[bitchautism]

here's two articles about how JK Rowling just posted on X an upskirt photo of Freda Wallace, a transgender woman, after deadnaming her and misgendering her repeatedly online.

JK Rowling deadnamed and posted 'upskirt' photo of trans woman on X

The wealthy author escalated a social media spat that resulted in posting a photo from a 2023 event at the Institute of Economic Affairs in

JK Rowling posts upskirt image of trans woman while begging to debate her - LGBTQ Nation

Rowling posted the picture taken from below because the trans woman, she said, was "refusing to debate me."

[sailatina3]

Thank you for posting without the fucking destiel meme

[discount-supervillain]

It's a very close competition

[talontarget]

jkr is literally posting upskirt photos to her social media. when will it finally get through to harry potter fans that their support makes her feel confident and correct enough to do things like this

[dodykeahedron]

If the holocaust denialism SOMEHOW wasn't enough for you to shut up about your favourite kids book as an adult; JK Rowling just committed a sex crime IRL against a transgender woman.

When do we start to care.

[funny-tik-toks]

[frostops]

i think its a very meaningful choice for deltarune to have a lot of male characters who, despite not acting intentionally maliciously towards women, are still clearly misogynistic. theres an actual point being made. one that might relate to how asgore has been treating toriel, maybe. perhaps there is a point being made about what kind of attitudes can lead to a man acting like asgore does.

[telumendils]

[jam2go]

Using datamoshing to make the hardest "you died" screen possible

[puppytruck]

posting proof that I'm the one that found credits skip

[prokopetz]

I know this is due to my particular constellation of interests, but for me the funniest thing about the "everything in a given century happened simultaneously" view of history being applied to the 1900s is bumping into increasing numbers of people who are genuinely unclear on whether Dungeons & Dragons pre-dates or post-dates The Lord of the Rings.

[appendingfic]

tolkien had to call them hobbits to avoid running afoul of Hasbro's trademark of the word 'halfling'

[luarien]

It was TSR's trademark of the word 'halfling', Hasbro didn't get control of D&D until after the end of WW2.

[prokopetz]

The problem with trying to fix The X-Files is that its writing and characterisation are so wildly uneven even from episode to episode within a given season that most of the time your "improved" version will just end up being an accurate description of a specific episode of The X-Files.

[prokopetz]

(And, critically, because there exists one specific episode which more or less accidentally answers to the description of the imaginary show you're proposing, certain fans will insist the entire series ought to be given credit for being like that and you're just looking for excuses to complain.)

[bigscaryd]

Very importantly, this works in both directions. Both your improved version and the most unfair caricature of the show you could possibly concoct exist as actually-aired episodes.

[haaarpb]

[modormouth]

the matriarch's voice is strangely warm

also a bonus feral carol

[modormouth]

a Very Normal npc (hometown butcher)

[ciderjacks]

Hungry

[theybuck]

Thinking about the options given anytime the player is asked about Ralsei's wants and needs, and I just find it so interesting how it's presented.

(This isn't every instance, just the ones that particularly came to mind.)

There's obviously a right and wrong answer here, right?

One of these options always in agreement with Ralsei, letting her make her own choices and express her own opinions, while the other option (selected in yellow) always attempts to strip her of that agency, reinforce her current role, and deny her any change whatsoever.

This specific instance has, surely, been discussed plenty, but the specific gendered "bro" really drives home the player's option to consistently reinforce the status quo and stifle Ralsei's character growth. If Ralsei is to develop agency, she can't rely on the player like this.

But still, she almost always *asks permission* for what she wants, afraid of being responsible for her own decisions, as well as trying not to come across and unpleasant, selfish, or unfitting. And that's why I find Flowery's scene with Ralsei SO important for her development.

Flowery specifically states "don't worry about Kris", and the lack of mentioning Susie in that statement seems very pointedly about the freedom of choice afforded to the player (which often overrides Ralsei's own aspirations).

Especially considering the "Nah bro..." option presented earlier in the same chapter, Flowery's encouragement of femininity and dismissal of the player's choices, I can't read this as anything but intentional and vital to Ralsei's own agency and transfemininity.

Not even inherently in defiance of the prophecy, but in defiance of the player (at least in this instance).

Immediately following this scene, we as the player are, yet again, given the option to disregard Ralsei's wants, but very importantly, we aren't actually allowed to deprive her of those wants! Regardless of your selection, Ralsei will still end up with the blue-and-pink drink!!!

(even if it requires some intervention from Susie, if you attempt to take the blue-and-pink one for yourself)

[tac-bat]

Cat Bite

[iamdoru1]

How the turntables