rainydov

constantly rotating oshamir in my mind. @rainymyx is my main (Everlark)

[rainydov]

Looking for acolyte fans!

If you want to see my specific things: #rainydov thoughts

[err0r404not]

I saw your thoughts about Rey and Finn. I thought the reason people didn’t ship Rey and Finn was that they shipped Finn and Poe.

I don’t deny the fandom as a whole was very racist and unwelcoming to Finn.

Omg my first ask?? Thx??

Idk why I had to re-read it so many times LOL.

Yeah. I mean ngl, the sequel trilogy discourse is like 90% shipping warz™. I generally do not go in too deeply into the sequel trilogy because of that and the racism.

However! I will say that I feel like a lot of ppl say they prefer Finn/Poe as a misdirection, especially whenever the topic is the problematic nature of not making Rey and Finn canon.

But also, I feel like this population isn't very big either, maybe it seems that way on here? But it's also very hard to look at serious stuff around the sequels without running into the shipping warzone, especially on this particular platform. Analyzing one ship inevitably brings other ppl who will simply turn the conversation into "Actually, I just think these two are more compatible" when it's not really the conversation. And it's very annoying when talking about how poorly handled Rey/Finn is, or even just Finn as a character.... especially when the conversation will almost always mention the racism of it all....

I can at least speak for myself and say that while I do see the chemistry between Finn and Poe, I think Rey and Finn just had way more, and I personally can't ignore how they completely dropped the ball with Finn. Especially when many of those decisions seemed forced (or like at best, lacked proper narrative buildup), the optics just do not look good, and then fandom makes it even worse.

Idk if any of that makes sense or if you were looking for that answer, but yeah lol.

[rainydov]

That makes sense!

You’re right Finn and Poe didn’t even get much screen time together. But Rey and Finn did. In general Finn seemed to be ignored a bit by the fandom at large despite being an incredibly charming character.

[rainydov]

Asks should have a room for tags because I have all these sub thoughts I need to put somewhere but I don’t want to ramble in the main ask

[tubularbreakfast]

[mirrorofliterature]

hey it's not cool that you cannot even recognise the systemic failings in a fictional world and pin the blame all on one character - anakin, that is, not even palpatine - because what does that mean for your inability to recognise that all bigotry is structural, systemic and not the 'fault' of one person?

[grumfy]

yeah actually we removed the big bad wolf from the little red riding hood story because portraying violence against minors is really messed up. yeah. yeah also the wolf narrative was really predatory and had had some icky grooming vibes and a fable meant for literal children shouldn’t have implied p*do shit and grape so now little red riding hood goes into the woods and nothing happens and she goes to grandma’s house. don’t worry our kids will still stick to the path and know not to follow to wolves implicitly because we told them to and children should always do as their told. just like little red riding hood does now.

[rosegardeninwinter]

the absolute moral purity people demand from characters at all points of their life with no room for growth is my actual villain origin story

[rainydov]

And there’s no room for us to ponder these characters as they are

[moniquill]

This is probably because I am Internet Old (41 years of age)

And because I grew up with message board/forum/blog/LJ culture...

but it seems like many younger people do not want to converse; that any response other than 'THIS' - anything that reflects, responds, adds, comments upon, etc a post is seen as adversarial/disagreement.

I'd love to have a conversation about this trend, especially as it relates to tumblr, which USED to be a much more conversational website than it currently is.

replies vs. reblogs definitely exacerbated this hugely; the tiktokification of 'person who creates content' and 'person who consumed that content' rather than 'human beings having a conversation'.

[raleighrador]

It’s genuinely so confusing and frustrating and boring and disconnected.

That’s what irks me the most - it’s boring and disconnected. If tumblr (or other social media but I don’t touch those) is both boring and disconnected what is the point?

Literally just keep a diary or write in your favorite word processor and save to your desktop (I do that!).

I frequently write relatively long pieces about whatever has caught my attention - sometimes that’s an OP on my own blog or often a reblog of something that’s caught my attention.

The modal responses are often some form more f “ick” “yuck” “go away” “write your own post” if you do anything except absolutely 100% agree.

Even when I do agree! But I don’t reblog just to say “yes”, I only reblog if I can say “yes and”. Surely that’s the point? To continue and extend the conversation?

And honestly being the recipient of “THIS!” Or “100%” is at least as if not more boring. I know people mean well and I am grateful when they think well of my stuff and tell me but sending a DM or reblogging with nothing added is just as boring.

Imagine if in a real world conversation you spent a minute or 2 extolling your perspective and then the person just said “yes I agree”. Where would the conversation go?

[rainydov]

I want to know and understand and follow the etiquette. I can respect if a space isn’t meant for discussions. If it’s meant to be a place just to leave supportive comments. But is this supposed to be that space?

[izzibeeb]

[rainydov]

My friend asked me why I liked or cared about star wars and I could not answer

[titsay]

birds of a feather

[flythesail]

Justina Ireland has said she was surprised by people watching the acolyte and hating Vernestra, so that was a lot of her motivation for wayseeker - to sort of bridge that gap. But reading Vernestra in the books, I don't think she's written to be the most instantly likable character to begin with anyway.

To me at least, a lot of it comes down to the writing. There's a lot of telling you why you should like her, as opposed to showing you. Despite the first person pov, it feels hard for me to connect with her because of that. And, she is just... very judgemental lol. I think Vernestra is a character you need to think about in order to like. And that's okay! Not every character needs to be an instantaneous fan favorite to be good.

This is where the point I'm making is complicated because I don't think Ireland intended for this to be the case. But within the show, Vernestra sort of fills that same nuanced role. The show isn't really trying to convince you either way of whether she should be liked. She's the Jedi to outright say on behalf of the Jedi that what happened to Mae and Osha was bad. That's a good thing, that she seems to genuinely care.

But then you also have her trying to cover things up with the senate. That should keep the audience on their toes because Rayencourt's points are worth considering in a show that revolves around a massive cover-up and precedes the prequels.

The nuance you get with Vernestra is really the trademark of the show. Look at Sol or Qimir and how perspective of them changes the more you learn about them. Sol goes from savior to killer, and Qimir goes from killer to ally, but the show itself never tries to convince you this is a good person or this is a bad person now. The acolyte is more an exploration, giving you the information so you can see how these factors play out, add to, and reshape what you already know.

So when someone says they hate Vernestra in the acolyte, I do think that's a bit of a strong take. A lot of the story regarding her hasn't been told, and the big question of what happened with Qimir remains. But at the same time, I don't think it's surprising if someone doesn't love her. She has an interesting role in the story, and the enjoyability from that can be enough.

[flythesail]

One year

[flythesail]

The thing is when netflix or whoever cancels a show that's just it, and it fades into nonexistence. The acolyte is an unusual case because the entire franchise still continues around it like they didn't just drop a story and throw its team to the wolves midway.

[fretsaffron]

i wish they stayed happy

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

“write whatever you want, unless it’s…”, “draw whatever you want, unless it’s…” no, actually, when I say write/draw whatever you want, I mean write whatever you want, draw whatever you want. no buts. no “unless it’s…” censorship has no place in art.

art can be about taboo subjects. art can deal with something socially unacceptable. art can disturb and disgust. art doesn’t have to be for everybody.

tag your warnings so that people who might be triggered by your art don’t accidentally get exposed to it and you’re all good.

and if people try to shame you for the art you create because it’s “problematic” then you can tell them to fuck off and mind their own business. they read the warnings. they choose to read and engage with your art on their own free will. that’s not your problem.

dark fics and macabre art do not—have never, and never will—reflect artists’ in-real-life moralities.

harassing artists, real people, over fictional things will never make you “morally superior”. it only makes you a bully.

again, censorship has no place in art.

[rainydov]

I wrote how sad I was that the acoloyte got canceled and one of my close moots told me it was bad and deserved to get canceled

I thought tumblr was a place we could come to love things. I can’t believe it was a mutual.