B-Movies and Other Things I Love

A blog to comment on pretty much whatever comes to mind that day.

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Why is that racist?

So, I’ve been on Tumblr for a while. I don’t post a lot...certainly not as much as a lot of people in the various fandoms I follow do. One thing that I have noticed though, is that it seems to be just fine to be accused of racism if you don’t happen to share a ship between a person of color and a white character. Case in point: The Flash. Since the first episode I thought Barry and Caitlin shared a connection, and I honestly thought that there was more chemistry between them than Barry/Iris. Apparently, for that reason alone, it’s okay for Barry/Iris fans to label me racist. It’s weird though...I also ship James/Kara on Supergirl, so does that mean I’m only racist on The Flash? That doesn’t work though, because I also liked Barry with Linda...

I’d have no real problem if I actually only shipped Snowbarry because I only wanted to see white characters in relationships with other white characters, but I don’t. I’m assuming there are lots of other Snowbarry fans that are the same, so why is it okay to just assume out of hand that anyone who ships Snowbarry is racist? To the bigger picture, why is it okay to assume that anyone that 

I don’t get it. Are people in other ships so insecure in them that they have to just assume the worst about people who don’t ship the same, or do they really have to deal with so many racist shippers that they find themselves just assuming all shippers are that way? I don’t understand how anyone on earth could ship Petyr Baelish with Sansa Stark, but I don’t assume that everyone who does so is some sort of creepy pervert or closet sexual predator or something like that, so it’s annoying when I get painted with some sort of stereotyping brush.

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ANYONE WHO NOW SHIPS KASTLE AND/OR IS WRECKED BY THE PUNISHER SERIES. LIKE OR REBLOG AND I’LL FOLLOW AND WE CAN TALK

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Taylor Swift Faces Alleged Assaulter In Trial, Suddenly We Aren’t Feminists Anymore

Am I missing something? I was under the impression that, now more than ever, feminists were loud and present and defensive. I thought I was seeing a wave of even braver men and women on social media, calling out bullshit and striking down misogyny. I thought the last nine months built an online army of journalists and Twitter users and anyone else who’s fed up with sexism and its disturbing presence in the administration, fighting every day against the trails of normalized misogyny Trump leaves behind and defending the women who speak out about it.

But there’s a ringing silence now. And it’s looming around Taylor Swift’s groping trial. A woman who is constantly attacked for being silent is now getting the worst of it.

Colorado DJ David Mueller is suing Swift for $3 million in damages after she alleged that he lifted her skirt and grabbed her during a meet-and-greet photo op. Mueller was fired soon after, and sued Swift, her mother, and her radio promotions director for defamation.

As much as grabbing women in sexual violation has been dismissed and normalized by our country’s leaders and its people, it’s an issue of sexual assault that made Andrea Swift want to “vomit and cry at the same time” seeing the look on her daughter’s face post-backstage incident.

Firsthand, I’ve seen girls run out of clubs in a heartbreaking tearful mixture of shock, fury and disturbance after a man grabbed them sexually without any form of consent. I’ve seen girls weakly laugh it off because they think that’s what they’re supposed to do. And I’ve seen guys stammer excuse after excuse after excuse, because they’re taught to search for anything to blame but themselves.

I’ve also seen girls, on and offline, race to the defense of those who were violated. I’ve seen them deliver completely scathing responses to regular people and political leaders alike who try to dismiss a woman’s story of sexual assault in any way or call it anything less than it is.

These people I’ve seen are incredibly vocal. They like to hold others accountable, and they spend a really admirable amount of energy spouting their support to women, famous and not, who choose to speak out about their sexual assault experience.

Let’s just take Ke$ha’s trial, shall we? Tons of celebrities, journalists and everyone in between shouted their encouragement, their disgust at her alleged abuser. Adele used her acceptance speech at the 2016 Brit Awards to publicly express her support of Ke$ha. Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, Snoop Dogg, Kelly Clarkson, Lorde and a clump of other pop stars (apologies to Snoop Dogg and his admirers for grouping him into a ‘pop stars’ category) used Twitter to do the same.

And then, two days after a New York judge denied Ke$ha a court injunction, Taylor Swift donated $250,000 towards any of Ke$ha’s financial needs. Kind, right? Nope, no one seemed to think so. Internet users everywhere shamed Swift for her donation, including the “I-always-know-the-best-thing-to-say-on-the-Internet” Demi Lovato.

Lovato tweeted “Take something to Capitol Hill or actually speak out about something and then I’ll be impressed.” This attitude was reiterated widely across Twitter, because it’s Twitter. And also because Taylor Swift, no matter what on the Lord’s green Earth she does, cannot win. But that’s another story that would take pages and pages to tell, so I’ll refrain myself.

Swift was ripped apart for “silence” after her donation. She was also ripped apart for her “silence” during the Women’s March. She Tweeted about it, celebrating the day and expressing her pride in everyone who marched. But of course that wasn’t enough, because it never is. She was annihilated for not going to her local march. (Even though she’s one of most photographed and stalked celebrities in the industry and could probably not go to a march without people harassing her and/or accusing her of going for attention and a photo op, but whatever it’s fine.)

Before my fury completely takes over my fingers and I start to type a fuming address to everyone who continually hates this girl because it’s what they’ve been in the habit of doing since 2012, let me take it back to the trial.

I’ve never heard silence quite this loud. (I hate myself, that is a Taylor Swift lyric, whatever.) It’s obvious, and not just to me.

Demi, is your Internet down? Or are you in a plane on the way to Capitol Hill to discuss sexual assault and actually impress someone?

Where is everyone? Where are the mighty feminists I so admire, I so try to be? Suddenly they aren’t as loud.

But Taylor Swift, no matter what card you think she plays, is a forcibly strong human being. To be hunted down every day physically and on the Internet, to be mocked at absolutely every turn, you can’t be a weak person. You just can’t.

Swift only countersued for $1. Before you open your mouth or press that little blue button in the corner to compose a Tweet, close it and take your hands off the keyboard. She’s not doing this for the money. Her mother wanted to keep it private until DJ Mueller sued. She’s doing this to show every other girl who watches her with adoring eyes and the ones who pretend they don’t that you can report your sexual assault. You can hold the person accountable. She’s showing men who mock her for her dating life but objectify her at the same time that they will not be tolerated. And it’s being met with silence. But we’ve known since the early days of 2010 that silence doesn’t follow Taylor Alison Swift for long, and it won’t now.

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But Spoby still deserved better

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But he wasn’t the only one who could tell a difference. Jenna literally called him up and told him that Alex wasn’t Spencer.

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Klaus: Constantly tried to kill all of Caroline's friends for an entire season

KCers:

Klaus: Disrupted her life and put her loved ones and her in constant mortal danger

KCers:

Klaus: Killed her best friend's aunt and boyfriend's mother

KCers:

Klaus: Enslaved her boyfriend

KCers:

Klaus: Made her boyfriend bite her with a lethal bite and swooped in to "save" her on the verge of her death

KCers:

Klaus: Made her enslaved boyfriend leave town while she begged him not to

KCers:

Klaus: Drove a lamp through her stomach because she told him she doesn't want to waste time talking to him

KCers:

Klaus: Told her she's beautiful but if she angers him, he'll kill her

KCers:

Klaus: Told her he'd be her first love no matter what even though she turned him down every time and canonically cannot love an abusive psychopath

KCers:

Klaus: Let her boyfriend return to town after killing his mother and all the friends he made as a "huge romantic favour to Caroline"

Klaus: Hooked up with her when in her boyfrend's body and told her she's a glorious kisser when she flipped out

KCers:

Klaus: Gave her a dress and said she was pretty

KCers: OTP!!! SHIP OF THE CENTURY!!! THEY MAKE EACH OTHER BETTER!!!! SO ROMANTIC AND CUTE I WANT A KLAUS!!!!!!

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Stefan: Has been best friends with Caroline for years, loves her, supports her, admires her, respects her, defends her and values her

KCers: Incest

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Stefan: Leaves his old life and ignores everyone including Caroline to cope with the permanent death of his brother and oldest best friend

KCers: Selfish fuckboy

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Stefan: Dated one girl he thought he was his soulmate before she cheated on him with her brother, after which he spent two seasons getting over her and falling deeply in love with Caroline, being best friends with, respecting and admiring and supporting her the whole time

KCers: She's a pathetic second choice

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Stefan: Is attracted to Caroline when he has no memory

Stefan: Falls for Caroline and tells Delena to get back together when Elena has no memory of loving Damon and hits on Stefan

Stefan: Says what he has with Caroline is something better than any true love

Stefan: Is worried about Caroline when Elena is lying dead near him

Stefan: Doesn't stop loving her after three years of seperation

KCers: He'll always love Elena, Caroline deserves better

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Stefan: Is oblivious to his feelings for her and hers for him just like his best friend, his brother, his mother and Caroline herself predicted

KCers: Maybe She Deserves Better. Better AKA Klaus Mikaelson.

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Stefan: Realises he likes her after she confesses she has feelings for him and kisses her

KCers: This is rape

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Stefan: Is compelled to turn his humanity off by a grieving, humanity-free Caroline who doesn't want him to turn hers back on and threatens the life of his niece if he doesn't stop trying to get her emotions back

KCers: This is all abusive fuckboy's fault

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No-humanity Stefan and Caroline: Are trying to mess with each other before they start running around committing petty crimes, finding each other blood, escaping being captured and and making out

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Other characters with no humanity in the past: Have straight up tried to murder many of their loved ones

Klaus: Has actually done things 10000x worse to Caroline with his humanity

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KCers: Abuse! Rape! Actions matter even when both are in states of complete negative emotions with only vampire and evil urges!! Klaus would NEVER

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No-humanity Caroline: Burns a letter from her mother

KCers: I cannot beleive Stefan burned her mother's letter

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Stefan: Regains his humanity and gets her to come back too, the only one supporting her through her crushing grief

KCers: Wow manipulation

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Caroline: Apologises to him for nearly killing his niece and risking the ripper's return only for Stefan to tell her he could never hate her and reassuringly touch her hand (to which she smiles and blushes)

KCers: How dare he touch her

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Stefan: Respects her grieving her mother and says when she'll be ready for him, he'll be ready for her

KCers: Weak and pathetic how dare he impose on her

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Stefan: Gets together with her next season after she tells him he makes her happy and kisses him

KCers: This is a toxic and fucked up relationship

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Stefan and Caroline s7: Exchange "I love you" thrice- directly paralelling s4 when she told him while slow dancing he'll fall in love again without realising it + are cuddling in the morning- a direct parallel to s5 when they fell asleep accidentally spooning

KCers: This ship is so random and an obvious filler for endgame Klaroline

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Stefan s7: Is told that he never realises his feelings until it's too late and he should deal with his baggage before he loses Caroline- a direct parallel to s5 when his best friend told him "I see I've been replaced with another blonde, I wouldn't want to miss your first date with Caroline, wow you really don't see it do you?"

KCers: Steroshit was NEVER foreshadowed WTF

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Stefan: Has a panic attack during their first restaurant date because he is suffering from severe PTSD and trauma

KCers: So awkward yikes truly pathetic

Stefan: Leaves her and her NEWBORN children because an unstoppable immortal huntress is after him and he'd rather she hate him than be in danger

KCers: HE TREATS HER LIKE SHIT WHAT THE FUCK IS ON MY TELEVISION

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Stefan: Vervains her to save her life on Damon's suggestion, and apologises the next episode stating that he messed up and it's her choice, just like it was Elena's

KCers: Looks like fuckboy will never compare to my loving British king

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Stefan: Confesses he still loves her after three years apart to which she reacts by telling him he hurt her and she's angry as hell

KCers: Yas queen leave your kids and go across the country to Klaus and his baby mama and his bartender girlfriend and his half dozen enemies trying to kill everyone he loves

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Caroline: Is told by the father of the children she was MAGICALLY impregnated with AGAINST HER WILL that she should be happy and deserves to find true love

KCers: Got to Klaus! Take your kids with you!! Ditch the dad!!!!!!

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Caroline: Runs to Stefan and hugs him, tells him there's thaw and kisses him after he emerges alive from near-certain death

KCers: What is happening why is nothing Caroline's choice?? I can't believe she just ABANDONED her children you CANT date who you want while raising your surrogate children oh no this is literal child abandonment!! What about the dad? WHAT ABOUT THE DAD???

The dad: Is actually sitting in his car nearby waiting for his friend to come back alive

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Steroline: Has always been about the two of them loving and supporting each other equally through everything life has thrown at them for seven years

KCers: This ship is all about Stefan, I am a feminist, and Caroline deserves someone like Klaus and not this awkward, abusive, incestuous mess that is Steroline #SaveMyQueenS8 #KlarolineEndgame

[margretta78]

Reblog if Captain Swan has given you such joy in your life.  Reblog if they make you ridiculously happy. Reblog if they are your OTP of all OTPS.  Reblog if you love Captain Swan with all your heart.

[maisiewilliams]

What you missed on 6x10 of Game of Thrones

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It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these, but I was in the mood today, so here we go.

Song of the Day: Bishop UK - Wild Horses

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Metal Song of the Day: A Breach of Silence - Night Rider

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My day 2 pickups from Fan Expo Dallas.

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Root came out of the machine to make my Fan Expo Dallas experience more awesome!

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I’m as upset that Root died as the next fan, but can we stop saying that she took a ‘stray bullet.’ Watch the episode again if that’s what you think. She saw the sniper, deduced that he was aiming at Harold, and swerved the car so the bullet would hit her instead. I didn’t want her to die, but I respect that she went out how she would’ve wanted to: protecting someone she cares about.

When I say she deserved better, I mean that she deserved to not be alone when she died. The sad fact of it is that people often don’t get what they deserve, and this episode of POI was a perfect illustration of that.

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Person of Interest Devastated Me

I was so afraid they'd kill Shaw that I didn't see this coming for some reason. I feel cheated and sad and angry, and I'm a straight male. I can only imagine what many LBGT community are feeling now. RIP Root. You deserved a better exit than you got. Shoot will live on in my heart.

[rightnextdoortonowhere]

This song always makes me think of Root and Shaw. What do you think? Is there some awesome vid maker out there who could turn this into an excellent Shoot video?

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Random question to Clexa fans (and the LGBT community I guess)

During all the fallout of the death of Lexa, I keep seeing reference to the Dead Lesbian Trope, which I already knew, but people referencing it almost always included Shaw from Person of Interest as one of the examples, and I’m wondering why that is. I mean, she was written off of the show for maternity leave, so everyone knew it was coming; yes she got show, but she didn’t die, and she’s coming back, so wouldn’t she be an example of bucking that trend, or am I missing something? I’m not asking to be sarcastic or anything, I actually want to know.