i will give a golden crown to anyone whose bull can defest this megachad lad bull #and ares showed up and turned into a bull and beat the bull #and paris instantly and dutifully gave him the crown #and zeus was like yep thats enough for me this mortal is honorable he gets the honour of choosing #im sure there will be no negative consequences

[picklepie888]

I did some thinking about it, and I realized that the new Velma show gave Daphne the Lucy Westenra treatment. In which the makers of a modern adaptation of a pop cultural horror franchise saw a female character who was hyperfeminine and loves fashion and romance and decided that that must mean she's a shallow slutty mean girl while also ignoring literally all other aspects of her original character.

#better #scooby doo #daphne blake #velma 2023 #why does the modern horror genre hate feminine women? #and what's worse is that they'll pit her up against the less traditonally feminine mc to make her look better in comparison #they're basically telling their audience that feminine and nonfeminine women can't be friends #and that one of them has to be the woman #they did this with lucy and mina in dracula 2013 and now they're doing it with daphne and velma #i hate it #part of the appeal of daphne and velma's friendship was that they're two different types of women who love and support each other #same with lucy and mina #stop pitting women against each other pls and thank you #lucy westenra #dracula #feminism #mysogony

[nobodieshero-main]

playing around with one of the final scenes, not because i'm anywhere close to it but bc i enjoy exploring the idea of Keika not just losing a bit of himself, but actively giving it up just because Atlas asked it of him.

#especially knowing that this moment is one that haunts atlas for the rest of his life #he's not thinking of the long term consequences in the moment #he's just thinking that something needs to be done and he can't do it anymore #and cecily can't do it because she's trying to keep atlas from dying #and ahria can't do it because she's trying to keep ALL OF THEM from dying #so the natural conclusion was to ask keika. because someone had to do it and why not pit the most powerful of them against the dragon?? #never mind the fact that keika has never taken a life with his own hands. never mind the fact that keika has only ever killed in defence. #but later. when it's quiet and keika is gone and atlas is at home in his childhood bed he will wallow in his self-loathing #for having done something so cruel to the man he loves. for having made his last moments /torment/ #for having sent him to his death #and then when he finds out keika is alive? alive and changed beyond measure? it's worse because he still killed him didn't he? #AND THEN HE DOES IT AGAIN- #but yeah a probably-not-that-subtle part of keika's character is his habit of living for other people? #like. if he loves you enough all you have to do is call and he'd drop everything to be there #it's not that he's a pushover or can't live just for himself (he's a selfish person) it's just. to him it's the simplest thing in the world #to give what he can when the right people ask it of him. #anyway #the library keeper #snippets

[imissthembutitwasntadisaster]

Not like other girls (ballet team Prokofiev)

#look sleeping beauty is BELOVED but swan lake is just not my vibe with all the group sequences and nutcracker is so often hm act 2 unclear #but cinderella??? ROMEO AND JULIET???? #here's the thing #stone flower is one of my favourite fairy tales of all time #I would LOVE to see a production of that ballet even if it's less popular #'grace why are you pitting two bad bitches against each other' because I like drama and I'm a hater!!!

[thiefnessman]

“ooooh late-diagnosed people have it so hard it’s so much better for people who were diagnosed in their childhood” stop it! they’re just giving you excuses! i was diagnosed with autism at a young age and my college refused to accept my paperwork because it was “too old”, meanwhile a bunch of my peers are given shit when seeking accommodations and whatnot because “ooh you were diagnosed too late”. no one has it better they’re just telling you bullshit.

#like ok there's some things that i have experienced that are probably better than someone who was diagnosed late #but there are also things i experienced due to my childhood diagnosis that sucked. #and furthermore: having been in special ed since... i dont know actually when i started? maybe 2nd grade? #and furthermore: just because i have a longer history of diagnosis and paperwork still does not grant me enough Legitimacy #in the eyes of Big Ableism (sorry. cant think of a way to phrase this) #no one will ever be 'good enough' #they are pitting people against each other and giving you dumb reasons as to why they wont accept and listen to you #sorry i just. the whole thing with my autism expiring and me explaining it to my peers at college was like. #oh people really think i have it better. they really told them they actually *like* it when people are diagnosed in childhood. #people actually believe that that is a magical wand that allows you to bypass ableism #bc ppl were so surprised that this was happening to me #dude they will give you bullshit abt diagnoses and paperwork no matter what!!! it's gatekeeping!!! #ignore the fact that two of these tags start with 'and furthermore' in a weird way. for some reason i cannot edit them

[deanwinchesterpregnant]

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#genuinely I don’t get the ‘which brother is more queer-coded’ discourse #no offense but who cares lol #why can only one of them be bi?? #I don’t get why it’s constantly ‘sam is so queer-coded and Dean is just straight’ #or ‘Dean is so bi and Sam is just straight’ #it’s weird like. why y’all gotta use the other to talk about one #like. it’s so weird to me also stop pitting two queens against each other

[counterpunches]

I really wish that the calls for ceasefire would demand the return of hostages as well

#there's nothing so alienating as echoing the sentiment but not being able to cry out as loudly for it #because it feels like joining voices demanding we let ourselves lie down and be exterminated like rats #something something horseshoe theory #why can't one be demanded alongside the other? #why don't people see that they're intimately connected? #the idf wouldn't fucking be in rafah #wouldn't have been anywhere #if hamas let the hostages go #where are the voices for that? #where are the demands for freedom for all? #why is one pitted against the cost of another? #hold multitudes

[dazzelmethat]

Sometimes your silly OCxcannon pair from middle school remains a comfort pair after all those years. I thought there is a possibility that someone other than me and close friends would get a kick out of my recent Sesshomaru X Renoir (my oc) arts.

#my art #my ocs #sesshomaru #not gonna put this in the inu tag bc i don't want to clog it #the bottom left one is a parody manga cover i made to amuse myself.. it still cracks me up #i like angry and quiet asshole x mean clown asshole pairs #anyway follow ur dreams because my art of them from high school for sure did not look this good #Renoir has his own story with my other ocs of course but he very much has an origin of 'made to be pitted against smug bastards' #renoir who idealizes humans while hating supernatural things (while he is one) clashing with someone prideful of what they are is nice.. #why is there a 14th century italian vampire running around in feudal japan? don't think about it. i'm here to be indulgent

[prince-jelli-fish]

#one piece #lupin the third #fujiko mine #one piece nami #cat burglar nami #polls #tumblr polls #reblog or whatever for bigger sample size blah blah blah #my spouse: why must you pit two bad bitches against each other?

[villainsidestep]

ricardo ortega if u do not absolutely destroy captain blaze in the polls I’ll never forgive u

#gideon shut the hell up challenge #JAKE AGAINST JULIA ??? u would squash my little bf like a bug like that ??? #mortum vs argent…… why must we pit two queens against each other 😭 #HG NB AGAINST CHEN ???? truly this is why the other hgs have easy matches. bc there’s No Way they’re winning that one #gideon vs blaze 2k24