Bonus:

september 30th. october 1st.

Hello! I’ve read some of your anti Jedi posts which I love. I am anti Jedi myself, but according to George Lucas, he intended the Jedi and their “no attachment” rule to be good and righteous. The Jedi beliefs are genuinely based off of George Lucas’s own religious and moral values.

Hello glorytoukraine. George Lucas had a lot of intentions with his work, as does Dave Filoni and many SW writers who have worked on Star Wars canon over the years. I see Star Wars as a sum of its parts over all, far too messy and uncoordinated in execution to fall under one person's creative authority and this has become increasingly apparent ever since Lucas sold the creative rights years back. In addition, my own moral values often contradict George Lucas' (similar to authors like JK Rowling), and tend to somewhat align more with SW writers like Dave Filoni's, Charles Murray's, etc. writings and direction, who question and call out the Jedi Order's actions and mindset on-screen more and in interviews. After all, the Jedi say they are supposed to be detached but compassionate, and yet in the story support an authoritarian institution that is even okay with blatant slavery.

As for George Lucas' religious values, while he has included Buddhism (and to an extent Taoism and certain other religious aspects) with his depiction of the Jedi Order, a number have found the depiction inauthentic and misrepresentative. They may be his beliefs, but they come from a perspective that seems to have philosophical and ethical blindspots when truly grappling with what the clone troopers being called "property" truly means, what the Jedi's actions in supporting the Republic in spite of what it is shown to do also means in regards to their characterisation as an institution, and even what the slaughter of a colonised people, the Sand People, means when he says they're based on the Bedouin Arab People. In conclusion, I just don't find George Lucas that compelling a resource considering he often doesn't support what he says with what he depicts on screen.

"It's bad gay representation if the character makes a big deal out of their identity." "A gay character simply has to be gay, it can't have any impact on their character."

Why is that the case? On what planet does that make sense? Oh, does the character need to be a "good gay" by being "normal" about their identity? Why is it a bad thing if a gay character talks about their identity in any capacity?

Why does it need to be "subtle?" Or "implied?" Most queer people I know irl love talking about their sexuality. I love talking about sexuality and gender identity with my friends. It's fun and it's something that genuinely interests me.

And look, I know that doesn't reflect every queer person, I'm just speaking about my own experience. The truth is that every single queer person is very unique and different and there is no one shared experience. The real reason people say this is so straight people don't feel uncomfortable with queer stories.

But that's why telling people to limit themselves when writing queer characters is really bad. Like I said, there are all different types of queer people irl, and no one story can capture countless experiences. There is room for all different types of people to tell stories and all different types of stories to tell.

When was the last time you read a story about a trans person discovering that they are trans? The intricate journey and struggle of self-discovery and finally, self-acceptance would make for a great story. There are so many ways to tell this story and make it interesting.

I hate the idea that this is considered "bad rep." Queer characters deserve to have their own coming of age stories. Queer characters deserve to find themselves. This type of storytelling is rarely done, but it has the potential to be its own in-depth genre.

realizing that sticking to the "do it bad" "do it scared" mentality implies theres also a "do it bored"

god I would be UNSTOPPABLE if I was capable of consistently initiating tasks. just you wait. you'll be waiting a while but just you wait

people will hear you talk about struggling with mental illness and say “you can do anything if you just put your mind to it”. brother what part of the body does the mental illness happen in. what do you think is the problem

sleeping with plushes is humiliating because they're the biggest snitches on your fucked up sleep acrobatics. every night i go to bed with a plush critter in my arms and every morning i wake up and they've somehow migrated to face the wall in shame like this

i'll never understand people with adhd who are like "well it comes with its struggles of course but at least it helps me hyperfocus on my passion, its like a superpower", like good for you for being the chosen one but my adhd makes me play tetris for 5 hours straight without any bathroom breaks while a rotation of the same 3 shows ive seen a bajillion times is running in the background

Nahida brings home a stray kitten

previous parts: here and here

It only took them 2 seasons and a cancelation to realize they fucked up

“marineford au with luffy would be very angsty” is a 100% true statement but also i think he’d get on sengoku’s nerves so much he’d just toss him out of there

[Storm Bringer]

“In fact, I was against using Adam for such a frivolous investigation from the very start,” Dr. Wollstonecraft began in a huff as she crossed her arms again. “The government is always like this. They send a mechanical detective, then blow him up once they’re done to keep any secret information from getting out. [..] I suppose this is the government’s way of saying we ought to neglect science in favor of human life!”

Dr. Wollstonecraft, ma'am, I think your ethically-dubious opinions on science are better saved for other audiences.

Dr. Wollstonecraft (aka Mary Shelley) based on @videogamelover99's design!

Tell us the sex stone joke

so this joke requires the light setup of, as the Resident Geologist, on any given hike my dad will have been subjected to a light barrage of Hey What's This Rock I Just Picked Up Off The Trail, answers ranging from "that's clearly serpentinite, the state rock of California—note the distinctive gray-green color and soapy texture" to "that's probably a local mudstone" to "that is a piece of concrete" to "that is tanbark."

the joke typically runs as follows:

you, presenting an interesting pebble for identification: hey, what's this rock i just picked up off the trail? my dad, after a few seconds of thoughtful examination: ah, interesting. what you have there is what's known as a "sex stone." you, slightly shocked by the apparent erotic provenance of what you thought was a random rock: oh! okay. i see. thanks. my dad, slyly: would you like to know why they call it that? you: um. yes? my dad: BECAUSE IT'S JUST A FUCKING ROCK.