Watermelon Central

So, I'm Jess. Crippling mobage addiction

[ceiye]

Rereading Soul Eater cause it's been a decade. I completely forgot Maka had a mom. And that she apparently has gone completely unnamed for two fuckin decades???? Despite doing pretty big things???? Get that bum Spirit outta here

[ceiye]

Kim, Ox, and especially Kilik have so much screen time. So far Kilik has been with two legs of the main trio more than the trio has all been together. But they are hardly ever what I see people remember of Soul Eater

I guess it goes to show that both the meister and the weapon need to be iconic and important

[silvermoon424]

Bro absolutely COOKED with this.

[ohnoitstbskyen]

If you ever hear the phrase "fascism is aesthetics as politics," that's what this post is talking about.

It's not about being tough on crime, because the absolute toughest most brutal measure you could take against "crime" as a social problem is to alleviate poverty, and increase access to education, healthcare and social mobility.

It's about performing "tough on crime" as an aesthetic by enacting violence against a prop, i.e. minorities and the impoverished, who are fetishized and objectified to represent "crime." They are brutalized as punishment for crime, but never with the purpose of alleviating the problem of crime.

This is why a lot of conservatives and other right wingers can get straight up angry when you suggest things like reform or social measures to reduce crime. They don't want crime to be reduced, they want an eternal war against "crime" because it provides an arena for the righteous to demonstrate virtue by brutalizing their enemies.

[ceiye]

Rereading Soul Eater cause it's been a decade. I completely forgot Maka had a mom. And that she apparently has gone completely unnamed for two fuckin decades???? Despite doing pretty big things???? Get that bum Spirit outta here

[filmnoirsbian]

I love getting unaccompanied minors (kids flying alone) who so clearly just. Don't want to be here lol. Sometimes I get to know a little of their story, like their parents are divorced, or a family member died and they're heading to the funeral, but usually they just don't want to talk about it and that's fine. But I always treat the flight like it's a challenge to make them smile. I offer them snacks and soda but that's never enough, that's whatever, they could get those from an airport vending machine. Chump change. So then I tell the worst jokes. Just the most embarrassing, kindergarten teacher, annoying dad jokes you can think of. And those always get a groan, or a "Seriously??" And that's my in! Now I can say "Why, what's your idea of a good joke? No, come on hotshot, make your best joke, let's see it." And they hem and they haw but of course they eventually tell me their very best joke because kids are little competitive comedy goldmines. And it's always super funny, so I laugh, and that's where they slip up. Because you know what you almost always do when your joke successfully makes someone laugh? You smile. And I'm like. Gotcha. Rookie move. Now you're going to end up having a good time in spite of yourself. I win.

[filmnoirsbian]

Did this with an 11yo u.m. today and he said "What did the ghost say to the other ghost?" And I said "What?" "Nothing. Ghosts aren't real."

[filmnoirsbian]

I'm literally a flight attendant, offering snacks and drinks is my job

[this-is-a-name-dont-worry]

gshsjb

[ceiye]

Reading Rice Shoulder. I appreciate that the artist can draw women with androgynous and even masculine faces. And any "hrm"-isms I have about the treatment of some of the characters I will chalk up to it being written in 2007 and the general dehumanization of competitive sports. It's kind of progressive for that era even

[ceiye]

Had an epiphany. This is a manga about someone with the backstory of a main character but the stats of an obstacle. The one that would typically teach a weaker protag "strength isn't everything"

[ceiye]

The mild colorism is unnecessary but I guess the crowd has never been the most respectful audience

[ceiye]

LESBIANS???

[ceiye]

Can't believe I caught up already. This is a real hidden gem

[ceiye]

Reading Rice Shoulder. I appreciate that the artist can draw women with androgynous and even masculine faces. And any "hrm"-isms I have about the treatment of some of the characters I will chalk up to it being written in 2007 and the general dehumanization of competitive sports. It's kind of progressive for that era even

[ceiye]

Had an epiphany. This is a manga about someone with the backstory of a main character but the stats of an obstacle. The one that would typically teach a weaker protag "strength isn't everything"

[ceiye]

The mild colorism is unnecessary but I guess the crowd has never been the most respectful audience

[ceiye]

LESBIANS???

[ceiye]

Reading Rice Shoulder. I appreciate that the artist can draw women with androgynous and even masculine faces. And any "hrm"-isms I have about the treatment of some of the characters I will chalk up to it being written in 2007 and the general dehumanization of competitive sports. It's kind of progressive for that era even

[ceiye]

Had an epiphany. This is a manga about someone with the backstory of a main character but the stats of an obstacle. The one that would typically teach a weaker protag "strength isn't everything"

[ceiye]

The mild colorism is unnecessary but I guess the crowd has never been the most respectful audience

[ceiye]

Reading Rice Shoulder. I appreciate that the artist can draw women with androgynous and even masculine faces. And any "hrm"-isms I have about the treatment of some of the characters I will chalk up to it being written in 2007 and the general dehumanization of competitive sports. It's kind of progressive for that era even

[ceiye]

Had an epiphany. This is a manga about someone with the backstory of a main character but the stats of an obstacle. The one that would typically teach a weaker protag "strength isn't everything"

[valtsv]

this is going to sound like such a little sibling ass take but i genuinely believe that being a little bit annoying is actually a greater sign of maturity and self awareness than being universally likeable and on good terms with everyone

[valtsv]

if some people find me annoying and can't stand me because of how i think and act then that means i'm a fully realized human being with my own personality and opinions and free will and not just a reflective surface for other people's desires, which is in fact a good thing despite what people who want you to just be a reflection of their own opinions and desires will tell you, and why being considered "cringe" or whatever doesn't bother me at all

[valtsv]

also it's really funny when you're confident enough in yourself to know that people not liking you isn't always a sign that you're the problem. like there's something undeniably hilarious about being aware your mere existence has the power to piss someone off and ruin their day and i recommend embracing it.

[spice-ghouls]

[teaboot]

Oh fucking thissss

[ceiye]

Reading Rice Shoulder. I appreciate that the artist can draw women with androgynous and even masculine faces. And any "hrm"-isms I have about the treatment of some of the characters I will chalk up to it being written in 2007 and the general dehumanization of competitive sports. It's kind of progressive for that era even

[ceiye]

I want to say Oblivion Battery is presenting itself as fujobait but idk how it would have reached nearly 200 chapters if that were all it was. Guess I'll keep reading

[ceiye]

Yeah alright it's pretty good. Also the main battery should divorce and then reunite

[ceiye]

They focus a lot less on the ensemble cast in the later chapters. It really is about Baseball and Kaname

Like, they introduce some interesting stuff about the other characters, but that's not what this manga is about, so they just move on.

[trans-ralsei]

[trans-ralsei]

[caughtthedarkness93]

I love my job, but reblogging employment jelly for someone else I love.

[beardedmrbean]

[lovelymimic]

[ceiye]

I want to say Oblivion Battery is presenting itself as fujobait but idk how it would have reached nearly 200 chapters if that were all it was. Guess I'll keep reading

[ceiye]

Yeah alright it's pretty good. Also the main battery should divorce and then reunite

[titleknown]

Trump Moves to Deeply Censor the Entire Internet

The Trump administration is cynically exploiting calls for stricter AI regulation to pass broad censorship measures at the federal level.

So, in terrible news, Trump's trying to pull some strings to pass this massive internet censorship bill, featuring all the kinds of internet censorship we're terrified of, including mandatory ID for accessing basically any website, specifically to crush state regulation of AI, because apparently this man will always see the moral bottom of the barrel and start digging.

So, if you live in the US and hate censorship and AI you know what to do, contact your congresspeople and tell them do not fucking dare let this through or so help us god...

[titleknown]

IMPORTANT UPDATE: The bastards just worked out a deal on the package, and they're going to try and ram it through the House in the next couple of weeks.

So, if you've been waiting to call, the time is NOW. Do it ASAP, be polite, be informed, but light up those phones like a Christmas tree!

[memecucker]

[ottisbuns]

[sometiktoksarevalid]