#to speak up and to be bold
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The amount of hate David is receiving on X is horrible to read regarding the Baftas and NG/Good Omens. I’m glad he doesn’t use Social Media so he can’t read the horrible things said about him but i feel so sorry for him. I’ve been a fan of him since he started Doctor Who in 2004/5 and it’s upsetting to read how nasty people are. If people don’t agree with his views, that’s fine we’re entitled to an opinion but there’s no need to use such harsh words against him. It’s sad to read.
Hi, Anon. I agree with you that the hateful comments made against David since hosting the BAFTAs last weekend have been horrific. As I've alluded to previously, I don't think it's that David doesn't use social media at all, but rather that he has private accounts that are not for public consumption. Either way, I am also hoping he has not read (or had someone read to him) the nasty things that people have said.
So many of the attacks--largely in response to the Trump-related jokes that David made, but as you said, related to Good Omens/NG too--have been personal and veered hard into homophobic and transphobic rhetoric. Guilt by association as well--as if David himself wasn't horrifically betrayed and used by Neil. Because these days, and especially on social media, it doesn't seem like it's enough to just disagree with someone's views or have a differing opinion. It's now become necessary to tear someone apart completely--to dehumanize them, to twist and distort the truth for the sake of turning them into the "other" as a justification for lying and saying those nasty things in the first place.
I know this might not be much comfort, but another thing that I hope is helpful is to remember that X is an absolute cesspool at this point. It has now become a haven for the worst of the very worst, and so on that site, those voices are the ones most amplified. But just because they are the loudest, it does not mean they are the majority. Because David is receiving twice as much love and positivity on any number of other sites (Bluesky, Tumblr), and that more than counts for something.
The other thing is that David is 53 years old, and much of this has arisen from him deciding to speak up and stand for something. Something that, given the current political climate, has an enormous potential for backlash. But I think it's incredibly admirable and commendable that David has become so vocal over the last few years, regardless of the consequences. So as upsetting as the hate he's getting is, it's also encouraging, because it means that even in the face of such an onslaught, David is not backing down or apologizing for what he believes in. And that makes my respect for him grow immeasurably.
I hope this helps you to feel better, Anon. Remember, too, that David has a PR team and family and friends who love him, so he is very much not fighting this alone. So that is something we can certainly be glad for...
#anonymous#reply post#david tennant#BAFTAs 2025#good omens#the whole thing with Neil is so complicated#but social media turns everything into black and white#and unfortunately said nasty people have used that against him#but i think David is louder now because he knows who he is#love seeing him become so much more comfortable in his own skin#that feeling of courage that Crowley has given to so many people to be who they are#and maybe Crowley has given that courage to David too#to speak up and to be bold#a talented actor and a wonderful human being#thoughts#discourse
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Small but significant character moments that I actually really adore are from both the times we see the boys as tots. There is a reoccurrence that happens in both of them that I find so incredibly interesting.
For the turtle tot short, Splinter leaves the boys with weapons. In the short, Raph is the one who suggests they do “what Lou Jitsu would do” and Leo is the one who takes point when Splinter comes back to reprimand them. Leo, in taking point, is the one to defend them and get Splinter off their tails.
And then, in the flashback regarding the Kuroi Yōroi helmet, Raph is the one who grabs and throws “Skully” as a way to replace their missing ball which breaks it into pieces, but Leo is the one who speaks for the group and rushes into action to fix the teapot.
I love this for multiple reasons, but the biggest are how it shows that Raph has always been inclined toward the bold and fun and making the plans to include his brothers in what he loves and believes they’d love, whereas Leo has always been inclined to be the “Face” of the group and shoulder the attention even if it’s potentially negative all while coming up with on the spot attempts to fix the situation.
#rottmnt#rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles#rottmnt raph#rottmnt leo#rise Raph#rise leo#I really do love this bit of character writing a ton#again it’s so small but like this is consistent!#little Raph just wanted to have fun with his bros 😭#Leo immediately coming in with the save both times (and more - remember Bug Busters?)#I really love too how none of them pointed fingers like#it was Understood that Leo would speak for them#listen there’s a reason Leo is the Face Man and it’s NOT just because he’s got a pretty face#he can talk both himself and his fam out of situations and I wish we saw it even more because it’s amazing to witness#circling back to Raph his bold nature is something I ADORE about him but I don’t see it brought up a lot which makes me so sad#like this boy is a RAPHAEL he is bold!!#and it’s cute too how the other bros immediately go along with it too#imo the Raph in these tot flashback is the same Raph that glues them all together as a bonding exercise#side note but damn…Leo saves them from punishment in the tot short and immediately gets jumped 😔#but yeah man I think a Lot about the little dynamics between the bros and how those dynamics could have first came into being#Leo being the face of the team and having been it since childhood-#-makes all the moments of immediately choosing to sacrifice himself when HE royally messes up all the more notable#if it’s one bro or the whole group individually he’s more chill about it but often still lets himself be the talker to get them out of it#he will do his damndest to get his brothers and himself out of trouble but once they’re in it he’s in the front with a smile#his own safety be damned#Raph is actually the same in that respect - he’ll jump into danger fists first but all bets are off when a brother is in danger#and like how Leo’s been the face - as the eldest Raph has been the de facto leader of sorts#he’s the one who is shown to make up their games! and I think that’s very cute#anyway their clashing in the movie is so interesting for a lot of reasons but one of them is that it shows how-#-even a longstanding dynamic like Raph and Leo’s that’s WORKED for so long is still susceptible to flaws…and to time
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Sam putting a flower in Dwalin’s beard before he leaves the Shire after their little one-night stand 👉👈
#lotr#lord of the rings#e speaks#I gotta come up with a name for this ship#s…samin#dwamgee#fhskfjskd#also I feel like it wouldn’t be just a one-night stand after that first night#dwalin said what he said about his one not being a gardener but he honest mahal starts to question that a little#bc sam’s surprisingly bold during their meetups and he’s not afraid to snark back at dwalin#to the point that Dwalin starts to think Bilbo may have made an illegitimate son
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i, for one, am looking forward to windbreaker hypstage's delinquent wars in october lmao
#this is vee speaking#one day we'll have a piece of hypmic aux media where ichiro is as sappy as he is in canon towards kuukou lol#it's def not going to be hypstage tho so i'm putting it here LOL#(i dare you to shut me up hypstage lmao)#mtcdh was an original story for the most part but it where it wasn't was in dh's entire half and where mtc ended up thematically#so i'm like........ so curious what they'll do to set bbbat on their theme trajectories lol#breaking the spiral of violence and the power of rap/words to prevent violence while going up against some spiteful mfers#and danjo LOL#i'm still on the fence of them adapting bat's canon story as the crux of the play lol like i don't think i want them to play it safe#i want them to be bold with their writing and to be rewarded for it#i just tragically have trust issues lol#hhhhhhhhhhhhh i'm feeling excited about hypstage in a way i don't think i ever was in legends era lol idk how to handle it LOL#vee is arting
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This was originally meant to be a 100% goofy funny comic, but somehow it turned into angst halfway through. I still think it's funny that Minimus canonically learns the truth before Amber and James though.
(And thanks to @ograndebatata for helping me rewrite the script to be more fitting).
Comic Script: Roland: … So, now you know the truth about my first wish on the well. I'm sorry I didn't tell you before. If any of you has anything to say, please do. Roland: Okay… one at a time please. James: Does this mean I'm half-wishing well? If someone put a coin in my mouth could I grant their wishes? Roland: WHAT?! NO! Absolutely not! Sofia: I'm sorry dad. Minimus and I already knew, and I think he has told every horse in the kingdom by now. Roland: That's not… how did you���? Amber: Daddy… does that mean I could have killed Sofia when I turned her into a cat? Would she be dead because of me? Roland: No Amber. That wouldn't have happened. Don't worry, no one got hurt. Amber: But Sofia almost was! Roland: But she wasn't. She's alright. All of you are. I'm sorry I only told you now. but please remember we both love you all very much. And we'll all get through this together.
#Sofia the First#sofia the fandom#king roland#Queen Miranda#princess sofia#Princess Amber#Prince James#wish granting water feature#Minimus#stf#a-lilacsong art#my art#digital art#My Comic#king roland ii#sofia the first spoilers#Writing a comic is the hardest part of making a comic so I typed all the words instead#which made re-visioning far easier#I also decided to give everyone a different font to speak in because I thought that would be neat#if you were wondering the fonts are all bold and are as follows#Roland II: Century#Amber: Times New Roman#James: MS reference sans serif#Sofia: Ebrima#I just think it would be so in character for Sofia to be worried about horses knowing a secret that they shouldn't know#meanwhile Roland just would not see that as a problem at all he would definitely tell her that it's actually fine#also the next time James meets up with his friends he's going to get them all to test out whether he can grant wishes or not
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Senticousins Sun-Moon metaphors except both of them think they’re the moon and the other is the sun. Do you see my vision.
#miraculous ladybug#Adrien sees Félix’s dramatics and bold personality and how he shines like he was meant to take center stage and considers him the sun#while Adrien feels more mellow and like he can only really shine at night and how even then he still needs to reflect someone else’s light#Meanwhile Félix sees how Adrien can light up with joy when things are good and how people naturally gravitate and love him#and how Adrien is just in general a very public figure#and sees him as the Sun#while Félix views himself as something subtler and as a reflection of Adrien but still so different and able to work in the shadows#and how while appreciated by some people that he’s usually not as popular#and sees himself as the Moon#do you get me#do you see my vision#anyway#felix graham de vanily#felix fathom#adrien agreste#senticousins#sentitwins#SB Speaks
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Charles Croysdill covering Mistoffelees in the 2024 International Tour
Now THIS is more like it! This feels like a proper Chorus!Misto. The other design from the same tour didn't really look like Misto to me so much as "generic black and white tomcat"--he reminded me more of the Babylonzo swing from the latest Paris production. Plus, I like the pop of color that the pink nose gives him amidst all the black--if anything, I think his nose ought to be a brighter shade of pink, similar to the highlights they sometimes give Victoria.
#Literally all they need to do for the new UK tour costumes is up the contrast and make the lines more bold and distinct.#No more of this vaguely colored slush. :P#the schemer speaks#cats the musical#cats international tour#mistoffelees
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I thought too hard about Among Us and now I have serious concerns regarding that reactor
#among us#radiationposting#ice speaks#WHY DOES YOUR SCRAM NEED TWO PEOPLE#DID THE IMPOSTERS BUILD THAT#every design idea i came up with had at least one fatal flaw and the solution also had their own fatal flaws#that's probably on me but still#i came to the hilarious conclusion of 'you better save all that xenon for later because you WILL need it'#'but it will decay' bold of you to assume that the reactor can go that long without threatening to blow up#i might study nuclear engineering actually because no sane person thinks about this for so long
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so HEY UH

WAS ANYBODY GOING TO TELL ME THAT DURGE AND ASTARION REALLY DO HAVE THE SAME TRAUMA OR


WAS I JUST SUPPOSED TO FIND THESE PARALLELS OUT FOR MYSELF
OH OKAY YOU ALSO WERE TRAPPED AND HURT YOURSELF TRYING TO CLAW YOUR WAY OUT?????? YOU ALSO WERE THE SPECIAL LITTLE PET OF THE PERSON WHO TORTURED YOU, WHO IMMEDIATELY STARTS TALKING DOWN TO YOU THE SECOND YOU SEE THEM AGAIN?????? OKAY. YEAH. WE CAN COMPARE NOTES IF YOU’D LIKE.
#ALSO ALSO. THE *WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME.* THE BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF WHEN FOUND DYING. I M#SCREAMING#DURGESTARION NATION. WHERE ARE YOU. I NEED YOU.#DURGESTARION NATION PLEASE#THIS IS A DURGESTARION POST I CANNOT STRESS THAT ENOUGH#DURGESTARION ;—;#IT’S ABOUT THE PARALLELS IT’S ABOUT HOW SO MUCH OF WHAT THEY’VE BEEN THROUGH IS THE SAME#IT’S ABOUT THE BEING A TOOL AND A PET FOR SOMETHING MORE POWERFUL THAN YOU IT’S ABOUT THE BEING MADE TO SOMETHING MONSTROUS#BEING MADE TO BE A WEAPON#A ND IT’S ABOUT THE CYCLE BREAKING TOO OKAY#WAAAAHHHHHHH#MY RUN IS ABOUT ONE THING AND ONE THING ONLY#AND THAT THING IS THESE TWO SUPPORTING EACH OTHER ABOUT FIGHTING BACK AGAINST AND GETTING FREE OF CAZADOR AND BHAAL RESPECTIVELY OKAY#bg3#the paranoid android speaks!#also listen am i cringefail at naming video game characters? yes.#my durge is an elf i pulled up an elf name generator and picked the first thing i could reliably pronounce what do you Want from me#bold of you to assume i don’t name my actual d&d characters like this too
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not a good face just a reaction
WHAT?????? BEASTARS DID EUGENICS??????? THERES A EUGENICS??????????? WHAT THE FUCK???????
see this is what i love about beastars they just go BALLS TO THE WALLS with the world building for the sake of this strange allegory!! and you'd think having the whole animal thing represent multiple ideas would be messy, but the way itagaki-sensei maneuvers the world so that the animal allegory represents different things at different times is actually really clever! i think trying to piece together what exactly the animal allegory is trying to say at the moment is a really interesting exercise because
OF COURSE your reaction to "theres eugenics in beastars" is WHAT THE FUCK THERES EUGENICS IN BEASTARS??? but then you remember what the rest of beastars is ABOUT, so now the question becomes "how does the eugenics in beastars relate to the overall message about identity?"
characters in beastars struggle with the idea of perception vs identity. at some point in the story, nearly EVERYONE is a victim of some kind of prejudice. the prejudice in the world of beastars shows how the perceptions of society shape our identity, whether we choose to accept social conventions or not.
LIKE?????? this interaction is basically the CORE of the work!!! its so interesting!!!!!!!! beastars good!!!!!!
#beastars#mod dannen speaks#meta#long post#not a good face#im not very good at writing meta but i just thought this was so interesting#eugenics was a bold piece of world building but it really sells how deeply fucked this society is#itagaki-sensei keep it up
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happy [checks watch] 2am. HHWAhjaaHAA I GOT THE PERMISSION TO POST THIS. TOTALLY NORMAL. i'd caption this way better if i had the strength to but like seeing this makes me go Splat on the floor. HHAAAKJANJAABBBNS HEY GUYS. A COMMISSION EVER KILL YOU DEAD?

beautiful coltchlo ever by the one and only seavers artist ever @artsy-moonwalker !!! if i had the words you know. they'd be here. i think me actively experiencing emotions beyond my articulation does that justice though and i an repetitively blown away the more i look at this. wow. im coughing up a lung here I LOVE THIS. FALLS TO MY KNEES
#falling leaves !#colt !#my. LITTLE GUY and he absolutely throttles me whatever thats a baby#ignore the fact he's dancing on the edge of 50 i need him bad#was also not aware i wasn't following the artist here on tumblr. thank god its 2am and i have the boldness to tag right now.....#i'll follow whenever its not 2am and half of my brain isnt missing#i keep staring at this piece ij utter disbelief im. yeah. wow. watch me keel over and die but like lovingly#my beautiful baby colt seavers i love you this art makes me want you worse and i hope you're prepared#THANK YOU AGAIN TO ANNIE. I FEEL FEELINGS TOO STRONG FOR ME TO EXPLAIN!!!!!! I'M NORMAL!!!!!#and shoutout to my bestie marina who kept saying i wasnt normal about it and it was funny. im gonna get your ass back dude.#actively exploding as we speak this is phenomenal#ok to rb btw i think everyone should go admire annie's art forever and snag a comm whenever you can <3 lets all blow up together
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anyway, thanks to that moment in the sound and the fury where barry is standing around watching with blank frustration like "god i wish i'd taken a language in high school" while hartley verbally eviscerates both cisco and eowells in multiple languages, i now headcanon that len speaks a second language, mostly cos barry would find it really annoying
#my headcanons#right now im leaning towards spanish. michael schofield had a hispanic/spanish-speaking cellmate in prison break right?#and who doesnt love a cheeky prison break ref in a coldflash fic#so yeah len picked up spanish in prison. he had the time. im not saying he's like fluent necessarily but he can get by#this gives me a fun chance to have him interact with cisco in spanish while barry is clueless. which is fun. i enjoy their dynamic#even more bonus points if lisa ALSO speaks some spanish because then i can have cisco speak to her in spanish#he thinks she doesn't understand so he says all these romantic things he'd never be bold enough to say normally#and then of course you get the trope where at a pivotal moment lisa turns and answers in spanish and it turns out she knew#what he was saying all along...#it's a classic <3#anyways im obsessed with this now#the bit gets even funnier if everyone but barry speaks at least some spanish. like iris took it in high school so len and cisco are talking#while barry is like ????? and then iris joins in. still in spanish. and barry's like oh come on!! you too?#so they all get to bully him and he has no idea what they're saying <3
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going home✈️
btw lmao i got fired from my job bc of this trip lolololol
#this is vee speaking#i took a domestic flight!!!! it was short lol but it’s cool bc i’ve never done it lol#and we gotta tick off more experiences now that i’m probably not gonna have new ones for a while ahaha⭐️#i’m both devastated and at peace i’m returning home jobless lol#like money and job security is so crucial in this economy that i’m terrified of being without one going into this new presidency#but the job was also ruining my health lol i developed migraines that left my face numb and i have never experienced a migraine in my life#*clenches fist* we just gotta stay positive i get to have time to skill up and draw and be creative again#flesh out other stuff maybe be bold and write stories find a different way to tell them#is what i’ve been sitting on during this trip lol it’s another part of why i’ve been so quiet too many warring emotions lol
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I feel like Luis would slay in drag.
#this is brought to by: I found a random section in my notes of Luis and drag#I didn’t attach any link to it unfortunately but I know it was based off of fanart of Luis with lipstick#and my brain immediately thought of him doing drag because I think he’d love it#I feel like he’d rock it#I came up with a dragsona name for him too#ignore me I am genderfluid and I hc him as genderfluid so now he must do what I can’t /hj#the embers are speaking#I’m feeling bold today so main tags#resident evil#luis serra#luis serra navarro#luis sera#luis sera navarro
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my dad is never fucking beating the streamer allegations his christmas gift for himself finally arrived and tell me why THIS is what he unpacks
#icarus speaks#the fucking backstory is even more insane#because he was at my cousin’s house and my. cousin in law?#idk her husband has this HUGE gamer set up#two monitors adjustable mic all rbg and shit#it’s really cool#and apparently my dad (late 50s) (the most strict no-nonsense workaholic known to man)#saw it and was like. hey how good is that mic? and he BOUGHT IT because OBVIOUSLY it’s a good mic but like#the fucking SHOCK of seeing ‘GAMER’ bolded all over the box#i cannot stress enough how much of a workaholic office man this man is. he has neglected to be a father and husband for most of his life to-#be an employee. he hates any type of digital entertainment.#i can’t fucking do this
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You're not "busy", you're just "lazy"
Ah, dear Anonymous, proud citizen of the ever-thriving and ever-growing metropolis of Auda!!!
I see you have arrived today bearing the most astounding revelation—one that must have required unparalleled wisdom, deep contemplation, and no doubt an intense study of my personal affairs.
"You’re not ‘busy,’ you’re just ‘lazy.’”
Fascinating.
Such an insight could only be delivered by one who possesses a mind sharper than Eöl’s finest blade, a perception keener than the keenest eyes of the Eldar.
And yet—allow me to counter your revelation with one of my own.
You see, the esteemed individual who lends their hands and wit to our words—our dear OP, whom Eredin and I hold in the highest regard—happens to be among the most industrious souls I have ever known. I cannot reveal too much, of course (the secrecy must be maintained, lest the shadows of Auda send forth their agents to uncover her many deeds), but suffice it to say: she does a great deal.
A great deal more, I would wager, than you, noble Anonymous, who sits upon your lofty throne of indolence and proclaims judgment upon those who actually move.
Busy, she is. Tirelessly so. She writes, she works, she studies, she creates. To claim her efforts as "laziness" is akin to saying that a Balrog is merely a candle with aspirations. It is absurd.
Oh, dearest Anonymous, most esteemed oracle of my personal affairs, knower of all things, seer of truths—tell me, what grand feats have you accomplished today?
Did you rise at dawn to forge the very pillars of Arda with your bare hands?
Did you compose an epic so moving that the Valar themselves wept upon hearing it?
Have you, perhaps and it is just a thought, even managed to accomplish something as simple as minding your own business?
Or did you simply crawl out of your little hole, crack your knuckles, and think, Ah yes, today I shall bestow my divine wisdom upon the masses and inform someone I do not know that they are lazy?
You have contributed to what, exactly? A single line of uninspired drivel meant to provoke? How noble. How useful. I am sure the history books shall sing of your deeds for generations to come.
So, let me extend to you a most generous piece of advice: the next time you feel the urge to open your mouth (or let your fingers run wild across your keyboard) with nothing but nonsense to offer, consider, perhaps, the revolutionary concept of not doing that.
#trop crack#lindir#rings of power#trop#assistantlifechoseme#lotr crack#ah yes the sages of Auda speak again#do go on o wise one#tell me more of how much YOU have accomplished today#sorry i can’t hear you over the sound of productivity#some people wake up and choose foolishness#i fear anon has never known effort in their life#take your nonsense back to the pit#congrats you played yourself#big words from someone accomplishing nothing#bold of you to assume I care#so much effort for so little impact#should I be impressed? because I’m not#your opinion? discarded.#thank you for your contribution to absolutely nothing#lazy? no dearly beloathed I’m just booked and busy#try again when you have a personality#keyboard warrior of the city of Auda#go touch grass respectfully#or disrespectfully I really don’t care#this is why we have block buttons#call me lazy again but say it with your chest this time
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