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@can0n-fodder

F, Tailor, Writer, 30s.

Must say, the constant qualifiers and assurances of well intent that many content creators pepper throughout their videos is not only tiresome as hell, but a sad commentary on how the internet has become "find the problematic thing" hell for almost everyone. As if people approache everything with this mindset of "how can I pretend this is bad and/or non-inclusive, and then publicly shame the creator so they have to debase themselves with profuse apologies and corrections?"

And it's hopeless too, this sad attempt to preempt any and all offence by trying to mention everyone and everything, to cover every possible exception and outlier to whatever it is you're making a video about, even if the subject itself is already clearly a niche topic. Someone making a history video about Marie Antoinette's execution should not feel they have to reassure the audience that they support the revolution and monarchy is bad. Someone showing you tips on how to downsize a sewing patterns should not have to spend 30 seconds assuring the audience that upsizing patterns is much more common, and that "this blog supports all sizes of beauty."

But just look at the comments under perfectly innocent tutorial vids, and you'll see why creators try to hedge, try to preempt the BS. But it's a waste of time.

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Hot DILF in Austin

[ID Joe Flanigan topless and leaning forward with his arm out. He’s wearing aviators, and the caption reads 103 degrees, Austin, Texas. He has very tanned, freckled shoulders, his hair is poofing wildly, and he’s wearing a gold pendant on a black thread.  end ID]

In some ways, I feel like SGU is a Disney-live-action-remake "we saw you noticed a thing so we've fixed it" level response to SG1 and SGA.

Oh you think Jack and Sam should hook up? Well here's a Colonel that slept with his blonde subordinate and ruined her life. Enjoy.

Oh you think Sheppard isn't straight? Please let us introduce our new young white male military character Lt. Scott and this time we will present you with graphic, onscreen evidence that he has slept with at least 3 women, despite the fact that his best onscreen chemistry is with Greer, his male colleague.

Decided to watch The Game as per @colonelshepparrrrd suggestion.

Growing up with brothers who played these types of games made this whole episode ridiculously funny. So many accusations of cheating.

The part with Lorne and Zelenka is the absolute best.

I love that both Rodney and Sheppard have to deal with seeing themselves out of control. It's very humbling to see your worst traits. But I also love that they go to work to fix the problem. I also love Ronon basically telling Rodney's people they've been spared the horror of war. The Team is at war. Sheppard has fought in wars, Teyla has seen her people culled, and Ronon had his whole planet destroyed. Rodney has seen again and again what the war with the Wraith has done to people. The Team knows war and they work it out to wake these people up. I love it.

Also, just the whole ridiculous horror of realizing what they've been playing is real is just too funny.

What is it about Stargate that the further you go into it the more unhinged and unlikable all of the Colonels are? You start with O'Neill. Other SG1 Colonels I remember lasting more than 1 episode are Chekov, Maybourne, Mitchell, and Carter. Overall very likable characters. or I just only remember characters that I like (Maybourne might be a little shit but he's fun) By the time we get to Atlantis though you've got Sumner and his good pal Everett in season 1, and then Caldwell and Ellis show up and stick around for awhile, so it feels like a proportional even keel of Colonels who are likable characters (Sheppard [and Carter, depending on the season]) vs absolute assholes (and I love Caldwell, but he's an asshole). By Universe, we've shifted entirely the opposite from SG1. The only Colonels allowed here are complete and utter assholes. Carter can't have more than 2 minutes of screen time in "Air" because we only allow assholes here. I can't even decide who's worse, Young or Telford, because they're both terrible people who are terrible at their jobs.

on the announcement that Disney+ is removing a plethora of shows and films from its service, please read these tweets from Willow writer John Bickerstaff. this is not a tax writeoff like Batgirl, because these projects have already been released. this is a move designed to cut off financial support in the form of residuals, and break the spirit of the strike. here is the deadline article that lists the films/shows that will be removed.

as always, donate to the entertainment community fund, vocally support the WGA online and irl, or join a picket in a major US city if you can. let them know they can't keep getting away with things like this.

Absolutely infuriating! This is why I still buy DVDs and blu rays. And if they won't release something in physical format (Disney!!) I pir@teBay that shit and burn my own DVD (I still have a usb external disk burner from 2010). I have no ethical qualms about pirating something they won't let me legitimately purchase, especially since I'm already paying for the streaming subscription.

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People loooove complex characters until they’re women

Ok, wild idea for a social/media experiment:

Step One: Have a bunch of known, successful male TV or movie writers produce a whole script with a male protagonist and assorted supporting roles as they see fit. Very likely this would result in the usual 3:1 gender ratio, or worse, with the female characters being stereotypes with no funny lines, no backstory anecdotes to build character, etc.

Step 2: Take script away from writers. Pay them, send them away. They're done.

Step 3: Flip every gender in the script, changing nothing except necessary pronouns in the dialogue and/or any lines directly referencing original gender that would no longer make sense.

Step 4: Film episode/movie. Show to public.

Step 5: Buy rubber gloves to open hate mail, bc there will be a lot 🥹

At the gym today, I saw that someone had forgotten their water bottle on one of the equipment racks, and upon closer inspection saw the bottle was merch from the Swift Eras Tour. I started laughing and had no idea why. Still don't. I like TS just fine, her fans too, but still... absolutely cracking up in the 24 hour fitness

I'm watching Stargate Atlantis 1x09 and it's hilarious and heartwarming how quickly everyone has fallen in love with the City. They've been there for MONTHS. Months of not seeing Earth. Finally they have a chance to go home, and John is like, nah, I'm good - but hey, if YOU want to go, more power to you. (And then being very very relieved when Elizabeth wants to stay as well)

It's also one of my favourite tropes in fanfic, giving everyone the opportunity go back, and not a single person is packing their bags because what do you mean go home? This *is* home.

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manager in the fanfiction universe: I don't care how many flower petals you're coughing up. You need to come in today

manager in the fanfiction universe: Heat’s just an excuse for omegas to be lazy. Take a shower and get in here; we’re short-staffed.

manager in the fanfiction universe: I don’t care what your soulmate mark looks like right now; if you don’t bring in a doctor’s note you’re not getting paid.

Fanfiction. Where everything is fantastical and made-up...except what it's like to have a job. That shit stays canon.

The Germans hold the world record in the consumption of fruit juice: On average, every German consumes 28 liters of fruit juice per year beating Sweden and Poland with 22.8 and 21.9 liters per capita and year, respectively. This is a marked decrease to 2018, where the consumption was 31.5 liters per capita and year. The favorite is orange (7.4 liter), closely followed by apple (7.0 liter) and – a German oddity – multi vitamin juice (3.9 liter).

Germany is the center of fruit juice production in the EU. Half of the fruit juice producers in the EU is based in Germany. They produced about 4 billion liters of fruit juice in 2018.

(Source: www.fruchtsaft.de)

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Stargate-Atlantis S5: E16 Brain Storm

Rodney is Sheppard's mirror, the other side of the same coin. Like Outcast, Rodney returns to earth only to find he doesn't fit in, that his peers think he's a loser and a waste. Like Ronon in Outcast, he has Keller at his side to remind him that he is seen and needed, just not here.

In the end, just like Sheppard, Rodney goes all the way to save his person. Yeah, he'll try to save as many as he can, but really, he's only interested in saving Keller.

Sheppard struggles with self-loathing. Rodney with arrogance that pushes people away. They both struggle to connect, but they both willingly place themselves in harms way for their people. And they both finally found a place to belong in Atlantis.

We think of Sheppard as an Outcast because he's misunderstood and he uses his snark to hide the scars. We tend to think Rodney is an Outcast because he's arrogant. But what if he's arrogant because he's an Outcast and he's hiding his scars, and Atlantis is the first place, the team are the first people he hasn't had to do that with.

(Guys, they're all a bunch of Goonies. Goonies never say die.)

In Outcast, Sheppard is a soldier, so still in the fight, and his fight is to save the world.

Rodney is a scientist, not a soldier, so he's still in the fight but to save one person.

If you put someone from Firefly in a show, they will figure out how to reference it, Keller and strawberries.

I think maybs this was a bad idea... I just remembered I don't really like these people.

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I love Keller with Rodney because she tells him what he needs to hear, but also gives him reassurance and confidence.

Poor Rodney, he genuinely has worked on this exact time-space bridge, and he knows exactly how dangerous it is and everyone just thinks he's being arrogant and petty.

I love that because of their experience on Atlantis, Rodney and Keller are both quick to jump in and deal with things. Others stand around, but they get to work.

Rodney saves the day and gets the girl. Or, more importantly, Rodney sacrifices the praise of his peers for the woman he loves.

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Joe Flanigan in charcoal and pastel pencil, to take to the Basingstoke Comic Con. I took the photo reference for this drawing at the Wales Comic Con in 2021.