#how disappointing

[resdayn]

when an artist i like (a cis woman) is telling transmascs to stop talking about their gender euphoria over changes they get on T because it makes her self-conscious... like imagine the audacity. the cis are at it again

trans joy isn't about you. to make it about yourself as a cis person is transphobic. fuck all the way off.

[z0mbie-fish]

so... that's it? mike wheeler is just... a dork? a nerd? really? the whole show is about weirdoes, outcasts, and misfits, and mike fits into that category because... he likes superheros? and plays dnd?

dustin has a rare genetic condition that he's bullied and targeted for. lucas is a black boy in a primarily white town and is targeted by billy's racist ass for a full season. will is already called a "fag", "fairy", and a "queer" just in season one, then comes home to be bullied even more for surviving. jane was locked up, manipulated, and controlled her entire life, then when she does get a taste of normalcy (s4) she's bullied there too. max comes from an unloving household with an abusive brother who tries to control who she can/can't hang out with.

and mike is a white boy, with two married parents, from a nice home, with the golden girl for a sister. if mike chose different friends, he'd be completely fine. he'd never be popular per se, but he'd be fine. he'd most likely be one of those kids that just gets through school quietly, making good grades, having one or two close friends, gets invited to parties through other people. just like s1 nancy.

this is just one of the many issues i have with how mike's storyline ended. they gave him nothing. absolutely nothing. he's just a nerdy boy who fell in love with a superhero.

this is just one of the reasons i'm on the byler train too. giving mike internalized homophobia, or even just a slowly-realized bisexual/gay awakening would have actually added something to his character. it would give him a real reason to be an outcast.

he deserved so much better from the writers. he deserved a real plot and real character development. he deserved a proper send-off. he deserved a happy ending. a real happy ending. not an imagined one.

[crusherthedoctor]

That more bitter-than-sweet feeling when you find a video that actually somewhat criticises the series for leaning too heavily into Eggdad, but only after they spend the majority of it saying they still like Eggdad and thought Frontiers was an interesting direction for him and Adventure era was peak threat (ignoring the recurring elephant in the room) and nothing he did in the Pontaff games mattered because Baldy McNosehair and Forces pissed on everyone's wives and literally almost killed the franchise (trust me bro) and repeatedly suggesting that Eggman needs a softer side or else he's not compelling

It's like SonicTubers shudder at breaking away from the most popular narrative for even a second, so they have to triple down on everything else to compensate.

[arsuf]

Played the 1666 Amsterdam demo and uhh

...that was terrible

[saintsir4n]

as much as i loved the step up franchise, they made a movie franchise about hip hop dancing with zero black leads…

[shit-people-probably-didnt-say]

So you mean to tell me ‘take me back to the barrel well city where the girls are green and the boys are pretty’ arent the lyrics?

[quirkychaoticraptor]

Masataka Kubota as Light Yagami feels underrated...speaking as someone who has never even seen "Death Note", be it anime, manga, or live-action version.

He's still hot as a scary and crazy character, though.... He should take on roles, like that, more often 🫣.

Weird comparison, but being attracted to the live-action version of Light/Kira is like something you really shouldn't go near, but you can't help but not stay away. Well, unless being at a safe enough distance helps.