#critically incorrect

[littlefankingdom]

Bruce died(?) again

Jason: Well, it's my turn.

Dick: What are you talking about?

Jason: Everytime Bruce is gone, one of you starts to act just like him, pushing everyone away, acting as only you can be right, and fighting anyone that gets in your way. Dick did it, Tim did it, even Cass kind of did it. So, this time, I will do it.

Tim: Isn't that how you act all the time?

Jason: Whoa, fuck you. You are so banned from historical drama movie nights.

[five-milfs-and-a-twink]

Billy to his five moms: how do I get revenge on my enemies? Lilia: The best revenge is letting go and living your life to the fullest. Billy: ... Billy: okay so Agatha, how do I— Agatha: Brick.

[super-weirdo]

Caleb, holding a box: What would you say if I came home one day with six kittens?

Essek: What's in the box?

Caleb:

Essek: What's in the box, Caleb?

Caleb: I think you know.

[bunnnali]

maybe the term “antisemitism” seems “overused” because theres so much of it

[c-kiddo]

waow

[admiraltusktooth69]

Incorrect Vox Machina #61 Vax: I don’t think we can mansplain, manipulate, or malewife our way out of it this time. Grog: Manslaughter it is!

[lukas-dusk]

Castiel : So.

Castiel : I'm in love.

Castiel : with Dean.

Sam :

Castiel : I'm in love with Dean.

Sam : Our Dean?

Castiel : Yes.

Castiel : Thoughts?

Sam : And prayers your gonna need them.

[winn-wynn]

Charlie: *posts a super low-quality image to the family group chat*

Fred: if I had a dollar for every pixel in this image, I’d have 15 cents

Ginny: if I had a dollar for every ounce of rage I felt in my body after reading this text, I would have enough money to buy a cannon to fire at you

Percy: actually I did the math, Fred would have $225, not $0.15

George: if I had a dollar I would buy a can of soda :)

Fred: while you’re there could you buy me an apply juice please

George: sorry I only have a dollar

Fred: :(

Percy: correction, Fred would have $22,500 because it’s a dollar for every pixel, not cent

George: if I had $22,500 I would buy a can of soda and an apply juice

Ron: you can buy anything you want with $22,500

Ginny: yeah and they want soda and an apply juice

Fred: apply juice to what

George: directly to the forehead

Bill: great chat everyone

[ittybittyremy]

ORYM IS NOT PRO-GOD.

ORYM IS NOT FIGHTING FOR THE GODS, HE'S FIGHTING FOR THE PEOPLE.

ORYM IS FIGHTING SO THAT THERE CAN A TOMORROW.

ORYM DOES NOT WANT TO FOLLOW THE WILDMOTHER, HE WANTS TO WORK ALONGSIDE HER.

ORYM IS NOT ON A REVENGE QUEST.

ORYM IS FIGHTING TO HONOUR WILL AND DERRIG BECAUSE HE KNOWS THAT THEY WOULD BE FIGHTING ALONGSIDE HIM IF THEY WERE ALIVE.

ORYM IS TRYING TO BE A SHIELD FOR EXANDRIA

[shorthaltsjester]

if i keep seeing so many people refer to ayden as an indication of an unknown softness in pelor i will start setting things on fire. just because YOU cannot handle nuance does not mean the story of exandria has not contained it and done so consistently. in fact the first in depth interaction that any party had with pelor (vex becoming his champion) was a portrayal of him that was explicit in his complexity. taken straight from the transcript for 1x104 elysium, “[vex you] spin and look, whereas there once was a burning star-- and to the rest of [vox machina], you see the painful, endless light that averts your gaze-- it doesn't hurt your eyes as much, and you can see the faint features, the soft cheeks, the hairless head, and the bright warm eyes of he who brings the dawn. And you can see the smile there, behind the light. “there is hope.”” sunlight can warm you and burn you in equal measure.

that burning image of the sun has much in common with a teenage boy who steps into a dark room, and reminds the dm that it’s not dark. the same way that a teenage boy who stands by as a woman who will not give up her worship of pelor is punished because he has more important responsibilities he must honour has much in common with a seemingly benevolent lord of the dawn might respond harshly to a cleric who asks if he is worth saving while he is trying to find a way to survive so he might keep helping to provide light. the gods aren’t simple and they never have been. i am as psyched about the particular angle that downfall is taking as anybody but it is already frustrating watching people act like the gods are suddenly more nuanced because they’re in literally mortal bodies when the entire Point of the gods in exandria in the various stories we’ve seen so far is that the only difference they have with mortals is the bounds of their power. they carry all the same flaws and the same profundity. just because so much of the fandom has reduced that to black and white flatness or faulty mapping onto real world religions (or the various traumas those might have caused individuals) doesn’t mean that complexity has been missing at all from the story.

[wardensantoineandevka]

Luke Plunkett at Aftermath is doing some interesting reporting right now with a short article "The Last Thing Video Games Needs Are More Dog Whistles" on how there's instances of major outlets framing the situation at Bioware and EA in ways that appear to subtly frame the layoffs and decline of the studio as the specific result of increased "wokeness" in Dragon Age, namely in Taash existing, which in turn attracts and riles up "the chuds" who buy into the anti-DEI movements sweeping gaming space.

His article is in addition to an observation on Bluesky that business types on LinkedIn are already sanitizing bad faith criticism by the reactionary gamers using speak like "the broader cultural shift" and descending on Veilguard as the latest in a string of other game failures as a result of DEI policies—which Plunkett further points out that these games HAD issues that contributed to any failures. But, those real issues aren't being cited at all by these business types nor is that what is being suggested by these framings. Instead of doing any reflection on especially poor business decisions, development mismanagement, aggressive layoffs to minimize staff costs, unsustainable practices, or difficult economic climate, the problem is still signaled as these games were "too woke" and thus that is why they failed. It is pathetic and cowardly. For me, it is also unsettling.

This is all additionally on the heels of the Sweet Baby Inc. conspiracies, as that "needs right now" in the article links to (requires a subscription). Which is a further worrying context on this framing, part of a worrying trend overall in the games discourse that ignores all factors and real causes to imagine and specifically blame the specter of the culture war and churn the anti-DEI movement, and some outlets and analysts are feeding into that, either out of carelessness, cowardice, or concession. The comparison and connection to traditional journalism and broader political trends is also apt.

As someone who keeps an eye on how things are being reported and works here and there in the cultural criticism space, I agree: we don't need more dog whistles, and we gotta keep an eye out for outlets, masthead or YouTuber or otherwise, that make them.

[118inthewild]

Buck: Eddie, don’t say a word Eddie: fergalicious Buck: i said no words! Eddie: oh, i see. so two weeks ago, when we were playing scrabble, it wasn’t a word. but now suddenly it is a word because it’s convenient for you

[incorrect-percabeth-quotes]

Annabeth, hitting Percy: Can you think before you speak? For fuck's sake.

Percy: I don't know, can you speak before you hit me? Take a class on communication, it's about time you learned how!

[that-one-vangogh-painting]

First tumblr post am I being funny correctly?

[sansssins]

Caleb: the reason you hate physical contact even though you're extremely touch starved is that you've gone for so long without loving physical contact from another person that now your brain misperceives it as a threat.

Essek: alright FINE I'll share your bedroll

Caleb: oh good I was getting chilly

[admiraltusktooth69]

Incorrect Vox Machina #64

Cassandra: Are you really planning to shoot the demon? Percy: Don't worry, it's a holy gun. Cassandra: How so? Percy: It makes holes.