Especially considering how integral this is to the world she's shoddily built.
So I just wanted to put it out there that aside from being incorrect pseudo-science, the whole concept of Black people’s melanin protecting them from skin cancer reeks of social darwinism. :/
Um, I don't really see the problem? Like, any "ZOMG KURTSIE YOU DIDN’T TELL BLAINERS FIRST" freakout would have been pretty stupid, because a) it's not as though Blaine was actually at school to run and tell, and b) Burt basically called dibs on giving Blaine the news like the second after Kurt opened his letter. XD
I also don't see why it's a problem that Kurt's question caused her to have that moment. The drama isn't even in the fact that Finn wasn't the first person she told. It's just that now that Rachel has realized that her dreams haven't gone completely down the drain, she has to figure out if accepting Finn's proposal is something she did in a moment of defeat, or an inevitable decision that she'd have eventually made regardless of the circumstance. That's... a pretty legitimate source of romantic drama and suspense, at least for Glee.
The whole Finn v/s New York thing has been presented as a conflict of interest for Rachel since the end of last season, so it looks like they're just following through on that. Kurt and Blaine on the other hand have never been shown to have any such conflict, (even despite the year of long-distance relationship they're in for) and seem pretty secure in their plans to end up in New York together, so of course it isn't presented as quite as big of a deal. (For now.)
The MJ episode ended with Kurt asking Rachel if she told Finn, or what Finn said or whatever and then Rachel had that look on her face and there was that moment of thought where she was likewait, how did i not even think of Finn do i actually love him is getting married a mistakeand blahblahblah cliffhanger ending.
PROBLEM.
Um, did we see Kurt run to tell Blaine? No. The first one he ran to was Rachel. Was there any mini freakout of “ZOMG KURTSIE YOU DIDN’T TELL BLAINERS FIRST” ? Lol, no.
So how come with Finchel it was a bigger deal?
lipglossaddict:
thatironstring:
dreamsincolor:
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nikonbee:
not-to-mention-the-pincers-:
marauders-secret-lover:
gryffinwhore:
doctor-piper:
afterall-thistime:
octobersecond:
dbriere:
sarahhockey:
torigoesrawrrx6:
mattthecookemonster:
readmyhockeymind:
feliciamercury:
I played hopscotch with Prince William after we watched Napoleon Dynamite together.
I played strip poker with Prince Harry in a McDonald’s playpen.
I made a porno with Prince Harry in a McDonald’s playpen.
I played hide and seek with prince William in the barbie aisle at toys R Us.
I played strip poker with Justin Bieber on my last birthday.
I TOOK SHOTS WITH DARREN CRISS IN MY FRONT YARD
LOLOLOL
I played hopscotch with Justin Timberlake in a hotel room.
I played hopscotch with Prince Harry on Jack Sparrow’s Ship. OKAY.
I made a porno with Bradley Cooper on Jack Sparrow’s ship.
I played strip poker with Justin Timberlake in a hotel room.
I got married to Zach Galifianakis on the HOGWARTS EXPRESS. SO FUCKING COOL!
I played strip poker with Tom Felton on the Hogwarts Express.
OH GOD, I had unprotected sex with Bradley Cooper in a McDonald’s Playpen. RUN AWAY CHILDREN.
I played strip poker with Tom Felton after we got drunk. (I’m good with that)
I usually don’t reblog these things, but:
I played hide and seek with Daniel Radcliffe in a hotel room.
I played strip poker with Justin Timberlake on the Hogwarts Express.
OMG WHY ISN’T THIS REAL SJKFNLKFSJH
I made out with Prince Harry on the Hogwarts.
lmao I wish I did.
I played hide and seek with Darren Criss after we got drunk.
... this would be amazing.
Oh ha, I guess I should have clarified that the pseudo-science I'm talking about specifically is the in-book explanation that ~solar radiation~ powerful enough to wipe out most white people somehow left PoCs mostly intact. I mean, the narrative itself mentions off-handedly that 'coals' can get skin cancer on occasion, but aside from being just illogical and stupid, the idea that a PoCs melanin protects them from radiation powerful enough to kill most of the poor delicate white people just seems so damn skeevy and racist in a really antiquated way.
So I just wanted to put it out there that aside from being incorrect pseudo-science, the whole concept of Black people’s melanin protecting them from skin cancer reeks of social darwinism. :/
pyroclast:
slightestwind:
(via livinganexistence:)
OH OKAY JUST DO THAT THEN
WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK DARREN
PFFFFFFT DARREN
:T My Man is pretty appalling lyrically, but seriously, as much as people joke(?) about it, Baby it's Cold Outside isn't actually about date-rape. I mean, there is one line that is suspect in a modern context, but 'say, what's in this drink' was a far more innocuous phrase before roofies were invented and became an actual thing to be concerned about. Like, the song is basically "boy I sure would love to stay and snuggle, but it would be pretty scandalous if I didn't get going, now. Talk me out of leaving? :D" "Okay! :D"
Baby it’s Cold outside, which is basically about a lead up to date rape. Fail.
My Man which is basically about dropping everything and dignity for a man. Feminism fail.
But the songs are so good, dammit!
daxterdd:
daxterdd:
This stemmed from a discussion I’ve had with several people in the past about how there’s such a marked difference between Darren and Blaine, and how it goes well beyond the simple cosmetic aspects, such as what he’s wearing or how his hair looks.
Things like Darren’s hair or even his adorable post-Coachella painted nails do help to distinguish the actor from the character, but’s there’s also a lot more to it than that.
Darren just imbues such an effervescence and animation into everything he does. His sincerity and genuineness are rather transparent in all of his interviews.
In contrast, Blaine is far more reserved in both manner and expression. He shares Darren’s sincerity, certainly, but he rarely lets it show outside of a handful of private moments with Kurt (in which he simultaneously wears his heart on his sleeve and in his eyes), or when his normal reticence is inhibited by his blood alcohol level.
However, even in scenes such as this one from BIOTA where some of Darren’s goofy mannerisms are bleeding through, it is obviously a conscious decision for the portrayal, because there is also a generous helping of discomfort and self-doubt that very much belong to Blaine.
Darren just has this aura of self-confidence that Blaine doesn’t really have. In fact, the only times I can really see this same sense of self-worth in Blaine is during performances, when Blaine affects this cocky air of confidence as part of his on-stage demeanor.
Essentially what I’m saying is that I have a great deal of love and respect for both Darren Criss and Blaine Anderson, but for very different reasons. Darren is someone I actually look up to and admire for all his good work and success (despite the fact that he’s younger than me), whereas Blaine is essentially this lost little puppy that I want to take home and take care of.
They are both puppies, though.
Photoshop In life.
reblog then click the photo
adamandhisfrog:
Teddy Altman is the name of super-awesome superhero Hulkling, not cardio surgeon. Damn you Grey’s Anatomy! Young Avengers got there first.
What is beautiful and ridiculous about this is that Young Avenger’s Teddy Altman and Grey’s Anatomy’s Teddy Altman were created by the same man. Oh Allen Heinberg, what were you thinking?
colorfulheart:
letsmakesexybabies:
gooodbyenow:
vulgardelight:
Make a fist and put it in the center of the picture. It looks like the dots are moving ten times faster.
I felt like Superman for 10 seconds.
OMGOSH I’m a magician.
I sat there for like 10 minutes. Oh my god.
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yesterday there was a bit of talk about body type variation in how people draw the trolls on my dash! it made me think of how i approach drawing the trolls, and boy do i think about that a lot, haha.
it’s taken me a while to come up with my solid “headcanon” for the trolls shapes/faces, but now that i kind of have it down, i have trouble drawing them any other way.
my “shtick” for drawing trolls is that i base their entire design around their symbol/shape of the horns/zodiac/personality. in animation there are several visual stereotypes for different types of characters, and i basically just utilized these to create a cast of stylized characters that have variety but look like they could all belong to the same universe (and actually the 12 trolls are all related in some way so there are some shared traits between them.)
ANYWAYS, i am going to share with you my design rationale for each of the trolls. i wouldnt say so much this is “body type headcanon” and more like “character design pitches” haha. i haven’t tried to make every character like something wildly disparate from how fandom at large draws them— for a reason! certain stereotypes exist for a reason, because they are easily recognizable and relatable to the audience.
AND NOW, onto my explanations! (with crappy sketches)
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