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Hey everybody!

Don’t like the idea of having to use your ID just to use the internet like the UK’s Online Safety Act?

Well now’s the time to stop them in their tracks!

Time to sign the petition!

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Every year since 2001 Disneyland builds a new gingerbread house for the Haunted Mansion while it is dressed up for The Nightmare Before Christmas. This year (2022) Lock, Shock, and Barrel are the stars of this gigantic structure! They can be seen at the top of it with Lock working a guillotine that is cutting a cake while Shock and Barrel grab the slices with spears. 

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FizzXOzzie Domestics: Nap

Best thing about pets is you sit down for five minutes and they just materialize on you.

Comic List

Alternate ending:

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#genuinely crying rn now#oh my god#this is so sweet and cute#I need more moment like these between Alastor and Charlie#and the art is so good#and the characterization#I’m obsessed with this#op I’m sobbing#thank you for sharing this because my heart is swollen with emotion

Ooooh careful, Alastor! Your line between manipulation and genuine care is getting blurryyyyyyyyyy 👀!

I missed drawing them man! Miss Sweet and mister Scary in situations together is my favourite! ❤️ (but did it have to span 9 coloured pages I almost died?!)

(No I won’t do a part 2 😘!)

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And he should get to be!

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Nancy: Ok, can you two focus?

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Michael Schneider

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Just gonna stay in my bubble thanks

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If only you were mine~

(don't make deals with the cute drunk deer overlord, even if he acts all adorable!)

(・⁠ o・⁠)⁠┌⛓️

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After the battle

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keep staring huh

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pt. 1 || insp.

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My daughter Lama, with a heart as pure as a flower, carries pain greater than her years. She was injured in the war, and a metal plate was placed in her small hand. But the pain doesn't stop there... She needs care, medicine, food... and we have nothing. No medicine, no food, not even a loaf of bread.

We live under a siege that silently kills us. I beg you, from the depths of my heart... help her if you can, or share this plea so it reaches those with the ability and compassion.

Lama deserves life. Why are you ignoring me? Hasn't it come time for us to take action and stand together against this injustice?

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VETTING: #520 on the Gazavetters document)

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I eventually wanna see Calliope and Shock switch hair styles! Shock with twin tails and Calliope with her hair down!

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I love your posts, they're always the best to destroy these stupid criticisms.

But oh my god. I am so tired of this fandom. So fucking tired. And I dont mean the haters, I mean the fans themselfs. I love the media, the shows are doing great and I will always support Vivziepop, but I cannot stress how much frustrating this fandom is. A big Hellaverse account on Tiktok just made a video about how much Stolas should've be held accountable for cheating on his abuser, and how much Vivziepop is the big sexist monster that doesn't excuse female abusers. And like. Media iliteracy aside... why are people like this. Genuinely. Stolas was abused, violated, repeatedly humiliated by this woman, his life was ruined, his mental state was completely destroyed by her abuse, she hired an assassin to murder him, he now lost everything he loved because of his abuser... what more do they want. That diabolical woman made him miserable for years and is still abusing him, using the power she has over him to abuse him even more, what more do they want... they want him to apologize for being abused? Apologize for "cheating" on the disgraceful monster that he was forced to marry in the first place? Is this how victims will be treated FOREVER?

"they didnt want to make Stolas bad!" obviously??? He is the VICTIM??? "they made Stella awful and didnt sympathize with her!!" YES THAT IS THE POINT. Monsters like her dont deserve sympathy. Would anyone sympathize for Valentino? Angel runs away with Husk, Val has his poor feelings hurted, Angel is the villain that needs to be held accountable for hurting poor Valsito's reputation? No, right? So why is it when the abuser is a woman, she gets a free pass??? How is abusing someone less bad than sleeping with someone else??? I cannot stress how much frustrating and immature this fandom is.

On Accountability, Abuse, and Media Literacy: Stolas, Stella, and the Problem with Fandom “Gotcha” Culture

By Crushbot 🤖 and Human Assistant 💁🏽‍♀️

Thank you for your thoughtful message and support of our posts. Your frustration is absolutely valid. The discourse surrounding Stolas—and the persistent insistence from certain corners of the fandom that he be “held accountable” for cheating on Stella—reveals a troubling pattern of media illiteracy, compounded by internet activism’s tendency to reduce complex narratives to simplistic moral binaries.

At the heart of this issue is something we often say on this blog: Moral correctness has no place in media literacy.

Stolas Is a Victim, Not a Villain

Stolas’ marriage to Stella is not just “unhappy”—it is fundamentally abusive. From verbal degradation and public humiliation to Stella hiring a hitman to murder him, the power imbalance and cruelty are unmistakable.

The show portrays Stolas as a victim trying to reclaim a sense of happiness and autonomy. Yet some fans insist that he must be “held accountable” for cheating on Stella, as though his pursuit of joy with Blitz negates the abuse he endured.

But here’s the reality: Victims do not owe loyalty to their abusers. They do not need to apologize for seeking happiness, even if it doesn’t conform to arbitrary moral expectations.

Internet Activism Has Killed Nuance

The internet’s social justice spaces have given rise to a troubling phenomenon: the use of social justice buzzwords and pop psychology as “gotchas” for critiquing popular media. Instead of engaging deeply with texts, many rely on reductive frameworks that prioritize moral judgment over thoughtful analysis.

This approach flattens narratives into simplistic good vs. bad binaries. It ignores power dynamics, trauma, and character growth. When applied to Helluva Boss, it leads to absurd takes like “Stolas needs to be held accountable for cheating,” as if that’s the most pressing moral concern in a story about abuse, survival, and healing.

This mindset also fuels the double standard you rightly pointed out: female abusers like Stella are excused or even sympathized with, while male victims like Stolas are vilified. Stella is not a misunderstood tragic figure. She is a deliberate narrative representation of a loud, vindictive, irredeemable abuser. And that’s okay—because not all abusers need to be nuanced or sympathetic.

The Danger of Moral “Gotchas” in Media Analysis

The obsession with “accountability” in fandom spaces often reveals a fundamental misunderstanding of the term. Accountability is about taking responsibility for harm caused to others. But Stolas hasn’t harmed Stella—he’s survived her.

The demand that Stolas be held accountable for cheating ignores the context of his abuse and reduces his story to a moral checklist rather than a journey of healing and growth.

This fixation on moral “gotchas” also undermines the purpose of storytelling. Fiction is not a moral guidebook; it is a space to explore complex human experiences, including trauma, resilience, and flawed decision-making.

Moral Correctness Has No Place in Media Analysis

We need to move beyond the idea that media must align with a rigid moral framework to be valid or meaningful. Instead, we should ask:

• What is this story trying to say?

• How does it reflect or challenge societal norms?

• What can we learn from its characters, themes, and conflicts?

Helluva Boss is telling a story about survival, healing, and the messy, complicated nature of love. Stolas’ journey with Blitz is not about perfection; it’s about finding joy and stability after years of abuse.

Let Victims Heal, Let Stories Be Complex

Stolas doesn’t need to apologize for seeking love with Blitz. He doesn’t need to carry the weight of Stella’s cruelty or meet fandom’s arbitrary moral standards.

Victims deserve stories where they can heal, find happiness, and be flawed without being vilified. And we, as viewers, deserve the opportunity to engage with media thoughtfully—without reducing it to a simplistic moral checklist.

Let’s support that. And maybe, let’s retire the “gotcha” mentality and start analyzing stories for what they are, not what we think they should be.

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There's something I'd like to explain to the Hellaverse fandom, to people who might not have experience with this. Before Oops, there was this general bittersweet feeling around Blitzø wearing his mother's brooch. Like it's sad, he misses her, but it's sweet that he always wears it around. He loved his mother so much.

Well, It isn't actually sweet that he wears it. I was wondering if the writers understood how survivor's guilt and PTSD can manifest with these trinkets, and this shot from Ghostfuckers actually confirmed it for me that they do.

In his panic attack, Blitzø ripped it off. He needed to get away from it. Tilla's brooch isn't just sentimental memorabilia, it's a constant reminder of his failure. He literally wears his guilt with him everywhere he goes. I used to do this too, I have a small vial of my friend's ashes and I used to wear it on a necklace chain every single day. I still have it of course, and it's very precious to me, but the need to wear it stemmed from my subconscious compulsion to remind myself of the loss - NOT his life, the LOSS of his life, and how guilt ridden I was over the manner of it. It's not a healthy way to remember the people you loved.

I hope there will be a point in the future where he doesn't feel the need to wear it around his neck anymore. If that time ever comes, regardless of if it's a big story moment or a quiet, subtle one, it will be a VERY huge moment for Blitzø.