What Is Life?

Scout, 32, Non Binary, Asexual, Polyamorous, Neurodivergent Cosplayer who’s recently become absolutely obsessed with Wicked so I guess this is a Wicked Stan blog now

[spacephobos]

fucking love the pitt. they let the autistic girl chill with a dog fo a bit then her boss came in like "fucking love u girl my least troublesome intern wanna pick sooo much gravel out a dudes leg wound?" and she was just like 😀😀😀 incredible. banger autistic rep shes so me.

[bogleech]

Hey so I still see people utterly baffled by how religious fundies (still a majority in America and moreso its senate) react on certain issues so uhhh is it actually not common knowledge what the antichrist is all about? You guys know his defining characteristic is ending war, right? That he’s foretold to unite the world under his leadership by preaching global peace and solving basically every single problem in the world? So you know when you try to talk to these people about equality and togetherness they literally believe that’s what makes you an agent of the devil right???

[parfstar]

im sorry what.  so.  ok im assuming they think that this is all like.  to gain trust and then take over or something?  because.

[bogleech]

Yes, he’s called the “antichrist” because he’s an imposter Jesus and the majority of the world will love him when he ends all class divides and erases all borders, creating one world government with him at the top. That’s the “new world order” they’re terrified of. But they think he’ll oppress true Christian believers who see through his ruse, which is why they’re constantly looking for signs that they’re being discriminated against and panic when they lose any control over government. This is why they fear diversity, immigration, socialized anything. The less religious right are pretty clearly still running on the same logic; they might drop some of the spiritual lore but this is where they get the idea that all progressivism leads to the “real” fascism. Some believe the antichrist isn’t a literal person either but just that entire set of beliefs, so everyone protesting against war and trying to feed the hungry is a *collective* antichrist.

[bogleech]

So from the notes it turns out people are MUCH less familiar with all this than I suspected and that’s honestly kind of alarming, guys, you should really really pay attention to things that affect so much of this country. No these are absolutely not obscure or fringe beliefs, these are MAINSTREAM with megachurches, Trump voters, the GOP and a vast proportion of the wealthy. Alex Jones and multiple Fox News hosts openly believe word for word what I described here.

And yeah as several people pointed out it isn’t even explicitly in the bible, but something some radicals pieced together in maybe only the last century. My uncles all believe it to the letter and they all believe it’s what the Bible is “supposed” to be communicating.

A lot of people are also confused as to why they would believe the peace and unity are villainous things and what the difference even is then between the “antichrist” and actual Jesus, which brings me to another thing I realize some folks CRITICALLY overlook about American Christianity, which is that they do not believe in good or bad deeds. They believe the same deed can be right or wrong strictly according to whether or not it’s performed by a believer with God’s stamp of approval. Like, they KNOW the Satanic Church and Witch Covens do community service or donate to cancer research and they are not confused, surprised, bitter or embarrassed by that at all. It’s exactly what they’re taught to expect. They believe the forces of Satan do primarily “good” things so people will think he’s just as good or better than God. So if a pastor heals a sick child with a prayer then that’s good, but if a “witch” heals the same sick child with “magic” (not something I believe exists, but they do) then that’s a false miracle from the devil and the child was better off dying because now everyone involved is a sinner who deserves hell. They’re taught to view you as a ridiculous fool if you don’t grasp this difference, and every single argument you might make is a part of the satanic trickery.

After all, they think our entire existence on this Earth is an insignificant speck in the grand scheme of things. The suffering in the world isn’t a bug to them, but a feature that God set up to test everyone’s worthiness, teach them lessons and filter out the faithless, so they actively do not believe it’s always morally right in itself to help people or save lives. Rather, certain people are just intended to suffer and die and it can be MORE wrong to help them.

[bogleech]

Sorry to put this big ass thing on your dashboards again but I’m downright awestruck by the notes. There’s 15,500 of them at the time of this reblog and almost zero disagreement, just hundreds of people expressing absolute terror that they didn’t realize they were living under the thumb of a doomsday cult, and I’m really really sorry for that because I really did not expect to be the bearer of that news to so many. If you haven’t looked at the notes for yourself though, they’re pretty eye opening even to me, especially the next most common type of response on it:

….And something I’ve heard before but still neglected to mention:

…..so that’s all pretty nightmarish confirmation of how pervasive this mindset is around here, but you know, if the majority of reactions to this information have been either “what the fuck are you talking about?” or “yeah I WAS taught this and I’m better now,” maybe that’s a sign that it’s slowly but consistently fading with every generation?

I actually wasn’t raised religious AT ALL, and it was still impossible for me to not hear this shit constantly in the 80′s and 90′s from basically everyone outside my immediate family. It’d even crop up on television and radio stations that weren’t even supposed to be christian-oriented. Just boom, there’s an evangelist suddenly talking about how Only God is Allowed to End War and Satan Takes the Form of Kindness, like these were just normal banal perspectives to toss in between a relationship advice segment and the latest movie reviews. I’m really proud of every person saying they escaped from that indoctrination and actually feel much better and more hopeful about the whole thing. It might not be fixed completely in our lifetimes but clearly it is fixable.

[bogleech]

Bringing back my most viral post because:

[twobestgirlfriends]

I listened to the new finale track this morning and pictured the final shot from the movie and it felt like I got shot

[goatedsaminator]

I don’t know how posting on here works

[verdantgardenias]

Glinda pulling her wand out like a switch as if shes about to open fire on the crowd of munchkins after Elphaba's death is my roman empire, she sweet as fuck 😭🤦‍♀️

[enigma731]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 7/?

Fandom: Wicked - All Media Types, Wicked (Movie 2024), Wicked - Schwartz/Holzman

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Relationships: Elphaba Thropp/Fiyero Tigelaar/Galinda Upland, Elphaba Thropp/Fiyero Tigelaar, Elphaba Thropp/Galinda Upland, Fiyero Tigelaar/Galinda Upland

Characters: Fiyero Tigelaar, Galinda Upland, Elphaba Thropp

Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Developing Relationship, Angst with a Happy Ending, Relationship Negotiation, Polyamory, Sickfic, Hallucinations, Flashbacks, Caretaking, Physical Disability, Disabled Fiyero Tigelaar

Summary:

Trying to explain it makes Glinda realize how little she understands of the past few days – weeks, really: a letter from Elphaba, delivered by a Pigeon at her window, entreating her for help. Elphaba, alive somehow against all odds. And Fiyero too, apparently right there under her nose all along, hideously transformed into that straw abomination. And then transformed again, worse still, back to this state of brokenness, on the edge of death.

Elphaba has been the architect of it all, Glinda thinks, yet barely present. Certainly not explaining or apologizing. Talking about resources and expectations. Telling her that Fiyero didn’t want her involved. Suddenly she feels like the biggest fool of all, for trusting Elphaba yet again despite all of the times she’s been betrayed.

[sailorscout93]

For my Thropple truther followers who also like a bit of angst!!! This is one of my favorite stories!!!!

[swarnpert]

standing up and blacking out for a few seconds is just transitioning from a cutscene to the actual gameplay

[henchmaxxing]

You motherfuckers need to eat salt is what that means

[verdantelf]

fun fact antidepressants can cause low sodium levels.

when i was on them, i didnt know this, and my parents hated that i craved salt because “salt is unhealthy”, so i didn’t get enough–and blacked out and got dizzy a LOT.

if ur on antidepressants make sure to get enough salt!! i know media says salt=bad but i promise your body needs it!!

[teaboot]

IS THAT WHAT THAT’S BEEN ABOUT??

IVE BEEN BLACKING OUT CONSTANTLY WHAT THE FUCK

[sailorscout93]

Also you may have something known as POTS or Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, something that needs to be evaluated for by a medical professional.

Love,

Someone who’s been told by a cardiologist “I tell most people to reduce the salt in their diet, but you I’m gonna tell the opposite. Please add more salt to your diet.”

[sakurabraches]

were the brown eyes and blonde(r) hair really necessary to save him, elphaba?

[sirazaroff]

I’ve been thinkin about this for a while

[confused-reading-ink-rat]

Havent been active in a while but goddamn fooze why

[notearsnora]

New WICKED FOR GOOD poster.

[eve-is-obsessulated]

like. be so for real.

[pinkgoeswellwithgreen]

Can we have a t-shirt of this when we buy tickets to wear in the cinema? thank you

[beautifu11y-tragic]

kiss me too fiercely, hold me too tight

i need help believing you’re with me tonight. 

[youvebeengalindafied]

He seriously looks like he’s gonna burst into tears.

Somebody get my man some 200mg Zoloft stat

[enigma731]

You called?

[sailorscout93]

The fact that that tablet is only 25 mg… (I’m a pharmacy tech, I see this med frequently) he would need 8 of them a day to get that 200 mg dose…. I can get him a little tan tablet and then he only has to take 2 of them a day! 🤣

[eve-is-obsessulated]

elphaba says happy pride kill all fascists

[dinosaursattheprom]

It's time for both of us to fly

[notearsnora]

WICKED FOR GOOD TRAILER

[chrisfromthefreakingspace]

Happy Pride Month to these babies! 🩷💚

[rosefuckinggenius]

Your daily Gelphie is here ✨

What do you think they’re listening to??!