i see, i fixate

she/her | this account carries a pretty accurate and chronological list of all of por's fixations

[theamityelf]

(The Drama spoilers)

So, I saw the movie with a relative of mine, and we were in the car afterwards talking about the juxtaposition of Emma's thoughtcrime-level transgression (I know, asterisk; it's not what the post is about) with the very real and actively harmful transgressions of the others, and then my relative said that she didn't like the end of the movie because she didn't want Emma to forgive Charlie.

And it was one of those situations where you can kind of feel it might not be entirely About the movie, like maybe the person has been cheated on irl or been publicly embarrassed by a partner, so I didn't put forth much argument out loud except to say that I liked the ending, but just for you guys, while I'm here:

Grace is the point. Saying "Yes, you can start over. Yes, even now," was the point.

It might be unfair, in the human sense, that Emma is extending Charlie the grace he failed to extend to her, but in the story sense it is structurally essential.

[accidentallyuseless]

was blown away by the pure HUMANITY of The Drama. the at times painfully awkward interactions, dialogue that actually feels like real life, down to the awkward and ill-timed laughs, charlie's crash-out when he kissed misha, while obviously in the wrong it's a realistic depiction of a breakdown, the fear of marrying someone you don't actually know pushed to the extreme, not to mention the realism of what being forced into a small bubble on the internet can do to a child, forcing them into the belief that this is who they are, then the quick turnaround when emma finds a group that pops that bubble.

[diamondeyes-deluxe]

My favorite thing about The Drama is Rachel's character because she reminds me of the kind of young person online who thinks the mere act of performing disgust or outrage at the morally wrong actions of someone else is somehow politically productive at all, or that it makes them a "good person."

Whenever I see someone disregard or disparage ideas of rehabilitation for people who have done (or in this movie's case, almost did) unforgivable things, I want to grab them and ask "what should be done, then?" Because, people like that do exist, in spades, and short of executing or imprisoning or Black Mirror White Bearing every person who's done or thought of doing something immoral, rehabilitation is probably the best bet for minimizing harm, right? (And if your answer to immorality IS execution or isolation... i do not think youre really the more moral one here...) But even taking out any potential empathy for the humans who do or think of doing immoral acts, sometimes, giving them the tools to lead a happy and fulfilling life are the exact thing that leads them AWAY from the potential acts of like, shooting up a school, regardless of how undeserving you think they are of that.

Its especially interesting because, in the movie, Emma had arguably done way more activism against gun violence than Rachel ever did, despite her cousin, but this means nothing. Emma's primary motivation for her planned shooting was bullying and the isolation she felt (and TCC tumblr), but it was when she found friends and real community and something else to invest her energy into, she was able to pull herself out of those dark thoughts and, like, rejoin society. And what does Rachel do when she finds out? Spreads rumors, and tries to isolate her. And, I say this not to victim blame, but to acknowledge that no one makes those big decisions in a vacuum and that understanding these things better is a NECESSITY for preventing them, which should be the fucking goal; that is exactly the kind of behavior that made her want to do that when she was 15.

[socialistfremenist]

[gean-grey-blog]

One time I was leaving a friend's place and an older lady with basically no English came up to me and communicated that she was very cold and needed a ride. She pointed to tell me where to go.

I got there and her daughter or granddaughter came out and was like omg her phone died we were worried

And then the older lady said something and the younger lady translated.

"She knew she could trust you because you have pink hair"

I thought it was funny at the time. But when I think back on it I think she was basically saying "you had a visible sign of not vibing with the system I was afraid of"

Be weird. Be colorful. Help random people.

[unjorts]

mark & cathy-core :)

+ mcr shenanigans

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[layaart]

I made a repeating pattern inspired by this is how you lose the time war. alt colourways to come!

[layaart]

and finally the dark colourways of my timewar pattern!

[ducksdontdraw]

will you love him?? 🥺 will you buy. hats.

[lelif]

on survival

-// @aridante // @orivu // @buzzkillgirls // ? // ? // richard siken// @cemeterything // moomin, tove jansson// @disenchanted-killjoy // isn't that enough, shawn mendes// @ prettytheyswag on twitter// @ coletyumuch on twitter// ? // ? // bird by bird, anne lamott// undertale// @strawberrycircuits

[bdjajznxns-deactivated20251227]

saw superman today (my first dc movie) and clark saving the squirrel & wishing they could've euthanised the giant monster in a less painful way & getting himself captured bc he didn't want krypto to be alone and scared & saving that alien baby with everything he had & agreeing that he thought every person he met was beautiful & how his greatest strength was his humanity oh i love him

[aonoe]

I'm sure the world needs Tiger inspired by Vanessa Stockard's style

[layaart]

and finally the dark colourways of my timewar pattern!

[dogmotels]

Sorry for inactivity, crazy busy recently :( I watched tbosas and fell headfirst back into my hunger games phase - been fully rereading the books too so take some art

[nateconnolly]

40,000 years ago, early humans painted hands on the wall of a cave. This morning, my baby cousin began finger painting. All of recorded history happened between these two paintings of human hands. The Nazca Lines and the Mona Lisa. The first TransAtlantic flight and the first voyage to the Moon. Humanity invented the wheel, the telescope, and the nuclear bomb. We eradicated wild poliovirus types 2 and 3. We discovered radio waves, dinosaurs, and the laws of thermodynamics. Freedom Riders crossed the South. Hippies burned their draft cards. Countless genocides, scientific advancements, migrations, and rebellions. More than a hundred billion humans lived and died between these two paintings—one on a sheet of paper, and one on the inside of a cave. At the dawn of time, ancient humans stretched out their hands. And this morning, a child reached back. 

[nateconnolly]

A Timeline of Humanity:

[errajay]

Breakfast Club but in a Scooby Doo way

[rustyharveysbox]

"You wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me"

The asylum they raised me in: