Feeling good today.

cool stuff I like.

[jean-kirschtussy]

You know, go ahead and say that Batgirl of Burnside Babs lacks her intellectual abilities. I don’t care. 

Even though it’s a sign that you probably haven’t read through the first volume , because there are scenes where Barbara literally re-creates scenes from her past in front of her eyes using only her memory, or makes a back up for a phone’s data using only her mind. 

Her eidetic memory is emphasized perfectly and is probably one of her greatest abilities. 

But sure, Burnside Babs is dumbed down. Totally. *insert sarcasm here*

[evianacid]

She has a great memory. She can write codes. Yes, she's smart. It's basically shoved into every single panel.

However, when I- and many others- say that she's been dumbed down, I'm not talking about her academic capabilities or whatever. I'm talking about how she challenged a criminal to a drag race on a public street, potentially endangering the lives of innocent civilians; I’m talking about how she's actively escalated dangerous situations when barely any action was needed. I'm pretty sure that there are a lot of criticisms out there that have more depth than some irrational comment about her not being able to rewrite a code in five minutes. Having a perfect memory means you have a perfect memory- that doesn't mean you're _smart_.

[welele]

[verygaygirlfriendkiranerys-deac]

honestly, i’m tired of my narrative as a rape/csa/sex abuse survivor being exploited and turned into a Power Fantasy made for nonsurvivors by nonsurvivors, as if my trauma makes me some badass to be consumed when it has explosions and cool aesthetes. im happy everyone is enjoying mad max but im not happy that literal rape survivors still arent sure if we can handle films like that bc we still are largely unsafe.

meanwhile i dont feel safe enough to speak up abt even this or anything else relating 2 this topic bc Fandoms would rather have their silent, fictionalised survivors used 4 their Power Fantasy Fodder than ever have to listen 2 survivors in general?

& i mean if ur a survivor that can enjoy this type of stuff and be comfortable w/ nonsurvivors taking our narratives for the consumption of nonsurvivors (while still living w/ the double standard) then thats great. but you also have a duty to respect when others of us arent comfy w/ it

tl;dr rape survivors arent ur Power Fantasy 2 be consumed when its convenient tbh

[evianacid]

“ you also have a duty to respect when others of us arent comfy w/ it ”

true

[elmobloodhamster]

Have I mentioned how much I love this woman?

[iwilleatyourenglish]

every time i see someone praising Kendrick’s tweet, i get so grossed out. she’s literally reducing some of the central protagonists of the film to their bodies, WHEN THE MOVIE IS LITERALLY ABOUT HOW THEY’VE BEEN ENSLAVED AND RAPED BECAUSE THEIR WORLD DEFINES THEM BY THEIR BODIES.

seriously, Mad Max is about women escaping sexual slavery. what they are wearing (which doesn’t even make them half naked) was forced onto them by their captor, just like their horrifying toothed chastity belts (which they are shown snapping off of themselves in a pretty compelling scene). they are five women who, on their own volition, defy a powerful war lord and three armies to gain autonomy and escape sexual violence. they are not trained in combat, but they fight courageously and often use their cleverness in place of physical strength. they declare “we are not things!” and, in faces pf the men who seek to re-enslave them, they boldly demand, “who killed the world?”

the central villain of the film is a rapist who views women as “his property” and forcefully impregnates them. he is portrayed as being despicable beyond comprehension. those who try to harm the women meet grisly fates.

once more, these women were rescued by another woman who was enslaved as a child. they are eventually joined by an entire group of badass, older biker women who further remind them that they are so much more than their bodies. there are only two male protagonists: one, Max, was initially willing to abandon them to their fates, and the other, Nux, was initially a brainwashed servant to their captor. both men only come to help the women when they are reminded of their humanity. neither ever take the spotlight from the women: it is their story –  Max and Nux are just a part of it.

meanwhile, Pitcch Perfect features really gross racism that makes South Americans fleeing poverty and violence into the butt of jokes, reduces its lesbian character to a stereotype, and defines the fat girl entirely by her fatness because ISN’T IT FUNNY HOW SHE’S CONFIDENT EVEN THOUGH SHE SHOULDN’T BE SINCE SHE’S FAT LOL???

[jollysnidge]

I keep thinking how much more powerful the Spiderman origin story would be if Peter Parker was an African American kid, whose Uncle Ben was shot by police while being arrested for a minor parking infraction. There is no formal investigation, and Peter decides to put himself on the line to prevent it happening again. He tackles the white crimes that go unpunished, punishes POC criminals fairly. He is the leveler, always fighting to be without bias, to be just. To protect people like his uncle. 

This not only mirrors so much of what’s happening in America, but feeds right into the complex relationship between Spiderman, the authorities and the media. 

Peter Parker is a brilliant student, awkward, a nerd, but is branded a thug, a gang member, a criminal, because of his appearance. The media latch on to that and misrepresent him totally.

The police, humilitated by the fact that he refuses to work with them and often punishes cops themselves for brutalizing innocent people, or guilty people who still deserve better treatment than they get, attempt to hunt him down.

[queenanthai]

……ooh.

[froggysovereign-blog]

Welcome to Tumblr.

[alicexz]

Holy shit this is the most accurate post I have ever seen in my life

[littleyoshi4]

wait…this is a completely different gif set on my blog…

[thelonelyskeptic]

Reblog this and then check it on your Tumblr. Go on, do it.

[birdnerdpearl]

Yes.

[chubbymon]

What? How? O_O

[chocolate-kitty-cats-blog]

IT KNOWS WHAT FANDOMS YOUR IN

[whattheactualheckishappening]

HOW DID YOU…..!?!?!?

[claudia-elliott-figueroa-deacti]

Waaaaat

[weloveshortvideos]

[midtown120blues-deactivated2018]

why do nice girls always go for the assholes i dont even like pegging

[internetlaureate]

No. Just. NO. I am so sick of this bullshit stereotype being both perpetuated AND played out. No. 

[midtown120blues-deactivated2018]

um

[noisepunk]

Saying nice girls go with the assholes is the biggest stereotype in relationships of all time

[midtown120blues-deactivated2018]

uM

[foodffs]

Petite Vanilla Bean Scones with Vanilla Bean Glaze

Really nice recipes. Every hour.

Show me what you cooked!

[neutroisenjolras-moved-deactiva]

“a writer’s character’s viewpoints don’t reflect the writer’s viewpoints!!!” actually, they do.

that doesnt mean having a, for instance, homophobic character means the author is homophobic. but how is the homophobia treated? is it criticized? is it excused, idealized? is it framed so that the homophobia is clearly wrong? does the inclusion of homophobia in the narrative serve a point?  

writers, especially professional published writers, know that their writing has an impact, and the morals they put forward in their work reflect deeply on themselves. they know how they frame and present their work can completely change the result and effect it has. 

so maybe the character’s viewpoints don’t say much about the writer, but how the writer presents this character and its viewpoints says a hell of a fuckin lot about the writer.

[starstarship-deactivated2022052]

I’ve seen this post going around a bit over the past few weeks–it shows the prominent vlogger Alex Day talking about the MCU, specifically that the lack of merch for Black Widow and diverse characters generally isn’t OK. The content of the post is completely fine–what bother me is that Alex Day is a known abuser, who has groomed and coerced young women into having sex with him. It’s scary to realise that people who are abusive, who have used their positions of power and relative fame to hurt others, will also learn our language. They’ll talk as though they care about us and appear to understand our positions. It’s very scary–I know it happens a LOT, but it’s scary to see another example of it. I used to really respect Alex Day, I would’ve easily been taken in by him.

[postcardsfromspace]

One of the Original X-Men is Gay – And It Matters More Than You Think | Playboy

Here’s the thing: There is no one-size-fits-all coming-out narrative. We don’t often talk about this, the same way we don’t often talk about the fluidity of identity.

There is no one-size-fits-all coming-out narrative because there is no one-size-fits-all experience of sexual orientation. Or friendship. Because different people have different social needs and part of being a good friend is recognizing that. But there are kids — and adults — for whom hearing a frightening truth from a trusted friend is a huge and welcome relief: a signpost to a revelation; permission to acknowledge and articulate a secret they’ve been running from.

It’s possible to follow the best-practices list to a T and screw up. It’s possible to deviate from it and do just fine. Once more, with feeling: There is no one-size-fits-all coming-out narrative.

I wrote a very long and unusually (for me, anyway) personal op-ed about queer identity, coming-out narratives, and All-New X-Men #40, for playboy.com. (For those uncomfortable clicking through–this will also be up at rachelandmiles.com come Saturday.)

[evianacid]

Reading this article... while I agree with the overall sentiment, there’s also a lot of reaching going on here. 

I would be fine with everything... if the story had been framed in a way that made it clear that was Jean was doing- not respecting his boundaries, continuing to push her idea of his sexual orientation onto him even after he asked her to stop- was not the best way to go. Instead, they fell right back into a bff moment, which makes me think that Bendis was not exactly aware that he had just written an extremely unlikable character. The narrative presents Jean as an understanding heroine who rescues Bobby from ‘going crazy’- and that, I did not like. 

 In trying to rationalize these narrative decisions, a lot of people seem to forget that behind this dragging-out-of-the-closet story of a teenage boy, is a heterosexual white man who probably will never be able to fully understand what it’s like to be queer.

[smolfairy-deactivated20150914]

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[oursidae]

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[smolfairy-deactivated20150914]

yAy

[post-and-out]

For magic improvements on thing that is already perfect:

Use one spoon white sugar, and one spoon brown if you have it.

After microwave, before noms, add vanilla ice cream.

\o/

[fan-troll]

salt is a flavour enhancer, add just a tiny dash, not enough to make it salty.

[goldpilot22]

Because I love you all.

[batmanverse]

Imdb.com ….please don’t lie to me! This would be the cruelest prank ever if it’s fake!

[fuckyeahjasontodd]

Do we trust IMDB???

[evianacid]

im pretty sure wb would make an announcement ahead of a random imdb edit

wikipedia is like, 10000000x more trustworthy than imdb so...

[gailsimone]

Regarding your answer to the ask about Alysia, I'm sad to say that the new teams run on Batgirl has had NO proper LGBTQI representation in it at all :( There was one panel in one issue where Babs new roomate vaguely implied they liked girls in dialogue and then proceeded to have no on-panel relationships with women depicted so far and that's it. So the new run has been absolutely lousy when it comes to representation/diversity so far :(

I don’t want to speak for the team and truthfully, I feel very uncomfortable talking about a book I used to write, particularly when I haven’t read it. I only know the stuff that has drifted across my transom, mostly in my Tumblr feed. I was under the impression that there was more lgbtq representation than that.

I don’t know for certain. But my guess is that this creative team is going to have a diverse cast. I just feel that that is who they are. Maybe not all the characters have come out yet?  

It’s just a gut feeling, I don’t know anything for sure. Maybe ask them?

I have to go back to my rule about not answering NewBatgirl questions, it’s very awkward because I just don’t know anything. 

[evianacid]

I disagree with you, thefingerfuckingfemalefury (love the username). The whole cast of Batgirl is extremely colorful and diverse; there aren’t many books where the POC in the supporting cast outnumber the white people.

As for LGBTQ representation, the new team has set up characters who are gay or bisexual, characters who have continued to appear throughout the story. There was definitely nothing implied or vague about Barbara asking Frankie “I thought you mostly liked girls”, or Sevin hooking up with that guy in #35.  It’s true that they haven’t been shown in relationships yet, but that does not mean ‘lousy’ at all. Alysia and Jo as a couple appeared ~30 issues into the first N52 Batgirl run, so I’m not seeing how the new run is lacking in comparison. 

Can they do much better? YES! :) But the new run has only been 6 issues so far, and since Frankie’s becoming more and more important, I fully expect them to explore her relationships more.    

Also, we should be directing our asks to the actual creative team of the book, since they’re the ones who are writing the book now. I don’t think Gail has any way to actually address these asks without putting herself in an awkward position.     

[potatocat]

I just came across all of your GoRobins! Artwork and I just have to tell you that I think it's absolutely great! It's so cute I can't handle it!! Especially Jaybird~

[sincerelynish]

[whatwhiteswillneverknow]

… with different degrees of struggles that we’re implemented by the pale skin via conquests using weapons such as warfare, religion indoctrination, and oppression. And then after pale skin set systems like this into our society, they go around and say things like “We are all human” and confuse “racism” with “prejudice” so that they can keep the system the same way for many years to come.

[fandomsandfeminism]

Shots fired.

[slaylenagodmez]

You totally missed the point of this, didn’t you?

[whatwhiteswillneverknow]

That were all human? No. What you missed is that it’s a dismissive phase that a lot of people like to say at times to dismiss arguments like the one you clearly missed.

Some of us can’t afford to live on fantasy island.

[evianacid]

It’s a phrase that’s been made problematic, but I think the context matters.

Is this saying “we are all human” as a way of erasing complex racial identities, or is this saying “we are all human” in response to racists who don’t see POC as human?