The Polin fandom needs to stop putting Debling on a pedestal when we know nothing about this man. I’ve seen horrible takes by “Polin fans” saying Debling will be Penelope’s knight in shining armor and teach Colin how to treat her right. That she needs to be properly courted and romanced before “settling” for Colin. These are the same people who campaigned for Debling and Penelope having sex the SECOND the fake Sun article dropped. There is a fine line between being a Polin fan and a Penelope only fan. You only see Colin as a prize Penelope earns instead of his own person. That’s why as soon as he doesn’t act according to your standards, you start rooting for the other guy. This season is about Penelope AND Colin. I’m tired of his own fans being his biggest haters.
all im saying is you cant claim to want worse shorter games made by people who work less and are paid more and then be mad that the gollum game was that bad
I think it's important to remember that just because you find someone basic or boring or whatever, you're actually very wrong and they are a unique and layered person with their own complicated life, emotions and interests. They don't have to perform anything to show you how interesting or special they are.
That straight white girl with her stanly cup and sephora makeup doesn't have to show you what makes her 'unique'. The older gentleman who shares conspiracy theories on facebook and mows his lawn early in the morning doesn't have to prove he isn't an 'npc' to you. The woman with the 'Karen' haircut and her son who watches stupid youtube videos don't have to drop everything to demonstrate to you that they can break the stereotypes you've associated with them.
Every person is a real person. Even if you never see them do a thing other than what you expect them to do, they are just as deep and emotional as you are because they are ALIVE! They're real! And they don't owe you a tour into their lives just to prove to you that they have thoughts and feelings! Just because you lack the empathy or understanding to see that someone who doesn't share your same lifestyle, hobbies or stereotypes might actually have a rich and detailed life, doesn't mean you're right.
"We need more unapolagetically weird people!" You can't even handle hyper sanitized Queer Romance For Kids without calling for death threats
"We need more unapologetically weird people!" You can't even handle furries with non-human genitalia without calling them animal abusers
"We need more unapologetically weird people!" You can't even handle someone processing their trauma or exploring dark themes on their own terms
"We need more unapologetically weird people!" You can't even handle horror media - a form of media rife with transgressive and boundary pushing themes - without throwing a fit about how 'horror has so much freak shit these days!'
"We need more unapologetically weird people!" Shut the fuck up and stop stifling the ones that already exist and maybe we'll get more
Ik halsin was a last minute addition but I kinda wish he had a full romance route ngl. Like. He's not normally my type of man but I am not immune to his treetrunk arms, kindhearted gentle trustworthiness, and stupid whittling of wooden ducks. The old worn sadness in his eyes. The burden of unwanted leadership. The hundreds of years of work to correct a past percieved mistake. The unending compassion for literally everyone, but esp children & the tiefling refugees. The wanderer and free spirit who, without giving up his freedom, finally finds a purpose, a reason to stop wandering, a devoted goal for his heart. He's SAFE and KIND and I like that in a man.
Israel: "WE WERE ATTACKED!! OUR PPL WERE BRUTALLY MURDERED!! RAPED!! KIDNAPPED!!! BURNED!! WTF"
the world: "where's the evidence? You have no proof. You are lying."
Israel: *provides proof*
The world: "fake" "haha deserved"
israel: *shows evidence of hamas tunnels and the massacre of 7.10*
The world: "zionist propaganda."
Israel: "its a footage of the CCTV of the al shifa hospital where hamas takes in hostages, photos of weapons hidden inside houses, schools, hospitals, churches and mosques. here's footage of hamas killing our and their own ppl and here is them admitting to have tunnels, that they'll do the 7.10 all over again and that they use palestinians as human shields"
The world: "israeli propaganda!"
Hamas, a literal billionaire terrorist group: "eh... Omg israel eats palestinian kids for breakfast and drink their blood on holidays!"
The world: "OMG!!! FREE PALESTINE!! ISRAEL ARE TERRORISTS!!! FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA!!! DECOLONIZATION BY ALL MEANS NECESSARY!!! GAS THE JEWS!!!"
I swear to god yall are the most hypocritical people in the world, having the smoothest brain out here with an IQ lower than my 5 yo house slipper
"Uagh uuh kabru is so BAD for lying to laios about eating monsters" I've seen the shit you write about laios people you'd sell your grandma into prostitution for that white boy you're just envious kabru got there first
So when a celebrity says something pro Palestine or even pro Hamas everyone goes "yeah woo celebrities should always use their platform to talk about issues"
But when a celebrity says "actually killing Israelis is bad" suddenly celebrities shouldn't get involved in conflicts and shouldn't use their platform to talk about issues
It's so blatant that people just mean "celebrities should only boost the opinions we deem correct and should never ever express sympathy for Jews, that's so lame"
me standing at the podium: "Luo Binghe is not actually manipulative! Shen Qingqiu's love being transformative is the whole point of the book! Bingqiu canonically have good sex that makes sense for both them and the narrative themes! Shen Jiu is still an abuser even if it's a result of the horrible abuse he was put through! The extras are a vital part of the story and analysis of canon without including them is-"
* I am dragged from the room and beat up in the parking lot *
desperately need people to understand that alicent is a victim but she’s also an abuser and a perpetrator
that she actively makes choices to harm other women because of jealousy and envy and the greed deep in her bones because submitting to suffering didn’t get her what those women fight to grasp for themselves.
she is absolutely a victim, in show.
that doesn’t change that she abused rhaenyra and her children, her own son, most likely helaena given how she flinches every time her mother touches her, and is actively weaponizing the patriarchy of westeros against other women- rhaenyra primarily, but also mysaria and dyana.
she isn’t the moral, righteous force of good that even she thinks she is, she’s a wounded woman directing all of the rot, pain, and fury inside her at the wrong people and forces.
If your abusers are mentally ill and they manage to make the authorities/family/therapist/observers/public feel bad for them, that is not the result of the mental illness, that is deliberate, conscious act.
Think about it, they knew not to abuse the authorities, therapist, observers, public or that family member. They knew how to play it up like they're a victim, they knew how to appear sympathetic and likeable then. They knew not to throw a tantrum or to show their 'out of control' mode. They suddenly knew perfectly how to frame the abuse so they seem like they 'had no choice because they're mentally ill'. They knew that if they didn't do that, there would be consequences for them, and they knew what to do to chase those consequences away.
Those are conscious and calculated actions. A person who is out of control will not care or pick who to lash out on. They won't be out there deliberately picking targets who can't defend themselves, or get help. This is not behaviour of someone who has 'no control over what they're doing', that is conscious, willing and purposeful behaviour.
If your abusers use 'mentally ill' or 'traumatized themselves' excuses to make themselves seem likeable, pitiable and victimized to the observers, they know exactly what they're doing and they've had it planned. This is not excusable by any mental illness.