#classic lit bracket

[classiclitbracket]

Classic Lit Bracket Finals: Les Mis vs. Lord of the Rings!

Les Mis propaganda #1

Les Mis propaganda #2

Les Mis propaganda #3

Les Mis propaganda #4

Les Mis propaganda #5

Lord of the Rings propaganda #1

Lord of the Rings propaganda #2

[latamclassiclitbracket]

Bienvenidos al torneo de literatura clásica latinoamericana

This bracket was mainly inspired by @classiclitbracket and people in @latinotiktok talking about the potential of a Latin American lit bracket.

Feel free to make your submissions/talk to me in English, Spanish or French. I unfortunately cannot speak Portuguese but I understand a fair amount of written Portuguese (as is usual with people who know Spanish), so, while not preferred, that is also an option.

I have not decided when I will close submissions yet but the pinned post will be there until I do. Have fun!

[gayest-classiclit]

Classic Literature Sexyperson Tournament; Round 1

propaganda:

Mercutio:

has an article

watch the baz lurhman movie. that's the propaganda.

He is absolutely full of Gender and chaos and frightening narrative awareness for a guy who seems to think (hope?) he’s in a comedy until the minute he dies. I love a guy who can prophesy the deaths of his friends while consistently being comic relief.

i mean come on.

I feel like Mercutio fits exactly into the sexy person category. He’s a prince, he’s a fighter, he may ambiguously be in love with his besties, hes a silly guy, he dies tragically.

Carmilla:

Um. Vampire. Seductress. Sapphic

[serialadoptersbracket]

Round 2, Match 12: Roy Mustang vs. Abraham van Helsing

Submitted kids:

Roy Mustang: Edward and Alphonse Elric

Abraham van Helsing: Jonathan "Jack" "John" Seward, Quincey P. Morris, Arthur Holmwood, Lucy Westenra, Jonathan Harker, Mina Murray-Harker

Propaganda under the cut!

1. “This pathetic cringefail loser of a man managed to raise and guide two traumatized children into becoming well-adjusted adults. He also gets bonus points because those kids end up saving the world from disaster.

Also he’s hot sometimes”

2. “He has two(2) sons!!!!! Weird little traumatized children!!!! He’s also soooo dad shaped(a mass murderer)!!!! He such a loser too!! I love him so much I wanna chew on him <3”

3. “ok i'm not into fma buts its a popular source and my oomfs r into it and i hear a lot about them. like top five things i hear about whenever i hear them talk about fma. hashtag war criminal family swag”

Abraham van Helsing:

“He's just a father figure. I know there's a lot of contention over his exact feelings towards them all, but he's a father figure to some of us. He's a *dad* and outright *says* in text he sees at *least* Arthur and Lucy like his children (more specifically Arthur as being similar to his son, had he got to grow up, and Lucy as a package deal because they were engaged) but I can have this please.”

[mystery-classic-lit-bracket]

this is a new tournament style blog based off of @mysterycharacterbracket and @badlysummedupmoviestournament

people will submit “propaganda” or a description of the novel or play or narrative poetry and the actual play/book/poem

only i will know what the play/poem/book is, people will only see the description as the point is that it’s a mystery! so don’t include super recognizable names or similar things

for example you could say “a prince” but avoid saying “hamlet” to keep it a bit of a mystery

descriptions/“propaganda” can be as detailed or vague as you want so long as they follow the rules!

i also want to keep this warm and welcoming so submissions including swears will be deleted immediately

you can submit as many submissions/descriptions as you want

what counts as classic or literature is a very contested thing and if it’s not widely accepted as classic literature decisions will be made on a case by case basis

i will create a google form for submissions and post it shortly, submissions will stay open for an undetermined time. i will see how things go and decide accordingly

[the-queer-classic-lit-ship-ever]

WE HAVE!!!! COME TO A CONSENSUS :DDDDD

sam/frodo from lord of the rings is the queer classic lit ship ever woo!!!

here's some other polls for you to do while the losers bracket is going on:

postfinal - samfrodo vs patrochilles

3rd place - dorian gays vs hamratio

and here's some prep for the losers bracket

recent admin update

questions for losers bracket prep

[tournamentdirectory]

Latin America has some fantastic classic books. @latamclassiclitbracket finds the very best.

Run by @tuesday-titration.

[sorrel-scribbles]

@the-queer-classic-lit-ship-ever I promised you a dickxperry real masterpost as propaganda and now you're getting it

Disclaimer: I DO NOT SHIP THIS (they're murderers and it's kind of RPF), only find it very textually interesting. Also, I know it's considered nonfiction, but I've read In Cold Blood and read up on the controversy surround it, and in my opinion it should really be considered fiction. Everything I say about them from this point onward reflects Capote-canon and is not necessarily reflective of actual events. Here's the ask where I elaborated slightly on considering it fiction but feel free to ask for more context I know too much about this book.

Propaganda/Evidence below the cut (all page numbers are in reference to my eddition of ICB)

Perry canonically admitted to being attracted to Dick: "Dick's literalness, his pragmatic approach to every subject, was the primary reason Perry had been so attracted to him, for it made Dick seem, compared to himself, so authentically tough, invulnerable, 'totally masculine.'" (p. 16)

They are described as "[like] two dues setting off on a double date", and considering Capote was gay himself, this feels like subtext to me.

Dick describes becoming friends with Perry like this: "he had proceeded to woo Perry, flatter him." (p. 55)

They call each other pet names. Many examples, but "Sure, honey. I'm with you all the way" (Dick to Perry, p. 100) and "Welcome home honey" (Dick to Perry when he gets out of the hospital, p. 320) make me scream extra loud.

Someone once gifted Perry basically nudes of Dick: "The sketchbook, which Otto gave perry as a parting gift, contained several drawings of Dick--'nude studies'" (p. 119)

That time Perry freaks the heck out because he think's Dick's been arrested, and when he finds out they haven't he calls Dick's voice "like an injection of some potent narcotic" and then they go to dinner together and Dick calls him "honey" again (p. 194-196)

That time Perry admitted to quadruple homicide to save Dick from it (he claims it was for the benefit of Dick's family but LITERALLY WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT! A lot of actual serial killer couples won't try to take the blame for each other) (p. 255)

Perry constantly thinks about Dick while in jail and writes about it in his diary, describing him as "virile." (p. 259)

Writes that "all preparations must include [Dick]" in his escape plan. (p. 265)

That time some other guys in the prison with them are talking about wanting to have sex with Perry and Dick implies agreement "'[Andy] says he'd like to squeeze Perry a little. I don't blame him'...Hickock chuckled ruefully [and] shrugged." (p. 334)

TLDR: Truman Capote was insane for this book, to say nothing of how he also kinda sorta developed hybristophilia while working with Perry on this book. I hope this breaks you as much as it broke me 😋

[the-gay-disney-games]

Ok I’ve decided I’m gonna hop on the tournament bandwagon so here I go!

Hello, and welcome to The Gay Disney Games, where we pit creations of the homophobic company against each other to see who gives off the most queer vibes. I’m planning to hold a few different tournaments over the summer, but the one I’m planning to start with is…

What is the most queer-coded Disney movie?

Rules:

It’s not just gay vibes! Anything under the lgbtq umbrella is good! (ie. Mulan being trans coded)

Only Disney and Pixar movies! So no Marvel or Star Wars or whatever else

No bigotry of any kind- especially homophobia, transphobia, or aphobia (this is an lgbtq tourney it’s an all or nothing deal)

Sequels and remakes are able to be submitted, but the spot will likely go to whichever movie in the franchise received the most submission

Beauty and the Beast (1991) is already in, since it’s what inspired me to make the tournament, so you don’t have to submit it!

Submissions Form

Tagging for exposure: @who-do-i-know-this-man @tnt-tourney @character-of-all-time @handsomestwomantournament @autismxadhdtournament @autismswagsummit @sea-animal-bracket @stem-sister-scuffle @mfshipbracket @fuckingstupidbracket @ultimate-word-tournament @ultimate-blorbo-bracket @tournament-winners-tournament @bestanimatedmovie @the-queer-classic-lit-ship-ever @the-nobody-tournament @worlds-worst-dad-competition

and for good measure @tournamentdirectory

[rightous-int]

Keeping a promise to this post @the-queer-classic-lit-ship-ever

[classiclitbracket]

Classic Lit Bracket-Elite Eight: Les Mis vs. Frankenstein

Les Mis propaganda #1

Les Mis propaganda #2

Les Mis propaganda #3

Les Mis propaganda #4

[see-arcane]

Let’s make the last round fun, guys. 

Vote for your finalist sexyman of choice. And remember that we’re (dis)respectfully (👀) objectifying 100+ year old dudes we can find on the Classics shelf in any Barnes and Noble. This is hilarious. We’ve all got clown noses in our reticules and rainbow wigs under our top hats. So let’s be silly about it. Or make sexy, sexy propaganda about it. But most of all, let’s enjoy this warped book club moment together. And be chill, because it’s what our sexymen would want.*

*NOTE: Griffin has informed me that chillness should only extend to the sexyman contest. Once it’s over, he insists you all resume your worship and terror before the might of his genius and the Reign of Terror from the Great Unseen.**

**And to also leave some tissues and NyQuil out on your porches, please.

Last-last thing: @gothlit-sexyman-contest thank you for putting this whole bracket together. Even with the gnarly dramatic bits, it’s been fun to see all the gothic lit lovers coming out of the woodwork to champion their respective sexily tormented favorites >:}

Transcript for Cecil Palmer’s melodic cursive text below to save you some eyestrain.👁 

“To be a sexyman is to be loved in every way. This is not hyperbole.”

“One can be loved for beauty. For ugliness.

For your good, for your evil.

For complexity and laughability.

For your kill count or how likely you are to be found malnourished and weeping inside a rain-soaked cardboard box.”

“A sexyman is a favorite among favorites. A sexyman is a joke. A sexyman is a matter of life and death. A sexyman should not be cause for pandemonium, but that hardly stops them. Or anyone else.”

“We are all sexymen here. Sexy, sexy chaos has arisen in our wake. Along with less sexy, more venomous chaos. Such is the curse of sexymanhood. Yet this too will pass, Mr. Harker. And your own sexyman (gender neutral) will still be waiting to welcome you home. Victorious with or without a medal.”

[gayest-classiclit]

Classic Literature Sexyperson Tournament; Round 1

propaganda:

Quincey:

quincey deserves #1 sexyman prize. he is the token cowboy. in a gothlit book. his first instinct when in danger in to randomly shoot through windows to (scare the shit out of) protect his friends. he decided he would literally die for a group of people he met like 3 hours ago because they seemed nice enough. he's texan for christ's sake. tropes: angst (dead), bait, distinctive voice, LGTBQ+ coded (dracula polycule is canon bram told me so), himbo (-ish), well dressed (cowboy).

Dracula:

owwsaawoagghb. older gentleman who is very regal and polite and is a fucking vampire how much sexier can you get

Obv everyone knows vampire sexy. The sensuality of drinking blood is *chef's kiss*. But I just really wanted an excuse to share this one thing, that isn't even related directly to the novel. So, my junior year of high school we read Dracula, and then our class went on a field trip to see a local theatre group perform the Dracula stage play-- and EVERY TIME Dracula came on stage, his neckline would progressively dip Lower and Lower (like. Comedically so) until he was soooo close to showing just straight up tiddie, but still juuuust barely not-- the tease was immaculate and istg it was doing Something for everyone in the audience. It was transcendent. An awakening. Even all these years later when my old high school friends and I bring it up, the only detail we can remember from that performance is Count Dracula's plunging neckline and that's Gotta count for something right

[serialadoptersbracket]

Round 2, Match 5: August vs. Claude Frollo

Submitted kids:

August: Hisoka Mikage, Chikage Utsuki

Claude Frollo: Jehan and Quasimodo

Propaganda under the cut!

August:

1. "august is the adoptive older brother of hisoka mikage and chikage utsuki. for context, these characters are all spies, and were invited into the organisation by august. (also known as misha sometimes). hisoka is december, and chikage is april! their collective group name in fanon is ""gekkagumi.""

the first interaction we see of him in game is him adopting hisoka off the street. he was a dying homeless child, and august invited him to join the organisation. at first he declined, but august kept coming back to him until he followed (despite chikage's protests about it) he fed fed hisoka gingerbread, and declared ""we're a family now.""

chikage was adopted before hisoka, but we only learned more about it later in the story. chikage was living in a ""facility"" when he runs into august who lives in the organisation.

despite their very harsh life, august really did everything he could to give hisoka and chikage the best life he could. he loved the idea of family, and always encouraged them to celebrate christmas and birthdays, and play games!

august had a cover job where he owned a candy store. despite it just being a cover, august loved it and had a genuine care for the children. he used to give away free sweets to the point his shop was actively going out of business, and whenever he saw a sad kid he'd try his best to cheer them up. people around the town came in just to talk to him, to the point where hisoka said when he was covering the shop for him, the first thing people would ask was ""where's misha?""

in his shop, he also used to have a myth that if you wrote a wish on a certain brand of cookie's wrapper, the wish would come true. august spoke excitedly of the wishes kids would wish for.

events in the story lead up to august's untimely death. years later, hisoka runs into a kid who used to go to his shop. this child had wished to be a painter, and was now painting. he actually ended up in possession of a wrapper august wrote on which said ""a happy family."" however, the boy couldn't read japanese and didn't know what it said. despite that, he held onto the wrapper for years after august's disappearance. he also manages to draw a picture of him from memory. :(("

2. “he's so . gwahh he just wants to give them a nice family”

Claude Frollo:

“Jehan's Claude's baby brother he raised after their parents die (Claude is 18/19 by then, and something like 37 during the books) and he doesn't kill Quasimodo's Mom in the original. Instead, he takes in Quasi, who has been left on the cathedrale's doorsteps. (Don't worry he also has a lot of faults and you still wouldn't want him to raise your kids)”

[mystery-classic-lit-bracket]

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i only have nineteen submissions so far go crazy and share with your mutuals and friends so more people can participate

[the-queer-classic-lit-ship-ever]

round 1, part a