TDP and bury your gays (long post)

the fandom is young. I’m 18 for a point of reference here. what happened in The Dragon Prince was heart breaking, yes, but that is the theme of the show. 

some of the older people might remember what happened in The 100 some time back. everyone who was into that show was very upset for a very good reason: 

Bury Your Gays. 

what happened in The 100, for those who may not be aware, a canon lgbt character was killed off screen for shock value. she was killed off screen for no other reason. her death did not have meaning behind it. the community was given someone who they could connect with and immediately had her ripped away because corporate is greedy. they knew exactly what they were doing. they promoted this character to their audience to get views. and then promptly had her character killed to show the audience they (corporate) do not care about them, only their views. 

this is all i will say on The 100 as i never watched it.

what did The Dragon Prince do? 

Wonderstorm, the team who makes TDP, gave us two characters who were lgbt (lesbians), gave us those two lesbians who were married. they had a kid together. by what means is not important. but they had a kid. that is representation that isnt given to the community often, let alone canon lgbt characters in general. 

they gave us lesbians who had a kid, were proud of themselves for who they were, they were royalty, and they were respected. there was no question whether Harrow would help them. the only thing in question was who would be sacrificed to help them. 

When Viren started his story about the day those two queens and Sarai died, we already knew they were dead. mid way through Viren’s story, Aanya, the daughter of the two queens, added she knew how this story ended, that it ended with their deaths. that was our second knowledge of their death. during the telling of the story, one of the queens said: “this is our day to sacrifice.“ that was our third warning. 

Bury Your Gays as a trope is used only for shock value. we have 3 instances where we are told these two are dead already. so it was a matter of when. and we were told when: when she uttered “this is out day to sacrifice.” they faced Thunder, the king of the dragons. we already have knowledge of the fact fighting him is no easy thing. they were killed while fighting Thunder. it was not off screen. we were told this would happen. there is no shock value. 

Wonderstorm gave us two respected, married lesbian queens with a daughter while the show is still young. saying this is the only representation we will get and that they were killed is extreme exaggeration. there is more show to come and this is not a reason to drop it. they treated their deaths well and did not shove them off to the side never to be mentioned again. we will see Aanya again, we will hear about her mothers again. 

this is a reason to keep watching. 

I’m just gonna come out and say it;

Voltron Legendary Defender was a good show and a good example of a reboot in an era where most reboots are mediocre at best and it doesn’t deserve to be treated like trash just because its fandom is complete cancer. 

“Gamer” starring @therealjacksepticeye

*This is a mixed artwork. Painting and editing combined*

rip santa.

Working in Retail in under 3 minutes

i had to watch this like 5 times because of no captions but lmao if someone makes a transcript for this it would be bomb

transcript: “So we have these Santas at work, right, okay? We have black and we have white Santas. And they’re like creepy, five-foot tall, lifelike animatronic… like, Santas that hold plates of cookies and milk, and they kinda look like they could wake up and come to life and murder you in your sleep– and they don’t include batteries, but we have these Santas. Like nothing screams ‘festive holiday cheer’ like a big, hulking Santa. Um. Nothin’ will jingle your jangles more. So, um, this woman comes in and she’s like, “Do you have these?” and I’m like, “Oh my god, yeah!” So a couple weeks ago we sold out of our white Santas, and we are down to like, three black Santas. And so, I take her to the aisle, I show her the Santas, and the first thing out of her mouth is, “I’m not racist, but…” and I’m like, well, I can’t– I’m not in the position to decide if you are or not, but if like– if I could use context clues and infer, uh, I would say maybe that you might be. And three, we’re talking about Santa. Like– (stuttering) did we switch subjects? And so, um, I’m in like, I– the next thing that pops out of her mouth is like, “This is not right.” and I’m like, okay, I’m sorry, but this is what the picture was. And she’s like, “No. Santa is white.” And I’m like, oh no, okay. Okay. So I’m in– I’m about to tell her, I’m like, mid-sentence, like, “I’m sorry, do you want me to go call another store, do you need me to, like, write you a raincheck just in case we we get any more.” And she’s like, “This is wrong, I want them taken down.” She interrupts me, says that, and I’m like, (pause). I like, look around, and I’m like, is she talking to me? Is this, like, my own, like, personal hell? But like, of course it is. So, um, I’m like, “I can’t take these Santas down.” And she’s like, “Why not?!” And I’m like, “You either have to buy them, or take them down yourself.” And that was like, the stupidest thing I could have ever said, because– (sighs) she takes this bag, with like, Jesus’s face, like, slammed right in the middle as a design– it’s big– she takes it off her shoulder, and starts beating these black Santas! She starts beating these Santas down, they were like, falling down… and I’m like, oh my god! What– what is happening? So like, I step in the middle of her and these Santas and I’m like, “Ma’am, ma’am, you need to leave, you need to stop, or I’m going to have to call someone.” So she like, stops, and she’s like, beet red, and like, huffin’ and puffin’, and she like, looks at me and I can tell she’s just trying to get like, a one-liner in, and she’s like, “The Santa I know is white.” And then she walks away. And I’m like, well– I’m processing what’s happening, while also thinking, like, the Santa you know? Santa’s not real. So unless you’re using an ouija board to contact good old Kris Kringle, um, from like, B.C. or whenever, I’m like, that’s pretty impressive, but how ya doin’ that. And, um, I– the last thought that ran through my mind is that, I’m like, I would hate to be in the room with her when she finds out that Jesus is not white.”

‘I’m not racist but…’ Yes. Yes you are.

God save my soul if I ever have to deal with a customer of this ilk.

a not so comprehensive list of my thoughts on hoziers music video for movement

hozier really has “don’t be afraid” in latin tattooed on his arm….like i know it’s probably a seamus heaney reference but also….he really is our fae protector…..“don’t be afraid”……thank u hozier i won’t be anymore

Nolī Timēre- singular imperative form of Latin verb nolo, nolle, meaning to be unwilling or to refuse, plus infinitive form of Latin verb timeō, timēre, meaning to fear. Translated literally, ‘Refuse to fear.’

I spent fifteen minutes pouring through my high school Latin binder and Latin to English Dictionary to verify this translation.

What, further, can be deduced from this information?

Hozier the Forest Nymph has definitely been frolicking around since way back when Catullus was f*ckin’ it up.

My Forest God, really out there, keeping the classics alive. Mad respect.

Sketchavember 2018 - Day Fourteen: Master Vs. Apprentice

All the feels man… Darth Vader Vs Ahsoka Tano.

For every day in November I’ll be doing digital sketch. Special commissions open for this event!

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oh, god so much to cover… Hozier’s voice and Sergei’s technique existing together, the multiple Sergei selves existing and interacting with each other and probably representing different parts of him (I note the one in white leggings with all the tattoos covered, aka. the traditional ballet swan prince ideal that classical companies wanted him to be, watching the chaotic shirtless self in fear), the scruffy hair look being kinda Hozier-like as though he has a secret wish to dance too, the fact that this video exists meaning that two of my favourite artists sat down in a room sometime and talked about their artistry feelings… sos, bye

^ ^ ^ !! !1

So move me, baby Shake like the bough of a willow tree You do it naturally Move me, baby

I SAID nothing fucks with my baby

Haven’t I seen this before?

Oh, that’s right.

Me listening to Shrike by Hozier and thinking of how well it fits Newmann:

Numb // Linkin Park 80s Remix

Everyone in my dorm hates me very much for blasting this at 8 am

Can I be your neighbor pls

Can people for f*cking once think about what they’re doing before they do it?

“In fact, during the audition with Chris Evans, the script says, “Spidey flips into scene,” and Tom goes, “Oh, should I do that?” Evans is like, [sarcastically] “Oh, yeah. Yeah, you just flip into the scene kid. No, you just walk in.” He does it. A standing flip, jump, flip, land. Even Chris Evans was like, “What…what happened?” - Kevin Feige, producer and President of Marvel

You hire Spider-Man and you fucking got Spider-Man.

Tim’s Kerrang interview

i arrive at the endgame

city lines: down

kerosene: run out

all we relied upon: fracturing

my unclean skin is forcibly shed