And In the End

Just stuff I like. Mostly comics. And some feminism. A couple rants thrown in here and there.

[bellagerantalii]

Chad L: A Translation

So my friends asked me to put my heart-of-LAX-country Maryland upbringing to good use and translate Chad L’s dialogue from OMGCP 4.6.

Here’s the original dialogue: “Five on the beef. Brush the fuckin’ NARP goss and nip ched all season, bro. Ripped.” 

Here’s my rough translation: “Pause the feud for a sec. Don’t listen to the non-athletic regular person gossip and continue getting the D all season [this could be referring to Bitty and Jack’s relationship or to SMH having a winning season], bro.”

And a more polished version: “Real talk, all beef aside. Screw the haters who think what you do is easy and frivolous and keeping winning on the ice and sleeping with your hot bf, bro. You are/it is awesome/badass.”

Some notes:

NARP: Non-athletic regular person

Nip Ched: I think this can have two meanings. Someone who ‘nips ched’ can be someone who slays or dominates on the field (or ice, in this case), but I think it can also refer to someone who sleeps with or dates hot girls. If someone does both, it’s the epitome of LAX cool. Well, they probably need to have flow and lettuce, too, but still. 

Basically, Chad L is expressing mad respect for Bitty using what’s usually no-homo bro code. And I think that’s beautiful. 

Thanks to all the LAX players who tried to cheat off my tests in middle and high school, and to my brother, a varsity LAX goalie. Little did I know that his speeches about “Broseidon, King of the Brocean” would come in handy one day. Love you, kid. 

[bolshoiromanova]

Red Sparrow Director Addresses Black Widow Comparisons

Director Francis Lawrence discusses the comparisons between Red Sparrow and Marvel's Black Widow, saying the similarities are superficial.

“There’s people who think it’s very similar to the Black Widow story,” Lawrence told Screen Rant. “This is not pulled from BW, this is pulled from Red Sparrow. You know, it’s just like written by a guy who was in the CIA. It’s like, his references are coming from a very very different place from that. But there’ll always be that. People like to put things in boxes, and I think is a really unique film. This is a thriller, it’s not action, again it’s not gadgety. It’s a hard-R. There’s violence, it’s a bit perverse, it’s suspenseful, a lot of intrigue. It’s a very different kind of spy film.”

[darthmauls]

like i said before, i love black widow fanfiction

[sharcncarter]

omg i’m dying @ him trying it

“it’s just like written by a guy who was in the CIA. (…)  his references are coming from a very very different place from that ”  bc russia didn’t have trained spies??? same shit different country

This is a thriller, it’s not action so is bw in the comics and even in the movies there’s little ~blockbuster action~ she’s a part of bc her character just doesn’t lend itself to that since she can’t blow anyone up bc she has no superpowers

it’s not gadgety neither is………… bw……………… she uses guns or batons which is just a damn stick……… and sometimes her gauntlets which aren’t even as gadgety in the comics anyway like whedon made in aou with the damn light up stuff that nobody liked

It’s a hard-R yes bc a young woman brainwashed and abused into working for a government isn’t a ~hard-r~ just bc disney won’t let any sex in their movies

There’s violence welcome to comic books

it’s a bit perverse “Killing people is easy. Making them suffer is an art.” - natasha romanoff

it’s suspenseful, a lot of intrigue so is every spy story ever including bw?

[bellagerantalii]

Okay has anyone actually read the book this is based on? Because the book is... kind of bad. It’s equal parts Putin fanfiction, f/f sex scenes written for straight dudes, and some weird almost-feminist (if you squint) ending. 

I could write a whole essay on this book, but suffice it to say that there were many, many vivd descriptions of Putin’s glistening muscles and gleaming eyes. There’s a scene where he intimidates a spy chief by summoning him to his personal gym where he lifts, threatens and stares at him. 

[rizurin]

if your name is steve there are 99% chances you have a badass brunette lover

[kcyang688-deactivated20240327]

[thedailyshow]

Due to a statute of limitations, former GOP Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert won’t face sex abuse charges for allegedly molesting students while he was a high school wrestling coach.

[buckynatgifs]

requested by anon

[maxximoffed]

I’m sorry I’m just not over that wolverine cover

Kurt’s clearly naked

Logan’s glaring at his dick

Classic porn cover poses

@Esad Ribic explain yourself please

[ruckawriter-deactivated20200128]

Also please note the placement of the beer bottle.

I once was at a show where I asked Esad about this cover.

Esad is a big, cheerful, man with a wicked sense of humor.

He just looked at me.

And then he smiled.

And the smile got bigger.

And bigger.

And he said, “And nobody at Marvel noticed!”

And then he couldn’t stop laughing.

[thefingerfuckingfemalefury]

This is literally my favourite story I have ever heard told about the comics industry :D

[scientia-rex]

Okay, I don’t even know stories about the comics industry but I am 100% ON FUCKING BOARD FOR THIS ONE

[willidleaway]

[luminousfinn]

Am I the only one that’s a just a tiny bit pissed off that this is still an issue?

[livelongandgetiton]

The Original Series wasn’t even in the general VICINITY of fucking around yo

[ameliacgormley]

How many shows these days would do this, and do it this way? These days, it would be all, “Ohh, we have to be sensitive and show the nuances of each side” and try not to make either side seem wrong. It wouldn’t be clearly spelled out, “pro-choice is right, if you’re against it you’re the bad guys.”

[elljayvee]

Jim Kirk is not here for your anti-birth-control, anti-choice, pro-death-penalty BS

[chandri]

James Tiberius Kirk was written and portrayed as a feminist and I will fight anyone who says otherwise.

[ellidfics]

Yep.  That episode is exactly what you think it is:  pro-birth control, pro-population control, pro-choice, and pro-women’s right to choose.  And yes, Kirk, the supposed playboy of the spaceways, is in favor of all of the above.

It was written and aired in 1969.  

It probably couldn’t air today.

THINK ABOUT THAT.

[geekygothgirl]

Also LMAO at all the sad whiny geek boys who are like “I miss the GOOD OLD DAYS of SCI-FI when it wasn’t all about SOCIAL ISSUES and instead it was just about MEN HAVING FUN IN SPACE. Like Star Trek! Star Trek wouldn’t put up with all this SOCIAL JUSTICE FEMINISM IN SCI FI bullshit!” And meanwhile I’m just over here like “…did you actually watch the show?” 

[vaspider]

@judicialmistrangementorder

[prokopetz]

It’s also important to bear in mind that the Original Series had a predominantly female fanbase, and during its initial run, was widely mocked and dismissed by mainstream (i.e., male) science fiction fans as being fake sci-fi for girls. It’s difficult to overstate the influence women had on the franchise in its early days; most of the early Star Trek conventions were organised by and for women, and indeed, those same organisers were primarily responsible for the massive letter-writing campaign that prevented the show from being cancelled after the 1968 season. Without that campaign, the episode pictured in this post would never have been made.

The popular image of James Kirk as a sleazy womaniser is part of a conscious effort to erase that history and render the franchise’s roots palatable to the misogynistic geekboys of the modern SF/F fandom.

[fuckyeahsources]

For a summary of those points, see “Star Trek’s Underappreciated Feminist History” by Shannon Mizzi, which draws from Patricia Vettel-Becker’s “Space and the Single Girl: Star Trek, Aesthetics, and 1960s Femininity”.

And a gentle reminder that TOS was a Desilu production, which its board of directors voted to cancel after the second pilot due to cost concerns, a vote that Chairman Lucille Ball overruled. There is no Star Trek without Lucille Ball.

[polyamorousmisanthrope]

Thank you, Lucy.

[amaronith]

Well, that’s why I love Lucy.

[micdotcom]

Watch: Hilarious Party Over Here sketch gets at the dark truth behind “mansplaining.”

[kateordie]

I love this so much

[enots-eissej]

[sarcasticlittlefuckk-deactivate]

standard

[beandeadinside]

I am crying I love this too much

[floccinaucinihilipilificationa]

[hannahvardit]

a fun game you can play when you have nothing better to do with your life/really don’t want to do dishes is called “what ballroom dance would a random superhero coupling perform?” super fun! play it with your friends! then play it alone, because your friends will have left you forever.

[avatarparallels]

ATLA Cast (From Enemies to Friends)

[hannahvardit]

Every once in a while I see these two team up and it’s great. I want them to be best friends in a little-girl-slumber-party-friends kind of way. They would bond over things like crushes and hyphenated names. 

[purpletangyvaginas]

Parveen Sadiq being interviewed by Assed Baig for Channel 4 News regarding Prime Minister David Cameron’s English language policy. The screenshots are by Buzzfeed.

Buzzfeed article – Channel 4 News YouTube video

[buzzfeed]

[beatonna]

The Princess and the Pony is now available in paperback and hardcover! <333 

[fripperiesandfobs]

Evening dress ca. 1911-13

From the Walker Art Gallery