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steven 🐬 21 🐬 he/they 🐬 i draw things sometimes! (bg3, deltarune, iwtv, etc)

[malwareproductions]

hey. you have to love your trans brothers of color okay. and your trans sisters of color. and your nonbinary siblings of color. you have to okay. its simply non-optional

[kira-kui-n]

"get him pregnant" well thats not my thing but to each their own

"get her pregnant" *takes up my sword and shield* i wont let you do that to her. ......................

[klapollo]

various tv, film, and theater producers for the last 50 years smacking themselves in the forehead like fuuuuck how can we make it easy to understand why carrie is alienated from her peers and callously bullied at school WITHOUT making her a hideous fatass like in the book

[wonderstruck]

If you see this you’re legally obligated to reblog and tag with the book you’re currently reading

[alivehouse]

lets start blair witching it in the corner. together

[alivehouse]

[thevoiceofn0thing]

"The world cup shows what world peace would look like" and it's just rows of men upon men upon men upon men drinking with men laughing with men partying with men liberated with men and domestic abuse hotlines will spike tonight

[ratbugs]

bugs making mud balls

[thevampirecaspian]

Paul :(

[pudulogy]

for all of you:

[irenthel]

I can't believe Armand killed Larry.

[jeunesseoubliee]

This Fandom and Selective Empathy

The same people who spent years insisting that Louis should not be sanitized because it would erase his complexity, arguing that he is a monster just like the rest of them, are now asking people to see Lestat's actions through the lens of his trauma. Suddenly, Lestat's suffering becomes essential context. His anger is understandable. His cruelty is a product of abuse. His actions are examined with empathy. Meanwhile, that same grace is rarely extended to Louis. That's double standard.

Louis was never afforded the benefit of the doubt by large portions of the fandom. If he described abuse, he was lying. If he remembered events differently, he was an unreliable narrator, Armand must have manipulated him. Every flaw, every mistake, every harmful action became proof of how monstrous he was. Yet when it comes to Lestat, his worst actions are endlessly contextualized, justified, minimized, or explained away through trauma. To be clear, I have no problem with people criticizing Louis. I've criticized Louis myself especially during season one (which put me on many block lists). My issue is the lack of consistency. If we're going to hold Louis accountable, then we should keep that same energy for Lestat. For example, Louis being a pimp in 1910 has become one of the defining traits of his character in fandom discussions. It is constantly brought up as evidence of his exploitation of women. Fair enough. But Lestat was emptying coffers to buy women in that same time period. He killed Miss Lily. Yet people rarely frame him as someone who exploits women. They never call him a john. Instead, the discussion quickly shifts back to how abused and tragic he is. Similarly, some fans write essays about how others have exploited Lestat's body while refusing to acknowledge the ways he has exploited others.

The abuse Louis and Claudia suffered at the hands of Lestat is endlessly debated or denied. People claim Louis lied. They claim Armand altered the narrative. They argue it wasn't really Lestat. They search for every possible explanation except the obvious one: that Lestat was capable of being abusive. The same pattern appears elsewhere. Lestat's affair (and abuse) with Antoinette is recontexualized or ignored. His affair with Armand while involved with Nicki is denied by the fandom. His admission that he let Louis leave with Armand despite knowing Armand orchestrated the trial gets interpreted as a lie from him. Even Lestat dropping Louis from the sky is attributed to an external influence rather than his own agency. Fans criticize Louis for reading Claudia's diaries, yet conveniently forget that Lestat did the exact same thing in season one. Or was that a lie too? Another fabrication? At some point, the excuses become more revealing than the actions themselves. Lestat is a predator in every sense of the word. He is also a victim of abuse , sexual, physical. and emotional. Those two truths can coexist. Being abused does not erase the harm he causes, just as Louis' suffering does not erase the harm he causes. Interview with the Vampire is a story about monsters. Complex, tragic, fascinating monsters. The problem is that some fans seem unwilling to let Lestat be one. They watch a show about monsters but want their monster to be a saint. They want him to be a monster one the surface while being virtous at his core. They want plausible deniability for every wrongdoing and an explanation for every cruelty. But complexity does not require innocence. If trauma can be used to understand Lestat, then it should also be used to understand Louis. If Louis can be held accountable despite his suffering, then Lestat should be held accountable despite his.

[ourholiestlove]

now that we’re halfway into it, tvl is not… good writing. the jokes don’t land. many of them are actually offensive. the narrative frames are interesting but don’t work. the metafictional elements end up being unbearably cringe. the co-lead of the season drags down every scene she’s in (not because of the actress, i love her!!! the writing is atrocious). so much unnecessary racism and misogyny.

this is not a tonal shift this is a destruction of everything the show was in s1-2

[certifiedlurker]

Saw a spoiler and lol dumb fucking fandom racists being so happy about Claudia saying the things that she is saying lol. Because of course they now don't have to be uncomfortable with the commentary on white supremacy. An all white writers room made sure that they will be forever coddled. Louis and Lestat are the same as if Louis wasn't almost lynched. Louis and Lestat are the same as if Louis wasn't DARVO'ed. Louis and Lestat are same kind of abusers to Claudia as if Louis didn't try to beat the shit out of Lestat when he put his hands on Claudia. Claudia saying that Louis wasn't even Claudia's by blood? And that she liked Lestat better. Lol this was the girl who begged Lestat to not to hurt Louis and take her instead, as he was dragging Louis by the jaw. God the masturbatory dunking on LouClaudia must feel so good to these racists 🤣🤣 these people so wanted to call Louis the slurs Claudia's ghost spit at him, from the very first episode the show aired. I know for a fact that they hated the Helen of Troy epithet that was given to Jacob!Louis- why else aren't they horrified and are this giddy about the slurs and not horrified at the writing choices of an all white writers' room?

[jarring]

the aggressives (2005)

[gothiccharmschool]

Today’s advice from your Goth Auntie

-Unclench your jaw, have a snack, take your meds.

-Don’t seek out people you’ve removed from your life.

-Bitey Friend wants more fireworks. They “taste fizzy!”, but their parents said no. I also told them no.

🖤 Auntie Jilli

[gothiccharmschool]

Hello from Edinburgh!

[entryn17]

drawing is all sbout becoming good at illustrating one character at 3/4 angle and nothing else no backgrounds no props no furniture no money no job no future