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therapy

I’ve seen a lot of people decry criticism of the rwrb movie as simply either homophobic or anti-cringe, with the statement ‘let queer people have our cringe rom-coms’ a common defense. This idea is flawed for many reasons, not least of which being that this movie is like… barely queer. Sure it’s about a queer couple, but that’s about where it stops.

First off there’s the blatant bi erasure, with no discussion of Nora’s sexuality, no June/Nora/Pez, the word bisexual only being used once or twice in the whole movie, etc. Second off is the complete lack of queer education or community: where is Alex learning about the gay lib movement and feeling like he understands something new, deep within himself? Where is Henry talking about his role amongst the erased queer figures of the past? Where are the crowds supporting both of them, in the US and the UK? (the scene at buckingham where you don’t even see the crowd felt so cheap) Where was Amy’s role as queer elder and protector? Where was Luna, and Alex’s realization as to why he looked up to him so much and why his betrayal hurt so bad? Where was Alex realizing he and Liam had actually ‘had a thing’ when they were younger, and reconnecting with him as someone who can fully be himself? Where was all the support when they got outed? Where the fuck was Catherine? Where were Bea and Catherine fighting for them during the confrontation at buckingham? Movie!firstprince feel so isolated and without community, which is just SO not the world CMQ created in the book.

More broadly, the movie just felt so shallow. I completely understand the need for adaptation and translation to a new medium, but so many of the things they changed either lower the stakes or remove them entirely. Bea is a non-character, with no depth or backstory. Nora only exists to tell Alex to fuck Henry. Pez gets all of one line in the entire movie. June does not exist, which should completely change things because Alex does not act like the only/eldest child of the POTUS. We never really see the emails and a lot of them are adapted to onscreen dialogue, so what exactly was leaked? Why are they called the Waterloo letters? No one watching the movie alone will know. Who leaked them? I figure the movie implies it was Miguel, but then why have Richards be a character at all? CMQ was making a point with the Richards/Luna story, and the movie having a new side character as the “villain” is just… so disappointing. We don’t see any of the scenes of Henry acknowledging how fucked up the monarchy is (other than a few throwaway jokes), the comparison to the Empire, any of the Bea storyline, or him trying to avoid military service and renounce his royal inheritance, so the one line towards the end when movie!Henry has an outburst about the monarchy being antiquated is just completely unearned and comes out of nowhere.

They kept the line where Oscar tells Alex that ‘sometimes you just have to jump and hope it’s not a cliff’ but it’s now completely devoid of the context— that line is about Oscar telling Alex he doesn’t regret getting together with Ellen, no matter how it ended. It doesn’t work the same if Oscar and Ellen are still happily married! (Justice for Leo also tbh)

In the confrontation at Buckingham, the king (don’t get me started on the things they changed to avoid comparisons to queen liz) still suggests to Henry that they should claim the leaks are deepfakes and deny it, but Alex already gave the live televised speech in the movie timeline! It’s out already! The entire scene with the king honestly just does not work if Alex has already made the speech. Also side note, there’s absolutely no way in turbohell that Alex would make that speech without talking to Henry first.

There’s so much more I could talk about, from more script shenanigans to the Pip of it all, but this is honestly already way too long. All I want to say now is that it’s obviously everyone’s prerogative to like a movie or not, and nothing anyone else says should change the way you personally feel about a piece of art. That does not mean, however, that any criticism of said art is incorrect or unwarranted. You can like something and still acknowledge its flaws. And no, cringiness is not this movie’s main flaw.

just a reminder that you make a lot of people happy, not just because of your work, but because you are literal sunshine in a bottle <3

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thank you! You're so sweet omg <33

Trans women are like the backbone of Tumblr’s nsft community. Not just in the sexual sense, but in creating welcoming environments with clear communication. They talk about their interests. reblog art, share important info about kink safety. and help carve out a safe space for other trans people to explore their sexuality in a safe environment where they don’t have to worry that their attraction is predatory or “too weird”. It’s wonderful seeing trans women so present and comfortable sharing their desires here!

Thank you Trans Women 💗

Me: Okay, I'll write crack for you guys this time.

Chen Yi: Watch me ANGSTING™ *continues to pour his feelings over the script*

Me: Wtf dude?! Ai Di, come and get your man!

Ai Di: *throws another bucket of angst over it*

Me: ...

Böle is almost here ! Come say hi and get a sticker. I'll be handing these out in queue 😌💚

Tarre Vizsla: And I would like my saber to be given to the Jedi Temple, as I have come to see both the Jedi and the Mandalorians as my family. It is my greatest wish that my people will continue to prosper for thousands of years after my passing, and that my two families will be united in their shared values of community and honor. Clan Vizsla, years later: *robs their ancestor's grave, steals his most sacred personal possession, founds Death Watch (i.e., one of the most notorious terrorist organizations throughout the entire galaxy), and continues to violate literally every single creed that's supposed to make a Mandalorian, a fucking Mandalorian*

Also Clan Vizsla: Tarre Vizsla HATED the Jedi and EVERYTHING they stood for! He HATED THEM SO MUCH that he LEFT the Order to become one of our greatest Manda'lors!

(No, no, don't ask why the Jedi Order let him keep his title as a Jedi Knight, even though he went on to become our leader. Yeah, they let him keep his title, but that doesn't mean they actually respected his wishes even though they still refer to him as a great Jedi and still teach history lessons about him. Yeah, okay, yes-despite the fact we stole I mean, we liberated the Darksaber from them, the Jedi have never tried to get it back from us. But guys, guys that's totally what they WANT us to think. They're actually playing this super elaborate long con on us and you guys just can't see it-)

And NOW the only way a Mandalorian can be the TRUE MANDA'LOR **cough cough-something something about irony, something something hypocrites, something something who are the True Mandalorians again?** is if they wield the Darksaber through mortal combat! The very saber wielded by our GREATEST LEADER, WHO TOTALLY HATED THE JEDI, TRUST ME GUYS!!!!! THIS IS HOW WE'VE ALWAYS RUN OUR GOVERNMENT!!!!! DON'T ASK WHAT WE DID BEFORE TARRE VIZSLA--(who totally wasn't a Jedi, guys, no no no. Don't ask how he made a Darksaber, no, it's not important. Guys, seriously! Stop asking!)--TOOK ON THE MANTLE OF MANDA'LOR!!!!! (Please, stop asking us why this only became a thing after WE decided it should be a thing. We totally weren't acting like children/sore losers/assholes when we broke into the sacred temple of a religious order ((that we literally have no actual beef with unless we deliberately go out of our way to provoke them into having to defend innocent lives against us because of our own actions)) just to start yet ANOTHER civil war. All because we couldn't stand the idea of someone else taking on the mantle of Manda'lor.)

This is TOTALLY what our ancestor, the GREAT TARRE VIZSLA would have wanted!!!!!

Tarre Vizsla: >:/

One of my most favourite things to do on occasion is check in, and scroll through the bookmarks people have made on this fic. Some of them are just so funny to read, and I am of the personal opinion that the shir people will write in bookmarks does NOT get enough attention. So, here are some of my favourite that I’ve seen thus far:

So fair honestly

What does this even mean?

This one’s just sweet. I try my best to write angst in the angsty way. Glad they appreciate it!

This person just wrote a whole ass essay and I applaud them for it! It actually had me grinning so much (tho I have no idea what ‘Reactions Elsewhere’ means?)

I just checked back on this one recently, only to discover they had gone completely feral XD

Yes, duckling me too! You are just as depraved as me!

And this person… honestly I’m just worried about this person. Like, all they have tagged for this fic is huskerdust, and there isn’t even all that MUCH, it’s just casually in the background sometimes. Like… I worry you didn’t know what they were getting themselves into XD

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Anyways, yeah, thank you all so much! I appreciate every bit of support you all show! Whether it’s through following this tumblr, commenting, leaving kudos, subscribing, bookmarking, ANYTHING. It all just absolutely blows me away. You are all the best.

Take care of yourselves, and here’s a parting Lucifer to take on your travels:

Vocaloid fans I beg of you stop using the vocaloid fandom wiki, Vocaloid Database is 1000x better and without the bullshit fandom tries to shove in your face.

Boule de neige chapitre 42

Résumé: Si jamais, un jour, Tsubame sort d’ici, des couloirs froids, des cellules ou des laboratoires trop lumineux, elle n’aura jamais d’enfants.

Personnages: Tsubame Makani (OC, mère de riku), Riku, Professeur Hojo et toute une tripotée d’OC qui n’ont pas mérité ce que je leur fait subir.

Chronologie: Se situe d’avant la naissance de Riku jusqu’à à peu près ses deux ans, juste avant le Grand Chambardement.

Tags spécifiques à ce chapitre: Mention de viols, grossesse forcée, mention de prostitution, Tsubame a seize ans à la naissance de Riku, It’s all Hojo’s fault, expérimentation humaine, de la résilience d’un rat de Midgar

It must be something wrong with me 'cause I know that "Wilow" already have Kit x Jade canon, but I can't help but ship this two togheter. I mean, look at them!!!

*not My giffs

Aduhai....

I never understood the hate Steven Universe got/gets, it's so frustrating!

Would it be bad if I wrote a Some Like It Hot fic where Jonathan and Steve are on the run from the mob in the 1930’s and they stow away on an all girls band tour? And Nancy is the assistant to the tour manager?

I have it on good authority that Stephen is building a conspiracy board for his new audio drama @shelterwoodpod, and if that's not enough reason to keep up with show development I don't know what is

Watching Reflekta and... holy hecking hecks, Hawkmoth really did Juleka dirty with that transformation. Can we please just leave our girl alone, now?