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[jessicawhitlysimp]

the oscar nominations for 2023 are reflecting something that i have known to be true for the last few years. we are truly entering a golden age for Irish cinema.

an cailín ciúin (the quiet girl) and irish language film has been nominated for best international film. this is true amazing. it reflects not only that irish films are getting the recognition that they deserve but also reflects a greater importance being placed on the irish language. this nomination is so important as it is yet another example of the relevancy of the irish language in the 21st century. how can irish possibly be a dead language when movies like an cailín ciúin are being nominated for oscars?

there have been a lot of really good irish language films made in the last few years that haven’t been appreciated properly by irish people and international audiences alike. i recommended arracht or foscad for anyone wanting to watch more irish language films.

and the banshees of inisherin. to see a movie that is so deeply irish up for best picture is a dream. and the thing about this film is that it’s so like a lot of other irish films that i’ve watched in the way that the story is told, the form, and the characters. for me this is nomination isn’t just for the banshees of inisherin, but for all the amazing irish films that have gone mostly unnoticed because people weren’t paying attention.

another thing that i love about this film is that it’s a film about irish people where they’re just people. their irishness isn’t made into a joke, they’re not shown to be alcoholics, or thieves, or any of the other negative stereotypes that have been perpetrated in film and on stage for years. the stage irishman is no more. the landscape is appreciated for its natural beauty, there’s no tacky filter or editing to make it bright green and blue, because as anyone living in ireland knows, this island is overwhelmingly grey.

and what more needs to be said about the actor nominations. irish talent is finally being appreciated, and not just based on how well they could do an american accent. i remember reading an article a few years about saoirse ronan that said she had to perfect that american accent or she would have ended up on fair city for the rest of her career. striking to see how this has changed. i really hope kerry condon gets her oscar, she deserves it.

i used to think if i wanted to work in film i’d have to move to america but things are changing fast and i have to say i think the best of irish film is yet to come.

i’m proud to be irish and i’m so unbelievably happy to see irish talent being recognised at the oscars this year!!!

[jessicawhitlysimp]

looking for an extremely specific voltron fanfic where keith was suspected of kidnapping/killing the other paladins when they went missing when they found the lions

unfortunately that’s the only details i remember. lmk if you know what it’s called 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[gubler-garbage]

Ya’ll are so weird, what do you mean you think he should abandon his son for his own happiness???

[jessicawhitlysimp]

i have sort of mixed feelings about ted jamie to forgive his dad as someone who was abused by their dad and has mostly forgiven him but here they are,

sometimes forgiven is the best thing you can do for yourself. holding all the anger and hurt you experienced at the hands of another person can seriously weigh on you and even if you just decide in your own head you can allow yourself to move on, even if you never tell the other person.

at the same time it can be hard after you do that because you will still be angry and hurt at time, it never really stops (especially if the person doesn’t really try to change which i think james is, or doesn’t seek forgiveness) and you don’t have to not feel that way even after you forgive someone.

forgiveness is not one size fits all. forgiveness doesn’t mean jamie and his dad are going to be best friends, but maybe they’ll have some sort of amicable relationship. i personally went from not speaking to my dad at all to just talking about some of our common interests, and i like that.

that being said, i don’t think it was ted’s place to tell jamie that he should forgive his dad, especially after seeing how james has acted towards jamie.

[jessicawhitlysimp]

i just want to say say i feel like ted lasso missed a trick calling the next episode mom city instead of mam city

[jessicawhitlysimp]

like people don’t understand how much of a culture reset lipstick by jedward was… the visuals, the outfits, the hair, them throwing themselves around the stage, the song, the awful audio mixing, them being fucking twins… all before ireland had legalised gay marriage. we as a society weren’t ready.

[jessicawhitlysimp]

ireland has served zero cunt in eurovision since jedward

[nikolaj-costerwaldau]

#and what if i told you that this actually happened on april fools day in the film’s timeline

[jessicawhitlysimp]

GET THE BADGE INNNNNNNNN

[thememedaddy]

[fathermulcahyofficial]

Toheeb Jimoh emmy award when

[literatigeek]

For those not aware, Sam’s plot line this episode was obviously inspired by Lebron James;

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/02/19/587097707/laura-ingraham-told-lebron-james-to-shutup-and-dribble-he-went-to-the-hoop

[jessicawhitlysimp]

Multiple things exist at once. It's pretty poor media literacy to think that the show wasn't paralleling the Man City scene and wanting the audience to compare the two. That literally was PART of the point of it and staging the scene there and also making sure to have Ted's reaction. It most definitely was in the literal script that Jamie's expression and him seeing that was also about his dad. People have no reason to feel guilty about picking up on that when we were meant to. Grow up.

the parallel is there but it’s the only thing that people are focusing on or at least the only thing i’ve seen people focusing on. obviously multiple things exist at once but what we choose to focus on is very important.

racism in sport is a massive issue and when that’s represented on screen we shouldn’t focus on a white character.

i’m not denying that a parallel was being drawn or that people should feel guilty for pointing it out but there’s a more important message that should be focused on in this episode. what sam was talking about in the changing room has been happening to black football players in real life.

when marcus rashford, jadon sancho and bukayo saka missed their penalties in the 2020 euros they received racist abuse online and in real life, such as a mural of rashford being defaced. and that’s just one time that has happened and it’s certainly not the only one. ex-england player gary neville said “When we get racist abuse after a football match at the end of a tournament, I expect it … I knew as soon as Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka missed last night, I knew we would be waking up this morning to stories of racist abuse”. this is an extremely pervasive issue.

it’s important to engage with the topics with critical thought and with grace and compassion. they shouldn’t be ignored or detracted from.

peace and love.

[jessicawhitlysimp]

can we not make sam dealing with racism and xenophobia and finding comfort in his dad about jamie please???

[jessicawhitlysimp]

jamie’s hair was sooooo bad in season one i literally can’t watch it lmao

[kleefkruid]

The 'hyperspecific situations' polls are really once again highlighting that native English speakers tend to forget that 'foreign' doesn't mean 'non-English' or 'non-American'

"Did you watch a foreign language movie in the past three days?" Yeah I watched the foreign movie "The Martian" with foreign actor Matt Damon

[jessicawhitlysimp]

every time ted lasso confirms another character is queer i think there’s no way they’ll do it again but the they do,,, they’re pushing me deeper into my delusions