Think of a Wonderful Thought

Amanda. She/her/hers. 25. Lover of good books, cozy sweaters, trashy pop music, and avoiding all of life's existential questions.

[askadisneycharacter-deactivated]

Ah yes, because the princesses have been such terrible role models. They have taught such horrific lessons such as…

Stop pitting female characters against each other. 

A dress is not a weakness.

[princess-kidatheart17]

[grace--upon--grace]

[mod2amaryllis]

ok ok ok ok ok ok can I just have a quick lil moment of your time?

This shit.

So Hunchback is far and away my favorite movie from Disney’s Renaissance, and it always makes me so happy that yes, people seem to appreciate it, people seem to love it, but I’mma go into exactly WHY it’s my favorite, and WHY I think it’s so crucial, and WHY I think it should be required viewing for young boys specifically.

We all know that a huge bulk of the media we’ve grown up with consistently has that one frustrating message:  Being the hero means you’ll get the girl.  Many boys let this mentality bleed into reality.  We have “nice guys,” who feel that their niceness entitles them to romance, when obviously that discredits a female’s personal choice.  We all get this, we all know this, and a lot of us get that it’s a toxic message.

So check out our hero.

He’s an incredibly good person who isn’t conventionally attractive.

Check out our lady.

Super good person, conventionally attractive.

The movie so deliberately builds up Quasi’s hopes.  There’s a whole fucking song about it.

But Esmeralda, who is her own person with her own motivations and preferences, chooses another man, who is also good and also attractive.

A lot of people criticize this aspect of the movie, the fact that Quasi doesn’t get the girl BECAUSE of his appearance.  But my argument?  This is the best damn message a movie could ever send.

Because when things get dicey, when Esmeralda’s life in in danger, when Quasi would be putting his own life on the line, he knows that romance is no longer within the realm of possibility.  He knows he won’t be “getting the girl.”  He knows this, and he allows himself a moment of bitterness, he risks falling prey to the “nice guy” trope, and he almost succumbs.

“She already has her knight in shining armor, and it’s not me.”

BUT THEN HE DOES THE RIGHT THING.

He has NO ulterior motive for saving her life.  NO ulterior motive for opposing the man who raised him.  And he doesn’t know that he’ll get any reward, he knows he could straight up get killed for his actions, and yet he still acts.

And there’s no bitterness. There’s still so, so much love between him and Esmeralda, pure awesome platonic love, and love between him and Phoebus, and just fucking love all around, it’s amazing.

I’ve heard so many people express distaste at Quasi not ending up with Esmerelda.  Like he was cheated out of some kind of reward.  But have they watched the ending?

Does that look like a man cheated of his reward?  Does he look like he “lost” to Phoebus?  No dude, that’s a man who has everything he ever wanted, and that’s also a man who didn’t “get the girl.”

If that’s not an essential message for young boys to hear, I don’t know what is.

[deeafrotailmisstress]

Originally posted by heckyeahreactiongifs

[musicalhell]

The writers described HoND as a “Rolling Stones” ending: Quasimodo doesn’t get what he wants (Esmeralda’s love) but he gets what he needs (freedom from his abusive guardian and acceptance by the city in general).  And yes, that totally counts as a win for him.

[carriehopefletcher-deactivated2]

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[citizenofneverland]

You continue to inspire me to burn a little brighter every day. I used All I Know Now countless times as a Resident Assistant for two years in undergrad here at home in the US and I'll be headed to London in September for a year of graduate school for mental health studies! Hoping to break down the stigma just as you and Tom have done so much of already. I cannot wait to read this new one, Carrie! Have courage and be kind!

[purejerky]

Zootopia was a cutie patootie movie

[lujanne]

Is Ryan Reynolds even real

[thebaconsandwichofregret]

Dude’s been trying to play Deadpool for 11 years, that kind of thing does stuff to a man

[acompletelife]

Sposto Photo

[watercolorsforlandlubbers]

Cinderella “Have Courage & Be Kind” Quote / 8" x 10" Original Watercolour Painting

[rayinberkeley]

These exchanges between a bigot named Brendan Sullivan, and a heroic troll named Robert Graves, will be the best thing you read all day, I promise.

[2ftwide7ftdeep]

OMFG ROBERT GRAVES, THE CHAMP. 

[inmonticello]

Eliza’s legacy is one of selflessness—of her dedication to the survival and legacy of others.

[citizenofneverland]

Rose Tyler: Lives with the Meta-crisis Doctor in a parallel universe, possibly still alive.

Martha Jones: Gets married, keeps fighting aliens, possibly still alive.

Donna Noble: Memory wiped, gets married, possibly still alive.

Amelia and Rory Williams: Get zapped to the past, live to their mid / late 80s.

Original Clara Oswald: Dead aged 28.

Please cry.

[magicfolk]

[star-shine]

CHECK OUT your differences in wand technique here and how fluidly and casually Ron throws a curse in comparison to Harry and Hermione Hermione has done the reading and is technically perfect of course Elbow straight; wrist bent Wand tip aligned with left sightline left arm held loosely behind her for balance Harry hasn’t ever done the reading Grip too tight; elbow locked Shoulders raised Left elbow cranked in awkwardly against his body Kids’ll imitate his awful technique and Junior Aurors it’ll make their parents nuts; don’t twist your neck like that I don’t care what Auror Potter does When you save wizardkind you can hold your wand however you want until then drop your shoulders Ron’s been around wand users since birth practiced with twigs and then his brothers’ wands Look at how the movement flows from his center the way he uses his whole body throws out his opposite hand behind him to counterbalance the movement Harry and Hermione get their wands into position and then throw the curse Ron’s spell starts mid-motion because he knows his wand will be in position in time  (helenish)

Mmmmmmm, yes.

[stephiecarcar]

There will be a day when I see this and I will scroll past.

Today is not that day

[melodyrae14]

Plus Ron is casting his curse non-verbally. That’s very difficult and it requires training and practice to successfully cast a nonverbal spell. It’s success is determined by the amount of concentration and mental discipline of the witch or wizard. But this is Ron Weasley he likely didn’t put training and practice into casting non-verbal spells, this advanced magic comes to him naturally. The only other time we see him cast a non-verbal spell is when he accidentally made it snow in the great hall, and that was only because Lavender was glaring him down after he said Hermione’s name while he was unconscious in the hospital wing. He felt crappy and his emotions were so intense he unknowingly made it snow. Here he’s trapped in a muggle cafe, with his best friend and the girl he loves. He’s probably scared, and angry but most of all protective. He wants to defeat these Death Eaters without anything happening to his team. His emotions are intense again and that allows him to cast a powerful non-verbal spell. No, not even a spell, a curse. We’ve seen Hermione cast non-verbal spells loads of times but even here she says the curse to ensure it’s potency. Ron is concentrated and disciplined enough in this moment to curse a Death Eater without any words at all.

[mamalazzer]

Ron posts always make me happy

[the-hogwarts-ultimatum]

I love this post so much

[mets]

Our favorite GIFs from the pennant clinching celebration.

[drunktrophywife-deactivated2015]

[oo845yt9uhh4y9853ooooo-deactiva]

can you imagine how exhausting this would be

[coqueli-cat-deactivated20191111]

this is literally an abusive relationship

[hijabihybrid]

Stop romanticizing emotionally abusive relationships. This isnt cute, this is an example of obsessive and controlling behavior that isn’t easy to get out of.

[stellarsquid]

YO.

[dailymarvelqueens]

get to know |  [1/10] marvel queens: hayley atwell “Stay grounded. Strive to be a well-rounded person and it will open you up to a variety of stories and roles to explore. Craft over vanity: actors are actors and they use their body to express thoughts and ideas, not to model clothes or live up to a vain ideal. Love what you do and work on it every day with an open heart and gratitude.”

[eyebrowgod-deactivated20181204]

a 90’s kid? don’t you mean sad adult?

[eyebrowgod-deactivated20181204]

70,000 people have reblogged this but no one is trying to defend themselves

[vanilita]

There is nothing to defend

[lookingforshadows]

#i read a post once that described 90s kids as the generation of nostalgia #because so much technological advancement happened in such a rapid timeframe when we were growing up #that we can clearly remember having technologies that are now obsolete #like going from a corded hugeass phone to a small computer in your pocket just within our formative years is a major thing #and it sparks a nostalgia for our seemly ‘simpler’ childhoods #because so much rapid development makes it seem like it was a lot longer ago than it actually was (x)

[instead-of-sighs]

This is the most solid explanation of our decade I have ever heard.

[fakenasty]

Oh my god

[retr0philia]

Just to add onto that, our childhood wasn’t even technology based. We grew up knowing of chalk, skateboards, jump rope, street hockey, playgrounds, butterfly collecting, etc. Slowly technology took over our lives and now there are hardly kids playing outside in the summer. We can clearly remember our childhood as it was and now we can see the clear line between it. We were the generation right smack in the middle of it all. Our parents were of non-tech and our children/young siblings will be all tech.

[breelandwalker]

Not to mention, ours was the last generation that grew up with all those bright promises of “work hard, go to college, and you’ll have a successful life,” only to find those hopes abruptly dashed when the housing bubble burst. Milliennials have grown up expecting that disappointment, because for them, the problem has been there since Day One.

So 90s kids aren’t just nostalgic…we’re BITTER. And we ache for those days when we could still think that the world was boundless and full of the opportunities we were promised since the first day of kindergarten.

[ellingtonm00se]

Every time someone adds to this i have to reblog.