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@murderinthemoshpit
tired of "mommy" and "daddy?" want a gender neutral alternative? spice up your sex life with the much more exciting and controversial "unc"!
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the avatar movies are crazy bc "what if colonizers literally inhabited and puppeteered the bodies of indigenous peoples in order to exploit their homeland" sounds like the premise of some sort of anticolonial horror film, like specifically the kind of thing that would be commenting on self-indigenization among white settlers, but because it's James Cameron his whole takeaway from that premise is "it would be preddy cool"
actually sorry. the takeaway is also "the white settler possessing an indigenous body would actually be extremely good, perhaps even The Best, at being indigenous, and he would become their Leader"
James Cameron can't help but make it extremely, uncomfortably clear that he is the exact kind of white guy who thinks fetishization is activism. It's nasty. It's like he saw Pocahontas and thought to himself "Wow, that's such a moving story that really happened exactly as the movie portrays it! I'm gonna make this again, but John Smith will be the main character, he's gonna show up wearing redface, and he'll pretend to be one of them for the sake of the empire. That is, until he invades one of their ritualistic practices by having sacred sex with Pocahontas and decides "Wait... I LIKE being an indian!" Then HE will be the one who rallies them together and saves them from the white devil, because these poor, simple people don't know what strategy is." and then when he presented this idea to someone, they went "James you CANNOT make that" and he replied "What if we did it with aliens?" and they greenlit it.
smth that's really weird about involving greek gods in your spiritual beliefs (and this probably applies to other religious norms as well) is the way some people will expect you to change your vocabulary entirely to fit around it like you were a percy jackson character. like i've muttered smth like "jesus christ" under my breath around some ppl and they've been like "dude shouldn't you be saying 'by athena' or something?" as if i grew up in a hellenistic society and not tennessee lmao.
-open steam
-look at my hours on hades 2
-209.5 hrs
-"jesus. i don't think i put that much time into the first game."
-turn on my xbox
-look at my hours on hades 1
-352.5 hrs
-"oh."
Seeing people I know and like using AI is making me understand the protagonists of those old time sci fi dystopia's.
"Oh I don't normally use AI, I just wanted it to plan my trip"
You lived on this planet for decades, you know what you like, there are hundreds of websites where you can type into any search engine " things to do in [area]" and have at least a hundred different options.
"Oh I only use it so I can figure out what to make during the week with what I have"
The most popular website as you type in "recipes" into google have sections where you click dinner- quick and easy and those usually rely on staples + 1 or 2 items. I found 30 recipes on chicken alone.
"I had a writing idea, so I typed a few sentences into Chat GPT and I was able to write 20 pages with it."
Youdidn'twriteit.Youdidn'twriteit.youdidn'twriteit.youdidn'twriteit.YOUDIDN'TWRITEIT.YOUDIDN'TWRITEIT.YOUDIDN'TWRITEIT.
Seeing people I know and like using AI is making me understand the protagonists of those old time sci fi dystopia's.
"Oh I don't normally use AI, I just wanted it to plan my trip"
You lived on this planet for decades, you know what you like, there are hundreds of websites where you can type into any search engine " things to do in [area]" and have at least a hundred different options.
"Oh I only use it so I can figure out what to make during the week with what I have"
The most popular website as you type in "recipes" into google have sections where you click dinner- quick and easy and those usually rely on staples + 1 or 2 items. I found 30 recipes on chicken alone.
"I had a writing idea, so I typed a few sentences into Chat GPT and I was able to write 20 pages with it."
Youdidn'twriteit.Youdidn'twriteit.youdidn'twriteit.youdidn'twriteit.YOUDIDN'TWRITEIT.YOUDIDN'TWRITEIT.YOUDIDN'TWRITEIT.
i hate the new 52 for it's crimes against babs and rose
I know I already made a post to this effect but it's so baffling to me when someone defends the fact that headphone jacks are slowly but surely getting phased out by smartphone manufacturers with some variations of "wireless headphones are more convenient anyway" bc like. If we're talking about convenience what I like about wired headphones is that they conveniently have a single plug that makes the same damn pair of headphones universally compatible with every single audio-output-capable device I own, from my phone and my computer to my fucking gameboy and my casette player, it doesn't get any more convenient than that.
maybe this is too woke but i really hate the trope of naked older women = scary or vomit inducing or gross or whatever. like you even see it used in horror on occasion like oooooo so scary theres a woman with saggy boobs and wrinkles. There is something to be said for unconsensual veiwing of nudity. sure. it’s uncomfortable and violating for someone to be nude in front of you that you don’t want to see. but rarely that’s seen as the issue and instead the real ‘horror’ or gross out joke is the very idea of a woman who does not have a body that is sexually desirable to men. The very idea of an older woman’s body is treated like it’s something that we should all know is gross, sick and wrong. It’s just something that really bothers me
tumblr stop recommending me teen communities i am almost 23
recommend me
idk
"emo functional adults with jobs" communities
everyone loves to say "im going to start biting people" but the minute i actually DO IT, I've accidentally performed the blood of my blood ritual, and now i'm a vampire. great
im realizing very fast that people do not in fact know that sometimes things in stories suck on purpose and it sucking is the point
"this story is misogynistic!!"
>looks inside
>about the pressures of societal misogyny and how its bad
great way to format a deeply foolish take i saw recently:
"this story is fascist propaganda!"
>looks inside
>it's... V for Vendetta???
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oh its fucking 7:21 am
On the topic of Sherlock Holmes, can we please get Matt Reeves or Rian Johnson or SOMEONE who actually likes detective media to properly adapt the books? I'm so sick of Charmless Sherlock, Modern Sherlock, Invincible Sherlock, Young Sherlock, Written-By-An-Idiot Sherlock, In-Love-With-Irene-Adler Sherlock, Action Hero Sherlock, etc. I'm not saying we need page to screen adaptations, I'm just saying we need someone who actually understands the character the way he is written.
As fun as the first Guy Ritchie movie is, it is very much a Pirates Of The Caribbean movie on dry land with a few great detective scenes.
The second one sucks. Don't make me powerscale Irene Adler against Moriarty. (/j)
I just want a series or a movie franchise that takes the nature of Sherlock Holmes as this maladjusted bizarre but brilliant detective and John Watson as his well adjusted best mate who fills the small gaps in his knowledge and keeps him grounded, and runs with it.
I wouldn't mind if Irene Adler was a recurring character. Not as a love interest, but as a part time villain/part time ally who always has some assurance that Sherlock can't quite pin her crimes on her. I know it's a little inaccurate, but I like her. I just want a version of her that feels correct and respected by the narrative the way Sherlock respects her.
I just. I really like Sherlock Holmes. These books have been around for so long and the best adaptations we've gotten have been mid tier video games. Please. F e e d m e .
The other day, I found myself in a discord call, infodumping about how frustrating and nonsensical the deductions in BBC Sherlock are.
I had gotten down to the wire about how there were two categories of deduction: plainly, stupidly obvious, and factually impossible.
Obvious: On a few occasions, Sherlock will notice a clue that is so stupidly obvious you will question if there is lead in the local water supply. The show will act like Sherlock is superior for this deduction, but in a real investigation, it would make this case take an hour to solve. You will question: Does the show think you are stupid? Answer: Yes! It does.
Impossible: The more common flaw, in nearly every other major case in the show, Sherlock Holmes will make a deduction that is impossible with the given evidence. He will attribute something with many explanations to the least likely one, he will incorrectly state the purpose or functionality of a clue, or he will make assumptions off of body language that would make a psychologist bite you. You will once again ask: Does this show think I am stupid? And of course, the answer will once again be: Yes!
But of course, the complaints I have did not end there. The character assassination of Irene Adler, the fundamental misunderstanding of the role Watson plays in Holmes' life, the strange way Moffat writes women as if to scream at you "See, I don't hate women! I fetishize lesbians!" It's all there.
But, you may be wondering:
"Abbie, why the fuck are you posting about Sherlock in 2026?" Aha but you see my dear Watson, this was not a post about Sherlock at all. Because if you had the missing information this post did not provide to you or in any way imply (like the show) you would know this was about how someone reacted to me infodumping.
At the peak of my rambling, my dearest old friend Noel cut me off and said,
"Hey, Abbie? I hate to out you, but this is reminding me of how in middle school, every time a new episode of Sherlock came out, you would come to school the next day PISSED OFF. Just glad to know you still deeply relate to Sherlock from the books hard enough that this STILL upsets you like this."
And that, my dear assistant, is how I, for the first time in many years, after having my special interest be human nature my entire life, was read to filth by the original subject of my bizarre studies.
The real mystery?
How it took this goddamn long to get diagnosed with autism.
ok so i'm writing a comic book and i need opinions on an idea
it's about a trans girl superhero named Spark (real name Maxie) who has the ability to transform into a more cis-passing form with electricity abilities that looks like
this (shoutout my sketchartist kirk)
it's much more interesting than just that concept, she has a whole backstory and reasons she doesn't just abandon her human body and whatever
but i'm writing an interaction between her and a teenage trans girl having a dysphoric episode and i want y'alls thoughts
(maxie arrives on a rooftop, responding to a police radio scanner report about a suicidal individual with a gun. it's roughly 6pm.)
Spark: "Why the hell would they send the pigs for this?"
(across the rooftop, a 16 year old girl in a black dress sits curled into a ball, head in her knees. a gun sits on the ground next to her.)
Spark: "I'm assuming you're the one they're-"
(the girl grabs the gun and pulls her head up, revealing a red mark on her face from where someone hit her. she aims the gun directly at Spark.)
Girl: "Couldn't you assholes just get it over with and kill me?"
Spark: "I don't intend on it, no."
(the girl's expression changes and she slightly lowers the gun.)
Girl: "Oh. You're not who I was expecting."
Spark: "Who were you expecting?"
(the girl doesn't respond)
Spark: "The cops?"
(the girl solemnly nods her head)
Spark: "You called them, huh?"
Girl: "What does it matter to you?"
Spark: "Well, you're the one pointing a gun at me, it all feels relevant."
(the girl lowers the gun all the way and looks defeated as tears stream down her face)
Girl: "...I couldn't jump."
Spark: "So you elected for suicide by cop?"
Girl: "It made sense in the moment."
Spark: "Why would you do that?"
Girl: "It doesn't matter."
(Spark walks closer and kneels down to talk)
Spark: "Of course it matters."
Girl: "No it doesn't. I don't matter. Why would anything I do matter?"
Spark: "Because you're still here, Victoria. That's your name, right?"
Victoria: "How do you-"
Spark: "It's written in sharpie on your purse."
(close up of a purple denim purse with the name "Victoria" scribbled on it)
Vicki: "Vicki. People call me Vicki."
Spark: "Ok, Vicki, I don't know what happened, but I guarantee you don't need to do this."
Vicki: "What else is there to do? Nobody will ever see me as a woman. Not my parents, not my friends, not even my fucking boyfriend."
Spark: "They don't decide if you're a girl or not, you do."
(Vicki raises the gun again)
Vicki: "Don't fucking do that. Don't give me that 'i see you' bullshit right now, because you have no idea what this feels like. You want an award to go with your perfect skin and beautiful face? You don't know what it's like to wake up with the wrong face, the wrong voice, the wrong name. You might not even be fucking human, for all I know."
(Spark takes a deep breath and in a flash of electricity changes back to her human form, a slightly clocky trans girl with long straight black hair. she's two years on hrt, has deep bags under her eyes, and her arms are covered in old scars. the two fall silent for a moment.)
Spark: "Since the superhero routine wasn't working, let's start over. Hi. I'm Maxie. Can I keep you company until you feel better?"
(Vicki throws the gun to the side and just starts bawling again)
Vicki: "God, I'm so sorry."
(Maxie sits down next to her)
Maxie: "Don't worry about it. We all say stupid shit when we're teenagers" (she chuckles) "Actually, I might have been worse."
(the two sit in silence for a few panels, and it starts raining.)
Vicki: "My uh... boyfriend. He hit me. Told me if I was going to act like a man, he'd treat me like one. It scared the shit out of me, so I grabbed his gun and aimed it at him. He was terrified. And I ran."
Maxie: "Do your parents know about this?"
Vicki: "They kicked me out."
Maxie: "Ah. Been there."
Vicki: "I've been living with him for a year now, I never thought he'd do that."
Maxie: "A year? How old is he?"
Vicki: "20."
Maxie: "Yikes."
Vicki: "I just wanted out. I'm so done with being this... thing."
Maxie: "I get it. The exact feeling, actually."
Vicki: "I'm sorry."
Maxie: "I... got lucky, I guess. With the powers. Got killed in a workplace accident two years ago and woke up a month later able to do all of this."
Vicki: "I'm guessing you can't give them to other people?"
Maxie: "No, but sometimes I wish I could. Wanna know the worst part?"
Vicki: "hmm?"
Maxie: "I still had to get on HRT to look like this."
Vicki: "That blows."
Maxie: "Yeah, but I'm glad I lived to do it, y'know?"
(Maxie stares up at the rain as it gets heavier)
Maxie: "I don't expect you to blindly believe that it gets better. But could you do me a favor?"
Vicki: "What?"
Maxie: "Live long enough to see for yourself. It's worth it."
(Vicki wipes away some tears and holds her head a little higher)
Vicki: "Yeah, I think I can do that."
(Maxie stands back up, turns into Spark, uses her powers to fry the fingerprints off of the gun, then throws it in a trash can.)
Vicki: "Wait, what happened to the police?"
Spark: "I gave them a bad tip. They're looking for a pedophile in his mid 30s i tracked down a month ago."
Vicki: "Oh."
Spark: "And uh, go ask the owner of The Circuit bar a few streets down if you can stay there for a few nights. I'm about to go put your boyfriend in the hospital."
and scene
idk it needs some polishing but i like what i have, what do yall think?
i think i'm doing something right probably
I have finished writing the final draft scripts of issues 1-5 of Maximum. Yall Are Gonna Fucking Love This Series.
