#a certain little bird

[whatswrongwithsweaters]

Movies are art. And I don't want slop just to consume, consume, consume. Art isn't well liked because it made a lot of money. Art makes money when it's well liked, because it connected with the audience, it resonated, it stretched the audience perspective.

I'm not a woman, or a PoC but I want to see and hear their stories without having to pander to the tastes of white men.

[kaminaepicwin]

Jesus, kneeling at the garden of gethsemane

Please, divine sempai, notice me...

[largemandrill]

Hey guys don’t worry about why I’m asking this but say I am in the process of drawing Elden Ring characters as Disney’s the Robin Hood esc furries and I don’t have an exact list of what character would be which animal. Allegedly I already have a few of them planned out (most of the roundtable), but I would love to have idea thrown at me like spaghetti at a wall.

[somuchbetterthanthat]

(Insert disclaimer here that I'm really not trying to judge or decide if there is "one person obviously wrong" in this interaction, because i'm here to enjoy the MESSINESS and the ANGST of humanity, i'm eating the delicious food and drama provided to me)

The thing is, on the one hand, Sam is completely within his right to set that boundary with Alice - not being comfortable talking about his new building relationship with his ex is like, yeah, a very normal thing to be uncomfy about, there is nothing irreasonable about him asking Alice to back off about prying into it, and Alice should be able to respect that;

on the other hand, if they are friends, and they truly seem to be friends (Sam affirms they're friends! And I believe it after the 13 episodes we saw of them!), AND Alice is the one who reached out to help Sam out of a very bad mental (and probably financial, by that point) situation, helping him get a job, then, yeah, the word professional used in that context is NOT the good word to use at all, and obviously Sam realizes that, and obviously that's what really gets to Alice, beyond the new boundary trying to be established.

At the same time, Alice is clearly digging to get more infos and Trying to be the Cool Friend while being somewhat masochistic about it, since by now it's plain to see she does have lingering feelings for Sam, and the way she goes about it is not always nice, so she's hurting both herself and Sam by pushing and pushing about it and not listening to Sam giving them both a out from that.

BUT ALSO, Sam saying "I know you're not happy about me and Celia" means that he knows that she's hurting herself each time she talks about it; means that he KNOWS that she still feels something for him that he doesn't anymore, and that means that this beautiful, warm, sweet, lovable, people-pleaser of a man has been purposefully using those feelings to get her to do something she didn't want to do literally three episodes ago, and with no shame at at all about it.

THE POINT IS. They're so MESSY. They KNOW EACH OTHER SO WELL. They LIKE each other. They're going to have SUCH A BAD FALLOUT ONE DAY AND ITS GOING TO BREAK BOTH THEIR HEARTS (and mine, while i cackle from the pain).

(oh, and yeah: "We dated in uni, I tried to help her after her parents died, then we lost contact" ??? What a summary, Samama. I'm sure NOTHING is hiding behind those lines.)

[socially-awkward-chocobo]

Happy Kagepro Day!!!

[camelspit]

uhh very quick alternate graphic novel clothing design ideas for sophie.

@skylilac @callas-pancake-tree @arson-anarchy-death @steal-nightmares-leave-dreams @neverseen-nevermore @abubble125 @purplesoup-lad-le @gay-otlc @thefoxysnake @keeper-of-the-lost-dadwin @ravs6709 @did-i-say-you-could-get-up @kamikothe1and0nly @that-glasses-dog @presidentroarie @even-if-in-another-time @nyxpixels @slozhnos @katniss-elizabeth-chase @sofia-not-sophie @moontoastt @lemon-girl-in-devil-town @three-bunnies-in-a-trenchcoat @purpleunicycle @just-a-honey-badger @loverofallthingssmart @antisocialdork @tamsong @cutebisexualmess

[soulmvtes]

finally got round to watching decision to leave last week and wowwwwwwwww

[lies]

Sometimes when I’m birdwatching

[sysig]

Just Desserts Pets by size (and owner)! (Patreon)

Bonus Joel and the new Bamboo cat-staring each other down:

[thereareeyesinsidethetrees]

just a note- ae really love the variety you get in birds. like yeah obviously there's a huge difference between ostriches and mourning doves. and yeah you've got birds that are rainbow or bright blue or green or even purple. but you've also got birds with vibrant bright blue beaks and birds with neon red legs. you've also got birds with blue eyes and purple eyes and pink eyes and red eyes and multicolor eyes and silver eyes and every color under the sun basically. in other words, it's really cool how different every species of bird is, even from other species in the same genus. ae like them

[kaminaepicwin]

No clue how I haven't come across this on tubmlr yet, but here you go!

[that-ineffable-devil]

During my TTRPG game tonight:

Me: What uh... What's going on at that arena over there?

GM: You hear the sounds of cheering, yelling, and flesh hitting flesh. There's a faint scent of blood under the overpowering smell of grog wafting from the entrance.

Me: Poe is hovering nearby, hesitating. Is it really loud?

GM: Oh yeah, crowds are cheering and people are roaring over the sounds of battle.

Me: Hnnng. Poe really wants to go in, but it's really loud and they don't like loud.

GM: But Poe also has a thing about pain, don't they want to see what's going on?

Me: Yes but... The sounds... *completely torn*

Other Player: Hold on, has Poe been flinching away from and avoiding loud noises this whole time?

Me: Yes, loud noises and bright lights. They also react badly to being touched out of battle, especially on their arms (which are mutilated).

Player: Got it. Havok wants to make Poe a set of like... Noise canceling earmuffs? Can I do that?

GM: Uh... Sure, roll for it?

Player: *rolls a nat 20*

Me: Holy shit, dad-mode activated!

GM: Well damn, yeah. So not only do these earmuffs muffle loud sounds and lower high pitched sounds, they clarify lower pitched sounds and generally equalize everything to make everything the perfect level. They may also provide protection against sonic attacks.

Player: Right, so Havok goes up to Poe and says "I noticed you been struggling with noises there, bud, so I made you these...want to try them on?"

Me: Poe takes the muffs in their talons, stares at them, stares at Havok, stares back at them, and puts them on. As the muffs take effect you see Poe immediately relax, sighing a little. They stare at Havok a moment longer before wrapping them in a bony, feathery hug.

Player: 😭😭😭 WORTH IT.

[spider-man-2o99]

poit poit. so, uh.. apparently yall actually wanted to see the 160 song long mig playlist?? so.. here you go. ive done my Best 2 make the song transitions as smooth and Pleasant To The Ear as possible over the past couple years so u can kinda bounce around between sections and get different Moods of Miggy if u do so wish. (blanket warning for a lot of generally upsetting content in the lyrics of some of these, but. like. delivered in a catharsis-y kinda way yknow?)

 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLn-9aCswhKc88O9DIk28nEWmhF-BwqVVE

[dutybcrne]

When Diluc gives his heart to someone and genuinely enters a relationship with them, that's it–that's it for him. There will never be any other that could hope to replace them, whether they leave him or they pass on.

[pigeonfancier]

I hate how the darkskinned indigenous-coded man with more "nonwhite" features is written with no characterization other than being violent and abusive while the more light-skinned native man with light hair is shown as gentle and understanding. The scene where the indigenous women are shown staring in awe at Shuna drawing a bow feels particularly bad, I feel like it promotes the idea of white women being the ones who can introduce change and "save" women of color.

I got some hate on the elfquest forum for posting my criticism, ppl were telling me my opinions are "ill-conceived" and "dont like dont read".

This was sent November 2023, and I'm replying now, because I just remembered.. I wrote a response and then drafted it for all of eternity? I am truly a paragon of communication.

But yeah, everything about Shuna's books and plots is just shit. I was a bit more mealy-mouthed about this last year, but: the Pini's love their blonde, blue-eyed saviours, and the Sun Villagers' position as a rare exception feels largely like they were just trying to make their product stand out among other comics of the time. Once it did, the job was done, and they got to lean back into the white saviour shit. Antagonists look more ethnic, protagonists look more white (or will gradually shift to looking more white over time).

I'd add more analysis but you caught it basically on the nose. Shuna's entire narrative is not great, and it is an example of why having an editor to rein in creatives is generally a good idea. Most people need someone who is not invested in your story or your characters to produce objective criticism, because that editor is a hell of a lot closer to how your readers will perceive your work. I don't think the Pini's think of any of their writing preferences as racist, nor do they really care if they are - they are in their mid 70's. But it might have been a different story back in the 90's or 2000's.

Or might not have! Who knows?

Also, yeah, that's the Elfquest forums for you. The Father Tree Holt one born after the closure of the original might be better, but I doubt it - I know I joined when it began and was not impressed. It's a lot of the same people from the official forums, and subsequently, it's largely just a continuation of the same problems. The problem with older fandoms tends to be people largely wailing 'don't like, don't read' when it comes to criticising works. Which I almost understand, when you've been reading a series for the last forty five fucking years: for some people, that level of investment will come with a certain amount of defensiveness. I do not have that with media, but I can understand where it comes from.

But it seems very silly to me. Not everyone likes analysing media, and that's perfectly fine! Forums are great for that conflict, because instead of trying to shut down a discussion, you can just simply not click the thread. You don't have a feed that'll try to shove shit at you, you can literally just not click the fucking thread.

I still side-eye the fact I made a thread on the original forums discussing the biomes of Abode as a bright-eyed, bushy-tailed teenie, full swing into my obsessive EQ stage, and was promptly told by multiple people that I was overthinking it, I shouldn't bother, and it was silly to focus on shit like on the feasibility of biomes / speculate on how the biome could've ended up in the canon way over how it would appear irl. But that was the response to almost any variety of genuine analysis of the material on the forum, tbh, even down to things as relatively easy as "is Strongbow an asshole?", or "how long do the wolves actually live for?", or "do you guys think that the narrative has a weird take on consent?". I'm still slightly salty over that years later, obviously, haha, so not surprised that "but WHY are you trying to engage with the material instead of just fawning over it?" mentality carried over to the new forum.

[change-beetle]

Almost half-way through Den-O. Deneb<333