tastefully bad

a man-made monster with every human emotion

[ulyssessimpsongrant]

I’m gonna be honest I do not trust anyone who calls themselves part of a “Democratic Tea Party” at fucking all. I am old enough to remember those protestors. I know I have some followers that are like a good bit younger than me, but literally just use google and look at some of those signs to see why I don’t trust that shit. Those people are/were toting Jim Crow-esque caricatures of Black politicians and their families (most often but certainly not exclusively the Obamas) and every antisemitic conspiracy theory under the sun and excuse me if I do not wanna fuck with that.

[afurioushawk]

The Tea Party hanged effigies of Obama. I won't have fucking anything to do with any group that names themselves after proto-MAGA, nor will I have anything to do with Democrats who associate with them.

[gamma-ghoul]

The more I think about it, the more I realize why Jonathan Byers irks me so much. He's the definition of "white grievance" to me.

[thatbutler]

Endless Sailor Moon: 7/?

[bluebellsanddahlias]

Jonathan is legit THE vessel for subtle misogyny throughout the show and I don't understand why so many fans are so blind to that

[thegayhimbo]

This is a major reason I despise Entitled "Nice Guys" in media: Aside from saddling them with a major victim-complex and a pretentious condescending attitude (to the point it becomes grating), there's a level of low-key misogyny baked into those characters that the writing either downplays or treats as a non-issue. It doesn't help that the narration is more invested in framing them as sympathetic (even when they're acting unsympathetically) by deflecting blame for their behavior onto other characters, as opposed to critically examining their attitudes/worldviews/perceptions of other people and forcing them to grow as characters.

I spent years hesitating to put Jonathan in this category because I was unsure where his arc was going, or if the Duffer Brothers were planning to deconstruct his character the same way they did with Steve and Nancy while also forcing him to undergo much-needed character development. As of the end of season 5, I can officially say Jonathan Byers qualifies as an Entitled "Nice Guy" in the same vein as Ross Geller, Xander Harris, Dawson Leery, etc. 😒

[afurioushawk]

[afurioushawk]

This would hit so much harder if progressives ever endorsed the Dem presidential nominees. Welcome to a post-2024 world where you got what you wanted: earn our votes.

[afurioushawk]

One big thing leftists can't square is that unions have historically been anti-immigration. It's why Bernie supports tough border laws.

[pagecommando]

IMO it's a function of them being stuck in a conception of organized labor as an idealized union past ranging from roughly the 1890s to the 1960s just before civil rights (With a sprinkling of Rust Belt Authentik) for flavor. They also like the aesthetics and selected slogans but are not willing or able to get into the actual civic and history beyond a fandom veneer of 'No war but the class war' and easy narratives they have convinced themselves are actually the 'new hidden truths THEY don't want you to know'

Sanders voted against immigration reform and went on Lou Dobbs to promote his vote. but he's "BEEN RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING ALL ALONG" right? He's not a fossil with terrible instincts who promoted the worst possible people because they flattered his ego and sense of self importance, right?

[mikesseleven]

Stranger Things Meme : Favorite Friendships (5/5) - Steve and Robin

“I can’t believe I’m gonna die in a secret Russian base with Steve ‘The Hair’ Harrington.”

[mariacallous]

[crunchybeards]

I feel so safe with them around😍

[2001hz]

Sony: AIBO Robot Dog in Smart Design Magazine By: Clive Grinyer (2001)

Hajime Sorayama designed one of the first models of AIBO robot dog 'ERS-110' back in 1999 for Sony.

[humorblr]

[mariacallous]

[mariacallous]

[wagyubeefs]

“the fandom has decided - ” “everyone agrees that - ” “we all know that this is the only right way to - ”

[elizabethwydevilles]

I'm reading old posts and it's really funny to see people acting as if the whole 'Why don’t you call Steve? I’m sure he’ll pick you up.' // 'You do know that Steve and I are, like, totally not a thing, right?' thing wasn't meant to indicate that Nancy was feeling something over Robin potentially being Steve's girlfriend. Like there's a reason that Nancy's annoyance lessens once she knows they're not together. You can dislike it or call it whatever, but come on...

[afurioushawk]

It's what Uncommitted thought was best.