[only-tiktoks]

[kawree]

Y'all for real please do these. Even if you're certain your posture doesn't suck. One day you will wake up with impinged shoulder pain like I did and let me tell you it fucking HURTS. Do these exercises even just once a week and it will make such a difference. Especially my fellow creatives out there, stop shrimping over your work and go do these right now. RIGHT NOW.

[dinarosie]

The Marauders were so much better than Snape because they matured and grew and regretted their mistakes.

Really? Let’s start with Sirius Black, the gold standard of 'growth.'

Sirius Black, at 35, was so grown up that he still called Snape 'Snivellus,' a nickname invented when he was eleven to bully a kid for existing. Maturity level: 100%.

And oh, Sirius, who totally let go of his childish grudges… except for the part where, after 18 years, he was still so consumed by his petty hatred that he wished Snape dead and showed zero remorse for nearly getting him killed as a teenager. Even knowing how much it would’ve hurt Lupin, he never regretted it. Such maturity

Speaking of maturity, let’s not forget the time 33-year-old Sirius carried Snape, unconscious and defenseless, in a way that was meant to harm him—and took sadistic pleasure in doing so, because what screams "adulthood" more than that?

Oh, and he was so grown up that he still mocked Snape for his appearance as an adult. Yes, making fun of someone's face and hair at 35 is peak personal growth. Clearly, he outpaced Snape in every way.

When Sirius felt powerless or sidelined during the war, his go-to coping mechanism? Humiliate someone else! Mature behavior 101.

And just for good measure, let’s throw in the time when 35-year-old Sirius tried to physically attack Snape, forcing Harry, his 15-year-old godson, to step in and stop him like a toddler having a tantrum. What a shining example of the 'grown-up' Marauders we keep hearing about.

tell me this: which of Sirius Black’s childish, bullying behaviors towards his schoolyard victim did he actually stop to earn the title of ‘mature’? Did he stop mocking and belittling Snape? Did he stop physically attacking him? Did he ever regret plotting his murder? Or, at the very least, stop trying to harm him altogether? Because from where I’m standing, the answer to all of these is a resounding no.

[lilvoidcreature13]

I'd also like to add that James is in the same boat as Sirius because there's actual counter evidence to his 'supposed' maturity that James Stan's claim occurred after Lily and him started dating.

1. He still harassed and pranked Severus and other students, even in 7th year where he was headboy.

2. He and Sirius snuck out when James and Lily were suppose to be in hiding,you know, what Harry was still just a baby. Imagine a man who leaves his wife and child alone during a war (where they have a target on their back) to go harrase muggle police officers, and somehow arguing that that man is somehow more mature that a double spy.

Remus isn't exempt from this false 'Mauraders Matured' narrative either.

1. Remus never apologizes to Severus for participating / being a bystander to bullying even when he had the power and responsibility to stop it as a perfect.

2. Contuning to humiliate Snape in his first class in from of their shared students. (This scene honesty makes me thing he participated in the bullying, perhaps not the physical aspect but definitely still participated.)

3. Forgets to take his potion that prevents him from harming those around him. I don't think I need to explain how not taking care of yourself and potentially putting others in danger is not a mature trait.

4. Tries to minimize his friends past behavior to children who don't have the full context.

5. Tries to run out on a woman who he got pregnant, making Harry be the mature one and talk some sence into the fully grown adult Remus.

None, and I mean NONE of the Mauraders matured and it's absolutely laughable how M Stans will make up stuff and act like it's canon.

[dinarosie]

The Marauders were so much better than Snape because they matured and grew and regretted their mistakes.

Really? Let’s start with Sirius Black, the gold standard of 'growth.'

Sirius Black, at 35, was so grown up that he still called Snape 'Snivellus,' a nickname invented when he was eleven to bully a kid for existing. Maturity level: 100%.

And oh, Sirius, who totally let go of his childish grudges… except for the part where, after 18 years, he was still so consumed by his petty hatred that he wished Snape dead and showed zero remorse for nearly getting him killed as a teenager. Even knowing how much it would’ve hurt Lupin, he never regretted it. Such maturity

Speaking of maturity, let’s not forget the time 33-year-old Sirius carried Snape, unconscious and defenseless, in a way that was meant to harm him—and took sadistic pleasure in doing so, because what screams "adulthood" more than that?

Oh, and he was so grown up that he still mocked Snape for his appearance as an adult. Yes, making fun of someone's face and hair at 35 is peak personal growth. Clearly, he outpaced Snape in every way.

When Sirius felt powerless or sidelined during the war, his go-to coping mechanism? Humiliate someone else! Mature behavior 101.

And just for good measure, let’s throw in the time when 35-year-old Sirius tried to physically attack Snape, forcing Harry, his 15-year-old godson, to step in and stop him like a toddler having a tantrum. What a shining example of the 'grown-up' Marauders we keep hearing about.

tell me this: which of Sirius Black’s childish, bullying behaviors towards his schoolyard victim did he actually stop to earn the title of ‘mature’? Did he stop mocking and belittling Snape? Did he stop physically attacking him? Did he ever regret plotting his murder? Or, at the very least, stop trying to harm him altogether? Because from where I’m standing, the answer to all of these is a resounding no.

[koshlis]

My Boosty

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[hedgehog-moss]

I’ve noticed lately that it’s often Americans who leave tags like “I don’t even care if it’s made up” on posts I make that are not particularly unbelievable, but are pretty specific to my way of life or corner of the world (like the one about the cheese vendor). It reminds me of that tweet that was circulating, that said Americans have a “medieval peasant scale of worldview”—I mean, if you don’t want to be perceived this way by the rest of the world maybe don’t go around social media saying that if a cultural concept or way of life sounds unfamiliar it must be made up?

It’s the imbalance that’s annoying, because like—when I mentioned having no mobile network around here I had people giving me info about Verizon to fix my problem. I post some rural pic and someone says it must be somewhere in the Midwest because the Southwest doesn’t look like this. My post about my postwoman has thousands of Americans assuming it’s about the USPS. On my post about my architect there’s someone saying “it’s because architecture is an impacted major” and other irrelevant stuff about how architecture is taught in the US. This kind of thing happens so so so often and I’m expected to be familiar with the concepts of Verizon and the Midwest and impacted majors and the USPS and meanwhile I make a post about my daily life and Americans in the notes are debating like “dunno if real. it sounds made up”

Going online for the rest of the world means having to keep in mind an insane amount of hyperspecific trivia about American culture while going online for Americans means having to keep in mind that the rest of the world really exists I guess

[bavajadas]

The thing op is talking abt:

How American Culture Ate the World: A review of “A Righteous Smokescreen” by Sam Lebovic

A new book explains why Americans know so little about other countries.

[innaillus]

redraw of vol 29 cover T_T

[crumplstiltskin]

they're watching that gorilla break out of prison to watch his son perform on stage

[lousolversons]

me watching 'gratuitous' sex and violence and ''problematic representation'' in my shows and movies made for adults

[coulsonlives]

[maxdibert]

Alright, let’s dive into the dumpster fire that the Marauders fandom has become last years and threw any sense of canon or character integrity out the window. Because let’s be real, the way this fandom has twisted the characters of the Marauders and the Death Eaters, all while turning Severus Snape into some one-note “creepy stalker,” is embarrassing. The fandom seems obsessed with scrubbing characters clean, romanticizing abusers, inventing tragic backstories for literal sociopaths, and piling up headcanons that turn a few lines in canon into fully fleshed-out, fanon-only OCs. And somehow, the only character who gets relentlessly dragged and demonized is Severus Snape—a character who has actual complexity and trauma. It’s hypocritical, classist, and downright gross.

Let’s start with Severus. Canon Snape is a guy who came from nothing: poor background, abusive father, dead-end town. He didn’t fit into the wizarding world, was relentlessly bullied by privileged Marauders, and still somehow managed to survive and make something of himself. But instead of acknowledging any of that, the fandom loves to reduce him to this “creepy obsessive” stereotype. People act like he spent every waking moment pining for Lily and never did anything else, as if that’s all his character is. Never mind the fact that he was actively trying to get out of a miserable life, or that he was, you know, bullied on a daily basis by James and Sirius, who had wealth, status, and freedom to do whatever they wanted. Nope, to the Marauders fandom, Snape is just the “weird stalker”—because acknowledging his struggles would mean admitting that their golden boys were actually kind of awful.

Meanwhile, the same people are out here bending over backward to make people like Barty Crouch Jr., Evan Rosier, and Regulus Black look like misunderstood anti-heroes. Let’s be clear: in canon, Barty Crouch Jr. was a straight-up torturer, Evan Rosier died laughing as he fought Aurors, and Regulus was a kid raised with a silver spoon who only started doubting Voldemort when he realized he’d been signed up as snake chow. But no, fanon has turned these guys into “tragic, complex Slytherins” who were “just trying to survive.” It’s like they’re desperate for some tortured prince narrative, so they invent personalities out of thin air to give us this dreamy aesthetic of sad, beautiful Death Eaters who “didn’t really want to be evil.” Apparently, actually following the text is too much to ask when you’ve got fanon fantasies to uphold.

Regulus Black, in particular, has become this absurd fanon martyr. In canon, Regulus was a kid indoctrinated into pureblood ideology, who joined the Death Eaters without much hesitation. Maybe he had a change of heart eventually, but it wasn’t out of some grand moral revelation; he just realized Voldemort’s loyalty was to himself alone. Yet, according to the current fandom, Regulus is some misunderstood hero who was only “pretending” to go along with Voldemort and was “forced” into his choices. They’ve built this tragic romance around a character who, in the actual books, doesn’t have even half this depth. This Regulus in fanon is practically an OC at this point, and people cling to this made-up version of him so hard that they’ll defend it like it’s canon. It’s hilarious, and it’s also just plain wrong.

And let’s talk about the Marauders themselves. In canon, James and Sirius were rich, spoiled brats who spent their school years bullying anyone who didn’t fit into their world. They were kids with every privilege, and they used it to torment people like Snape, who had nothing. But the Marauders’ fandom has turned them into these fluffy, “good-hearted” rebels who just made “a few mistakes.” I’m sorry, but nearly killing someone as a “prank” is a bit more than a mistake. Yet people will ignore that or wave it away as “boys will be boys” just to keep up the illusion that James and Sirius were lovable scamps. It’s maddening—and it’s also classist as hell. They erase all the ugly realities of the Marauders’ behavior and then turn around and judge Snape for being “obsessive” and “weird” when he was just trying to survive in a world stacked against him.

The classism in this fandom is so blatant it’s laughable. Snape is written off as creepy and unworthy of sympathy because he didn’t have a cushy upbringing or the social standing to make him likable. Meanwhile, characters like Barty and Regulus, who came from wealthy pureblood families, get excused and romanticized to no end. It’s like the fandom is saying, “Well, Snape deserved it because he was poor and awkward, but the rich kids? They’re just misunderstood.” It’s the kind of privilege blindness that makes you wonder if people actually read the books or if they’re just projecting their own biases onto the characters.

And let’s not forget the army of new OCs the Marauders fandom has invented just to justify this headcanon universe (Mary, Marlene, Dorcas, that that Pandora no one knows why suddenly appears here lol) You’ve got random “best friends” for Sirius, unnamed Slytherins who magically have no ties to pureblood supremacy, and love interests for Regulus who supposedly saw the “real” him. All these characters are based on nothing more than a few throwaway lines, yet people have fleshed them out to a level that they’re practically new characters in the universe. It’s like they need this entourage of made-up people to back up their version of the Marauders and Death Eaters because, without them, their headcanons would fall apart. And all of this, while they keep painting Snape as this creepy loner with no real friends or worth. The hypocrisy is unreal.

At the end of the day, the Marauders fandom has taken a bunch of characters with clear flaws and complexities and rewritten them into these sanitized, tortured souls while dumping all their scorn onto Snape. They’ll go out of their way to redeem a literal torturer like Barty Crouch Jr. or turn Regulus into some tragic hero, but they can’t bring themselves to even consider Snape’s trauma or the systematic abuse he endured. It’s all about maintaining this fantasy where their favorite characters are perfect and untouchable, even if it means twisting canon and ignoring the ugly truths about class, privilege, and abuse that is reflected into the story. And that, honestly, just makes the fandom look shallow, hypocritical, and completely disconnected from the reality.

[rocktheholygrail]

Hannibal (2013-2015)

1x07 || 2x01 || 3x11

[sammysamstuff]

Ladies and gentlemen, the sassiest slut to have ever walked the fictional Earth

[chuwenjie]

letting go

[viktor-the-leshen]

[rosslynpaladin]

I want this BLAZED across tumblr like a banner at the top of the screen, permanently

[d00medbythenarrative]

To me it sounds gay as hell

[two-bees-poetry]

[oldblogarchived]

i forgot how fucking weird november is theres no afternoon its just night after 2pm

[dzamie]

when it rains you simply do not get a day

[lostinwoods]

Apparently a horcrux can draw out the lifeforce from a living person.

But Tommy was being quite dormant inside of Harry for a whole of 18 years.

Says a lot, really!

And u still wanna convince me that this was not meant to be a Tomarrymort canon.

[grimalkhiindi]

I hate you shipping discourse I hate you unnecessarily aggressive DNI banners I hate you dehumanization of those you disagree with I hate you harassment over ships or favorite characters I hate you purposeful lack of nuance I hate you false equivalencies I hate you policing how people engage in fandom I hate you actively trying to make fandom spaces hostile I hate you refusal to filter your feed I hate you making it everyone else’s problem