I still am on a bit of a hiatus but I wanted to update y'all on Chili ๐ she's with us now and I'll be documenting our journey on IG and the clock app :)
BG3 winning GOTY and in general being so incredibly successful is proof that catering to female audiences, having explicitly queer characters and storylines, and exploring masculinity beyond just aggression and fatherhood absolutely has a huge market
@pk_kenzie
literally every Barbie movie was about female characters saving the world and being dope while the guys were there to be supportive little wives!!
Misogyny is so powerful people manage to ignore absolutely everything about Barbie as a character because she wears pink
@remulvpin
what even would that be "Hey kid, did you like this story where all our friends were brutally murdered and you were emotionally and physically abused throughout your childhood? Me too."
@CoraleaJade
THIS
Her outfits in the film really feel like they gradually tell a story of her independence. Especially when she starts wearing a shirt that has her own name on it instead of her "puddin" and "daddy's little monster" stuff
@hexprax
honestly I am so disconnected from my emotions at this point, someone could propose to me and I'd be like
lol ok it do be like that
and walk away
@GeekVibesNation
that scene was made even better by the fact that my dad was looking forward to seeing Hugh Grant as some badass villain reveal in that film the entire time and then when he finally shows up he's just the soft domestic boyfriend, it was beautiful
@emrazz
my own father pulled the "I have a shovel and an alibi" on my first boyfriend but when I later told him he assaulted me, he went "no he didn't, you're overreacting" it's all just a weird Powerplay to them ๐ฉ๐ฉ
@SarahStofel
I'm so upset, I used to be so good at school and really passionate about my education and now I just do the bare minimum and gave up on most of my classes cuz I can't follow them anyway ๐ญ
@Real_AnnaBird
being able to go without amazon and their related services is a huge privilege that mostly just wealthy ableds have
especially in the pandemic there have been little alternatives for people to using amazon for their purchases
@preppapig
I feel like the OP's message was just poorly phrased but making sure someone is in a stable place before dumbing more shit on them in any way is usually a good idea?
You don't want someone who's already having suicidal thoughts or self harming to feel even worse
@gothhabiba
Men are our there walking around with thick fur covering every inch of their body and nobody bats an eye, so we have every right to leave our legs alone
@czerrrsdead
@Sp00ky_Spicee
rich ppl be sitting on their millions and donating like a thousand here and there to their own charities, pretending to be saints, while we scrap together whats left from our minimum wage to help others not starve
@AshlynBigham
@WoahThereVero
cishet white people be like "this is my right-winged conservative friend who votes for politicians that want poc exported and queers imprisoned but we wont let politics get in the way of friendship ๐๐ "
@forestvanslyke
I am begging doctors to just make hysterectomies available at younger ages, we do not owe random strangers the ability to potentially produce offspring ๐ญ
@snitchery
I'm so glad that during a time where people fear for their lives, their income, their homes, their family and friends
rich people chill in their mansion and ... sing a song.
So reassuring.
@bassbunnii
my dad got angry about "Eat The Rich" because he somehow convinced himself I meant his friend who has a little car shop and 12 employees and I was like ????
in what kind of worldview is a small business owner the same as a trillionaire
from the very beginning it was a running gag that Bg3 was a girls game, a dating same, a dress up game, and while of course that's not the only audience it targets, i think it's special that it does!
@notstupidgaycat
the parents also love and support their children endlessly
when Pugsley started having strange hobbies like baseball and puppies, they tried their very best to support his interests despite of how terrifying and weird it was to them
@Elijahjstacy
if hard honest work made you a billionaire, all the single mums working 3 jobs would be rich af right now
you don't get there through legitimate work, you get there by exploiting poor people, evading taxes and manipulating the way the public sees you trough memes
@thewhoaddicts
Jodie very specifically wanted her Doctor's outfit to be gender neutral and something everyone could wear, it was a very concious choice to not make her look stereotypically feminine
so why tf does she need curled hair, makeup and a skirt?
@galacticidiots
the last thing I want is AO3 going "I see you enjoyed that fluffy SymBrock smut, here's violent anime gore porn from a fandom you have never heard of ๐ฅฐ"
@haleykynz
I am bi and I absolutely get that!
introducing a bi/pan character and then exclusively having them date / show interest in the opposite sex feels like "bisexual is just spicy straight"
@valcarolnat
When a 12 year old girl jumps and her skirt reveals how her underwear is somehow a second skin around her private parts but it's "just his art style" ๐๐
@_artfulnerd
the fact that he is the only explicitly poc companion definitely plays into it a lot, but I also feel like a righteous, lawful good character who is always polite and nice is just not as interesting to players
@barcuswoot
I love the representation of a pregnant person being horrified and willing to give up the kid cuz she doesn't feel ready to actually be a parent, that's amazing
@heckmanatee
no but "Kevinism" is an actual thing that has a Wikipedia page because of how big of an issue it is
the name is so strongly associated with low education and bad behaviour that kids with that name are often genuinely disadvantaged, it's wild
@Gay__Omens
It broke my heart how quickly people decided they had to whitewash every brown character they could find and how many dickheads found a million excuses on how that is somehow okay
The ignorance just makes me so angry
@viagoluvr
MY PARENTS DO THAT IT'S SO FUNNY they avert their eyes and start fidgeting and sometimes they sigh awkwardly when it goes on too long it's great
@wandawings
@fandomkynz
we literally have a *female* art history prof that insists women were happy being nothing but slaves and baby makers until the gosh-darn hippies and I'm -
we need more educated people with Ninja Turtle OCs
a little something to process what happened today
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inspired by
@JennyJinya
's artworks and my friend's rat reaper character (merry.tpr on IG) + Come From Away quote
@Forgotten_Jay
@broccolux
@HonestlyNotHere
i dont know a single woman who doesnt suffer some sort of harrassment on a daily basis from men who were trained by society to believe that their behaviour is some sort of compliment and i am fucking tired of this "not all men" bullshit
@Forgotten_Jay
@broccolux
@HonestlyNotHere
the difference is, you dont see every man suffering abuse from women every day
women/female-presenting people on the other hand suffer harassment and abuse almost daily from men, we cant leave the house without preparing to be catcalled, groped or worse
@valarynn
we're one minor inconvenience away from someone DMing random people on twitter and telling them they can't date Astarion if they ascend him because it's their comfort character
@mrgnbrmll
for real, people yelled at me for wearing a mask because they assumed it meant I was outside while sick?? So obviously you're worried about getting I'll, sure wish there was a way you could protect yourself??
@Forgotten_Jay
@broccolux
@HonestlyNotHere
how many cishet men do you know who clutch their keys every time they walk outside by themselves?
who wear headphones every time to pretend they dont hear the gross comments?
who choose the longer route just to stay away from dark corners and parks?
@Forgotten_Jay
@broccolux
@HonestlyNotHere
yes, sexual abuse and harassment happens to men to and has to be talked about more
but statistically it happens less often because cis men simply arent objectified the way women are
@Forgotten_Jay
@broccolux
@HonestlyNotHere
who pretend to be on the phone whenever they see other people out in the dark?
who get followed by strangers' cars, yelled at from windows, groped in trains, sent photos of genitals on every social media platform?
stop blaming the victims for being tired of this shit
@cIemmie
this reminds me of that article about Adore Delano with that beautiful "he identifies as nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns" sentence, is it really that hard to think
@Esiti_
There are so many layers to how wrong the plot of that game is.
I don't know if this has been confirmed by now but early leaks also said the Goblins were connected to stealing children and drinking blood?
Also, "we were right to oppress the opresseded all along" plot, yay ๐
@unicornmantis
@fandomkynz
and they're still stylized!
you can make female characters look cartoony and still give them faces that dont all look the same
@EhudKurzweil
for real, people really went out if their way just to make the point that a franchise meant more to them than the trust and safety of their trans* friends and then the game just never came up again once we stopped giving them attention
@lannadelnegro
@DrJoVGM
imagine if doctors would just like, regularly stab their patients to death and people would just be like "maybe they had a bad day" "not all doctors are like that" and move on with their lives
@ineslime
she also heavily implied the centaurs raped or at least abused and traumatised Umbridge as punishment which is a wonderful thing for someone who calls herself a feminist ๐
@durfalert
@abbygov
I am fully expecting a second wave ๐
Stores and cafes and theatres opened back up, everyone is going back to school and people are getting tired of washing their fucking hands.
As soon as the summer heat goes away, we're all gonna get fucked ๐
@beta_co_
because the core of Barbie as a character has always been "You can do anything!" and this movie puts a heavy focus on showcasing what makes Barbie powerful and inspirational while also criticising the way society treats her
@GhostOrgan
@NOVATURlENTS
@stardustcecil
She has a deep emotional relationship with a dead beaver in a tutu and you're telling me she wouldn't cry over the sandwich she really wanted to eat while being hungover and emotionally drained from her breakup?
@rycanine
@snitchery
My glue came with remover and I use cheap vodka when I'm travelling, definitely should've used *something* other than hope and air ๐ฉ๐
@elijahdaniel
watch the worst rated Barbie movies, it'll create a weird distorted reality in your head that will simply make you feel braindead for a while
I recommend the Video Game one, they play just dance with a big evil jelly bean monster
@IvyKungu
internalised biphobia almost had me stay in a bad relationship even after my gf cheated because I was like, if I break up with her does that mean I'm not actually bi???
@Darrcian
@jxeker
@Trillian_01
Aldi has been going absolutely wild in this, I keep getting messages about their job offers and the precautions they're taking for their employees ๐
Ours down the street now has a system of only letting 10 people into the store at a time with sanitizer at the door.
@kazbrekerr
glad y'all agree but when you're done being upset about YouTube drama, don't forget there's concentration camps filled with children at the US border and history is literally repeating itself in that country
k bye
@snitchery
"this whole equality thing doesn't make sense, men work and women have children, that's just what nature intended" said my female professor who is clearly working and clearly has an education so honestly I will never understand that take
@MichaelaOkla
We have a lawn mower robot called iMow and that one time I found him stuck in a hedge, his lil screen blinking in panic and I freed him and gave him soothing pets
@PopBase
Ah okay so when she called trans women predators, welcomed Nazis, greenlit a game about genocide and wished everyone a merry terfmas it was just a misunderstanding!! ๐ฅฐ๐ /s
@DlvrUs4rmKollin
Germanys Next Topmodel has been struggling with protests for how they treat women for ages, especially the shaving Black girls heads thing and the fact that they have minors do sexy photoshoots against their will
@BabaSubeaux
I'm sorry people keep trying to paint Palestine as inherently dangerous for queer people while the western world has been introducing laws to criminalise queerness and strip women of their rights all year, the US especially...
@dizzydizzydeja
I just adopt a bunch of underage friends cuz their parents are shit and they need someone to give them advice or tell them things will be okay
@raccorns
@legendtripperb
Our local Mormon missionaries complained about how much easier it is to convert people in third world countries and generally poor regions and I was like, huh, I wonder why that is ๐๐๐
They deadass said we love people who are desperate enough for us to manipulate them