I do what I like!

thelastjedicritical: silmarilswan: I can’t believe that when we first saw those tlj pics of finn...

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 20:15:16 +0100

silmarilswan:

I can’t believe that when we first saw those tlj pics of finn dressed as an undercover imperial, my naive dumbass theorized that we would learn more about finn’s time as a stormtrooper and that he would play a role in exposing stormtrooper culture and incite and lead a rebellion of stormtroopers by persuading his former friends to overcome their conditioning because that would’ve been the logical progression of his character from someone who runs away, to someone who is willing to stand for a bigger cause and protect the people he cares about, to actually being a leader in protecting and rescuing people from the oppression he suffered

But what do I know about logical, meaningful character arcs?? It’s obviously cooler to make him repeat his arc from tfa in a more boring way in an irrelevant side plot smh

No one in their right mind would let a former Stormtrooper go undercover and then not use this to dive into the lives and culture and way of thinking of Stormtroopers or to reveal groundbreaking First Order Intel to us …

Also no one in their right mind would let the people who are meant to be the two leads be in the same important place and not let them meet up and fight their way out together …

This was all RIDICULOUS

jewishcomeradebot: Finn and Rey are Padmé and Anakin, only with a happy ending. Their story so far...

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 20:11:19 +0100

jewishcomeradebot:

Finn and Rey are Padmé and Anakin, only with a happy ending.

Their story so far has many of the same beats as Anakin’s and Padmé’s had in TPM and AotC.

In the first installment of the story Rey (Anakin) is trapped in a life of servitude on a desert planet. While she might not be a slave exactly, she comes across as a form of indentured servant.

Finn is the rebel against the status quo, the way Padmé rebelled at the stagnation and indifference of the Senate and at the end of the day will take matters into their own hands and resort to armed might to set things right, when the large galaxy appears to don’t give a fuck about their issues.

In part two, they’re kept apart. Where what kept Padmé and Anakin apart was social strictures and rules, Finn and Rey are kept apart physically. But in both cases both of them are yearning to be with each other against all the odds.

Their reunification after the battle is as tender and passionate as Anakin’s and Padmé’s after the Battle of Geonosis. They rush to each other and hold on tight, finally in the arms of the person they love.

But unlike Padmé and Anakin, Finn and Rey don’t have to hide. There are no strict Jedi masters spouting a dogma against romance to tell Rey she can’t show the love she feels for Finn. And Finn’s position in the Resistance as a leader and hero is not at odds with him loving and showing love, for Rey.

So though we lack an actual wedding scene I wonder if in Episode IX we’ll be presented with Finn’s and Rey’s romantic relationship as a already given entity, they’re simply presented as a couple from the beginning. Or if the confession of their love will happen very early instead.

Either way, it would make the most sense if the two of them spend most if not all of the movie as a couple and we see them navigate the obstacles of an ongoing war alongside the obstacle they face as a couple, the same way we see it with Anakin and Padmé in RotS. Only in this case Finn and Rey will have the happy ending Anakin’s obsession denied him and Padmé.

stealthflower: feynites: squidong: cardozzza: platovevo: cats are so fake like they’re...

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 20:06:30 +0100

stealthflower:

feynites:

squidong:

cardozzza:

platovevo:

cats are so fake like they’re theoretically related to apex predators and yet they weigh 8 pounds, sleep 20 hours a day, and scream if you feed them half an hour later than usual

I deeply sympathize because I also like to sleep an unreasonable amount and yell when hungry.

incidentally, you are also an apex predator

apex predators are over-hyped, we’re all just tired and whiny.

Reblog if you, too, are tired and whiny.

Photo

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 20:06:09 +0100

nikolatesla-go: cheskamouse: saywhat-politics: Because...

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 20:04:52 +0100

nikolatesla-go:

cheskamouse:

saywhat-politics:

Because Sometimes You Can’t Not Make Nazi Comparisons

“These are no longer humans, these are animals”

Fact: Godwin’s Law no longer applies, Godwin himself said so.

literatec: purplelittlemermaid: imjustjason: thefandomdropout:...

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 20:04:10 +0100

literatec:

purplelittlemermaid:

imjustjason:

thefandomdropout:

glam-alien:

afronerdism:

not-your-babe-fuckboy:

seeker-murmuration:

rodimeme:

xiki-muffin:

creativelycultivated:

respect-thetrillogy:

creativelycultivated:

im-me-all-day-every-day:

micdotcom:

Watch: The “pink tax” is secretly costing women thousands — and not just at the drug store

Yooooooooooo

Women pay more for products. Men pay more for clothing.

Do men really pay more for clothes?

Yea, seriously. Shirts, sneakers, jeans, socks…etc. Ask your male friends how much they pay for a pair of descent jeans. It’ll blow your mind.

At least their pants have fucking pockets tho

“Men pay more for clothing.”

(Target)

Are you sure?

Are you

(Walmart)

ABSOLUTELY SURE??

BECAUSE I’M NOT ENTIRELY CONVINCED

LIKE AT ALL

THAT MEN HAVE IT HARDER

(Victoria’s Secret)

OH AND SHOULD I BRING UP PANTIES WHILE I’M AT IT? I am a firm believer of the “fuck you, I’ll wear briefs that don’t give me a wedgie, I don’t care if they’re not sexy” policy, but a lot of women are expected to wear panties and thongs because GASP WOMEN MUST BE BEAUTIFUL AT ALL TIMES. Here’s a screenshot of some Victoria’s secret panties!

Wow. It’s almost as if there’s a pattern here.

Women are expected to buy more clothing, and literally all of it is more expensive, so fuck all of you.

*HAMMERS THE REBLOG BUTTON*

Fucking infuriating.
And, NO ONE pays more for clothes than fat women. Tired of it.

Have you ever stepped on a Torrid? $50-$80 for a blouse.

^^^^^

Yup it totally gets more costly when you’re not model thin.

Woah

I’m here to confirm the fat girl comment…. decent fitting, CUTE plus size shit is just expensive as fuck.

$38 for a fucking t-shirt at Torrid.

between-stars-and-waves: becausedragonage: watercolored-braids:...

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 19:55:29 +0100

between-stars-and-waves:

becausedragonage:

watercolored-braids:

sloppy:

shapeandcolour:

This weekend, activists in Uganda - a country where homosexuality is punishable by death - held their first Pride.

This is the epitome of courage. I have no other words.

this is making me tear up holy shit

This makes me soo fucking proud most of us in places like Nigeria and Uganda especially northern Nigeria, the punishment by law is getting stoned to death if you show any signs of being gay. This makes me sad that Me and thousands of others can’t be themselves but still, this is so FUCKING beautiful I am proud of the people of my African continent!

I just want to make it clear that the photo was taken, and the first Ugandan Pride was held, in 2012. Five years later they’re still celebrating Pride. Despite the fact that they face police raids and arrests, they’ve made this an annual event.

This is heroic

onyourleftbooob: so many white people don’t get this

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 19:36:25 +0100

onyourleftbooob:

so many white people don’t get this

realtrashwitch: lilybeth666: cassieofherne: sauvamente: ourblackisgold: sauvamente: thinkmilli...

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 19:28:38 +0100

realtrashwitch:

lilybeth666:

cassieofherne:

sauvamente:

ourblackisgold:

sauvamente:

thinkmillionsmakemillions:

robregal:

freeandformed:

freeandformed:

if you’re reading this

a lump sum of money is on the way to you

it happened today, damn that was like 3 days maybe?
It Works the money is on its way!

Need this.

Of course

It worked tho

I just won $500 off a scratch Ticket lottery.

ENERGY

OKAY LEGIT I REBLOGGED THIS YESTERDAY. ME AND MY PARTNER ARE IN SUCH A TIGHT SPOT FOR MONEY ATM AS WE ARE SAVING FOR A DEPOSIT ON A HOUSE. I GOT PAID DOUBLE WHAT I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GET AND SO DID HE AND HONESTLY I CRIED SO MUCH TODAY IM SO HAPPY AND RELIEVED

Positive vibes!!!!!

prokopetz: prokopetz: Rape is the only crime on the books for which arguing that the temptation to...

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 19:25:10 +0100

prokopetz:

prokopetz:

Rape is the only crime on the books for which arguing that the temptation to commit it was too clear and obvious to resist is treated as a defence. For every other crime, we call that a confession.

I’ve gotten more angry asks about this post than I have actual reblogs.

cancerously: msilverstar: laylainalaska: niibeth: chlmera: cancerously: I feel like with the...

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 09:25:47 +0100

cancerously:

msilverstar:

laylainalaska:

niibeth:

chlmera:

cancerously:

I feel like with the new ~fandom drama~ or whatever going around, I should re-introduce my favorite theory of fandom, which I call the 1% Theory.

Basically, the 1% Theory dictates that in every fandom, on average, 1% of the fans will be a pure, unsalvageable tire fire. We’re talking the people who do physical harm over their fandom, who start riots, cannot be talked down. The sort of things public news stories are made of. We’re not talking necessarily bad fans here- we’re talking people who take this thing so seriously they are willing to start a goddamn fist fight over nothing. The worst of the worst.

The reason I bring this up is because the 1% Theory ties into an important visual of fandom knowledge- that bigger fandoms are always perceived as “worse”, and at a certain point, a fandom always gets big enough to “go bad”. Let me explain.

Say you have a small fandom, like 500 people- the 1% Theory says that out of those 500, only 5 of them will be absolute nutjobs. This is incredibly manageable- it’s five people. The fandom and world at large can easily shut them out, block them, ignore their ramblings. The fandom is a “nice place”.

Now say you have a medium sized fandom- say 100,000 people. Suddenly, the 1% Theory ups your level of calamity to a whopping 1000 people. That’s a lot. That’s a lot for anyone to manage. It is, by nature of fandom, impossible to “manage” because no one owns fan spaces. People start to get nervous. There’s still so much good, but oof, 1000 people.

Now say you have a truly massive fandom- I use Homestuck here because I know the figures. At it’s peak, Homestuck had approximately FIVE MILLION active fans around the globe.

By the 1% Theory, that’s 50,000 people. Fifty THOUSAND starting riots, blackmailing creators, contributing to the worst of the worst of things.

There’s a couple of important points to take away here, in my opinion.

1) The 1% will always be the loudest, because people are always looking for new drama to follow.

2) Ultimately, it is 1%. It is only 1%. I can’t promise the other 99% are perfect, loving angels, but the “terrible fandom” is still only 1% complete utter garbage.

3) No fandom should ever be judged by their 1%. Big fandoms always look worse, small fandoms always look better. It’s not a good metric.

So remember, if you’re ever feeling disheartened by your fandom’s activity- it’s just 1%, people. Do your part not to be a part of it.

this is great!

It also complies with the “killer theory”. I don’t remember exact names, but people in online games are generally divided into four groups:

- explorers research game opportunities, they don’t mind playing alone, usually don’t hurt others, but sometimes they can exploit game weaknesses

- achievers play to win, to gain points, popularity. They need both explorers who know all perks, and socializers - as their followers and support

- socializers - they play because their friends are all here, they like to be together, they are usually most of the players, they can be easily led astray

- killers - for some reasons they come to hurt others, be it hurtful remarks in the chats or disturbing behavior

A tiny amount of killers is manageable and even profitable. (All four types are important). Killers raise stakes for the achievers, give socializers something to talk about in their groups and give explorers incentives to invent something new.

Angered explorers are the top predators here - but they must be seriously offended, and since they play on the outskirts of the game, killers rarely fight them. Killers usually go for the weakest (socializers) or most noticeable (achievers).

But if the game, by its design, somehow attracts to much killers, who scare socializers, leave achievers without their rewards and - by choking the environment - make it boring for the explorers (what I gonna explore here? ten kinds of dick-related-nicknames? Pff!) - they effectively kill the game.

This is awesome. In fandom terms, I think whether a fandom tends to be, in general, a pretty decent place to be with a small tire fire here or there, or one big flaming dumpster fire, probably has a lot to do with who the 1% in that fandom are. If you’re unlucky enough to be in a fandom where a couple of the tire-fire people are the ones who run the exchanges, or the most influential shippers of your particular small pairing, or the big BNF, you are screwed. Even though the vast majority of the fandom undoubtedly still consists of sane and decent people, it’s going to be really hard to avoid the 1%, and they’ll actively drive people out.

On the other hand, some of my best times in fandom have been in calm, sane corners of fandoms that I knew had raging dumpster fires going elsewhere, but I never had to deal with them because my part of the fandom was quite nice.

Large fandoms are a mixed blessing that way … more and bigger tire fires (and more visible to outsiders), but also, with more people and more ships, it’s easier to find cozy little pockets of sanity in which to nest.

This is a great bit of meta! I liked it so much, I put it on fanlore: Fandoms Have 1% Toxic Fans Theory

oh man, this got so many notes that I missed this- thanks my dude!! I feel honored to have made it onto Fanlore, haha.

diocletianscabbagefarm: The Onion’s on fire

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 09:22:33 +0100

diocletianscabbagefarm:

The Onion’s on fire

inteligasm: actionjacksonlovesbbq: I wish more cartoons taught...

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 09:14:02 +0100

inteligasm:

actionjacksonlovesbbq:

I wish more cartoons taught young girls that if a man harasses you or annoys you or whatever you should blow him up with a bazooka and feel no remorse :)))

Ivy leaned back to avoid the propulsion blast. They’ve done this before.

pazdispenser: pazdispenser: pazdispenser: this is some next level whiteness hdfg4g7ybhfdb

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 09:12:19 +0100

pazdispenser:

pazdispenser:

pazdispenser:

this is some next level whiteness

hdfg4g7ybhfdb

profeminist: Tweet 1 source | Tweet 2 source Our pride is...

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 09:10:41 +0100

profeminist:

Tweet 1 source | Tweet 2 source

Our pride is #unbreakable. Happy Pride Month!

subterranean-fire: solarpunkfuturenow: chartier: I’d watch...

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 09:10:15 +0100

subterranean-fire:

solarpunkfuturenow:

chartier:

I’d watch it

Hahaha 😎

That’s my kind of story 😍

iamburdened: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Don’t you believe? They can prove with mathematics. Guys, she did it. And and...

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 09:09:43 +0100

iamburdened:

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Don’t you believe? They can prove with mathematics.
Guys, she did it. And and we had no idea.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Bonus*

phdna: niggazinmoscow: This is what every mayor should be...

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 09:08:26 +0100

phdna:

niggazinmoscow:

This is what every mayor should be doing.

“Opinion Piece: Should we allow this mayor to shamelessly, irresponsibly use his job in order to do his job?”

against-stars: we’re watching the new season of queer eye and my dad is actually crying over the ep...

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 09:07:46 +0100

against-stars:

we’re watching the new season of queer eye and my dad is actually crying over the ep with the trans dude, like he’s talking about his top surgery and my dad is in tears going “when you sculpt marble the sculpture is already inside, you’re just getting rid of what isn’t part of it! he’s just getting rid of what isn’t part of him!”

so from my oldass 70 year old dad to all my trans followers, y'all are marble sculptures and you’re perfect

ironmanstan: guys i have this wild af headcanon hear me out listen: avengers treating tony like the...

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 09:05:19 +0100

ironmanstan:

guys i have this wild af headcanon hear me out listen: avengers treating tony like the fucking hero he is