ive seen calls for eurovision boycotts because they still allow israel to compete, which i 100% agree with. but i notice a lot of the response tends to be ''lol why is israel even in eurovision theyre not in europe'' and. i feel like this completely misses the point??
i mean for one eurovision eligibility isnt about location, its about being in the european broadcasting union. technically any country surrounding the mediterranean can compete, but it's believed that a lot of the other eligible countries don't compete specifically because of israels presence (tho i believe only lebanon has directly confirmed this.) israel being in the contest is a solid sign of political support from the other competing countries and always has been.
also objectively its like. even if you don't watch the contest it is SO much more influential than you'd think? the last time israel hosted, they reported a boost in tourism and had an oppertunity to show off occupied areas in promotional material. they did this while fining performers for holding a palestininan flag during the finals. it really is 100% worth putting pressure on the EBU to drop them in the same way they dropped russia last year and i hope it finally works this time.
rob being neurodivergent is so special to me and i would be lying if i said i didnt get a little teary eyed, Especially at that last little sentence he put at the end of his thread post like holy shit rob you will make my ass bawl
its so important to stop the stigma around neurodivergencey i love you robert mcelhenney
something to be said about the deeply dysfunctional and abusive but also tightly bound relationships and dynamics in it's always sunny in philadelphia. "shut up, charlie, i can talk to my son any way i want" says it all. frank traumatized both dennis and dee for their entire childhoods and then they end up stuck with him as a permanent fixture of their friend group when they're almost 30 and he stays with them for twenty years, and in that time he grows, he changes as a person, he becomes a surrogate father figure to charlie and mac, but at the same time, he becomes even more of a demented, morally corrupt person. he continues to mentally scar dennis and dee, showing them their dead mother's skeleton for the hell of it, but at the same time, he is part of their group. he's part of the gang. even when he stops being their dad, he's frank.
Every single character I have ever obsessed over falls into one of four categories:
Kid with no one in his corner who's used to looking after himself realises that (often despite his best efforts) people actually care about him and he has a support system.
Older brother type vibes who is the comic relief and painted as dumb or clueless but actually has deep insecurities and is so so smart in other ways and has a fiercely protective streak.
Young (though not always) woman who has been through a rough time and has Trauma but is still strong and refuses to let her past define her and makes an effort to be kind. (this character tends to become part of my soul)
Loser man become dad.
Also bonus points to trope voted Most Relatable but is never my favourite character:
5. Kid who has had a reasonably trauma-less life compared to friends and feels a bit like a sidekick and maybe doesn't consider their problems worthy when their friends have been through so much more
update three different mutuals texted me during bruce's show tonight to tell me he gave me a shoutout (by name!) while talking about the buddy cole doc during his show tonight!!! and one of them sent me a video and the other sent me a photo!!
yes i have not met uncle kevin yet but kevin mcdonald has heard my full name as my weird gay documentary is promoted during his show multiple nights in a row. he has spent a considerable amount of time in the past week with bruce, scott, and paul, all of whom have a close friendship with me (which possibly has all happened since the last time kevin was in town? like that's a hell of an update) so by the time i do meet him he'll already know a portion of my story. MY NAME WAS SPOKEN ON THE VERY SAME STAGE WHERE THE KIDS IN THE HALL GOT THEIR START
I used to be the guy who cooked the theme park turkey legs and for that reason I hate them and find them disgusting, but I'll admit they're probably pretty good if you like turkey and share them with a group. However I would like to propose an idea: they should come with cranberry and gravy dipping sauces. Not like normal cranberry sauce, gimmicky fast-food-style sauces made to complement the turkey leg. I feel like this could boost the appeal of turkey legs, especially if the sauces were drizzed on the turkey leg in a visually interesting way.
watching iasip on tv is painful and amazing at the same time. painful because sometimes my brother walks in and sees the gang do the most heinous shit and i dont know how to explain that thats how they are, and yet amazing because i get to see mac on big screen instead of tiny laptop and it makes my brain produce happy chemicals and i start stimming like theres no tomorrow. but also stimming in my living room is embarrassing. its a losing battle i do not enjoy living with my brain!!!!