#problematic couple

[cadillacjohnf1]

they should be riding a Vespa together somewhere in Italy not completing a Grand Prix

[artbyblastweave]

Funniest thing I've seen recently, and not funny in a ha-ha way, more funny in a "the endless entropic void gnawing at my will to live" way, was somebody asking around for alternatives to Neil Gaiman, in the light of Neil Gaiman's ongoing fall from grace. As though what we're currently sitting through isn't the collapse of the carefully curated "Good Guy Neil" image that caused people to parade Gaiman as the same kind of preferred progressive alternative to, say, Rowling. As though we won't be in the same goddamn situation in a few years or months, with some number of the new progressive sci-fi/fantasy darlings- not all of them, to be clear, but at least some of them- when their impeccably-curated marketing implodes in on itself and they're revealed to be the same kind of sex pest or abuser. Can you not see the wheel to which you are strapped. The game of human pinball you are condemning yourself to with this mindset. Maybe you do see, and you're just resigned to taking it one soul-crushing disappointment at a time, one "I never would have guessed" after another. I mean I think we all need to get resigned to that one way or another, sun's gonna go out before it stops happening

[ravenlynclemens]

the ventriloquist and scarface

[bleeding-seraphic]

Svairinī: An archaic Sanskrit term translated to mean many things- a woman who was unchaste, a woman who did not want to marry, a businesswoman, or a woman who slept with other woman.

Ultimately, the word svairinī meant 'freedom', or a woman who embodied it.

Happy pride month.

[grecoromanyaoi]

is it a picture of a beautiful lesbian or just ur mom in the 90s

[tackykachowch]

Don't care if it's a hot take or not, but the most complex, interesting, and arguably even the funniest, trio Jinx ever has in the show is with Silco and Sevika. And the only reason why it's not popular in the fandom is because the other two are "the bad guys". Well, not even Sevika is, because apparently Silco's death automatically stripped her of all of her past actions and moral grayness she had. But Silco is a big scary bad man who eats children for breakfast, so he can't possibly have even a littlest bit positive and interesting dynamic with Jinx and Sevika, what are you even talking about.

[pseudophan]

buffy the vampire slayer agegap discourse on twitter happy birthday amazingphil

[beifong-brainrot]

in your opinion, why do you believe Ozai hated Zuko so much? He physically scarred him, while he mentally scarred Azula

Honestly, this is a very layered question, because the life of the Fire Nation royal family seems to be very much filled with intrigue, subterfuge and spite. So much spite. It also depends on how much grace we want to give Ozai, whether we want to percieve him as a character with potential redeeming qualities. Don't get me wrong, all versions of canon compliant Ozai are morally deplorable, but it is possible to interpret him as a character more fleshed out than the cartoon villain he is on the surface level.

The reasoning for Ozai's treatment of Zuko can be traced back to Ozai and Ursa's very volatile relationship. It is plain to see that Ozai was an abusive husband, from the coercion of marriage and sexual relations, holding the abuse of their children over her head to physically grabbing and yanking Ursa.

It's hard to say whether Ozai just got off on the control he had over Ursa, or whether he genuinely wanted some kind of relationship with her. It seems like the family was at least comfortable for some time, and Ozai did appear to want to at least 'act out' romance with Ursa, kissing her on the cheek, and wanting her to call him 'my love'. Whether that be another level of control, or genuine, I can't really tell.

Whatver he wants from this relationship, all that is effectively shattered when Ursa begins sending letters to Ikem. Ozai seems so insecure due to this that he hires an elite assassin just to try and take down his wife's peasant ex boyfriend.

When Ursa lies in her letter, claiming Zuko as Ikem's son, Ozai confronts her. And he seems genuinely hurt, or at least distraught that Ursa wishes Zuko weren't his son. And so it appears he became especially cruel to Zuko to spite Ursa.

I want to highlight that it is difficult to blame Ursa for her actions, as she clearly isn't in a good place mentally due to what is happening to her

Another reason could be Ozai seeing Ursa favour Zuko over Azula. I go into this more here so I don't want to repeat myself. But I believe Ursa, unintentionally, isolated Azula. Now, whether or not Ozai saw this and reacted by favouring Azula and bullying Zuko. Or he saw his daughter was in a vulnerable position, prime for manipulation and control. Again, it depends on how nice we're being to Ozai here.

Azula really is just a more convenient child for Ozai. One of the reasons Ozai cites for perfering Azula is that she is a more talented firebender.

Zuko: You're like my sister. Everything always came easy to her. She's a firebending prodigy, and everyone adores her. My father says she was born lucky. He says I was lucky to be born.

Azula is also, for all her cunning and glib, more susceptible to manipulation. Unlike Zuko, who has Ursa and Iroh, Azula lacked supportive adults in her life. I talk about how important support systems are in redemption arcs here.

I think Ozais displeasure with Zuko was that, he wasn't as easy to control as Azula. He spoke out of turn and had ideals that went against Ozai. I believe that this is why Ozai became so enraged by Zuko's behaviour and actions. Zuko unintentionally undermined him.

Iroh: Zuko had spoken out against the general's plan, but by doing so in the Fire Lord's war room, it was the Fire Lord whom he had disrespected.

Ozai, at his core, seems like a deeply insecure man. Most of his acomplishments aren't his own. His wife (who was secured for him by his father btw) is the one who masterminded the assassination of Azulon and Ozai's subsequent coronation. And while Iroh, the one whose titile Ozai essentially stole, was in disfavour for abandoning Ba Sing Se, he is still a decorated war general.

And Ozai isn't stupid, he probably knows he is pathetic. There's a reason he didn't want to share his glory on Sozin's comet with Azula. He's fucken insecure and makes it everyone else's problem.

And to some extent, I don't think Ozai really hates Zuko, at least not pre- Black Sun Day. Zuko tells us that his family was "happy once" and it's implied Ozai had been an at least passable father a t some time.

I simply think Ozai's pride, insecurity and spite towards Ursa took priority over whatever affection he had for his son.

I don't want this to seem like I'm making any excuses for Ozai, his actions towards Zuko and his entire family were deplorable. Him having his own rationale and reasonings doesn't moralise his behaviors. However, I do like to think that he isn't just a one note cartoonish villain and has his own motivations other than being a dick.

[biantianyang]

This beefleaf tweet has been stuck in my head for like a year

[annabelle--cane]

my job on the leftist commune will be listening to and appreciating the songs on musical theater cast albums that everyone always skips

[tryingtostaysilly]

Girls when they feel worthless in the face of a cruel and selfish world and so seek out purpose and validation from protecting the weak to fill the void in themselves but begin slowly loosing sight of their original goal and disregard others once they start craving cathartic violence to satisfy the insatiable empty and slowly become the very thing they swore to destroy:

[march32nd]

holding SO HARD onto george p4 (plus george p4 and max p10 meaning the gap between my boy and 3rd in the WDC standings is only 26 points) and week two of georgie media crashout sillies so i don't have to think about kimi AND ALEX dnf :(((((((

[hinge]

Hinge presents an anthology of love stories almost never told. Read more on https://no-ordinary-love.co

[marytudorqueenofengland]

I saw this picture and I had a divine vision ….

So I present to you all …

[just-pauline]

[minecraft]

i think trans girls are often attracted to other trans girls because the lived experience and understanding (of gender identity and how that applies to the self and other people) that usually comes from being trans. I.E. trans girls generally know that other trans girls will perceive and understand them in either exactly or much closer to the way in which they want to be perceived and understood by other people, than most people. Which is attractive, as well as sharing a sort of sisterhood together and being able to help each other out with stuff.

[applejuicewerewolf]

Johnny and Kitty brainrot goes brrrr

Anyways, something I've just noticed: In their debut episode, Kitty has to stay in the Ghost Zone, while Johnny has to find a girl whom she can possess. In other wirds, Kitty sends her boyfriend to actively look for other women to woo.

In later episodes, it turns out that that's something Johnny already does. She breaks up with him for him looking at living girls, obviously hurty by his cheating, but at the end of the day, they get together again, and it's implied that this happens regularly.

And yet, during "13", still Kitty trusts Johnny to bring her back. She trusts him not to run off with some human girl, leaving her back in the Ghost Zone all alone. And Johnny does do his job, even asking Kitty for input for whether she's ok with possessing Jazz. Never does he make eyes at another girl, or imply that he sees Kitty in Jazz's body as an "upgrade".

Idk. I just love that they have this on-off relationship, but at the end are still loyal to each other. It's kinda really cute, in a messed up way.