This Is Not a Place of Honor

It's so awesome cool and progressive that the second result of looking up a trans woman on this site is a dedicated hate blog that specifically states "DNI if you defend this trans woman"

But it's okay guys, they put a sign saying "don't harass the tranny! Just let me collect all the reasons that she is unforgivable in one place :)"

It is incredibly telling that there isnt a massive anti-oneyplays fandom despite Smiling Friends being an equally popular show among tumblr queers and those guys actually doing everything gooseworx has been accused of and more "She joked about being the next Shadman!" wow that's crazy. Chris O'Neil housed Shadman and actively defended all the vile shit he did on twitter, including lolicon of real actual children. Why is nobody talking about this. Where is the anti oneyplays fan club. Or anti GameGrumps. Or (and this is a hot one) anti Dropout. Why is there only a hate club for the tranny. Why are the hate clubs only ever for the trannies? But of course, "DNI if you make it about her being trans, thats totally not why she became our target"

I would appreciate it if people reblogged this version that specifically calls out that none of the cis men in the same industry are held to the same standard even when they've done worse, continue to do worse and have not shown any sign of changing or regretting their past actions besides "I stopped saying the n word because people would get mad at me" and not because it's racist.

For god's sake the same people that deride Gooseworx on every social media site will sometimes straight up have Max "hotdiggitydemon" "Steven Jewniverse" "Steven N***averse" "Sans from Undertale calls Papyrus the nword" "Still actively racist" Gilardy profile pics with zero self reflection. And I'm supposed to take anything ever said about "holding trans women accountable " seriously? Gimme a break

Still actively racist? Where? I've heard that he's a Zionist which would also be bad (though I only vaguely remember this claim now so I can't say if it's true) but I've never heard anyone say that he's saying racist things to this day.

Kinda related to this, I will also note that Gooseworx is also someone who has not shown any sign of regret for her past actions, specifically the racist things she said. In fact, she barely addressed them. She made a really weak lackluster apology ("I'm sorry for everything I've said on streams," didn't even address a lot of the other stuff) after waiting a few days, sitting back, and doing nothing while Black fans in her community were being harassed for being "uppity." The only time she actually made a statement was a stupid joke statement about how racists should shoot themselves, again, after the controversy had moved into real life because of Plainrock.

I'm not saying there should be a hatebase stalker blog. I hate it too, and it is also not fair that some people who are as bad as or worse than Gooseworx are not receiving this level of attention. But not once do you actually make it clear that Gooseworx is also barely apologetic and has done nothing to show remorse for what she did and said.

I love how in just one post you have combined the defense of a cis man who was actively worse in every possible way and a claim that actually the trans woman isnt getting enough pushback for her past actions. All while saying "oh but I could not possibly support harassment of her. How such a hate fandom appeared is an unsolvable mystery"

Max Gilardy was not just "edgy", he was someone who drew racist carichatures involving racial slurs and then harass black people that would take offence with that. He had so many nword moments, even in recent memory (the now deleted gold digger tweet. It was an unfinished rhyme. You get the rest) that it is hard to even remember them all. He has only stopped actively engaging with right wing accounts, drawing tasteless political cartoons and posting an image of a fleshlight titled "ideal woman" within what, the last 2 years? Way after he has supposedly "regretted his past and apologised". Or when he made a blatantly racist depiction of Shigeru Miyamoto for his video about joycon drift complete with a slit eyes and a violently racist accent.

And are you serious? "He's racist" "Well I only heard that he's a zionist" Yeah that's what I said.

Remember when he made a blatantly racist depiction of Shigeru Miyamoto for his video about joycon drift complete with a slit eyes and a violently racist accent? That was in *2021*, years after his supposed change for the better

Or the fact that his Apu video is to this day used to shut up both racialised Voice Actors speaking out against racism in the industry (like ProZD, who to this day receives harassment for that very reason) as well as many minorities speaking out against racist stereotypes in popular media (primarily those from India)

And yet despite all that all he really had to do to clean his image was literally redesign his sona to be more goofy and make a cartoon show where he has fun with his ghost buddy.

And if you ever bring up the fact that he never really changed and the shift was only because he felt the winds change an army of 12 thousand queer teenagers with his profile pic and chuds with pepe pfps will show up in your comments to say that you're just a hysterical bitch who doesnt believe people can change, that his video on Apu is actually correct on everything, you're just overreacting and that Voice Actors of colour wanting to have more opportunities to actually voice people of their own ethnicities instead of a white guy doing a racist accent are all just asking for DEI

"I love how in just one post you have combined the defense of a cis man" stop. You didn't comprehend the post. I was asking for information about claims that were entirely new to me. I only knew the Steven Jewniverse/related controversies before this. Should I have used the /genq tone indicator? I didn't think I needed it, but regardless, I suggest you reframe your mindset and stop assuming all questioning is coming from a negative place. Thanks.

"And are you serious? 'He's racist' 'Well I only heard that he's a zionist' Yeah that's what I said." If you meant to say he was a Zionist, which I already knew, that's what you would've said. Zionists are racists, but all racists aren't Zionists. Because I know most people would've said Zionist if they wanted to refer to him as a Zionist, my assumption was that you were referring to other instances of racism, not his Zionism. Still, my bad.

I also, explicitly, did not say that Gooseworx is not getting enough pushback. That's a brand new sentence. I said she, as in Gooseworx, has not done enough to rectify her wrongdoings. My focus is strictly on Gooseworx and the actions she took; not once did I talk about other people's reactions to her at all outside of the hate blog being bad. The actions she takes (or doesn't take) and how people react to them are different concepts, the latter being something that I do not intend to predict. So I ask you to decouple those concepts, and to engage with what I'm actually saying, not make up brand new sentences that I never even hinted at. These concepts are not inextricably linked. I could've been writing this, totally in agreement with you that Gooseworx has seen too much pushback and that people need to give her room to make up for what she did.

And that's because I wanted to be that person when I first heard about this. I actually wanted to be forgiving, and I'm partly writing this out of disappointment in Gooseworx that she couldn't even do that bare minimum. I still remember waiting for her to say something, anything, when people were attacking Black fans in the community for their beliefs. So, until I say "she needs more pushback," you have no grounds to say I believe Gooseworx is not getting enough pushback.

But, I do, and I'm confused as to why you think her lackluster responses to her own racism should not receive pushback. And that's why I want to ask what your primary concern is. Is it for Gooseworx to be held accountable by an upset public in a reasonable manner? Is it for people to have consistent standards? Or is it to not criticize Gooseworx at all because she's just a wittle baby? Because I wanted to think it was the 2nd option, but your response to my criticisms of Gooseworx being "a claim that actually the trans woman isnt getting enough pushback for her past actions," while constantly avoiding addressing Goose's own actions and inaction is making me lean towards the 3rd option. Why don't you want to talk about what Gooseworx actually did?

I'm still right to criticize you for assuming how I feel about her actions. It's bad form in discussions like this. But you're right that I think the level of pushback she has received is not enough given how little accountability she is willing to take. I want to see people talking about this until she and all the other people you have mentioned, like OneyPlays, Game Grumps, Max, and maybe Dropout (though I don't know what they did) are actually apologetic and actually do something to fix it. Pushback is not the same thing as harassment, hate fandoms, and "snark communities," and me criticizing Gooseworx for what she did does not mean that I want to funnel attention towards unproductive hate sinks that, frankly, aren't even good at their job and make wildly misleading, bullshit claims. Nor will I let other people off the hook.

Thank you.

bigkislangit09

My god. This is obviously just about her being trans. You're contempt for her is seriously evident and you sound like every racist and misogynist when talking about Kamala Harris. What type of thing do you want her to do for her supposed past actions? Continously grovel at the internet whenever she's talking online?

An actual apology would be nice. I talked about how bad her apology was earlier, but if you continue to insist that my demands for her are unreasonable, I can go into exactly what makes it a bad apology.

Yes, by this point, I'd say I have contempt for her. Should I, a Black person, not have contempt for someone who can't even do the bare minimum in owning up for her actions, when I have literally outlined how bare the bare minimum is? She couldn't even do that? Seriously? In this world, respect is earned.

What about my tags? My tags are mirroring the tags that the original poster was using, tags that the original poster has been using since before I even started.

(EDIT) Can you address what it is Gooseworx actually did?

bigkislangit09

1. Meh. If she wasn't a trans woman you wouldn't hound her for this stuff because it never ends with just an apology. You'll just find another reason to keep your contempt going.

2. Sorry. I don't really believe you're black since a lot of people just say that on the internet to keep a discourse going since they believe that gives them more credibility.

3. Tags that really indicate what this "discourse" really is for you.

Can you just admit you didn't read any of my posts? Do you think that after she apologizes, everyone needs to forgive her or they're the problem? People can feel however they want to feel about the things she did to hurt them. I don't like contempt, I try to be a charitable, forgiving person, but I can only do that when I have reasons to do that. Hell, when this first happened, I didn't even think she was racist - just ignorant. It was her inaction after all of this that made me conclude she was racist. If she had apologized, I would've been willing to forgive. I really hope you have people in your life who can clock you for being entitled enough to shame minorities who are hurt enough to not just accept apologies. It's incredibly clear what you are.

Not only are you being entitled on behalf of a white woman, somehow you're entitled enough to think you can tell me my race. Good fucking riddance.

silverswinds

You don't seem to show any regret for participating in another trans witch hunt and denying the very obvious transmisogyny at play here just because the victim of transmisogyny somewhat benefits from white privilege. Should YOU get harassed until you apologize and your harassers graciously decide to forgive you?

#reblog #text post #stupid niggas talkin #tired of the klansfems

I show no regret because whenever I try to speak about an issue that is, frankly, simple, I get met with the living embodiment of this image:

Just say you don't respect black people at all. Calling out racism should not warrant this level of sweeping.

If you want people to be less regretful, keep downplaying their experiences.

transbutchsupreme

Its just so nuts because op could talk about how black trans people who arent famous are treated with like. The least grace ever. Instead you have a 20 thousand note post in defense of casual racism that can be remedied and hasn't. And so its like congratulations you are emboldening black people to hate her more, because this is truly truly the company she courts with intention or not.

that-spider-witch

Please, do not hide this in the tags because you are absolutely right and you should say it louder.

flambymi

Hi Flamby, wondering if I could ask more about the Icehorn dragon you created? I’m interested in what the species is like since it has significance to our main Aarkar protagonist. It looks similar to a Skril, but with its own unique facial structure and features. Is more in line to ice elemental alignment much like a Bewilderbeast and a Sandwraith.

What class is it in? What are there main habits and hunting strategies? What’s there breath weapon like? Do they have a powerful reputation or legend among vikings? Has Hiccup and the dragon riders ever met one? And will we know more about them in the story?

Also last question… can I draw it?

Hi! Okay! First, here is some information about the Ice-Horns:

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The Ice-Horns is a dragon of the Strike class. It has a gray/blue body that provides near-perfect stealth in icy waters, and yellow eyes that pierce through blizzards and dark waters. Although it has four legs, its front legs are too short for walking. It therefore uses its broad wings for moving. The Ice-Horns has small, sharp teeth on the upper part of its jaw and three long tusks on each side of its lower jaw, designed to grasp and tear its prey. Its arrow-shaped head allows it to dart through the water at terrifying speeds. It has a long tail with eight protrusions at the base and tip. Its broad wings allow the Ice-Horns to fly as well as swim, and at very high speeds. The six horns on its head, resembling ice spikes (hence its name), may have a crystalline structure rather than being entirely organic.

The female has a longer nasal horn than the male and displays darker colors that allow her to better camouflage herself in the deeper waters where she lays her eggs.

Firepower

The Ice-Horns possesses a reservoir it uses to store water. When it spits it out, the water emerges as a thick, freezing vapor that instantly chills its target. This also allows it to create large ice surfaces when directed at large bodies of water such as lakes or rivers. The Ice-Horns can breathe ice as many times as it has water remaining. When its water supply runs out, it dives, mouth open, to replenish it. This dragon cannot therefore survive for long in arid environments.

This stored water can also be released as sweat through its legs, which also allows it to freeze anything that comes into contact with them.

Acute Senses

The Ice-Horns possesses incredibly keen hearing and sense of touch. It perceives the slightest vibration in the water and in the air during a blizzard. It can predict weather changes by sensing the air.

Hunting Abilities and Behavior

The Ice-Horns is incredibly fast in aquatic environments. Flying during a snowstorm increases its flight speed. In the air, its specialty is diving at high speed to seize its prey in its jaws. In the water, it becomes a veritable torpedo. On land, it uses its powerful tail and wing hooks to fight when its opponent is too heavy to catch. If its opponent is large and heavier, it will instead try to immobilize it with ice, targeting the legs or the base of the wings.

This highly intelligent dragon is not known for being sociable; it is a solitary hunter. If nothing threatens its territory, it will likely flee or hide until the intruder leaves. Otherwise, or if its eggs are nearby, it will kill the intruder without hesitation.

The Ice-Horns doesn't have very thick skin but possesses exceptional endurance. It can thus fly or swim for long periods. It does not breathe underwater but can hold its breath for hours, which goes hand in hand with its great patience.

Weaknesses

In arid or, more generally, drier environments, the Ice-Horns would be unable to breath ice and would be incredibly slowed down. It has a very low tolerance for intense heat.

While the Ice-Horns possesses excellent vision and sensory abilities to spot its prey from afar, its close-up vision is very poor. Therefore, if this dragon happens to miss its target on the first try (because it is extremely accurate), it will have difficulty refocusing unless it moves a considerable distance away.

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Regarding the legends or reputations among Vikings, or whether Hiccup and the other dragon riders encountered any, I haven't really had time to look into it ^^' ! We'll see in due time. As for whether we'll learn more about them during the story, not necessarily. Or at least, not in the main plot.

For your last question… Of course you can draw it! X3

(I want to clarify that what I know about the Httyd franchise comes mainly from the films, bc it's been a very long time since I've seen the episodes and there must have been some seasons missing back then 😅... So some characters that everyone talks about, I don't even remember who they are, I really need to catch up XP )

flambymi-dragons-blog

ROKSALT

The Roksalt is a Tidal-class dragon. It has a long, green body reminiscent of the seaweed among which it spends most of its life. Its back, neck, and head are covered in numerous outgrowths resembling floating seaweed fronds, providing exceptional camouflage in kelp forests and coastal reefs. Its lighter belly contrasts with the rest of its body, allowing it to blend in with the light filtering from the surface when observed from the depths.

The Roksalt possesses four pairs of wings that serve exclusively as fins. Unlike most dragons capable of moving both in water and in the air, the Roksalt is entirely aquatic and cannot fly. These large fins, however, allow it to maneuver with remarkable grace and move silently.

Its elongated jaws are equipped with numerous small, sharp teeth designed to grasp fish and other slippery prey. These teeth are poorly adapted for tearing, and the Roksalt generally swallows its prey whole.

Its small hind legs are an evolutionary vestige inherited from more terrestrial ancestors. They are now too weak to allow it to walk or even support its weight out of the water.

Firepower

The Roksalt is capable of projecting a powerful, thick, humid mist when it keeps its head above water. This mist contains a high concentration of salt particles produced by specialized glands in its body thanks to the seawater it ingests.

After a few moments in contact with the air, or instantly upon contact with a solid surface, the mist explodes into a multitude of extremely sharp salt crystals that scatter in all directions. This ability can be used both to injure an opponent and to create a defensive screen or trap allowing the dragon to escape.

Underwater, however, this attack loses most of its effectiveness. The Roksalt then prefers to use its natural stealth rather than its breath to defend itself.

Senses

The appendages on the sides of its head are covered with extremely sensitive sensory organs capable of detecting vibrations produced by water movements. Thanks to these organs, the Roksalt can locate its prey, avoid predators, and communicate with its kind over great distances. This adaptation compensates for a peculiarity of the Roksalt: it is completely deaf.

Its eyesight is also exceptionally keen. It can precisely distinguish shapes and movements in murky waters where many other dragons would struggle to see. Its eyes provide excellent underwater vision, even in dark waters or at night.

Hunting Abilities and Behavior

The Roksalt primarily hunts fish, crustaceans, and other small marine creatures. It rarely uses pursuit, preferring to ambush its prey. Thanks to its natural camouflage, it can remain motionless for several hours amidst seaweed without being detected. When prey approaches closely enough, it captures it with an extremely rapid head movement before swallowing it whole.

This dragon is primarily nocturnal. During the day, it sleeps hidden in seagrass beds, reefs, or kelp forests. Its plant-like appearance makes it almost impossible to distinguish from its surroundings.

Despite its imposing size, the Roksalt is a remarkably peaceful dragon. It generally seeks to avoid conflict and prefers to flee rather than fight. When threatened, it first tries to disappear among the marine vegetation before using its salt breath as a last resort (which in water produces only a cloud of salt that confuses predators, much like an octopus spitting ink).

Roksalts communicate with each other through a series of vibrations produced in the water. These signals can be detected over long distances by the sensory organs of their fellow Roksalts. This form of communication is so important that the Roksalt's deafness is not a handicap within its species.

This dragon spends its entire life in saltwater. It is primarily found in coastal seas rich in underwater vegetation and around reefs. It rarely ventures near the coast and avoids freshwater.

Its deafness also renders it insensitive to the roars and commands of Alpha dragons, making the Roksalt one of the few species capable of completely ignoring their influence.

Weaknesses

The Roksalt is unable to survive long periods in freshwater. Its body is highly dependent on the salinity of its environment, and prolonged exposure to freshwater can cause serious physiological imbalances.

Although it is a remarkable swimmer, its morphology makes it almost completely incapable of moving on land. Out of the water, its fins cannot support its weight, and its hind legs are useless.

Finally, its communication, which relies entirely on aquatic vibrations, becomes practically unusable when it is isolated out of the water, where it is deprived of its primary means of perceiving its surroundings.

#not my art #reblog #trollhunters #httyd #original content #digital art

felidead

changeling oc

he doesn't have a name right now

or a familiar

he's just standing there i guess

#reblog #not my art #others original characters #ocs #trollhunters #GOSHHHH THIS IS SO COOOL #I need to pin this for drawing inspo late laterrr #if thats okay 😜 tho I'll ask in advance #digital art

bunjywunjy

why’re giraffes so violent

most big herbivores are, frankly. if you have a pretty steady supply of food and don’t have to worry about missing a hunt and starving to death, you can afford to throw your weight around more and generally be more aggressive!

that’s why the most dangerous big animals in the world are almost all herbivores.

bunjywunjy

this is also why walking right up to these things in Jurassic Park would have been a fantastically bad idea

haltraveler

Sauropods would be fucking TERRIFYING and it annoys the hell out of me that media constantly portrays them as passive and harmless. That Indominus from Jurassic World would have been SLAUGHTERED against an Apatosaurus, let alone a whole HERD of them

particles-and-sweet-electrons

- @cappucino-commie

fairylolz2

Ok but, bringing it back to sauropods, people dont really understand just HOW terrifying they were First, size. And yeah most people understand that sauropods were bit, but it really needs to be reinforced just how big they were.

This is Camarasaurus lentus, around 15 ish meters and over 16 tonnes, for reference sake, the largest african elephant bull EVER recorded was 11 tonnes. pretty decent difference right? Well, except one thing. This is a SMALL sauropod. Want to see a large one?

Yeah, you’re reading that right, 53 tonnes. Almost five times heavier than the largest recorded african elephant ever. And they get even larger.

This bastard was last estimated at 73 tonnes, the largest animal ever to walk the earth. And they didn’t just get big, they got l o n g, too

That right there, is BYU 9024, it (among with a few undescribed remains) shows an animal in the size range of 40+ meters, this one here clocks in at around 40, and the funny thing is? this is the *conservative* estimate, larger specimens are not unreasonable in the slightest. It’s not quite as heavy as the big south american bastard above it, but at 67 tonnes, its close.

Secondly, speed. We’ve all seen it, lumbering behemoths that were dumb as rocks and probably about as fast, with a tailwind, going downhill. Well…. Not really, the latest studies done as of Asier larramedi’s sauropod facts and figures book gives some… Horrifying estimates.

I’ll spare you the complete explanations, there will be a paper out soon that goes into greater depth, but I’d like to draw your attention to the speeds, specifically fo the animal called Giraffatitan. Most people are familiar with it in some way, shape or form, but to clear up what exactly Giraffatitan is.

They’re not the small ones in the foreground, they’re the big ones in the back. 33 tonnes of pure muscle, moving at 25 kp/h. Again, to provide further reference.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUE304bqwQc THIS is how fast that is. It’s a house running at you, forget a hippo charging you, this would be a tidal wave of flesh and hatred bearing down on you.

And finally, weapons.

Like someone earlier pointed out, Apatosaurus should have absolutely trounced the indominus, because quite frankly at such a size anything you do will hurt. Kicks with the front or hind limbs will be utterly devastating to anything except another of their kind, but Apatosaurus had another thing going in its favour.

One thicc-ass neck. Pictured here with speculative keratin spikes on the bottom, whilst the spikes are speculation, the neck itself would have essentially functioned like a fleshy battering ram, capable of pulping ribcages and smashing anything that could have “preyed” upon them. But that’s not even the most terrifying thing, though this is not specific to Apatosaurus itself, but to all diplodocoids (Apatosaurus, Barosaurus, Diplodocus, etc.) Specifically, the tail.

This is Diplodocus, as you can see, this animal is half tail, as you might also be able to see, the latter half of that tail tapers down to what can, in all essence be described as- a whip. A serrated whip, powered by some of the largest muscles in the largest animals that would have walked on earth. But it gets even MORE horrifying.

You see, there have been studies that have come to a conclusion, and though there are those that have doubted them, I personally have looked at the papers and found merit to the theories.

Well, I’ll not hold you in suspense any longer.

The tips of these tails, could have, and would have broken the sound barrier. Yup, you heard that right, and as soon as that fact begins to seep in, you’ll realize the horrifying implications. A diplodocoid whipping its tail, would blow out the eardrums of any animal close by and unfortunate enough to draw its ire, the sauropod itself would possibly not come out unscathed, but when you can literally give a would-be predator internal hemmorages by, what to them would be essentially like snapping a finger, the benefits begin to outweigh the risks involved. And that’s not even mentioning what would happen if it HIT anything, an impact at such velocity, with such mass driving it would be- quite frankly? Devastating beyond words. Flesh wouldn’t just tear, it wouldn’t just break skin or bones, flesh would MELT, bones would shatter, if not simply cease to be. And this is on a sufficiently sized animal such as Allosaurus or Torvosaurus. On a human? They would be ripped in half. So yeah, Sauropods get shafted in popular media to an extent that isn’t even possible, if you think hippo’s are scary, imagine something fourty times its size, faster than you, and able to kill you without even touching you. Sauropod are kaiju, plain and simple.

The babies were really cute though. This is andrew, and he’s a baby… the size of a horse. If you want to know just how tiny they began, this is probably a good reference.

Yeah, the largest animals ever to walk the earth started out life at about the size of a dachshund. Eat your greens everyone.

beaked-whales-in-exile

I would not be surprised if, in a world where human civilization and dinosaurs lived side by side, stampeding herds of sauropods at enemy farmland and villages was a military tactic.

ratscullion

@khorneschosen

khorneschosen

I love this so much and have said a lot of this previously

sometiktoksarevalid

apolloniansorrow

ALSO ARTISTS LOOK AT THIS SO YALL CAN STOP DRAWING UR “PALE” BLACK CHARACTERS WHITE

slewfootwitch

If a person's friends are racist and they don't care because it doesn't impact them or they try to reframe their buddy's racist behavior as something else, they are also racist, okay? 🫶

slewfootwitch

Also if your friends are saying racist, antisemitic and otherwise heinously weird things about people, you may want to consider just not being their friends instead of just sending anons to the people they're talking about. 🫰

hillbillybubbeleh

Not only is it okay to stop being friends with someone because they're racist, it's the bare minimum thing to do.

And just so we're clear, if you stick around with racists, you can't get upset that you're associated with racism or that people think you're a racist too. Because if your friend's racism isn't enough to end a friendship over, that means you're okay with racism. Being okay with racism means you're racist. Just so you know.

#text post #reblog

moon-shr00m

My totally cool oc for the Among Us Show

Information on Lavender:

Lavender is another intern that helps themselves to helping everyone. When not working, they're often found asleep while in the middle of their task, in the security office with Purple, or in Medbay with Blue. Lavender gets along with everyone else, but is close with Purple, Green, Blue, and Rose.

In canon I believe they would die with Green (if he wasn't already the imposter in the beginning) or die fighting Green for Purps and Red to survive.

They also have the wonderful partner Rose that is created by @snackvamp hehe

#the baddies #--> aka the moots #not my art #digital art #reblog #luv uuu Moonie

localcoffeeshop

a lot of people are hating on the lilo & stitch live action for surface level reasons, mostly because people are rightfully not watching it and just repeating what they've read online while missing the bigger picture.

it's easy to bitch about this objectively bad tasteless remake from hell for things like not having gantu and making jumba the villain, but it takes a real stitch head to juxtapose that knowledge with the far more nefarious context, which is that disney opened a hawaiian resort called Aulani 14 years ago, and stitch is featured on the merch and at the resort.

this simple fact is the entire reason why the live action project was doomed from the start and why the obvious overly-fuzzy capitalist slop overtones are ACTUALLY so much grosser than arguably anything in any previous disney live action. it's one thing to argue about narrative changes, but you have to understand why those narrative changes happened to actually get to the root of what's so evil about it. it's why even the opportunities where criticisms could be levied against tourism clearly aren't taken (lilo sneaks into a resort to take advantage of the hot tub and the employees remind her she's not supposed to be there - this is a comedic moment that seriously makes me question if the people involved in the story are that ignorant or if things were cut because of disney's overhead - something the original film notably didn't undergo)

furthermore, a lot of people are regurgitating internet opinions on nani ditching lilo which is obviously a terrible decision/change, but a lot of the arguments people are making about it seem to boil down to "nani doesn't care about lilo", which is a read that shows you kind of are just parroting others without context. the movie, to its credit, does not portray nani as a selfish person. she says to lilo "it's my kuleana (responsibility) to take care of you" while expressing reluctance about going. in my opinion, the problem is that a Native Hawaiian character's aspirations are adjusted to fit the idea of Western ideals, dreams, and success - go to university (neocolonial institution) far away from your home and get a great job! a fine thing to want to do, sure, but one that exists in the world where Native Hawaiians have had their land and livelihoods stolen, bastardized, and destroyed for the benefit of capitalists and Americans.

additionally, Nani's decision to give Lilo up was also in part because the social worker tells Nani that the state will pay Lilo's hospital bills (after the near-drowning scene) in full only if Nani surrenders the rights to guardianship to them (paraphrase). To me this is far more disgusting than nani choosing to go to university because the film does not treat this as a really fucked up threat emerging from a violent system of privatized healthcare but as some kind of benevolent offer that Nani should take.

the grandma who takes lilo in says "you can't leave yourself behind either" as a response to nani saying "'ohana means family". the film wants to make the caveat that you have to take care of yourself too (while ignoring that "taking care of yourself" can put the onus on you to choose to live better, rather than the system that is oppressing you and exhausting you).

Ayesha Khan writes:

"I kept asking “how can I care for myself when I cannot survive or thrive in a world by myself?” How can I care for myself when survival is a collective responsibility & we are fundamentally dependent on the care of so many beings? (...) Mainstream self-care has created NEW forms of oppression, extraction & exploitation. (...) Today, many people partake in self-care as a means to enable their personal success & wealth accumulation under capitalism" (source)

tl;dr it helps to know exactly why this movie sucks so much with some context. there are things happening here that are actually disgusting and evil and yet the actual conversation in the Discourse Machine Of The Week has not yet gone into these things. eventually, you might forget how mad you were that Jumba doesn't have a russian accent, but hopefully you can sustain some anger towards how disgusting it is that disney's slop adaption is full of capitalist signalling and unquestioned "real world Logic" that turns the story's world into an inescapable unimaginative nightmare, and one which will be undoubtedly used to drive tourism to disney's own Hawaiian resort - the original film was co-opted despite its critical eye, the remake is effortlessly abetting, guaranteed.

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#Make Racists Scared Again 2026

Share if you want people to know they should be scared to be racist around you 👊🏾

"making them afraid will make them more racist" that's wild to me, because we live in a whole culture of social consequences for antiracism anyway. It is literally safer to be a racist than it is to speak up against it, socially.

Idk about you, but "I'm afraid no one will want to be my friend if I'm a white supremacist" seems like a pretty logical thought process to have, and I wish THAT were the normal and not "I'm afraid my friends will hate me if I tell them they made racist jokes".

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sometimes racists aren’t even aware that they’re racist tho