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a blog of love, sappiness, nerdiness, and overall fangirling.

[ohbellamy]

Alright, that’s enough. Can we all get back to police work and stop talking about wedding dresses?

[piratekinganya]

As if I didn’t love Brooklyn Nine-Nine enough already, last night proved to me, once again, how truly important it is because so many other shows just place female characters into the stereotypes of the “girly girl” or the “cold and tough rebel,” not allowing either to grow or develop outside of these caricatures. Brooklyn Nine-Nine, however, is an exception.

Take Amy, for example. She knows how much harder she has to work as a female sergent, and, because of this, she thinks that if she’s indulging in girlier things that society has mocked and judged women for in the past then she can’t be as strong as she needs to be to prove herself worthy of the position. Not only does she realize though that she can be just as fierce as anyone else while still letting herself take time for her own interests, but they explicitly show that this interest is in no way stopping her from being a total badass, thus destroying a common misconception that femininity can’t coexist with being tough and a leader.

And Rosa? In any other show, Rosa’s character would constantly get irritated and annoyed at Amy’s bubbly personality and maybe even mock the things that Amy places an importance on, but not in Brooklyn Nine-Nine. In Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Rosa not only allows Amy to get excited about wedding dress shopping, but she also encourages it and is the one to help prove to Amy that wanting to take the time to find the perfect dress doesn’t make her any less of a sergent.

This show just constantly and consistently does so, so many things right, and it’s really important to acknowledge every time that it does because it’s helping to set a new and better standard for the way media treats their female characters.

[static-warp-bubble]

The Ensign or Cadet

[bardbreakfast]

I could have a cuter room if I wasn’t a goblin who threw all her shit on the floor

[sophatter-moved]

star trek: deep space 9 + sexual identity generator

[byjove]

Oscar Wilde can’t tell us with words that Dorian Gray is a full out twink so he compares him to Ganymede and Antinous and hopes we know enough Roman gay history to understand.

[williamvapespeare]

OK KIDDOS LISTEN UP. I’ve seen this shit all over tumblr and I feel the need to direct you all to like every literary historian who’s ever dabbled in queer theory. this is not news!! since waaay before wilde, writers used classical analogy to place themselves in a tradition of homoeriticsm. go to alan bray - go to the people who disagree with him (johnathan goldberg) go read all this shit where people talk about how and whether authors writing before the cultural concept of sexuality was broadly accepted consciously placed themselves in a tradition of homoerotic literature (they did). see like the entirety of gay renaissance authors referencing virgil’s eclogues. this idea is not new or novel, kids. get with the TIMES. #20gayteen @jstor

[jstor]

It’s not a new trope but we all discover things at different times. We are always here for those who discover new information whenever they discover it. Much love to tumblrland and all the twinks, Roman or not. 

[melodicstory]

Have y’all seen the depiction of Dorian Gray in the show “Penny Dreadful”? queer af

[bob-belcher]

Please watch Brooklyn Nine-Nine!

[spacespectrum-deactivated202010]

my armenian father getting angry at a squirrel

[cornchipz-revival]

“you are. stealink…. my nuts…”

[seashellronan]

no offence but let yourself be ugly!! you don’t have to fix your hair if you’re not going anywhere you don’t have to cover up ur spots or change out of your lounge pants to go buy milk like damn we really gotta let ourselves be comfortable without constantly apologising for just looking normal and it’s hard but i think we need to practice looking in the mirror and saying i look ugly af today and that’s okay!! tru self care is letting urself be ugly tbh

[uumans]

I love this version of self-love because it’s much more feasible for people who are self-conscious. Like it takes years of powerful reconditioning to convince yourself that your flaws, like stretch marks or acne or cellulitis, are attractive. It’s basically impossible for most people.

But learning to say “so what, I’m ugly, there’s more to life” not only overwrites this narrative that we have to feel attractive in some way (which is bs) but also reroutes your actual attention to just, living, instead of examining, evaluating, and judging your appearance

[tonightweredrinkingfromthebong]

[blueskyformiles]

Star Trek TNG: Gender-bent Fancast

Captain Jeanne L. Picard–Helen Mirren

1st Officer Wendy Riker–Diane Lane

2nd Officer Data Soong–Kate Mara

Chief Engineer Georgina LaForge–Antoinette Robertson

Security Officer Wor’la, daughter of Mogh–Tessa Thompson

Chief Medical Officer Dr. Bev Crusher–Toby Stephens

Counselor Dean Troi–Adrien Grenier

[beeishappy]

The Late Show’s Doin Her Best Barbie in response to Mattel’s ‘Shero Collection’ crafted after real iconic women for International Women’s Day | LSSC | 2018.03.08

[jumpingjacktrash]

i love doin her best barbie and i want her to be real

[spaceshipoftheseus]

I love her and I’m proud of her for dumping Jason’s ass and wearing pants. Keep on keepin’ on, girl.

[storiesofimagination]

Doin Her Best Barbie is working towards a degree at her local Community College. She didn’t make it to all her classes this week because it was a Bad Mental Health week, but she’s not giving up, and hopes to graduate in May.

[ittybittymattycommittee]

#”i do not possess the ability to feel emotions” #data said emotionally

[averagefairy]

i really do want to be productive and make something of my life but i just love… Laying Down… so much. nothing makes me happier

[keybladesoras]

Danai Gurira as Okoye

[perseannabeth]

13-year-old boy must save the world by unraveling an ancient Mayan prophecy Zane must not only grapple with a family history that connects him to the Mayan gods, but with newly acquired knowledge that his ancestry may have something to do with a leg deformity that requires he use a cane — not the greatest reality for a middle schooler. Feisty heroes, tricky gods, murderous demons, and spirited giants are just some of the pleasures that await in this fresh and funny take on Mayan mythology, as rich and delicious as a mug of authentic hot chocolate

The Storm Runner comes out on September 18, 2018.

[oo0owo0oo]

HOLY FUCK IF YOU DONT KNOW ABOUT THE RIORDAN PRESENTS BRAND YOU ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO HEAR ABOUT IT

(All of these screenshots are from the official riordan website btw)

THAT IS QUITE POSSIBLY THE GREATEST THING HE POSSIBLY COULD HAVE DONE WITH HIS POWER OMFG HE DIDNT KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT EACH MYTHOLOGY SO HE GOT WRITERS FROM THOSE CULTURES THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IVE HEARD OF ANY WRITER DOING SO

THERE ARE THREE BOOKS LINED UP SO FAR

AND I WANT THEM ALL

[melodicstory]

I...I....what

I need

[spacethefinalfucktier]

Star Trek and Star Wars are both about blonde farm boys going to space for the drama of it all

[capt-sulu]