a beast waits in the dark for us all

she/her | queer | late 20s

[corvid-zone]

Imagining Captain Jim, for many years to come, whenever he hears anything remotely suggestive or sexist, whispering to himself; “that would Not go down well on Lesbos”

[leftenmostwindows]

shoot from the hip posted this in the fan discord, and I thought i'd also post here

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i hope the fans that need to hear this take it to heart.

[shootforthebit]

Happy Pride Month! Plant Aubergines, Rob Banks, and Write Poetry!

[i-have-no-nam3]

SPOILERS FOR RFTH EP4

Alone at the edge of the universe- RFTH animatic

I can’t get their final moments out of my mind .

Sorry in advance

[ola-na-tungee]

I will miss these guys

[ola-na-tungee]

[curioushabitforarivergod]

technically there are four poems in this one :)

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bitchhusband / bitchwife

tonight i bury two bodies but / rot has been consuming this family and

it started a long time ago / love tastes like blood and dirt for

i did love you once but / hatred wormed its way between us

we are bad people and / we were wrong for each other because

bad people make bad love and / we failed to realise that earlier

now it is too late to reconcile our issues

i should never have called you "bitch" / i should never have used jimmy

and turned my son against you / or called you "bitch" either

i regret a lot of things but most of all / i regret not leaving you sooner

i grieve for the casualty of our violence / we could have spared my son

as it happens, we are only good for killing tenderness.

[murderous-beetroot]

Noooo, piss girl, don't drink too much juice, nooo

[magnus-ohpuss]

I don't know how else to say this, but there is no reclaiming harry potter. there is no reclaiming the marauders. there is no reclaiming *any* works by JKR. you cannot be a fan of her or her stuff and be an ally, especially to the trans women of colour in your community. nope. It doesn't work like that

[applepixls]

the fandom might not be ready for this conversation but despite being fun and entertaining, sfth’s portrayals of women in stories is not particularly feminist

starting with the characters who are more thought out and planned, maureen and sarge.

maureen is revered and admired and while not exactly hyper feminine, she is defined by the stereotype of the femme fatale and (even if not intentionally at least implicitly) sexualized

sarge is also admired, crushed on, and respected deeply which is i think in large part because of her masculinity

then with long form characters, they are most often defined by their roles in other peoples lives (friends, sisters, mothers, wives, girlfriends, love interests) rather than by their own stories.

mary in murders in space is defined by her mission to rescue her husband, even if she is absolutely brilliant, and that is acknowledged right at the end. cindy campbell is reduced to a cheesy rom/com love interest and daughter despite having way better main character development potential than john james. alice laura is defined by being jimmys sister and john david’s daughter, even if she can summon a portal to hell its not about her. amanda in cdiyw is clarissa’s supportive friend, clarissa spends the whole story trying to win mark back.

and i could go on.

the nature of sfth’s close knit unchanging group gives them the strength of knowing how to weave a perfect narrative together but it also is the weakness to their storytelling because they’re four cis men. they don’t have the lived experience to authentically represent other peoples’ stories

do they play women respectfully? yes. are their portrayals fun and engaging? yes. are the roles the women fall into within the stories limiting and a result of society being misogynistic? also yes.

this isn’t an unsolvable problem by any means. while the structural issue of being 4 cis men will remain, recognizing these patterns, studying up on feminist ideology, and staying mindful when coming up with characters and stories can go a long way for more feminist portrayals of women in their stories

[i-have-no-nam3]

Lock stock angst begins! Muareen is having a tough time lemmie tell ya

Also DOOMED YURI WOOOO

[magnus-ohpuss]

idc that improvised characters aren't meant to stay ;-; I want these weirdos back

[possibly-emu]

[katariina-pieni]

First Tom steals things from audience members to use in scenes.

Now he kidnaps audience members to be in scenes.

If nobody stops this man, what will he do next?!?

(Please, nobody stop this man.)

[possibly-evil]

how I feel when the entirety of the sfth fandom is thirsting over the boys

[scrimbum]

my honest reaction to whatever the fuck luke was doing in party quirks

[rottenflesheatmelon]

Daily reminder: don't let the constant mental breakdown get you down