#i am not okay with this

For the longest time I was so confused as to how Stanley Barber was just so popular. I mean I knew why in the context of his own show, but why he was so popular among the It Crowd. Like Wyatt is not the most beloved (or prolific) actor out of all the Kids, or at least he wasn’t at the time. But then the obvious occurred to me. All those posts that were like “It’s like they made Stanley Uris act like Richie Tozier lol XD” were warning us. 

Imagine if Finn played Stanley Barber. I know you all think Wyatt was perfect for the role but just imagine it. How much morepopular would the character (and the show) be? That’s just the world we live in.

You know what’s funny is that I’ve seen several posts highlighting the possible connections/homage to Carrie present in Eddie’s character arc, at least in the 2017 movie. And yet… so many people shat on IANOWT because they said it was a Carrie ripoff.

And I can’t help but think… what might cause people to view the overt references to Carrie as brilliant and insightful when they’re about a boy, but as tryhard and creatively bankrupt when they’re about a girl? Hmm… what could it be???

Making Stan a fan of classic rock instead of indie electro pop was peak homophobe energy. Where was the scene of Stan dancing to Gone by Charli XCX and Christine and the Queens? What the fuck is “King of Rock and Roll”?? Bitch I’m going to kill you!

Something about IANOWT is deeply uncomfortable for me. Like, the color palette looks harsh and washed out. It looks like a sun scorched late summer/early fall day. I’m not saying I hate it, because it goes perfectly with the dilapidated Great Lakes town post industrial collapse aesthetique, I have beenin towns in Ohio that have that exact same vibe and look and yeah the air feels dirty and you can feel the despair enter your body every time you breathe, and the sunlight is unforgiving and somehow remote. 

But like, look at The Politician or Sex Education, everything is bright and lush and oversaturated. The small British town in Sex Education looks and feels really cozy and pretty because everything is super green and the sky is really blue and all the colors are soft and stand out. 

Like, even look at It, which had really saturated colors and it made Derry feel not at all as scary and miserable as it should have been. It was a pretty New England town! Brownsville Pennsylvania looks exactly as hopeless and empty as Syd probably feels. 

awickedplacethisis:

Hey um Netflix? Having dads calling their sons faggots is… cool, but maybe add a scene where the son processes that? Maybe give a reason for that? Just a thought

I’d argue it’s a form of queerbaiting!

But yeah, straight people just have more sympathy for a boy being “mistaken” for gay than an actual gay boy. And writers aren’t stupid. They want to leave it open to “interpretation” so they’ll never explore the sexual inner lives of Stanley Barber or Billy Hargrove or others. 

They’ll have these very visibly straight boys be called faggots and let straight viewers say “Hey that’s rude! [x] isn’t even gay!” and let gay viewers pop our monocles and say “Of course, all that womanizing was a front! I see you bitch!” 

They use that ambiguity to give us faux representation. Not even that. The false promiseof future representation, hinting at character arcs or subplots that will never happen outside the minds of fanfic writers. 

And what’s weird is that Brad calls Syd a slur, and that has obvious consequences and is treated with real weight by the story. So like… are they trying to have their cake and eat it too? Or are they thattransparent about it? Stan being called a faggot doesn’t matter as much because he isn’t gay. 

I mean, it’s true to life, straight boys generally brush that off. But full tea, most of them think they have f word privileges later in life and get offended when receiving any pushback on it. 

So yeah, Stan doesn’t process being called a faggot because it’s an inconvenience for him. It’s rude language. “Great talk dad,” is his response, because he has nothing to fear. He’s not a faggot. He only looks like a faggot, according to his dad. His dad doesn’t even accuse him of being gay. Stan’s not even under homo suspicion. 

It’s equal parts queerbaiting and obnoxiously using bigoted violent language as cheap window dressing to make characters who aren’t the targets of that language look more sympathetic for a scene. 

“He acts kind of gay but isn’t gay” is not the same as being bi I hope and pray y’all can tell the difference! You’re being clowned! And frankly you don’t deserve that kind of representation. Bi representation can be so much more than that!

And sorry but the bare minimum threshold for Stanley Bicon Barber is him saying “I like boys,” or showing him making out with a boy if the writers (and Wyatt) are feeling really generous. 

None of this ambivalent relying on subtext bullshit. 

Hmm I don’t know I find it kind of problematic that people are so insistent that Stan is a bicon despite him being straight in the show. Like, I doubt they’d call him a bicon if he expressed actual interest in men, most people would just call him gay then. 

Like, if a straight boy has certain affectations of queerness then he’s automatically labeled queer and celebrated for it. Definitely feels cheap. It’s not real representation! You give a straight boy a quirky wardrobe and a semi limp wrist and you dust off your hands while the fandom goes wild. 

It’s like how people are disgusted by fem gays but the moment a straight boy wears a dress they lose their fucking minds. 

I guarantee if they actually wrote Stanley Barber as queer, someonewould be bitching about how he’s a stereotype and bad representation. But for now, it’s genius and brilliant storytelling. He likes girls, but he “brings a fey presence to the show,” so of course that means he sucks up all the attention re: lgbt representation that should be for Syd and Dina. 

And no, I don’t consider this a part of normal headcanons. People genuinely think Stan shouldbe bi come next season, or that they’re actually building up to that. Like, I have multiple headcanons about Stan being bi and gay alike. But I’m not deluded. They’re not going to do it for real on the show. The show is about Syd. She is the queer character as well as the main character. 

Like all things, put a skinny white boy the egirls want to fuck on screen and make him act slightly “fem” (I refuse to think straight boys can even be fem) and watch as he completely takes over the fandom and overshadows the story of a gay (or bi) girl’s discovery of herself and coming out.

Stan Uris smells like shea butter and oatmeal. Stan Barber smells like weed and body spray.

gotta love our Angry Girl™️

Being a bisexual means having a crush on both Sydney Novak and Stanley Barber at the same time

nobody need this wallpaper but idc

his style>>>

Me irl. Right in the feels

Ok so IANOWT got cancelled and yeah I’m sad but let’s be honest that fandom died the week after the show came out.

y’all better, and I mean Y’ALL BETTER! hype up Chosen’s new show the same way y’all hyped up IANOWT. He is so talented and deserves this whole world! THERE IS NO EXCUSE THE STREAMING PLATFORM HAS A 90 DAY TRIAL.

pls watch When the Street Lights Go On April 6th.

Can I just start by saying, I love the Netflix originals. They’re pretty much the only things I watch nowadays. The Umbrella Academy is my all-time favorite show. Some of my other favorites are The Society, Never Have I Ever, I Am Not Okay With This, Anne with an E, Stranger Things, Daybreak, etc. And they’re all great shows with amazing casts and stories. 

But they get cancelled left and right. I was so excited about all of the new series coming out, but now I don’t even want to start anything else, because more than likely it will get cancelled after one or two seasons. And not in a nice way. There will be open plot lines, missing character development, and the whole show will just be blatantly abandoned. Why?

Money. Apparently, the first season or two makes more money than continuing the show. They would rather rake in the big bucks hooking us on quality first seasons and then dropping the show, before they would keep producing us the quality content we want. 

I’m seeing a pattern here, and I don’t like it. Daybreak? Cancelled after 1 season. It ends on a huge cliffhanger, obviously set up to be another season, and very big hints that a dead character will be resurrected. Except not, because the story will never be finished. I Am Not Okay With This? Awesome cast that excited everybody and certainly delivered. Also the first season ended on a huuuge cliffhanger. Then was dropped. The story will never be finished. Anne with an E? We put up billboards in support of this show being continued - when has that ever happened in the history of ever?! Ryan Reynolds publicly supported the show’s continuation!! Still, not continued. I could seriously go on and on, but I think you get the picture, and you can probably add a few of your own. 

We will NOT let ourselves keep falling for this. They’ve figured out a way to play us, and now we will wise up. This is insulting, honestly. How dare they hook us onto good content, then drop it just because they think they can make MORE money hooking us onto ANOTHER show, that they will also be dropping unexpectedly?? 

Now, don’t even get me started on The Society. I loved that show, so I’m very angry right now. Season 2 was already officially confirmed, promoted, and in the works! Now, all of the sudden they are dropping it due to Covid?? No. No way. If that were true, then Netflix would be cancelling ALL of its series right now. But there are other series in the works, continuing on without a hitch. They’re making a Kissing Booth 3, which is 2 (or arguably 3) too many. Do you see that being cancelled? Nope. There is absolutely no need for another one of those movies, but they’re braving Covid to make that! The Society purposefully leaves you with so many questions and sets you up for at LEAST another season, but still got cancelled. (skip this next chunk if you haven’t watched it yet but plan to)

We will never know: Who was Becca’s baby daddy? Who was the bus driver? How did they end up in New Ham? Why did they end up in New Ham? What happened to Charlie the dog? What happens after the coup (led by the sociopath) takes over the town? What happens to Allie and Will after being arrested? Do the parents know what happened? What exactly is New Ham? And so many more questions, too. And just characters who haven’t fulfilled their arcs, like Harry Bingham, or Grizz and Sam’s relationship. 

We need to be loud. I will not let this keep happening. In a little bit I will post about how to save our precious shows (especially the society), because I think with enough push back it can be done.

Netflix is seriously killing it with the tv shows lately. I mean, come on. Most of them are diverse with many people of different races, beliefs, and sexualities. They have super compelling plots and character arcs and awesome soundtracks. I didn’t expect for all my favorite shows/movies to be Netflix originals but here we are. Here are some of my favorites, along with some thoughts: (absolutely feel free to scroll past this - I dont know why I was so possessed to make this)

- Stranger Things -

The absolute BEST thing about Stranger Things is Steve Harrington, but there are a lot of other great aspects to the show. It’s one of those great shows that really keeps you on your toes, but still has quiet moments and LOTS of character development, which I am a total sucker for. 

- A Series of Unfortunate Events -

This is also a really good show, but I think the reason I like it the most is because of the dark academia vibes that is present through a lot of it. The tone is more aimed towards kids, but I still enjoy it.

- Free Rein -

I’m a sucker for this show. Yeah, it’s not the BEST show on the list, or in general. But I the part of me that’s an equestrian loves it even if some of the horsemanship is bleh. I also have a crush on Gabby? If you want something slightly cringey but light-hearted with a healthy dose of horses, then I recommend this show.

- Greenhouse Academy -

Full honesty: I hate this show. I hate these characters, and the plots, and all the weirdness. It is very cringy. Everyone pictured above is an idiot. But still I binge watch every. season. I don’t know what this sorcery is, but it makes the list simply because despite my hatred, I can’t get enough. 10/10 for the black magic used.

- Chilling Adventures of Sabrina -

It is a bit Riverdale-y, which can be good or bad depending on who you’re talking to. But the storylines are much better and the spoopy vibes are fantastic.

- THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY -

This is my all-time favorite show. I could watch it over and over and over (and I have). It is a cinematic masterpiece. All of the 7 members are relatable and beautiful and really awesome with their respective superpowers (yes, Luther too - he just has a different way of dealing with his trauma. Klaus has drugs, and Luther has being a whiny dipshit with some anger issues). But anyways, this is a FANTASTIC show and I’m going to call in sick when season 2 comes out so I can BINGE.

- The Society -

Want to see a bunch of gen z’s try to form their own society? Yes, you do. There is feelings! There is democracy! There is ~murder~! What more could you want from a show? I have so many cinnamon rolls from this show.

- The Witcher -

The range of this show, I swear. You have a lovable bard singing catchy tunes and cracking jokes, you have a grumpy/smelly/dirty man who just wants to do his job in peace, you have a badass mage obsessed with power, you have a horse who might just have the most braincells of any of them… It’s fantastic.

- Spinning Out -

It was a great show! Very dark. Super dark. But great! I’m sad that it got cancelled :( But the first season is definitely worth a watch. This show is seriously underrated.

- OUTER BANKS -

This show absolutely deserves all of the hype it’s getting! I’m so happy that people are loving it, because I love it and I NEED more seasons!!! It kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time, and I really felt for each of the characters (with some exceptions, of course).

- One Day At A Time -

Probably my favorite sitcom! It’s really funny and also dealt with many important issues that a lot of other sitcoms are too nervous to cover. I wish there were more seasons!

- Daybreak -

It’s certainly a strange show. But there are some good characters, especially including my trash baby, Eli Cardashyan. The plot is also cool. You really have to watch past the first episode to get into it, and then it’s a wild ride.

- I Am Not Okay With This

This is a goood show. Sophia Lillis and Wyatt Olef? A fantastic duo. I can’t wait to see more of all of these characters!

- 6 Underground 

This is very much an action movie. Don’t believe me? The car chase is 16 MINUTES LONG. Yes, I timed it. But somehow, in the midst of all the action, they spared time for lots of feels and character development and a beautiful found family dynamic. This isn’t the type of movie that I usually like, but I watched this one several times.

- Anne With An E

There are literal BILLBOARDS for the renewal of this show. That should tell you enough. Ryan Reynolds himself wants this show renewed.

Your takeaway from this list should be two things: Netflix originals are great and I watch too much tv.