i’d rather have rainbow capitalism then living in constant fear of discovery. the woman in the pride flag disney t-shirt might be missing the nuance, but at least i know i can be myself. a street full of rainbow flags makes me more comfortable holding a mans hand. look. corporations aren’t your friend. they will sell to whoever will buy. but kids seeing gay everything every year is only ever a good thing, and a massive improvement in history

I feel people have forgotten that what Pat did in the first bad buddy Our Skyy episode was undeniably shitty and was never actually properly resolved because they were too stressed and preoccupied getting the consent from Phupha for the play.

You cannot tell me Pran wasn’t hurt by the whole situation. Aside from the ‘drunk words speak sober thoughts’ of it all, Pat still left him without proper explanation, spent the night getting drunk with his friends, ignored all his worried calls and texts, and then brought it up AGAIN in the last episode when they fought. Everything about that was so unlike bbs Pat and I was upset it was so quickly brushed past as it clearly drudged up all of Pran’s insecurities.

In fact a lot of Pat’s actions were ooc for me - entertaining the idea that he drunkenly slept with Phupha when he’s the most loyal down bad character ever, cowardly running away and twisting his ankle which almost ruined Phupha’s effort to find the others, being so blasé about finding Pran lost in a dangerous forest in general, and being extra himbo-like when we’re talking about a confident assertive guy who got shot protecting friends and who is super intelligent.

So I’m finding it bizarre that it’s Pran taking the heat when his characterisation was so spot on; he’s grown and changed since we last saw him and he’s more open to talking about his insecurities, he told Pat that he was stressed and that overwhelmed him but admitted all he wanted to do was watch the stars and play in the waterfall with Pat, he recognised that Pat didn’t mean to hurt him but that his feelings were still valid and he allowed him to help even though he was trying to prove to himself that he could do it alone, and he was kind and friendly to Tian and Phupha and empathised with their struggles as individuals and in their relationship.

Overall I wasn’t keen on the Our Skyy episodes but I wasn’t expecting a masterpiece and Pat wasn’t completely ruined as a character for me to love and enjoy him and patpran’s relationship.

Is there one piece of media you just couldn't get into, that you truly wish you could?

I’m definitely telling on myself here and I accept people’s judgement but…

Bad Buddy

I watched the whole series and I agree that it is really good and well done in just about every aspect. Like legitimately I have nothing bad to say about the series. I just couldn’t get into it.

I wish I loved it as much as a lot of bl fans do because again, I do think it is really well done and a good bl, but I just don’t. I guess I just didn’t vibe with it. It took me way longer to finish than it takes me for most bls. I can usually finish a series in a week or two (depending on how much free time I get during my work week) but it took me almost 4 months to finish.

I got to the end and went, that’s it?

Maybe it’s a case of it just being so hyped that I was a bit let down but I’m not sure. I’ll try to rewatch it in the future and see if I end up liking it more on the second go around but yeah for now my answer is Bad Buddy.

Especially since for the most part, if I’m not into something, I’m totally fine with it. I mostly try to stick to what I do like and very rarely wish I could have gotten into something that I didn’t end up enjoying. This is really the only thing I can think of.

I really wanted to love it but I just don’t.

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i constantly ponder why there is no good dsmp pjo au fan fics do i have to man up i don’t even watch the dsmp anymore and haven’t indulged in pjo in a while but my god i want them tg rn

anyways dream drop distance remains my favorite kh game

sending you a character….

MIYA! I choose you!

first impression: feral cat child i see you 👁👁

impression now: feral cat child weighed down by loneliness and the need to prove yourself constantly i see you (i am you) 👀

favorite moment: when they tackle joe on the beach in episode six… forever thinking about miya and joe and cherry family 💖

idea for a story: someday. i will write my diabetic miya fic. and then i will cease existing because i will have peaked 👏

unpopular opinion: miya is very depressed and that fact gets overlooked because everyone focuses on reki’s depression (idk how unpopular that actually is??? but either way i stand by it)

favorite relationship: reki langa and miya best friend gang to end all best friend gangs. i love them.

favorite headcanon: diabetic miya!!!! i know in my heart and soul that they are type one diabetic (nonbinary miya is a very close second obviously lmao)

unpopular opinions. i really just want to complain about things, not offend anyone.

EarthMix just don't have it. their chemistry together is lacking and their acting is mediocre. i'm trying to be excited for moonlight chicken bc of P'Aof, but i'm not

i'm glad kp is almost over. i think a break from it will do me some good. i think we're getting a second season, but kp was sweet but i was over "maybe-related" plots a long time ago. kimchay is cute but underdeveloped, and vp has been kind of ruined for me for now. also the fans can just be just, so much

semantic error is boring

to my star is also boring

the acting in cutie pie makes it almost unwatchable

joong is absolutely carrying dunk in star in my mind and he's not carrying him far enough

i'm so sorry ohm, i cannot watch make it right. that first sex scene between them is straight up rape and no one seems to care or even warn people when they rec it? at least people seem to be aware of it when they rec tharntype

cherry blossoms after winter feels way more incesty than kp (so far) but we're all just gonna ignore that aren't we

can we all just agree that SOTUS is bad already?

i love offgun but like, ohmnanon could do Not Me, but offgun could never do Bad Buddy and that's that on that

Thoughts about Violetshine’s and Needletail’s connection to each other in AVoS please?

I heard what’s probably quite a unpopular opinion out there that the bond that these two characters have is quite unhealthy, and I’m genuinely curious if you agree with that statement or not and/or if that’s actually true or not.

I'm gonna be TOTALLY honest. AVoS was so boring to me that my memory has basically blanked out on most of what I read. If DOTC wasn't SO rancid, AVoS would be my least favorite arc. BB!AVoS is one of the least solidified arcs because of it-- I plan to do an AVoS reread after I manage to choke through the rest of the back-half of DOTC.

I have a solid middle and everything around Breezepelt, a new POV, is pretty clear in my mind. I have a good grasp on the politics of ShadowClan falling apart. I even know the emotional angle I want to play with Needletail and Sleekwhisker. But there's so many little things that I'm just not sure how to work with, so hopefully a reread will help it all click.

I do always try to preserve the "emotional core" of things, even when arcs get shuffled and overhauled like this one.

BUT ANYWAY from what I remember, yeah, Needletail and Violetkit have a pretty unhealthy relationship. Which was actually one of the few things I like. I like that Needletail is actually pretty nasty, and that her most consistent trait is that she refuses to be told what to do.

To me, Needle pretty snappish with Violetkit in the way that some teenagers are nasty with little kids, and I just think that's very interesting. I hate the way that the arc ultimately says that the problem in ShadowClan was... idk Kids These Days and their iPhones, but I LIKE the idea that these (overall pretty unremarkable) teenagers, with some good points about how ridiculous their society is, got exploited by a malicious actor.

And what I like about that with Needle and Violet's friendship being pretty toxic is that, well, sometimes teenagers are like that. They resent having to watch younger kids, or having responsibilities thrust on them, because they're looking for their own freedom. Needlepaw is a child, herself, but Violetkit doesn't have a decent mother figure so she latches to her like a baby duck.

Needle shouldn't have to be this kid's parent and she resents that, in spite of (or maybe exactly because) this is a consequence of her own choices. And Violet has no other choice, and no way of understanding "what she did wrong."

I like sad little relationships like that. Unfixable ones. Of course canon kinda threw it out the window with Needletail dying to save her and Violetshine never having a complicated view of her in hindsight as a result, but, such is Warrior Cat.

i take a hammer and i feex the canon

ZaDr

THANKU FOR THE ASK BB!

i was honestly about to delete the reblog hmksjddhsk--

SHIP IT, of course c;

What made you ship it?

Admittedly, at the tender age of pre-teen, I'd never been exposed to a same sex couple, whether real or fictional, which made the whole concept of - not only two guys, but also a human and an alien - absolutely terrifying. Being super into cringey AMVs, it was inevitable I'd run across ZaDr eventually... and I hated it, pfff--

It was because I was scared of something different, really. But, after a few months of constantly running into the ship in the fandom space, it became less and less 'scary', and honestly... the aesthetic was growing on me.

The description I put in an IZ speedpaint, back then, had a huge ThIs Is NoT zAdR, iT iS gRoSs AnD wEiRd slapped right across the top, which I eventually removed a few months later as... well... I came to my senses haha!

ZaDr is the most - unintentionally - 'would be canon if made today and not distributed by Nickoldeon' kinda show. I mean, She-Ra had a ZaDr easter egg, for crying out loud - what could have been if someone more progressive, back in the day, had come up with the idea. Sorry Jhonen, but it's true

Favourite things about the ship?

To avoid another ramble, I'll just make a list - height difference, cultural difference, enemies to lovers, hate fucking, realising they're two sides of the same coin when it comes to daddy issues, co-dependency, dom/sub therapy... and just overall two hurt and broken idiots realising they need one another to heal and be happy.

Unpopular opinion about the ship?

... ... Zim is a power bottom and will never grow taller than 5ft - MAXIMUM.

Dib is not a uwu soft boi. He's just as mean and cruel as he thinks Zim is. That boy is a damn bully, and a borderline narcissist.

like, not to follow up with another annoying ask, but as a 24 year old what authority do you have to speak about kids who are trans and their concepts of gender in this way

I have no authority, but I do have a kid cousin that identifies as a wizard princess? And nothing else?

Thats all that was. To say trans is what we make of it? And maybe we consider that kids ways of thinking is different than adults?

Am I insane? I have to tell anyone reading this, I am really feeling worn down by all these wild takes in my ask box right now. If I’m making sense, can someone please tell me before I lose it? I need help

unpopular opinion vvv

i have previously discussed this topic from a slightly different angle here.

i believe there can and should be a distinction made between talking about bosselot and talking about ocelot’s sexuality in general, and especially using potential evidence of bosselot in mgs canon to try to prove ocelot’s sexuality, because by its nature the reasoning behind ocelot’s devotion to snake is never made clear in canon. we’re not meant to understand, from canon, why ocelot does what he does beyond “he was fighting for big boss. he idolized him.” and that he “was the same way [in love with the legend] once.” i don’t believe that based on the evidence given to us in canon we can conclusively say that he is gay. we can’t say that he’s NOT gay - i think “ocelot is gay” is a possible interpretation of intentionally vague storytelling, and it may even be my personal interpretation, but it is not the sole interpretation.

we don't know what ocelot is thinking ever. we don't know what he means when he says he was the same way once. is he referring to the fact that venom isn’t big boss at all, or the idea that the world has changed and evolved since operation snake eater, or has he realized that bb-post-coma isn’t infallible as he had once thought, or has his love transcended time and space and is more than something that can be expressed through words? it’s not clear.

again i DO think you can make a strong case for ocelot being gay (hence why i said he is arguably gay in the first place). the snavid kiss, the long silver bullet line, his lack of interest in eva all point him in that direction. but on the other hand, a lack of interest in one woman does not make somebody gay, nor does a lack of response when someone asks you if you’ve fallen for a man. (volgin being bisexual has absolutely nothing to do with this.) you CAN argue that ocelot is gay based on this evidence, but to say he is irrefutably gay would be a logical fallacy.

all this to say, though, don’t worry so much about what is canon or not canon, and don’t worry about trying to prove to everyone online that ocelot is one way or another. just find your personal headcanon and enjoy it, and the right people will notice and enjoy it too.

What’s your most unpopular DN opinion? (It can be about canon, fanon the fandom)

I don’t even know if you are still around anon, but I promised you an answer, and here it is. Unpopular opinion time! And here’s a really unpopular one: I wish Wammy’s wouldn’t exist and Ohba went in a different direction after L’s death.

I’m probably almost the only one with this opinion. I know many people love the Wammy kids, and I want to make this clear, this is not necessarily about the characters from Wammy’s. I appreciate them, some more, others less. However, you can like a character and still think the story would have been better without them.

First, a few points on why I don’t like the introduction of Wammy’s.

One thing I enjoyed a lot about DN up to L’s death is the lack of overused tropes. For example, DN isn’t L’s story despite him fitting more into the good guy role, L isn’t portrayed as a hero, Light isn’t portrayed as a villain, Misa isn’t the innocent victim who was dragged into this, and neither L nor Light is the chosen one(s), main characters don’t have an extremely outstanding design, and so on. Wammy’s changes this partially. There must be people, qualified ones included, in the entire world that have reasons why they want to stop Kira, but all of Kira’s antagonists originate from the same place – Wammy’s. That’s pretty much the secret-intuition-that-protects-the-world-from-evil trope. It also falls into the chosen one trope because only L’s successors are apparently good enough to put an end to Kira. Also, Near has a rather outstanding design. Having white hair isn’t impossible, but highly unlikely. In addition, he looks like 12 despite being 18 and always wears fucking pajamas instead of normal clothes. Mello has a somewhat outstanding design too, but it’s more the way the dresses. I won’t complain too much about it. Still, compare this to Team Kira’s new additions. Mikami’s and Takada’s designs are way more grounded.

Another trope I find annoying is linking everything to the same two or three people. Every important character that is introduced later in the series has a connection to one of the original main characters (being related, childhood friends, same former mentor, …). In my opinion, that’s just a cheap way to give a new character credit without them doing anything and make them more popular among fans. If the character is well-written enough, things like that are not necessary. Ohba goes hard for this trope with Wammy’s: Near, Mello, and even fucking Matt are all L’s successors, so they have a direct link to him. And, while it’s just a spinoff, and how canon it is is debatable, even the BB murder case goes back to L and Wammy’s. (I know AN wasn’t written by Ohba, but it fits the pattern.) Compare this to Light’s allies. Most Kiras had no previous connection to Light before meeting him. The only exception is Kiyomi after the time skip. In Misa’s case, Kira gave her the revenge she wanted. However, she’s likely still one of many with similar stories. She didn’t know Light before, and Light didn’t know her. Even how Misa got her DN is unrelated to Light and Ryuk. Mikami had to stand entirely on his own feet. He had no direct connection to Light or L whatsoever.

I’m also disappointed that Ohba toned down the realism with Wammy’s. DN wasn’t 100% realistic before either, but there is a drop in it with the introduction of the Wammy’s characters. We go from one rich dude who fights crime mainly for entertainment to an entire training ground for super-intelligent orphans to become the world’s greatest detectives. Then there’s Mello with the missile and ultra-fast healing powers, and Near winning because of magical guessing powers and plot armor. Both are also younger than Light and inexperienced. And while humans aren’t born with special powers in the DN universe and supernatural aspects are limited to the Shinigami and the Shinigami realm, BB has Shinigami eyes for no apparent reason. Technically, these are still connected to the Shinigami within the story, but the explanation given for this is extremely vague and unsatisfying.

The points I’ve listed so far would bother me less if they always would have been a thing or if both sides were treated equally regarding tropes and bullshit. But they are particularly noticeable for Wammy’s characters, while Team Kira is not so much affected.

Also, I liked that before Wammy’s became a thing, L was an extraordinary element. L appeared to be self-made. He even became an important part of law enforcement even though his main motivation wasn’t justice. Before Wammy’s introduction, his death would have had a massive impact on the DN universe because once he is dead, L doesn’t exist anymore and is no longer a secret weapon in difficult cases. Even if Kira is defeated, losing L in the process would be a massive loss. Wammy’s existence reduces L to a replaceable role. If he dies, someone else from the L-factory will take the position. The death of L as a person has almost no impact on the DN universe because L as an entity still exists, and that’s the only thing that counts. No consequences whatsoever. Barely anyone knew how he looked anyway.

I understand why Ohba went with L’s successors as a continuation instead of something else. He was playing the safe card by feeding the consumers something they are already familiar with. Going for different scenarios would be risky and require more effort. However, it could have been more rewarding if executed well. I would have liked a greater variety of enemies for Light and him having to adapt to new dangers. So, here are some scenarios that I would have found more intriguing than the one we got.

The premise of Mello’s arc was interesting; unfortunately, the execution was horrendous. But Light vs a criminal organization that, for example, wants the DN or Kira’s power for themselves isn’t a bad idea. A criminal organization would be a lot more ruthless than L. L needed evidence, while a crime syndicate would immediately shoot Light if he showed up on the list of suspects. And his family would be in danger too.

Or a revenge plot? Something like Kira killed a family member or other loved one (preferably justified, but could also be someone wrongly accused), and a bereaved person wants revenge. Now, this person is on a suicide mission, and Light has to fight against someone who has nothing left to lose. Their own survival is optional, only getting revenge before dying counts.

How about Kira vs a fanatic Kira fan? Someone who thinks Kira isn’t Kira enough anymore and feels they can do better? Maybe this person could make Light’s allies question their loyalty to him. Who are they loyal to, Light or Kira?

A female antagonist would also have potential (but not with Ohba as an author). Light tends to underestimate women. Now, Light faces one as a competent opponent, and he has to take one or more critical hits to realize the danger.

Anyway, the successor arc definitely has its moments, but overall, it is a lot weaker. And in my opinion, these weaknesses are primarily connected to Wammy’s. So, removing it could have been beneficial for the story. At least, that’s my opinion. If you have a different opinion, that’s great. But please, I’m not particularly interested in lengthy discussions about this subject.

This may be an unpopular opinion, but I didn’t think hofas was that bad. I have seen people give the book straight up one star. I mean, I most certainly don’t think it was perfect. I found issues with the plot. And on top of that, I wanted the crossover to be about the acotar characters taking down the Asteri with the CC characters. I was never down for the biggest crossover in the world because it would have taken away from the crescent city chacraters.

People were disappointed because they wanted Aelin and Feyre, and they hated that Nesta was even in the book. That’s why I think people should have steered away from reading theories about the crossover, including the ones about Elain. SJM wasn’t obligated to make every single theory we read about Gywn or Elain come true. Now people are upset that their favorite characters didn’t make an appearance, despite SJM never saying Aelin or Feyre would be in it. People were mad that characters from different worlds weren’t baking each other pies and being nice. They didn’t even know each for crying out loud.

I don’t know, I think some readers are starting to become too entitled for me. People are allowed to not like a book. I never said they weren’t, but I think some people are becoming unrealistic about who and what should be in these books.

SO I think the unhappiness about the book stems from 2 things, primarily.

First, it was SJM who drummed up this Crossover like it was the Second Coming. The expectations were pretty high, not because the readers demanded it, but because it came from her. Also, when BB started publishing snippets, what was the first one--the bonus chapter with Nesta/Az/Bryce. So people expecting something much bigger, and going off SJM's own words about what she was gonna write about--from Nyx, to Feyre, to everyone being involved, to differences between the worlds, to toilet paper and other silliness, all of that came from her own interview. So I think having only 2 people from all of IC wandering the caves with Bryce is NOT the crossover that anyone expected.

Were we all wrong to expect Elain to show up for a few scenes? Or the FMC of ACOTAR, Feyre? Or Cassian? Why is it always Amren and Rhys? Where is the High Lady? Where is the Seer? What is the purpose of them?

The second issue is that so many CC plotlines were just dropped or forgotten or unaddressed. I think it's very frustrating for readers. If you are going to spend literally half of HOSAB trying to save this Alpha wolf or the dragon or with these oracles, and then all of it comes to naught essentially, the readers feel duped.

I think we all wanted a solid conclusion to the series. We've invested time and money in it, and I think people deserves better than to have this sloppy slop presented to them

I think it's fine to like the book, but I also think that needed to be some responsibility taken by SJM and BB (never gonna happen tho!)

Probably an unpopular BB opinion but IMO you can't have a physical diverse cast if comps are mostly built for the quickest or strongest to win.

Let's compare the comp / power structure of some similar shows:

Big Brother is structured in that 1 comp controls all the power for the week (HoH) and the 2nd comp (Veto) limits or expands the power. Winning comps in Big Brother is vital to your ability to survive week to week. [Power = Comp win; Safety = Social]

Survivor is structured where winning comps doesn't usually equal power, winning comps is usually winning safety. Power in Survivor is more so your relationships with the other cast and the random luck/powers you pick up. [Power = Social; Safety = Comp win]

The Challenge IMO is the most fair amongst the 3 because for the most part women face women and men face men. I also think casting-wise it's the more athletically-based show of the 3. Power in this show is your ability to win comps to target your opponents but also has a mixture of luck (the hopper) and ultimately your ability to win comps to survive a challenge. [Power = Comp Win; Safety = Social + Comp Win]

How I would restructure Big Brother:

Option 1: Casting Change - Everyone is generally physically capable, generally the ages 20-50 (think The Challenge casting). It makes the show more compelling when comps are fair and everyone has a chance to win.

Option 2: Gendered-Comps + Male/Female HoH's- Now this would change Big Brother entirely but what if during the 1st half of the season we had a Male and Female HoH's and both select one HG to nom (Male HoH selects only male nom, Female HoH selects only female nom). Veto can only be used if both HoH's agree + Veto Holder (social element). This creates more of a male vs male and female vs female dynamic. This also creates a designed limitation on Backdooring and it's frequency. During Jury-phase you can switch to a single HoH and normal BB.

Option 3: Luck / non-skill comps - I'm only putting this option here because it is what I see other people talking about as a solution to just add more non-skill comps for non-physical players. I frankly think that's stupid. I believe you shouldn't cast people if the only comps they are capable of winning are the scarce luck comps and those same comps don't actually provide a disadvantage to comp winning player.

Unpopular opinion on Black Butler 🖤

To me personally, even though season 2 has a LOT of problems ngl, I really like the idea of there being other demons in the BB universe.

You know, Sebastian not being the only one? That there are many other spawns that serve other depressed, desperate humans? Gives more better worldbuilding to me.

Not a manga reader here, but I heard there were witches and werewolves included (and the zombies in BOA). So why can’t there be more demons like Claude and Hannah already?