I'm so glad the gays have finally reclaimed Goncharov, because for so long Film Bros were treating it the way they treated Fight Club. They really took a deeply homoerotic film that criticizes/satirizes toxic masculinity and deliberately misread it as an unironic endorsement of toxic masculinity. Like??? How can you miss the point of something so badly???
It's so frustrating because the original authors of Fight Club and Goncharov (Chuck Palahniuk, Matteo JWHJ 0175) were gay men who were criticizing society’s definition of the ideal “strong tough masculine man” through a queer lens. And even though both films are flawed (I know have issues with them), they make some powerful points about the way masculinity can be self-destructive! And the homoerotic subtext the film bros love to erase was both very intentional and also a large part of the Entire Point. I’m glad the texts are finally getting more appreciation from people who understand that.
Honestly, listening to straight film bros talk about Goncharov makes me wonder if they even WATCHED the movie. They seemed to have entirely missed the point of it, like they watched a completely different worse movie that doesn’t actually exist
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Bold the Facts ~ Tag Game ♡
August + Bear
Rules: Tag people and name a character you want to know more about! If you want to let the person you tagged decide who to showcase, then don’t name a character and they can pick somebody. Easy! The person who is tagged will then bold the characteristics below which apply to their character &, if they want to, include a picture with their reply!
Was tagged by: @intramoon ♡ please check out their beautiful sims! I'm following their lead and doing my two main sims :"")
Tagging (no pressure!!): @raiiny-bay @depictingdrew @mexipoopy @meoanii @softgali @wasabichips @simulation-machine & anyone else who would like to do this, please do!! happy to read about your oc's!!! ♡♡♡
August ~
[ PERSONAL ]
$ Financial: Wealthy | Moderate | Poor | Impoverished
✚ Medical: Fit | Moderate | Sickly | Disabled | Disadvantaged | Not Applicable
✪ Class or Caste: Upper | Middle | Working | Unsure | Other
✔ Education: Qualified | Unqualified | Studying (Education) | Other (dropped out of Uni in his 2nd year to stream full-time, but he hasn't rlly found his passion yet)
✖ Criminal Records: Yes, for major crimes. | Yes, for minor crimes. | No | Has committed crimes, but not caught yet. | Yes, but charges were dismissed. (Petty theft & drug possession in his teens.)
[ TRAITS + TENDENCIES ]
extroverted | introverted | in between
disorganized | organized | in between
close minded | open-minded | in between
calm | anxious | in between
disagreeable | agreeable | in between
cautious | reckless | in between
patient | impatient | in between
outspoken | reserved | in between
leader | follower | in between
empathetic | vicious bastard | in between
optimistic | pessimistic | in between
traditional | modern | in between
hard-working | lazy | in between
cultured | uncultured | in between | unknown
loyal | disloyal | unknown
faithful | unfaithful | unknown
[ ABILITIES ]
☠ Combat Skills: Excellent | Good | Moderate | Poor | None
≡ Literacy Skills: Excellent | Good | Moderate | Poor | None
✍ Artistic Skills: Excellent | Good | Moderate | Poor | None
✂ Technical Skills: Excellent | Good | Moderate | Poor | None
[ HABITS ]
☕ Drinking Alcohol: Never | Special Occasion | Sometimes | Frequently | Alcoholic
☁ Smoking: Tried It | Trying To Quit | Quit | Never | Rarely | Sometimes | Frequently | Chain-Smoker
✿ Recreational Drugs: Never | Special Occasions | Sometimes | Frequently | Addict
✌ Medicinal Drugs: Never | No Longer Needs Medication | Some Medication Needed | Frequently | To Excess
☻ Unhealthy Food: Never | Special Occasions | Sometimes | Frequently | Binge Eater
$ Splurge Spending: Never | Sometimes | Frequently | Shopaholic
♣ Gambling: Never | Rarely | Sometimes | Frequently | Compulsive Gambler
[ BELIEFS ]
★ Faith: Monotheist | Polytheist | Atheist | Agnostic
☆ Belief in Ghosts or Spirits: Yes | No / Don’t Know | Don’t Care
✮ Belief in an Afterlife: Yes | No | Don’t Know | Don’t Care
✯ Belief in Reincarnation: Yes | No | Don’t Know | Don’t Care
❃ Belief in Aliens: Yes | No | Don’t Know | Don’t Care
✧ Religious: Orthodox | Liberal | In Between | Not Religious
❀ Philosophical: Yes | No
[ FAMILY ]
◒ Children: Had a child or children. | Has no children. | Wants children.
◑ Relationship with Family: Close with sibling(s). | Not close with sibling(s). | Has no siblings. | Sibling(s) is deceased.
◔ Affiliation: Orphaned / Adopted / Disowned / Raised by au pair Birth Parents / Not Applicable (Hardly saw his parents except for vacations and yearly traditions i.e. Christmas)
[ SEXUALITY & ROMANTIC INCLINATION ]
❤ Sexuality: Heterosexual | Homosexual | Bisexual | Asexual | Pansexual
❥ Sex: Sex repulsed | Sex neutral | Sex Favorable | Naive and Clueless
♥ Romance: Romance Repulsed | Romance Neutral | Romance Favorable | Naïve and Clueless | Romance Suspicious
❣ Sexually: Adventurous | Experienced | Naïve | Inexperienced | Curious
⚧ Potential Sexual Partners: Male | Female | Agender | Other | None | All
⚧ Potential Romantic Partners: Male | Female | Agender | Other | None | All
Bear ~
[ PERSONAL ]
$ Financial: Wealthy | Moderate | Poor | Impoverished
✚ Medical: Fit | Moderate | Sickly | Disabled | Disadvantaged | Not Applicable
✪ Class or Caste: Upper | Middle/Working | Unsure | Other
✔ Education: Qualified | Unqualified | Studying | Other
✖ Criminal Records: Yes, for major crimes. | Yes, for minor crimes. | No | Has committed crimes, but not caught yet. | Yes, but charges were dismissed. (Accidental accomplice to August's minor crimes. August's parents bailed them out.)
[ TRAITS + TENDENCIES ]
extroverted | introverted | in between
disorganized | organized | in between
close minded | open-minded | in between
calm | anxious | in between
disagreeable | agreeable | in between
cautious | reckless | in between
patient | impatient | in between
outspoken | reserved | in between
leader | follower | in between
empathetic | vicious bastard | in between
optimistic | pessimistic | in between
traditional | modern | in between
hard-working | lazy | in between
cultured | uncultured | in between | unknown
loyal | disloyal | unknown
faithful | unfaithful | unknown
[ ABILITIES ]
☠ Combat Skills: Excellent | Good | Moderate | Poor | None
≡ Literacy Skills: Excellent | Good | Moderate | Poor | None
✍ Artistic Skills: Excellent | Good | Moderate | Poor | None
✂ Technical Skills: Excellent | Good | Moderate | Poor | None
[ HABITS ]
☕ Drinking Alcohol: Never | Special Occasion | Sometimes | Frequently | Alcoholic
☁ Smoking: Tried It | Trying To Quit | Quit | Never | Rarely | Sometimes | Frequently | Chain-Smoker
✿ Recreational Drugs: Never | Special Occasions | Sometimes | Frequently | Addict
✌ Medicinal Drugs: Never | No Longer Needs Medication | Some Medication Needed | Frequently | To Excess
☻ Unhealthy Food: Never | Special Occasions | Sometimes | Frequently | Binge Eater
$ Splurge Spending: Never | Sometimes | Frequently | Shopaholic
♣ Gambling: Never | Rarely | Sometimes | Frequently | Compulsive Gambler
[ BELIEFS ]
★ Faith: Monotheist | Polytheist | Atheist | Agnostic
☆ Belief in Ghosts or Spirits: Yes | No / Don’t Know | Don’t Care
✮ Belief in an Afterlife: Yes | No | Don’t Know | Don’t Care
✯ Belief in Reincarnation: Yes | No | Don’t Know | Don’t Care
❃ Belief in Aliens: Yes | No | Don’t Know | Don’t Care
✧ Religious: Orthodox | Liberal | In Between | Not Religious
❀ Philosophical: Yes | No
[ FAMILY ]
◒ Children: Had a child or children. | Has no children. | Wants children.
◑ Relationship with Family: Close with sibling(s). | Not close with sibling(s). | Has no siblings. | Sibling(s) is deceased. (Youngest of 3. His elder siblings moved out when he was still young, and they don't talk often.)
◔ Affiliation: Orphaned / Adopted / Disowned / Raised By Birth Parents / Not Applicable (Bear is close with his parents, he calls them at least once a week.)
[ SEXUALITY & ROMANTIC INCLINATION ]
❤ Sexuality: Heterosexual | Homosexual | Bisexual | Asexual | Pansexual |
❥ Sex: Sex repulsed | Sex neutral | Sex Favorable | Naive and Clueless
♥ Romance: Romance Repulsed | Romance Neutral | Romance Favorable | Naïve and Clueless | Romance Suspicious
❣ Sexually: Adventurous | Experienced | Naïve | Inexperienced | Curious
⚧ Potential Sexual Partners: Male | Female | Agender | Other | None | All
⚧ Potential Romantic Partners: Male | Female | Agender | Other | None | All
♡ thank you if you've read this far!! ♡
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