#doasm

[darkpuppysuit]

[The pack in a diner at 2am]

Waiter: What can I get y'all to drink?

Namjoon: I'll take a cup of coffee grounds. Just the grounds or whatevers left

Waiter: Uh...

Yoongi: I'll have a glass of room temperature vodka

Waiter: Jesus Chri- okay

Taehyung: Can I have the experience of tasting a root beer for the first time?

Waiter: .....

Jungkook: I'll have a coffee and bacon, I can mix them together if you don't want to?

Waiter: What the fuck?

Hoseok: I'll have a glass of pancake syrup.

Waiter:You- you want a pint of grenadine?

Jimin: Ooh that sounds good I'll take that please.

Waiter: 👀

Hoseok: Pancake syrup. No pancakes. The sweet stuff darling, pour it down my throat

Waiter: .....

Y/n (very softly): I just want a salad...

Waiter: I'm afraid to ask....

Seokjin, as loud as he can: Steak, rare and a bottle of goddamn wine. Please, for the love of fuck

[darkpuppysuit]

Me with DOASM

when someone asks what your book is about and you try to explain the plot

[wanna-be-stage-manager]

Diary of a Stage Manager, #5 (July 27th, 2019)

Long story short, life’s been nuts. Welcome to theatre lol.

So I’m currently on day...14? Of tech week because I decided to help backstage for the teen show, which was the weekend right before my show. And this week has been nothing short of hectic with my show. So of course I’ve overworked myself and I’m tired as tired could be, but I still love it. I can’t even say I get a break because I roll right into assisting with auditions for the company’s fall show and then move in for my university.

I may never get a break since my major is theatre and honestly....call me crazy but I’m loving it. If you’d ask my ankles they’d probably have a different opinion though. They hurt and I need ice and elevation STAT.

This is me popping back in to say it may be a while before I post again because of how busy I’ll be, but I will be sure to write my final thoughts down about the show and post them when I get the chance :)

[foxmuldersbae]

update

i got tickets to the roxy kevin abstract show so im going with my friend yeee if any of you are going hmu it's gonna be lit

[vaarsuvius6]

"I must've missed the part where I implied that Steven Universe was the most flawless show of all time."

You compared it to Star Wars and Dragon Ball, two of the most popular and influential science fiction/fantasy franchises of all time (granted, there are aspects of those franchises that didn't age well, but it can't be denied they were incredibly influential). You didn't oughtright say "the show is flawless", but you did kind of imply, at the very least, that SU is as important to pop culture as Star Wars is. That probably wasn't what you intended to say, but it is kind of what you implied.

"You can't call my arguments bad faith when you don't know what I'm arguing against."

No, I get what you're arguing against, I just didn't think you did it well. Again, you're argument is "this kind of story arc wasn't controversial back in the 90's, why is it controversial now?" To which the answer is "it's not the 90's anymore." So bringing up old franchises like Star Wars and Dragon Ball IS a bad faith argument, because those franchises were made a while ago and SU is more modern. You might as well try to defend a controversial book like Save The Pearls (if you've never heard of that book...good) by pointing out the racial stereotypes in the Narnia books. Just because something wasn't controversial back then doesn't mean it's not controversial now.

"I was complaining about people like Lily Orchard and her ilk who use progressive sounding word vomit to spread a transparent hate campaign."

I've never watched Lily Orchard, but if that was your intent, you didn't really convey it that well. It came across like you were talking about people who criticized the show IN GENERAL, even if that wasn't the intent. Also, just because Lily Orchard says the sky is blue doesn't mean the sky is actually green - sure, I'm aware that Lily is widely regarded as a garbage content creator, but other reviewers like Pieguyrulz criticized SU's writing decisions, and those reviewers were not controversial like Lily was. And again, I'd like to point out that at least some of the people who didn't like how SU handled its writing decisions were BLACK.

"I was complaining about the part of the internet that insists on turning SU into a joke..."

I don't know how to say this, but if people want to treat a show like a joke, that's their perogative. I know it hurts to hear a show you like insulted, but people have the right to pan whatever shows they want. I'm not even saying I agree with all of the criticism, I'm just saying people have a right to go "this show sucks" if that's how they honestly feel. I mean, if you don't like a show, what are you supposed to do? Lie and say you liked it when you didn't?

"...and completely obliterating it's legacy in ensuring that better, more progressive shows like the Owl House can even exist."

By that logic, no-one is allowed to criticize Destiny of a Shrine Maiden because it paved the way for better yuri series in the future. If you're not a weeb and don't know what that is...Destiny of a Shrine Maiden was one of the first yuri series to give the leads a happy ending together instead of going the "kill your gays" route (okay, technically, they get reincarnated...long story. Point is, the gay leads are alive and well when the series ends, which was a big deal at the time). However, the series didn't age well, and while it did pave the way for better stuff, that better stuff is so much better that you could easily argue that Destiny of a Shrine Maiden is just not worth watching anymore. I am capable of thinking that a show paved the way for a later writers success while also thinking that it didn't age well.

Or if DoaSM is too obscure - Harry Potter paved the way for a lot of YA literature. Does that mean no-one can criticize the House-Elf slaverly supblot?

"I was complaining very specifically about the mindset that "flawed media = bad person" that fandom has largely become, especially pertaining to Steven Universe."

Agreed, but just because some of the people who criticized the show were way too hostile to the creators doesn't change the fact that the show is flawed. I mean, Ahmed Best got way too much hate, to the point where he considered committing suicide, but does that make everyone who didn't like Jar-Jar Binks automatically wrong?

"And I was complaining about the double standard shown towards large franchises when queer creators don't even get half that amount of slack, especially as Dragon Ball and Star Wars still are ongoing and, thus, open to the same criticism."

Again, I don't know much about Dragon Ball other than that it was very influential, but Disney Star Wars was HEAVILY criticized. Among many things, one of the complaints people had about Rise of Skywalker was that some people found Kylo Ren's redemption arc flawed, especially since The Last Jedi strongly implied he WOULDN'T be redeemed. And it's my understanding that the people Vegeta killed were brought back via the Dragon Balls (because death is cheap in that franchise), while Steven Universe makes it clear that the Off Colours shattered by the Diamonds ain't coming back any time soon. One of the more popular recent DB movies, Broly, made it clear that Broly was a child soldier forced into villainy, so it made sense the heroes forgave him, while White Diamond did everything she did of her own volition.

And if you want to talk double standards? Maybe I'm biased here, but I've seen minority reviewers attacked for not liking something just as much as I've seen minority creators attacked for making something (i.e. women who criticized Age of Ultron for being sexist being told to "shut up"). I'm not saying either double standard is good, but again...why do the minorities who criticize stuff deserve less sympathy than the minorities who created it?

I'm sorry if I came across as being overly hostile. I was having a bad day, and maybe that was reflected in the verbiage I used. But I reject the idea that criticism of SU was automatically unfair, because a lot of the people who criticised the show were minorities who felt it handled topics like racism and ableism badly. And they had every right to feel that way.

"Steven Universe is Nazi propaganda because characters who destroyed planets got a redemption arc!"

You guys act like two of the most popular redemption arcs in fiction didn't also happen to characters who destroy planets.

Hell, the Galactic Empire Vader works for is supposed to be a direct analogue to the Nazis for fucks sake. No one is calling Stars Wars or Dragon Ball Nazi propaganda just because these two got character development. That'd be fucking absurd.

Like, complain about how the Redemption Arc got rushed all you want (even if that's on the producers for canceling the show early and not the writers), but please just acknowledge the calling the Jewish woman a Nazi sympathizer because you didn't like her kids cartoon is fucking vile.

[filmbae]

Dude the NYC Kevin show was sooooo good n Romil is so cute omgmfjfdkkxxk

[brockhamptonbaby]

u know what would b cool, if roy blair opened for brockhampton.  i just really wanna see roy do cat heaven live and he did doasm tour sooooo... like... please? still want romil to dj first tho bc yes id love to scream along to frank too

[darkpuppysuit]

DOASM (Dreaming of a Silver Moon)

I'm currently editing (of course lol when am I not?) I just wanted to let you guys in on a little secret or two- or three?

The boys are all werewolves yes, duh lol

But they're not the average grey wolf or anything like that....

Think more along the lines of Twilight sized wolves

Yeah these guys, big motherfuckers right? But they all have their own special golden designs along their fur and stuff (you'll get the details once I post the first chapter once I finish and post the next three chapters of Real Love which is hopefully soon) hehe I am my own worst enemy here since I'm both the writer and the editor atm.

As always love to hear your thoughts!

K love you byyyeeee!!!! 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

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Here's a little something for the last edited chapter of DOASM

The day goes on like that, all of them were for once having fun. No worries about the lingering threat hanging in the air not if the pack alpha had any say about it. Yes he was still anxious about it but right now- with all of his mates, his best friends, his lovers. He wasn't going to let it cloud the bright smiles and infectious laughter especially hers. He loved the way she snorted softly at the end of each little giggle absently, she didn't feel the least bit shy around them well, almost. But that had to count for something right? If they couldn't enjoy the little things in life, was it really worth living?

It would all be okay in the end.... right?

[skeeter-valentine]

https://soundcloud.com/user-488433/kevin-abstract-not-on-doasm-03

[allswellthatendswell-supposedly]

doasm💙👶👕

[russellgarfinkle]

I just want Andrew to come out.

...to this livestream of Death of a Salesman discussion, I mean.

[dj-or-die]

Kevin Abstract - Echo

[darkpuppysuit]

(DOASM Bangtan Pack)

Taehyung: We attack at dawn!

Namjoon: Why dawn?

Taehyung: Tradition! You do shootouts at high noon, you stretch in the seventh inning, and you attack at dawn.

Namjoon: You also get executed at dawn.

*Jungkook snickers in the background*

Taehyung: Thank you, Sourwolf, for that bit of optimism.

[skeeter-valentine]

DOASM

[wanna-be-stage-manager]

Diary of a Stage Manager, #3 (June 23rd, 2019)

Wrangling five kids is work. Wrangling fifteen is a headache. Wrangling 20? A stress fest. My town has a showcase/festival/thing where local artists can show off anything pertaining to the arts. Dancing, painting, jewelry, acting, welding, singing, you name it we probably have a booth for it. As a part of a main stage block, the kids from my current show performed a song. Our director had to be out of town exactly when the kids took stage so being the confident person I am (HA) when she asked me to be in charge I said “sure, I can handle it, why not?”.

Believe me when I say that kids are the hardest to handle. And I mean that in the fact that even teens could handle going on without their director but 20 kids, under the age of 12? I was NOT made for this job. I applaud, no, I admire anyone who has tackled directing children. It’s a brave job because you’re tackling with a lot of loud personalities who are still coming into who they are. I am not built for it, and I recognize the talent and heart it takes.

[russellgarfinkle]

i want to lick his stupid stuttering face