#and i meant what i said

[mymailody]

everyone tries to pull a zuko out of their villains without understanding that a zuko type of antagonist only works if you have an aang type of protagonist

[btwnl0veandhate]

i’m too hot to be ignored

[gotham-citys-third-finest]

Jason Todd and The Female Gaze: A Mini-Essay

I feel like DC still doesn't quite understand Jason Todd's appeal within the fandom. I know on some level they think it's because he's the DC version of the Punisher, and our mouths froth for revenge and guns in a world where the title character famously doesn't kill and detests them.

This post really opened my eyes to something I never considered in why I like Jason until I was on TV Tropes and saw that they described him as impulsive. It rubbed me the wrong way, like petting a cat backwards. Impulsive. He never felt impulsive to me and, in most iterations of his character, he is able to lie in wait for years before striking. But then it struck me that if he were a female character, he'd be called overly emotional instead of impulsive. Too sensitive, too feely to make rational decisions. On one hand, what the fuck is gender anyway? But on my hand, as an autistic woman who was taught to make myself more palatable (pretty) before making people uncomfortable, Jason is a familiar fantasy.

He feels the depths of wrath and envy, is forced to grin and bare the weight of every cardinal sin for some transgression he's made (being poor, being empathetic, being righteous). But he doesn't smile or carry them idly. He wields them.

There's a John Berger quote in Ways of Seeing about the hypocrisy of the male gaze:

You painted a naked woman because you enjoyed looking at her, put a mirror in her hand and you called the painting “Vanity,” thus morally condemning the woman whose nakedness you had depicted for your own pleasure.

DC puts a gun in Jason's hand and makes him a moral parallel to Batman, an alternative. But when it comes time to actually do what Batman can't (refuses to) do and free Gotham from the tyranny of a domestic terrorist, he's now corrupt and can only prove his goodness by following the path of the man who's mislead him in every life he's lived. He is a survivor who has bloomed beyond the confines of Batman's shadow. He is a victim incapable of reason when in his murderer's presence. He is a prisoner of the panels DC boxes him into.

But Jason (to me, to us) is his own Pygmalion and he is an unapologetic master of his own image. And we yearn for his liberation.

[notdelusionalatall]

It truly doesn't matter how attractive you are if you have a shitty personality.

[leclerccch16]

Before I sleep I’m going to have a little rant

I LOVE Carlos. I do. But come on everyone on twitter is saying he deserved p2 and not Charles. Let’s analyze. Over the season Charles has had a plethora of shitty races with strategy, incidents, overall pace of the car and even being held up in saudi by a confident Carlos who swore he could catch Lewis. And even with all of that he is still the only non-redbull driver to get pole position and the only ferrari driver to be on the podium. Charles has been driving the pants off of this tractor yesterday’s sprint aside. With the right car Charles would be unstoppable 🤷🏽‍♀️

[iamnotanearthlingmotherfucker]

Gift Wapping 🎁💦

[bleach-your-panties]

IT'S MEGUMI'S FAULT FOR BEING WEAK

IT'S GOJO'S FAULT FOR GETTING CAPTURED

IT'S GETO'S FAULT FOR BEING RACIST

IT'S TOJI'S FAULT FOR TRAUMATIZING GETO

IT'S THE ZENINS' FAULT FOR DISOWNING TOJI, MAKI, AND MAI

IT'S CHOSO'S FAULT FOR INJURING YUUJI

IT'S SUKUNA'S FAULT FOR TRAUMATIZING YUUJI

IT'S INUMAKI'S FAULT FOR NOT USING HIS CURSED SPEECH

IT'S YUUJI'S GRANDPA'S FAULT FOR TELLING YUUJI TO HELP OTHERS

IT'S THE PRINCIPAL'S FAULT FOR LETTING YUUJI IN THE SCHOOL

IT'S GOJO'S FAULT AGAIN JUST BECAUSE

IT'S MAHITO'S FAULT FOR BEING A B℅76¢®!!!

I BLAME EVERYBODY EXCEPT FOR YUUJI!!!

[vraska-theunseen]

DID YOU ALL KNOW THAT YOU CAN DO WHATEVER UOU WANT WHEN YOURW MAKING ART ISNT THAT WILD

[nat-20s]

Biggest hindrance of Doctor Who being a family show is that it ends up preventing authenticity. By which I specifically mean there's no damn way that Donna's response to some of the things The Doctor says wouldn't have been "Fuck off."

[macksartblock]

idk why i did this instead of sleeping last night but ayo s3 pcs

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Good Morning, World.

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[razzygoat]

Yeah, man, those are decidedly not the same thing at all actually

[bookishjules]

keeping the "they'll think we're impertinent" / "i am impertinent" lines from the book???? iconic. incredible. reminded me i have never once known what impertinent means

[silicon-puppy-pudding]

Can Fright Knight x Batman be a thing? Is it already a thing? I just saw this post where Frighty is acting as Danny's dad and I just want something with Fredric Knight meeting Bruce like..

Bruce is happy Daimian is making friends. This new kid, Daniel "call me Danny" Knight, seems nice. Kid might be a meta or something, with the way his eyes reflect like a cats and how he seems to always be cold, but he doesn't seem to be a bad kid and his background seemed to check out.

Yesterday Damian had invited Danny over for a sleepover and Bruce was stoked. Dami is having a friend over! A civilian friend! This is so normal and great! Danny had said his father would be picking him up the next day and would show up on his motorcycle (which was apparently named Nightmare?)

Bruce is in the sitting room close to the entrance when Alfred goes to buzz the gate for Danny's father. After a few minutes, he can hear Alfred walking the man in and explaining that "young Master Damian will be down with young Daniel in a few minutes. Till then, maybe you'd like to speak with Master Bruce?"

Bruce almost falls out of his seat when this almost 7 foot tall hunk of a man walks in, with his long raven black hair with a streak of gray down the center, all pulled back into a low ponytail. His bright green eyes have that same, almost glowing, shine that Danny's have and he's got a neat bit of stubble on his sharp jaw. He holds himself tall and seems to scan the room before setting his gaze on Bruce, who is using all his will to not ogle at this gorgeous man in front of him.

He stands to greet him and, oh God, he may actually be 7ft. "You must be Danny's dad, right?" He offers his hand to shake, "Bruce Wayne. I'm happy to see my son making friends with such a nice kid."

The behemoth of a man stares at his hand for just a moment to long before he shakes it and introduces himself, "Fredric Knight. I'm also glad my son is making friends." He says with the hint of a smile, "He's been a bit reclusive since we came here and I don't believe that's been healthy for him."

The two fathers talk for a bit, Bruce doing his best to be Batman ever now and then to make sure this guy isn't a potential threat. After some time, Danny and Damien walk into the room with Danny's bags, "Hey Dad, hi Mr. Bruce. Sorry that took so long," he says as he walks over to Fred (Bruce was told he could call him that) and half hugs the man, "Dami has a snake and he let me feed her!" Fred looks down at his son and pats his head, "That sounds interesting, little prince. Was it a frightful creature?"

As father and son speak, Bruce notes how fond Fred seems of Danny. The 'little prince' name seemed cute and pretty fitting with the last name. He also notes how Fred seemed to relax just a bit the moment Danny walked into the room (the same way he would after his children returned from patrol safe and unharmed), huh.

They say their goodbyes and the father-son duo are escorted out. Bruce and Damien watch as they ride down the driveway, Danny doing his best to wave at them from between his father's arms.

"We should invite the both of them over for dinner." Bruce says with a hand on his son's shoulder, "Fred seems like an interesting character, don't you think?"

"Father,"

"Yes Damian?"

"Please do not seduce my friends father."

[skeletood]

Scout Pilgrim and her cool lesbian roommate.

[erineas]

She likes sharp teeth and always tries to peek at his mouth