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[blitzosicedcoffee]

Europeans are mad when Americans are so US-centric like our society didn't make us this way and constantly reinforce it in every system we have.

[queenc-x]

Me after seeing dozens of trending tweets like “#notmyariel” and “#notmymj” and now it’s FINALLY directed at a white persons casting with “#notmymario”

[fymo-blogs]

Update on my lesboy opinion:

Idgaf if you identify as a lesboy as long as you aren't a cishet man trying to get close to lesbians to 'fix them'.

[mostmagicals]

🔥 🔥 🔥 for an unpopular opinions!

i totally get people can block whoever they want to curate their own dashes, but blocking without communication with your partners whom you have known for a long time is just a shitty thing to do because first off they don’t know what they did wrong prior to you blocking them. it’s just pathetic because you owe decency and a lot of people take advantage of that ‘i don’t owe anyone anything and i can do whatever i want’ mantra but i’ve seen a lot of people ghosting and blocking their partners like if you have a problem with them or just lose interest in them, just tell them.

i’ve seen people doing a lot of memes/inbox calls and i used to do them before but personally, i find it pointless? i have nothing against people who do it but if i reblog memes of any kind whether they’re headcanons or IC asks, i want my partners to send them at least something if they ever see one. i get some people can get anxious about sending something to somebody or have different timezones but through the years of writing here on tumblr people before are more excited about sending things. i miss those days and i hope there are more people who are excited sending things, rather being too anxious about it.

i have nothing against people who write with white OCs who use popular, overused FCs(or any kpop idol FCs) but OCs of color with underused FCs get overlooked way more, especially females and they deserve the same treatment as canons. i’m under this category since i use some female underused FCs and you have no idea how pissed i am whenever we are treated unfairly and likely get ignored and even get softblocked/blocked. i get that some OCs aren’t everyone’s cup of tea, but i wish there are more people who are welcoming towards OCs of color with underused FCs and more supportive towards them because we don’t receive enough interest/engagement/interactions in this site. we also worked hard for each OCs we created and it sucks when we don’t get recognition.

[pretiumus]

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On the subject of canon divergence -- I'm not a fan of stripping a canon character of core personality aspects. I'm not a fan of hardcore AUs or canon divergence, that while I understand the writer would want the canon to act a certain way, also fundamentally disagrees with how the muse is in canon.

There's a philosophical question where if you have Ship A and Ship B that are identical, and start swapping parts from Ship A with Ship B, at what point do they stop being Ship A and Ship B - and start being Ship B and Ship A? It's the same principle.

I'm all for anyone writing whatever they want, but it's just not my cup of tea when a muse supposedly canon, ends up being too different from the source's depiction. I've wondered many times "at what point does canon divergence start being too divergent", and realized there's an actual limit to divergence I'm willing to take. Mostly when it pertains to the muse's personality or placement in the story.

It is worth stressing that some muses are far less affected by this than others, mostly in cases where the canon got so little characterization that it doesn't even matter. At the crux of it is though, canon divergence is glorified and too much divergence is actually, bad, imo.

[monvante]

might as well be an unpopular opinion but 3D > seven. the beat and lyrics give me a 'backstreet boys' 90's vibe and it has much more of a dancy beat. it's way catchier without being tiring and flows easier (you can actually hear him breathe and pause through the lyrics as well). it's worth noting though that i think big sean would've been a much better fit for 3D rather than jack harlow. buuuuuuut i'm digging it much better than seven. still super happy for jk tho, he deserves it.

[snallyghaster]

hivewing design, now with approximately 400% more bug

[ybep]

PARAMORE - Future ― SunFest, West Palm Beach, FL

[notafunkiller]

Bucky Barnes is the best super soldier

How it was subtly emphasized in The Falcon and The Winter Soldier:

He always holds back

With the Flag Smashers and even with John Walker. We could see the difference in the last 3 episodes. Sebastian Stan did an incredible job making it clear in a subtle way.

I want to mention that famous "Stay there" scene, and how it was visible Bucky was not punching as hard as he can in the fight with John.)

This is the thing about Bucky, he isn't after the kill, he just does his part. He doesn't try to show off his skills or that he is a good guy. He doesn't try to play the victim role, either. In the scene where Zemo fake-activates the Winter Soldier in Madripoor, he just makes a point. He's obviously not even trying hard.

If he wanted those in the club dead, they would be. But his self control was wow. Sebastian acted so well, his exes said everything.

*And to be honest, even when he was TWS, he could have killed everyone, but he didn't. He could have killed all of the Avengers in Civil War is they were his mission, but they weren't. This is how Natasha survived when she met him, too. It depended on what kind of mission he had (if he wasn't allowed to be seen, then the witnesses would die too, but otherwise? He didn't bother).

2. His skills

People tend to forget how smart and good at making strategies Bucky is. He's been fighting (even though he hates fighting and never wanted to be in the army) for years before he was even captured by Hydra. And this is the reason why government still want him, after all. They can use his strategies as a leader (*cough* Thunderbolts *cough*).

In the last episodes of TFATWS, we could see how he outsmarted everyone. Karli was so terrified of him.

3. Karli Morgenthau

And talking about Karli, the phone call was interesting:

She asked him if he's not tired of fighting for the wrong side, and then told him she's fighting for something bigger than herself.

"And with all the bodies you've collected, have you ever been able to say the same?"

The first thing I wanna point out is how everyone talks about the deaths Bucky caused when he was controlled by Hydra, but everyone ignores the fact that all the Avengers killed far more, but since we consider them the good side, we just don't care.

Clint, Tony, Steve, Wanda etc. They all cause(d) far more deaths than "two dozen" (known assassinations - to quote Natasha), and neither was controlled. The double standards are something else, especially for Clint. (One of the reasons why Tony was on the other side in CW was because of his guilt, after all.)

The second point is how Bucky's answer says a lot more than we might realize at first:

"You don't think I ever fought for something bigger than myself? That's all I ever tried to do, and I failed twice."

Even as TWS, Bucky had to be convinced he is on the right side, that what they do is to save the world, to give "the world the freedom it deserves".

Even brainwashed and put to sleep all the time, he had to be lied to. Bucky as TWS was a victim too. He is not a victim only because he didn't have memories or control, but also because they lied to him and used him as a toy. That milk scene is so loud. (And I am gonna talk about it in a different post). He had no rights, no choices. He was used to being tortured.

[And I wish they explored it more. We deserved and deserve a WS film - maybe with him in Romania getting back his memories, writing in his journal etc.]

"You think your cause justifies all this death, but in the end, the nightmares won't go away. You're gonna remember all the ones you killed. Trust me. Don't do this. Don't go down this path."

Despite being on opposite sides, Bucky still said this to Karli, trying to help her, to make her see the big picture, sharing how he felt and feels.

He is on "the right side". He is a hero, and Bucky being thanked by that man for saving everyone's life was touching.

4. Baron Zemo

You can see how smart, strong, and rational Bucky is when he decides to break Zemo out of jail (his plan was amazing too), risking so much (his relationship with Wakanda people and his own freedom) to get his help for the mess. He puts the cause above his own (huge) trauma. And this makes that moment in Madripoor even more disgusting (he is treated as an object, as a toy):

Zemo: Tell us what you know about the super-soldier serum. And I give you him, along with the code words to control him, of course. He will do anything you want.

The way he keeps his composure, reacts and manages the situation... absolutely incredible!

This conversation also says a lot:

Zemo: The desire to become a superhuman cannot be separated from supremacist ideals. Anyone with that serum is inherently on that path.

Bucky: Maybe you're wrong, Zemo. The serum never corrupted Steve.

Zemo: Touché. But there has never been another Steve Rogers, has there?

Bucky positions himself below Steve, who's considered a good hero, a good person... like no other. But Steve never had to go through what Bucky did: from being kidnapped like that, to being tested on, to falling off the train, to being tortured, and used, and brainwashed for decades, and put to sleep when he was not needed and having n "keepers".

Also, interesting how all Steve wanted was to fight (for a good cause, but still)... and fighting still means violence, meanwhile Bucky never wanted to fight, not even before becoming TWS, in the army (and yet he is still great at fighting. And he is deadly, even when he holds back.). All he wanted was peace.

Despite not getting the "perfect serum", despite being brainwashed, put to sleep, and forced to fight for decades, he is still himself. He never gave in to the dark side for real. He fought in his own way. The first thing he did when he woke up was to choke the Hydra guy with a whole new arm!

Bucky is so underrated: from his intelligence and fighting skills, to how human he is. Being flawed, keeping his sassiness and charm from the 40s, but getting more mature and carrying his past on his shoulders... he's so relatable and real. And every day, he shows Zemo he is wrong.

The show he makes in his final scene with Zemo is absolutely fantastic. He doesn't just prove the point he isn't defined by the serum and Hydra (AND not even by Steve, thanks to Sam. His speech made him realize the important thing about himself: that he decides who he is, not others - even those who know him before becoming TWS- "And this might be a surprise, but it doesn't matter what Steve thought. You gotta stop looking to other people to tell you who you are." parallel to "Steve believed in you. He trusted you. He gave you that shield for a reason. That shield, that is… that is everything he stood for. That is his legacy. He gave you that shield, and you threw it away like it was nothing. [...] So maybe he was wrong about you. And if he was wrong about you, then he was wrong about me."), but also that he is superior.

When Zemo tells him that he decided to let him alive (probably so he can kill Karli) and basically calls him a killing machine: "programmed to kill", Bucky plays the role, lets Zemo talk him into killing Karli, and then Bucky watches him waiting for his own death.

[Also, Bucky's line: Imagine my relief is hilarious.]

The acting was incredible: the shock on Zemo's face and the amusement and somehow relief on Bucky's after he pulls the trigger and lets the bullets fall... He proved him he's THE standard of the super soldier. Because despite everything he went through, he is the best.

Zemo telling him to cross his name off felt like a fresh start (+ telling Nakajima the truth).

5. John Walker

John, on the other hand, is lucky Bucky is an understanding person. He gets what is like... the pressure, the environment, the loss, and even tries to help.

Bucky: Don't go down that road. Believe me, it doesn't end well.

John: I'm not like you!

Of course he is not like Bucky, because Bucky has control. He is not killing to get revenge in a cynical way.

"That serum doesn't exactly have a great track record."

John kept judging Bucky every time they spoke, somehow placing himself above this "broken" man.

"This is all really easy for you, isn't it? All that serum runnin' through your veins. Barnes, your partner needs backup in there. Do you really want his blood on your hands?"

This is so wrong on every single level, especially because Bucky didn't choose to take the serum, and he always had his friends' back. He's loyal and ready to sacrifice himself.

The "funny" part about this is John ending up taking the last super soldier serum vial. All the judgement, the disgust, the patronizing tone, just to do that. Plus, of course, to kill someone with the shield.

(John proves Zemo's point about super soldiers, and Bucky does the opposite.)

And what is it easy for Bucky anyway?

He's under government conditions (so CACW coded), he has a vibranium arm that I bet the government would try to take after he dies (HOPEFULLY WHEN HE'S 200 YEARS OLD IN HIS BED, as Sebastian wants too) if he isn't in Wakanda, he is haunted by nightmares (which also can mean he is still Hydra's TWS in another universe as we found out from Strange), and he has to learn how to live for real. He's smart, charismatic, has values and principles, and he's incredible.

We need to see his version of TWS going after everyone Hydra helped. TWS is him, a part of him, and doing that on his terms, having control over it would help him heal.

[jack-the-killler]

ITS JUST BETTER AND THE SCARS HIT DIFFERENT.

[iroissleepdeprived]

Patroclus covered in blood (kinda?) as promised

Version without blood under the cut

[shalom-iamcominghome]

You're anti-antisemitism because you know there are good jews who don't deserve antisemitism. I am anti-antisemitism because I know no jew deserves antisemitism. We are not the same.

(what you also don't know is that you aren't anti-antisemitism)

[queenc-x]

Me: *furiously x-big out of every J*hnny d*pp post I see with extreme prejudice*

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Updated Regretevator tier list!

[cosmicdreamgrl]

jungkook ☆ 170927 show champion

[sstarlitseass]

dude if someone looked at you and went "you're still a fan of starwars? in 2024?" in a genuine manner you'd think they're fucking insane because like. really? people being fans of DSMP lore isn't a BAD THING. OR A SHAMEFUL THING? dude get off tiktok and twitter for a bit and realize that people can like things that are more then a year or two old. i know the algorithm ruined your attention spans but that's no reason to genuinely bully and harass people for liking dsmp lore in 2024. get over yourself. this also applies to homestuck, steven universe, spiderman/spiderverse (yes I've seen it), any old mcyts, fnaf, batim, and anything else you can think of. get over yourself.

(also liking dsmp lore doesn't make you a supporter of the ccs. nuance guys. nuance)