#fanwanking

[downwarddnaspiral]

My rewatching is dwindling

I think what Disney/Marvel is neglecting to acknowledge is that their whole catalog of films is growing unappealing to rewatch. Phase Six is shaping up to be a trash fire.

I look back on the first Black Panther movie, the first two Cap movies, the Kenneth Branagh Thor films, and the first two Ant-Man movies and the Captain Marvel films as the only ones that I really enjoy rewatching on my Disney Plus app. I used to enjoy watching the first Avengers movie for some of the sight gags and silly dialogue, but it hasn't aged well.

As much as I love Tom and Zendaya in the Spider-Man reboot, I don't rewatch those movies because I hate knowing that Aunt May gets killed in the third one. It sours my enjoyment of the first two. It was the same problem that I had with the Andrew Garfield films. The first one was phenomenal, but then Sony shit the bed with the second one, making me upset with all of the things that they could have done not to ruin the franchise. The No Way Home movie was so good until that fucking ending. It fixed so many mistakes from ALL of the previous films but ultimately shit the bed AGAIN.

I think it's funny that Disney is mad that Marvel fans are more engaged with the shows than the big budget movies that they keep fucking up with bad marketing, bad release dates, overlapping releases, whitewashed casts, misogyny, and planting bits of rage bait into every new film so they can "filter" the fans they want to appeal to while stealing our money. I like the shows because I can happily watch those from my living room and process and savor them without the anxiety of trying to get a seat in the back of the theater because being too close to the big screen exacerbates my seizure disorder when there are flashing effects. I can also quietly dissect the worldbuilding and the character motivation and see all the Easter eggs from previous films. The shows, because maybe they are lower stakes to Disney, are also more diverse. More racial diversity, body diversity, gender diversity, more fluid sexuality, more characters of different ages, more religious and cultural diversity, more language diversity.

We didn't need Sabra in Sam's movie. Not when Leila Taylor was RIGHT THERE.

We didn't need them to kill off Ramonda in Wakanda Forever. Not when fans and the cast alike were already mourning Chadwick.

We didn't need the Fantastic Four movie to only show minority extras looking astounded and flabbergasted in the background of all the action scenes.

We didn't need Thunderbolts to woobify John Walker's racist ass. Or to kill Antonia. Or to sideline Ava Starr into glitching every time she used her powers when she was a badass in Ant-Man and the Wasp.

We didn't need to watch Gamora (one of the MCU's only arguably Black female characters) to die violently onscreen, or Natasha in the same fashion. That was a choice that someone greenlit TWICE.

Marvel Phase Six is about to keep on committing the same sins.

We're going to get more female characters being killed off to inspire the male leads. (Jane? Ramonda? Natasha? Gamora? Maria? Aunt May? Wanda, who I can't stand, but they still did her dirty?)

We're going to get more Black and brown people being knocked down and killed in the background of cityscapes and boss battles like we had in Civil War and Infinity War and Age of Ultron and the first Avengers (Lagos, Harlem, Wakanda, Johannesburg?).

What few minority characters they allow on screen are going to be cast with the Whitest-passing, fairest-skinned actors they can find.

Properties like Wonder Man aren't going to be given good promotion because they don't really want us to watch it. All of the teasers have more Ben Kingsley in them than anything else.

They're going to try to make us forget about queer characters. Agatha was great. Yet, Agatha is DEAD. They are going to nostalgia cast any X-Men properties and ignore the diversity of the actual comics, as well as the blunt queerness of the present runs. They're going to toss Kelsey Grammer back onscreen as Beast, when he's an avid Trump supporter.

They're going to shove more Benedict Cumberbatch down our throats.

They're going to give us Steve "the guy who wanted all those things went into the ice" Rogers as a family man, when that didn't work out well when they did it with Clint Barton in AoU. They're going to let RDJ pretty much run the show and hog the script and chew the scenery. Women in Doomsday will be very ancillary, props, or cannon fodder. Window dressing.

I don't want any of that.

When I open my Disney Plus app, I glance briefly at the things it thinks I might like based on my previous viewing, or whatever they are trying to promote, and I skip ALL of it. All of the choices depress me. I haven't rewatched any of these movies for the following reasons:

Ant-Man Quantumania: Jonathon Fucking Majors. NO. That, and I feel like half the actors in it forgot how to act. It was just a vehicle to introduce Cassie Lang as the new Wasp, but the story was bland.

Doctor Strange: Hated it the first time. That has since become the only time. We didn't need a bald White woman as the Ancient One. And a movie that is set in Tibet that hardly gives its Asian characters speaking roles. It was like the Shyamalan Airbender movie all over again.

Infinity Wars: Why do I want to rewatch my favorite characters getting dusted again? Once was enough. Thanos' aliens wrecking Wakanda's landscape wasn't all that appealing, either.

Endgame: Thor getting to kill Thanos when Nebula was right there and deserved the opportunity more? Nat dying? Heimdall dying after he saved everybody in Ragnarok? Having to sit through that much Tony from start to finish? The whole "it's all your fault, Steve, for abandoning us?" theme after Civil War happened? Excuse me?

Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3: I hated it. Everything about it. I hate that the critics raved about it. It was made worse by the fact that the GOTG Christmas special was so lighthearted and funny and they followed with this grimdark slop. Cruelty to fictitious animals? The film's only minority character is the villain committing the cruelty? Hard pass. And I'm done watching Chris Pratt in anything, unless my kids want to watch the next Mario movie. (I'll only do it for them.)

Wakanda Forever: The music and costumes were nice. The introduction of the Talokan was nice. But again, why kill Ramonda? Why have Namor do that, after he lost his own mother?

Multiverse of Madness: Still haven't watched it ONCE. Don't need to. The spoilers were enough. Agatha All Along filled in all the blanks.

Ragnarok and Love and Thunder: I've given both of these a couple of rewatches each, and they both lose something with each rewatch. Just give me a Valkyrie solo show with Tessa Thompson and I'll be fine.

Fantastic Four reboot: Didn't hate it. Just can't explain why I don't really feel like watching it again? The actors did a great job with that they were given. But again, it was very whitewashed and vague and didn't fit well with the rest of the MCU. There was a certain weird, handwavy Messianic subtext to Sue and Franklin? I don't know if that was intentional? It felt very "our blue eyed blond lady and baby can do no wrong." That feels like it's going to be a prevalent theme for everything going forward (which it kind of was for Carol's character in the second Marvels movie, too, if I'm being honest).

Thunderbolts: I don't even have to explain why. Bucky in a bad wig, looking bored for most of the film? Red Guardian in all of his greasy glory? No Sam? More Valentina, whose character was already vaguely racist in TFATWS? And this movie dialed it up to eleven? The Incredibles Syndrome ending battle? No, I'm never watching it again. Not even to write fix-it fic.

When I started watching MCU movies and writing fics for that universe, it was fun because it was a refreshing change from the Fox X-Men franchise that only took canon as a helpful suggestion and cheerfully ignored it. The MCU made the comic characters three dimensional and nuanced, at first. Soaring musical scores, gorgeous and accurate costumes, and the scripts were written with a sympathetic hand. Now, though... I'm just so tired. The X-Men movies were originally "that way" because they were still getting their feet under them in how they approached a superhero movie based on a popular comic book, but as time went on, Fox kept doubling and tripling down on the series' flaws, like a disrespect for their own in-universe continuity, misogyny (women getting strangled in every film), whitewashing, watering down the female characters and removing their agency (and dialogue, in some cases), mistreating their minority characters (Darwin?!?!), straightwashing queer characters (Raven), and only using certain characters for optics (Emma, Angel, Warren, Raven, Piotr... the list goes on and on and on). The best thing that the Deadpool films did was dunk heavily on all of the X-films. How do you get the costumes and wigs so appallingly wrong? They had one job.

So I don't want this nostalgia grab of adding Marsden, Cummings, or Romijn or Grammer. The whole concept bores me to tears, when they could just give us a new X-Men film that they have been promising since they bought the properties back from Fox. They aren't going to give me an X-film property this time that will wash the taste of the old films out of my mouth, sadly. Chris Evans was better used as a washed up Human Torch in Deadpool. He was having a good laugh at his old self and we were laughing along with him.

I started cherry picking which Marvel films to watch in the theater after Endgame when I used to be a "completist" who just automatically paid opening weekend ticket prices to watch them right away. I think I've reached the end of the road with Doomsday. And that's fine. It's like when you stop wearing your old high school t-shirt when it gets so faded and full of holes and doesn't fit anymore.

It's okay to just fucking throw it out.

I want to watch other things with Mackie. Or X-Men 97 if they give us a second season. Or any of the Marvel properties that finally revisit my favorite characters with decent intent and real attention to their development.

Doomsday isn't it.

[zivacaps]

“you abandoned me!”

YA’LL!!!!!!!!!! THIS. IS. SOME. POETIC. CINEMA!!!! HAVE YOU EVER HEARD ANYTHING SO BEAUTIFUL??? ALL THAT PAIN, ALL THOSE YEARS, VALIDATED, AND SUMMED UP IN ONE LINE, HOW INSANE IT WAS TO FORGET ABOUT HER, TO DISCARD HER, TO BARELY UTTER HER NAME, THE LEGACY OF ZIVA IS IN THIS EPISODE, WHAT A FRIGGIN REWARD FOR GETTING THROUGH ALL OF THE BULLSHIT EMPTINESS OF NEVER MENTIONING HER, FRIGGIN THANK YOU SEASON 17

[maneaterwithtail]

Character I Love Meme: Axebear

Time to take my own advice, while slow on the adaptation analysis project Fangbone Page II Screen (its tag search for it) That's mainly as I only have a tablet and need a terminal and time to really try to hammer out entries. Which, looking back, haven't been good enough I can't fault a lack of discussionGetting a little down on the project I figured should at least try to have some interest in Fangbone and discussion on it stirring, especially if want robust discussion outside of Fangbill pairing, which I have disinclination for but is easily, and understandably, the most popular subject and stuff on the Fangbone tag.

Still want to Promote @rubyreddraws @g-00lden @cordset and others and appreciate likes from folks but really more of a forum/conversation sort as to socmedia guy. But I hear using standard memetic questionnaires can cause discussion on threads to keep up, if no fanart or theories to really go into...also sucker for design and feel, in a way character needs more love.

Whole series does, but I think appreciation of animated Fangbone's leader-cheiftain is in order for those who like interesting and thick characters who have character and not just a joke either. Though is a joke, but so is EVERYONEon the show, but a nuanced one with lots of valiance

1: Orientation headcanon

Functionally bisexual.  Prefers/more familiar with men and dismissive overall of feminity but not *self consciously* macho 

2: otp

Triple

Him, Ms. Gillian, and Twinklestick.  Likely after some character growth for him, some respect for the last, and Ms. Gillian gets her muscled man meat who knows she’s a prize.

3: brotp

His battle Brother died some time ago and he’s found no replacement worthy for the honor to entitle, so tends to act “alone” or with subbordinates 

(bonus points if looks like GN Axebear...or maybe not).  Technically is kind of this with Twinklestick but has ISSUES about “softbelliedness” and being civilized and so on.  Also it was sort of a shotgun arrangement (needed a wizard, couldn’t pay him in material wealth, position by elderhood/capture-marriage was the workaround)  But get along as seen in show with begrudging concession though takes for granted

4: notp

One-eye the Slippery...Just got a thing of “all antagonism is UST” though do see them getting more Bro-like.. but more hate One-eye for being a living conflict ball and asshole

5: first headcanon that pops into my head

Basically the Mighty Lizard Clan, in my head, have taboos on relationships which he follows, if not embodies.  That includes same sex relations but to us they would seem peculiar in specificity versus our assessment.  (you always sleep with men why freaked out at two of them marrying and raising a kid together? Why mock hetero marriage or think child custody works like dividing lovestock birth!!!)

As Chieftain he’s physically intimate (that oil rub demand) with tribesmen in certain ways.  But affection if not codified in writing comes with specific rules/guidance he knows and expected to follow.  Also if abusive, well can be challenged or they can leave and spread word of how treated, which is shameful (as mentioned relations not be public, plus other stuf)

 Hilariously, while known and universal in Skullbania, committed marriage is rare amongst the Mighty Lizard Clan. Fangbone’s parents are unique or rare in the clan. The clan being predominantly male and most procreating comes through inverted demographic clans, or wandering wench groups, during special days of revelry (which the Chief is expect to lead/direct) and meetups, or “bridal stealing”  much like the MLC claims its artisans and teachers which can be true kidnappings or “pay-offs” or similar with no direct obligation to *keep* the target even if must serve kidnapper.  Kidnapee may escape (in quotes or this is sincere) and unlike with goats or gear clan not obligated to help retrieve beyond personal bond/wish. Escapee goes back to their clan who can return as will or “reclaim” by their method or way.  Gets complicated with the ‘civilized’ societies like out in Minkwater (professional damsel/wetnurse/broodmare is a thing, got a guild and everything)

Recreating with tribesmen is done, its not shameful but not proudly displayed (unless making a statement..or being ‘lazy’ or) compared to other MLC activites (why we don’t see it or introduced as such).  Hilariously this is looked down on with battle brothers, as you’re meant to be equals, and there are superstitions about positions, history of exploitation, worries about protege setups, etc (insert our own justified issues with pedophilia, teacher-student hankypanky, and power dynamics/abuse and harassment here) But this is in a “assume not, unless otherwise stated” situation.  Those of equal standing can and do marry but this is more for alliance.. sort of.. its complicated.  

There are hopes to have more women as a subgroup and thus ‘revive’ the female branch and traditions but most of the women are all warrior and aggro ala fangbone himself (as the MLC leans TOOmuch on warrior and only warrior plus lost a lot of women due to reasons generations before Axebear took the seat, then they keep selecting or slanting things to guys...)

Basically as Village Elder he is sort of married to Twinklestick who, as wizard/shaman from out of the tribe, occupies a weird position regard to elder, barbarian, man or woman, and husband/wife (unlike typical one isn’t expected to be/auto-dumped after x time of no kids produced).  Personally has little recreational interest in ladies, but not unattracted to them, more he’s so much about work and already has an atypical spouse AND as chieftain has open “rolladex” if frisky AND has obligations for how he sexually must act out for the good of the clan... well he GETS where Ms. Gillian is coming from.  But she’s not like Lizard Clan suitors or women.. but not like Minkwater wenches either...

And now she’s showing not just wisdom (thus a possible good target for bridal and teacher theft) but also feirceness in battle and leadership (that really gets him going). And so forward that’s different and unique (so exotic and new, and Fangbone likes her ALOT).  Twinklestick likes her too much though and well that’s a problem.  As for one technically Twinklestick is “teaching capture” who by dint of “is a magical storied wizard” who could leave at any time and no one in the tribe could really stop him and recapture be a bitch as his ‘clan’ likely act in defense of his egress as to insist on his return.  So how could this relationship work, it isn’t like a man having two bridal captures, or a brood and lifetime-battle-brother or permenant ally or something he gets and familiar with...

what he feels inclined to do he knows he’s not suppose to do.  And that’s a sign of going soft/corrupt from Earth, like Ms. Gillian of the Steel Desk who is NOTsoft like he thought Earth was but strong in ways Bill and other Earthlings have shown and helped train Ingrid and defeat drool with...WHat can he DO!!!!

Secondmost? Until mentioned SPECIFICALLY in an episode I thought he was Fangbone’s father (explained a few things about look, Fangbone’s attitude, and so on) but the MLC do communal raising with obvious biases to flesh and blood.  That or Fangbone was adopted by Axebear out of the “fighting pits” they stick the kids into until they graduate/prove themselves.

6: favorite line from this character

too many to choose from...

But one that gets the most acute reaction from me? 

“I, Axebear, will crush all teachers, parents, AND INTERVIEWS” *smash*

7: one way in which I relate to this character

His hygenic presentation/mannerisms are bold like I wish I was, and while obstinate he is genuine and has method to his madness.  Even when makes are harsh authorative judgement when out of his depth, committing to plan and fearing issues or messups will re-assess what feeling and own values and make decision on that.  And despite it all WILLAPOLOGIZEand openly justify redecision

I was not a good older brother growing up so liked the niance of him being a leader and that particularly showing strenght and leadership with affection, judgement, and self reflection.  He didn’t even need, as expected, any direct prompting to take Fangbone back.  And get how he was embodying MLC values not betraying them.  ANDlearning to integrate/appreciate new and diverse things. And reassess his views.

Overall just like is bold ANDthoughtful at once and not..a contradiction?

8: thing that gives me second hand embarrassment about this character

Being attached with lamer weirdos or someone with a tendency to not think, ramble, or have to do something “again” as that describes how actually AM and would think see me.

9: cinnamon roll or problematic fave?

More to the latter than the former but not so problematic as given space to grow while staying true to self and, in a way, avoids some problematic cliches about barbarians/less advanced peoples and how respond to things.  Its more most comfortable with what he knows and thinks best. As to “too dumb/macho to live”

[frazzledsoul]

So I've got a few opinions about the "spoilers" out there of the last 2 eps of GoT

First of all, anyone who's telling you they have concrete info is shitting you. There's a ton of conflicting info out there, and with the reports of fake scenes, multiple endings, and even actors not being certain of what the ending is, no one really knows for sure what's going to happen.

That said, my theories for the three possible endings under the cut.

Jon is forced to kill Dany after she goes batshit insane. Tyrion is either executed by her or rules a council to run Westeros afterwards. Jon takes off for the North to live amongst the Free Folk.

I see this as the most realistic ending. Like it or not, the narrative has been building to this for years as Dany progressively gets worse and worse and is willing to do more and more awful things. It also fits in with the mythology, which as Davos reminded us, still mostly remains a mystery.

Let’s go back to the original legend of Azor Ahai:

Darkness lay over the world and a hero, Azor Ahai, was chosen to fight against it. To fight the darkness, Azor Ahai needed to forge a hero's sword . . .with a heavy heart, for he knew beforehand what he must do to finish the blade, he worked for a hundred days and nights until it was finished. This time, he called for his wife, Nissa Nissa, and asked her to bare her breast. He drove his sword into her living heart, her soul combining with the steel of the sword, creating Lightbringer, the Red Sword of Heroes.

That’s the first part. Here’s the second:

There will come a day after a long summer when the stars bleed and the cold breath of darkness falls heavy on the world. In this dread hour a warrior shall draw from the fire a burning sword. And that sword shall be Lightbringer, the Red Sword of Heroes, and he who clasps it shall be Azor Ahai come again, and the darkness shall flee before him.

The rumors about Jon stabbing Dany are very similar to this. Is it really a coincidence that the way this all goes down is almost an exact replica of the legend?

What if the darkness that flees before him is simply Dany’s madness if her reign would have to go unchecked? What if it had nothing to do with the Night King at all, but is all just a metaphor?

Or is that all there is to it? (More on that in a minute).

If events do unfold this way, I could understand Jon going “fuck this shit” and heading off to go live with Tormund and Ghost, free of all the misery and turmoil and death that power has brought him. I think it’s a happy ending: like he said to Tormund directly, he’d rather be there anyway. I know people will say that it’s giving up on life or randomly going off to be a lumberjack a la Dexter, but when your hero directly states that this is his true heart’s desire, why not let him have the peace and happiness that he wants?

We might as well give someone a happy ending.

Jon kills Dany. Tyrion is either executed or helps run the kingdom. Jon heads off to the North, either to man the Wall again or to hang out with the wildlings because . . . Dany is resurrected as the Night Queen, and Jon is needed to help balance out the cosmos between the two of them. Darkness cannot exist without light, ice cannot exist without fire. They’ll remain together either as a melding of the elements or as an uneasy existence until they’re fated to repeat the cycle of their doomed romance in the next Long Night.

I know, I know. A really crazy ass theory. But let’s go back to the legend of Azor Ahai:

Benerro has sent forth the word from Volantis. Her coming is the fulfillment of an ancient prophecy. From smoke and salt was she born to make the world anew. She is Azor Ahai returned ... and her triumph over darkness will bring a summer that will never end ... death itself will bend its knee, and all those who die fighting in her cause shall be reborn.

Sounds like raising a zombie army to me. Maybe Azor Ahai is something they were supposed to avoid.

And I have to think back to the scene in 8.01, when Jon and Dany were by the waterfall, and she talked of staying hidden there for a thousand years.

It’s possible the Jon-kills-Dany surface theory (aka the metaphor) is just intended for the show and GRRM would do the Ice Zombie thing if he ever got around to writing it. But I’m sort of attached to the idea Dany as Queen Ice Zombie. 

Jon doesn’t kill Dany, and they are actually endgame in the completely mortal sense. Tyrion has been betraying them all along and he destroys most of King’s Landing by wildfire. He is tried and executed by the Starks. Sansa oversees his sentence. Dany and Jon either co-rule or run away to the North.

Of all the rumors floating around, the one that supports this theory has been dismissed as the most dubious. However, it also it is the only rumor to support the very detailed rumors about Tyrion’s trial/execution that have been out there for months and line up with verified information about the cast shoots.

There’s no payoff with the mythology, but I could see this happening.

This has been described as a “Disney ending”, but I don’t see it that way. If Tyrion is a traitor and condemned to death by Sansa, I don’t see how that fits in any way as an ending anybody wants. If this happens, it’s going to be absolutely devastating, and giving Jon/Dany a happy ending is not going to make up for it.

Of course, Tyrion could be executed and they could do Jon-kills-Dany as well (Dany and Jon are supposedly not present at Tyrion’s trial) but I just don’t see the show being that dark.

Leaving Jon and Dany to rule together as expected may seem like a happy ending, but there’s still a touch of tragedy to it: Jon’s true heart lies in the North with Tormund and Ghost, but he gives it up for love and duty. (I can easily see why GRRM would think this would be absolutely terrible). He thought he would be the one to sacrifice himself in the battles he’s fought since he was resurrected, but nope. Dany as well has to learn to manage her impulses and accept that she’s a ruler, no longer just a conqueror.

(Yup, pretty boring. I prefer the Zombie Queen theory).

I just don’t see Jon and Dany both rejecting the Throne and heading up North to hang out by the waterfall, but that’s apparently part of the rumors now. I’d dismiss this as completely unlikely if not for the fact that the trial stuff lines up with outside information.

I have heard nothing positive about Jaime and Brienne whatsoever. I remain optimistic and hope that he lied to Brienne and headed south to take down Cersei and will die doing so. I don’t really hope for much beyond that.

I guess we’ll all know in a couple of weeks

[spirit-animal-sisters-official]

Knob:  I like Tangle! Also Knob: Wahhh, Tangle is a Sonic clone, Wahhh.

[spirit-animal-sisters-official]

Ok why don’t you think sketchy should stop? How would you like it if he obsessed over hating a character you like?

Because it’s his opinion? I wouldn’t care, because, again: opinion, Sketchy and I have different opinions on Twilight Sparkle. Also, obsession? Like the one you have that everyone you interact with has an irrational hatred of Pinkie Pie that needs “fixing”? I still have that clown license that you dropped if you need it back.

[maneaterwithtail]

In light of Nagini reveal/drama

I want to share a previously written rebuttal of a *still valid* poetic critique of Rowling’s other criticized East Asian female character, Cho Chan  Which can be a valid name... and isn’t THAT out of place in a story with the likes of Corny Fudge or Rubeus Hagrid.

Having watched the video now......I needed to read the transcript. The read some follow up responses. Then watch the other video. This is a rabble rousing piece. That's valid, especially for poetry, especially poetry trying to put voice on the unspoken racism in society with the audience intended. 

But

 holding Cho Chan as a caricature is a bit much. It goes too far. Her already admitted inaccurate take on the name is all the worst example. This taints the rest of her points. In short she practices things very poorly that she's trying to preach against and looks like an attention seeker for it. The Name thing pretty much slaughters her as valid voice. The rest is basically semi-valid about Asian women being fetishized as devices to emotions as a writing trend and saying HP is part of it. Particularly popular literary trends where asian women have mind blowing spiritually, lifedefining affairs with the wet coming of age abroad dweebish white dude but then break it off so the guy can live with his memories or more boring and expected wife. The woman herself then dies or is undone. This also reinforces the very prevalent idea of east asians as foreign and not people or part of everyone's lives. Even the ones partially deconstructing this idea (M. Butterfly...spoiler the exotic demure oriental woman.. is man) tend to perpetuate it. Which is why I VERY much object to Cho Chan's raking over the coals. Her culture is Harry's culture because she's part of Hogwarts and Wizarding Britain. That He doesn't get deeper than that is a massive signposting "this isn't going to work out." 

Her identity and words are as a student of Hogwarts and her own person who, like a normal girl who's pretty prefers the forward older dude. She has her own friends, she dates people who aren't the perspective character. Before she dates harry she's established as perfectly normal in diction and poise. Hell she's even thoughtful and shown NOT to be prone to poking harry with the rumor du jour. She even converses with him about personal things in her damned life. Its he who's usually unable to meet her eyes and talk to her plainly.

She's someone quiet, yeah. And she's treated as especially pretty and even exotically so, true. This just establishes Harry Has The Yellow Fever... actually no its that he's idealizing Cho Chan and when confronted with the whole reality of her handles it poorly. Even the "weaker" quality is contextual. She's more heart on her sleeve and gentle and given to not argue or not want to. but at the same time she speaks her mind, her defense of her friend and the handling of the argument is a sign of someone who'll not defer to just anyone but isn't going to flip into hate, compared to Harry that's damned admirable.

Cho Chan is not some foreign beauty. She's the dreamgirl, that overlaps but where not justified its slammed down in the narrative, making her a person, not an image. And that person goes on with her own life and way of thinking.

Calling out JK Rowling for how her work is part of that trend. Admirable. saying she was perpetuating it when she deliberately didn't.. not so much. Rowling is very conscience of girl characters and how they relate. She uses broad archetypes but never maliciously and makes sure even if someone sticks to them they are still worthy of respect or still people (Crabbe and Goyle, Hagrid, Fletcher)

Needless to say NO HATE TO RACHEL ROSTAD.  In light of a trend and a piece she didn’t like she followed the proper rule, MAKE ART.  

I disagree with her but I’m just an older black dude and she had some valid shit to point out.  but I still think off/wrong in presentation of the character and context why not a failure even if part of critique-able trned.

In light of this keep in mind broad circumstances are not the full story of Nagini who’s own inherit circumstances may draw her toe darkness same as it has Credence.  

[downwarddnaspiral]

interesting fact that no one cares about except me

Hawkeye is 6′3″

Bucky is 5′9″

I was reading that over in the Marvel.com profile, and I think I kinda assumed that Bucky’s version of the Super Soldier formula just made him taller like Steve’s had, but apparently not?

Kinda wanna see this reflected in some fic and fan art, now.

Carry on, y’all.