#ya know what you’re right

[thebiscuitwitch]

#religon #lmaooo #just fyi #fr though #translation #words are important #oh my #truth #ya know what you’re right #lol #it’s funny because it’s true

[jasontoddenthusiastt]

I think fans want Jason to be a good person or be becoming one. To have a character that is well meaning and compassionate but decided murder is ok and to stand against main heroes who’s beliefs and actions go against the people he cares about and wants in his life. It’s confusing for people. People want their fav characters to be happy. But Jason can’t have his family’s support and follow his moral code. He’s cares about people and Gotham, and he’s an asshole who kills. It’s messy. It’s not black and white. I don’t even think Jason cares about being a good person or in the right anymore. I think he cares about what will save the most people instead.

Oh my goodness gracious I’ve been bamboozled

Batman’s definition of Good is not synonymous with absolute good/right no matter how much dc insists it is. Torture, battery/assault, surveillance, those are all condemnable actions too. I won’t get into the exhausting and frankly dumb debate of comic book morality wrt killing because I’ve already reblogged plenty of posts from other people who explained my thoughts on the matter far better than I ever have the patience to sit down and articulate. I also just think the notion that there’s something to be done about fictional characters who kill nazis and senseless murderers is stupid. Jason’s point is that the “main” heroes’ sanitized definition of right has its unaddressed holes and flaws which ultimately result in more preventable fatalities, and that he’ll work to correct those missing spots.

He doesn’t not care about doing what’s right. What he doesn’t care about (at least during his Winick characterization) is whether Batman thinks he’s right or wrong, because he sees the flaws in Batman’s methodology (and since he has a mind of his own). Batman’s methods alone cannot address Arkham’s revolving door and the rogues that come and go through those doors who have no intention (or capability from the doylist pov) of ever changing or undergoing redemption. Jason knows that he’s minimizing the number of preventable deaths by killing his targets, typically Characters Who Simply Do Fucked Up Shit Just Because, Why The Fuck Not?

Secondly, Jason is compassionate … to a fault. That was his fatal flaw. If he wasn’t so hell-bent on saving his potential birth mother he just met from that bomb despite everything she did to him prior, he could have protected himself instead, however slim his odds of survival were. What about his relationship with his other parents? He was a caregiver during his early childhood years for Catherine, until her death. Even mature adults who are financially stable find being a caregiver to a dying parent to be extremely burdensome on their bodies and minds, but he never complained about it or resented Catherine for being unable to care for him. Despite how none of his parents have really been what he needed them to be, he doesn’t blame them for their failings, and even continues to think highly of them (Bruce included).

And post-death? Enter Lost Days. Despite being dead set on plotting his revenge on Bruce, he constantly sidelines this in order to save other victims who are helpless like he once was. His own anger, trauma, and mission don’t remain his priority. (Sound familiar? Something something my own trauma above my son’s, mission above all else, etc.). Why would he waste precious time and risk his own life to do this if he wasn’t empathetic towards these victims or didn’t care about doing the right thing. He is simultaneously horribly traumatized and full of rage, and also incapable of ignoring what’s happening to victims around him (even as he claims that it’s indeed not his priority). And in that same vein, the entire premise of his rebirth outlaws run was that he doesn’t care if the public views him as a villain, an outlaw, so long as he can protect Gotham. And anyway where is this portrayal of him not caring about being in the right anymore. Almost every modern Jason story is about him grappling with where he stands with Bruce/Batman. During the early 2000s was probably the last time he did not care (hello, tentatodd??).

Jason has very evidently been portrayed as a kind and compassionate character. He is also simultaneously a calculated killer who doesn’t hesitate to kill when he deems necessary, and does so without remorse. It’s called being a Complex Character With An Edge™ that as you said, people so often claim to love. However when he fulfills that latter part, that seems to upset people because “killing bad”, and they then try to shave off and round out all his edges and claim he shouldn’t be that angry. In that case I guess you should just stick to liking traditional one-dimensional characters instead of claiming to like Jason but then encouraging his character assassination attempt by dc. Lol.

Lastly, who said anything about the batfam making Jason happy? Just because he’s written nowadays to want acceptance from Bruce (a shoddy attempt at forcing a non-existent nuclear batfamily), doesn’t mean that it’s a sound decision or that it does his character justice. I certainly don’t empathize with the idea that Jason needs the family’s approval or acceptance to be happy. (And anyway he has enough outlets for angst and pain aside from the batfam hello explore his other sources of trauma and do more deep dives into how he thinks when he’s alone). I don’t want them to magically make up and become one big happy family. This is not disney Lol. Besides, there are plenty of stories from dc that have that type of “wholesome” (hate that word utilization) characterization for Jason (Li’l Gotham, Tiny Titans, wfa, and even new stuff like the brave and the bold mini) and that is sufficient imo. Jason fans who are invested in the character deserve accurate, nuanced characterization and well-written stories, whether they be from his robin days (e.g., Batman: The Cult) or as red hood.

#fellas. ya know what else is wholesome? avenging your own death #you can have moments of ‘reconciliation’ or peace but still maintain a strained relationship which is far more realistic #‘he’s an asshole that kills’ and Bruce is an asshole who doesn’t kill. lol. #you can’t claim Jason’s conflicted and disturbed but go on to say Bruce is perfectly sane those two are mutually exclusive #also please realize that a character acting out of anger does not mean they lack compassion. #implying that he doesn’t care about doing the right thing is saying the same thing that person said; #that he doesn’t actually know what he’s doing. that he hasn’t thought through his moral stance. #‘Jason didn’t put any thought into anything he did in utrh he’s just a poor mentally ill lost soul who needs the batfam’s love to heal 💔’ #🤝 #‘jokers just a poor victim of society 😔 he just needs someone to understand him and maybe one day he’ll heal and realize he’s wrong’ #what they both have in common is that they’re misunderstood in opposite directions #the joker doesn’t have a point to prove. there’s no deeper meaning behind what he does. everything is a joke to him. #he isn’t unaware of right vs wrong lmfao #jason todd #dc #asks #my post #and I think you’re implying that he’s utilitarian based on that last part but I don’t think he is #user mintacle posted a few metas regarding that and again they explain it much better than I prob could #anyway it isn’t difficult to understand his character if you know why you like him and you actually read his stories #that post specifically was from someone who clearly said they did not read the comic so. technically they’re on their own wavelength #edit: grammar

[notcapableofbeingtheguy]

your post about walter jr supporting his parents and always showing so much kindness and maturity to them is literally the ONLY post that matters. that child deserved so so so much better and i love to see him acknowledged

Thank you friendo while I have you here can we also talk about how Walt destroys his life because of a shitty intersection of toxic masculinity + ableism (because what he’s trying to avoid, deep down, is that image of his dying father— sick. weak. feminized to Walt in his frailness) and this attitude also affects how he treats Flynn???

Look how Flynn is introduced in the pilot script:

His parents “treat him as if he were able-bodied, which is how he wants it.” It’s true— and at first glance, this is a good thing. Flynn doesn’t want to be babied, he doesn’t want to be offered help at every turn in situations where he knows he can be independent. His parents provide him with a feeling of normalcy, by not over-emphasizing or dramatizing his cerebral palsy. Sometimes he will need help or accommodation, and they provide it for him, but often he won’t, and they won’t mention it. This is the rhythm they have all found, and Flynn likes it that way.

But this approach is deeply flawed. Rather than normalizing Flynn’s disability (which I think is the surface level intention), it erases it, ignores it, attempts to hide it from view and discussion. Which is unsurprisingly pretty similar to how Walt relates to his cancer + treatment. He wants to do everything alone— he banishes Skyler from his chemo sessions, and he hides himself away when he’s having chemo side effects, often locking himself in the bathroom. Walt shapes his life around his cancer in some ways (that whole cooking meth thing), but at the same time, he works hard to hide his illness, ashamed of that feminizing weakness he thinks it gives him.

And what effect does this attitude have on Flynn? Walt’s shame around illness, weakness, and disability— his idea that it’s okay to be sick or disabled, as long as you don’t talk about it? Of course, it makes Flynn feel his father is ashamed of him. And it instills that same reflexive draw towards toxic masculinity in him (think about how he idolizes Hank!).

Consider the scene where Walt is teaching Flynn how to drive (which I recently saw on my rewatch). Where Flynn wants to drive with two feet, and Walt insists he use just one, because he has to get it “right.” He has to be able to drive the same as everyone else, no matter how unintuitive that may be to his body. This conversation obviously makes Flynn feel embarrassed and ashamed. And when Flynn tries to drive the “right” way? He crashes.

This scene hits so hard for me because it’s a very clear case where the method of driving that would work best for Flynn is so clearly viable— there’s really no reason not to let him drive in the way that’s most intuitive and comfortable for him. If Walt were truly normalizing Flynn’s disability, he would let him drive that way with no comment. But that was never Walt’s real attitude towards Flynn’s cerebral palsy. Walt is treating him like he’s able bodied— he’s trying to erase Flynn’s disability. And when that attitude hits the road, it literally crashes. With the added bonus of making Flynn feel like it’s his fault for not having a body that works the “right” way.

Idk exactly where I’m going with this. Mostly wanted to say Justice For Flynn!!! And remark on what an interesting character he is. I think he’s super neglected in fandom discourse— I’m thinking a lot rn (if you couldn’t tell haha) about how he serves as a foil for Walt in terms of Walt’s attitudes about gender and bodies and power and all that jazz. As a (mostly) able-bodied person myself I would love to hear more on this topic from any disabled folks who wanted to speak on it!

#breaking bad #brba rewatch #Flynn white #I’ve decided to start calling him Flynn if you didn’t notice haha #gotta respect chosen names ya know? #i want to think more about what Flynn says in Gray Matter about this #he says something like you’re afraid of a little cancer?? after all I’ve been through?? #something something Walt’s attitudes about his cancer reveal how to Flynn his true attitudes about his son’s disability #anyways everybody keep up the Flynn discourse! #asks #brba meta #flynn rights rewatch

[missmaywemeetagain]

Shhh...Broken Glass Chapter 10 💔🥂❤️‍🩹 is out for Early Access now and YOU'RE NOT READY...😈

And yes, there are Pink Scarf level twists and turns in this chapter because you know how I love to make you scream 🤭

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(otherwise, see you for the weekend 💋)

#the twists! THE TWISTS 😈 #you won't know what's hit ya #can't wait to hear your screams 😘 #broken glass #broken glass ch 10 #elvis presley #elvis #if you’re looking for trouble #you came to the right place #elvis x reader #elvis presley x reader #elvis fanfic #elvis x oc #elvis x lori #elvis 1960 #post army elvis #italian mafia #elvis presley fanfiction

[sunflowervoltwentyeight]

Just saw this tweet and I can just picture this too clearly 😭😭

[deityofhearts]

I honestly just don’t get how people default to thinking southern accents are like unserious and unintelligent, I know I live in a bubble and I’ve never been outside of the south so like my world view is skewed but like idk I can’t like conceptualize hearing someone’s accent and going “your accent is too stupid and silly for you to have a brain” like ???

#deity dialogue #sorry I’m rlly half asleep #obvs my worldview is different cause I’m southern I’m surrounded by southern ppl I hear the accent all the time #so it’s like normal obvs but idk it still baffles me #idk if I ever go north are y’all gonna be mean to me cause I talk in a way that y’all perceive as stupid and lesser than how you do?? #I’ve already mentioned that even here we aren’t safe from the ‘haha youre a dumbass southern hick’ statements #which is rich cause like bitch who are you to be talking you live here too I don’t wanna hear you call me a red neck cause you’ve been here #for a long ass time to and I’m sure if you went up north they’d be on your ass the same way they’d be on mine #like what gives you the right? #like I will say also that I do make fun of the accent but in the way that lexi and I will be heatedly talking and get more southern with #each word and that amuses and delights us like idk it’s fun to look at someone who just said one word in a more extreme southern accent on #accident and repeat it back to them #but like at the end of the day we like being southern we don’t think there’s anything wrong with it or like inherently worth mocking #plus there’s a difference between two friends being silly and strangers telling you you’re a stupid redneck hick :) #this is also coming from someone who compared to other southern ppl doesn’t have the most strong southern accent (it’s there onvs but ya #know) and I still have to deal with this shit :/ #sorry I need to go to bed and shut up no one caressss

[sassyandclassy94]

The youngest child can say whatever he wants and be as rude and disrespectful as he wants but my dad NEVER deals with him. Instead, he says I’m the mean one. Even though I was only trying to explain why good handwriting is important in life.

#maybe if the little brat had to redo all his schoolwork if he had bad penmanship like I did he would learn his lesson #but no. the youngest child always gets to skate by and dads never care #well ya know what Nolan? you can’t go your whole life not caring and doing everything half butt. it WILL catch up to you #and then you’re gonna wish you listened to me and Lydia #And Lydia is right. Penmanship does show your character #if your penmanship is half butt and careless then you’re gonna be like that too #personal #Abby rants #sometimes it sucks being the oldest sibling #it really feels like everyone (minus my middle sibling) disregards me scoffs me and my opinion #it was actually really encouraging when my sister came to me asking what my thoughts were on a decision she’s trying to make #might delete later

[thef4ppening]

the state of current reproductive rights:

9 year olds forced to give birth

people contracting sepsis from miscarriages that were denied an abortion

trans men forced to detransition due to not having access to an abortion after conceiving

cisgender women dying from attempted at-home abortions

Some mfs: huehuehue. I want my foreskin back, where’s my nerve endings ;-;

#I’m not saying it’s not an issue #I’m saying there’s a time and a place #And the time is not now #queer community #tw miscarriage #tw r@pe #abortion is healthcare #bodily autonomy #reproductive rights #abortion rights #abortion #tw detransition #tw death #i can link you articles of what I’m talking about if you’re curious #You know ya boy sites his sources #queer liberation #feminism #feminist #mental health #tw forced pregnancy #queer rights

[pegging-satan]

“Sky casino” is such a romantic name though. It has such a nice ring to it. It sounds so whimsical pleasant. Like a place you’d visit in a nice dream. It’s heavenly, almost. I’ve also come to associate Sigma’s colours with it; lilac pink white and orange clouds like a halo. Mwah. Immaculate

#just this combination of words it’s so 🤌🤌🤌 #it sounds like a place in Stardew valley. cindersap forest. pelican town. ginger island. calico desert. sky casino. see? it fits right in #it’s a place you can only access once you build an obelisk in your farm so that you only access the #casino when you’re rich enough. like a place you can access late game. I mean i know there’s like a club in the oasis but like yk it would #be really nice heh ya know what I’m sayin? #bungou stray dogs #sky casino #sigma bsd #.txt

[aroaessidhe]

2023 reads // twitter thread

Court of the Undying Seasons

NA high fantasy

demigirl volunteers to be taken by the vampires instead of her friend intending to kill them for revenge, but quickly learns that’ll be impossible unless she becomes one

she has to get through her training to become a vampire or live as a human thrall, and quickly gets swept up in their world - and discovers a string of murders that could have dire consequences for them all

#Court of the Undying Seasons #aroaessidhe 2023 reads #ok i was kinda hoping this would be more me than most things in its genre niche....but is just kinda is that #why is the main couple a thing? what is the attraction? i feel like I skipped half a book. you’re gonna kill him right #just really did not get that at all lmao. ur usual dark fantasy romance i gues #it’s kind of pitched as ‘she wants to kill vamps!!!’ but like. she immediately learns that’ll be too hard and basically forgets about it lo #i feel like the courts being named after colours reads. well you know it reads like the stereotype of YA with different factions to choose #but I guess I get that if they were called by their alt names it would have been a lot of confusing info to keep track of #the mc being a demigirl is pretty subtle #if you’re looking for it you can see the trans coding #but if you weren’t I feel like it might just read as girl who’s slightly uncomfortable with her appearance… #which is fine I guess. but just so you know if you're picking it up for that #also picked it up for ace side characters but like…. it’s not rly like the authors other books #there’s vague mentions but tbqh I’ve forgotten who is supposed to be ace #(probably because I read like 6 other books between starting and finishing this) #also genderfluid side character who is like. treated as two different people when they’re girl or boy version? #which is sort of treated as a vampire thing but i thought it felt odd #anyway all in all not entirely bad just not for me at all lol

[m1d-45]

I DON'T THINK I WAS ANONYMOUS WHEN I SENT MY ASK FENDSFJCWASDGBNHRJSDFJSAFGBHFS But this is the person asking to be 🪷 anon 🥲 👍

anons original ask:

that’s quite alright ! don’t worry about it, it’s not a big deal.

also, hello and welcome! admittedly, you’ve chosen a rather poor time to pop up (of no fault of your own, of course, i’ve just been rather [vague buzz of negativity] and very inactive on tumblr) but i do still check my notifications regularly. if you have any ideas you’d like to chat about, please feel free to send an ask !

#m1d : [chats] #🪷 anon #i wish i had a better explanation for my mood other than ‘eugh’ but like. yeah that’s what’s going on right now #it’s so frustrating but. this is not the place for that. #hello lotus ! i hope you’re doing alright <3 #also ‘my community’ I HAVE ONE OF THOSE??? #no community just me and my silly iphone 11 and sarahreadsfics in my notifications #sarah if you’re reading this i read every one of your tags and they mean the world to me #if no one got me i know tumblr user sarahreadsfic got me yk /silly #sjsjajsd but seriously it’s just me and mushroom on discord #and even then i just shout about dottore in the yearning channels half the time #mushroom doesn’t even like work here he just watches me go insane with half baked ideas /aff #the only community i have is me and the tag limit on posts. we homies FOR REAL #i’ve gotten better about not hitting the limit as often but ya boy CANNOT be succinct about ANYTHING #ANYWAY WHAT WAS UP WITH THE 4.2 QUEST WAS THAT FUCKED UP OR WHAT #daily reminder that here in this house rhinedottir is NOT welcome and she can die by my cinnabar spindle. that i don’t have. mihoyo PLEASE #rhinedottir can die cry and writhe on the ashes of khaenriah i don’t care. albedo my beloved #christ i apparently have a lot of feelings about genshin (<- has written over 450k words about it) #anyway. um. yeag. #THIS IS ONLY THE 29TH TAG?? HOW MUCH DID I USE TO WRITE GODDAMN-

[pollenallergie]

i need someone to write about eddie taking care of like a really whiny sick!reader.

i support strong women and also weak ones!! let women be weak if they wanna be!!

#i advocate for weak whiny women because i AM a weak whiny woman #i get a paper cut and ya know what?! i cry a lil bit #and i have every right to!! #and so do you!!! #even if you’re not a woman #you can still be weak and whiny #it’s ok!! don’t be strong just be needy!!

[jasontoddenthusiastt]

Absolutely hysterical (the implication that Jason ever perceived Damian as such an irredeemable and dangerous threat to the Gotham population the way any of the rogues or drug kingpins are, and that Jason would’ve tried to kill him following this reasoning).

#well that was a new one #my brother in Christ. the rogues by design are never meant to undergo permanent redemption arcs because they play a crucial role #in enabling and validating Batman’s ethos and character arc #Damian wasn’t designed with that template in mind he was literally designed to ‘undergo redemption’ #and the one time Jason shot Damian in the chest in bftc wasn’t even because he viewed him as a villain it was literally bftc bs #i am so confusion right now #in the REST of canon his primary perception of the child is literally that. a difficult and arrogant child #who he still considers like a brother/family despite their conflicts #ya know. the same way he views the rest of the batfam. #I mean did you read Batman and Robin 11 #Jason was the only one acting as a loyal and caring family member #that’s not to say Damian is to blame for what he said to Jason in the beginning cuz he’s literally a child #and Jason knows this hence he says kid calm the fuck down you dk what you’re talking about #however. the one who IS to blame was Bruce and what he did in that was absolutely despicable and the vilest shit I’ve ever read #of what a parent would do to his own kid #but that’s another story #not a single dull day in the bat fandom huh #kelseethe

[some-greatreward]

god, tryna find other smiths fans is such a delicate balance because like:

on one hand i want to find people who don’t just straight up dismiss everything morrissey has ever done bc like. yes we get it, dude is bigoted and holds some very abhorrent views that no one should be excusing. but i don’t think you can be anything more than a surface-level smiths fan without at least giving him credit where credit is due and attempting to understand the frame of reference these lyrics come from, which is to say you’d need to at least try and understand a little of who he is as a person (AND empathize with that. im sorry but you do).

but also like whenever i come across a straight-up morrissey fan i’m always like…hm🤔 are u racist

#idk what I’m tryna say and I will probs delete this #but maybe im just sick of people being like ‘oh i love the smiths but it’s got nothing to do w morrissey ew’ #like ‘haha morrissey bad’ just isn’t cutting it for me anymore. #like i understand the desire to. but who do u guys actually think the smiths were #also ‘oh i like young morrissey but it’s like he became a different person when he got older’ #like sorry to break it to ya but dude was always racist. doesn’t mean he can’t be right about other things like animal rights activism #humans are complicated ya know - u can be both #i think in a lot of cases it’s a personal line of how much bullshit you’re willing to tolerate #but if we automatically dismiss someone as soon as any of their views don’t align with ours then we’re left with very few artists. and um #maybe that’s a good thing. maybe we shouldn’t be hero-worshipping any person let alone a pop/rock celeb #but im just saying like. don’t think that just because nothing scandalous has come out that a celeb is automatically a ‘good person’

[rosicheeks]

26, 39, 44 for the asks?

-🌸

26 - do you believe in aliens?

Yeah

39 - is there wise words you live by?

Uhhhm yes

44 - do you collect anything?

Crowns/tiaras, cool rocks/stones

#idk if i technically believe in ‘aliens’ #but I believe in something else out there #I just don’t think we are the only ones here ya know #like we are just a tiny little fucking ant on this entire galaxy #idk if that’s even the right word #like we can only study so much and so far #there are different worlds out there #also believe there is some funky stuff in the ocean #some sort of mermaid maybe #but not like Ariel #some fucking creepy looking thing #I just think it’s such an interesting thought that we are it #like if you think that I’m not saying you’re young or being judgey or anything #it’s just there’s so much we don’t know #who KNOWS what’s out there #there could be crap people living on a planet 2000009 billion light years away from us #ok as for wise words #I feel like I have so many #but I’m just coming up on a blank right now #I’m going to blame the weed #cause I just picked up some GOOD SHIT #but I also feel like maybe it’s cause I’ve been so down and depressed that I haven’t been ya know following those quotes and words #I used to have a full notebook of inspiring quotes and meaningful phrases #no clue where that went #even had a small one that I would carry around with me #so whenever I felt down I would read some #I need to go back to that tbh #wow there’s a few typos but I don’t feel like going back my bad lol *wrong not young and *crab people 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️ #not my best answer but fuck me im not going to redo all of these hahaha #🌸 anon

[lilnasxvevo]

A fanfic I’ve ALREADY READ just made me cry so I’m a little worried that T has not yet turned my period back off

#to quote one of my all time favorite novel protagonists Jess Jordan: CURSE THIS PREMENSTRUAL TENSION #which she says almost every time she experiences a strong emotion #and by the middle of book 2 you’re like. hmm. i think you just don’t want to admit that you’re feeling things #book 1 is called Girl 15 Charming but Insane #i forget the author’s name but it’s just REALLY a delightful and fun YA series #which is basically what I’m doing right now #i know it’s abt a week too early for it to be PMS #I just don’t want to admit how fragile I am rn lol