I read this aloud to Charlie and we both wondered whether or not anyone’s actually told Archer magazine that they don’t actually have to be a queer magazine.
It’s not like the community is forcing them to write about queer sex at gun point. But to be fair, if we were… they would probably publish more stories about queer sex…
made a post about this a while ago but don’t like the wording of it anymore so just know that gortash and zeke have a very strange thing (y’know besides all the other strange things in their relationship) about nakedness. no reactions like embarrassment or shame. occasionally get dressed in the same room together in their days as ‘business partners’ when it’s more convenient. freaks
not intending to police how people talk about their individual experiences since ik a lot of times posts blow up that were never expected to, but maybe just in general we should cut back on the whole “going on testosterone makes you smell bad” thing, because i see that SO much and it’s frustrating to me…
like. Yeah, it makes you smell different, but not bad… As someone who’s autistic and has a very sensitive nose, I got used to the changes pretty quickly. It’s not nearly as big of a deal as it gets made out to be, and the fact that it’s made out to be a big deal seems like it’s a walking a fine and dangerous line between trans people joking around with each other within the community and fearmongering that bigots could easily weaponize against us (and probably already have, knowing them).
So yeah, idk… All that considered, it just doesn’t sit right with me.
the thing is that it’s true that dick turpin reminds me of omfd from the two episodes i’ve seen of each except that i actually like dick turpin and find it compelling and funny etc
Some venting in the tags because sometimes it’s easier to vent into the void than talk to my therapist 🙂 Although I should probably make an appointment and bring this up with her. Don’t mind me being depressed for a minute 😂 Carry on with your whoring and other shenanigans
So in “Back in Action”, it is claimed that if Porky dropped his stutter, he would be rendered unfunny. Do you think this is true?
i think there’s a big misconception that Porky’s stutter pulls more weight than it actually does. it can absolutely add its own humor and certainly a lot of charm, but i wholeheartedly disagree that he needs it to be funny
the stutter can be an avenue for a lot of fun or charming gags (the ever reliable bait and eh-sweh-swee-eh-swetch-swi—beh-bai-eh-bait and eh-seh-sweh—the ever reliable switcheroo is always a favorite, but the rare occasions where it’s actually acknowledged by Porky himself make for some fun situations too), but Porky’s personality is i think wholly independent from his speech patterns and many of his best cartoons aren’t because he has a stutter and nothing else. it can help with charisma for sure, and i definitely think it would be an odd if he didn’t have it, but… it’s like a topper for what’s already there. stutter or no stutter, he’s a bumbling, oblivious but endearing innocent. the stutter i think helps to convey all that, but is like a compliment to an already founded ensemble
outside of the bait-n-switch wordplay (which can be genius in its own right but IS often used as a crutch by directors when they’re having trouble finding inspiration for him), it’s rare that Porky or other characters really comment on the stutter. likewise, very rarely is it made fun of, and if it is it’s usually by characters who are purposefully supposed to be conveyed as assholes in the moment. which, y’know, is good! it’s not something that’s often noted by other characters and i think that does help in showing that he’s more than just a guy who stutters and doesn’t really single him out.
and you have clips like this for example—i didn’t notice anything odd about it until i noticed there wasn’t a stutter, and even then the personality is still all there in the voice (and mannerisms.) likewise, there’s quite a bit of his dialogue that he goes through without stuttering because having him stutter on every single sentence ever WOULD be excessive. it’s definitely an art, all of the varying directors have different variations of his stutter and as i said before, sometimes you CAN tell when the directors are struggling with inspiration because that’s when the switcheroos come out in close concentration; i don’t think it’s Porky being an unfunny character so much as it is the occasional lack of inspiration. the personality is VERY much there, but sometimes it can be hard to find depending on the circumstances. i have a hard time pinning that as a problem exclusive to Porky
i guess it depends who you ask. i am a Porky nut and often make a point to try and get people to come to The Pork Side because i feel he’s very underrepresented and a very FUNNY character at that! so i’m a bit biased—some other people may think he IS only funny because of the stutter. i personally think that’s very false and puts a lot of faith on the stutter when (at least in the originals) it’s not something given a lot of importance from the characters themselves. i can only really think of one cartoon where the stutter is central to the plot (two if you count the days with his original voice actor, whose stutter was natural)—it would certainly be odd without it, and i can see how it adds a lot of charm and some personality, but people who say he’s ONLY funny because of the stutter are usually people who don’t know how to write him to begin with
Paddy Mayne our sweet , violent poetic Boy had some male pattern baldness and after closely analysing some photos of him I would like to bring this to everyone’s account. I expect fics of how he adapts to his new found baldness. You see what stress does to you people? YOU GO BALD!
First we have our happy smiley boy with his family on a picnic or something, now if I may bring youre attention to his hair. So much hair, bouncy, and full coverage hair. This photo was taken BEFORE THE WAR . Very very very important.
now DURING THE WAR
First of all that pose is a statement , look at his little leg being propped up wow that’s 🥺❤️
SECONDLY
HIS HAIRLINE HAS SIGNIFICANTLY RETREATED ON THE SIDES, IT WAS JUST THE SIDES TOO AT THIS POINT.
LOOK WHAT STRESS DOES, LOOK WHAT IT DID TO PADDYS HAIR.
hes still an icon though, bald or not
Don’t you try and act innocent with that emoji, Anon… My boy ;-;
But in all seriousness, it’s funny that you requested this today, ‘cause I was just revisiting an angsty Karma storyline in my head last night. Interesting how that works, haha.
Since I already did this palette for him, I wanted to make it a little darker this time, use the lightest color less. I also might’ve gotten a bit carried away with the tears—I’m not sure—but I had fun, and that’s all that matters (right??)!
Thank you for the ask, Anon ^^ Sorry this took sooo long, but I finally decided to watch Violet Evergarden, and while I was at first watching an episode and then working on this periodically, I got too engrossed, eheh 😅
i need to find more 3zun people to follow i love xi/yao with all my heart and soul but even i get a bit tired of either 1) nmj being entirely erased from 3zun esp when it comes to lxc’s seclusion or 2) nmj being overtly vilified 😭