#this is not me dissing on the dark knight series it is a good time but like...I just....wish...every where i looked

[babygirlcowboy]

Me watching the new strsy kids promo seeing these bitches in a fucking school bus with clown masks on knowing full well I will never be able to escape the cultural impacts of the Nolan Batman movies

[vivithefolle]

Ron’s greatest acts of bravery

An itty-bitty butthurty Harmony shipper reported this answer of mine and got it deleted by the Quora moderation. Naturally, I have contested this decision, but my appeal has been unanswered as of now. So here’s what we’re going to do, folks: I’m gonna repost this answer of mine here, where no angwy widdle Hawmony shipper can censor it. And y’all are going to spam the reblog button until people can’t go in the Harry Potter tag without finding this answer reblogged at least five times over. Good? Good.

(this is totally a demarcation line I don’t know what you’re talking about)

What was Ron Weasley's greatest act of bravery in any of the Harry Potter movies or books?

We of course have the mythical “I’ll be a knight” but that’s so easy. Ron would die for his loved ones any day of any week, because that’s how stupidly selfless and self-effacing he is.

There is the equally mythical “If you want to kill Harry, you’ll have to kill us too!” which reeks of badassery and awesomeness, but it has also been quoted before, and to be fair that wasn’t one of Ron’s greatest acts of bravery. Oh, yes, it is incredibly brave, but Ron has plenty more of those to give.

One that is often forgotten is “He beat you!”, spoken to Voldemort in the flesh, which also highlights just how far Ron has come from the beginning of the series - because unlike what the haters want you to believe, Ronald Weasley has an actual character arc. An arc that keeps getting reseted and postponed in-between books because his author is too busy trying to make her Mary Sue look better instead, but he has one, and it’s so perfectly illustrated by this:

"... and until Hagrid told me, I didn't know anything about be ing a wizard or about my parents or Voldemort" Ron gasped. "What?" said Harry. "You said You-Know-Who's name!" said Ron, sounding both shocked and impressed. "I'd have thought you, of all people --" - Philosopher’s Stone

—-

"Malfoy's dad must have told him," said Harry, ignoring Ron. "He was right in Voldemort's inner circle --" "Say You-Know-Who, will you?" interjected Ron angrily. - Prisoner of Azkaban

—-

“My scar hurts, and three days later the Death Eaters are on the march, and Voldemort's sign's up in the sky again." "Don't - say - his - name!" Ron hissed through gritted teeth. "And remember what Professor Trelawney said?" Harry went on, ignoring Ron. - Goblet Of Fire

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"You see?" said Voldemort, and Harry felt him striding backward and forward right beside the place where he lay. "Harry Potter is dead! Do you understand now, deluded ones? He was nothing, ever, but a boy who relied on others to sacrifice themselves for him!" "He beat you!" yelled Ron, and the charm broke, and the defenders of Hogwarts were shouting and screaming again until a second, more powerful bang extinguished their voices once more.

From the boy who flinched at Voldemort’s name, to the man who was the first to sass back to Voldemort when the latter dissed his best mate. To say nothing of the fact that this was the first time Ron ever saw Voldemort in the flesh. Ron had never seen Voldemort before, yet the second Voldemort says something about Harry, Ron is up in arms and ready to kill the Dark Lord with his bare hands.

We could go with the tested-and-true “follow the spiders”. Unlike in the movies where Harry immediately sees a trail of spiders and Ron follows moaning and bumbling all the while, in the books Harry and Ron are comfortably in the castle when they decide to follow. Ron has the time to psych himself up, to terrify himself into imagining the spiders, and was given the time to backtrack a million times over. But he didn’t. This one Tumblr post has said it all.

Yes, “Follow the spiders” is probably one of Ron’s bravest moments, but…

But, but, but.

There’s more.

Sure, I absolutely adore Ron and can’t choose between all those awesome moments he has to his name, because they’re all so wonderful. From the ones that highlight just how much he’s grown and developed in spite of his own author treating him like an afterthought; from the ones that showcase just how good a kid he is, how much he loves and fights for his friends; all those moments that show that no, Ron Weasley isn’t a fair-weather friend and anyone who calls him that needs a high-five in the face with a block of concrete…

Out of those moments, out of them all, I have to pick something that is too often forgotten, too often glossed over, even by those of us who love Ron.

I’m talking, naturally, of his return.

Harry had no strength to lift his head and see his savior’s identity. All he could do was raise a shaking hand to his throat and feel the place where the locket had cut tightly into his flesh. It was gone. Someone had cut him free. Then a panting voice spoke from over his head, “Are—you—mental?”

Whether you think that Ron “abandoned” Harry and Hermione, whether you think that Ron is a traitor or a man with the patience of a saint who put up with Harry and Hermione’s bullshit for too long. Whether you think the three times Harry told him to leave were a factor or whether you place the blame solely on Ron’s shoulders.

Ron comes back to save Harry’s life.

But not only that.

“No!” said Ron. “No, don’t open it! I’m serious!” “Why not?” asked Harry. “Let’s get rid of the damn thing, it’s been months—” “Because that thing’s bad for me!” said Ron, backing away from the locket on the rock. “I can’t handle it! I’m not making excuses, Harry, for what I was like, but it affects me worse than it affected you and Hermione, it made me think stuff — stuff I was thinking anyway, but it made everything worse. I can’t explain it, and then I’d take it off and I’d get my head on straight again, and then I’d have to put the effing thing back on—I can’t do it, Harry!” He had bakced away, the sword dragging at his side, shaking his head.

Ron came back, even though he knew it would mean being with the thing that had tortured him all this time.

The thing that latched onto all of Ron’s weak spots, cultivated them, weaponized them, used them to push Ron closer and closer to the edge, until he couldn’t take it anymore and snapped. (Funny how some will act as though Hermione’s birds were her “snapping”, but when Ron is holding Voldemort’s soul in his hands and going insane under their very eyes they just say “hurr durr teh locket didnt do nuthin”…)

And with this thing preying on him, tormenting him, Ron did what any rational, sane human being would have done when their abuser forgets to lock the door.

He opened it and ran.

But, but, but, and that’s where the bravery comes in.

He came back.

He knew there was this thing that preyed upon him relentlessly, a thing that managed to make him believe his best friends didn’t want nor cared about him, that his entire existence amounted to nothing, that he was just a waste of space nobody wanted around.

“Why return? We were better without you, happier without you, glad of your absence... We laughed at your stupidity, your cowardice, your presumption —”

“You mother confessed,” sneered Riddle-Harry, while Riddle-Hermione jeered, “that she would have preferred me as a son, would be glad to exchange...” “Who wouldn’t prefer him, what woman would take you, you are nothing, nothing, nothing to him,” crooned Riddle-Hermione

Ron fled from this sort of abuse, from this sort of torture, then he decided to come back for more.

Because even though he believed his friends didn’t need him, even though he thought his friends were better off without him, he still wanted to make himself useful. He still wanted to help.

And once he’d saved Harry, he was back to facing the entity that has been torturing him, and that entity proceeded to show off Ron’s deepest, most shameful secrets… to his best mate.

Ron’s entire self-esteem is tied to the way his loved ones perceive him:

“You did brilliantly, Ron!” This time it really was Hermione running toward them from the stands; Harry saw Lavender walking off the pitch, arm in arm with Parvati, a rather grumpy expression on her face. Ron looked extremely pleased with himself and even taller than usual as he grinned at the team and at Hermione.

The image the Mirror of Erised showed Ron was one of glory and fame… or was it?

"No -- I'm alone -- but I'm different -- I look older -- and I'm head boy!" "What?" "I am -- I'm wearing the badge like Bill used to -- and I'm holding the house cup and the Quidditch cup -- I'm Quidditch captain, too."

Being Head Boy and Quidditch captain. He could have seen himself being crowned World’s Best Emperor if he wanted, with legions of fans throwing himself at him, but that doesn’t happen.

Instead he sees himself being like Bill. Like his cool older brother. And Quidditch captain, like his other cool older brother Charlie.

What Ron wants… is to make his loved ones proud.

Ron defines himself by the way his loved ones look at him.

When Malfoy calls him an idiot he scoffs because it’s Malfoy. When Hermione calls him an idiot, though…? Ouch.

And now all of Ron’s secrets, all his feelings of inadequacy and inferiority that he has tried to keep quiet throughout the series out of respect for Harry, his deepest fears… They’re all there for Harry to see, for Harry to judge, for Harry to feel disgusted by. Because how dare Ron Weasley have problems, how dare Ron Weasley be envious of Harry Potter, whose life is nothing but suffering?

Ron’s greatest act of bravery, to me, was coming back, even though for all he knew Harry and Hermione had hooked up while he was gone (they’d never, of course, but how could he know?), even though he knew it would mean being up for Round #2 of his private torture sessions with Voldemort, even though he believed he wouldn’t be welcome…

He still came back. Because it was the right thing to do.

Anyone who’s gonna tell me that Ronald Weasley isn’t loyal to the core can suck on a cactus.

[actual-darth-tantrum]

The Theories Idea for why People Hate The Last Jedi

Look, I am one of two things here. a) A very generic, fun loving, ‘I’m honestly here because this stuff just makes me happy’ person and b) someone who’s really REALLY new and shocked by the amount of hate generated from a show that hundreds of thousands to millions of people all love and enjoy. So everything I say here is based in opinion and just my general love for Star Wars.

Before the Last Jedi, I hadn’t seen any forums, or been apart of any tumblr blogs, instagram, or twitter accounts before (besides reblogging/retweeting the occasional picture of Carrie Fisher because let’s face it that woman IS gold), so I was left really in the dark when it would come to genuine fan speculation, or hate (or love) for what was going to happen next in the trilogy (not all speculation escaped my view, though, as I had seen some things involving predictions for the Last Jedi). Instead I was only a part of watching Film Theory (as I started on Game Theory and ALSO over analyze everything I see). So I’d seen those videos stating his very wrong predictions about Star Wars and especially the Last Jedi. They got people excited for the movie, but the theories were wrong. Okay, yes, and going into this blind, I have no idea how his YouTube channel would be name dropped in articles as the reason people don’t like the Last Jedi, when critics lOVED it. Because his theories were just that: theories; meant to provoke your brain and catch your eyes and opinions. But instead of trying to think about this from a psychological point of view, I’d rather just talk about the way I see it.

When I sat down to watch the Last Jedi, the first thing on my mind was not ‘oh would MatPat be right?’ or if any of the other theories revolving around Kylo (Ben Solo), Luke, or the damn Porgs was going to be accurate. Instead, you know what I felt? I felt the way you did when you were a little kid, on your way to go to your favorite place, or see your favorite person, that same fast heart beat and stupidly wide smile of my youth came back to me as I sat, reading the scrolling text of The Last Jedi, and feeling the loud cinima music of the Star Wars theme play in my chest. At that point in time, I didn’t care about any speculation I’d made before, I was just so excited to be able to here, alive and well, watching another installment of the most amazing movie/book/comic series, damn STAR WARS. This is a form of excellent cinematography, screenwriting, and acting playing together as a form of entertainment, to offer us an escape, to put a smile on our faces for two hours. This isn’t about anger or being pissed that you weren’t right or that some other guy on the internet speculated the wrong outcome. That’s like forgetting to do your homework, cheating off someone in your class last minute, and then getting mad at them for getting the wrong answer. This is on you, not them honey. And as a Reylo, if our speculation is wrong, my heart will hurt for Ben Solo, but that doesn’t make me love Star Wars ANY less.

I’d also like to say that in my short time involved in this fandom, and side of this fandom, I have felt nothing but loved, excited, and hyped for episode IX. That’s all these forums are, is a way to have fun and meet other people. Speculation and predictions are FUN. That’s all it is. And if those predictions are going to ruin the movie for you when it comes out, don’t get involved into these forums. Because when you do, and then you blame them for not liking the movie when it comes out, your damaging the fandom in stupid ways. We’re all here just to have a good time, and this is our way of fun and method of escape from our lives. So by dissing us and the movie, your accomplishing nothing but your own frustration, I promise. Know what works for you, and if you use us as the reason you’re gonna shit on IX then we don’t want you here. We want you to enjoy Star Wars, so follow the blogs that only post pictures or gifs, don’t read text posts, just be a fan, and then maybe you’ll actually enjoy the show.

Sincerly written by someone who just wants to enjoy Star Wars and its fans.

[bringbackwendellvaughn]

what non-marvel/non-dc books do you like

Not really got much time for them… my experiences with them have been similar to Marvel and DC… I either get burned or it gets cancelled.

I really liked Captain Midnight from Dark Horse for the first 7 or so issues, then they killed off the main villain and I was like “Yeah, okay, what’s the point now? You’ve just taken his main antagonist away”. Would like to see that guy on Captain America, tbh, but he did do stuff for Marvel - stuff that looked like it was catered to me - and like a sucker I checked it out and it was atrocious.

I read X by Duane Sweirczynski for about 11 issues then it offended me and I stopped.

I read The Spider by David Liss coz I liked his Black Pnather run but then i just forgot about it after about 14 issues (also the series started with a particularly weak arc which probably didn’t make it endeared to me). I doubt it’s still going anyway.

I’d love to be into Hellboy but I’m not.

Walking Dead - I read the first 48 issues and then it killed off 90% of it’s character and I was like angry.

Robocop I read but then it got cancelled and relaunched with a new writer (and a new company maybe even) and the writer was Rob Williams who i know to avoid..

I read the Digimon manga…can i call that an indie lol

I wanna read Judge Dredd one day. 

I’d actually quite like to read the Walt Simonson pseudo-Thor book. I know virtually nothing about it beyond “Walt Simonson pseudo-Thor book”.

Invincible i should probably read.

There was a series announced by Joe Casey and Nick Dragotta that was called like America Vazquez and it was blatnatly a diss at Marvel, them going “yeah, you’ve made a fucking dump of a character we created”… I’m pretty sure Marvel squashed it but I would’ve read that. I can get down with any anti-Marvel sentiment and I was one of the few who actually did read the Casey/Dragotta miniseries that introduced her to Marvel (where she was outright not lesbian at all).

whatever the Breitweisers are doing, i’d give a look… i like their art and i just think they’re cool dudes. although i heard Elizabeth Breitweiser is back doing colours for DC comics - so hopefully mitch starts getting work again soon too.

Likewise that guy who wrote Moon Knight and Wolverine that i talk about every few months - i’d read something by him. I read two of his novels on the back of his marvel work!

What’s Jeff Parker doing nowadays? I generally do try to support him, I bought the first two Aquaman’s he wrote just because I want him to do well… He didn’t last long on Aquaman - but him and Paul Pelletier were a great team. I think they did it for 2 or 3 trades, those first 2 issues were good actually but then he was replaced with Cullen Bunn and I saw the contents in Aquaman: A Celebration of 75 Years completely omitted any Parker issue but felt the need to include Cullen Bunn’s. Jeff Parker was such a nice guy to talk to, i don’t like that Marvel and DC aren’t falling over themselves just to give him loads of books to work on and stuff.

I’d probably give a look to whatever the guy from My Chemical Romanec is writing too. I’d just be interested, not through any sort of appreciation of his music or anything, just that I know he is a big grant morrison fan and grant is a fan of his, so i’d be interested what his comics would be like

Spawn is one i’ve got ready to read and i just never get around to it.

Likewise Prime (although that ends up a Marvel book and that’s probably the main reason i’d want to read it - to think of ideas for Prime in the MU).

So basically what to take from this - one day I might read that Walt Simonson pseudo-Thor book. If anyone wants to advise me on that, feel free