mashedmosquito

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See, that’s what the app is perfect for.

Sounds perfect Wahhhh, I don’t wanna
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catofthebaskervilles

what I wanna see more in media r painfully average people being lgbt, let the 40 year old school janitor be trans, let the grandpa who just sits on his porch be bi, let the girl who's on her way to an office job be lesbian, let the guy who's at the same bus stop everyday be nonbinary, and so on and so forth, idk I don't know why people always expect lgbt ppl to be this alt fashion teen/young adult and stuff when sometimes it's literally just some guy

jaffacakerebellion

because we're never seen as morally neutral- we have to be either good or bad in a clear way. Obviously, this isn't possible, we all have good and dark inside us which is coaxed out by our circumstances, which is true for everyone.

But suddenly you pull out a 'diverse' character of any kind, and it has to be made clear that we're supposed to really like them or really dislike them. It can't just be a random detail that a character is muslim or black or deaf or trans, it has to be their ultimate character motivation 'or there's no point bringing it up- how would that further the plot in any way?'

Nobody is a good person or a bad person for the way they are born. It will strongly affect the way their life goes and therefore the way they view the world, but it doesn't make you good or bad, if that's something a person can even be.

No, there's very little nuance to queer characters because queer people- like other groups- are seen as a mass, a hive mind who all agree on things and are all at the same place and standardised, with no in-disputes or disagreements. Individual stories do not get told, and something which is just part of us always has to somehow drive the plot or else 'what's the point of the character then?'

We're not 'just some guy' in media. Not just yet.

tobestarlost
anthonycrowleymoved

me, your friendly neighborhood villain apologist: zuko was never evil he was just 16

anthonycrowley

like yeah i know he gets a bonkers good redemption arc but like. he didn’t actually need one because if you give a teenage boy a ship and tell the people on it to listen to him the least you can expect is some attempted murder. that’s not on him at that point

the-turtleduck-pond

I’m honestly dumbstruck because I can tell you at 16 if you gave me a ship, a crew, a wise old man, and a mission to kidnap someone I gotta tell you.

I’d be down for it. I’d probably have gone further.

the-turtleduck-pond

Wait, this originally happened when he was 13 and I’ll tell you that 13 year old me would have committed atrocities.

sapphicq

13yo me would’ve taken the free boat and straight up become a pirate and the fact that Zuko didn’t is really the biggest plot twist in avatar

the-turtleduck-pond

AU where Zuko just becomes a pirate.

sapphicq

He still sees the light blast and goes to the South Pole but instead of trying to capture aang he rolls up in his free boat like ‘get in losers we’re going to kill my dad’

the-turtleduck-pond

Yes, this. I like this.

roseverdict

aang: who??? are you???

zuko: exiled son of the fire lord. did these two get you up to speed?

sokka: wait you’re WHAT-?!

katara: what do you mean, YOU’RE THE EXILED SON OF THE-?!

aang: i mean, mostly???

zuko: excellent. i reiterate, get in losers we’re going to kill my dad

the-cheesemonger13

aang: i’m personally not up for murder

katara: I AM! your dad is the reason my mom is dead

zuko: i like the enthusiasm. avatar, you can be moral support

sokka: i’d like to hit the loserlord at least one (1) time with my boomerang if possible

zuko: i’ll allow it on the condition that you hit my sister as well

sokka: deal

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John Oliver Just Found A 'F**king Creepy' But Legal Way To Blackmail Lawmakers

The "Last Week Tonight" host suggested he has some really weird dirt about certain members of Congress.
geek-ramblings

Dude this is so f*cking briliant. 

To basically get Congress to realize how f*cked up data privacy laws are. He did data mining, targeted men over 45 that are within 5 miles of the US capital, and put ads out including “do you want to read Ted Cruise fanfiction”. it looks like 100s clicked it including 3 that seemed to be in the capital building while doing so, which then means he has their device info, ip address etc. which he can then mine even more. 


wisteria-wolf

How can you mention the ted cruz ad and not include what the ad they clicked on looks like? Anyways, here it is:

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woefully-devoted

Reminder that Johnny Depp never abused amber heard and that it was in fact her who was abusive during their marriage. Reminder that amber heard was recorded admitting that she would hit and throw things like pots and vases at him and because of it, he got his finger cut off and contracted 2 infections. Reminder that amber heard stole her assistant's r*ape story to use as her own. Reminder that amber heard abused her past gf and was arrested for it. Reminder that amber heard is racist. Reminder that amber heard has been recorded saying that she starts physical fights and that he would leave whenever it happened and it pissed her off when he didn't fight back. Reminder that she exploited sick children by claiming that she had donated her divorce settlement to the L.A Children's Hospital but really, she didn't donate a cent of it. Reminder that this upcoming documentary will be completely one-sided and that the director is as corrupt as she is and the judge who presided over the libel case in London. Reminder that amber heard is a garbage human being who has gotten away with abuse more than once.