Zepotha will never be Goncharov because when it comes down to it, tumblr culture is collaborative, while tiktok culture is merely iterative, and those are not the same thing.
Op I refuse to let your tags stay in the tags cause THIS!!!!!
Trying to get people to realize birds are full on actual no holds barred dinosaurs on the internet is like playing a constant game of whack-a-mole
The game never ends there's just another mole to whack
whack whack whack
I understand that you guys aren't being totally serious, but birds are categorically NOT dinosaurs. They're BIRDS. Being descended from and very similar to an animal does not make them literally the same.
Bats are mammals. If every mammal except for bats went extinct, bats would still be mammals. This is what happened with birds. They're a type of dinosaur that evolved within the dinosaur evolutionary tree, and existed alongside other types of dinosaurs until all those other types of dinosaurs were wiped out. Surviving when the other dinosaurs went extinct doesn't mean they stopped being dinosaurs at any point.
OK, well I'm descended from a fish. If everybody but me went extinct, I'd be the last fish left on Earth? It doesn't make any sense. It's just a semantic argument, at the end of the day. Where do you draw the line?
incorrect, because we define dinosaurs as a family group and that group then by definition contains birds, to the point that we can't agree where birds starts.
please stop questioning an actual paleontologist.
also, yeah, we're lobe finned fish. deal with it.
OK I'm not gonna engage with a condescending Tumblr paleontologist who doesn't seem to understand the issue I'm raising.
for fucks sake dude....
stop linking me to educational articles and engage with the issue at hand
I know I'm only adding another voice into the fire, but if you're issue is definitions, Birds are, by definition, Dinosaurs Dinosaur: Any animal that shares the same Most Recent Common Ancestor with Megalosaurus and Iguanodon, or, in more recent times, Triceratops and Passer (Which is the Sparrow, a true bird)* Regardless if you use the modern or initial definition set by Richard Owen, it says the same thing, Dinosaur = the Most Recent Common Ancestor between Saurischia (of which Megalosaurus and Passer are the representing members) + Onrithischia (of which Iguanodon or Triceratops are the representing members)
Birds are, without a doubt, part of the Theropoda, which means they're within Saurischia, which means they share the most recent common ancestor between Megalosaurus and Iguanodon (using the initial definition for this point), and of course with the modern version Birds are dinosaurs in the definition entirely. There is no good reason for Birds not to be called Dinosaurs.
*Diplodocus has also been added to the modern definition in some instances because Sauropods were at more of a risk of becoming non-dinosaurs due to Ornithoscelida being a possible option for early dinosaur taxonomy
Cass: It's still not... too late, you can stop... come back... be one of us again. (hugs Jason) Jason: Maybe you're right. (clicks pen behind his back) Jason: (is confused as to why he's suddenly holding a pen) Cass, who knows when someone's lying: (holds up detonator she just swiped off him) Jason:
when your art program’s closing message hits you straight in the heart and makes you stop and contemplate the state of it all
because of the huge response to this post, I decided to make a version of the art that includes the text
I’ve also uploaded this design to INPRNT, and all sales proceeds will be donated to environmental and humanitarian charities!
this is still going around with the old dead links - please help me share this version
Thinking again about the al Ghuls and how DC deliberately tanked it's own writing to turn them into ooc cartoony villains because the anti Arab racism post 9/11 was just too potent for them to resist. You take a villain whos love for his family is one of his core characterisations, he's sexist and evil and runs a cult but he forgives his daughter every time she betrays him to help Batman. He lost his godson fighting nazis in world war two, he wants Batman to be his heir, to be family. Because he respects Batman's mind.
And DC looks at this and gives him a Jewish daughter who Ra's left to die in a concentration camp because in Death and the Maidens he found the Nazis to be useful allies. Nazis, who not even Joker would team up with. Who Ra's had talked about fighting against in older continuity. Whoever came up with that plotline needs to never work in comics again.
Nyssa tortures Talia into insanity and turns her into a willing member of the LoA who believes in Ra's vision for the future. Because it wasn't bad enough to assassinate Ra's, every single Asian character in DC had to be one dimensional racist evil villains. It's no coincidence this was the time period they tried to make Cass Cain evil too.
In Cass's case, the backlash to the awful writing forced them to retcon it. In the al Ghul's case, Morrison used it for Damian's story as if evil Talia and evil Ra's who didn't care about his family at all were always canon, and not just a disgusting racist retcon. And now it's the go to characterisation for them. Talia drugging Batman is still what a lot of dc fans assume is canon, even though it was retconned. And there was no reason for it to exist in the first place other than racism.
For DC to actually fix the al Ghuls, they'd have to acknowledge that Talia was brainwashed into being evil, and come up with some retcon for Ra's oocness. The Lazarus Pit is right there as an excuse. Robin Son of Batman managed it with Talia.
But instead DC seems to be working off the impression that their shitty writing for the past 15 years was the character's natural state. It's why "holding Talia accountable for her crimes" doesn't work any better than holding Cass accountable for all the terrible things she did during the garbage evil era.
DC needs to hold itself accountable instead of the characters. More of Ra's Talia and Damian bonding. Ra's runs a cult he is not a good person and it's a good thing that Damian got out but if you can't show that without relying on racist stereotypes and 00s character assassination then why are you even a writer lol. More clarification that what the Ra's and Talia did was not in character for them. Less "I helped torture baby Damian as part of his training but I felt really sad about it." That's never been what gave the al Ghuls their complexity.
Basically, stop trying to add nuance to the racist post 9/11 al Ghul characterisation and just give us back LexCorp era Talia and pre DATM Ra's. You're one of the top two comic book brands in the industry surely you can find someone who can make Damian's backstory work without destroying the rest of his family in the process.
Coelacanth but it’s the size of a galaxy and it’s spots are stars. Imagine that. You’re welcome
behold, he is real
What’s better than a vampire? What’s better than a horse. A Vampire Horse, of course. I made this comic a few months ago.
Was very much not expecting a Berserk reference in My Adventures with Superman not gonna lie.
big fan of characters with abandonment + attachment issues so profound that they leave claw marks in everything they touch but would sooner gnaw off their own leg than admit they just want someone to stay for once. in a totally normal well adjusted and not at all projecting way of course.
big fan of characters who are always leaving. who constantly have a suitcase in their hand. characters who start planning their exit the moment they arrive and get nervous when the people in their lives start to Know them. in a totally normal well adjusted and not at all projecting way of course
Very important question
Air. Firstly because it suits her fighting style the best, secondly because I like the idea that her nature is freedom and pacifism and it has to be twisted to serve violence. Though that does mean there's a non-zero chance that the Faizul of this universe bites it via exploding lungs rather than having his throat ripped out. Take your pick which is more gruesome I guess.
When the Chocolate Guy (Amaury Guichon) sets the challenge!
I recognize that this is MASTERchef, so the contestants, especially this far in, are actually very good chefs but Amaury really woke up and chose violence huh.
it’s so difficult being someone who needs to talk to themself in public. there is no way for me to avoid looking “crazy” when im constantly shouting or whispering to myself or jerking my neck. i wish people understood this doesn’t mean im dangerous. people with many different mental illnesses or disorders face this issue as well and all situations deserve more compassion. treat people who talk to themselves loudly or quietly, continuously, repeatedly, or with pauses, the same as anyone else.
Hi some people are saying stuff like this and like. Not to be rude but no I Can't.
My talking to myself isn't describing tasks or quiet mumbling. It's more like this:
"nonononono no thank you FUCK FUCK *incoherent noise* *scream* FUCK off Good morning good morning good morning good morning"
This post was about tourettes syndrome and tics, and about psychosis. It was not about people who have ADHD who sometimes mumble about their task or what is on their mind.
I completely respect all experiences with needing to talk to yourself out loud, but my repetitive tics that MAKE ME LOOK DANGEROUS AND CRAZY cannot be masked, not by pretending I'm on a call, which I do try sometimes, not by acting like it's just a quirk, or that I'm very into my current task. Not trying to make a callout but this sentiment is irritating me because of the exact nature of my post, it should be obvious this is not a tool available to me.
Please don't ignore tourettic experiences that we can't mask, in a post about tourettes....
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hades was the original himbo
his littlest asshole brother tricked him out of being king of the gods--dumb, nothing happenning in his brain
buff, strong jaw in all the few depictions of him--beefy
keeps chickens, probably gets pegged--respects women, have you seen his wife
I feel Hades would have taken a look at Zeus and Olympus and was smart enough to say: Zeus wants me to leave this place forever and I'm more than happy to go along with his stupid trick.
I counter this with Hades being the first MaleWife.
His wife does all the work and he sits at home making the underworld ready for her return (and waiting for her to peg him).
so which leg of the himbo triangle is beefy and respects women? hunk? labrador?
Let’s consult the charts
Himbo:
Male Wife:
As you can see, a Himbo may respect women but might not immediately recognize the inherit wisdom of his wife, this is a very small difference between a Himbo and Male Wife. Male Wife takes a look at his wife and immediately knows. Male Wives may also have a more than increased intelligence whereas Himbos peak with the knowledge their wife is very good.
amazing
in my notifications again
it's true, and I'm glad an industry veteran with a large platform is saying it
Friendly reminder
captain-price-officially
Won’t say it again!
cis people can reblog this btw
Yes we need more chaste twee baby gay romances like heartstopper and yes we also need more shows where men fuck raw to express their love for one another like Élite and yes we need more toxic gays having hate sex like Interview with the Vampire and yes we need more incidental gay characters like the dads in cartoons like Owl House.
It's not a competition! It's a hoard and I'm like a gay little Smaug.
the normalization of porn in mainstream media is a weird take to have
Normalization of gay desire and yes, even gay sex, is paramount to gay liberation actually.
love how OP said "we need more gay representation of all kinds in all genres" and this asshole heard "put porn in all media" very normal take.
Such an awesome movie!
The second best Predator movie without any doubt