jim jimenez is the most character ever. they're so complex. they were raised by a vengeful nun. their favorite color is teal because that's the color of olu's earring. they kept lucius in a trunk for like two days. they threw a knife at some english guy because he was racist to frenchie and olu. they think stede is the worst pirate captain in history. they loved performing their disemboweling skit during the fuckery. they told stede that killing stays with you forever. they grabbed a corpse's face and threatened to kill it again. they're arguably the most competent crew member on the revenge. they confronted spanish jackie alone and without a plan c. they have a diary. they're nonbinary. they're catholic? they're gay. they're my best friend
The artist for this panel is Esad Ribic, and he definitely deserves credit and royalties for this.
[image number 1 id: a shot from a film of two men standing on a rock staring at the corpse of a giant creature. end image number 1 id]
[image number 2 id: the exact same shot, but as a comic panel and with only one man, explaining that the corpse is of a dead god named Falligar The Behemoth. end image id number 2]
[image id number 3: Tobey Maguire's Peter Parker saying "I was looking through some old photos, and looks very, uh, similar." end image id number 3]
itâs a film based on the comic characters tho, yeah?
like moon knight also takes things shot for shot from the comics. so does spider-man and hawkeye and literally most of the films and shows marvel creates
why is this theft and not a nod of thanks to the original creators/something included for the fans of the original comics to be able to notice?
Black OFMD Fans: point out that real life Stede bonnet and Blackbeard were indeed shitty human beings involved with slavery so nobody should start worshipping them
Random white bloggers: Welp, time to be racist towards Taika Waititi! đ
i don't understand this trend of people pretending taika waititi hasn't been an EXTREMELY mainstream & universally beloved director since ~2015. debut. comeback. what da fuck are you talking about. did you consume nothing other than bnha and kpopfic before ofmd. this is the equivalent of someone saying "i'm so happy people have *finally* started paying attention to my underrated fave martin scorcese đ" after wolf of wallstreet came out
okay but also to be fair when i tried to recommend ofmd to people i know irl by saying he was in it only 1 out of literally 20 people knew who he was lmfaaaao
History books: Stede Bonnet suddenly left his wife and kids, bought a boat, became a "gentleman" pirate, was terrible at it, became a "guest" on Blackbeard's ship for several months because Blackbeard thought he was neat? We guess?
Taika Waititi and David Jenkins - There's no heterosexual explanation for any of this.
wow i really need to get a t*mblr again because i told my friend i had a dream about IT last night (nonsexual) and he was like "hell yeah pennywise" and i didnt know how to even start to explain that pennywise was in no way present and is, like, the least interesting part of IT
This weekâs episode of: How to Talk About âITâ Without Looking Like a Clown Fucker, featuring segments, âI Want to Get âITâ Merch Without Pennywise, But Pennywise is a Culture Icon, So Itâs Impossibleâ and âWhen I Talk About âITâ, I Am Actually Talking About Those Gay Kids No One Outside the Fandom Knows the Names Ofâ
Yall do realize that Pennywise is the main character of IT right? Of course there would be more Pennywise merch than Losers Club merch SMH đ€Šââïžđ€Šââïžđ€Šââïž
i havenât been an active part of the rtah fandom since around 2016, and i havenât really watched their content in the last few years. but as someone whoâs blog was once dedicated to the fandom, who once wrote fanfiction featuring ryan (which now makes me physically sick), and who was 100% a ryan stan, i feel the need to address the recent events.Â
under a read more for those who donât care, or who are not in a place that they are able to read about this right now. tw for mentions of sexual coercion and grooming.
the internet is a breeding ground for predators. itâs a platform that allows its users to put forward whatever version of themselves they want, and that makes it dangerous.Â
we want to trust the people that we see on screens because we think we know them. we spend hundreds of hours (especially when it comes to rtah) watching their content, and itâs easy to become disillusioned to believe that means we know what theyâre like irl. it doesnât.Â
ryan haywood abused his Good Guy/Dorky Dad persona to manipulate emotionally vulnerable fans into sexual situations, some of whom were minors. he used the fact that many of us trusted him to have good intentions to get people into situations they otherwise may not have been comfortable with. and thatâs fucking disguising.Â
i was one of the people who loved the fuck out of him when i was actively involved in the fandom, which you can very easily see if you go far enough back on my tumblr. him and ray were my favourite members by far, and when i went to rtx back in 2014 they were the two i wanted to meet most (i met neither l o l). i spent hours watching ryanâs streams and finding comfort in them as a college freshman alone in my dorm in a different country and with no friends. i felt comforted by his content.
now i feel fucking sick to my stomach at the thought of him.Â
the truth of the matter is this sort of thing happens way too often. conventionally attractive men with internet followings of predominantly young girls are using their platforms to take advantage of people they think wonât have the guts to say anything about it. we saw it ten years ago with the Great British YouTuber Scandal (tom milsom, alex day, eggplant), and I donât doubt we will see it again.Â
itâs so, so important to remember that these people that we watch and love and look up to are strangers. we donât and wonât ever really know what theyâre like when the cameras are off, but they groom their audiences to blindly trust them. thatâs so fucked and i wish there was more that we could be doing about it, but i just... donât really know what that would be.Â
just remember to be careful when youâre interacting with influencers--especially those you publicly look up to. there is no reason they should ever ask you to do something that makes you uncomfortable. donât let them abuse the platforms that we give them.Â
and, most importantly: when a victim steps forward, FUCKING LISTEN TO THEM. it doesnât matter if theyâre talking about your ~~uwu cinnamon roll fav~~. victims should not have to choose between telling the truth and getting attacked by hundreds of angry fangirls or keeping quiet about the situations they are being placed in. be sympathetic. listen. acknowledge that you donât really know the person that youâre idolizing.Â
and finally to my rtah family, whether you watch their videos every day, or youâve been out of the fandom for ages like me: iâm here for you.Â
i know how shitty it feels to realize that someone you trusted has done something like this. your feelings of hurt are no less valid just because itâs an internet personality. a lot of us grew up watching these people when we were at our most vulnerable. their videos were there to cheer us up when we were at our lowest and i know that it fucking sucks to have those memories tainted by this.Â
you were not wrong to love and support ryan. he had a very convincing persona that he put forth on the internet (bedtime stories at the end of his streams, anyone? laying it on a little thick maybe), and he had even those who do know him irl and see him every single day, fooled. heâs literal human garbage for what he did, but donât let yourself feel bad for things that you couldnât have known were happening.
take care of yourselves. and if anyone needs to talk, i will always be here. <3
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