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derekfoxwit · 3 years

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Doctor Dorpden’s Critical Tips of Prestige

Note: This post was made with satirical intentions in mind. I’m only emphasizing because I’ve had a couple of comments on previous joke posts I’ve did take it seriously. With that said, here we go.

Tip 1: For starters, remember that when looking at the work, if the Mystic Knee twitches fast enough to punch a hole in a wall, this suggests that the work should be near the lowest of the low. No further development of opinion is needed.

Tip 2: For an equal degree of sophistication, give the warm comfort of nostalgia at least 5 times more chances than the new thing that MAY seem actually poggers.

Tip 3: If you have the anecdote of encountering shitty fans, then use them as a scapegoat for the show they flaunt over being shitty. Clearly, they’re always making the show the way it is.

Tip 4: If you haven’t heard much about a newer film or show you’re yet to watch, there’s an 85% chance that film or show is actually not worth your time. The Father (2020) isn’t as widespread as Joker (2019) for a reason.

Tip 5: At this point, just go for the Asian Artist Dick. I’m actually in the mood to see merit in that because I want to look edgy against cute doodles. Stop attacking Uzaki-Chan, you cowards!

Tip 6: Avoid the electronic tunes. They’ll make you smell like a bum, for there’s no structural in a music album that’s nothing but wubs.

Tip 7: If you see a Tweet that looks dumb, use it as a means of generalizing all the fans of a work as sharing that same opinion.

Tip 8: If the cartoon I’m given doesn’t provide me with mature ideas such as slicing an Arbok in half or fake boobs, then the cartoon might as well be on the same level as Teletubbies.

Tip 9: You know the music is (c)rap when it brings up drugs, regardless of lyrical context.

Tip 10: Raw mood is the indicator of quality cartooning. If you’re quick to assume the worst in the newest HBO Max original cartoon, then you got thyself a stinker. Same thing if you were super bummed out when watching a new thing, regardless of anecdotal context.

Tip 11: When you’re not given continuous throwbacks, ensure you’re as reductive and over-generalizing about the works shown as possible.

Tip 12: If your hazy and imperfect as hell recollection of a children’s film, whether it’s Wall-E or Lilo & Stitch, would describe said film as “too sugary” or “key-waving schlock”, then that HAS to be the case. No meat on that bone whatsoever.

Tip 13: Simpler, more graphic style that isn’t as realistic as old-school Disney or Anime? You got yourself a lazy style with zero passion put into it.

UPA? Who’s THAT?!

Tip 14: Don’t trust anyone saying that western children’s cartoons had any form of artistic development after 2008 (with, like, TWO exceptions). If it did, why didn’t we go from stealing organs in a 2001 cartoon to showing opened stomachs in a 2021 cartoon?

Tip 15: Big booba is always important to the strong female character’s quality.

Tip 16: Only MY ships count, for they provide me with a feeling of intelligence.

Tip 17: “PG-13″ and “R” rating just simply mean you’re not caring for expressing themes in a sophisticated manner. It’s just THAT simple until I dictate otherwise.

Tip 18: In this age of smelly radicals, “Death of the Author” is more important than ever. Without it, this’ll imply that a classic like The Matrix was secretly toxic, due to what the Wachowskis have to say about it being an “allegory of trans people.”

Tip 19: Turn the fandoms you hate into your torture porn. Ask in Tweets to Retweet one sentence that’d “trigger” them. Go out of your way to paint all of them as blind consoomers. That’ll show them, and it’ll show how much more intelligent you are compared to those clowns.

Tip 20: Whatever the Mystic Knee dictates upon the first viewing of a work is what shall indicate the full structural extent of the film.

Tip 21: The mindset of a 2000s edgelord is one that actually understands the artistry of the medium of animation. Listen to that crazy but ingenious man.

Tip 22: Because sheer ambition makes me feel manly, the high pedestal you bestow upon a cartoon work should be based mostly on the mere mention or mere suggestion of serious topics. This means that pure comedy is smelly.

Tip 23: Is the new work tackling subjects that you’ve loved a childhood work of yours for covering? Just assume it’s super bare-bones in that case compared to the older case, for there’s nothing the older work can do to truly prove itself otherwise. Seriously, Letterboxd. Stop giving any 2010s cartoon anything above a 4/5

Tip 24: If the Mystic Knee is suggesting that the work is crummy, then consider any explanation off the top of your head for why the work in question is crummy.

Tip 25: Sexual and gender identity is inherently political, so don’t focus on them in the story. It’s no wonder why Full Metal Alchemist has caught on more than the She-Ra reboot.

Tip 26: Since I got bothered by a random butt monkey type character in a crummy cartoon, I’m now obligated to assume that having a butt monkey will only harm the writing integrity of the cartoon.

Seriously, Mr. Enter....what?!

Tip 27: We’re at a point where pure comedy for a kids’ cartoon is doing nothing but dumbing down the children. Like seriously...... I doubt Billy and Mandy would ever use farts as a punchline, unlike these newer kids comedies.

Tip 28: The difference between the innuendo in kids’ cartoons I grew up on and the ones Zootopia made is the sense of prestige they give me. Just take notes from the former instead.

Tip 29: Wanna make a work of artistic merit? Just take notes from the stuff I whore out to. It’s just THAT simple until I dictate otherwise.

Tip 30: Always remember this golden rule: If the newer work, or a work you’ve recently experienced the first time, was truly great, why isn’t it providing the exact emotions from your younger, more impressionable years?

Tip 31: If the Mystic Knee aims to break the bones of a character doing certain things (.i.e. having body count of thousands; lashing out to character; etc.), that means the character is bad and deserves no redemption.

Tip 32: If you want me to believe there’s any intrigue or depth in your antagonist, give them redemption, for I am in need of that sorta thing being spelled out. Looking at you, Syndrome. Should’ve taken notes from Tai Lung.

Tip 33: In a case where you’re going “X > Y” (.i.e. manga compared to western comics), ALWAYS CHERRY PICK! Use the recent controversies of the “Y” item while pretending that the “X” item has never had anything of the sort.

Tip 34: BEFORE you bring up those comments that shat on the original Teen Titans cartoon back when it was new, whether for making Starfire “more PC” or whatever.......the DIFFERENCE between them and me is that THEY were just bad faith fools that couldn’t see true majesty out of blind rage. I, however, am truly certain that calling any western TV cartoon from 2014-onward a work that transcends its generation suggests a destruction of the medium.

Tip 35: Based on fandom growth, it shows that any newer show isn’t being watched much by kids, but rather loser adults that act like children. Therefore, there’s more prestige in what I grew with.

Tip 36: The focus on children is bad at this point since the children of today have attention spans that flies would have.

Tip 37: A select few screenshots (or even one) of either a less elaborate attacking animation, less realistic game graphics, or a less on-model image in a cartoon indicates EVERYTHING about the work’s quality.

Tip 38: Consuming or writing media where characters go through constant suffering is little more than gaining pleasure out of it. YOU SICKOS!

Looking at you, Lily Orchard!

Tip 39: Whether it’s a sexual awakening story or just simply a romance, focus on a character being lesbian, trans, bi, etc., then it shouldn’t be in a kids’ work. It’s too spicy for them by default. Kids don’t want romance anyway.

Tip 40: The very idea of a western cartoon with no full-blown antagonist (i.e. Inside Out) is a destruction of animated artistry. Sorry, but it’s just THAT simple until I dictate otherwise.

Tip 41: Unless it’s my fluffy pillow, such as Disney’s Robin Hood, it should be obligated to assume the inserting of anthros is only there to pleasure the furries. Looking at YOU, Zootopia!

Tip 42: With how rough and rash The Beast was, it shows that he was more of an abusive lover. Therefore, I refuse to believe that Beauty and the Beast has any of the meticulous moral writing that most of Disney’s other 90s films has.

Tip 43: When you suggest one work should’ve “taken notes” from another work in order to do better, BE VAGUE! Those who agree will be shown to be geniuses.

Tip 44: Remember how morally grey Invader Zim was? That really goes to show how little the Western Animation scene has been trying since that show. Really should just be taking notes from that series (and of course anime).

Tip 45: Even if I have a radar that clearly indicates such, hiding the item I look for inside an enemy is always bad, for I refuse to believe it would be inside the enemy.

Goddamn it, Arin!

Tip 46: People struggle understanding your gender identity or pronouns? All there is to see in that is a giant cloud of egotism that reads “My problems” zapping another smaller cloud that reads “other people’s problems”. Seriously, kids are starving, so WHAT if you identity confused someone. Grow a spine!

Tip 47: Stop pretending that adaptations should colorize how a story or comic series should be defined. No way in FUCK can a cartoon or film incarnation become the definitive portrayal of my precious superhero idol.

Tip 48: Enough with your precious “limited animation” techniques, YOU WESTERN HACKS! All you’re doing is admitting to sheer laziness and lacking artistic integrity. Now if you excuse me, I’ll be watching more anime, since that gives me a sense of prestige.

Tip 49: If getting five times more detail than the 2D animated visuals have requires someone getting hurt, so be it. No pain, no gain after all.

Tip 50: Yes, I genuinely struggle to believe there’s this majestic level of layered material without having the most immediate yet still vague re-assurance practically yelling in my face. But that’s STILL the work’s fault, not mine.

Tip 51: Every Klasky-Csupo cartoon has more artistic integrity than any of them cartoons with gay lovers such as Kipo or the Netflix She-Ra show.

Tip 52: If Sergio Pablos’ Klaus is anything to go by, we have no excuse to utilize those smelly as fuck digital animation “styles” found on Stinky Universe, Suck-Ra or Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turds.

Tip 53: Stop projecting your orientation onto works of actual talent. Seriously, how does Elton John’s I’m Still Standing expel ANY rainbow flag energy?

Tip 54: Hip hop and electronica have been the destruction of music, especially the kind that’s actually organic and not farting on the buttons of a beeping or drumming gadget.

Tip 55: The audience for cartoons has become significantly less clear over the years. We should just go back to Saturday mornings of being sold toys or shit kids actually want.

Tip 56: PSAs for kids shouldn’t be about ‘woke’ content. They should be actual problems such as doing drugs; not playing with knifes / outlets / matches; or acceptance.

Tip 57: The instant you realize a detail in a childhood work that’s better understood as an adult, you’re forced to paint that work as the most transcendent thing in the world. It’s just THAT simple until I dictate otherwise.

Tip 58: Before you lash out on ALL rich people, remember this: #Not All Rich People.

Tip 59: There’s nothing to gain out of the (c)rap scene other than becoming a spiteful, gun-wielding thug that sniffs weed for breakfast.

Tip 60: Since the Mystic Knee told me to get anal about prom episodes in several gay cartoons, this shows that writing about one’s younger experiences just makes you look pathetic.

Tip 61: Another smelly thing about Zootopia is how it was painting a police chief as stern and exclusive. #Not All Chiefs

Tip 62: Me catching a glimpse of Grave of the Fireflies as a kid and turning out fine shows that you may as well show kids more adult works without worry. No amount of psychological questions being asked will suggest otherwise.

Tip 63: There’s a reason why the Mystic Knee keeps leaning more toward the 90s and early 2000s than most decades. That knee KNOWS where there’s a sense of true refinement.

Tip 64: The BIG difference between rock and electronica? Steward Copeland actually DRUMS. All that the likes of Burial, Boards of Canada, Depeche Mode and several others did was push drum buttons.

Tip 65: One exception to the golden nostalgia is when the work in question doesn’t stuff your face with fantastical, bombastic stories. At which point, there can only be rose-colored blinds covering Nickelodeon’s Doug. Nothing of merit or personal resonance to be found.

Tip 66: Remember that the sense of nuance in the work comes down to there being everything including the kitchen sink, whether it involves multiple geographic landscapes; giving us hundreds of characters; etc. Only through the extremes will I be able to tell there is nuance.

Tip 67: Once you see a joke that has an involvement with sexual or violent content, just ignore the full picture and just reduce it to having nothing to it but “sex, violence, gimme claps.”

PKRussel has entered the chat

Tip 68: With all the SJWs messing up the art of comedy, lament the times where you could be called a comic genius, NOT a monster, for shouting out the word “STAB,” calling a gay weird, painting Middle Easterns as inherently violent, etc.

Tip 69: Guitar twang will always win out over (c)rap beats. There’s a reason your grandma is more likely to listen to Lynyrd Skynyrd than Kendrick Lamar.

Tip 70: Once the Mystic Knee notices a lack of squealing at the video game with linearity, that shows there’s more artistry in going full-blown open world.

Tip 71: Related to Tips 66 and 68, ensure your comedy gets as much information and mileage out of each individual skit as possible. EMPHASIZE if you need to. Continuously spout out your quirky phrase of “STAB” if needed.

Tip 72: Based on the onslaught of TV shows with many seasons and episodes, animated or otherwise, it shows that there’s more worth going for that than simply having a miniseries or a 26-episode anime.

Tip 73: Building off of the previous tip, you’re better off squeezing and exhausting every little detail and notable characterization rather than keeping anything simple and possibly leaving a stone unturned, especially if there’s supposed to be a story.

Tip 74: Playing through the fan translation of Mother 3 made me realize how much some newer kids’ works just try too hard to get serious. Why even make the kids potentially think about the death of a family member?

Tip 75: The fear I had over Sid’s toys from the first Toy Story and similar anecdotal emotions are the be-all indicators of what kind of show or film is fitting for the children.

Tip 76: Seeing this British rapper chick have a song titled “Point and Kill” just further exemplifies the fears I’ve had about rappers being some of the most harmful folks ever.

Tip 77: The problem with attempting to make a more “relatable” She-Ra is that kids aren’t looking for relatability. They want the escapism of buff fighters or something similar. This is why slice-of-life is so smelly.

Tip 78: Based on seeing the rating of “PG-13″ or “R,” I can tell that the dark humor is little more than “hur dur sex and guns.” Given the “TV-Y7 FV” rating of Invader Zim, the writers should’ve taken notes from that instead just so I can sense actual prestige.

Tip 79: The original He-Man has more visual intrigue in its animation than any of those smelly glorified doodles found in the “styles" of the 2010s and early 2020s.

Tip 80: It’s always the fault of the game that my first guess (that I refuse to divert from) on how I have to go through an obstacle won’t work.

Tip 81: Zootopia discussing prejudice ruins the majestic escapism I got from my precious childhood films from 1991-2004. Them kids might as well be watching the news. Now to watch some Hunchback after I finish these tips.

Tip 82: There is no such thing as an unreasonable expectation, and there’s especially no wrong way to address the lack of met expectations! For example, if you expect some early 2010s cartoon on the Disney Channel to be a Kids X-Files, yet you get moments such as some girl getting high on stick dipping candy, you got the right to paint the worst out of that show for not being “Kids’ X-Files.”

Tip 83: Related to my example for Tip 82, if you get the slightest impression of something being childish, you know you got yourself a children’s work that does little than wave keys and has basically nothing substantial for them. In this situation, those malfunctioning robots found in Wall-E are the guilty party.

Tip 84: Without the extensive dialogue that I’m used to getting, how can one say for certain there was any amount of characterization in the title character of Wall-E?

Tip 85: Ever noticed yourself gradually being less likely to expect an upcoming work or view a work you’re just consuming as “the next best thing”? That’s ALWAYS the fault of smelly “artists” (hacks really) and their refusal to give a shit.

Tip 86: It’s obligatory for your lead to be explicitly heroic just so there is this immediate re-assurance that they’re a good one.

Tip 87: Without the comforting safety net of throwbacks, one cannot be for certain that there has been an actual evolution of a series or the art of animation and video games.

Tip 88: Don’t PSA kids on stuff they give zero fucks about. That means no gender identities or pronouns, race, etc.

Tip 89: Don’t listen to Mamoru Hosoda saying that anime women tend to be “depicted through a lens” of sexual desire. He’s just distracting from the superior prestige found in anime women.

Tip 90: If you’re desperate to let others know that your talking points are reasonable, just repeat them over and over with little expansion on said talking points.

Tip 91: 7 or more seasons of art is better than 26 episodes of art. EVERY TIME!

Tip 92: Always remember to continuously talk up the innuendo and mature subject matter of the childhood work as the most prestigious, transcendent thing of all time. With that in mind, there’s a high chance that your favorite childhood work will be better known than Perfect Blue (1997), and there’s likely a reason for that.

Tip 93: An art style that gives many characters relatively more realistic arm muscle details will always shine through more than any sort of art style done for “simplicity” (laziness, really).

Tip 94: Seeing a few (like, even VERY FEW) people show more enthusiasm for Steven Universe over Invader Zim really shows the lower bar that has been expected out of the western animation scene compared to anime.

Tip 95: Electronic music makes less conventional time signatures cheap as hell. REAL music like rock makes them the exact opposite.

Tip 96: If your Mystic Knee suggests that the 90s cartoon being viewed doesn’t showcase a vague sense of refinement or artistic integrity, then every related assumption of yours is right. EVERY TIME!

Tip 97: Doing everything and the kitchen sink for one series or movie shows a better sense of refinement and prestige than any form of simplicity. THIS includes character design as well.

Tip 98: The advent of that Star Wars: Visions anime really shows just how stinky western cartoons have become.

Tip 99: For those wondering, no, Europe isn’t being counted in my definition of “western animation”. Doing so is a complete disservice to prestige.

Tip 100: If even less than half of these tips aren’t being considered, you can kiss that prestige badge goodbye. After all, I SAID SO!

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oblivionbladetd · 3 years

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Lily Orchard's writing tips, a brief epilogue.

That took so much more out of me than I thought it would. Like I've watched Videos on the list and managed to get good quality screenshots from one, specifically the Diregentlemen's Two Professional Writers react to her thread. Great video btw look it up. But anyway just giving that god awful list a fair shake with my own critical chops is just... Ugh... So much of it isn't even writing advice, it's just a few takes that didn't end up in a Glass of Water and A LOT THAT DID.

I used to be a fan of hers, I didn't want her list to be this fuckin bad. I've seen all of her glass of water vids I've seen her Korra and Steven ar trash and here's why. I didn't make this because I wanted to sit here twirling my dastardly mustache until it catches flame from the friction, I made as a reminder to myself and to warn others. Lily Orchard is not a good critic, she's not a great writer. From a list I think I might have inspired she can't even follow her own advice.

Having watched here latest Steven video, you could use the same absolutionist logic on most of her works and drudge the horridness straight to the surface. As an easy example the poke-madhouses mating bond concept and even Bonnie. There was no consent either time, but fuck it G just knows what's best for her and lily and nobody will ever be upset with that implication... But both that and her Steven is the worst video are cans of worms I don't particularly want to rip open right now, leaving the Steven Universe defense at none of the diamonds knew better, just like 90% of the gems they made. Probably recontextualizes that video a bit.

I'll admit now that I am a bit embarrassed with how clear it was that I lost my patience near the end of the list, but will leave it be as it is my truest felling on the matter. I do sincerely believe what I said In the beginning, sifting through her content for meaningful takeaways is filtering a sewage outflow pipe for clean drinking water. Believe me it is perfectly possible, but the effort it takes is better spent looking for cleaner water. The way she structures her everything is so absolutist it make her good takes only decent because they heavily miss the qualifiers needed, and the bad takes are said in such an unwavering confidence it comes off as just outright stupid. The dire gentlemen said that only 15 tips were good advice, but I'd argue that you could pair it down further as only like 5 are just that good right out of the box no extra thought needed. That's 5% basically golden rules, 10% things you'd really need to think on though are otherwise good and 85% padding, ranting, or just straight up bad advice.

In summary, Lily Orchard is a hack critic, a hack writer, and honestly a terrible person if you've seen anything about Lily she can't carefully curate. If you're gonna trudge through the sludge bring a good pair of waders, because to get her nuggets of gold you'll have be up to your tits in bad takes.

#lily orchard

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tigerarcade · 4 years

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Lily orchard is a hack critic and a hack writer with no legitimate talent whatsoever

The fact that she refers to her stuff as schlock is insulting to schlock. It still takes heart and skill to make enjoyable schlock, and it’s not made successfully by people who openly admit to not caring about quality.

She just wants an excuse for why she doesn’t write well.

The thing is, plenty of writers are out there making bad fanfics and enjoying the hell out of it and doing no harm to anyone. I would find it rude to give them critical feedback unless they asked for it.

Lily’s here begging in all caps for comments at the end of each pokemon comic, demanding comments at the end of each TSR chapter, and she gets upset if the comments are negative. Maybe the comments wouldn’t be negative if you put in the effort to make it good?

Also she has the nerve to call all of her followers bad writers. Just, all of them.

She’s aware that most of her following skews young. Imagine feeling comfortable telling a bunch of budding writer teens that they’re REALLY bad. As if she’s what...personally combed through the writing of all her followers? Yeah right. Add onto that, a lot of her followers are probably trans as well, and she’s just assuming they definitely can’t pull off writing trans people. Granted, I get that because of dysphoria, she would not be eager at the prospect of reading amateur writing takes on trans people, at the risk of getting triggered. But she doesn’t need to turn that personal problem into a reason that her followers are in fact BAD WRITERS and are the assholes at fault for making her upset. Before even sharing their writing!

I wouldn’t be tempted to point out how bad her writing is if she weren’t such a self-important, pompous asshole.

#lily orchard #Anonymous #poke madhouse #the sith resurgence

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thassabadtake · 4 years

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this is the definition of victim blaming?! holy shit.

i'm physically sick. how can someone claim to have worked in the mental health field, and have such a thoroughly uneducated, unempathetic, disgusting view of abuse victims.

i've said over and over that Lily Orchard's attitude toward victims boarders dangerously close to "why don't you just leave?" territory.

this is outright, explicit victim blaming.

victims are not complicit in their abuse. it's called abuse for a fucking reason, you hack. I don't drop to the level of insults lightly, but god, god I cannot stand this level of ignorance from someone who waves around their mental health "credentials" and boasts about how "experienced" they are with abuse.

every licensed psychologist i have ever spoken with has to work tirelessly to undo that exact line of thinking in their patients, and self-important armchair psychs like orchard are the type of people who plant those thoughts to begin with.

no, it is not your job to help a person you know is being abused.

but your personal inability to help them is NOT their fault. sometimes, you're just not the right person for the job.

abuse messes with your mind.

it changes your behavior and thought patterns by design. that's why it's a power dynamic. you're made to do and think things you wouldn't normally, as a result of someone controlling or manipulating you into doing so. and that is NOT your fault.

i can't even properly dissect all the ways this is horrific. it's irresponsible and inhumane on every level. i cannot believe i EVER respected this woman.

#lily orchard #abuse #victim blaming #i'm tagging them because damn #just damn

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moomingitz · 4 years

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I know dunking on the likes of Lily Orchard is in vogue(and for good reason). But sometimes you read something that’s just dumb enough that you need to say something. That being this person saying how the Powerpuff Girls is, “The bloodiest, most children’s show in the world.”

If something fairly tame like the Powerpuff Girls is the most bloody and violent children’s show by that hack’s standards, then god help them if they ever watch this.

#animation #cartoons #Lily Orchard #rant #stupid shit

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sjbattleangel · 4 months

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"I'm not (media illiterate)."

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Lily, you are one of THE MOST media illiterate people on the face of the earth! You decided Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur was "automatically garbage" because you heard it was going to be serialized; You dismissed Amphibia as "irredeemable trash, sight unseen" because you heard it had a story and fell for some stupid nontroversy regarding a crew member's fanart; You sided with Disney suits when they cancelled The Owl House for being "too dark and scary for kids" to appease some moral guardians and watchdogs (who may've not even existed)! You want to control what kids watch, you want all of animation to be nothing but toothless, slice-of-life romantic comedies with no action, stakes or soul. Just like your crappy coffee shop AUs.

Not to mention whenever any piece of media contains disturbing and/or problematic moments, you automatically believe it equals "endorsement" and to you, we're all impressionable babies who can't tell fact from fiction and need to be "protected for our good." You just want censor and police fiction to satisfy your own holier-than-thou self-indulgence. Helen Lovejoy much?

"I didn't (accuse Rebecca Sugar of being a sex fiend)."

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Hermana, WE HAVE RECEIPTS!

You and your simps decided that a sweet, wholesome picture of Steven wearing his mother's hand-me-downs is somehow Rebecca Sugar's way of "sexualizing him." Even more, in your awful Rebecca Sugar Must Die video, you accused Sugar of sexualizing the character of Stevonnie and that through fusion, Sugar made Seven and Connie "have sex". For this you constantly attacked Sugar as a "creep", "pervert", "disease", "fascist sympathizer", trying your hardest to convince everyone that Sugar is some Neo-Nazi pedophile.

No, Lily! Rebecca sugar is not-and never has been-a Neo-Nazi pedophile! She didn't sexualize Steven! She didn't sexualize Stevonnie! But most of all, fusion was never a metaphor for sex!

The only ones sexualizing Steven, Connie and Stevonnie are YOU and your simps!

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pokeprism · 4 years

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Hot Take Time (9/8/2020)

I made this post for the fact that I’d like to set a bar for my future internet interactions. Namely, that if your content is mainly there to stroke a hate boner, you’re not worth my time. Case in point, the Opal mentioned below.

I gone over the fact that YouTube’s recommendation system is shitty before (covered most frankly in this post), but today, like last time I complained about it, I was bumming around YouTube and saw this malignant tumor appear in my recommendations. It’s plainly clear that this person was only recommended to me BECAUSE I watch Lily Orchard. Doubly funny about this is that this is not the first time this has happened. From the people I remember who were similar to this one, I’ve had Cellspex, FNGR (For No Good Reason), Just a Robot, this asshole, and Joshua Burner of all people recommended to me by YouTube because of this. The only way I can fight these malcontents appearing on my feed is by selecting the “Don’t show me this channel” option for every single hack like this, and it’s not even something YouTube takes note of, hence why this keeps happen. I’m fortunately discerning enough to not fall into watching these troglodytes, and I’d like for my audience to learn the same lesson.

Basic gist, if you find anyone who’s clearly not worth your time, throw them out of your life. If they throw a shit fit about it, even better.

#Jamie W. (Pokeprism)#lily orchard #hot take time #9/8/2020 #youtube bs

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opinated-user · 1 year

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Hey Op-user. I'm having trouble finding the exact instance -that Lily is now saying she never did bcuz of course she is- where Lily Orchard explicitly calls RS a nazi?? Not saying it didn't happen, I'd believe it but as someone who'd set out to avoid LO as much as possible, coming into this drama and finding out where it started is confusing. I want to personally sift through the facts and fiction, if that makes sense, is all. Srry for asking you to backtrack.

the problem with this question is that LO is counting on you making it and counting on me having to tell you that she doesn't explicitely call RS a nazi, because then she can say that all of us accusing her of antisemitism regarding Sugar are merely disgruntled fans who're still mad at her disliking our "favourite" show. to clarify, has LO ever said the explicit words "Rebecca Sugar is a nazi"? no. however, if you do watch her video about Steven Universe and completely eliminate her conclusion about how "i wouldn't blame you if you thought that Sugar was a nazi sympathizer", would that have ever been a thought you had on your own? even after all the lying, misrepresenting and work LO did to pull you into a very specific conclusion, if she haven't said that, would you honestly have reached the idea that Sugar is a nazi/fascist sympathizer on your own? i wouldn't. many people who even agreed with LO's critique never even thought of that. why do you think even on SU critical spaces you won't see that very specific claim outside of LO's blog or from very devoted fans of her? at most people on those spaces will say that Sugar is an idiot or a talentless hack writer or even that she's (her actions are) racist, but the nazi sympathizer/fascist accusation has exclusively only come from LO's direction in the first place. the whole video is pushing you to reach that conclusion. LO went out of her way to plant that idea as the only and the most logical conclusion after her diatribe and then washed off her hands from it with the flimsy excuse "i didn't say it, but i wouldn't blame you if you did." she tried so hard to push for this narrative onto the fandom and the fandom didn't actually pick it up, which didn't stop LO from keep responding "anons" (that nobody can prove LO didn't write herself) and MO talking about Steven Ubermensh (a name that is meant to bring back a nazi reference and relate it back to the show), from insulting the jewish hair of Sugar, insisting that her having Holocaust survivors as her grandparents doesn't mean she couldn't sympathize with nazis (even though that was literally the biggest defense she has about Magneto, "he is a holocaust survivor"). if she doesn't mean for people to take away the idea that Sugar is a nazi sympathizer/fascist, then why she's so desperate to keep bringing nazis/fascists up when discussing sugar? btw, here's LO explicitely calling Sugar a "nazi apologist": https://lily-orchard.tumblr.com/post/187499148320/sugar-is-a-nazi-sympathizer-not-necessarily-a

here's still pushing for the "i didn't say it... but if you did thought that Sugar is a fascist then that it's entirely her fault and not my own for pushing this narrative" (which, again, didn't actually caught on and LO has been frustrated about it ever since). Sugar wrote the story she wrote, but LO has been imposing her reading of it as the only one that matters this entire time and thus the only logical conclusion being that Sugar is a fascist or a nazi sympathizer. https://lily-orchard.tumblr.com/post/187499148320/sugar-is-a-nazi-sympathizer-not-necessarily-a here's another post where i showed a receipt where LO said "what if i called Sugar a nazi? what are you going to do about it? cry?", which is a pretty mask off antisemitic moment if i ever saw one. it absolutely matters when you accuse a jewish queer woman whose family was on the Holocaust of being a nazi or being okay with nazis, especially talked about being harassed by nazis in the past. it does matter when you insult her and her heritage by using a cartoon show as your evidence. the only people who think it doesn't are those who don't care about antisemitism (or "forgets", like it's LO's case), weaponize it the second a jewish person does something they don't like (like LO does) or doesn't think antisemitism is an issue worth talking about at all (again, LO's case). as far i could search on her blog, this post has been deleted. luckily we have screenshots and archive links!

lastly... she conflating fascist and nazis as if they were the same thing is also entirely ignorant from her part, something that both fans and criticis of the show have call out multiple times. fascism is a way of making government by force, but nazism is an ideology with a very real body count that affects people and communities to this day. to compare nazis to the diamonds is a complete disservice to what nazis have actually done through out history and diminish the entire word until it stop having any meaning. it's a dangerous practice and LO does not care despite many people talking about this for years.

#lily orchard #lily orchard is an antisemite

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Stay in the saddle: 8 of the best boutique hotels for horse riding

Whether you’re an experienced equestrian or a beginner looking to break in your first pair of boots, we’ve rounded up a herd of hotels where you’ll want to stay in the saddle as much as in your boutique bedroom – and the views from your window can be best explored on four legs.

Castello di Reschio, Umbria – Italy

Huddled amidst rolling green hills lined with cypress trees, Castello di Reschio is a one-thousand-year-old castle which has been meticulously restored and stylishly reimagined into ten bespoke farmhouses dotted across a staggeringly beautiful 1,500-hectare landscape. With state-of-the-art stables created by the estate’s founder, Count Antonio Bolza, who was inspired as a boy by the famous Lipizzaner horses of Vienna, Reschio is now home to some of the world’s most skilled dressage horses – their weekly performances by in-house trainer Antonello Radicchi and his wife Francesca in the estate’s Teatro Equestre are not to be missed. Featuring spectacular indoor and outdoor arenas, the hotel’s multilingual instructors are on hand to help with all things horse-related, from dressage lessons to guided hacks through the Tuscan wilderness.

Lazib Inn Resort & Spa, El Fayoum – Egypt

Set within a charming Fayoumi-style villa atop a lush green hillside just beyond the art-filled village of Tunis, Lazib Inn Resort & Spa is a desert mirage of pretty pink clay. In perfect proximity to a cultural treasure trove of Ancient Egyptian, Greco-Roman and Islamic archaeological sites, and a labyrinth of well-preserved Pharaonic temples from the late Greco-Roman period at Madinet Madi, there is no shortage of sights to see from horseback, camel, or the comfort of a 4×4 if you’re feeling saddle-sore. Trek over the sand dunes of Wadi Al Rayan, or trot through the waters of Lake Qarun to watch the sunrise over the ancient oasis.

Torralbenc, Menorca – Spain

In prime position between rolling farmland and vineyards, and the island’s sandy beaches with Mediterranean Sea views, Torralbenc boasts the best of both worlds when it comes to experiencing the natural Balearic beauty of Menorca. A traditional finca with fuschia flowers covering whitewashed walls, threshing floors, and a stable yard, the 27 rooms and cottages are decorated in a soothing, creamy palette. Hack through the 77-hectares of the estate on horseback to make the most of the surrounding agricultural landscape, sprinkled with wild olive forests, fragrant orchards, and Mediterranean underwood.

Ariana Sustainable Luxury Lodge, Cappadocia – Turkey

Known as the ‘Land of Beautiful Horses,’ Cappadocia is the perfect place to explore on horseback – from the open steppes dotted with the region’s distinctive ‘fairy chimneys’ to the cobblestone streets of the villages, riders are allowed to venture virtually everywhere. Overlooking the Uchisar Valley, there is no better base for Anatolian adventures than Ariana Sustainable Luxury Lodge, a sublime eco hideaway where east meets west at its luxurious best. With endless routes to choose from, the Ariana team will point you in the right direction for off-the-beaten-track treks and secret spots to see from the saddle.

Rawah Ranch, Colorado – USA

A rustic set of historic Colorado-style cabins in the rugged Laramie River Valley, Rawah Ranch is a true slice of the Wild West. Channel your inner cowboy or girl with over 22 trails spanning mountain waterfalls, lily ponds and across rivers, through aspen groves and peaceful valleys. Ride through thousands of acres of pristine and protected high-country Colorado wilderness, perfect your lassoing skills on the lawn, or get up to speed in the arena with one-to-one instruction with the Rawah resident wranglers. More experienced riders can venture off property with a selection of all-day treks, including a mounted visit to ‘Ghost Town,’ an old mining camp from the 1800s where the cabins are still intact.

Carmo’s Boutique Hotel, Ponte de Lima – Portugal

With just 15 rooms and three glamping-style tent suites, Carmo’s Boutique Hotel is an intimate countryside retreat in the heart of Portugal’s oldest village, Ponte de Lima. Carmo’s guests are wonderfully placed to discover the traditions, cultural heritage and architecture of the beautiful Minho region of Portugal. With equestrian touches at every turn, Carmo’s is a horse-lovers haven – including Frederico the pony on hoof to help you with your bags. Take a class at the nearby Equestrian Centre Vale do Lima before exploring the region’s lagoons and Peneda-Gerês National Park. For a more leisurely experience, sit back in a horse-drawn carriage along tree-lined pathways to take in the rural surroundings at a slower pace.

Hotel Rangá, Hella – Iceland

From the Golden Circle in the west to the Glacier Lagoon in the east, Hotel Rangá is perfectly located to experience everything South Iceland has to offer. If you choose to spend your time in the saddle, you’re guaranteed volcanic views and a lesson in the five gaits of the Icelandic horse. Canter through fjords and over windswept black beaches, before warming up in the hotel’s outdoor geothermal hot tubs for an evening session of stargazing in the observatory – if you’re lucky, you might even see the Northern Lights.

Riverview Ranch, Montana – USA

Perched above the banks of the Clark Fork River, Riverview Ranch is a back-to-nature bolthole where each experience is an authentic Western adventure. The hotel’s connection to the vast Montana landscape greets you at every turn, whether you’re toasting marshmallows around the firepit or enjoying farm-to-table cuisine in the Lodge Great Room. When the charms of big sky country beckon, there are ample opportunities to immerse yourself in ranch life – from horseback cattle drives, team penning, and scenic trail rides through the nearby Lolo National Forest, to horse-drawn sleigh rides with hot cocoa in hand during the winter.

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