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rxgeryoxng · 1 year

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WHAT IS GRUESOME GRRL?

Gruesome grrl is a queering and evolution of Riotgrrrl. Gruesome grrl is for the femmes that aren't usually accepted in femme spaces. This is for the femmes that due to their transness, their brashness, and their inability to compromise, exist on the edges of what 'woman' means. Some reject womanhood outright for an alternative nonbinary trans masculinity. Some see femininity as the absolute trap that it is. These are women who reject conventional femininity for something more butch, more futch and above all else transfeminine. I don't want this to be a binary punk movement. I want this to be something for the nasty nonbinary punks that have had femininity define their identity in some powerful and violent ways. This is for nasty gruesome grrls who have had their femininity denied. For the mascs and femmes who deny feminitiy outright for their own sanity. This isn't a movement just for cis women and they/thems, and womxn. this is a movement for transfems, transmasc, nonbinary freaks, trans androgynous art hoes, messy drag queens, sexy hermaphrodites, hard kink trans sex workers, the absolute nastiest femmes and mascs and enbies with shitty attitudes. This is something for the types of weirdos that are never platformed in cis lesbian spaces let alone trans lesbian spaces. Granted I'm just some angry trans sissy dyke with a chip on her shoulder known for starting shit, and pissing and whining with the best of them. But I want to make something, a movement with actual teeth.

Alright everyone let's be honest:

RIOTGRRRL ISN’T FUCKING WORKING

Katheleen hanna is a fucking liberal now. She’s not jumping up and down and calling out her rapist live in the middle of the college quad and calling it a song anymore. She's shown her capacity and it isn't really to progress feminism in any way that's radical anymore. Le tigre made a fucking hilary clinton song dude!? LIKE FUCK HILARY CLINTON!

Silvia Rivera's dead. pose is a great show but I wouldn't say finding a bunch of fishy black dolls to cosplay as the house labeija is a big countercultural shift. Play dress up with the clothes more radical women left in their closets before they were laid to rest. Make all the liberal art you want but that wont stop our genocide.

It's just more of the same when your a black transfem or a gruesome grrl in any regard you see two stories played out constantly:

You either live the beautiful conventional femme. She gets her liberal ideas displayed thanks to a system that wants to affirm all her middle of the road ideas. a patriarchy of creepazoid chasers loves controlling and acquiring there own fishy doll they can use to lash out at other femmes and all the girlies to fall in line.

Or you die the radical transfem. Your name in lights after fighting and screaming and fucking and sucking your way to get the movement to finally accept you, your enemies in the millions. other women who masculinize you and make you the aggressor. patriarchal men who want to acquire you and like it better when they can pay you to be at the height of their menagerie. And of course theres the cops who want you homeless and crazy or begging for freedom till they snuff you out like a light.

SO EITHER YOU LIVE TO BE HUNTER GODDAMN SCHAFER OR YOU DIE MARSHA P FUCKING JOHNSON.

I made my choice. Im dying marsha p but my run is gonna be historic and im gonna make sure every tranny remembers the Gruesome grrls. We’ll have the genderfucks dancing and fighting and moving and writing and drawing and singing and marching till there aint a single cop, or fucked up john or crazed lesbian terfy theyfab on the street. Either learn that the craziest trannies, the ones your afraid of, the one you make rumors about, the ones that are broke and barely surviving; are the ones you need to look out for or get the fuck off my block. The freakiest trannies have always led movements in the right direction and that's always been the case historically. so why in the throws of mass genocide, truscum infighting, theyfab memery, and terf videogame franchises is it impossible for me to find a single tranny that looks looks like me? Another femme or even a transmasc or enby that looks this black this fat this loud this punk this existentially mistreated and maligned? In the streets on twitter on tiktok on facebook on tumblr not a single tranny with the same look or attitude. I refuse to believe that im this isolated. With that being said whether you identify as a girl, a boy, a cat, an eldridge lovecraftian hellbeast, or all those things at the same time (i know i do) you are now officially a Gruesome grrl! A transfem led movement for transwomen, transmascs, cis women, she/theys of any kind really anyone who's been femme in the past, present or future. I just want to hear your stories of femininity and how it affected you, defined you or even hurt you and how you're using those lessons to fight against a shitty conformist patriarchal heteronormative society.

ITS GRRL NOT GRRRL THIS IS FOR THE BITCHES AND TRANNIES THAT DON'T GET THAT THIRD R! WHETHER YOUR BEING TOLD YOU DONT DESERVE THAT THIRD R OR YOU PLAINLY DON'T WANT IT THE GRUESOME GRRL TRANNIES WILL ALWAYS BE HERE FOR YOU!

how do i join gruesome grrl?

hit me the fuck up its @gruesome_grrl on all platforms

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cleoselene · 1 month

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All The Concerts!

my mom wrote down every concert she's ever been to and it's a LOT, like in the triple digits

and it got me thinking if I could name every concert I've ever been to? I am fearful I might forget some tho my MS memory sucks but here goes:

New Kids on the Block

Boyz II Men/MC Hammer

Tori Amos (x7)

Switchblade Symphony

KMFDM with Nivek Ogre

VNV Nation (x2)

Air Supply (x2)

Terri Clark (lol I hated country when my family dragged me to this one, I was in my peak Snob Goth era)

Garth Brooks (happened much later when I had learned to embrace country)

Peter Cetera

Sarah McLachlan

The Editors

Radiohead (i hated this hahah, it was so fucking boring like their music. My friend bought the tickets and I had hoped seeing them live would make it click. It did not. I was bored and cold because it was raining in Seattle)

Coldplay (was so much better than Radiohead, seethe snobby indie rock fans)

Regina Spektor

The Decemberists (literally the worst concert I've ever seen. Again I did not buy the tickets but my friend who liked going to indie rock shows always bought two tickets in hopes of getting a date and I was her backup if she didn't. To be clear even though this and Radiohead sucked, I did have a great time with my friend both times)

Cake

George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic

Puscifer

Barry Manilow

ummm now I'm drawing a blank but I KNOW I've been to more shows and the stupid brain damage is making me forget. I've always been to see a fuck ton of tribute bands at this supper club, and tbh they were almost all really good. The Pink Floyd one especially. Also lol in middle school once this club I was in had a band come perform and they were like... a hair metal Christian band that took mainstream rock songs like "Living on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi and changed the lyrics to like... "LIVING 'CAUSE I PRAAYYYY" and it was fucking hilarious. It's driving me crazy tho because I know there are more actual real concerts I am forgetting -_-

so i guess if you count all the artists I saw multiple times, it comes to... *maths* 28 concerts? Which tbh does not feel like nearly enough.

on the bucket list:

Vienna Teng

Brandi Carlile

Portishead (lol this will never happen but a girl can dream)

Beyoncé

Taylor Swift

TOOL

A Perfect Circle

The Amazing Devil (which is somehow even less likely than Portishead)

SO I'LL MAKE THIS A MEME. Tell me which concerts you've been to, and tell me which concerts you feel like you MUST see before you die. @deathinthesun @an-ivy-covered-summer @swiftzeldas @sylvieons and whoever else wants to do it~

I did get Taylor tickets last year HOWEVER they were... beyond atrocious, the seats. Like, upper upper deck, BEHIND the stage with like no visibility, not even of the screens, because again: BEHIND. I had like three people trying to get tickets that day and 2/3 of us failed but my friend succeeded and she was like "do you want me to buy these? they're upper deck" and I was like yeah yeah that's okay! We can look at the screens! And then I saw the "OBSTRUCTED VISIBILITY" thing and looked at the layout and I was like...kind of devastated, honestly? It's really hard for me to do an outing like that physically, it was outdoors in April (which translates to HOT in Florida) and I just didn't see myself able to endure 5 or 6 hours at minimum in the heat without like, passing out and dying. Not to mention I'm still really scared of being in a large space with that many people because my disease-modifying drug destroys most of my immune system. I ended up selling them, and... buying my vinyl collection lol. Taylor got a lot of that money again because I bought a lot of her records. I'm kind of bummed that maybe I missed my chance forever, but again, I don't think I could have physically swung it. Plus, of the three nights she did Tampa, the show I was supposed to go to had meh surprise songs while the other 2 nights had AMAZING ones, so I know I would have been salty about that too. ONE DAY THO.

#music #meme

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thisurlwasnttakenbutnowitis · 6 months

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Every Epic Rap Battle of History Ranked, Part 2

Part 1

57. Genghis Khan vs Easter Bunny

Winner: Easter Bunny

Best line: "The Great Wall couldn't keep you out of China. Watch me rub my foot for luck and stick it right up your vagina!"

Okay, okay, this is probably higher than it has any right to be, but damn it, I just love this pairing. You have a historical warlord famous for his brutality battling with a peaceful holiday icon for kids and I think the contrast is hilarious. It's nothing spectacular, but this has to be my favorite of season 1's "two completely random characters with no relation" battles.

56. Wonder Woman vs Stevie Wonder

Winner: Wonder Woman

Best line: "My rhymes are signed, sealed, and delivered on time. You're a bald has-been, I'm in my Amazon Prime!"

While I was always aware of Stevie Wonder's music, this battle actually made me look into it and appreciate it more. I love the touch of how Stevie's music style in this is a mix of his own as well as that of his actor, T-Pain. Also the quote above might just be one of my favorite lines in ERB history - I LOVE when a line can manage to mix in wordplay that relates to both rappers. Mwah, chef's kiss.

55. Master Chief vs Leonidas

Winner: Master Chief

Best line: "300 asses need a kickin'. Give more teebags than Lipton."

We're in the section of the list of good battles with nothing to really complain about, but also with nothing spectacular so there's not really much to say. I'm not a Halo guy so some of the references went over my head - I didn't get "You're the solider they need you to be" until looking it up just now, and yeah, that's a pretty funny line that I didn't appreciate when I was younger. It was also a good call to have Lloyd still be the voice of Leonidas but cast an actual muscular man to be the body actor; we definitely didn't need another Hulk Hogan muscle suit situation.

54. Goku vs Superman

Winner: Goku

Best line: "There's only one way that this battle's gonna end: One more Superman who's never gonna walk again."

Ray William Johnson was a great casting choice for Goku; he brings a lively and memorable performance to the show. Although I didn't think Goku was quite so angry? Idk, I'm also not a Dragon Ball guy (forgive me for being such an uncultured swine and not knowing a lot of these series). Lloyd's Superman is pretty basic by comparison; it gets the job done, but it's like Sinatra vs Mercury where it gets overshadowed hard by the other performer.

53. Barack Obama vs Mitt Romney

Winner: Mitt Romney

Best line: "Republicans need a puppet and you fit. Got their hand so far up your rear, call you Mitt."

Man, remember when we thought Mitt Romney was the worst the Republican party could throw at us? Simpler times, man. Simpler times. This battle is the most-viewed in ERB history, which I think is kinda weird since I feel like people were way more into the 2016 and 2020 elections overall. But this was also the first election battle, and when ERB was still a relatively new series, so maybe it was the novelty of it at the time. Or maybe because Obama and Romney were both more well-liked than Trump, Clinton, and Biden. I dunno, I'm getting off-track here.

I thought for years that this battle was pretty well-balanced in terms of not showing favoritism to one side, though I thought Romney's line "I'm not gonna let this battle be dictated by facts" was a pretty biased writing choice. But it turns out that that's almost a direct quote from Romney himself, so uhh. I also love how both opponents break down into slinging childish insults at each other by the end, it really goes to show that it's not glorifying either candidate. And that's proven true by the iconic scene of Abe Lincoln coming down and bitchslapping them both. Classic.

The real Obama is known to have seen this battle too and apparently liked it given that he invited Peter and the actor who played Obama here to the White House, so that's neat.

52. John Wick vs John Rambo vs John McClane

Winner: John McClane

Best line: "And lighten up, Wick, with your brooding saga. How 'bout a little hakuna matata, Baba Yaga?"

This is the first and so far only battle that's a three-way fight from the start, so that really ensures that all three characters are given ample time to all diss each other. I like it! The highlight here is definitely Lloyd's McClane, he's a delight to watch, and he perfectly captures how McClane is the lighthearted everyman of the group. Zach's John Wick is no slouch either, capturing the cool seriousness of the character. Where this battle falls flat though, and the only reason it's not in A, is Peter's Rambo. It's trying to be funny and it's just… not really funny. It's the kind of Sylvester Stallone impression that would get a chuckle out of you if your high school friend did it in the halls, but it just feels out of place in a professional production like this.

I love the subtle ways the backing track changes between characters too, with McClane getting some sleigh bells added in for his part, Wick getting a deep synth noise, and Rambo getting some somber strings. Really nice stuff.

51. Artists vs TMNT

Winner: TMNT

Best line: "Uh, Dona-tell me who you are again, dude, 'Cause I don't Gattamelata clue what you do."

My only complaint about this battle is that it's just too damn short. This would be a pretty short battle even by 1-on-1 standards, but when you have 8 separate characters, each one barely gets anything to say. But what's here is great. Rhett and Link and Smosh is a good pairing that gives a lot of energy to the artists, and the turtle suit that the team managed to make for the TMNT is great. When the only negative I can think of for a battle is that I wish there was more of it, you know it's a good battle.

A TIER

50. George Carlin vs Richard Pryor

Winner: Joan Rivers

Best line: "Now there's seven words you can't say on a TV set. But this is the pissin' fuckin' cuntin' internet!"

I'm realizing now how much work this entire thing is given how much I've written so far and we're only just now cracking the top 50. Still not even halfway there, damn. But anyway, this is a great tribute to a whole bunch of legendary comedians. It's a whole lot of fun to watch, and every performer captures the larger-than-life personalities on display. Lloyd's Robin Williams is a particular highlight. The only downside is Bill Cosby's part, it's not really funny and kinda just kills the pace. But it's thankfully short so it's not enough to ruin it.

49. Mario Bros vs Wright Bros

Winner: Wright Bros

Best line: "You might fly like a hawk, but you fight like a kitty!"

This was the first guest appearance of Rhett and Link and also the first 2-on-2 battle, and I think it does a really good job. Mario and Luigi are played absolutely nothing like their actual characters, but it's so far off that it's honestly hilarious.

48. David Copperfield vs Harry Houdini

Winner: David Copperfield

Best line: "My grand illusions make your parlor tricks irrelevant. The foot of Lady Liberty is stomping on your elephant."

Now THIS is a magician vs magician battle that actually lives up to the idea visually, eat your heart out, Gandalf vs Dumbledore. While Houdini is definitely the more interesting person to watch in this battle with all of the stunts he performs while rapping, I can't help but like Peter's silky smooth Copperfield voice, it's gotta be one of my favorite voices he's done.

47. Eastern Philosophers vs Western Philosophers

Winner: Eastern Philosophers

Best line: "You tried to plant a new German psyche, but you just grew hate, me no Third Reichy!"

This is a very smartly-written battle, as it should be given the subject matter. Every philosopher gets a chance to sum up what they're all about, and the contrasts work perfectly - Lao Tzu's philosophy of letting life take you through its natural course vs Nietzsche saying you need to take control and fight for the life you want, and Confucius's teaching of respecting authority vs Voltaire's challenging of authority. …Socrates vs Sun Tzu doesn't really have a direct contrast like that, but hey, that's okay. You can tell a lot of research went into this one, and it's really worth looking into the meanings of the lyrics because some of it will definitely go over your head if you're not super into philosophy.

46. Blackbeard vs Al Capone

Winner: Al Capone

Best line: "You spent time in Alcatraz, I'm sure you were fine, if you dropped the soap as little as you drop dope rhymes."

Both Peter and Lloyd were clearly having fun with this one, they're both in their element when they're playing characters with big personalities and fun voices to imitate. The lyrics are great and dense too; this was the first battle of season 3 besides Vader vs Hitler 3, and I think season 3 is really when the series started hitting its stride with rappers' verses becoming longer and more packed with deeper meanings.

I only have two minor criticisms with this battle - first, Blackbeard's beard looks way too nice and clean, and it's especially apparent when Capone has a line about how dirty it is. Second, this video was sponsored by Assassin's Creed IV, which is all well and good, but forcing in a line about Edward Kenway and having him physically appear in the background really destroys my suspension of disbelief and dates the video hardcore. But neither of these things are enough to ruin an otherwise very good battle.

45. Rick Grimes vs Walter White

Winner: Walter White

Best line: "Ask Gus, you don't wanna face off against me."

Okay, so, confession time: I have not watched either of the shows that are represented in this battle (Breaking Bad is on my to-watch list though). And oops, this vid's got a lot of spoilers for both series. Ah well. Despite not knowing a whole lot about either universe, I still think this battle is a lot of fun to watch. I particularly love the detail of a zombie crossing into Walt's side and getting distracted by meth - touches like that to tie the worlds of the two rappers together are always a treat.

44. Darth Vader vs Hitler

Winner: Hitler

Best line: "You stink, Vader. Your style smells something sour. You need to wash up, dog. Here, step in my shower."

Here we go. While Lennon vs O'Reilly might have come first, I think we can all agree that this is the real start of ERB. This is what made the series into a viral sensation and it's not hard to see why. The novelty of seeing a historical figure battle his fictional equivalent in a rap battle of all things was something unseen up until that point, and it helps that the lyrics were incredibly clever to boot - in addition to the iconic quote above, who could forget "So many dudes been with your mom, who even knows if I'm your father". I'm sure Disney would like everyone to forget that the Stormtroopers were named after Hitler's troops, but this battle stands as an eternal reminder of that fact.

43. Mr. T vs Mr. Rogers

Winner: Mr. Rogers

Best line: "I'll say this once, Laurence. I hope it's understood: Get right back in your van and get the fuck out of my neighborhood."

Peter's acting here is pretty similar to how he portrayed Bob Ross, but his portrayal of Mr. Rogers easily wins in my mind for how much more savage the insults are. Even though Rogers definitely steals the show here, Mr. T also manages to be very entertaining. It's hilarious how he's screaming at Rogers the whole time while Rogers consistently keeps his cool while hurling passive-aggressive lines.

Also, whew! We're officially halfway done with this list!

42. Jacques Cousteau vs Steve Irwin

Winner: Steve Irwin

Best line: "I'm a wild man, you're a subdued sub dude. The only crocs you could handle are some slip-on shoes!"

This battle's an interesting role reversal - usually it's Lloyd portraying the grumpy character and Peter portraying the lively one. But it goes to show that the two of them have the acting chops to go either way. Especially Lloyd, he's really entertaining when he can let his silliness out. I love how in the part where Steve is pointing to Jacques and talking about him like he's a wild animal, you can tell Peter is holding in laughter.

41. Tony Hawk vs Wayne Gretzky

Winner: Wayne Gretzky

Best line: "You and I have so many world records between us. 184, that's plenty of 'em… and I set 183 of 'em!"

This is a very slept-on battle, being the lowest-viewed of any of the pre-hiatus battles (though 18 million views still certainly ain't bad). I still remember my first time watching this battle as someone who didn't really know anything about Wayne Gretzky aside from "he was a hockey player", my jaw fucking dropped at that world records line. Absolutely killer setup and execution.

40. Jack the Ripper vs Hannibal Lecter

Winner: Hannibal Lecter

Best line: "I don't mind that you're naughty, Jack. I hate that you're sloppy."

I can't imagine that this one was particularly easy to write for given the very little we know about Jack the Ripper. I was gonna say, "Oh this battle was made before we knew his true identity", but apparently it's still not really agreed upon who he really was and the mystery gets "solved" again and again every few years. Anyway, Lloyd is great as Hannibal, his faces and mannerisms are perfect, and Dan Bull provides an interesting interpretation of the type of person Jack may have been. I love that Jack spends his entire first verse purely hyping himself up and Hannibal calls him out on being a narcissist, it's something that kinda shocks you as a viewer cause it's something you probably don't even notice on the first viewing, and you're also not expecting the video itself to point it out. It really sells the "Hannibal is one step ahead" kind of vibe.

39. Vlad the Impaler vs Count Dracula

Winner: Vlad the Impaler

Best line: "Imagine forests of corpses dripping on a buffet. You call that a nightmare? I call that a Tuesday."

Vlad the Impaler is probably the single most cold, brutal character ERB has ever had, and Lloyd gets some truly bone-chilling line deliveries in as him. Peter's Dracula is great too, the whole thing of a killer with class being disgusted by a killer who's just trying to be vicious actually makes it quite similar to Jack the Ripper vs Hannibal now that I think about it.

38. Babe Ruth vs Lance Armstrong

Winner: Babe Ruth

Best line: "So c'mon, little buddy, don't look so pissed. With all that blood and attitude, you're like a menstrual cyclist."

Like Hawk vs Gretzky, this is another athlete vs athlete video, and you'd expect the odds to immediately be stacked against Armstrong by virtue of the fact that you have a known cheater going up against an athlete with integrity. But Armstrong actually manages to put up a damn good rebuttal, taking shots at Ruth's personal life instead. I still think Ruth won, but both rappers actually manage to knock it out of the park, pun entirely intended.

Also unrelated to the battle itself but I've always thought the face Lloyd makes in the thumbnail of this one makes him look like James Rolfe.

37. James Bond vs Austin Powers

Winner: James Bond (modern)

Best line: "After 24 films, I'm still reaching new heights. Your third movie died, guess you only live twice."

I've always kinda wondered why Peter was cast as Austin Powers in this, I think Lloyd looks a lot more like Mike Myers. I guess they didn't want to have a battle where Peter is completely excluded while Lloyd gets to play two characters. That being said, Peter does nail the Austin Powers impression, so it's all good. This battle's a really cool concept, a character rapping against their own parody version, and then an earlier version of the character comes in and disses on their modern version. The battle does basically cease to be about Austin Powers at that point, but I think it works because neither version of Bond considers him a serious opponent.

This battle is loaded with great lines too - in addition to the quote above, we also have "I'm licensed to kill, you couldn't get a learner's permit", "Spell my name, all the ladies wanna B on D, any sex appeal you might have is beyond me", "I only need one round, golden gun", and "I don't need a Q to break your balls". Brilliantly clever writing.

I will say that the background effects for modern Bond, while they definitely do look cool, are a bit too much to the point of being distracting. Maybe it was a deliberate choice to contrast with classic Bond though, as a way to convey that the modern Bond films are a lot more about flashy spectacle than the more grounded stories the early films had, I dunno.

36. Mozart vs Skrillex

Winner: Skrillex

Best line: "I attack, you decay, can't sustain my releases! Sidechain, Wolfgang! Bangarang you to pieces!"

This battle is everything that Bieber vs Beethoven should have been - a battle between a modern musician and a classical one that actually gives the modern one a fighting chance. Plus it actually changes the background music to match the style of whoever's rapping! This battle is great, no real notes here. Mozart's line about "in two more months the world will forget about your Skrill-excrement" has aged pretty well too given how Skrillex's star has definitely faded since this video's release.

This battle is also notable for being the only one where a real person that was portrayed in an ERB has actually performed it themselves! Skrillex, obviously, not Mozart. The real Skrillex actually came out as a surprise guest appearance in a live performance of the song and helped Lloyd finish it out. I admit, I didn't really know what Skrillex actually looked like, but seeing him side-by-side with Lloyd in costume, yeah, the team nailed his look.

35. Ragnar Lodbrok vs Richard the Lionheart

Winner: Ragnar Lodbrok

Best line: "Your son killed your ex, your ex killed your wife. I'm the Lion King, man, but that's a messed-up circle of life."

This is what I love about ERB, man. I had never even heard of either of these historical figures before this battle, but I watched it, loved the song, got curious what all the lyrics meant, did research on both men, and then went back and rewatched the video with the new knowledge to catch all the references. ERB is truly at its best when it's making learning fun.

Interestingly, the reason this battle was even made in the first place was because the mobile game that sponsored it reached out to Peter and Lloyd and asked if they would make a battle between two of the historical figures in their game in exchange for the sponsorship. Given that the battle was effectively made as an ad for a mobile game, it's shocking how good it turned out. You'd really never know that's how it came to be just looking at the end product.

34. Darth Vader vs Hitler 2

Winner: Darth Vader

Best line: "Roar like Chewbacca, the voice of Mufasa, I'm on the leader of your limp-dicked Luftwaffe!"

And here we go, the second of the Vader vs Hitler trilogy is easily the best one. I feel like it struck the perfect balance - it was bigger and more epic than the first while not feeling fatigued on the idea like the third. Season 2 kicked off with this and you could immediately tell the jump in production quality from season 1. This video had an intro and everything, continuing off from Hitler being frozen in carbonite from the first battle. It's great, what else can I say?

33. Cleopatra vs Marilyn Monroe

Winner: Marilyn Monroe

Best line: "You still got no children after your third marriage. You lost so many babies, we should call you Miss Carriage!"

This was the first battle where neither Peter nor Lloyd play one of the rappers, even though it is not the first female-on-female battle (but we don't talk about Gaga vs Palin). But both performers do a stellar job; I love how Marilyn's demeanor goes from the giggling flirtiness we know her for to becoming increasingly pissed off and hysterical as Cleopatra hurls more and more insults at her (Marilyn's "Translate this into hieroglyphs: Your sandy vagina has a seven-year itch" would have won best line were it not for the sheer brutality of the Miss Carriage line). And getting a professional dancer to portray Cleopatra was a great choice; she's still one of the most visually interesting rappers to have ever been on the series. And no, I don't just mean that in an ogling way.

Also, I think this is the only battle where the same person starts it and closes it out? Which does lead to Cleopatra feeling like she doesn't get as much screen time, but it's certainly not a dealbreaker.

32. Moses vs Santa Claus

Winner: Moses

Best line: "It takes nine reindeers to haul your fat ass. You took the Christ out of Christmas and just added more mass."

This battle was definitely meant to be a stand-in for Jesus vs Santa; that was the matchup we all really wanted to see. But someone somewhere must have gotten cold feet about dissing a figure that millions worship, so Jesus got swapped out for someone Jesus-adjacent. Hey, I'm a Christian, and I know I still would have found a Jesus rap battle hilarious.

But whatever, even though it's not exactly what we wanted, what we did get was still great. The fact that they actually managed to get motherfucking Snoop Dogg as a guest star because he happened to be using the same studio as ERB at the time still blows my mind; I don't think any guest star is ever gonna top that. And they certainly had some fun with having him on board - I love that they managed to make jokes referencing him while still being appropriate for Moses, like "smoking all that burning bush", or "so much drama in the IsraeL B.C.". This is a battle that just always puts a smile on my face.

31. Nikola Tesla vs Thomas Edison

Winner: Nikola Tesla

Best line: "I don't alternate my flow, I diss you directly!"

I love how this battle really leans into how we now perceive Tesla and Edison, with Tesla being a hero for the people and Edison as the greedy villain who kept him down. Good stuff. Don't really have a whole lot to say about this one, it's just a good battle with two very memorable personalities, and Peter's Tesla voice is very pleasant to listen to. And of course, the electric synth in the background track was a must.

30. JRR Tolkien vs George RR Martin

Winner: George RR Martin

Best line: "All your bad guys die and your good guys survive. We can tell what's gonna happen by page and age five!"

All right, so, I ain't the most well-versed in the fantasy genre, but I still really like this one. The underlying argument between the two men here is something I've seen time and time again on the internet - "happy endings are boring and predictable" versus "eschewing happy endings just for the sake of it isn't automatically good". It makes for good battle fodder. Also I just love Lloyd's performance here - it's so loud and boisterous, and his "No he didn't!" is A+.

Okay folks, click here for the third and final part as we rank the best of the best!

#epic rap battles of history #erb

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lusthurts · 5 months

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17 and 29 for the fic writer asks

slay!

17. What’s something you’ve learned about while doing research for a fic?

two kind of hilarious things I've researched for "How Bright We Burn" -

I learned an absurd amount about random colleges while doing research for the spring break chapters. I personally did like zero college research when I was applying because I wasn't really in a financial position to go far from home or to a bougie school or anything, so I literally applied to one school. But Blaine and Sebastian are bougie private school kids whose parents expect like Ivy level college admissions, and I wanted to learn some fun little details about all of them so that I could include it in those chapters. Honestly, it was kinda fun.

Also, I know so much random nonsense about Ohio geography because of writing this fic. Like the amount of time spent on Google Maps looking at directions between random destinations in Ohio? actually crazy. Just the other day for the "How Bright We Burn" sequel, I was mapping out the drive between Westerville and Port Clinton as if I'm about to be fact checked by editors.

29. Share a bit from a fic you’ll never post OR from a scene that was cut from an already posted fic. (If you don’t have either, just share a random fic idea you have that you don’t plan on getting to.)

I answered this in a post I just made, but just for shits and giggles, I will post a different one here because I'm chaotic like that lol

not sure if I will ever do anything with this or not, but here is something from a fic I've worked on in passing without any intention of ever publishing:

“Ah of course, the notorious Sebastian Smythe still refuses to settle down,” Blaine joked. It brought him right back to those coffee non-dates in high school, full of harmless flirtation and teasing that luckily neither of them took personally.

“Of course,” Sebastian replied, looking away for a second to take a sip of his drink, then turning back to give Blaine a quick wink. “Everyone knew I was saving myself for Blaine Anderson.”

There was that old flirtation, something that never failed to fill Blaine’s stomach with butterflies. This probably would have been a good time for Blaine to mention that he was married, but the more he considered it, the more he realized there probably wasn’t much of a point. Sebastian never seemed to care much about Kurt in high school, plus there was no sign of Sebastian trying to take this somewhere that it shouldn’t go, and he could easily look down and see the ring on Blaine’s finger. So he didn’t say anything about it, just smiled at the compliment and tried to contain his obvious blush.

“Wow, how honorable.”

#lusthurts fics #seblaine #how bright we burn

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So this post crossed my path again, and it makes me wonder what it might look like to toss a Presidential Candidate Lex Luthor into a later election.

I think there's theoretical merit into having COVID be the equivalent of The Clench in the DCU, and then the Cataclysm, and then No Man's Land, just in time for 2024 -- but the 2024 election hasn't even happened yet. We don't even know who the candidates are. Maybe in about a year and a half after the 2024 election I'll go back and update this, but...not sure!

Anyways: Lex Luthor in a later election! I think for the sake of everything I'm going to go with 2016 instead of 2020.

For the record: Lex Luthor running as a third-party candidate and getting a lot of votes isn't entirely unprecedented! For those of you who aren't aware of post-Vietnam US history, in the election of 1992 there was a rich third-party candidate by the name of Ross Perot. He was fairly moderate by US standards.

I don't know much about Lex's campaign beyond the little bit I saw in NML, but Lex strikes me as someone who cares less about policy and more about image. Lex Luthor is not a wonk.

Donald Trump vs Hilary Clinton vs Lex Luthor: FIGHT!

I think the thing is that Donald Trump and Lex Luthor probably come across as similar to the public; they're both very very rich people that are "political outsiders" trying to build a crowd. If I had to guess, Lex would get a lot of the moderate Republican vote from people who dislike Trump, but also didn't like Clinton enough to vote for her. He would also probably sweep Gotham, seeing as he pretty much saved their asses. Generally home states tend to go for "their" candidate, too. Beyond that, I changed some of the swing states to Democrat because I think that Lex acts as more of a spoiler candidate to make the Republicans lose.

There are a lot of different ways to get to the required amount of electoral votes. I don't know how Lex was elected in canon, but I think this is how it goes in my vision -- disclaimer that I didn't look up how much certain states were won by either candidate:*

See that? No one got to 270. Skill issue, am I right?

This means the House of Representatives would get to pick the president, and the Senate would pick the VP. I think Lex would win over Congress by playing on their guilt about what happened to Gotham, and making sure they were all painfully aware of the suffering while NML existed. So I think even with just a couple states' worth of electoral votes Lex could still end up President. It would be very unconventional and everyone would hate how it went down! But that's how I could conceivably see it going.

The altered political landscape of a Trump loss in 2016 to someone who is a lot like a less policy-extreme version of Trump is really interesting, though. There's some speculation that Trump wasn't running because he was actually interested in politics and was never truly interested in the presidency in favor of 1) upholding his reputation and 2) avoiding punishment for his many crimes. A Trump that loses 2016 is permanently laughed out of the political sphere. He will never have that back.

The US is also probably less authoritarian as a result of Trump not becoming president. Apparently Lex didn't go full dictator, so there's something.

The ramifications this has for the 2020 election are pretty high. I feel like so many politicians wouldn't be able to come back from having endorsed Trump and backing the Trump train. And Biden only ever ran for president because of Trump's election!

So you have a 2020 election that looks very, very different. I suppose there's a possibility of Ted Cruz for President 2020? Not sure who runs on the Democrat end of things.

I don't think this is the most interesting "toss Lex Luthor into an election that isn't 2000 and figure out how he wins" version of events. Like I said earlier, I think I would prefer a version where COVID replaces the Clench for the Contagion arc, and then NML happens around the time of the 2024 election instead, but that is still in the future, so alas we won't know how that election goes for a while.

*the source also didn't say whether Maine and Nebraska's votes were split or not but I doubt it based on the map I saw? the amount of votes stays the same even if the districts didn't all vote the same way

#dc #batman: no man's land #lex luthor #us politics #meta #<- i guess???#this is a very weird post to be making but. i guess lmao #long post

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hi katie :)) congrats again on your milestones! here’s to a great summer 🥂

i’m sorry but since you do celebrations so rarely i just have to go all in with this hehe. so could i have:

🌹 for 3&4 of the list for emily, alex and penelope

🌿 for:

and 🍒, 🎸 & 📸, please? <33

(and lmk if i can come back with more lol)

hi!! tysm💜💜 (and of course you can send more! In fact, i’d love if you did🥰) putting everything under the cut <3

🌹send me three characters and i'll pick which i'll fmk or alternatives:

3. fight aliens with, fight zombies with, fight capitalism with

fight aliens with alex

fight zombies with emily

fight capitalism with penelope (there is no other choice <3)

4. write a book with, read a book to, hit with a book

write a book with alex

read a book to penelope

hit with a book: emily (with love)

🌿send me a song and i'll tell you what character/ship it reminds me of:

this song is beautiful omg, i’d never heard it before!! it 1000% reminds me of temily <3

🍒i’ll tell you my first impression of you:

honestly, i can’t properly remember because i feel like i’ve known you forever! i do know that you seemed super friendly and nice, and someone i was eager to get to know! i don’t remember what it was but i know your theme was rly cool (they always are😭). you gave amazing vibes from the get go☺️💜

🎸 I'll give you a song I associate with you based purely off vibes:

📸i’ll give you a photo/meme from my camera roll:

this is my favourite photo at the moment <3 i literally put it on the back of my sisters birthday card. it makes me laugh so much (sorry hotch). idk what it is and i’m a terrible person because the context of this photo is sad but like idc it’s hilarious. he looks like a pathetic little puppy😭😭

#hanna🌚#temilyrights’ summer celebration #kt answers

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Maybe you can relate, I am a woc second generation immigrant in America. I don't know how best to explain it, but do you think being a woc makes you just as suspect as white women are to men? I feel like a lot of the mainstream feminist movement these days are very centered on white women struggles rather than intersectionality. I also feel nearly the same level of discomfort with white women as I am with men because honestly, in my experience they're just equally as racist and entitled. I am honestly surprised that some anons found Kate Winslet and Cate Blanchett being problematic and peak WW surprising? A lot of their actions have always been to simply further themselves, which includes working with KNOWN abusive white men. I just have a really hard time with today's mainstream idea of feminism, which seems to be centered a lot on how women getting away with being an asshole cause the men have been doing it for years, rather than achieving true equality and dismantling the toxic system enabled by the patriarchy.

Oh definitely. When my sister was explaining to my parents the DWD situation, my mum recalls how in reality a lot of powerful white women just aim to be assholes and get away with it the same as the men do rather than dismantling a toxic industry. Keep in mind, my mum has a ladies club that's full of the top female hollywood playings from actresses to CEOs. She was telling us how a lot of the white women there are having an oppression olympics and love blaming everyone but themselves, even when they're called out. She recalls a story about Kate being criticized for working with Woody Allen, and Kate wouldn't acknowledge her own fault in the process.

I don't think white women are equally privileged as the men. But a lot of my experience has been that they don't include women who look like me in their feminism. I don't actually consider the women who go for "well if the men-" as true feminism but faux feminism and people using activism simply as a brand while being complete hypocrites. I also told this someone a few days ago, but I feel a lot of the powerful white women in media seems to love using their only source of oppression to gaslight people into making them think they're complete victims and should always be let off the hook. I'm talking about the likes of Taytay, Olivia Wilde, Cate Blanchett, Hilary Clinton, Sheryl Sandberg etc. The idea that criticizing women is a form of misogyny has gone too long, nobody should be left off the hook for being an ass.

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listen. listen every time you talk about how democrats have a majority in congress you have to realize that there are democrats who just want to maintain the status quo for their own gain but are OK with gay people, and there are democrats who want to do some actual good (even if i dont always agree with their visions or their plans). They both get called democrat but like Sinema is not the same 'democrat' as AOC and buying into that vision is one of the (many) reasons the 2 party system continues to have a chokehold. I want to shake biden until the good policies come out as much as the next guy but acting like he can just snap his fingers and fix things is so frustrating when our broken ass system is so entrenched in ways to tie everything up, and entrenched in gerrymandered rigged games

Okay but then by this logic, there's absolutely no point to pushing for change ever. Like why fight for gay marriage or abortion to be codified into law to make it harder for SCOTUS to overturn then? Some democrats would just want to maintain status quo and might not vote for those. Shit yeah, why fight ever? Let's just sit back and continue being fucked because the system is all rigged anyway, let's not even attempt to work with the tools we do already have to fix what we can. Makes perfect sense to me.

The point of me bringing it up is to show that there are measures Democrats could be using to fight for change- in this case using reconciliation to avoid needing a supermajority to end a filibuster since student debt relief would be a budget item- but that there hasn't even been a push within the Democrats to use this tool. You're really going to tell me someone like AOC or Bernie in the House, or Schumer or Warren in the Senate, or Kamela or Biden who are all HUGE Democrat names couldn't at least suggest using reconciliation? If one of those big names brought attention to the measure and that the Democrat Party as a whole was refusing to use it for student debt relief even when they easily could and it would be extremely difficult to overturn then? You really don't think that would lead to anything? Nothing at all? That something like wouldn't be spread around, if not by the news, at least their very large fan bases? Shit, even just their haters trying to use it as a gotcha would bring a fuck ton of attention to it. And you don't think that wouldn't get enough people riled up that the uncooperative Democrats wouldn't go "oh fuck, I might not get voted in next election" and at least light a fire under their asses?

That very thing happened with gay marriage originally. If you look back to 2009-2010, after Obama has been in office a couple years, the majority of Democrats were against gay marriage being federally recognized. Major names like Hilary Clinton and Obama himself. Then look at 2012ish on. Majority support. Because they saw that if they didnt change and start bringing attention to it, they were at real risk. Doubting you can make any changes is exactly what those that want to maintain the current status quo want. That's what actually supports the current system.

Yes our system is shitty, I think thats one of the few things everyone no matter the side can agree on (And that's why you should vote for the Burn It All Down And Start Over Party in 2036, me for President and my Vice President, Full Gas Can. Together, along with my advisors, Box Of Matches, Lit Candle, and 24 Pack of Lighters, I'm confident we can make some real change.) but that doesn't mean we can't already use the tools at our disposal. Change does take a long time, but that's why there's that stupid saying "the best time to plant a tree is 10 years ago, the second best time is today" (I want to throw the hard clumps of callus from my clonal propagated lemon and orange plants at whoever said that). You gotta actually start doing something, and no, only sitting around pointing fingers at the opposition isn't doing something. I'm not demanding immediate results, I'm demanding immediate progress. Those are two entirely different things.

#apologies for the novel but this ask has 2 of my worst pet peeves #people who complain about their circumstances but wont do anything to change those circumstances #and people who put words in my mouth (in this case im assuming unintentionally but still)#burn it all down and start over party for 2036

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Ok reading that nonny now made me think of tinhatters being a modern version of Annie Wilkes from the horror Misery LOL. But I need to be honest, although it might make me look bad I am somewhat satisfied at their disappointment. It's their fault if we basically had an still have zero interaction between Chris and Darren. So they want to go? Don't let me stop them on the contrary, I'm keeping the door open for them to leave!

Oh goodness, ha. I think that's a fair analogy for some of the top line tinhatters. But I do think that a bunch of the people who follow it are just swept up in the idea, and have been - more or less - brainwashed into their thinking.

I've said many times before, it is kind of like being in a cult. And once you go down that line of thinking, and convince yourself that you're right, it's very hard to get out of it.

I mean - look at all the people who, having not much else to do, and being pushed there through various media, believe in QAnon - and that Hilary Clinton was eating babies? Or whatever that shit was.

I just feel bad for the ones who are kind of sucked in an not able to get out. Hopefully this gives them the push they need. Spending all of your time obsessing about the lives of real people instead of living your own is not healthy.

Also, as an aside, I find it strange to "ship" real people. (Not talking about the fanfic related - fantasy version of real people, which... is a different conversation. I mean I don't do that either, but it's a separate beast.) I'm not a Miarren shipper (or a Chill shipper) -- the idea of it seems wild to me. Do I ship my parents? Do I ship my close friends with their spouses? Do I ship the nice older couple who live a few doors down? No - that's kind of weird to me. So why would I do with with celebrities? I do hope for their happiness. I do hope for everyone's happiness.

But fantasy and reality are two different things - and if you find yourself unable to see the line between the two, maybe it's time to take a step back and reevaluate. ;)

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queen-of-my-goofball-army · 3 years

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“Kiki! Hey look it's me!

This isn't dust on the floor you know, it's flour

Oh great, now I'm suddenly the flight attendant

All right, first: Don't panic! Second: don't panic and third: did I mention not to panic?!" (Jiji, Kiki's Delivery Service.)

When you grow up in my house, you're introduced to Ghibli films from a young age. My favorite character from the age of four to seven was Kiki's cynical but loyal cat Jiji. Throughout much of my childhood this movie was playing in the background. It was a movie that I would watch with my dad and it remains one of his favorites as well. Growing up, Kiki was always the Miyazaki film that I watched the most. I related to Kiki's story of bravery and always idolized her for the way that she constantly stood her ground and went out of her way to change her own life. Jiji is her cat and her very best friend who is along for the ride with cynical jokes and a dry sense of humor. It perfectly balances Kiki's optimism and with Phil Hartman's performance bringing him to life he got even better. If you don't know Hartman's career he spent a good chunk of the 80's as a regular on SNL. He was a comedian first and foremost. That was his life blood and he had a lot of friends that are some of my biggest heroes. One of his best friend's in life was my female hero Tress MacNielle who was a part of the same comedy troop together throughout the Groundlings. This would come to be the third last project that he ever made and it was released posthumous after his tragic passing.

To me Jiji is days coming home and running to my small tv for a front row seat to watch his movie. It's afternoon's spent with my dad as he watched the movie with me. Jiji is one of those characters that we just quote constantly. Even though Totoro was my first Kiki was my favorite for a handful of years. When we moved into our house it was still the warm hug favorite Miyazaki film. It's a fluffy movie and it's one that I watch a lot. Most of that is because of Jiji and the adorable that he brings to the table.

Out of the Ghibli side characters that are animals Jiji is hands down my favorite (and yes I include Totoro and CatBus in this analogy). He's been my favorite since I was really little. Nothing makes me laugh as hard as Phil Hartman. When he was funny it was a different kind of side split-tingly funny. If you want to know what I mean look up some of his SNL stuff. I love his Bill Clinton impressions that he was able to do.

Jiji is a character that I have fallen in love with since I was a little. He just was always there for me. He was just super soft and cute and I always loved laughing with him. He was adorable, snarky, cynical, and openly hilarious. I loved watching him when I was a kid and I love watching him to this day.

#kiki's delivery service #jiji #cuteness #studio ghibli #comfort character #favorite character #day 4: Kiki's Delivery Service

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mrslaufeyson002 · 3 years

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No Longer Daddy’s Girl Chapter 15. Morning Surprise and Wake Up Call

I woke up and I tried to get up, but something was keeping me from sitting upright. I looked behind me and I almost screamed when I saw Loki sleeping with his arm wrapped around my waist. I slowly but carefully unwrapped his arm from around my waist, I was a bit surprised that he didn't wake up. I put my hair up in a bun and I was in the middle of picking up a bobby pin, when Erika, Abby, and Scarlet walked in. "Can I do something a bit extra with your hair?" Erika asks in a whisper and gives her a nod of approval.

We tip-toed into the living room and sat down across from Steve. I get an idea for a wake-up call. I'm pretty sure I was smirking evilly because Steve and Abby were looking at me with an unsure expression, while Erika and Scarlet started smirking evilly probably wanting to know what tricks I've got up my sleeve."We know you have an idea, tell us already...I can't stand the suspense anymore." Scarlet says with a thrill. "I have an idea, but I'll need help and I need to know if you guys are up for it."

"Whatever it is, Scarlet and I are with you." Erika says and we look towards Steve and Abby. "We're in, but it depends on what your idea is." Abby says and I notice Captain's arm around Abby's shoulder. "A wake-up call and a few pranks. If you're in...I won't have a reason to prank you." I say 'probably' a bit to evilly. "We're in." Steve says a bit quick. "What do you need us to do?"

"Steve, you will be recording what we do and their reactions, Scarlet I will need you to have Violet turn off the security feed, turn her off, and then you can help Erika, Abby, and I get everything ready. When everything is ready," I dig into my purse and grab the blow horn. "Erika will wake everybody up with the blow horn and yell 'were under attack', Steve will be waiting around the corner for them to come running out, while Erika is trying to wake them up, Scarlet and I will be screaming to make it more believable, and Abby will hide somewhere and pretend to be a corpse. Steve...don't stop recording until I come out hiding, I'm gonna trick the God of Mischief."

Abby and I flipped the furniture over and spread a couple to make it look like there was a struggle. When Scarlet had turned Violet off, she put fake blood on all of the furniture. There was a tripwire, where they are gonna come running in, a kiddie pool full of slime, a pool of oil on the floor, and a couple of banana peels laying all over the floor. I ran to my hiding spot with a banana in my hand. I could hear the blow horns and Erika yelling "Were under attack!"

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Loki's POV

I woke up to loud noise and Erika yelling "We’re under attack!" I look where Galaxy lay last night and I don't see her. I quickly get up when I heard Galaxy and Scarlet screaming.

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Galaxy/Aniya's POV

I screamed and then I crouch down behind the Island/Counter that separates the living room from the kitchen. I heard a lot of footsteps running and then suddenly fall.

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Steve/Captain America's POV

I watched as Tony, Wanda, and Bruce came running and tripped over the tripwire while face-planting into the floor. Michelle, Clinton, and T'Challa leaped over the wiring, tripped over somebody, and fell into the kiddie pool full of slime. Peter, Bucky, Vision, and Natasha ran around the three on the floor and in the kiddie pool, but they ran into the pool of oil and they slipped. Stephen, Pepper, and Scott ran around the oil, and it was hilarious to watch them slip on a banana peel and fall to the ground one after another. James and Sam walk over to lift the couch back up when they uncover 'Abby's Corpse', they screamed like a bunch of little girls.

Loki walked out and I didn't see anymore pranks left, but Galaxy hasn't came out of her hiding spot yet, so I kept filming.

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Galaxy/Aniya's POV

"You guys are all fools." I heard Loki say, so I assumed I didn't get him. I had the peel to the banana I finished not too long ago. "Where are you Galaxy?" I heard him say nearby my hiding spot. I cleared my mind of any thoughts because he could read them and find me instantly. I crawled a little bit to the entrance into the kitchen, I lay the banana peel down and I let all of my thoughts back in as I got back in my hiding place. I took my phone out and texted Steve.

I need you to distract Loki, but keep the camera on Loki. I have planned something for him.

I put the phone in my pocket and I made sure that it was put on silent. "You're right Loki, you outsmarted us and you are better than all of us." I heard Loki chuckle at Steve's statement. I heard Loki's footsteps getting closer and then I heard a loud noise, like a body falling to the ground. I got out of my hiding spot and gave Steve the thumbs up, he put the camera away and I looked at Loki. He was glaring at me and I couldn't help but laugh and yell "I tricked the God of Mischief and Lies!" I put my shoes on and started cleaning up the mess. We finished cleaning up the place and then I heard thunder.

#loki #loki laufeyson #mcu loki #oc character #avengers #wattpad #marvel #fanfic #morena baccarin

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TWW REWATCH: Jefferson Lives (5.03)

• oh no not these horrible flashbacks of Zoey riding the horse

• please make it stop

• it’s interesting cause Bartlet’s looking at Zoey in a concerned way yet later he’s like “she’s fine! she’s bounced back!”

Uh no

• it’s interesting that secretary berryhill was mentioned so many times during the first few seasons and he isn’t shown until now

• Zoey should not be asking if Bartlet’s doing ok. He should be asking her that.

• I always laugh when Abbey says “could that thing be any louder?” like ok Chandler

• “I’m over the moon. This is my over the moon face: 😐”

• I think it’s hilarious Amy’s walking up the hallway and says hey to get CJ’s attention but CJ obviously didn’t hear so she just turns and is about to walk into the press room before Amy catches up with her

• the fact that this picture of Zoey on the horse is supposed to be when Charlie first went to the farm is funny cause Abbey didn’t have short hair back then

• “I got on and I stayed on.”

“You we’re a natural horsemen, Charlie.”

• of course the reporters bombard her with questions like a pack of wild dogs

• ok, Zoey kinda panics and zones out right before she puts on a fake smile and waves. the reporters had to have snapped a picture of that

• I heard the word “boyfriend” in there…please tell me one of the reporters wasn’t asking about Jean Paul…

• “Other administrations haven’t lost their Vice President to a sex scandal.”

I know Bill Clinton isn’t a Vice President buuut that’s who I automatically thought of

• I love CJs reaction to finding out Toby already had his son’s bris

“You dog!”

• “Quite a way to start the morning. And it’s just the beginning.”

I feel like that was a double meaning with Bartlet saying “and it’s just the beginning” like it’s just the beginning of the morning and it’s also the beginning of your child’s life/being a parent

• I think the secret service agent trailing Abbey was in another episode…the detail on this show

• “Mrs Bartlet? I can’t tell you how hard I prayed for you.”

“I appreciate that.”

“Well, you shouldn't. I'm not very religious, so there's the risk that my praying could be taken as insincere or even an affront, which, if it's a vengeful God, could have made matters worse.”

• “Dear Zoey, I hope they don't kill you. But if they do, then it'll be quick. 🙂”

• Abbey taking her anger out on Leo is understandable yet so painful to watch

• Ok, Abbey’s “72 hours comment” has always confused me.

I always assumed she was referencing how long Zoey’s been back, but that doesn’t really make sense because Zoey was taken on graduation night sometime in late May, and in the next episode it’s July 4th. So maybe she was referencing how long Zoey was taken? But, when they rescue Zoey, she had been missing for 50 hours, not 72. Plus, if she has been back for ~2 months, that’s a long time to still have a black eye, go without any therapy/help at all, (although I can let this slide cause people get help at different times) have Abbey still be angry at Bartlet yet refuse to leave with Zoey for the farm, and still have a void in the Vice Presidency.

I mean I know the new writers made some mistakes, and I can usually overlook them, but this one is so jarring that I can’t.

Help me I’m so confused

• “Debbie, you were supposed to interrupt after five minutes.

“It's only been three, sir.”

Lol

• these horse flashbacks are killing me and not in a good way. please stop

• it annoys me that Bartlet can’t see that Zoey is struggling and that Zoey feels like she has to put up a front for him

• Amy is so weird

• although her not being able to shut up for even a minute is me when my mom’s trying to watch something

• aw Toby and CJ looking at pictures of the twins

• I feel like carrying those sparklers on the balcony are a huge fire hazard

• Zoey lying in Abbey’s lap always makes me soft

#the west wing #rewatching the west wing #tww #jefferson lives

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shewhohangsoutincemeteries · 3 years

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imma be honest i know 0 percent abt pokemon but i'm here to request our favorite man, mr. clinton francis barton <3 teehee

lol, I admire your commitment to him. Clint would have a bird type pokemon (for obvious reasons) but also dog-esque pokemon and probably ones that would be helpful for covert ops. he’d also lean towards normal type pokemon, I think. they’re often overlooked but can be incredibly useful on a team, just like him :)

1. noctowl (normal/flying)

the owl pokemon - ideal for someone who sees better from a distance. it’s quick, intelligent and is able to fly in complete silence, making it just as sneaky as a spy like Clint.

2. eevee (normal) -> vaporeon (water)

eevee is small and dog-like (the creator based it on an animal they saw that may have been a cat or a dog) and full of potential, just like clint. and evolving it to vaporeon might seem like a weird choice, but it can use watergun - which could mirror clint’s archery. and it has the ability to ‘melt’ into water and become invisible, and that seems like it would be incredibly handy for a spy on surveillance.

3. growlithe (fire)

growlithe are dog pokemon and most commonly seen as police “dogs” through out the games and anime. considering Clint works for a government agency and loves dogs, I feel like it’s an obvious fit. It’d be trained much like the others, but be absolutely SPOILED at home.

4. swellow (normal/flying)

another bird pokemon, swellow is incredibly agile and the highest speed of any pokemon. like noctowl, it would be great on his team.

5. joltik (bug/electric)

might seem like another strange choice, but ideal for a spy. it’s tiny (about 10cm) and could be used to disrupt electrical systems such as security or lights.

6. lillipup -> herdier -> stoutland (normal)

another dog pokemon. it’d be like those dogs that were lap dogs as puppies but didn’t realize as it grew/evolved that it really didn’t fit anymore. and the image of a stoutland trapping him on a couch is both wholesome and hilarious. it’d also be the kind of pokemon he’d come home to, maybe one he’d leave to look out for the family while he’s away.

send me a character and i’ll tell you what pokemon they’d have

#asks #pokemon #clint barton #castieltrash1

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I'm *still* quite confused about the electoral college? Like.... the popular vote votes for the people who make up for the electoral college, who vote for the president? But then why would a democrat electoral college member vote for Trump? Or how did he possible win if Hilary won the popular vote? Idk, maybe none of this is accurate, I'm still so confused (also, I'm not US) (also, I have tried to google it but I need someone to explain it to me like I'm 5)

anon I’m american, practically have my BA in history, and I still don’t fully understand it! it is...insanely confusing and I hate it but I’ll try and do my best to explain it.

when the united states founders were first framing the constitution (yes we have to go back this far for context) there was a lot of disagreement over the role of big states vs small states. you can see this with the debate over whether or not states representation in congress should be equal across the board (the new jeresey plan) or based on the population (virginia plan). a compromise was reached and that’s why in the US we have two branches in congress; the senate (where each state gets two senators no matter the size) and the house of representatives (where the number of reps a state has is determined by population).

that same anxiety surrounding how much power big states would have is one of the reasons we have the electoral college. another reason is a lot of the founders just genuinely didn’t trust average citizens to be smart enough to vote (remember, originally only white, property owning men could vote) and didn’t want a pure popular vote to decide a winner but we don’t like to talk about that in this country! so the electoral college is basically a process that works like this: each state gets a certain number of electors, determined by their total representation in congress (the number of reps + the two senators. for example, ohio has 18 votes, 16 for our representatives, 2 for our senators. DC also gets 3 electoral votes despite not actually being a state.). there are currently 538 electors in total and a candidate needs 270 to win. what qualifies a person to be an elector varies by state (bc this process needs to be MORE convoluted) but in general it’s high ranking members of the specific candidates political party. when you vote for a specific candidate, you’re actually voting for their electors (either democrat, or republican).to take 2016 as an example, both trump and clinton had their own set of electors chosen by their respective parties, but the only ones who actually got to vote where the electors of the party that won the state (so in california, the democratic electors picked clinton bc she won the most votes, in texas, the republican electors picked trump bc he won the most votes). every state besides maine and nebraska has a “winner take all” system, where whichever candidate gets the most votes in the state gets all of the electors. this is supposed to be kind of an “honor code thing.” technically, an elector could vote for whoever they want (and some do, they’re called faithless electors) but like 99% of electors vote for their parties candidate. (source, source)

normally, the electoral college matches up with what the popular vote was (so the candidate with the most electors also got the most votes) but there have been five elections in US history where a candidate who got the MOST votes lost bc they still didn’t get the MOST electors. the first 3 were in the 19th century but it has happened twice in the past 20 years already; bush vs gore in 2000 and trump vs clinton in 2016. this can happen bc of the winner take all system: to quote pew research, “This mismatch between the electoral and popular votes came about because Trump won several large states (such as Florida, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin) by very narrow margins, gaining all their electoral votes in the process, even as Clinton claimed other large states (such as California, Illinois and New York) by much wider margins.” (source) and to quote the times: “Today, in every state except Nebraska and Maine, whichever candidate wins the most votes in a state wins all the electors from that state, no matter what the margin of victory. Just look at the impact this system had on the 2016 race: Donald Trump won Pennsylvania and Florida by a combined margin of about 200,000 votes to earn 49 electoral votes. Hillary Clinton, meanwhile, won Massachusetts by almost a million votes but earned only 11 electoral votes.” (source). on average, states with a high population and high urban density (where democrats are more popular) are underrepresented in the electoral college, while more rural states with a lower population (where republicans are more popular) are over represented in the electoral college, and that’s why we’ve seen two democrats win the popular vote but lose the electoral vote in the past two decades.

swing states (states that historically have gone both republican and democrat) also come in to play. they can change based on political trends, but generally include most of the midwest as well as flordia, nevada, pennsylvania, and virginia. one of the reasons trump was able to win the electoral college is he did REALLY well in swing states, particularly in the midwest and rust belt, and he was able to grab a lot of electors from there.

confusing? yes. personally, I am very anti electoral college for reasons that are summarized a lot better here and here and also bc I LIVE in a swing state and the constant political attack ads are horrible.

finally, here’s a graphic that really helps me understand how the divide between popular and electoral vote can occur. (source)

#god this took me like an hour fkjsdkjsd I love democracy <3 #I hope this helps I can try to answer more questions if you have them!#anonymous #answered

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