largishcat:

harocat:

brawltogethernow:

It’s fine to want nothing to do with Harry Potter now that JKR is being regularly and publicly terrible (I’m listing that way myself even though I don’t want to because the association is just overpoweringly distasteful), but seeing the shift in how people discuss HP on this website to be like, “It seems obviousto me that this franchise was alwayspoorly constructed, derivative drek littered with red flags anybodywould notice with a cursory glance - there’s absolutely nothing genuinely appealing about it.” …That’s just very funny, sorry. Like yes that is unfortunately not how the relationship between a person’s moral character and their skills works, but mostly I was alive and had a developed consciousness between 2000 and 2008, so I cannot take this seriously. It wasn’t the biggest literature phenomenon of recent times because it had a uniquely strong marketing strategy, guys.

The books are well written with engaging characters, great worldbuilding, and a story that captured people like no other. There is literally no overestimating the phenom the books were. And no the movies did not make it. They were MASSIVE even before the films. Before the films even came out, the NYT made a separate children’s bestseller list because a ton of people complained that ‘kid’s books’ were taking up too many sports on the NYT bestsellers lists. It’s honestly ridiculous to argue that HP’s popularity was made by the movies. Come on.

And the thing about red flags, is that most things that are legitimately problematic in the books are fantasy staples. JKR didn’t invent the anti-semitic portrayal of goblins. It’s an old as hell trope that’s in countless fantasy stories. The house elves were based on Brownie folklore, even down to the tradition of their freedom coming from a piece of clothing being given to them. People were not talking a lot about the casual transphobia in doing things like describing Rita Skeeter’s hands as ‘mannish’ because casual transphobia was so ubiquitous that it was the norm, and that transphobia was often actively violent. I just don’t think it crossed many people’s minds that ‘wow JKR described Rita Skeeter’s hands as mannish once in the year 2000, so I think she’s probably a T*RF.’ And this doesn’t make it okay, and it doesn’t mean these aspects of the books aren’t problematic! But it does mean that like, no it wasn’t ‘so obvious’ even to MANY progressive minded people. And I also don’t think it makes her a terrible person. What makes her a terrible person is what she’s doing NOW.

The idea that they’ve ‘always been awful’ and we ‘should have known’ is really and actually just… kind of cowardly? Instead of acknowledging that unfortunately yes, bad people can make good things, people are taking the easy way out and going ‘well obviously a bad person makes bad art. it’s ALWAYS been bad, and my brain is so huge I know this’, because god forbid we have a more nuanced view and don’t see the world in the most simplistic terms possible. It sucks when bad people make good art, but you’re not special for not ever liking Harry Potter.

also like…. as a trans person who adored harry potter—because god what little baby queer DOESN’T daydream about escaping their terrible mundane home life for a world where they can have friends and adventures—these takes are really frustrating. like why are you calling ME stupid because SHE betrayed a whole swathe of her fanbase. like you’re really using the heartbreak and hurt of thousands of trans hp fans as an opportunity for internet clout? you must really care about trans people

barondraxum:

barondraxum:

wished christians realized ppl hate them when they try proselytizing instead of just going to service and minding their own business cause they deadass think ppl spamming kung pow penis on their missionary ass posts is persecution

like i deadass saw someone go “the kung pow penis spamming is christian persecution in real time” and like bro if thats the case

prohumanagenda:

nerviovago:

mlishchinska:

Рома Прийма-Богачевська / Roma Pryma-Bohachevska

ultradaddydiogenes:

aerix-spades:

crocgirl420:

Clash of titties

if this isnt gender equality i dont know

atomicrow:

parasprite:

Five Guys is rebranding to Four Guys. We’re not gonna tell you why

I’m so happy for her!!

only-tiktoks:

funnytwittertweets:

smeasel:

smeasel:

moonyowl:

smeasel:

whet the fuck was cage the elephant singing about

capitalism

if you’re thinking of “Aint No Rest for the Wicked” that’s not about capitalism, it’s about video game franchise Borderlands by Gearbox for 2K games

“if you pay the right price, your evening will be nice”

this is when you buy Borderlands and you have fun

voidbat:

kolyabean:

grimmtidings:

durbikins:

goattrain:

mintycoolnessisrelevant:

mintycoolnessisrelevant:

mintycoolnessisrelevant:

mintycoolnessisrelevant:

mintycoolnessisrelevant:

do u remember those fuckers those…

those WEEGGh gHOGH stick fuckers

THESE

And theyre called….. oh no-

Hey baby ;)

Wanna touch my Groan Tube

Neon Groantube Evangelion

I can literally feel the walls of reality breaking down around me the longer this video plays.

Do you hear that Fezzik? That is the sound of ultimate suffering. My heart made that sound when the six-fingered man killed my father. The Man in Black makes it now.

fuck me running that’s a great addition.