Tag: rant

I was randomly searching up the hunger games on tumblr and a fucking reylo meta is one of the first results. I’m so tired of this. They compare their dumb ship to literally everything on here. It’s impossible to look up anything without seeing their posts.

And they actively brag about putting their posts everywhere, too, making everyone see it whether they want to or not. Yes, filtering is a thing and thank God for it, but it’s still an unwelcome reminder every time I see that shit in completely unrelated places and I know they love overtagging and causing discomfort in people who would rather not be reminded of their ship while browsing for fun. They’re boring assholes who think they’re being clever or endearing, much like their fave himself.

Also let me guess, they’re comparing Peeta to Kyle Ron, right? Another character on the “does not deserve this shit” pile. When will Reylows realize Kyle is President Snow lmao.

I tried to watch Bahubali: The Beginning and it was such a hot mess I couldn’t. At first I stopped because Bahubali was repeatedly assaulting the woman he had a crush on, painting henna on her while she wasn’t looking, stripping her clothes away against her will until she looked more “womanly.” This was clearly framed as romantic and endearing, making me really uncomfortable.

My husband tried to lure me back, swearing it got good after that part and the battles were ridiculously fun and exaggerated, so I tried. I was actually kind of enjoying the over-the-top action scenes, the reveal about the protagonist’s parentage and their past political intrigue, and then they got to a big battle and…

Excuse me, blackface? The enemy, a roving tribe who have no goal or strategy except plunder, slaughter, and rape, are a horde of people in fucking blackface? Who speak a click language, which with one exception is only found in Africa? This is against a background of really virulent anti-African racism in India, too. There are mob attacks against Africans at the slightest provocation, they are regularly called monkeys and cannibals, and entire theaters of Indians made a hit out of two movies (this one and the sequel) that are so openly and overtly racist.

My husband could tell I was upset, and yeah, I was and still am. It’s the biggest joke when people ask me why I care so much about racism against Black people. Take the “Black” out of that sentence and you can see what an inane question that is. It upsets me to see entire groups of people dehumanized, amazing! Another joke is, “It’s just fiction!” Fiction is created by real people, and it always interacts with the real world. The movies might be fiction, but the racism is real.

Okay I fucking get it now. If there’s the least hint that a Black character is the tiniest bit maladjusted after a lifetime of trauma and abuse he is a dangerous, scary stalker and abuser. It doesn’t matter that this “hint” comes from a highly unreliable narrator who herself thought nothing of assaulting and belittling this character. Anything that paints him in a frightening light and discredits him as a romantic lead will do, no matter how flimsy.

Meanwhile, a white male character can canonically and repeatedly commit crimes like mass murder, torture, and genocide, he can canonically on screen violate and mistreat a female character physically and mentally and he’s just an immature kid, a mentally ill abuse victim, and above all the romantic hero no matter what.

I get it now. Black characters have to be perfect in every way in order not to be demonized (but if they’re perfect they’re also boring!) while white characters can commit crime after crime and they’re still soft cinnamon rolls who just need a hug. The racism and double standards would be hilarious if they weren’t so galling.

Many Koreans are hoping the Cheeto in Chief will get the Peace Prize and have his ego stoked enough to carry through the U.S.-North Korea summit and peace process without any of his tantrums or other disasters. We know along with the rest of the world that he is a vain, unstable narcissist who could foul things up for us out of pettiness, incompetence, or caprice.

This is one of the most disgusting things I have heard even from a people I know from personal experience are shitty fucking racists.

Did these narrow-minded bigots I am ashamed to call my countrymen even think about the emboldening effect such a win would have on fascists and the far right, not just in the United States but in Europe and elsewhere? By validating his and his supporters’ Islamophobia and antisemitism (among a long list of other bigotries) the Committee would be sending the message that it does not care about the lives and safety of Muslims, Jewish people, minority immigrants, LGBTQ+ people and more. That is the farthest thing from peace I can imagine, and a simple glance at history or even just current events should tell you the rise of nationalism is not conducive to peace.

But then again what do I expect of a country that has defined itself for so long with its own brand of nationalistic xenophobia and misogyny? I know you want him to win because at heart you agree with him, you just think you should be on top with the white people. You fucking pieces of human-shaped excrement.

Korea shows its true ugliness and shortsightedness when push comes to shove, and if I could get rid of my Koreanness by shucking off my own skin I would. I hate my country so much tonight, I feel like torching it to the ground myself.

Ew no, I srsly hope Drumpf doesn’t get a Peace Prize on the backs of Koreans. He’s the one who dangerously and recklessly escalated the situation in the first place, and someone that openly racist, Islamophobic and antisemitic, whose election led to an increase in attacks against minorities, has no business being associated with “peace” in any context.

Besides, awarding the prize to heads of state and prospective heads of state is always a giant mess anyway. Obama got one for some reason and he presided over more drone kills than Bush II. And remember Aung San Suu Kyi (winner in 1991) and her complicity in the Rohingya genocide? Don’t award politicians the Nobel Peace Prize 2kForever.

You wanna talk “coping” in fandom? Okay. Let’s talk about the mental health of fans of color. Let’s talk about how racism causes persistent emotional stress that negatively affects mental health. Let’s talk about how people of color who try to deny the existence and effect of racism can suffer lower self-esteem and internalized self-hatred as a result. Let’s talk about how even everyday microaggressions can pile up and cause depression, anxiety, and physical symptoms including pain and fatigue. Let’s talk about how a study of Black Americans found that distress from racial discrimination may contribute to age-related diseases like heart disease and diabetes.

Every single issue fans of color have discussed–the racist stereotypes, the fucking slavery and Holocaust AUs, the fetishization, the whitewashing, the erasure, the demonization–has been about their mental health. Every single step they have taken, from elaborate search filters to massive block lists, has been about getting some breathing space in a fandom that is relentlessly hostile to them.

So if you’re so concerned about the mental health of fans and the means they use to cope, why are you disregarding entire groups of fans who are trying to cope?

This is why it’s so disingenuous to answer discussions of fandom racism with “But what about coping?” Even leaving aside the fact that not all coping mechanisms are useful or healthy and that coping through racism is a pretty wtf proposition in itself, this response makes assumptions about mental health that are easily countered by research–that mental illness is necessarily an individual issue, and that discrimination like racism is not a significant, society-wide threat to the mental health of people affected by it. As though mental illness has a certain look that doesn’t include fans of color. As though fans who are outspoken about racism in fandom are posturing for moral high ground about an issue that harms no one. The “coping” response erases the mental health issues of fans of color, something they face all too often in real life.

so the fbi and doj are under attack, russia is getting away with hacking the election, democracy is rapidly losing ground. and I wanna seek escapism in star wars cos it has always been a comforting fantasy that treats good guys better than ugly reality does. till I remember that tlj actually fucking exists in star wars canon now bringing all the worst shit of today’s real life society with it. this is how badly that rotten dick ruined star wars. the fantasy became as shitty as real life.🤦🏻‍♀

I was just reading an article about how they changed the ending of Carmen in a recent production so that she kills her abuser instead of the other way around, as a commentary on the rampant violence against women. If a centuries-old beloved classic can reflect current realities and issues, what excuse does the director of a space flick have to go all grimdark at an already hopeless time for shits and giggles? Rainy John is a self-important and self-obsessed asshole, pure and simple.

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Finn: “You’re still my boyfriend right ? That wasn’t just a dream ?”

Poe: “You bet I am”

No, he’s asking where’s Rey. It is free for you to make your own post. Stop being an utter tit in deliberately ignoring what is in this post. Shoo!

Can I just say it now? Okay, I am ready for the flames, but… when Finn and Poe remeet in TFA, Finn was obviously very happy to see Poe but after their reunion the first thing he says is that he needs to help his friend, ie. Rey. And the first thing Finn asks Poe when he wakes up …. is where Rey is. Like guys… I have absolutely no issue with you shipping Finnpoe… but Rey matter of factly exists. And Finn matter of factly did all of these IMMENSE things for Rey. And yes, he screams her name when he wakes up from coma and asks Poe where she is. These are just facts. Feel free to talk about the way Poe says Finn’s name or something… but please don’t ignore what scenes are actually about.

DO NOT USE FINNPOE TO DERAIL FINNREY POSTS WTF IS THE MATTER WITH PPL