The One and Only Jacob Knuth

Genderfluid | They/Them | Wisconsin Based | Writer, Teaching Artist, TikTok Producer | Idk what else to say except I'm tired

[leapdayeveryday]

Vivian Wilson called out Lindsey Graham so hard he didn’t survive.

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Vivian Wilson referencing Chrissy Chlapecka on Smartypants is such a specific intersection of my interests and I’m here for it.

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My experience watching Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass:

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In trying to craft an early narrative that Supergirl is a failure, I’ve seen people point out that the film made less money in its opening weekend than The Flash (2023). While that is true (Flash made $55mil domestically/$130mil worldwide; Supergirl made $38mil domestically/$68mil worldwide) it’s important to remember Supergirl cost half as much to make as The Flash.

Supergirl’s budget has been reported to be somewhere between $170mil (according to Variety) and $186mil (according to Deadline). Meanwhile the budget for The Flash was reported to be $300mil (according to The Hollywood Reporter) because of reshoots and delays.

As a rule of thumb, a Hollywood movie is considered profitable after it grosses 2.5x its production budget (because of things including the cost of marketing). That means The Flash lost WB $478.6mil. Even if Supergirl made literally $0 it’s impossible for it to lose that much money.

The narrative that Supergirl is a Flash level disaster for WB is frankly untrue. It cost significantly less than The Flash and you can’t judge a film’s success by its opening weekend alone (look at the recently released Obsession for proof). The fact that so many media outlets are trying to create such a narrative at the same time they are releasing bad faith/misogynistic reviews for the film, feels like a strange attempt to tarnish the film’s reputation for reasons beyond sexism I don’t fully understand.

TL;DR - Supergirl is not a financial disaster like The Flash and the narrative that it is seems to come from people who just want it to fail.

[leapdayeveryday]

I like that with more people seeing Supergirl, I’m seeing a lot more folks saying, “What the fuck are critics talking about? That was really good!”

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For context (and I've posted about this earlier), I believe the online discourse around Supergirl has become defined by misogynistic takes from cishet white dudes. It's not above criticism and I'm certain some people won't like it, but the thrashing it's getting in the media feels overblown and disingenuous.

[leapdayeveryday]

You may have seen that the reviews for Supergirl are not so great. Don’t trust them.

Having seen the movie Wednesday night (no spoilers), the hate for it seems overblown and disingenuous. While I can’t guarantee it’s for everyone, it is better than all-but-three of the pre-Gunn DC movies (despite some suggestions otherwise) and is not - as Variety says - “the worst script I can remember.” Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but most of the reviews I’ve seen written seem to be in bad faith. (Deadline in particular wrote a truly misogynistic hit-piece on the film.)

When a film about someone from a marginalized community gets surprisingly negative reviews, I always pay attention to who its naysayers are. Unsurprisingly, it’s usually people from a more privileged community. And the same is true for Supergirl, with much of the discussion of its quality being defined by misogynistic takes from cishet white dudes.

That’s not to say the movie is above criticism. You may see it and find you agree with the online discourse. But I encourage you - if you have any interest in the movie - to see it yourself and come to your own conclusion instead of trusting the critics. I for one thoroughly enjoyed it and I think a lot of others will too.

TL;DR - Fuck the critics, if you wanna see Supergirl then see it and come to your own opinion.

[gahdamnpunk]

A QUEEN

[bathroom-stall-musings]

Okay, I don’t normally add on to posts but in this case I’ve got to.

Rachel Ann Bovier is a Pittsburgh legend who has been publishing her poems in city newspapers for decades. In more recent years, she started putting up these bill boards along major roads. For what reason? I have no clue. But I would often pass them on my way to Oakland for therapy. They never failed to cheer me up.

As a young trans writer, they gave me this precious little spark of joy. There was someone like me, a writer, a Pittsburgher, a trans person, who was confident enough to put their face on a bill board! I would always smile as we passed by and my mom took note.

Fast forward a few years and it’s my 21st birthday. My mom has been super excited about my gift and teased me about it over and over again. She said it was the best gift she’d ever gotten me and in many ways she was right. It was a custom poem she commissioned from Miss Bouvier! It congratulated me on my birthday, my academic success, lots of little stuff. It was simple and sweet and perfect.

I’m still not out to my parents about being trans, but that poem serves as a reminder to me that trans people are every where, they are artists, they are all ages, and their visibility is essential. So thank you to Rachel Ann Bouvier for being a great poetess and a Pittsburgh treasure!

[queer-joy-detector]

Queer joy detected!

[theivorybilledwoodpecker]

This is so wholesome. The billboards don’t try to sell you anything. They don’t preach religion or show a vaguely threatening attorney. They just have nice little sayings on them.

[zarohk]

@fishtree7

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[takiki16]

NO FEAR.  The actors who played Long John Silver and Captain Flint in Black Sails FULLY ACKOWLEDGE that the Muppet adaptation was the best

(source)

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[alder-knight]

hi i hope i get to be the one to break this news on Tumblr, because

I am reading Tim Curry’s 2025 memoir, Vagabond

and in it, he not only devotes a chapter to Muppet Treasure Island, but also references this very post

so, to recap

no, Tim Curry is absolutely NOT a Muppet; however

yes, he and Miss Piggy ABSOLUTELY fucked

[neenarchive]

more girl rivalries in fiction should end in them having sex with eachother

[leapdayeveryday]

[the-big-mood]

Manage your very own video store in the early 90s! Rent, sell, decorate and expand your business from the ground up and relive the golden ag

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[itberice]

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine I 3.15 Destiny

[red-mercer]

For more information search for "Star Trek Rule 34"

[pangur-and-grim]

@creekfiend was very kind in sharing some writing resources with me, and I thought I'd pass along the kindness by listing them down below.

N.K. Jemisin's article 'Describing characters of color in writing'

Mary Anne Mohanraj's article on approaching characters of colour

Renee Harleston's article How to 'Write Characters of Color Without Using Stereotypes'

Working with Colour, a resource site for writers

the book Writing the Other by by Nisi Shawl and Cynthia Ward, which had a description that cut deep, because I've definitely fallen into this trap out of fear:

and then a video recommended by @sheprd (thank you!) about pitfalls in descriptive language

if anyone else has more resources to add, feel free to reblog with them! this is something I want to learn more about.

[pangur-and-grim]

I was talking yesterday about how I should probably change the skin colour of a character in a not-yet-written book, because that character is a large, aggressive dragon-shifter and I was worried about her being read with unintentional and offensive subtext.

I haven't gotten my hands on Writing the Other yet (it's still in the mail!) but from reading my way through these articles and watching the Princess Weekes video, I now understand that 'white-ifying' a character you're worried about is a lazy and cowardly solution. so, if I do ever finish the book Eres loses Everything, I'll keep her as is, do my best to be thoughtful, and hire a sensitivity reader to pick out any blind spots.

thank you to everyone who passed on resources, I really appreciate it!

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here are a few more resources I've found, if anyone’s interested:

Writing Diversely FAQ

Writing With Colour blog

A conversation between many writers on writing diverse characters

Four Tips to Help You Incorporate Diversity and Inclusion in Your Writing

A Medium Article: "Yes, You Should Be Afraid to Write “Diverse” Characters"

[quietwingsinthesky]

its so weird to me that cis people will dislike their name so ardently and yet. not change it. you guys know that’s an option, right. no one can make you keep the shit name your mom gave you. no, not even her.

[penrosesun]

One of my friends in undergrad changed his name because he didn’t want to bear the name of his abusive and absent father. It’s been years since he did it, and he still says that it was the single best decision of his life.

One of my friends in high school changed his named as soon as he turned 18, so that the ethnic name his family gave him was finally the name reflected on all of his paperwork. He told me that he understood why his parents had given him an “English” name, but that he felt that if he needed to assimilate in order to succeed, then that was a type of success that he didn’t want.

When I was on my way home from the courthouse after changing my own name, I got into a conversation with my rideshare driver, who was extremely interested once I told him what I was in court for, and wanted to know how I’d done it, how much it cost, was it difficult, etc. It turned out that his girlfriend had chosen the name “Yo-yo” when she came to the United States, unaware of how rare that was as a name, and that she was frequently made fun of because of it. Neither one of them had realized that a name change was so easy, and he told me he was excited to let her know that she had options.

There was an intern at a summer job I had once, who changed her name to be the same name, but a different spelling. She said that she had no idea why her parents had spelled her name so oddly to begin with, and suspected that it was just an honest mistake either by them or by some nurse, but it had been a headache for her entire life, and it was a huge relief to not need to be correcting people’s spelling on important documents anymore.

One of my exes legally changed his name to have an exclamation point, because he liked to sign his name with an exclamation point.

You can always change your name if you don’t like it. You always have that option. It doesn’t matter why – it can be conformist or anti-assimilationist, serious or silly, a minor change or a major change. Your name is yours, and you have every right to change it to be whatever you want.

[beardedmrbean]

how to make your effects extra special

[the-thought-emporium-imperial]

It can be somewhat disheartening when you the artisans and craftsman of yesteryear who created miracles out of limited technology go forgotten. Always nice to see someone somewhere making tributes to them.

[sanguinevisions]

the worst thing about all those dracula adaptations that recast mina as a pure wilting heroine caught in a dark romance with the sexy evil vampire who's obsessed with her, is that that story already exists. my girl my queen the sexy evil obsessive vampire of all of our dreams carmilla karnstein is RIGHT THERE!! laura, the pure sweet heroine who cannot resist the dark sexyevil allure of the vampire who won't leave her alone is RIGHT THERE. the people do not want dracula. the people yearn for carmilla.

[lesbianjaxsondart]

if you put the new harry potter show on my dash in any way it's gonna be an automatic unfollow from me, guys. like. it's 2026. come the fuck on