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NEED more tmd art pls 🥹🥹

YES pls I miss drawing them so much 💔

I actually need to ☹️

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ik those after game naps hit hard

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they're literally wlw mlm hostility guys don't play w me

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Takis r actually fire wtf Charlie I get the hype now

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Stop for a while. do not cross . My name is Amna from Gaza. We lost everything, home, dreams, and everything that gives life. My children are living in bad conditions. I ask you to help me for the sake of my children, for the sake of humanity. Those who cannot donate can share the post and link

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They're married your honor

BASSHSLLAASH

Let’s talk about bashslash and the way the romantic tension between them was there WITH EVIDENCE. (I’m really really delusional)

In D2, we have the ice cream scene where they catch Bombay with the Iceland trainer. NOW I WANT TO POINT OUT THE WAY ITS BASICALLY A CLICHE FIRST DATE.

- getting ice cream together is considered a nice first date idea.

- it was Saturday night, again we can see in movies that Friday and Saturday are considered good days for date nights. (Fulton, telling Bombay in the locker room: “We saw you two Saturday night”).

- We also have the shared look scenes. Specifically the end credits scene where they look at each other and then smile knowingly. Sure this could mean nothing, but with the way they looked at each other, it was a look of “we know something the others don’t” and like they are hiding something. (kiss?????).

- And just how they act around each other in canon and the original script, their rivalry (‘what is a rival if not a crush you are mad at having?’). Weight lifting competitions, always trying to one up each other, always wanting each other’s attention, always having their hands on each other.

- The way they protect each other on the ice (Fulton going after Olaf the minute he checks Portman, sure this could be considered him being the defenseman he is. But he IMMEDIATELY went after him, NO HESITATION).

- They ignore babes (with focus possibly on each other).

- The transition from rivals to friends happening under the surface in the script (Fulton coping bandanas, couples tend to copy each other)

that’s just a few!!

In D3 we don’t get as much considering Dean wasn’t there for a third and a half of the movie. However there is a couple moments (still delusional).

- The way fulton describes Dean not coming to Eden Hall, which in my personal opinion, sounds like a divorce (😭)

- the way Dean’s focus was only on Fulton up until Fulton grabbed his hand during his arrival in the locker room (sure it could be because Fulton WAS basically the first one to go up to him but… still. THEY HOLD EYE CONTACT. And again with the physical touch).

- the way Fulton stands up for Dean against Riley, as well as coming to his defense when he got his penalty.

- (‘hey sorry about YOUR Bash Brother’ is basically no different then saying ‘sorry about your boyfriend’)

- the way they look at each other, and their side hug (again, always touching. can’t get a clean ss so trust me!)

that is all (my brain is too hyper to think of anything else 😞). THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!!!!

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I'M CRYING NOT THE JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE REFERENCE

I made so many Mighty Ducks memes, posted them, went to bed and immediately thought of this.

Damn it.

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Rewatched The Mighty Ducks trilogy. Have some shitty memes.

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"I'm no lady, I'm a Duck!" - Female Representation in 'The Mighty Ducks' Franchise

The Mighty Ducks trilogy may not be the first movies that spring to mind when considering female representation. After all, it is a trilogy in which there are only ever two girls at a time on each line-up of the Ducks team. However, these three girls, in their equally shared screentime with the rest of the cast, come across as considered, well-established characters with a diverse range of talents and personalities, who, depite their gender, cannot be considered as simply the girls on the team, but as players on the team. In D1 they were Connie Moreau and Tammy Duncan; in D2 Connie stayed and was joined by Julie 'The Cat' Gaffney, who both survived to D3. Each of these girls brought something special not only to the Mighty Ducks team but to The Mighty Ducks movies, and each is memorable for their own individual reasons and moments.

"Let's show these Hawks something really different." Movies like The Mighty Ducks are usually aimed at boys, and as such, the odd time a girl appears, they are the annoying older or younger sister, the bratty, sneering, cajoling, motherly, concerned, unattainable love interest girl character. Always on the margins, to be ridiculed, pined after or fought with briefly then forgotten about while the rest of the story happens. Depending on the role, they'll appear again at the end of the movie, achievement unlocked. While none of the girls in The Mighty Ducks are like this, Tammy Duncan, who could so easily have been the annoying older sister or the pretty love interest, is not portrayed in this way. Tammy is a figure-skater, recruited by Bombay, along with her younger brother Tommy, after he sees Tammy's figure-skating skills before a practice session. Bombay sees Tammy and imagines applying her skills to the hockey rink. "What do I know about hockey?" she demands angrily of her brother, after Bombay convinces her to give it a try. "More than you think," says Tommy, as he lays sprawled out on the ice after being knocked down by his sister in her anger. In the pivotal final game against the Hawks, Tammy and Tommy perform a goal-scoring trick using one of Tammy's figure-skating techniques. Tammy scores the goal. Tammy is an older sister. She is a girly-coded figure skater, compared to the traditionally boyish hockey players. She is scouted by Bombay for her talent and her potential to bring something alternative to the team. She joins in on the classroom fight, ending up in detention with everyone else. She insists that Bombay refer to them as "people" not "guys" and he complies (because she's there, too and she's proven willing to stand up for herself). Tammy is not annoying, or spoiled, or motherly, or a love interest for any of the boys. She is a part of the team and brings something unique to it. She's talented and tough, and, like Connie and Julie, her femininity is neither lost to her nor emphasised. She's a Duck.

"I wanna play. When am I gonna get my chance?" Julie 'The Cat' Gaffney is introduced to us in D2 as having "won the state championship for Maine, three years in a row" - single-handedly, I would assume, because it only takes her one hand to save the deciding goal against Gunnar Stahl and win Team USA the final game against Iceland. Nicknamed 'The Cat' or 'Cat Lady', for her quick reflexes in the goal, Julie is side-lined in D2 for almost the entire movie in favour of Goldberg. While it can be frustrating to watch this faster and (let's say it) superior player sit on the bench in favour of Goldberg, something important happens in the middle of the movie that brings depth to Julie's character - an admirable thing to do for a newbie in a sequel, let alone a female character. Julie goes to Bombay's office and demands to know when he's going to let her play. "I left my team in Maine to show the world what I can do," she says earnestly and justifiably, in an effort to convince Bombay to give her a shot. In this scene, Julie fights for her rights as a player on Team USA. She was scouted by Hendrix as being one of the best players in the country in their age bracket. It's only in anger about Goldberg's poor performance against Iceland that Bombay first lets her on to the ice - an opportunity she ruins by taking a dig at two of the opposing players before the game starts again. She could have easily stayed quiet, she was a new face in the Ducks-heavy team, but the writers gave Julie a chance to speak up for herself. As the second goalie, she is in a different position to all of the other new players - Kenny, Dwayne, Portman and Luis can all hop off and on the ice throughout a single game and get a chance to play, Julie has to wait for Goldberg to be out of the action. She knows she's talented, she's ambitious and she's frustrated that she isn't getting the opportunity to show that talent off. It's only by the end of the final game, in the shoot-out with Gunnar Stahl, that she finally gets to do that. It's only one goal, but it's one goal that wins Team USA the game. Is it frustrating that Julie is on the bench for most of the movie? Yes. Is it justified by her winning save at the end of the movie? Somewhat. I would argue, however, that it isn't the save that fortifies Julie's role in the movie as more than a "girl character", but her certainty of her own skills and her willingness to fight for her corner.

"I'm no lady, I'm a Duck!" Unlike Tammy and Julie, Connie has no unique or specialised skill to bring to the table. She is simply a solid, consistent hockey player, like Averman, Guy or Jesse. A fact which is just as important as Tammy's figure-skating or Julie's goal-keeping abilities. It's just as important to have these filler roles (for lack of a better term) be played by an array of genders, races and sexualities, as it is to have them up front and shining. It normalises the idea of a young woman, a person of colour, or someone from the LGBT+ community being there, being a part of something and not being special. Connie Moreau is a reliable player, who works hard and gets as much ice time as anyone else on the team. After Bombay meets the District 5 team for the first time, Connie is the first person to approach him with any kind of friendliness, she introduces herself with a smile, and proves to the audience that while none of the team shows any promise yet, she knows enough about hockey to talk stats. Connie isn't here to tick a box, she's here because she likes ice hockey. It's important to mention Connie's relationship with fellow player, Guy Germaine, in the context of this topic. A romantic relationship doesn't automatically weaken a female character, it's when the woman is defined by her relationship to a man that a romantic sub-plot becomes an issue. Fortunately, this is not the case with Guy and Connie. The two have a cute but subtle little romance arc throughout the trilogy that never over-shadows either the main plot or either of their own personalities. Like Guy, Connie maintains her autonomy as a person and a character outside of her relationship, and their relationship never gets in the way of their performances as hockey players. The romance could be deemed unnecessary but in this case it is handled so deftly that it only ever acts as a cute background detail to the wider story, it's a positive embellishment that fleshes out the setting and the story, as arcs like that should be. "Oooh, the Connie-meister! The Velvet Hammer!" Throughout the franchise Connie comes across as an open, kind and supportive individual, which is smoothly juxtaposed with her willingness to fight anyone who tries to mess with her team. She proves again and again that she will stand up for herself and her team mates no matter what, against the Hawks, against Iceland and against the Varsity Warriors. It is also worth mentioning, that in the 2021 reboot, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, an adult Connie Moreau (excuse me, Senator Connie Moreau) is shown briefly showing two of the girls on the Don't Bothers team the best way to tackle a player that's bigger than you. Connie represents a wonderfully colourful character. She is caring and supportive (traditionally feminine qualities) and displays her affection for her team mates by standing up to opposing players, off and on the ice. Connie may not have a flashy skill like Julie or Tammy but it is her entirely realistic and relatable personality that makes her stand out.

It might be difficult to hear this, but The Mighty Ducks movies aren't perfect. While they should be celebrated for their equal treatment of the main cast and the naturally gender-blind writing of all of the kids, there are a few instances that, while they don't diminish the good work done, shouldn't be ignored either. Interestingly, the majority of these shortcomings occur in D3 - notably, the only script in the trilogy not written by Ducks creator, Steve Brill.

D3 is often thought of as the best of the two sequels; D2 pulls a few fast ones on the audience in terms of internal hockey logic, while D3 holds up in that regard. While this can't be argued with I do think it falls short in some areas. D3 pulls back on the hockey content and focuses more on the kids, now teenagers and freshmen in a private school. It gives less time to the Ducks and more time to Charlie (their stand-in main character now that Bombay is out of the picture), and his battle with the new coach, new school and new team image. It's easy for something like female representation to get lost underneath everything else that's going on in the movie, but when you're looking for it there's something to see - and it's not great. Connie and Julie are largely left unscathed by the plot. Julie gets a very light romantic sub-plot with Scooter, the Varsity goalie, but I would argue that so little happens between them that, like the Connie and Guy romance, it doesn't detract from Julie's character but adds a bit of fun to the overall setting. She initially ignores his attempts at conversation after their first game, and when he approaches her at the end of the movie, she looks surprised but pleased and the scene is so brief it doesn't diminish either of their characters or the ending.

D3 does, however, introduce us to Linda, a student at Eden Hall who catches Charlie's attention. And… that's it. I like Linda, but she is the opposite of what Julie, Connie and Tammy represented in the first two movies. Linda is introduced in D3 asking Charlie to sign a petition that will change the name of the school's offensive 'Warriors' moniker. When she realises that Charlie is a jock she turns away, but Charlie doesn't back off. Later on, they interact again and he manages to wear her down; she attends a hockey game and despite Charlie's behaviour during that game, begins to fall for him. After the Varsity game, Linda approaches Charlie and they kiss, after she thanks him for having the "demeaning Warriors name" replaced by a new Eden Hall version of the Ducks logo, which…Charlie had nothing to do with? Linda is a textbook "girl character". She is completely innoffensive, appears initially as a foil to the sports-loving Charlie, but in a single scene is charmed by his wiles(?) and tries better to understand him. She never interacts with another Duck, other than being present at the hearing, then appears again at the end of the movie, completely won over by him, without Charlie having done anything other than talk to her on a bench.

A similar character appears in D2, Maria, Team Iceland's trainer (the "Iceland is nice" lady). Maria's presence is brief in the movie, much shorter than Linda's, yet she only really appears as a passing love interest for Bombay, but not really for Bombay. His interest and their date seem to happen only so that Gordon can be caught by Portman and Fulton, and to supply another reason for the kids to lose their faith in him. After this, Maria is largely left to stand in the background with the rest of Team Iceland, without anymore play in the story. Compared to the other adult woman in D2, Michelle McKay, Maria's role is clearly there to serve a purpose relating to her gender. I would argue, however, that in this instance Maria is less a victim of the male gaze as she is a victim of narrative convention.

Outside of the main cast, there are two more women that share significant screentime with the Ducks, and both represent the negative and the positive aspects of the Ducks scripts when it comes to writing women. First there is Casey Conway, Charlie's mother and Bombay's love interest in D1. Casey disappears in D2 with a throwaway line about her marrying some random guy, and so she is no longer Bombay's love interest or present in the movie. As well as that, the kids are away from home at the Goodwill Games and so Charlie doesn't need his mother for now. Casey returns again in D3 to act as the adult influence in Charlie's life while Gordon is absent. Like Linda, there is nothing inherently wrong with Casey, but she is only present for her relationships to the men in her life - Charlie mostly, Gordon briefly. If she was meant to be the grown up voice in Charlie's head during D3, then why have Charlie ignore her advice and admonishments and why bring Bombay back to give him the speech that changes his mind?

"CHANGE IT UP!" In D2 we have Michelle McKay, who is brought to the Goodwill Games as the team's teacher. She is a foil for Gordon during his Air Bombay phase, but is otherwise her own character. I would argue that she is more defined by her role as a teacher (with no interest in the Goodwill Games) and her relationship with the kids than she is by her interactions with Gordon. Ms. McKay listens to the kids, develops a relationship with them and confronts Gordon when they can't. She is soft-spoken and doesn't seem to be interested in sports, although she does enjoy her brief stint as Coach. She is supportive when Gordon is neglectful. And while she does act as a foil for him for a lot of the movie, once he is back to normal again, she retains her personality. Bombay kisses her on the cheek in thanks for jumping in as coach, but nothing romantic comes of this. Their relationship is entirely platonic and no one will ever convince me otherwise. Like Tammy, Connie and Julie, Michelle retains her femininity (through her traditionally feminine traits as well as her physical appearance, dress and mannerisms) without becoming defined by it. Her personality survives intact to the end of the movie; she is there for the kids and isn't won over by Gordon or the sport.

I'm sure that female representation was the least of everyone's concern when The Mighty Ducks reboot, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, was announced, but it's clear that the good work done in the trilogy is being carried on here. While we haven't gotten to know these girls as well as their predecessors, Sofi, Lauren and Maya continue to represent a diverse range of personalities and talent levels, while holding their own narratives on the screen. As well as this, what Game Changers does differently - and which is representative of the eras both products were made in - is show girls playing on the rival teams. While the girls of the trilogy were wonderfully fleshed out characters, they were also the only girls. No other team in the franchise had a girl playing on it - something I've always thought was meant to reaffirm the Ducks as being the good guys and everyone else as the bad guys. In Game Changers, none of these girls ever speak, but neither do the boys - in The Mighty Ducks no one on a rival team ever speaks unless they are on the rival team. Like Connie had to do on her own thirty years ago, the addition of female players, simply in the background, normalises the idea of young women appearing in sports-oriented media (and movies in general), without making a big to-do or having to justify their place in the world.

The Mighty Ducks franchise is not without its problems when it comes to female representation but these movies deserve to be noted for their treatment of their female characters. In the few moments where they are singled out for their gender, those moments, and the characters involved, do not go unpunished. Early in D2 Portman refers to Julie condescendingly as "babe" and is immediately called out by Adam then, most notably, his future Bash Brother Fulton; during the first USA-Iceland game, Gunnar and another skater laugh at USA for sending Julie into the goal, for which she knocks them over and is disqualified for the rest of the game. These scenes are not meant for laughs, each one highlights the perpetrator as being in the wrong. Portman's behaviour causes a fight between the team and the instance during the Iceland game only reaffirms to the audience that these are the bad guys. The Mighty Ducks does not take its female characters for granted, none of them are there to tick the token girl box. The fact that there are only two on the team at a time may even be representative of the interest levels in girls' youth hockey at the time (this I can't say for sure as I wasn't alive when these movies were being released). There's a quick scene in D2, around twenty-nine minutes, that follows Connie as she skates circles around the Trinidad and Tobago players then passes the puck to Kenny, resulting in a score. During those few seconds of Connie handling the puck the camera cuts briefly to a girl in the stand cheering her on. If D1, D2 and D3 are representative of the time they were made in then I hope that Game Changers is also indicitave of the growth and current levels of interest and access for young girls in hockey. I'd also be interested to know how much The Mighty Ducks had an impact on that growth.

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OMG A Ducks Preschool AU! My heart! I can just see them. Connie and Guy playing house with Adam as their son and Charlie as their dog. Averman making everyone laugh by saying 'booger' or 'butt'. Adam learning to share crayons with Charlie. Banksway being line buddies! Oh the possibilities! <33

Connie plays the dad in the family and Guy plays the wife because fuck gender rolls Guy insisted. Averman and Goldberg are double trouble. Little Fulton is subconscious cause he's the tallest. Until the other Ducks need his help reaching something, and they are so astonished by his height. Little Adam won't share his best crayons with anyone, but Charlie. Karp tried to take one, and Adam screamed no at him. It scared the crap out of Karp.

Also, as kids, they love to play on the swings. So, when they're older and actually together. They like to go back to the playground, Adam sits, and Charlie pushes him. It's also where they will go if they need to find the other. One night, Adam stormed out after an argument, and Charlie found him on the swings.

Also, imagine them adding the new Ducks, too. Little Dwayne would be adorable. Little Julie would be scrappy. Little Luis would be the one who always runs into something. He has so many bandages. Little Kenny will cause shit and then feign innocent. He put a toy rat in Goldberg's cubby, but no one knows it was him. Little Russ is the same and Little Portman would try to eat paste.

This is so cute, but I already have four stories I'm writing. 😅😂 Somebody should draw this though!

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Chadam hcs NOW. BEFORE DADDY GETS MAD!!!! hi charlie

OKAY BUD!! *rolls up sleeves and cracks knuckles*

- when they're w the ducks and all of them are just laughing, charlie n adam just stop n look at each other while smiling and they finally realize and just look away while trying to brush it off w an awkward laugh even though their faces r completely red

- charlie has ALWAYS flirted w adam in like a silly way even before they were dating, and even tho adam was absolutely crushing on charlie, he was def flustered but thought charlie was joking (he wasn't)

- their families r complete opposites so when adam goes over to charlies place and eats lunch w him n casey they're all laughing and having a good time--whereas if charlie goes over to adams place to eat lunch, the rooms very quiet and it's like the epitomy of awkward

- charlie probably dated linda for a few months but they kept having arguments since they had different interests so they just broke up (on good terms 🙏) and adam was secretly all happy inside but comforted charlie nonetheless

- charlie def gets all the ducks to surprise adam for his birthday so like for example during the afternoon adam opens the door and he just sees all of them ducks saying SURPRISE!! and holding a birthday cake

- adam always thought that charlie wearing the ducks jersey around was kind of embarrassing to say the least-- not bc he wasn't proud of being a duck , he just thought it was kind of a weird fashion sense

- charlie always told adam to set up an alarm to wake the both of them up for school in their dorm but adam was kind of like a machine, he could just wake up EXACTLY at 5 am and wake charlie up too. He always found it kinda creepy but appreciated it but sometimes adams internal alarm doesn't work and they're late n adam blames it on charlie for some reason

- the two of them barged into class late once and the teacher confronted them abt it and they started having an argument in front of the entire class and when they were BOUTTA get physical the teacher just cleared their throat and charlie n adam apologized n just sheepishly sat down while everyone else giggled

SIGHS. D3 bts come d3 bts come home d3 bts come h

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IT'S JOSHUA JACKSONS BIRTHDAY OH MY GYAT

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WAITER WAITER MORE BASHSLASH HCS PLEASE!!! *aggressuvely rings bell*

OKAY 😣😓🤭 (set in the movie timeline)

— dean has a thing against people touching his hair + calling him dean. He gets uncomfortable when people touch his hair and being calling dean pisses him off because of his older brothers (they would always call him by his first name when teasing him). Fulton is the only one allowed to :] (he’s the only one allowed to do a lot of things, like cup dean’s face and pet his cheek with his thumb , or gentle touches of any kind).

— they skip breakfast every morning to cuddle (and more often then not they skip half the day)

— they have the most daily detentions ever. and the most detentions for skipping detention. They are trying to set a record.

— dean is the biggest shit talker ever, he and fulton constantly eavesdrop on preppy girls conversations and make fun of them. sometimes dean is unable to stop himself from talking back. (*preppy complaining about her boyfriend not liking her* “well maybe he’d like you if you stop caking your face in makeup” “portman” fulton laughs out before hitting his boyfriend’s shoulder. The girl did not think it was funny).

— they both compliment each other in their native languages (fulton is german, dean is dominican + puerto rican). (“Du bist sehr schön.” (You are very beautiful) “eh? Qué dijo?” (huh? what did you say?)).

— they love clueless

— their kind of dates are going to the record store. They love picking out music together :3

— fulton loves dark chocolate while dean loves milk chocolate. They buy each other candy.

—(game changers) they are married (they just don’t wear their rings to work), they have two golden retrievers, and a chubby cat.

— fulton likes to wake dean up at like 2 AM to have conversations about whatever is on his mind (because he’s always overthinking all his thoughts and panicking over them). Sometimes it’s about what’s on dean’s mind. But after Dean complains about being woken up , the conversation always starts with “hi.” (this one is based on my favorite hc about them)

— fulton is really good at drawing while dean can only draw stick figures. Fulton loves finding random doodles dean makes on any paper he can find.

— (also based on my favorite hc of them) dean is a deep sleep, fulton is a light sleeper + insomniac

— dean enjoys cooking, he finds it relaxing. Whenever the team goes on trips (to the banks vacation home) , he’s the designated cook.

— they like stargazing , fulton tells dean about different constellations or stars, and poems that use space and stars as metaphors.

— fulton enjoys reading, he loves poems too. he enjoys edgar allan poe. Sometimes he reads to dean.

— their first kiss happened at a concert

let me know if you want more hehe :33

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Me n who

gf and i wore banksway jerseys to the ducks game last night 🤞

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