basically Shakesphere

[depsidase]

[do-not-u-dare]

Stole this from somewhere but i think it’s appropriate

[orteil42]

given the current climate this pride especially i feel i must mention that i love my trans friends, i stand with trans people in the fight against transphobic legislation and those who would enforce it, and this blog is not a good place for you to be if you do not vibe with that

[redstonedust]

unfortunately i dont think its queerbaiting if the creator is just so terminally heterosexual that they never remotely considered the same gender relationship their show is centered around could be read as romantic. it is deeply painful however.

[melanqueerly]

Maybe accidental queer baiting? The way someone may not mean to say something rude, but it may come off rude, so it's rude. Frustrating either way.

[phinarei]

Not being a dick, just a friendly clarification.

By definition you can't accidentally queerbait. Queerbaiting is specifically using a same sex pair from the show to market the show to queer audiences with no intention of ever following through on a romantic relationship.

There is officially licensed Destiel merch signed off on by Kripke. Teen Wolf had a commercial with the actors for Derek and Stiles draped over each other talking about being "on a ship." Both shows actively used scenes between them as marketing while actively mocking fans for wanting them together. Sherlock has multiple characters refer to Johnlock as a couple, including characters we're supposed to believe are never wrong about human behavior and pushed those scenes in marketing. Then they acted insulted when fans saw them as a couple.

That's queerbaiting.

Done on accident it would just be queer subtext. Done because they had no other choice due to censorship is queer coding.

The specific meaning of the word is really starting to get lost and it's a pretty important one to keep accurate. It describes a very specific phenomenon that was done repeatedly and maliciously for decades and is meant to examine that specifically.

Doing it on accident sucks, but it isn't a tactic of capitalism intentionally intended to suppress queer representation while making money from queer fans.

[bebemoon]

"can our ai assistant help you?" "give our ai mode a try !" "our ai assistant is your new best friend !"

[yujateaandpi]

Was driving with my grandmother and in broken English she says “no eyes… no nose… no face. Don’t trust.” To which I looked around wildly in search of this omen of ill portend.

Cybertruck. It was a cybertruck.

[im-basically-shakesphere]

They walk among us.

[depsidase]

[megpie71]

As a former humanities student, I feel it is my duty to reblog this one.

[im-basically-shakesphere]

As a current humanities student, I feel it is my duty to also reblog this.

[sandersstudies]

You can literally make anything and anyone problematic if you try hard enough seriously give me people and things and I’ll make them all “problematic” right now.

[i-will-physically-fight-you]

Dogs.

[sandersstudies]

I don’t even have to do this one because PETA did it first by insinuating domestication is inherently abusive.

[rinofwater]

The sky

[sandersstudies]

Used to trick and mock anyone who asks “what’s up?” A bullying tactic.

[roman-flair-deactivated20190203]

Super Mario Bros.

[sandersstudies]

Stereotypes Italians, enforces the narrative of women who need men to rescue them, and encourages violence against turtles.

[shuouichi]

John Mulaney

[sandersstudies]

He was over on the bench and he SAW what they did to Tyler and he did NOTHING.

[starryvioletnight]

Omfg

[fainsworld]

Pokemon

[sandersstudies]

Making your pets fight repeatedly is animal abuse.

[everwizard]

OP

[sandersstudies]

OP literally argued that dogs were problematic but go off I guess

[dukeofbookingham-deactivated202]

This is a work of art and should be sent to everyone as soon as they sign up for Tumblr so they know what they’re walking into

[im-basically-shakesphere]

Are you familiar with the term "the uncanny valley"?

yes I know what it is an could provide examples

I've heard of it but may not be able to describe it

I'm not sure maybe sounds familiar?

no I've never heard this phrase

a secret 5th option???

Voting ended onOct 28, 2025

This has baffled me how little people know about this. My english proff didn't know it and neither did a lot of my dad's coworkers.

[omtai]

the elephant in the room is actually really important for the feng shui of the place so i’d appreciate it if you left it alone

[thewritingumbrellas]

Writing advice from my uni teachers:

If your dialog feels flat, rewrite the scene pretending the characters cannot at any cost say exactly what they mean. No one says “I’m mad” but they can say it in 100 other ways.

Wrote a chapter but you dislike it? Rewrite it again from memory. That way you’re only remembering the main parts and can fill in extra details. My teacher who was a playwright literally writes every single script twice because of this.

Don’t overuse metaphors, or they lose their potency. Limit yourself.

Before you write your novel, write a page of anything from your characters POV so you can get their voice right. Do this for every main character introduced.

[writerlyn]

This is legit good writing advice, especially the first bullet point! In playwriting class we did a bit where every bit of dialogue had to be an accusatory question and it was glorious.

[im-basically-shakesphere]

Gonna have to do this for the story I'm working on dammit tumbler

[icedhotcocoa]

okay guys but in all seriousness the trump attempted assassination is going to rally the right like crazy. voter turnout will be going up. it is more crucial than ever that you SHOW UP AND VOTE IN THIS YEARS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

[evangelinesinnet]

NEIL JOSTEN EVERYONE

[im-basically-shakesphere]

PRETTY BOY ALERT🚨🚨🚨🚨

[moonsnqil]

first snow

[clementinecloudz]

She lives, breathes, and serves cunt.

[guildensternsrose]

one of the things i love about Neil Josten as a character is that not once did i have to go “god i wish the protagonist told the villain to go to hell. i wish the protagonist fucking killed the abuser and didn’t go Oh im gonna be the bigger person.” no. Neil went and did all those things i’m so proud.

[im-basically-shakesphere]

FINALLY SOMEONE SAID IT

[exyrpf]

not now kitten, daddy's too busy rewatching kevin day switch his racquet to the hand he was never supposed to be able to use again and proceed to score a buzzer beater game winning goal against the ravens

[ohcashewart]

[im-basically-shakesphere]

AHHHH AHHHH LOOK AT IM