#random discourse

[sleepy-n-thinkin-stuff]

Though I do think theres a place to talk about how in fiction/fanfiction, a lot of writers handle trans men weirdly involving pregnancy, I honestly refuse to engage with some people arguing against writing trans male pregnancy (as a trans dude HIMSELF who would rather die than have a baby) because the way they talk about it is so gross.

Some people talk about trans men being pregnant in fiction is the most disgusting thing alive or that ANY form of writing around it is immediately steorotypical/fetishizing trans men. From an angle I could get this because of how trans men can find pregnancy incredibly dysphoric (though I dont think calling any form of pregnancy disgusting is that good), but I think I just gave up seeing them going after TRANS MEN who are writers/fanfic authors and accusing them of fetishizing themselves, begging for cis attention, or ignoring that that dude is trans for the sake of their argument.

I agree that I wish trans men in fanfic and media were more diverse and that there were more ideas around us than things such as pregnancy, there are REAL trans men out there who CHOSE to be pregnant. Seeing this in fiction isnt automatically fetishization. Its also not very productive to call a couple with a pregnant trans dude "basically straight" no matter how much you hate a certain headcanon or writing choice. And no, I'm not telling you to go out and force yourself to read every single thing ever involving a pregnant trans man.

I literally say this as someone outspoken about how trans men in media/fanfic are categorized sometimes.

Tldr; Trans men being pregnant in fiction isn't automatically the worst thing ever.

[aestariiwilderness]

Crosshair, every season: *providing critical information or context waaaaaaay past when it would have made a difference in the game* This is a hilarious facet of his personality. Utterly aggravating. I love it. Hunter: "CrossHAIR!" Crosshair: "what" Hunter: "THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN GOOD TO KNOW LAST YEAR" Crosshair: "You didn't ask" Hunter, voice pitching up into glass-shattering levels of utter indignation: YES I DID. YOU WERE THERE CROSSHAIR. TECH HAS IT ON VIDEO CROSSHAIR If anybody had taught Crosshair to use his words at any point in his development...canon would have gone a lot differently. Just sayin'. P.S. This means him and Tech are absolutely two sides of the same coin, except Tech genuinely doesn't get -- like a lot of smart people -- when to assume people have the background information they need and when to assume he needs to explain things. Crosshair's just a drama queen who hates having to justify his bat-crap crazy decisions to anyone :D :D Either way and either brother...Hunter can never win :D.

Tech: I thought it was obvious Crosshair: You didn't ask Hunter: I hate you both

[cry-ptidd]

i fucking hate tiktok communities

[pathologicalreid]

ufff don't even get me started on part deux of the cat plotline, so unnecessary to do it like that, the idea that he spent years under the impression that he had been assaulted and had his perception of reality compromised in some way only for that to be a rug pull?? gutting actually, especially with the pregnancy fake out knowing that having kids was something he wanted! I think that CM is both constrained and yknow iconic because it is a procedural on network tv and that both comes with the good and the bad, except that they kind of grew up as a show during a transitional period in tv where we know sort of expect more almost? of our shows with the rise of streaming and more ubiquitous prestige tv and the inability of a procedural to linger on a storyline or plot is both what makes it entertaining but also repetitive and at times shallow

anon. i want to be your best friend. not to be dramatic. but i'll kiss ur brain rn.

the whole cat adams plot is, as a whole, traumatizing. i'm trying to be relatively polished as i speak about this, but it's difficult! i want to get you started on it because it's so important to talk about!

spencer takes time to process things, and the fact that he was told that he had been sexually assaulted and had fathered the child of a woman he hates all while his mother, the most important person in his life, had been kidnapped. throughout the entire series, spencer is good with kids. he likes interacting with kids. he explicitly says that he wants children. then cat fucking adams pulls up and tells him that she's pregnant with his child. he continues to tell her that he wishes it was his child and that he could raise the baby better than she ever could. just for her to go back years later, tell him the assault never happened and blame her miscarriage on him. she might be a serial killer, but her strength is mind games.

i don't know that i necessarily agree on your thoughts on expecting more from television shows. maybe i'm not thinking about it in the same terms that you are. i think shows that were made for streaming services have done a lot of detriment to tv in general, we went from having ~22 episode seasons of most shows to ~10 episode seasons, where there isn't space for there to be filler. in a 10 episode season, there's no room for your characters to sing billy joel in a closing bar, but in a 22 episode season, plot lines are started just to be ignored by the time the next episode rolls along. again though, a lot of that disconnect could be attributed to the number of writers on the show. i've always been a fan of procedurals, and one of the things i enjoy the most about them pertains to the fact that you can half watch the show and still have a relatively good idea of what's going on. at the end of the day, the show is about the crimes. maybe this is because i prefer a more spread out plot as opposed to a season that's constrained to fit into 10 episodes.

additionally, procedurals aren't the only shows that drop and add storylines on a whim. i think it's more of a concentration on the difference in season lengths than the genre of the show.

(i want to yap more, but my laptop is going to die)

[karmawonders]

U know what's always made me mad?

Mike not getting into the scare program in Monsters University.

🌸Sorta a brainrot, not my usual content, the family was watching Monsters University and inspiration struck. Also sorry I've been ~busy~ 🌸

Listen weird thing to be mad about but bear with me here oki?

He spends all his time reading his textbooks, looking and examining other scarers, and tryning to be like them. To scare like them.

And when he tries to scare like that, it just. Doesn't work. It looks silly. Like he's trying to hard.

All those monsters, the reason they are scary is because they are accentuating the features they have.

And Mike simply doesn't have those. He's not big, with tons of sharp teeth, with giant hands and huge claws.

He is round, and small, twiggy limbs, with an enormous eye, which is mostly his entire being.

He sees all the ways to improve others scaring techniques because everyone at that point has only had ONE scaring technique.

Big, loud, and quick.

What Mike needed to do is just. Open the closet slowly. And slowly peak out, and put his most notable feature to work.

His eye.

He needs to make some noise opening the closet door, enough to wake the child. He needs to just barely peer out of the closet once the kid moves their attention away, and be visible.

Unmoving, unblinking, but very much staring.

How many times have you woken up and your brain makes you think the pile of clothes on the chair is like a demon about to snatch you?

Of course your not screaming off the bat, but my GOD do you feel spooked right?

Now imagine that with an giant fucking eye. And ofc it's not moving and you know what, it is probably just your imagination.

You turn to go to sleep..

And you hear a scuttle.

You quickly turn back to your closet where that thing, that eye was.

But it's not there. It's under your desk now.

It's still too dark to see clearly. You spend a few minutes even more creeped out, but at this point exhaustion is starting to hit and you can't help but start to nod off.

Fuck it, your insane, its not there. Nothing is ever there.

A few moments go by, you feel your heart rate slowing a bit.

A creak, a weight on your bed. You panick, turning back over to see what is happening.

And right in front of you is the huge eye you hoped was merely a side effect of sleep deprivation, right infront of you, and slowly it grins, drool dripping, weight on your chest, a single word rasping from its mouth.

"Boo."

You can't help but scream.

[lilmissasap]

HEYYYYYY

omfg how are you dealing w the heat this week 😪😪 it's literally so hot outside n i cannot take it

LAI OMFG

how r u doing w the heat? it's been kicking my ass

i can't tell if this a black people thing but you know when it's hot and you eat a full mean and promptly feel like shit and need to lie down for literal hours in an air conditioned room? yeah it's been that lmfao

i think my face also gets puffy when i'm in a suburban/urban setting w/o like a sea breeze or something and it's hot as shit because both my boss and mother have asked if i'm sick and my sisters both asked if i was high.

[paego]

So we've been watching a lot of Reba at my house, and I've noticed a trend with the main character.

No matter what season, she's usually not ready to date again.

While this is probably so they don't have to add another reoccurring character, it also shows how the cheating and divorce have really affected her. While Reba and Brock's relationship was headed for separation anyway, it's a major breach of trust to be cheated on, and Reba never gets a chance to recover.

Brock and Barbara Jean are constantly over, and constantly dragging her into their own relationship drama. And Reba clearly does not like this, she comments on it consistently throughout the show. She never gets time to really adjust to her new life.

Every date she goes on, she is visibly uncomfortable and scared. The idea of dating is often a little exciting, but its clear the idea of moving on and trusting again is difficult for her.

Basically, this is a Brock and Barbara Jean hate account. Mostly Brock. Fuck that guy.

[lilmissasap]

real shit why is it so difficult to read smut in its entirety i feel like im interrupting something like 'whoops sorry i thought this bathroom was empty ill leave' headass like huhhhhhhhhh