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[thequeenandhersaviour]

hi again.

two nights ago, i crashed out over the announcement that dropout was collaborating with the rookie. i want to thank the people who connected with me and validated my anger, disappointment, and grief.

today, i posted a calmer video talking about my feelings on tiktok, and i invite anyone who shares my frustrations to check it out. i think if i do come back to this app, i'll end up making a new account because that's just how my brain works. for now, tiktok is where i'm most active.

TikTok - Make Your Day

if you're waiting for an apology, it's not coming. i will not apologize for anger or for expressing it out loud. people do not need to be calm and civilized about injustice, especially POLICE VIOLENCE. people are allowed to care about things and be hurt when something changes. it is not unreasonable to expect a company that profited off of leftist values to uphold those values. feeling your feelings as they happen, expressing them, and asking for support are all signs of good mental health. what i did was grieve, and i did it not only without punishing myself but also without sinking into a pit of self-doubt that usually debilitates me for days. i couldn't have done that even a few weeks ago. you will not take that from me. i do not owe anyone an apology. if you pathologize people for showing symptoms of distress, especially during capitalism's collapse, if you claim to hate cops but make fun of people upset about their presence, then i don't want you in my community anyway. you have no power over me anymore. truly, get fucked.

[wondersmith-and-sons]

the dropout copaganda fiasco is obviously a lesson in "companies are not your friend" but not just in the sense of "radical slogans sell t-shirts and make good clips on social media but there will always be a day when the money and mainstream exposure overrides a company's core principles they give lip service to" but ALSO in the sense of "people in the business decision making chain are sometimes just stupid as all fuck, often in ways beyond human comprehension. like sometimes you just have to wonder if there a carbon monoxide leak in that meeting room or something for them to alienate an audience whose politics they've actively pandered to for social media clips."

[tiktaalic]

Arugula is some crap they found on the ground for real

[creepymutelilbugger]

thats because its plance. there are others as well

[anosci]

there's been plenty of pushback against youtube's plan to age-check users by using an AI to analyze everyone's watching habits, but amidst that, i spotted this playlist circulating among some teens:

(picture is a reconstruction to protect the kids identity)

interesting! they're trying to trick the AI by watching videos that have a primarily adult viewer demographic? well im a curious fella so naturally i have to take a look-see, and

[anosci]

im simultaneously amused at the perception of what kids think adults watch, fascinated that they're thinking to take these measures, and saddened that theyre forced to live in a stupid digital panopticon

[anosci]

adding my favorite tags / comments so far:

[potatoes83]

[thequeenandhersaviour]

i have not said anything on tumblr in years but idk where to put what i'm feeling. this feels like the platform with the best chance of people agreeing with me based on what i've seen.

i am so fucking pissed about this dropout copaganda collab. i've been feeling more and more uneasy watching their content lately. the new season felt really odd. cast members i admired seemed to be subtly embracing this "i was too chaotic but im well adjusted now" trend i see everywhere that is extra triggering because i've fallen into it. but i was hoping, like a clown, that maybe i was looking too much into it, being too paranoid and distrusting. nope. celebrities don't care about you. power reveals character. rob reich being on game changer was gross. slowly removing masks from set is gross. continuing to go about business as usual on your massive and supposedly very leftist platform is gross. and now FUCKING COPAGANDA?!?!?? and why am i surprised? i shouldn't be.

seeing the amount of fans who don't care and are abandoning any leftist principes as quickly as they can and throwing others under the bus is just proof that y'all are cowards. i don't understand how two people can hear "laws are threats" and one of them takes that in like a casual nonfiction read and they just go about their day and throw it around to feel cool with their edgy friends. i do not fucking understand that. i do not understand people, and honestly, i don't want to if this is what "most" or "normal" people do. get fucked. with your complete emotional detachment that you frame as being well-adjusted when actually it's me that's reacting appropriately. i'm so fucking mad, and i have every right to be because when you build an audience with leftist ideals and exploit those people for fucking money COLLABORATING WITH THE FUCKING COPS IS A BETRAYAL OF THAT TRUST. i swear to god the happiest i could be is somewhere where no humans will ever reach me. y'all think you're good people, and you say you're good people, but the average person is nothing more than a hypocritical two-faced coward who, at best, wants to both cosplay and demonize revolution depending on who's in power. you stand for nothing. i hate it here. i hate everyone. what a fucking clown i was for believing that maybe this one place that said it was safe would be safe.

dropout meant so much more to me than i can express, and the only course of action i can see is canceling my subscription. i physically can't engage with them in the same way unless they pull a massive and aggressive u-turn, which y'all clearly won't pressure them to do even though you could. fuck you. dropout wasn't perfect, but it was good. now it's becoming something much worse. it doesn't have to. you could change that. but y'all like it this way. and i can't even say enjoy watching the inevitable decline in quality because Y'ALL DON'T ACTUALLY CARE ABOUT OR FEEL ANYTHING

can someone who understands please like or comment and talk to me about this? i need to know i'm not alone. i'm so activated. if you comment anything minimizing what i'm saying, condescending to me to "talk me down," or justifying this choice, understand that you will be putting me in a very scary emotional place. keep that shit to your fucking self. i don't want your help. i don't want your advice. all i want is to know that i'm not alone in feeling deeply betrayed and to share that grief with the people who get it.

[antievreposters]

Friendly reminder

That weheartit, pinterest, google images and other websites like the first two aren’t sources.

That putting “not mine” in the tags or as a caption is still reposting/stealing.

That putting “credits to [url]” in the tags or as a caption if the original maker hasn’t given you their expicite permission to do so is still reposting/stealing.

That adding a black&write filter to an edit doesn’t make it your own.

That adding some text to an edit doesn’t make it your own.

That whatever you add or erase from someone else’s creation doesn’t make it your own.

That no matter why and how you do it, reposting is hurtful and disrespectul for/to the original creators.

That no matter why and how you do it, reposting is against Tumblr’s policies and the staff is then allowed to delete your blog.

[ryebreadedd]

Splatoon universe garfielfd

[snailveil]

Then this is Odie.

[possum-down]

sorry couldn’t stop thinking about them in stats class

[empressvader]

Original Six Avengers + Pantone Shades

insp

[enigmaticxbee]

X-Files Data Visualization Masterlist

Episode Titles - Names Types

Episode Titles - Multi-Part Episodes

Cold Opens - Guide to Character Appearances

Apartments - Guide to Appearances

Hospital Scenes - Guide to Appearances

Mulder & Scully in Glasses - Guide to Appearances

Motel Room Scenes - Guide to Appearances

Seeing Things - Guide to Visions, Flashbacks, Hallucinations

Women in the X-Files Writer’s Room and Director’s Chair - Or Lack Thereof

See links for season by season details

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Endless Neverafter

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Endless Fantasy High

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[the-real-numbers-deactivated202]

Now probably the most comprehensive tutter collection on the internet

[darthvaders]

Many of the truths that we cling to depend on our point of view.

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Endless Fantasy High

[jenna--ortega]

My 10th Tumblr Anniversary Celebration: TV shows/ Movies I grew up with

Once Upon a Time (2011-2018)

@usergif back to cool event: challenge 2 & 3 - color & layout @pscentral​ event 06: favourite characters/ performers

Lana Parrilla as Regina Mills “The Evil Queen” “Didn’t anyone tell you? Black is my color.”

(template insp.)

[thequeenandhersaviour]

rip twitter

so if twitter’s going down, this is where i’ll have to get my fandom stuff from. please ignore every post i have ever made before this one. i do not remember what i used to post here, but i’m sure it doesn’t represent what i like currently. my top interests are swan queen, dana scully, and dimension 20. 

[feminismandmedia]

[mouser26]

It however does not cast Social Services in a bad light. Cobra Bubbles does a lot to try to keep Lilo in Nani’s custody and I hate how overlooked that is. He legit shows remorse when he does try to take Lilo, which he only did because of her very reasonibly alarming phone call and the destruction of their house. Point is they didn’t make social services into a heartless judgy entity

[bluerayofsunshine]

they actually made a good point about how a system originally designed to be consistent and fair can also lack the sensitivity and flexibility needed to deal with complex situations. this is shown both when Stitch is labeled a monster and when Nani is judged for not being able to earn a living and constantly watch Lilo at the same time. Neither happened because the people making the calls were cruel--Bubbles and the Grand Councilwoman seem to mean well, but both were expected to make judgments very quickly by their organizations... and both used loopholes to make kinder, fairer decisions for our heroes.

[athelind]

Let’s note that those decisions and loopholes included allowing Jamba and Pleakly to move in with Nani and Lilo, thus giving her some additional support (no matter how dubious) in maintaining the household and caring for Lilo.