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dukeofthomas · 7 months ago

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Can't believe Bruce canonically picked up a random 12yo homeless child who had no intent to become a vigilante and suddenly thrust Robin onto him without asking if that's what he wanted because he missed Dick (whom he fired because being Robin was too dangerous) and people still act like any take that's not "all the Batkids became vigilantes on their own completely independent of Bruce (who tried so hard to stop them but sadly just couldn't do it)" is a complete idiotic bad-faith take and that you're crazy if you disagree with people saying that Bruce has never ever absolutely NEVER picked up a kid for the purpose of making them into a vigilante.

#my dc posting #jason todd #dc #batman #bruce wayne #any child would be delighted to be told they could become a superhero #children also aren't known for their ability to make rational and good decisions.#jason did not yearn for the cape and would not have become a vigilante without bruce's interference #you want a character who became a vigilante independently and couldn't (and shouldn't) be stopped by bruce? duke #duke thomas did that #his mentor/mentee relationship with bruce is an actually good example of what a healthy one should look like #teaching someone already in the business but new to it how to do it well and as safe as possible. that's the good shit #''batman needs robin'' mmhm. tell me more about how the relationship of mentorship between an adult and their child needs to be focused #and centered around the needs of the adult. this is such a power fantasy for children; grown men relying on them for their mental wellbeing #(duke&jason are the only ones whose origins i have personally read hence why they are focused on here)#bruce wayne critical #<- for filtering purposes #comics bruce you are a bitch and an asshole #bitter-hibiscus your post abt the nature of the batman&robin relationship even outside the bounds of 'child soldier' still being bad #will always be famous to me

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clumsypuppy · 1 year ago

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i feel like im not making any sense but does anyone else feel like there are stories that let u run with them and ones that spell everything out for you

#im reading that post that says artists are directors of audience reaction and not its dictator:#'you cannot guarantee that everyone viewing your work will react as you are trying t make them react. a good artist knows that this is what #allows work to breath. by definition you cannot have art where the viewer brings nothing to the table ... this is why you have to let go of #the urge to plainly state in text exactly how you think the work should be interpreted ... its better to be misinterpreted sometimes than #to talk down to your audience. you wont even gain any control that way; people will still develop their opinions no matter what you do #im thinking abt this again cuz i was thinking maybe the thing that lets adventure time work so well the way it does is cuz it doesnt #take itself too seriously that it gives the audience enough room to fuck with subtext and then fuck with them back yknow. i think it was #mentioned somewhere that they werent even planning to run with the postapocalyptic elements that are hinted in the show but changed their #mind after the one off with the frozen businessmen and dominoed into marcy and simons backstory. on the other side there are stories that #explain too much to let the story speak for itself and i think it ends up having to do more with the crew trying to lead ppl in a certain #direction than expand on what they have and i see a lot of this with miraculous. like when interviews and tweets are used as word of god in #arguments and it becomes a little stifling to play around with it knowing the creator can just interject. u can say its the crews effort to #engage with its audience but it feels more like micromanaging. and none of this is to say there ISNT room for stories that spell things out #theyre just suited for different things. if sesame street tried abstract approaches to themes and nuance itd be counterproductive #a lot of things fly over my head so i need help picking things apart to get it- but it doesnt have to be from the story itself. ive picked #picked up or built on my own interpretations listening to other ppl share their thoughts which creates conversation around the same thing #sometimes stories will spell things out for you without being so obvious abt it that it feels like its woven into the text. my fav example #for this might be ATLA using younger characters as its main cast but instead of feeling like its dumbed down for kids to understand why war #is bad its framed from a childs point of view so younger audiences can pick up on it by relating to the characters. maybe an 8 year old #wont get how geopolitics works but at least they get 'hey the world is a little more complicated than everyone vs. fire nation'. same for #steven universe bc its like theyre trying to describe and put feelings into words that kids might not have so they have smth to start with #especially with the metaphors around relationships bc even if it looks unfamiliar as a kid now maybe the hope is for it to be smth you can #look back to. thats why it feels like these shows grew up with me.. instead of saving difficult topics for 'when im ready for it'#as if its preparing me for high school it gave me smth to turn in my hands and revisit again and again as i grow. stories that never #treated u as dumb all along. just someone who could learn and come back to it as many times as u need to. i loved SU for the longest time #but i felt guilty for enjoying it hearing the way ppl bash it. bc i was a kid and thought other ppl understood it better than me and made #feel bad for leaning into the message of paying forward kindness and not questioning why steven didnt punish the diamonds or hold them #accountable. but im rewatching it now and going oh. i still love this show and what it was trying to teach me #yapping #diary

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bytedykes · 1 month ago

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the way jc and lwj differ in their approaches to each other is so funny. like it's pretty much spelled out during their confrontation on dafan mountain that while they both dislike and snub each other, its kind of like

jc: i hate this asshole so much he does not respect me at all and doesn't even try to pretend otherwise. he is pissing me off right the fuck now in this moment, both directly and by targeting jin ling, which i will not fucking tolerate. however, i can't lose my shit on him because he is backed by the whole lan clan, zewu-jun especially. unless i want to start a whole political mess i cannot retaliate like i want to. also, i'm not 100% confident that i would win a full-out fight against him, so i will grit my teeth and power through dealing with his awful ass

lwj: bichen blast. fuck you

#mdzs reread #lb tag #it's just so funny. i love lwj so much and i love how he's a complete asshole #to jc especially. he gives NO grace to jc and refuses to consider any part of jc's situation.#+ personal (wwx-caused) struggles. and he's winning the idgaf war #meanwhile lwj is able to be so idgaf bc he's backed by both gusulan and his sparkling reputation. he is such a bitch ♡#this scene is genuinely so good it was good the first time i read it and its good now that i have the context of the whole novel #lwj beefing with jl is so crazy. that is a child #lwj: i like and respect children. i do my best to teach them kindly and help them flourish. except fuck this one #kid in particular bc i hate his uncle.#LOL <333 #anyway all this isnt lwj hate i love lwj i love when he's a hater #him having a whole 'conversation' with jc while simultaneously slicing up all those nets w bichen offscreen. SO good. he's hilarious

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trunklewunjle · 1 year ago

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I did some twists and turns to the Dreamtale I included in the server me an my friends rp in, and I’ve been kinda hyper fixated so I did a little thing

I don’t like perspective but im going to have to eventually learn, soul shattering I will never be the same once i dominate it

Yea the fucking tree told him to shoot night because everyone is so mean to him so I just yknow she might as well also be mean to a fucking seven year old who knew no better

Dreamtale (Dream and Nightmare) Belong to Jokublog

#undertale au #utmv #dream sans #nightmare sans #dreamtale #wow jaja im actually normal for once?? I don’t have anything to bark at but WROFO WROOF AUUUUUUUU howling in pain for them they are devasta #I love them sosososo much I have been putting Dreamtale animations on loop and songs that remind me of them I love them I want to hold them #and give them hugs and tea and give their little heads little kisses and and show them that they both deserve to be loved #I want to show Dream how to read and write and I want to comfort nightmare i want to tell him that he’s capable of being loved too and he #deserves the world #I cried I cry I always cry when I think of them I will always cry for them I will always mourn for them they have my entire being and soul #would kill for them please be nice to them they have done nothing but suffer and cry and be angry I need them to be happy please let them b #happy please I cannot explain how much I want to scream and bang my head on a wall when I think of them and their relationship I break and #cry urgrurghr why why why why why I have such a brain rot I just want to see them hangout and smile and call each other brothers and call #each other family I need them to gossip and pinky promise and cook together I need nightmare to teach dream to read and write and dream to #teach nightmare how to have fun and heal their inner child I need them to do brotherly things and cause destruction together

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awesomebutunpractical · 15 days ago

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I decided to spend my day redrawing a meme instead of catching up on Much Needed Laundry.

#One Piece OC #Penrose Twain #the librarian guy #I've dressed him with too much dignity I need to play with that outfit a bit #Also this is my second design with a tacky dressed lanky guy with little green glasses...#That might be the male equivalent of putting a girl in a bulky green jacket for me #See much like Wally - this guy is existing in defiance of his world's genre. But unlike Wally he's doing it On Purpose. Spitefully so.#None of my OCs so far have Confirmed Devil Fruit Powers but I think it'd be really funny if people believed this dweeb did #because if Penrose Twain hates ANYTHING it's inaccuracy #His firm denials are Unconvincing.#Part of his backstory involved being forcibly recruited into a pirate crew because he could read and the Captain refused to learn how.#I think that'd be the best place to introduce him actually #a very done with everything know it all antagonist #another part of his backstory involved him teaching himself to read as a child in defiance of his Guardian's Wishes (for reasons)#and hiding it - hence why he's such a pain about ''well actually''ing everyone now #he refuses to hide his intelligence even a little bit

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rosalesbeausderholle · 27 days ago

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Last post reminds me of when I was at Christmas with my niece and I was sounding out the letters of something in front of her so she'd say it and my mom (former primary school teacher, now teaches adults in prison who haven't gotten their basic education, some of whom are illiterate) went: "actually 🤓 children aren't taught to read like that anymore" like if anyone should know better ffs...

#liveblogging my life #mom you taught me how to read properly as a child and i had a very advanced level #they taught us the abcs in class and i was so confused like... you people don't learn this at home??#sadly my mom is a slave to teaching fashions #now that me and my gf are more critical of it (we both study teaching) she's coming around but... yeah)

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morgana-ren · 10 months ago

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Another reminder, because apparently reading comprehension is utterly failing online:

Do not follow me if you are under the age of 18.

I've had a spattering of minors trying to follow me and all up on my inbox lately, and look, I get it. I get the curiosity. I read inappropriate shit when I was your age too. Here's the thing, though. I'm an adult. This is not Twitter. I'm not your mommy, your babysitter, or your friend. I'm not here to give you sex-ed, and nor will I be responsible for it in any way. You make me uncomfortable, and I'm fairly certain it would make your mommy and daddy real fuckin' uncomfortable to see you here, and that's just not some shit I need right now.

The content of my work is not for you. I do not want you following me, reading my pieces, or interacting with me in any way.

If you won't have some semblance of respect for me, my work, and my rules, you sure as shit are not mature enough to be here in the first place.

#morgana and friends #jesus christ kids irritate the shit out of me sometimes #do they not teach yall how to read anymore?#i do not need angry parents emailing me in a bluster about corrupting their precious child #minors harassing adult creators has already ruined my favorite spaces so im a wee bit fucking irritated at children #im sorry there's no real spaces for kids online anymore but the smut community is not where youre allowed to plant your flag

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unma · 4 months ago

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Girl. Girl it's been 1 chapter and you're already slapping his ass? Queen shit. I love you. Get that stupid fucking boy. Don't tolerate his bullshit.

#unma reads #look. he's a child #but given how badly he's bullied her #he deserves it #I was gonna be like #“You're mentally older than him by a lot so this does leave a little bit of a bitter taste in my mouth but you should still slap him”#and then I thought about it.#man fuck em kids. /j #teach him to respect others early on. maybe he'll be a better person for it

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im2tired4usernames · 8 months ago

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Me: I need some time for myself I need some time to decompress after constant work and high stress and responsibility you guys dump on me with no time for me to think or be by myself to rest and focus on my hobbies since I can't get that from you guys ever during the week I'm taking a day I WOULD get paid and go to my actual for real paying job so I can just rest so I hopefully stop daydreaming about killing myself.

My family: OK BUT WHAT IF THIS LIL "EXTRA FREE TIME WAS MORE UNPAID LABOR FOR THE FAMILY HUH WHAT IF WE JUST TAKE THAT TIME N USE IT TO DUMP MORE WORK ON YOU AND THEN MAKE YOU FEEL GUILTY FOR WANTING FIVE SECONDS WITH OUT A CHILD SCREAMING IN YOUR FACE OR A SOAPY DISH RAG N YOUR HAND WHAT IF WE DO WHAT THE LORD IS CALLED US AND DO SOMETHING PRODUCTIVE WITH OUR LIVES WE CANT GET IT DONE BY OURSELVES WE NEED YOU TO TAKE ON THE WORKLOAD OF THREE PEOPLE AND DO IT WITH A SERVANT'S HEART AND A SMILE ON YOUR FACE!

me: do I look forward to dying so I can get some actual rest?

#eh it's not just my family there's something wrong with me that just makes people dump everything on me friends old room mates coworkers #people just think i deserve all the labor i guess all day everyday nonstop housewife and surrogate mother #its good be something i do because it's a nonstop trend of me saying i want to go to bed and then four hours amd forty six minutes later I'#still cleaning #people just seem to assume I'm built for hard continuous labor because even as a child and i went to friends houses #they're mom n dad would make me weed the garden and clean their yard before i could play #so it is definitely something wrong with me because it keeps happening but fuck do these people live to take advantage of it #it is what it is but fuck if i knew id just be working id have gone into work and at least gotten to take naps on my fifteen minute break #and lunch break #i need to get a home by myself so that i can be at home and not have to spend four hours sorting laundry but can actually sleep on my days #off and maybe have time to actually try to teach myself how to knit or draw or read and actually read not listening to audiobooks you find #on YouTube while you clean and just not have to think #but have to constantly be on the clock i can take my face off and just breath #but i do not think i can get that living with people i think i need to live by myself or with my wife #extreme introvert never allowed a second alone but even in the toilet or in bed i have people bugging me nonstop constantly #JUST CONSTANTLY #i just want thirty minutes were NO ONE FUCKING TALKS TO ME OR LOOKS AT ME P L E A S E

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theheadlessgroom · 6 months ago

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@beatingheart-bride

"Yes, he did," Susannah nodded-a bit of a blessing and a curse in her eyes, admittedly, considering the mixed feelings she had regarding her heritage...

"My mother was...very proud of who she was," she began, as she sipped her coffee pensively. "She took a great deal of pride in being Irish, and she wore it on her sleeve...even when other people didn't appreciate that pride. She told my Pa a lot of stories about her life in Ireland, about her family, and what it means to be a Pace. We're stubborn and passionate about...everything, really, but we also value family greatly; we'd move heaven and Earth for our loved ones. Pa was really taken by it all, by Ma's pride in being who she was, and so when it came time to get married...he chose to take her name instead of her taking his."

It was a great shock to many of August's neighbors, knowing that instead of becoming Mr. and Mrs. Burke, they had become Mr. and Mrs. Pace: He often speculated that, had it been the other way around, their neighbors would've been a little less frosty to the couple, perhaps approving of this "uncivilized" Irishwoman taking a step in becoming more Americanized, but because August had taken her name, it was seen as a slap in the face to those around them-that he was taking the side of "a Paddy" over his American kin.

"Ma was really touched by it," she finished, as she set her coffee mug down. "And Pa was proud to be a part of a family like hers. Even if other people didn't approve, he didn't give a damn-he was proud to be a Pace."

#((they are! i didn't think all that highly of the two of them when i saw the first movie))#((but even without having seen the second one; reading what i have; my opinion of them is even lower!))#((instead of teaching their magically-inclined child how to control her powers; as presumably her mother learned))#((they both feel the best option is not only to lock one daughter away; isolating her))#((but also to alter the memories of their other daughter and leave her in the dark as to what's going on with her sister!))#((this is what tv tropes would call the 'idiot ball'; in which characters proverbially get a hold of said ball))#((and IMMEDIATELY start making dumb decisions: clearly the parents got a hold of the idiot ball))#((and didn't let go even as they went down with the ship! that's just atrocious writing!))#outofhatboxes #beatingheart-bride #V:Genderbent

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jewishbarbies · 5 months ago

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I’m 25 and I’m having to teach my 50+ year old mother how to communicate and voice needs/concerns without insulting and upsetting people, while at the same time teaching my 21yr old little sister how to accept criticism, take responsibility for actions, and react respectfully when someone communicates a need/concern to her bc our mother never taught her. I’m now everyone’s gentle parent mom and it’s just confirming to me that I never want kids.

#g talks #how did i learn this?#i taught myself by reading and then practicing in my day to day #because it’s a way i wanna be so i started doing it #for some reason no one else in my family wants to be that way #not shocking #also my little sister barely got parented bc ours just gave up #and they treated her like a glass doll golden child #so she never learned anything #she didn’t start learning how to read until she was 11-12 #and that’s because she got fed up and started teaching herself #so there’s that #I don’t blame HER for not knowing #my mom is a very different story #mine #/mobile #/okay to reblog

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ablednt · 1 year ago

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Granted I have the overall geographical and cultural knowledge of a 4th grader but from what I can tell the nuclear family model really does seem to be a white colonial invention

Different cultures have different approaches but I mainly hear about either large family units where multiple generations support each other and raise their children and grandchildren together or an "it takes a village" approach where children are raised somewhat communally

And I can't really speak on it much or claim that these families were free of abuse or that children aren't often an oppressed group basically everywhere I know of but the way ownership of your children is so engrained into white society is so bizarre

Like once you notice it you can't unnotice it even the most loving well meaning parents don't know what to do about it because everyone is so isolated from their own families and their own communities so you wind up with 1-2 parents who have full legal ownership of their child and are raised in a culture where you don't have personhood until you're 18 and all attempts at self actualization before them are seen as clueless rebellion. Like our culture is so divorced from the concept that a parent is someone who is helping mentor and care for their child so they can thrive as a fellow human being and it's actually so alarming

And ik this problem isn't unique to white and colonized people but it's honestly really soothing to hear about how other cultures approach and view parenting and community as a whole and to internalize it doesn't have to be this way