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On the doable standards between the good guys and bad guys, It’s kind of interesting that when Rowling introduced Draco, Draco is bad and prejudiced for believing that muggleborns shouldn’t be allowed, yet the most prejudiced character in Philosophers Stone, is actually Hagrid.

Rowling can say what she will about Draco, but At no point in Philosophers Stone does Draco ever attack or insult any muggleborn unprovoked, he only points out they don’t understand Wizards traditions behind their backs.

Hagrid on the other hand, he actually traumatized and attempted to permanently disfigure Dudley for no reason other than him being Vernon’s son and a muggle. That’s the exact same logic the death eaters use to justify their attacks.

Oh, and let’s not forget the ridiculous number of derogatory comments about Muggles scattered throughout the saga. Characters like Hagrid, McGonagall, Sirius, Ron, Molly — supposedly good people, supposedly free of prejudice — casually talk about Muggles as if they were unevolved apes, but somehow that’s fine, it’s treated like a harmless joke.

Meanwhile, an eleven-year-old kid repeating the nonsense he’s heard at home? That’s unforgivable. It just doesn’t make any sense. Ethically and morally, Rowling’s world is full of blatant hypocrisy and nonsensical double standards.

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BREAKING NEWS: softest material in the world has been discovered, scientists calling it "kitty tummy fur"

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If you asked me personally back in circa 2015/2016 if I would have still liked Lxa if she were an man, I would have said, "yes." simply because I had an track record of liking male characters who were just as morally dubious, if not worse than her. One of them being an different Commander entirely who was featured on three episodes of another show. One who was also willing to throw another group of people under the bus for his own, though unlike Lxa he pretended to be on their side before Batman figured out the truth of his motivations. Yep, this guy right here.

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as a fat person who's always clamoring for more interesting fat characters in media, I honestly think one of my all-time favorite depictions of a fat character is Jumba from the original Lilo and Stitch - both visually and personality wise

from a design perspective, even though he's an alien, he has so many little anatomy quirks that make him a more believable fat character than many fat human designs in other media. I love the realistic sag and layering of the fat on his arms, the lack of neck definition, the rim of chub around his face and upper back, the way his back is rounded. his clothes pull taut and pinch in anatomically accurate places (e.g. shoulders are firmer = smoother outlines, the sides and back are squishier = bumpier outlines).

and he's stylized so well! all these great details boiled down to some simple shapes and pen strokes. IMO the Lilo and Stitch art style is extremely appealing - it's warm and clean and visually pleasing, but every character is super unique. Jumba isn't supposed to be pretty, but even though he's a very large, very fat, bald older guy who spends most of the movie in crop tops, the way he's stylized and staged makes it clear the audience is supposed to find him interesting to look at, and variably intimidating/cool/powerful/capable. he's often funny, but the physical aspect of his comedy is derived from being so hefty the other characters struggle to prevent him from barreling ahead and doing whatever he wants; being fat makes him come off more in control of the funny situations he gets into, not less. also, because the art style is what it is, a lot of his character acting also just makes him look kind of cute ... though that's universal across the cast

I also really like the fact that his size clearly gives him both realistic advantages and realistic disadvantages. along with having a stronger sense of agency in the comedic scenes, his size in combination with his impulsivity also makes him a more intimidating antagonist. you never know what he's going to do, and his size makes it difficult for other characters to stop him when he's made up his mind. at the same time, it seems to take him longer to catch his breath, he sometimes grunts when moving around a lot to imply it takes more effort, and he clearly struggled to find clothes that fit him when putting together his disguise. I think it's awesome that the character's size impacts how he interacts with the world so much, and again, in relatable ways

and personality wise, it is ALWAYS great to see fat characters portrayed as intelligent - not only is Jumba an accomplished scientist, he's also crafty and witty! a few quiet scenes imply a philosophical side, as he ponders on Stitch's existence and feelings as a living weapon. with Stitch explicitly being made in his own image to an extent, I'd argue there's even room to interpret some of the things he says about Stitch being hints to how he sees himself; we never learn much about Jumba's past, but it's clear he's a social misfit and strongly defiant. I don't think it's a stretch to assume some of what he said to Stitch about being a monster who can never belong anywhere was intended to read as projection (which makes it all the more heartwarming when both of them find a place to belong on Earth)

it's also a nice twist that toward the end, Jumba is the one who is unexpectedly compassionate toward Nani, while Pleakley tries to urge him to ignore her. again alluding to a level of emotional depth and intelligence that is often missing from even well-intentioned depictions of fat people. his character isn't even fully explored, and yet he's one of the most dynamic and interesting supporting characters in a movie full of fantastic characters. the audience is expected to find him fascinating and even sort of mysterious, and he is!

the sequels and spinoffs were more merchandise-driven franchise fluff for kids than the artsy direction of the original movie, but even so, I remember Jumba went on to become Lilo's lovable, amoral uncle figure, which I also thought was so fun as a kid. I love that they committed to the fact that he was more caring and compassionate than he seemed. not only was he a cool evil mad scientist character, but he was also eventually ... a friend ...

and he was even gay

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Why are you problematic

just for fun

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You know what, fuck people who force writers to reveal their trauma in order to justify the stories they write. No consumer is owed an explanation for the content a creator creates, and no creator should feel obligated to draw from or admit to pain that may or may not be in their life in order to craft a work of fiction.

“I had an idea for a story” is all the justification you need to write one, and all anyone needs to let it be. 

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all public transport should be free unconditionally and I'm TIREDDD of pretending this is a radical idea

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Please... Let's stop the assumptions that autistic people who show their symptoms are unmasked.

It's such a gross and harmful take to assume that every autistic person who shows their symptoms actually has a choice in it.

If an autistic person can't mask or can't mask well, then it's not unmasked. And quite often, a lot of those autistics are trying to mask for you and it is never seen or appreciated.

A lot of us aren't our authentic autistic selves just because we show symptoms. Many of us know how we come across and we can not help it, no matter how much you hate us for it.

We're held back by our own disability and people have the audacity to assume we're purposely doing that. That we're proud and happy to be like that.

If you're an autistic person who can mask and you ever see someone who is clearly showing autism symptoms. Please, never assume they are unmasked. Unmasked does not exist for many of us. Unmasked assumes that we have a choice in it. Claiming we are unmasked will only hurt us and yourself more.

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Write it shitty, write it scared, write it without a clue but don't you be so spineless and have an AI write fanfic for you.

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No LGB without the T!

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If you call pedophilia a kink please unfollow me and never talk to me again

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Batman: Dark Patterns #10 cover by Hayden Sherman

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me after every conversation: shit they’ll never wanna talk to me again

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Finally figured out how to permanently disable google assistant on phone

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nice pair of characters who trust each other more than anyone else in the whole entire world it would sure be a shame if one of them betrayed that trust for the sake of trying to keep the other alive. it would sure be a shame to love someone so much you destroy them

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having ocs is so fucked .... i miss them so bad but im the guy who has to create new content. but im sleepy