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class1akids · 1 year

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Aside from the fact that 6 pages on these reporters is not what I want to see in the endgame, I'm getting kind of troubled by the message HK is sending - probably totally unintentionally - about the role of the press.

Let's start with the business student, who a couple of chapters ago basically are saying that their job would have been to "damage control" and "spin the narrative" in the favour of the heroes. And specifically mentioning Endeavor which is a whole can of worms in itself.

Since they are studying to be PR managers for the hero firms, I'll let that slide - it would be their real life job to try to protect the image of their bosses regardless of the truth.

But that's not the case for the journalists. When their country gets destroyed in a few hours, in a para-military action that brewed in the shadows, when an entire population is being told to move into emergency shelters and thus, inevitably giving up part of their freedom, it is not their job to sing accolades to the government and the heroes, but to ask the hard questions.

This journalist lady was already used as a "strawman" in the press conference, to make the journalist seem like a hysterical, unreasonable mob, and to give Endeavor the chance to appear noble and sympathetic.

And now, this chapter again makes it seem like she has to "atone" or "undo the damage" because she asked uncomfortable questions instead to putting faith in the heroes.

Sure, she should tell the story - the full story with the heroes still working and fighting.

But I just find it so jarring that again and again, HK is unable to show any kind of nuance when it comes to the civilians or non-hero institutions like the press.

The civilians are blamed for "complacency", "inaction", "apathy" when they are told all their lives that the heroes will take care of it, and more importantly, they are told that the heroes are "others". They are also blamed if they take up arms and try to defend themselves.

They are painted as an ugly unfeeling mob when they question UA after Bakugou's kidnapping. They are painted as irrational after the PLF war had way more civilian casualties and injuries than heroes dying. It was their cities that Machia trampled on.

Any civilian asking questions is treated as a bully, while the only civilians painted sympathetically are the furry fox lady because she believes in Deku and the lady who risks her life to scrub the All Might's statue's manboobs clean and shiny every day.

These are the hero-hearted among the civilians: the people who keep idolizing the heroes unquestioningly.

Idk, balanced reporting is important and all, but the narrative making it seem like the only valid job for the press is to make propaganda videos of the heroes, making everyone who questions what we as readers see as a failed system full of cracks seem like villain makes me feel very uncomfortable about this part of the narrative.

And especially having Endeavor be held up as the hero somehow personally wronged for people asking questions or losing faith in him, when literally we do not see a single person even call him out for what he did to his family, only for losing... man. Idk. This chapter made me deeply uncomfortable, and the less time HK spends on this topic, the better.

I guess the good news is that the press arrived on time to show the villains turn and help the heroes, which will help with post-war society sentiments.

But it is still totally unnecessary to give a "redemption arc" to the lady who yelled at a press conference.

#because he truly sucks at social commentary #whether the mutant plot #now the journalists #his manga shines in the interpersonal conflicts #at the personal level #but the way he writes society is just incredibly heavy-handed #bnha critical #bnha 383 #bnha manga spoilers #anyways #the press should ask questions #hold power and authority acountable #and be on the side of truth #no matter how messy or complex it is

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burins · 2 months

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obviously I don't like the everpresent fic trope of wise and hypercompetent lesbian appears for two seconds to sort out hapless gay boy feelings. however, I do think it gets at something, which is that lesbians fucking love to give advice we are eminently unqualified to give.

so from now on I will only be accepting this trope if the instagram therapyspeak relationship advice is a) objectively wrong and b) coming from a lesbian who is actively ghosting at least two girls while crying about her ex-situationship from 5 years ago. thank you!

#this is my hashtag ownvoices truth #oh no this is escaping containment.#on the plus side please do continue to tell me about your unhinged lesbians from media

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starry-eyed-psychopomp · 8 months

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Obsessed with the fact that Crowley is always careful to say “for Satan’s sake” or “where the Heaven” or “for Hell’s sake” rather than anything that might show deference to Heaven, BUT when Aziraphale starts to reject him at the end of episode 6, he’s so distraught that he slips up and says “oh God.”

And by “obsessed,” I mean I’m going to jump out a window

#good omens #good omens 2 #gos2 #ineffable husbands #still with the stupid prime screenshots #it’s just after aziraphale says heaven is the side of truth and good

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ruporas · 1 year

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i’ll find you again in every universe. let us be a little more honest, let us have a little more time.

#vashwood #vash the stampede #nicholas d wolfwood #trigun #despite it all though badlands rumble is like. the only universe where we get wolfwood thinking vash died first... and i think that means a #lot to their relationship and how it may bloom if there was more to badlands rumble considering vash literally saw wolfwood carrying a piece #of vash after his supposed death. u know! despite the short time they were together vash still meant so much to wolfwood that he couldn't #just move on or forget him in anyway. needed to keep a piece of him for himself and the rest of his days. but ofc vash lives and wolfwood #was like ill beat ur fucking ass into tomorrow. there's just so much honesty in vash being able to see that gesture bc he wouldnt know #otherwise just how much he might mean to him. ANYWAY. trimax with with the eternal pining featuring the two chapters where imo #where the both of them really fell for each other... i wrote my thoughts about this on another comic i did before #but vash solidifying his feelings during the hospital arc -- ww solidifies his when he realizes his allegiances are permanently with vash #98 my lovelies but also to me they are so one-sided bc ww pined like no tomorrow and vash only realizes after ep 23?24? his heart did tickle #whenever ww complimented his smile though #and tristamp vw my beloveds. it really just feels like they get the chance to be closer and closer and more honest with each other #with every version that comes about. in trimax they knew how little time they had but struggled so desperately to get closer. in 98 ww felt #more willing to forsake for vash. in badlands rumble theyre Angry but as mentioned earlier ^ more blatant truth... due to circumstances #mainly but has the chance to lead to discussions and tristamp literally. first day of knowing each other ww saves vash - 2 days later vash #saves ww like. Man. AND NOW THEY MAY POTENTIALLY GET EVEN CLOSER!!!! with s2....#ruporas art

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thatstolenpayal · 2 months

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ngl but if i were a boy i would have been the best boyfriend

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doctorsiren · 8 months

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I’ve had this thought in my brain for a while of like

their engagement rings are their respective attorney’s badges and they don’t acknowledge that they wear the opposite one now (they do trade back eventually)

#doctorsiren #ace attorney #phoenix wright #miles edgeworth #narumitsu #wrightworth #maya fey #dick gumshoe #ace attorney fanart #LIKE THEIR JOBS ARE SUCH BIG PARTS OF THEMSELVES AND SO IT’S REPRESENTING THEM GIVING PART OF THEMSELVES TO EACH OTHER GRRRGRGRGGRRR #and!! showing that they’re more or less on the same side (which is the side of truth and justice)#I mean miles doesn’t ever wear his badge (tbh which prosecutor even does?????)#but grr ahhh little metal sunflower and little metal group of tulips 💥💥💥💥#the only two flowers that Phoenix knows the names of 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥#SILLYY!!!!

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buggachat · 9 months

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show!adrien would NEVER call a woman a "bitch". movie!adrien on the other hand....

#ml movie spoilers #ml movie #IM SORRY IM SORRY #IM SORRY I PROMISE I DIDNT HATE IT BUT I HAVE TO SPEAK THE TRUTH #[shows you a picture of show!chat noir and a picture of movie!chat noir side by side]#corporate wants to know which of these two characters would be most likely to say a slur #they are NOT the same picture. there IS an answer

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nelkcats · 8 months

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Distant family

Danny didn't quite know how to feel when his mother asked him if he wanted to go visit his aunt for a few days. He assumed it was his Aunt Alicia but apparently not, which didn't leave him with much of a choice as to who it might be. He wondered if it was safe to leave Amity for so long.

Later, his mother rectified herself by saying she was more of a distant aunt of sorts, which didn't help the halfa's confusion in the least but he ended up agreeing to it. Mainly because Jazz asked him to take a vacation.

That's how he found out his aunt was Wonder Woman, because sure, why not, Aunt Diana seemed to be just as curious about his existence but didn't tie him up in her shiny golden bow so Danny considered it a win.

Apparently his grandmother was an Amazon that left Themyscira after falling in love. His mom had met Diana when she was separated from her homeland as a sort of united group of exiled Amazons.

Danny wondered what that meant for Jazz's future, at least he had a story to tell Pandora, she would be proud of his origins...probably.

#dpxdc #Amazon Maddie #she didn't grow up there but clearly has better strength and reflexes #her mother trained her as if she lived in her homeland #and gave her some extra self defense classes #Maddie was interested in her origins for approximately 4 minutes #she discarded them because ghosts were more interesting #although she is not ashamed of where she comes from #dp x dc #dc x dp #this can guide to Diana as Danny's mentor #if the halfa is able to tell her the truth #that won't happen for a while #but Diana has a lasso of truth and suspicion as her advantage #Pandora is definitely interested #Danny expected this from his father's side more than his mother's.#he wonders why he is surprised at this point

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dioptre-hertz · 7 months

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daft punk is actually just the helmets, the guys they were possessing went back to normal frenchmen after they took em off. now the helmets are waiting in a hidden forest glade somewhere in provincial france and when someone puts them on again in the next century it will usher in a new golden age of daft punk

#daft punk #daft punk truth #trutfhul daft punk posting #french side of tumblr

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comradekatara · 5 months

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tbqh sokka would hunt zuko for sport and zuko would let him.

#the way katara side-eyes toph and aang when they ask sokka abt his fishing trip is so funny i think abt it all the time #id in alt text #avatar the last airbender #atla #aang #katara #toph #zukka #<– technically #sokkaxzuko #cinematic masterpiece the boiling rock part 2 #art #mart #actually. can i speak my truth #the reason zukka sucks nowadays IS simply because no one seems to understand this simple fact #which is that sokka would hunt zuko for sport but (more importantly) that zuko would let him. he'd encourage it even

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chirpsythismorning · 1 year

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Thinking about the what if El was never interested in Mike romantically, she just assumed she was discourse on the tag today and how it's very possible what could make El fully realize this, is when in s5 she see's Will's love for Mike in real time, for the first time, and she's just like damn! That is not me!

#byler #no but arguably that already happened..#remember that! you're the heart #el listening: you're the what now?? im sorry but that's corny as hell. could not be me!#i feel like this could be how el confronts will in s5 about lying to mike #i think it's interesting they had that talk with will and el about her lying to him with will calling her out #if to not circle back to it in some way for her to be like hypocrite much?#tho i doubt that's how it would happen #i have a feeling el is going to understand in will's case in contrast to her and mike's argument #like will and el are siblings so yeah they fight #but i just get the feeling she's going to sense something is up with them (already does)#and something big will happen and i feel like she's going to see the truth before they're able to #and i think will is probably going to realize last because he really does not think it could ever happen now #and also because of el i think will would feel like its wrong unless he was confident she would be okay with it #so i could totally see will not allowing himself to be happy in that sense even if he realized mike could return his feelings #but by then mike's already made his peace with el and they're good #UGHHGHHG s5 arrive now!#no but isn't it kind of side eye that they've never shown us el be confronted with mike and wills friendship at all?#like in s1 and s3 at the end Mike mentions will in his plans with el #and that's about where it ends #we have not seen her exposed to their dynamic and like reacting to it before #UNTIL THE END OF S4!!!

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goldlightsaber · 1 year

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I think one small and perhaps overlooked moment of foreshadowing that tells you who Joel is at his core is when the pandemic first breaks out, and he, Sarah, and Tommy are in the car, and they have a choice as to whether to stop for the family with the baby. And Joel immediately says no. Tommy says, “They have a kid!” And Joel says, “We have a kid too.” That’s it. No hesitation. No questioning. He has defaulted to protecting the unit in the car. His daughter and his brother. He will not risk their lives. His compassion for strangers, for “doing the right thing”, cannot be appealed to. He’s not torn. He makes the choice of a survivor, and he needs his family to survive because they are his reason for being. This aspect of him follows him everywhere, right down to the very end in the hospital. He couldn’t give two shits about saving humanity/strangers, not in comparison to how much he loves Ellie. “He has a kid too.” And why his kid over anyone else’s?

In the hospital, he gets driven to a more severe degree of remorselessness because he had lost his kid, and he will never, ever let it happen again. He has made it clear: losing a kid means there is no point in living. If he lost a child for a second time, I’m willing to bet he wouldn’t flinch.

#the last of us #joel miller #tlou #tlou meta #tlou spoilers #i wanna be on his side but at the same time the truth of it is that he made a self-serving and terrible decision #but it’s a decision that is understandable and it is so fucking sad #anyway i love him and this story #it was not a black and white thing

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justanotherhh · 2 months

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what if helluva boss genuinely had blitzø in a non-monogamous setup with stolas and fizz and asmodeus as canon endgame haha kidding.... unless........

#the thing is that because this is a queer show my standards for relationship setups are higher. like they COULD do this #but if they do just go stolitz on one side and fizzarozzie on the other it's fine that's what fandom is for #but youknow... we know the truth.....#blitzø #fizzarolli #stolas #stolitz #blitzfizz #asmodeus #it'd be nice to watch a show that wasn't purely monogamous #i cant keep rewatching sense8 (jk i can)#helluva boss

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very-uncorrect · 2 months

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When they first started travelling together Tails would run off and hide somewhere whenever he was scared since he still didn't trust anyone to fully protect him and was still scared that Sonic's kindness may be temporary and that he'd abandon him at some point.

One day, after enough time has passed since Sonic took him in, he finally fully realises that Sonic has fully intended to be his guardian since about 2 seconds after they first met

Not long after a super violent thunderstorm rolls in and Tails runs to Sonic for protection, snuggling into him, hiding his face in the other's chest, whilst Sonic is trying not to vibrate in excitement because holy shit his kid finally trusts him to protect him after so long

#whilst petting him to calm him down he accidentally brushed his hand against his two tails #and before then tails was super sensitive to any touch on his tails due to how much they were injured by the people on west side #(and humself in a few situations)#but this time tails doesn't jerk back. instead he just snuggles further into them #and sonic is so goddamn giddy like he trusts me he TRUSTS ME HE TRUSTS ME!!!!!!!!!#sonic the hedgehog #miles tails prower #tails the fox #sonic and tails #tw abuse #tw child abuse #unbreakable bond #cosmic truth #they're brothers your honor #that's his kid #sonic was never gonna give up on him #it's like when the stray kitten you adopted purrs for the first time #dadnic

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pureseasalt · 10 months

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i want you to understand. i need you to understand. that shipping these two or whatever is not just something that carmy/sydney truthers came up on a whim. the writers and directors and crew and actors and producers of the bear fx are in fact encouraging us, the viewers, to make with these two like two dolls. put their lips together. and make them do a lil kissy kissy. a smoochie. "u could do this without me" "i couldnt do it without u. i wouldnt even wanna do it without u" "u make me better at this" "and what if i just melt and fuck up and fail?" "i wont let u". excuse me??? they want us to do it. they're begging us to do it.

#the bear fx #the bear season 2 #sydney adamu #carmy berzatto #carmy x sydney #im sorry. im sorry yall thats just the truth #the claire x carmy storyline was cute and nice but put two motherfuckers together in one frame and have them do like a thing symbolic of a #we are two sides of the same coin we are the two halves of a singular force that cannot survive without the other #type of relationship and it is DONE #IT IS OVER #like no amount of soft lighting & head tilted giggling & kissing and sex can withstand the might of a soulmates-coded dynamic

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biggest-gaudiest-patronuses · 1 year

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This election day, I'm thinking of my Nana.

I'm thinking of how as a young woman, she fled political violence in her native Colombia to build a new home in a more stable country. I'm thinking about how she lived a long life, but not long enough to see her home country elect its first ever progressive president (just a few months ago!).

Coincidentally, I was living in Colombia at that time (in the very city she grew up in), and I was able to witness what felt like a miracle. A very conservative country, suffering from the violent inheritance of colonization and catholic invasion and the war on drugs, against a backdrop of the dangerous global rise of the far right--this unlikely country managed to elect one of the most progressive heads of state in the world, in 2022. That's a pretty big deal.

And I'm thinking about this, this election day, because that election was won by a very thin margin. I'm thinking about how it almost didn't happen. I'm thinking about how it was only possible thanks to the highest voter turnout in 20 year. And I am thinking about the countless number of voters who chose to vote for the first time. I am thinking of the poorest and most disenfranchised citizens who showed up at the polls. I am thinking of the indigenous women who rode 12 hours on public buses to vote at the 'nearest' polling stations. I am thinking of all the money and corruption that went into preventing minority citizens from voting, and I'm thinking about how they showed up in the millions and voted anyway.

I am thinking that I would like to see a miracle like that in my own home country.

So if you're on the fence about waiting in line today to cast your vote, I hope that you will think--about the country you want to live in, the future you hope will unfold, and about all of the people it takes to make a miracle.

Because history may deem us nameless and faceless, but when we show up en masse, we are the ones who make history happen.

And yes, maybe also spare a thought for my Nana. Who was in fact a very angry and judgemental woman who supported the republican party for 50+ years, and who would be turning in her grave right now (if the family hadn't had her cremated). Think about the mean angry ghost of my Colombian grandmother, who very much wants you to not show up at the polls to support abortion and other sinful progressive values. Think about her. Do it for her. Do it for Nana.

#Do it! for her #not a shitpost #serious post #politics #ask to tag #I love you Nana but i disagree SO vehemently with almost all of your personal political and religious values #also you should have treated my mom SO MUCH BETTER when she was a kid. all of your kids really #i see you very much as a victim of religious trauma & childhood poverty #followed by the cultural isolation of being a first generation immigrant with no local hispanic community to provide support #plus the failure of late 20th century mental health care almost certainly compounded by medical sexism #recognize sympathize and am indignant on your behalf for all of those reasons and more #but that truth can also coexist alongside the truth that #hot DAMN Nana you and Papa very much failed to provide your children with an emotionally safe and stable environment in which to grow #and me and my sibs are still dealing with the generational trauma #and who knows how many of my cousins. I HAVE TWENTY-ONE COUSINS AND I DON'T TALK TO ANY OF THEM #that is too many cousins to not be in contact with any of them #(and fyi that's on *one* side of the family. on the other side are a dozen half-aunts-and-cousins I've never met #because Other Grandpa was a Certified Piece of Shit)#Anyway. ANYWAY...#apparently i really needed to overshare today. know what? no judgement. judgement free zone #i have no judgement thoughts or opinions i am finally FREE #........gosh that sounds so relaxing #ANYway #yeah. break the cycle of abuse or your descendants will grow up and critique your parenting choices on third-tier social media platforms #when people say 'they will always be remembered' at a funeral--that is a THREAT #what they actually mean is 'OH HONEYBUN YOU DONE FUCKED UP'#.........i want that in my eulogy actually

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