@lgbtqcreators bingo challenge: blorbo ↳ oliver buck's pink lips + pink birthmark combo ♡ for anonymous ♡

buck is just so fucking pretty.

also I love it that he just has this pretty prominent facial birthmark and it’s...not a thing. they gave it one throwaway line in the pilot episode and it has not been mentioned since. I legit forget it’s there half the time when I’m watching. Oliver Stark has said that agents told him he should cover it up (or have it removed, like is that even possible) and he was like...yeah i’m not gonna do that.

he’s also said he’s gotten letters from moms of kids who were shy about their own facial markings and that seeing him on TV helped them. 

but you bet your sweet bippy people in fanfic (and by people I mean Eddie) sure love to kiss it.

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Blazing Saddles (1974) dir. Mel Brooks

this woman was a comedic genius on a par with anyone who’s ever been that and she was gone way too soon

i'm literally begging people to relearn how to use earbuds and headphones. i don't wanna hear your fucking tiktok while im waiting for my flight.

100% this.

I was recently at a pretty posh, elegant and atmospheric resort. Despite this being forbidden in the guest guidelines, two guests at the pool decided to play their bluetooth speaker while they relaxed.

I am amazed at the audacity of people who just assume that of COURSE everyone else wants to hear THEIR music, like who is that self-centered?

You want to know why Inigo Montoya remains such an iconic and beloved character even 35 years after the Princess Bride came out?

It’s because he’s one of the few characters in fiction who has a story where he has dedicated his life to revenge, his whole motivation is about getting revenge….and he gets it! and then he isn’t empty or despairing! he doesn’t regret it! he’s totally satisfied!

because so many stories about revenge or rage are about characters “seeing the futility of their actions” or learning “their desire for revenge has only made them the monsters they hated” FUCK THAT.

Inigo Montoya kills the man who kills his father, is allowed to live in the narrative after and be happy about it and it is so satisfying. it’s fantastic. it’s iconic.

let more characters rage against the world, bring it down with bloodied hands, and let them be FUCKING RIGHT about it. Let them celebrate their success with sharp grins, and let them live happy, full lives where they always remain proud/fulfilled for what they’ve done

Another thing that set Inigo Montoya apart from other characters with vengeance arcs is that Inigo’s vengeance drove him but it didn’t consume him. He was wronged and wanted - needed that injustice to be corrected - but his vengeance was focused. Rather than taking his pain out on the whole world, Inigo was a charming, pleasant, good-humored person that treated everyone respectfully, even folks he was fighting. He even asks politely to people he meets about any extra digits they may have.

Would a bitter, angry, vengeance-consumed man swear on the life of his father and help a guy he was planning to duel, then give him time to catch his breath? Would he hand his sword over to his future opponent to lovingly show off his late-father’s skill as a swordmaker?

“You seem a decent fellow. I hate to kill you.”

I think part of what makes Inigo so iconic and beloved is because while vengeance was his story, it wasn’t who he was, so when he achieved his vengeance it was less an emptiness and more of a satisfaction, a story completed, a wrong made right, and a man suddenly baffled at the possibilities before him, not sure what his next story would be.

Btw you can be intensely critical of the Democratic party and recognize that it is full of aged out of touch moderates who are refusing to meet the urgency of the moment,

and also recognize that voting for Democrats is extremely important because it allows things like the confirmation of Justices and prevents the literal fascist party from gaining more power and that harm reduction is an important end in itself

These things can coexist

Politics is a long game. Being disappointed and angry today does not obviate your responsibility to participate

‪bodyguard romance trope: ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆‬

‪bodyguard romance trope but it's gay: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★‬

I once started writing a “Check, Please!” bodyguard fic.

Except Bitty was the bodyguard, and Jack was the guy being protected.

I still loved how that story was turning out, but Fandom Brain decided I was done with CP before I finished it. Maybe someday.

The law allows any medical provider or insurer to deny care based on "ethical, moral, or religious beliefs."

jesusfuckingchrist

I cannot WAIT until some doctor refuses to treat a cop because of their ethical beliefs.

9-1-1 Moving to ABC Questions Will the crew/writers/etc. change? Most likely, no.

Are Tim and Kristen still the showrunners? Presumably. Typically that would be announced now if it was changing.

Will it be on Hulu (Disney+ for international)? It should be! ABC is a Disney owned company and it shows normally are on Hulu next day (Disney+ whenever they update it)

What will happen with the sets? Ideally, they'll probably work out a deal to use the Fox sets. If not, they might move the sets. Last resort is probably rebuilding them.

Is this just like Disney moving shows from one network to another? While both companies are owned by Disney, they're still separate companies. They're still operating as all different companies.

Should we expect a change of tone in the show? ABC is very similar to FOX. I wouldn't expect anything major to change.

Do you think the move to ABC is going to mean changes in the cast? Contracts are up for renewal AFTER season 7 so right now this shouldn't affect anything with them.

Is it too soon or too delusional to wish for better promotion and maybe recent cast photos for their promotion? 😂 Here's to hoping!! The Rookie and Grey's have FANTASTIC social media admins. Maybe these means we can actually have social media accounts again.

No One Ever Helped Me So I Will Never Help Anyone Else & Do Not Believe Anyone Should Be Helped Ever is one of thee most loser mindsets btw

the world has been unkind to you so you continue the cycle of unkindness by passing on hatred and indifference to others? Wow. groundbreaking. you’re so cool and tormented

this is made double frustrating because like 99% of the people who say “nobody ever helped me” are totally blind to all the millions ways they have, indeed, been helped.

oh god this is such a Mood

like don’t even try with the mundanes

but when you meet another geeky fannish person and you have to like...do that dance of

okay but...HOW fannish

like

which bathic level of fandom have you descended to

are you in the shallows of fanvids and a subreddit

or

are you here in the marianas trench of a/b/o fic and tracked tags and a dedicated discord server and a MFL list like eight paged long

kink: deleting someone’s pointless comment by reblogging the post from the same person they did

I mean, that’s censorship but okay.

ksvskwbidbwkdbskbsjw

there is no such thing as a first amendment right to reblogged comments.

no

It does help actually, to post the whole context of Hank Green supporting sex workers

Raise your hand if you’re just incredibly fucking tired of people taking things the Green Brothers say out of context to make fun of some of the straight white dudes that use that privilege to their advantage to help marginilized people.

The Green brothers speak out about racial injustice, financial inequality, homophobia, housing issues (including homelessness), mental illness (ESPECIALLY John, who has gone through intense depression and anxiety in the past), and many other topics.

They provide dozens of free resources for students online, specifically Crash Course, and every year during the holidays they donate thousands of dollars to multiple charities.

They actively acknowledge their privilege and use it to lift other people up and provide resources for those who don’t have the same privilege.

I’m sure many people don’t know this, but John and Hank CREATED VidCon. They’re the reason VidCon exists today. They were some of the ORIGINAL YouTubers, and they’re one of the only platforms on YouTube that has stayed true to their original content idea.

People LOVE to hate on them. They love it. John was sent so many death threats and harassed so much that he gave up all social media but YouTube for a long time. The reason? People claimed he was glorifying cancer (which if you’ve actually READ the book, he doesn’t) and that he was a “pervert” for writing about high schoolers (as if LITERALLY every single book about a high schooler isn’t written by someone older than 18 I mean Jesus Christ people). Hes spoken on this a couple times but stopped because people just ignored him and dragged his name through the gutters.

The hate on Hank is, from what I’ve seen, fairly recent - he was kind of the forgotten brother for a while. Until he published a book where the main character was bisexual. And he said positive things about trans people. And then suddenly “Hank Green is just a dumb man and his opinions are trash.” Almost like people didn’t like that the “science man” was openly supportive of homosexuality

The Green brothers acknowledge when they get things wrong. They speak out on injustice, on inequality, and they always, ALWAYS try to do what’s right. They are some of the most wholesome straight white men I’ve ever come across in life in general, and it infuriates me that people reduce them to “okay? okay” and “oh didnt he do Crash Course?”

And now hank green is the honorary father of gen z and science tiktok

Somewhere along the line some people saw ‘people with more privilege in certain areas are less likely to be as aware of their advantages because they are not forced to be aware of the issues constantly’, and somehow read it as ‘if someone ticks enough Privilege Boxes then they’re a Bad Person by default and I’m allowed to bully them’, and those people are a blight on the community.

Buck & Eddie + text posts

Nothing makes me want to call math fake as much as the Monty Hall problem. Not even 0.999999... equaling 1. Yes I understand the proof yes it technically makes sense but I just hate the Monty Hall problem so, so much.

Is that the game show one with the doors?

Correct. The basic scenario is that there is a car behind one door and a goat behind two doors, and you don't know which is which but the game show host does. If you pick the door with the car, you win the car. The host let's you pick a door, then opens one of the two doors you didn't pick, revealing a goat. The host then offers you one last chance to switch your pick from your original door to the other remaining closed door.

The Monty Hall problem states that you should always switch your pick, and that by doing so you will double your chances of winning the car.

Which, intuitively, that's nonsense. Your choice has no actual impact on the reality of the situation. You're guessing blindly the same as before, it's just now that you have a one-in-two chance of guessing the right door instead of a one-in-three chance.

EXCEPT

During your first round of choosing, you had a 1/3 chance of guessing the car vs a 2/3 chance of guessing a goat, if you were only allowed that one guess. But once it's narrowed down to two doors, one with a goat and one with a car, you're now guaranteed to get the exact opposite outcome of what your original guess would have been if you switch. So if you stick with your first choice, you still have a 1/3 chance of getting the car and 2/3 chance of getting a goat. But if you switch, then suddenly that becomes a 1/3 chance of getting a goat, and a 2/3 chance of getting the car.

It's bullshit and I hate it so much.

I understand it but i hate it, like the maths is right but logically it just doesn't click

See, you understand my pain.

#why doesn’t choosing the same door you already chose have the same effect? that’s what I want to know#like does math not agree with the sage advice of ya authors that not choosing is also a choice?

The trick to it is that you're technically playing two games in a row, and the second one is the only one that you actually have to win.

In the first game, you have two chances to lose (picking a goat) and once chance to win (picking a car). Worse-than-even odds. But the important thing is, you don't actually get a prize for winning this first game. It's just set-up for the second one.

In the second game, sticking with your door is basically saying "I think I made a lucky guess in the first game, I'm sticking with that decision." Switching doors is saying "I don't think I got lucky in the first round, so I'm going to change my decision." You are gambling on whether you won or lost the first game, and what wins or loses you the prize is guessing correctly whether you were lucky in the first game. And because the odds of the first game were worse-than-even, guessing that you lost the first game is the safer bet, because you probably weren't lucky.

The really painful part of it is that our brains want to interpret it all as one game, where you've basically got 50/50 odds no matter what you do. That's what our every instinct is screaming at us should be happening, because the physical endgame is two closed doors, only one of them with something we want behind it, which has been there from the start. But it isn't one game with 50/50 odds. It's two games in a trenchcoat, and their combined odds are skewed.

“You are gambling on whether you won or lost the first game” is in fact the only time the Monty Hall problem has ever made even a shadow of sense to me, and I think you should get an honorary PhD in math or maybe philosophy for writing it down.

That's actually very flattering, especially considering how long I've wrestled with this thing, thank you.

Ok but lets be honest id be happier with a goat

OH

if you want a physical demonstration of the Monty Hall problem, Mythbusters tested it practially once. They did 100 trials of opening one door, and then switching or staying. It turned out exactly as the math predicted, that you’re twice as likely to win if you switch your choice.

"Not having a carrd is a red flag!" No a red flag is you thinking you're entitled to a little pamphlet full of someone else's information.

do y’all remember when sharing personal details online was a bad thing

you'll be thrilled to know i've been repeatedly called a boomer for this take

wtf even is a carrd. i don’t care enough to find out.

THE BIRDCAGE (1996)

dir. Mike Nichols

If you have not seen this, glory awaits. I have watched this film so many times, I live with its jokes ever in my mouth, I love it so much.

I maintain that Nathan Lane saying “Sweetie, you’re wasting your gum” is one of the greatest single line deliveries in cinema history.

hello what is a poptart please

This be a poptart:

(also holy shit who needs to buy 48 pop tarts at a time)

They’re kind of a guilty pleasure for a lot of Yanks. I like them cold, frosted (the frosting is a kind of hard shell frosting - even if you do toast them (which is the intent but often not the chosen procedure) the frosting doesn’t really melt. the pastry is more a shortcrust style pastry. They do make toaster pastries that are more of a flaky-pastry style, some come with frosting packets you add after you toast them, but that shit’s too much work. Pop Tarts are not infrequently found in candy/chips vending machines.

It’s kind of trendy for restaurants and bakeries to make their own versions of pop tarts, in fact I had to look a little bit to find a photo of honest-to-God pop tarts because there were so many photos of Artisanal Housemade Poptarts.

Poptarts also come in a huge variety of flavors. I like strawberry. There are fruit flavors but also like...cinnamon sugar, and birthday cake, and Oreo, and chocolate fudge (which actually has chocolate pastry, too).

The thing about pop tarts? The packaging is sneaky. Comedian Paula Poundstone has a whole bit about this. A standard box has 6 pop tarts in it but they come in three packages of two. So if you want a Pop Tart, you open a packet, but it’s not like you’re gonna eat just one of them and leave the other one alone in its packet, so you eat two. But now it’s not just a snack it’s a meal, so you eat a second package of two. And then you eat the third package just to tidy up, really, because who leaves one single package of pop tarts hanging out alone in the box?

Damn. Now I want a fucking Pop Tart.