#he does get it yall

[sleepynegress]

On Belinda's Ending on The White Lotus... (spoilers!)

The white gaze on Black women characters in media is fucked up.

------- So, the current narrative since the finale, is that Belinda leaving a resort that subsisted on wealthy white narcissism, alive and well, 5 mil richer with her son in tow... Is somehow a tragic ending.

And now she's somehow "just like Tanya..." in this poetic mirror of an ending and I'm sorry, but BULLSHIT. LOL, these aren't the same situations. Belinda NEVER ASKED TANYA FOR MONEY. Tanya *offered* it to her, and Belinda, knowing promises and disappointment (and TBH how that class of people are) , outright rejected it at first. Tanya had to convince Belinda that she was in it forreal... And she was *still* (rightly) skeptical. AS SOON as she started genuinely believing that her dream was a mutual one for her and Tanya, of being this business partner with her, Tanya pulled that rug out from under her. That is the tragedy of that situation. Tanya genuinely wanted to think herself a decent person, but in the end....She was still a pampered frivolous rich white lady, who saw everyone else as fodder. Hell, that was the entire joke behind her ending lines about "the gays" trying to kill her. She saw every group like some interesting new bird species to admire (their feathers) and mingle among for her amusement, not fully realized people on her level. ------- Pornchai, however, (wrongly) assumed Belinda was a wealthy foreigner from jump, who could help him and his with money. However real his feelings for her were, there was always that hidden agenda there. He genuinely liked her and was attracted to her, and may have even seen her as safer than the white tourists whom he'd dealt with all the time, because she was a Black woman. ...But it is *telling* that he asked her for money right after they'd slept together. Honestly, Belinda was kinder and more understanding than she needed to be, given that timing. He even told her as he asked, that he thought/assumed she was wealthy enough to assist him with his situation. It really reeks of a white audience fully not accepting and thinking a Black woman, especially an unambiguous one who isn't skinny...got to live unbound by the kind the righteous "dignity" under a heavy-sociological load, narratives typically assign to Black women as a "win". *cough*

Like there is genuinely a white pathology that cannot conceive of, or handle the idea of a black woman simply living joyously without serving a white gaze or under some immense pressure or hardship... (that of course, she handles with righteous "strong black woman" superpowered dignity or some shit). There have been entire essays about how even in the award show circuit, only those types of performances from Black women are acknowledged and awarded... Seriously, think about every Black woman who was ever given award attention in film and the roles they played... Exactly. TBH, that is also part of the root of the obsession/issue with Meghan Markle as well, even with her feature-ambiguity and biracial (specifically white parentage) ethnic identity, the gaze of whiteness is scrambled by the idea of a Black woman somehow serving *only* herself and comfort, especially in that class and quiet luxury... they have determined is not/and should never be for her kind. They have a box Black womanhood and femininity comfortably (for them) always occupies and her existence outside of that just doesn't. compute. Going further back... The phenomenon of Oprah, becoming the wealthiest Black woman in America at the height of her career, came down to aptly serving that expectation and gaze. For white audiences, she managed to acquire immense wealth by crafting a gaze of "service" and "friendship" and pseudo-employ it. She cleverly modernized and then filled the role (still a part of American whiteness' recent unresolved ancestral memory), lost between Reconstruction and Jim Crow, during which so many Black women served as integral parts of white households....but never *truly* being connected/close in the way white pathology falsely constructed it in order to soothe that conscience (rewatch The Help to get what I mean)... This is a big reason why Oprah's brand worked for so long. Now, back to Belinda. She subverted ALL of that. She wisely said no the handsome man, who would have been an extra burden to cater to/and serve disrupting her happy ending, while still being healthy in that ending for them (that's another thing I've noticed lacking in social intelligence/media literacy, not all "romantic break-ups" are sad and unhealthy, yall). Her son, actually was savvy enough to get for her what she deserved and ultimately, she left without undercutting her *rewards* in the process, which would have been the typical expected end for her "type". Belinda's end was and should be a wake-up to the white gaze, that they *always* have a funky expectation of Black womanhood being burdensome and in service to anyone but themselves, and that serves as somehow a comfort to whiteness.... The fact that so many are twisting themselves into knots to deprive her of a simple happy ending where she rides off into the sunset with her 5 mil and has that without losing anything?? *LOL* The fact that yall can't see the simple subversion?? 🤦🏽‍♀️ Re-adjust those goggles and recalibrate. The fat unambiguous Black woman doesn't need to lose something or be burdened somehow in order "pay" for or balance out her happy ending. Her son being savvy enough to navigate the always grifting spaces of white wealth in order to get the best deal for her doesn't "lessen him" somehow for outsmarting that system... Belinda WON. She'll live a soft wealthy life with her dream fulfilled. There are no Tanya's or even Pornchai's happiness to cater to for her. JUST HER OWN. That's it. THE END.

[chloesimaginationthings]

The Afton kids deserved better in FNAF..

[mooreaux]

Love Undying

[not-equippedforthis]

forever mourning how granada holmes never adapted the three garridebs. diabolical. unbelievable, even. 'if you had killed watson you would not have made it out of this room alive' but in brett's frightfully intense and low, biting, hissing voice. the violent, wild stare versus the gentle hand on watson's knee. all of that precarious control getting flung out the window. the humanity of it. gritting my teeth can you fucking imagine.

[thewistlingbadger]

The amount of sympathy Syril is getting is shocking to me. It seems like the majority of fans were of the belief that he was gonna flip sides and become a rebel. To me it was very obvious that Syril is an empire loyalist. He's someone who staunchly believes that the empire is good, and that's been a major trait of his character since he was introduced. He thinks the empire is a great thing and he wants to feel like he plays a significant role in the empire. He takes his bullshit jobs way too seriously because he's looking for power and respect. He demands that he be treated more important than he actually is. This is the guy that stalked Dedra because he was in awe at her power and wanted her to listen to him. This is the guy who went against his boss's orders and had his own men killed on a rogue mission just so he could feel like he did something. This is the same guy who dedicated he personally had to solve the Andor case and follow up on it even though he no longer had the authority to. This is the guy who LITERALLY SAID the best day of his life was the day he infiltrated a rebel group and became a permanent mole for the empire. This guy was NEVER going to be turned. He is the prime example of how ordinary people protect a harmful system because they believe it to be right and because that system offers them some benefit. Even though Syril got rejected time and time again he still believed in the empire because the opportunity for success was always available, an ever open door that would allow Syril to actually become someone. Syril dies the death he deserves. He's unceremoniously murdered in an event so chaotic that his death is nothing more than another one to add to the already high death toll. No one witnesses his death, no one calls out his name in a panic, nothing. He dies quickly and alone.

Syril was never a hero, he was never a rebel. He was an imperial bootlicker and generally a slime of a human being.

[feelo-fick]

chilaios telepathy compilation. btw.

also these ones arent telepathy i just think its fun that they defend eachother + are on the same page about alchohol :

[bobosbillionsknives]

All I've wanted to draw is nonsense

[hayaku14]

yapper bf x listener bf

[tea-cat-arts]

Shen Yuan getting transported into pidw isn't "the system punishing him for being a lazy internet hater," but instead representative of "step 1 of the creative process: getting so mad at something you decide to go write your own fucking book" in this essay I will

[torchstelechos]

I love that Isabeau is the one to bring up the "what do we do if you die" conversation cause its a very good insight to his character at the very start of the game. Isabeau is practical, smart, and loves everyone dearly and wants to know how to help them when shit goes sideways. He's the one to ask about Bonnie too, which is a delightful read on how he thinks because everyone else shuts that down instantly as a "That wont happen and cant happen" but we see later in the game it can happen which is such a startling thing for a game to do but justifies the foreshadowing of Bonnie can die what do we do if that happens? Isabeau, despite everything, is also the one who gets to the heart of the matter even if its not something must people are willing to talk about. All without it being part of his friendquest, thats just him naturally. Which! Says so much about him and how he is! His character when its not about his relationship with Siffrin is a very intriguing thing because it feels like a very classic hard intellectual stance that's been softened after many years of learning to better communicate healthily with others. A reflection, if you will, of Odile but in a very drastic direction. I find him fascinating and I also want to scoop his brains out and study them under a microscope to see all his little brain thoughts.

[bunnyboy-juice]

NO MORE ASSOCIATING THINGS WITH FEMMES ONLY BECAUSE THEY ARE PINK!HYPERFEM FEMMES ARE GREAT AND I LOVE YOU CAMPY FEMMES WHO EMBODY PINK BUT ALSO JESUS CHRIST CAN YOU GUYS NOT GO MORE THAN ONE DAY W/O TRYING TO SHOEHORN FEMMES INTO BEING ONLY PINK UWU BABIES. I AM FEMME AS IN GRASS AS IN DIRT AS IN TREE BARK AS IN WEEDS SPROUTING THROUGH THE SIDEWALK CEMENT. FEMME AS IN GENDER NONCONFORMITY AS IN FUCK YOU MY FEMININITY IS WHAT *I* SAY IT IS. FEMME AS IN DEPTH AND DARKNESS AND WARMTH AND TERROR. FEMME AS IN CAVES. FEMME AS IN LIGHTNING. FEMME AS IN AN AMALGAMATION OF TRAITS THAT I HAVE DECIDED ARE FEMININE REGARDLESS OF WHAT SOCIETY SAYS. FUCK IS IT THAT HARD TO UNDERSTAND?!???

[fairylando]

lord please take all the hate given to lando, double it and give it to the piquet family and associates. and christian horner.

[hobbithabits]

Yall know the scene in those ‘coming of age’ movies, where the family is having dinner, and the dad points out that new boy to his daughter with the subtly of a freight train. And he says something about him being a good kid, that he’s talented, and then ends with something that directly aligns with what the daughter likes?

Yes. That’s concept, but it’s dinner with Spock and his parents. And Sarek is under the impression that Spock is with Kirk (not wrong), and is trying to convince him that the doctor is a better option(wrong, because he’s also dating McCoy)

“Doctor McCoy is very talented. He’s recived awards for his work I’ve heard.”

“Yes father, he excelled as a doctor before he had joined starfleet as well.”

“He also saved my life, and your own countless times”

“Yes, as was his duty as Chief Medical Officer of the Enterprise”

…

“I noticed as well, that he has incredibly skilled hands.”

“Father I do not wish to-“

[retrosabers]

why am i seeing people lowkey dickride john walker all of a sudden

[omegalerc]

there’s a guy trending on twitter rn for having a morning routine that requires him to shove his face 3x in a bowl of ice water, and i just really feel that the Max Verstappen morning routine takes on a really similar aspect… except the bowl is full of Charles Leclerc omega slick

[oodlesodoodles]