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[misterfuntown]

This app kinda sucks yall

[misterfuntown]

Hey guys what's up?

What are the good tv shows these days?

[sodomymcscurvylegs]

Seeing people on social media who are all “idk I don’t know if I’d vote for this Democrat if they get the nomination” when the other guy is literally running concentration camps:

[sodomymcscurvylegs]

I just can’t do this again. I can’t do another 4 years of Tr*mp because y'all think a centrist is a bad as a dude that literally supports ethnic cleansing.

[misterfuntown]

Centrists also support ethnic cleansing.

[rainbow-squirrels-7]

Laika: 1954-1957

Opportunity Rover: 2004-2019

[misterfuntown]

Laika was actually alive though

[shutyourmoustache]

LADY GAGA FUCKING SNAPPED.

[fahrenheit39-deactivated2019042]

QUEEN! FUCKING QUEEN! LADY GAGA I LOVE YOU!!!❤❤❤

I am sobbing right now. She is amazing

[r2smuse]

“Don’t you roll your eyes at me. You should be ashamed of yourself.” BOOM

[misterfuntown]

If you think that’s intense you should see Gaga’s portion in the R Kelly documentary

[caitlinfrisk]

I hope you all fall in love with someone who never stops choosing you and I hope you feel at home when you look at them

[misterfuntown]

I have a name

[snarksandkisses]

Also good to keep THIS SHIT in mind:

[misterfuntown]

Okay but name one thing in the DNC agenda that the Leftists this is directed at don’t have a better version of

[memorymisread-deactivated201807]

you’re cute but you’d look cuter with my fingers in your mouth

[misterfuntown]

nice

[stjepan-sejic]

more of this randomness

[misterfuntown]

As if Lara wouldn’t be working to take all of the Amazonians’ shit while also figuring out the secret to their genocide.  

[lazyemrys]

okay, we know that merlin has seen arthur shirtless.

but has arthur seen merlin shirtless?

[misterfuntown]

get to the part where they fuck

[lunaescribe]

I don’t need a Straight White Critic to tell me about “Bohemian Rhapsody”

Obvious spoilers: 

So I saw this film yesterday. Context: I have a theater degree, I’ve been a professional assistant for professors teaching film clases. I have at least a decent understanding how film analysis works. I also have a History degree and have a decent understanding how Hollywood stupidly erases and twists history sometimes. 

More Context: I’m Latino, sometimes white passing-others not, and very bisexual. 

So the reviews. People saying sexuality wasn’t focused on enough-others upset some historical inaccuracies. Other calling the film poorly done. The majority of the reviews REEK of sheer high brow snobbery focused on technicalities of cinematography, directorial holds, the length and cutting of a scene. They also REEK of straight people and biphobia. 

I was struck to my core by the film. And anyone who is bisexual will be because the journey is so plainly obvious as a bisexual person what Freddie endures. He questions his sexuality, he questions the authenticity of himself by it-and what it does to his relationships-and as per what did actually-yes historically- happen-there biphobia ends one of the most important relationships of his life. 

As he says:

“I think I’m bisexual” 

“You’re gay” 

the binary exists that many bisexuals have felt of picking sides, of not understanding what is truly authentic for them. And so rejected from a heterosexual relationship, it’s clear he seeks more understanding in homosexual ones. I’ve had this experience as a bi person. Lots of people have. The film showcases how the rejection of his identity leaves him so very vulnerable to manipulation and other forces. 

People are claiming this film didn’t focus enough on Jim, or wasn’t interesting. This film is the story of a person of color, overcoming the casual racism in his life-and then making a journey through his own self-acceptance to who he is. Obviously the narrative is trimmed and times in ways that make it fit in cinematic scope. How anyone can watch it though-and miss the importance of its ending-Freddie going to Jim and accepting he likes himself, presenting himself authentically to his parents, is coming from a position of intense privilege who have no idea what it means to make peace with yourself and how those around you will as well. Jim was in the end, because he symbolized the peace in Freddie’s life, the acceptance. Which is again not some Hollywood nonsense- because he was his partner until he died. Acting like Jim wasn’t important because of Mary’s presence is an example of biphobia and again puts the sexuality in a binary of one must be superior to the other. That’s such a monumental move on a Hollywood film, that they let the ending relationship (which are often symbolized as true love-or the ultimate endgame) be with another man. It elevated that both his female and male, sexual relationships were equally important to his life. 

Additionally, the speech Freddie gives to band mates announcing his disease summarizes the entire thematic purpose of the film. He was not a man seeking to be summarized by his disease or sexuality but his ability to overcome the systematic oppression of both-to showcase his musical joy and work. The purpose of ending the film on a new recreation of live aid was triumphant celebration of his talent-of what he overcame. His bisexuality is proudly represented in the symbol that both Mary and Jim watch him with intense love from the sidelines, after he greeted them with such love before the concert. And that most importantly he is confident in himself about both relationships. Queen’s music is broadcast through the film, with intimate and brother moments with the rest of Queen because that was his found family, and his found acceptance in his journey to accept himself. 

“Bohemian Rhapsody” isn’t meant to be a scene by scene biography documentary-but captures the real systematic struggles Freddie had to endeavor through-and did while shining as vibrantly as he did and breaking barriers. Anyone who is bisexual can see the film and recognize the arch and clear thematic purpose of the film as message of hope, as a message of perseverance and finding love in different forms and for yourself. Those who are too privileged to recognize that story, what those struggles look like, should do more research on these LGBT and POC experiences before bothering to spew clearly misunderstood reviews.

 And those who want to fault the minor technicalities due to a poor director being originally chosen for production-should additionally check their privilege and utter tone deafness that they can overlook what a monumental film this is to be made on this kind of scale about the importance of a bisexual man of color’s feelings about himself and how he related to the world. There are plenty of technical “filmy” things that could have been better done. But I have seen films that drag like a dead beaten horse, such a “Spotlight” just a few years ago, receive best picture because the theme, purpose, and message of the film was so acutely picked up on by those who saw it. Funny how a film about straight white Americans gets a pass on that account. 

In summary: White straight people can sit down and stay in their lane on this one if they aren’t going to contribute anything meaningful that goes beyond their limited scope. 

[misterfuntown]

Here’s your fucking review

[protego-et-servio]

The point of voting blue in 2018 isn’t to make the US perfect. We cannot accomplish that in one fell swoop. There’s gerrymandering, voter apathy, voter suppression, and generations of older party-line fucks we have to deal with.

Voting blue in 2018 is to make it less immediately threatening for PoC, LGBT+ people, the disabled, and any other marginalized demographic. It’s a stopgap against Republicans who are aligned with Nazis, white supremacists, and sexual abusers.

Correcting politics in the United States is going to take decades of new voters staying on top of politics and not falling prey to apathy, like our predecessors. 

People telling you not to waste a vote on 3rd Party this midterm aren’t saying “never vote 3rd party.” Republicans have united behind one utterly heinous front. We need to unite behind Democrats, for the time being.

[misterfuntown]

[lesbianboboberens]

tbh can’t wait until women collectively just snap

[misterfuntown]

same but they snap me feet pix

[protego-et-servio]

The point of voting blue in 2018 isn’t to make the US perfect. We cannot accomplish that in one fell swoop. There’s gerrymandering, voter apathy, voter suppression, and generations of older party-line fucks we have to deal with.

Voting blue in 2018 is to make it less immediately threatening for PoC, LGBT+ people, the disabled, and any other marginalized demographic. It’s a stopgap against Republicans who are aligned with Nazis, white supremacists, and sexual abusers.

Correcting politics in the United States is going to take decades of new voters staying on top of politics and not falling prey to apathy, like our predecessors. 

People telling you not to waste a vote on 3rd Party this midterm aren’t saying “never vote 3rd party.” Republicans have united behind one utterly heinous front. We need to unite behind Democrats, for the time being.

[chickenwraith-deactivated202403]

there’s no reason not to vote for democrats, but you need to understand that they exist to uphold the very system that causes all of this bad shit. democrats are NOT your friends and voting for them does nothing more than delay the rise of fascism

[pinkprincessrei-deactivated2020]

Once trump is gone y'all can spend as much time as you want on the socialist revolution. This is about dealing with an immediate threat, right now.

[misterfuntown]

Ignoring centuries of growing wealth inequality and commodification of life necessities because it’s more important oppose the president who got elected by their own fuck ups is peak democrat.

[hustlerose]

fuck every democrat who says the issue of trans rights is a “distraction.” fuck every single liberal who say that the threat of stripping every trans person of legal recognition is a red herring or a losing issue and if we focus on it too long we’ll throw the election. we’re talking about human rights, access to medical care, sex education, discrimination, citizenship, and a whole lot else, for millions of people.

trans people aren’t a “distraction.” we’re human beings. the fact that so many liberals turn their backs on trans people is fucking despicable.

[randomslasher]

Okay…but this, right here? This is exactly what the Republican party wants. Young voters turning against the Democratic party and either not voting at all, or voting in favor of some third party candidate that has literally zero chance of pulling in enough votes to win. They want division among the ranks. They want to split our vote. 

In political terms, calling something a ‘distraction’ means it’s a distraction tactic, not that the issue itself isn’t important. The Republican party has a very longstanding history of dropping hints of major policy changes right before big elections in the hopes of getting the “hot-headed liberals” all fired up about it so we start bickering among ourselves. They deliberately drop issues that they know are hot-button topics because these are the topics that have the potential to be the most divisive. 

They’re awful but they’re not dumb. They know trans rights is an issue that could potentially split the democratic vote. It’s an issue that’s very heavily weighted toward the younger side of the party, which again, was a deliberate move on their part. If they can convinced you that the “big bad Democrats don’t care about you little trans and nonbinary kids so why bother,” then they’ve effectively won the election in a walk because the democrats went in divided–again.

Look, the democratic party isn’t perfect. Not by a long shot. But it’s literally the only party that has a snowball’s chance in hell at overtaking the republican majority right now. If we as trans and nonbinary individuals ever want our identities respected and protected, it’s the only party that’s going to be able to get us there, because it’s the party going in the direction we need to go. If you want to vote in favor of our rights, then vote Democrat. No number of videos with pennies is going to change the fact that right now, in this political climate, third party candidates are not going to have enough power to effect the changes we want. 

Warning against something being a distraction doesn’t mean “don’t look at it or worry about it,” it means, “hey, I know this is majorly upsetting, and absolutely something needs to be done, but don’t let it divide us.” It’s literally because the issue is so important that democrats are warning against it as a distraction tactic–if we want to prevent that kind of change from happening under republican rule, we have to keep our heads and not let them keep us from voting as a unified party. 

Please don’t let the political rhetoric make you think that the democratic party isn’t going to be fighting for us and our rights. That’s kind of exactly what the Republican party wants you to think. It’s a division tactic. Don’t fall for it.

[eliciaforever-deactivated201906]

The Republican party has a very longstanding history of dropping hints of major policy changes right before big elections in the hopes of getting the “hot-headed liberals” all fired up about it so we start bickering among ourselves.

THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS

I’ve been voting since 1998. This is what they do every single election.

[nonpienary]

Wait but what are the democrats doing about this again?

[porcupine-girl]

Well, they can’t do jack shit unless they get a majority in either the House or the Senate, preferably both.

But in case you forgot, Democrats made it legal for trans people to change their gender on their passports. Democrats lifted the ban on trans people in the military that had been in place since the 1960s. Democrats have nominated a trans woman for Governor of Vermont.

STOP WITH THE “BOTH PARTIES ARE THE SAME” RHETORIC!

Are Democrats doing enough? Probably not. But they’ve done something and unlike Republicans aren’t trying to actively roll back the things they have done.

[kaorusan241-deactivated20200507]

READ THIS WHOLE THREAD

[misterfuntown]

Turns out a party with no principles isn’t the silver bullet to a party with bad principles.

[butter-and-too-much-bread]

So what is your solution? Do nothing? Vote for the Green Party? If you’re going to complain then by all means, give us a better option.

[misterfuntown]

Signing up with Hezbollah would be a good start.

[butter-and-too-much-bread]

I don’t know what’s worse. That I had to look this up, or that you’re bringing a foreign political party into a discussion about American politics.

It’s Republican or Democrat. There is no third option, and I’m inclined to side with the party where most of the more open minded and tolerant people are.

[misterfuntown]

It’s clearly worse that you had to look it up.

[butter-and-too-much-bread]

Okay you know what? It’s clear you’re trolling. I wash my hands of you.

[misterfuntown]

Fuck off nerd

[hustlerose]

fuck every democrat who says the issue of trans rights is a “distraction.” fuck every single liberal who say that the threat of stripping every trans person of legal recognition is a red herring or a losing issue and if we focus on it too long we’ll throw the election. we’re talking about human rights, access to medical care, sex education, discrimination, citizenship, and a whole lot else, for millions of people.

trans people aren’t a “distraction.” we’re human beings. the fact that so many liberals turn their backs on trans people is fucking despicable.

[randomslasher]

Okay…but this, right here? This is exactly what the Republican party wants. Young voters turning against the Democratic party and either not voting at all, or voting in favor of some third party candidate that has literally zero chance of pulling in enough votes to win. They want division among the ranks. They want to split our vote. 

In political terms, calling something a ‘distraction’ means it’s a distraction tactic, not that the issue itself isn’t important. The Republican party has a very longstanding history of dropping hints of major policy changes right before big elections in the hopes of getting the “hot-headed liberals” all fired up about it so we start bickering among ourselves. They deliberately drop issues that they know are hot-button topics because these are the topics that have the potential to be the most divisive. 

They’re awful but they’re not dumb. They know trans rights is an issue that could potentially split the democratic vote. It’s an issue that’s very heavily weighted toward the younger side of the party, which again, was a deliberate move on their part. If they can convinced you that the “big bad Democrats don’t care about you little trans and nonbinary kids so why bother,” then they’ve effectively won the election in a walk because the democrats went in divided–again.

Look, the democratic party isn’t perfect. Not by a long shot. But it’s literally the only party that has a snowball’s chance in hell at overtaking the republican majority right now. If we as trans and nonbinary individuals ever want our identities respected and protected, it’s the only party that’s going to be able to get us there, because it’s the party going in the direction we need to go. If you want to vote in favor of our rights, then vote Democrat. No number of videos with pennies is going to change the fact that right now, in this political climate, third party candidates are not going to have enough power to effect the changes we want. 

Warning against something being a distraction doesn’t mean “don’t look at it or worry about it,” it means, “hey, I know this is majorly upsetting, and absolutely something needs to be done, but don’t let it divide us.” It’s literally because the issue is so important that democrats are warning against it as a distraction tactic–if we want to prevent that kind of change from happening under republican rule, we have to keep our heads and not let them keep us from voting as a unified party. 

Please don’t let the political rhetoric make you think that the democratic party isn’t going to be fighting for us and our rights. That’s kind of exactly what the Republican party wants you to think. It’s a division tactic. Don’t fall for it.

[eliciaforever-deactivated201906]

The Republican party has a very longstanding history of dropping hints of major policy changes right before big elections in the hopes of getting the “hot-headed liberals” all fired up about it so we start bickering among ourselves.

THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS

I’ve been voting since 1998. This is what they do every single election.

[nonpienary]

Wait but what are the democrats doing about this again?

[porcupine-girl]

Well, they can’t do jack shit unless they get a majority in either the House or the Senate, preferably both.

But in case you forgot, Democrats made it legal for trans people to change their gender on their passports. Democrats lifted the ban on trans people in the military that had been in place since the 1960s. Democrats have nominated a trans woman for Governor of Vermont.

STOP WITH THE “BOTH PARTIES ARE THE SAME” RHETORIC!

Are Democrats doing enough? Probably not. But they’ve done something and unlike Republicans aren’t trying to actively roll back the things they have done.

[kaorusan241-deactivated20200507]

READ THIS WHOLE THREAD

[misterfuntown]

Turns out a party with no principles isn’t the silver bullet to a party with bad principles.

[butter-and-too-much-bread]

So what is your solution? Do nothing? Vote for the Green Party? If you’re going to complain then by all means, give us a better option.

[misterfuntown]

Signing up with Hezbollah would be a good start.

[butter-and-too-much-bread]

I don’t know what’s worse. That I had to look this up, or that you’re bringing a foreign political party into a discussion about American politics.

It’s Republican or Democrat. There is no third option, and I’m inclined to side with the party where most of the more open minded and tolerant people are.

[misterfuntown]

It’s clearly worse that you had to look it up.

[hustlerose]

fuck every democrat who says the issue of trans rights is a “distraction.” fuck every single liberal who say that the threat of stripping every trans person of legal recognition is a red herring or a losing issue and if we focus on it too long we’ll throw the election. we’re talking about human rights, access to medical care, sex education, discrimination, citizenship, and a whole lot else, for millions of people.

trans people aren’t a “distraction.” we’re human beings. the fact that so many liberals turn their backs on trans people is fucking despicable.

[randomslasher]

Okay…but this, right here? This is exactly what the Republican party wants. Young voters turning against the Democratic party and either not voting at all, or voting in favor of some third party candidate that has literally zero chance of pulling in enough votes to win. They want division among the ranks. They want to split our vote. 

In political terms, calling something a ‘distraction’ means it’s a distraction tactic, not that the issue itself isn’t important. The Republican party has a very longstanding history of dropping hints of major policy changes right before big elections in the hopes of getting the “hot-headed liberals” all fired up about it so we start bickering among ourselves. They deliberately drop issues that they know are hot-button topics because these are the topics that have the potential to be the most divisive. 

They’re awful but they’re not dumb. They know trans rights is an issue that could potentially split the democratic vote. It’s an issue that’s very heavily weighted toward the younger side of the party, which again, was a deliberate move on their part. If they can convinced you that the “big bad Democrats don’t care about you little trans and nonbinary kids so why bother,” then they’ve effectively won the election in a walk because the democrats went in divided–again.

Look, the democratic party isn’t perfect. Not by a long shot. But it’s literally the only party that has a snowball’s chance in hell at overtaking the republican majority right now. If we as trans and nonbinary individuals ever want our identities respected and protected, it’s the only party that’s going to be able to get us there, because it’s the party going in the direction we need to go. If you want to vote in favor of our rights, then vote Democrat. No number of videos with pennies is going to change the fact that right now, in this political climate, third party candidates are not going to have enough power to effect the changes we want. 

Warning against something being a distraction doesn’t mean “don’t look at it or worry about it,” it means, “hey, I know this is majorly upsetting, and absolutely something needs to be done, but don’t let it divide us.” It’s literally because the issue is so important that democrats are warning against it as a distraction tactic–if we want to prevent that kind of change from happening under republican rule, we have to keep our heads and not let them keep us from voting as a unified party. 

Please don’t let the political rhetoric make you think that the democratic party isn’t going to be fighting for us and our rights. That’s kind of exactly what the Republican party wants you to think. It’s a division tactic. Don’t fall for it.

[eliciaforever-deactivated201906]

The Republican party has a very longstanding history of dropping hints of major policy changes right before big elections in the hopes of getting the “hot-headed liberals” all fired up about it so we start bickering among ourselves.

THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS

I’ve been voting since 1998. This is what they do every single election.

[nonpienary]

Wait but what are the democrats doing about this again?

[porcupine-girl]

Well, they can’t do jack shit unless they get a majority in either the House or the Senate, preferably both.

But in case you forgot, Democrats made it legal for trans people to change their gender on their passports. Democrats lifted the ban on trans people in the military that had been in place since the 1960s. Democrats have nominated a trans woman for Governor of Vermont.

STOP WITH THE “BOTH PARTIES ARE THE SAME” RHETORIC!

Are Democrats doing enough? Probably not. But they’ve done something and unlike Republicans aren’t trying to actively roll back the things they have done.

[kaorusan241-deactivated20200507]

READ THIS WHOLE THREAD

[misterfuntown]

Turns out a party with no principles isn’t the silver bullet to a party with bad principles.

[butter-and-too-much-bread]

So what is your solution? Do nothing? Vote for the Green Party? If you’re going to complain then by all means, give us a better option.

[misterfuntown]

Signing up with Hezbollah would be a good start.