#goblin rants

[gobbo-lin]

Sometimes I remember that Glass Joe is older than Super Macho Man and I giggle a little

[goblincrows]

Goblin Rants about MHA

I have another rant that no one will care about SO

(PSA I have not read the manga and I have not finished the series so take this as my well salted opinion and move along.)

I got spoiled about the end of MHA and it really kinda ruined my day? Like I got into MHA when it first came out (jesus christ I'm old) ten years ago, I was about twenty-twenty one at the time and had some still developing opinions about pro-imperialist vs anti-imperialist story telling.

I also have always, ince I was still just a baby goblin, been very passionate about good storytelling (I was raised on atla what can I say it formed my brain.) Also Also Also I am an autistic goblin and my special interest growing up was super-hero comics. So I had a LOT of opinions on what made a good superhero story.

MHA had a lot of potential you know? To be not only a good superhero story but also a solid commentary on capitalistic society, exploitation, anti-imperialism - you get me.

But to know now how they end it? Like that? Like what? What have we been doing this whole time? You introduce to ma A) a young boy who wants to be a hero, who wants to be strong and help people. B) oh no he has no powers and then most importantly C)a hardcore bullying suicidal backstory and then....do what with it? Exactly? Like what exactly are we doing here? Because I THOUGHT we were commentating on hyper capitalistic society and the ways it impacts people??

It just itches at me because there's so much potential here? Physical quirk users being discriminated against. Hawks being essentially bought and paid for by the government. Villains who are explicit victims of the system, literally created by the system almost on purpose frankly. A group of villains that name themselves the fucking Vanguard Squad?! (talk about a 'subtle' communist allusion.)

You also have a school for child soldiers fighting a war they didn't sign up for. Bakugo's whole...arc. His whole thing, so much so much potential for development and growth and just...

Spoilers under the cut -

All the villains die? All of them? Really? Toga, the little girl demonized by everyone she met? Shigaraki, the child-soldier brainwashed from a young age but who still tried anyway (albeit in a twisted kind of way). Dabi, the abuse victim who wanted revenge against the father who attempted to kill him? Am I missing something here???

ALL of them are dead for why? Are we not talking about healing and redemption? Are we not talking about the inherent corruption and inevitable downfall of exploitative capitlistic systems? And Deku loses the quirk he got and worked so hard for (yes I know he still becomes a hero it still doesn't sit right with me).

I know there are amazing parts of this series. I know there are deep analysis that go into all the character nuances and development. I know that, okay? I just, for a story that was set up almost explicitly to be an anti-imperial, anti-capitalistic story to end up with everyone pulling a harry potter and going to work for the exploitative state anyway just....gives me a stomach ache fr yk?

Anyway, tl:dr I won't be finishing the series. You can find me in the corner consuming fanfiction like crack cocaine.

[sadmushroomgoblin]

Star Trek Discovery: The Case For Collaborative Science

Star Trek Discovery was often criticised in early episodes for the characters arguing often. However, Discovery as a show maintains a strong sense that collaboration and connection are critical for our scientific progress.

We first see this when Stamets and Straal talk and Straal keeps his process secret from his scientific collaborator. This is out of competitiveness. However, this means Straal dismisses Stamets' concerns.

We later learn that Straal's methods were not only ethically immoral (essentially torturing a sentient being) but also unsafe, leading to the death of him and the USS Glenn crew.

As a counter to this, Stamets starts secretive about his research, especially towards Burnham, but we see him grow and become more open and collaborative. It is through his collaboration with Tilly and Burnham that progress and breakthroughs are made. It also gives him a support system when troubles arise with the spore drive.

We also see throughout that interdisciplinary research can lead to better outcomes. It takes a team of multiple specialities to solve every scientific problem on Discovery. Everyone contributes and builds off each other, but also learns and expands their own horizons. This is raised first in episode 1.03 where Stamets chastised Burnham for trying to categorise his work as either physics or biology when he is working in an interdisciplinary manner.

The spore drive itself is the perfect example of how collaboration benefits science. It requires the astromycology of Straal and Stamets, the engineering of Tilly and Reno, the more coding and quantum physics specialty of Adira, and the medical support of Culber in order to make it safe and effective.

Discovery is an excellent statement on how open and collaborative science is critical for a better future.

[bubblegoblinwrites]

In case anyone was wondering how writing is going. I promise, it is being worked on

[hobgobknowsbest]

Do you see goblins as more Fae coded or just awful little guys?

not to write an article in response to a single sentence ask, buuuut

the current mental image that appears when you ask the general public what a fairy looks like will, with unfortunate reliability, be met with descriptions of wee little butterfly-winged Tinkerbell clones

(which we have Shakespeare and the industrial revolution mostly to thank for this change in public perception but that's a rant for another day)

before this, if you asked someone to paint you a verbal picture of a fairy, you would almost certainly hear a variation of "awful little guys"

ragged clothing, wrinkled ugly faces, beards, goat heads and/or other animal features, the whole shebang

there were exceptions, usually in the case of fairy kings, queens, court members, and the odd attractive solitary fae who did their best to help prune society of the occasional moron with more hormones than sense, via heavy water therapy

but there isn't exactly a fairy census, or official population breakdown we can peruse. so, going by the stories and first-hand accounts alone... awful little guys would at least seem to be the majority

so the line here is fine as hell

[goblin-the-clown]

One time this girl (who I used to be friends with) in my class said something along the lines of "I'm not homophobic but they don't need a full month, where's the month celebrating veterans?"

1. There are multiple months, days etc celebrating veterans and those who lost their lives in the war, people just don't actually care about that and want to use it as an excuse to complain about pride month.

2. The reason there is a month celebrating LGBTQ+ people is because we used to not have any rights and there are still people who think we shouldn't have rights. The AIDS crisis? Ever heard of that?

3. That is being homophobic. If you say this you are homophobic.

Anyway I'm glad I'm not friends with her anymore. Also I was still identifying as a lesbian when she said this, she fully knew this and still said this right in front of my face 😭 My class is weird y'all I have so many stories like this.

[titus-androgynous-87]

I really love that the entire premise of the I’m on Observation Duty games is “Shit’s spooky.” Like, there’s no convoluted lore that contradicts itself at every turn like FNAF. And there’s no super intricate symbolism. It’s just...spooky shit happens and you have to tell people. 10/10 no notes

[lilbitostardust]