Um, actually, I think you better pick up a comic book, anon because I'm pretty sure bullying turns you into a bitter but charismatic super villain.

seriously though, take your pro-child abuse takes elsewhere.

All bullying does is teach kids to hide their special interests.

It does nothing to make them not be "cringe" except for them to hide who they are from *you*.

/at anon, not OP

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“A Female Reporter”

NELLIE BLY. HER NAME IS NELLIE BLY.

You know what else she did??

Saved a ton of mental hospital patients from persistent & sickening abuse. She went in undercover, and the doctors, nurses, orderlies, etc trrated her like all the others. They essentially said ‘Who cares if you don’t like hiw we treat you? No one will ever hear you or believe you!’

Wanna bet? said Nellie Bly

Nellie was a fucking hero. You put some respect on Nellie Bly’s name.

“A Female Reporter” my ass

Im sick of people trashing the 'damsel in distress. That simply means a girl who can't save herself. If you want to write a story about a girl who saves the day do so, but don't stomp on those who can't help themselves that's not what heroes do.

when people are criticizing the "damsel in distress" as a trope, they are criticizing a broader pattern of women being treated as objects rather than subjects of stories. they are not telling an actual literal princess who has been locked in an actual literal tower that she's a little bitch.

Yeah I agree with the second statement but I do feel like some people miss the point which may be what the first poster meant.

Like I've heard, lets say Cinderella and Snow White are good examples, "oh they needed to be saved by a man" but the thing is that both of these princesses are the main characters of their stories. They're victims of abuse who needed help to escape their family situations. The princes are more of an after thought to be honest. Yes they might aid the princesses but they work as part of the princesses happy endings

When used as a plot device a damsel in distress is treated more as an object to drive the hero's plot forward. She has no agency because as a tool in someone else's story, and doesn't ever really get her freedom if she's just used as a reward for the hero.

And I think the problem is when people confuse the first for the second because they don't understand the point in criticizing the trope, they may just think the issue is a woman being in a position of disadvantage ever. I think it's just more of a critical thinking issue maybe <3<3

“Aw man! This pie doesn’t taste at all like what grandma use to make! I’m must be a terrible baker:(“

Maybe! Or maybe one of many things might be different from the recipe you’ve been trying to follow

Baking is largely both a science, and bullshit. Anything from the altitude you’re at, or the mosture in the air, or the way you’re measuring ingredients (ie weight vs volume) can effect how your final result of what you’re making will come out. A few examples just in my grandmother’s Apple Pie recipe are

So will I ever make that Apple pie I remember fondly from my childhood? Probably not! Just gotta figure out my own thing that works.

I dunno why I made this post at 6am. Just shit to keep in mind next time you’re struggling with an older recipe I guess!

Needed to see this. Thank you :)

I’ve been guilty of the, “Ariel gave up her voice for a man,” stance too, but upon examination one of the messages in The Little Mermaid is that it’s important for parents to listen to their children as much as they want to be listened to. If Triton hadn’t destroyed Ariel’s collection, she never would’ve felt hurt and desperate enough to go to Ursula and take her deal. And seriously who was hurt by her having her human collection? Because her father lashes out and refuses to be a person she can feel comfortable being honest with, she goes to a person who poses a threat to her. Listen to kids, even if you don’t immediately like what they’re saying or you’re putting them in a position to seek out safe spaces with unsafe people. 

I can't believe it's 2023 and I'm still seeing people say "Ariel gave up her voice for a man"

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“Ariel sold her voice for legs just because of a guy“

Meanwhile Ariel with legs;

Ariel already loved the human world long before meeting Eric (you don’t get a collection like hers overnight) and when she finally got a chance to explore it, she took it.

Ursula made it more about Eric than Ariel ever did.

hope is a skill

hope is a weapon you are trained to wield

favourite additions

You cannot hide this in the tags, bestie. This is too lovely to keep a secret.

Favorite Scene From Each Episode of Veronica Mars Day 15

This is Day 15 of susanmichelin’s Favorite Scene From Each Episode of Veronica Mars.

Day 15: “Ruskie Business” (Or Meg Lives Vicariously Through Veronica)

This is another episode that is just all around good. I love the Russian mafia lady, and I love Caz and Martin’s attempts to woo Meg. (Speaking of which, was anyone else confused as to why Meg didn’t like Martin? That guy was awesome.)

Obviously this scene is great:

It’s probably the scene I paid closest attention to during this episode when I first watched it or when I’ve rewatched it. Kristen Bell and Jason Dohring are both heartbreaking in it – especially Bell, who has to portray her emotions in a much more subtle way than Dohring and is equally brilliant. Also, shout-out to Alyson Hannigan for her perfect portrayal of the thoughtless, vapid Trina Echolls, whose actions in this scene are discussed well here.

As much as I love this scene though, I’m not sure what I could say about it that others haven’t already said. Besides there’s another, less dramatic, scene which is interesting once you start to pay attention to it, and that scene is the one where Meg shows up to Veronica’s apartment to help her get ready for the dance.

First of all, forgive me for…not getting any of the ‘80s movies references here. I’m not a giant ‘80s movies fan. (Except for The Breakfast Club of course. I’m not a Communist.) I didn’t get the significance of Meg or Duncan’s costumes until I read a post about them for this game. All I knew when I watched it is that Meg shows up wearing a shapeless pink dress that covers all the essentials, all the extras, and then some.

This makes sense, given what we know about Meg and her parents from “Like a Virgin.” Meg is the “good girl” who does everything right – she keeps her room clean, she’s kind to people at school, she’s never gotten to second base, etc. And clearly her parents don’t approve of anything less.

So why does Meg show up at Veronica’s apartment to dress her best friend in this?

And then recruits an older man in a position of authority to be Veronica’s “surprise”?

Meg is subconsciously buying into the rumors of Veronica’s promiscuity and is trying to live vicariously through her. Meg can’t wear the slutty black outfit she wants to wear to the ‘80s dance – but her slutty friend can! Meg can’t date the cute, bashfully charming but age-inappropriate cop because she’s with the student body president, but damned if she’s going to miss the opportunity to hook up the girl who’s done everyone on the swim team!

Forget the fact that Veronica is clearly uncomfortable in the outfit. Forget the fact that she’s been trying to help Meg the entire episode and could probably use a real night off. (It’s worth noting that all Veronica really does at the dance that isn’t helping Meg or Logan is dance with Leo for like three seconds, and we all know she’d rather be dancing with Duncan or Logan.) Meg just wants to dress up her slutty Barbie and then pair her off with a slutty Ken!

In Meg’s defense, she does seem a little regretful when she realizes it’s Veronica’s ex-boyfriend who has been hitting on her all week. The moment when Veronica leaves them together is more bittersweet (at least for Veronica) than anything else.

I’m being hard on Meg here. I don’t dislike her, but I thought this scene was weird the first time I watched it – why is Meg, who is normally portrayed as a genuinely nice person, going out of her way to make her friend look like the tackiest stripper ever? I can’t think of a reason other than that she really wants to shed her own good girl persona but is too locked into it. So she projects that persona onto Veronica, without really stopping to think about whether Veronica appreciates it.

[Screencaps from vm-caps.com.]

Reblogging for an interesting perspective meta

“You can’t seduce the guards! You’re in shackles!” “Hey! There’s a lot you can do in shackles!”

donate to my kickstarter so i can build a time machine and

“oh but how will you seduce cleopatra?” you might ask because you’re a moron. it’s simple: i’m 6′2″ and i’m fat. fatness was considered attractive back then because if you were fat, that meant you were wealthy enough to get fat. plus, 6′2″ is unreasonably gigantically tall in the BC times. 

so cleopatra will be like “a giant? AND he’s got stretch marks?” and she’ll instantly become infatuated with my rotund, hairy body 

then i will live in royalty for the rest of my days. kickstarter backers will have their names written in my tomb, baffling archaeologists for centuries to come. 

My favorite part of this is that OP didn’t feel the need to explain how he’d get Julius Caesar addicted to hentai.

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#Rolemodels

Also pay rent/mortgage and for healthcare!

AND THIS GOES DOUBLE FOR ALL YOU FAKE ASS MOTHERFUCKERS OUT THERE WHO KNOW WE’RE BROKE BUT YOU STILL WANT US TO GIVE YOU FREE STUFF.

It’s not just companies, all of you are part of the problem.

Also, kill the idea that work has to be or is always fun just because someone’s passionate. Burnout is a thing no matter your feelings on your job.

Work is not devalued for the employee’s feelings toward their job.

HELL TO THE MOTHERFUCKING YES!!!

Event if you’re doing digital work that is still time, energy and physical and mental stressed that can’t be given back or undone.

Also anybody who will pay you a 100 compliments before they pay you 1 goddamn dollar isn’t worth your time. I have known so many people that will blow smoke up your ass and gas you Until they got what they want.

I partially blame myself but I have work for so many fuckings liars who swear they got you but never did. Don’t fuck with anyone who offers to pay you clout, word-of-mouth, recognition, Their political beliefs, free publicity or empty promises that drag on forever.

Don’t ever let anybody put your work on a deadline and YOUR COMPENSATION ON A WAITING LIST.

Soon can take a mother fucken lifetime and still never come.

Random one liners

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human: dude you've been in our d&d group for literally like three years, you don't need to keep asking if you're invited every time

vampire: i knowww, i just get anxious ok?

human: oh fair

I feel personally attacked. Lol

IT’S CALLED AN AESTHETIC, SUSAN.

No need to oust me like this

My Spoiler-Filled Review of the New Veronica Mars book "Mr. Kiss and Tell"

There are spoilers, so this review will be behind a cut. Subsequent reblogs may not be under a cut, but I will always tag with “Veronica Mars” and “MKAT” so please blacklist accordingly. Thank you!

I’ve been reading coded reviews and discussion on and off and I might be in the unpopular opinion boat on many, many things. Also, this shit is SUPER long. So yeah.

Last chance to back out.

Okay?

…

Let’s go!

Continuar lendo

saw a lot of commentary on the birth order stereotypes poll going around and realized that i'd like to see a simpler one, so:

please reblog if you are willing, i am genuinely curious and would love a larger sample size