People who have at least slightly more than basic respect for the person or are willingly acquainted with them then see this denouncement, and in their own insecurity (due to overestimating the significance of the original person’s views) do the same themselves, all reassuring each other that they’re not sheep. It kills time in a nihilistic society, I guess. I’m guilty of it too.

Taking a slightly different example, I really love comics.  Just, sequential art as a narrative medium.  I love the visual storytelling at a pace that I control, and reading stories in comics form.  I love analyzing it from an intellectual perspective, figuring out how to communicate a story efficiently through pictures, looking at what moments in time a comic artist chose to show and how that affects pacing/focus/clarity/etc.  

Not everyone does though, and that’s not a problem, it’s human; we’re different from each other and have different preferences.  Not to mention there are an abundance of reasons why prose or comics might not be enjoyable for some particular person.  

I think opinions vary on this, but my opinion is that it’s a totally valid reason.  Especially with characters who are widely known outside of their fandoms?  

This is the first time I’ve ever seen an archer in a film run out of arrows or collect used arrows to reuse later.

secondly: thor is not human, other than the use of his hammer, he is relying on the natural strength and fighting abilities of his people

thirdly: bruce and steve were both perfectly ordinary until science got involved

lastly: what supervillain doesn’t have at least one questionable fashion decision?

When you watch Avengers, you’re basically told “imagine a world where aliens and supersoldiers and stuff are real.”  So you do.  Which means that when these unrealistic elements show up in the story, you don’t bat an eye because you signed up for it.  This is part of the agreement you made with the writer when you decided to immerse yourself in the story.  

On the other hand, I have never seen a movie that tells me “imagine this archer’s quiver is magic and never runs out of arrows.”  So I go into Random Archer Movie not having agreed to magically-refilling-quiver, and therefore find it weird when the archer never runs out of arrows or takes measures to avoid running out of arrows.  It feels unrealistic because the writer never briefed me on the fact that this is how this particular universe works.  

gUYS GuyS GUYS GUYS

I’M GONNA EXPLODE OH MY GOODNESS I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF

*heavy breathing* 

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

Also the original Dishonored had good writing, each mission could be accomplished a bunch of different ways, and your moral choices affected the eventual outcome.  Killing everyone starts out easier than using nonlethal methods, but makes everything harder later on.  Characters remember what choices you’ve made and react to you accordingly.  I think I found one invisible wall, but otherwise it felt like I could do whatever I wanted.  

25% of the people have a 4th cone and see colors as they are

Given the sudden interest for the color of dresses and vision, here some of the fascinating findings we did recently.

The color nuances we see depend on the number and distribution of cones (=color receptors) in our eye. You can check this rainbow: how many color nuances do you count?

You see less than 20 color nuances: you are a dichromats, like dogs, which means you have 2 types of cones only. You are likely to wear black, beige, and blue. 25% of the population is dichromat.

You see between 20 and 32 color nuances: you are a trichromat, you have 3 types of cones (in the purple/blue, green and red area). You enjoy different colors as you can appreciate them. 50% of the population is trichromat.

You see between 33 and 39 colors: you are a tetrachromat, like bees, and have 4 types of cones (in the purple/blue, green, red plus yellow area). You are irritated by yellow, so this color will be nowhere to be found in your wardrobe. 25% of the population is tetrachromat.

You see more than 39 color nuances: come on, you are making up things! there are only 39 different colors in the test and probably only 35 are properly translated by your computer screen anyway :)

It is highly probable that people who have an additional 4th cone do not get tricked by blue/black or white/gold dresses, no matter the background light ;)

#and the other is a critique

#of I don’t know what disability studies are

#does that not have a literary theory yet? I feel like it should

#the first critique isn’t so much throwing the element of choice out the window

#or saying it’s invalid

#it seems to just be picking up

#on some valid critiques about a franchise

#that was largely founded as WWII capitalist propaganda

#the second to last paragraph sums it up best I think

#that yes capitalism manipulates desire but it didn’t invent it

#which makes me think that first meta could have been better worded

#second meta is valid and important yes

#but I think second meta is missing the point of first meta in some ways?

#again that 2nd to last para is relevant

#first meta wasn’t saying choice is irrelevant

#first meta was saying that choice is often framed by capitalism in these things

#first meta specified that choice includes the choice to go back to

#high protein meat cereal or whatever winter soldier ate

(@serpentinegraphite’s tags)

Nonperson!Bucky rebuilds himself as a person through figuring out his preferred consumer choices

i.e. Bucky discovers he likes strawberry ice cream, therefore he is a Person Who Likes Strawberry Ice Cream

Disabled!Bucky develops coping mechanisms through figuring out things like pre-made decisions and preferred creature comforts

i.e. Bucky discovers he likes strawberry ice cream, therefore he can buy ice cream without getting decision paralysis or expending loads of energy deciding, also he can stock up his freezer for times when he needs a quick mood/blood sugar boost

(You can have both of these tropes in the same fic, but I’m going to focus on the distinction.)  

Superficially, these two tropes look very similar; they both focus on Bucky’s choices in food, clothes, etc. as part of his recovery.  The original post makes an argument that works against the first type of fic, but the wording makes it sound like it’s talking about both types of fic.  Or like the second type of fic doesn’t exist.  

25% of the people have a 4th cone and see colors as they are

Given the sudden interest for the color of dresses and vision, here some of the fascinating findings we did recently.

The color nuances we see depend on the number and distribution of cones (=color receptors) in our eye. You can check this rainbow: how many color nuances do you count?

You see less than 20 color nuances: you are a dichromats, like dogs, which means you have 2 types of cones only. You are likely to wear black, beige, and blue. 25% of the population is dichromat.

You see between 20 and 32 color nuances: you are a trichromat, you have 3 types of cones (in the purple/blue, green and red area). You enjoy different colors as you can appreciate them. 50% of the population is trichromat.

You see between 33 and 39 colors: you are a tetrachromat, like bees, and have 4 types of cones (in the purple/blue, green, red plus yellow area). You are irritated by yellow, so this color will be nowhere to be found in your wardrobe. 25% of the population is tetrachromat.

You see more than 39 color nuances: come on, you are making up things! there are only 39 different colors in the test and probably only 35 are properly translated by your computer screen anyway :)

It is highly probable that people who have an additional 4th cone do not get tricked by blue/black or white/gold dresses, no matter the background light ;)

Look at that man. Look at how he moves. I will admit that the gifs aren’t the best, but until I get my hand on a bootleg copy of WS and a gif-making programme, please bear with me? I can still illustrate my point.

One of the chilling and brilliant differences between Bucky and the Winter Soldier — which is thanks to Sebastian Stan’s acting, so, thank you for that, gorgeous! — is how different their body language is. The Winter Soldier is a machine, a weapon; every movement, every gesture, is precise and for a specific purpose. He walks straight and doesn’t shift his body weight more than necessary. Another gif I considered using was this one

because it also shows that conservation of energy. There is no flailing, no hesitation, not even a moment of “oh shit, this is gonna hurt”. Just a smooth roll and down with the metal hand. This isn’t just training, we’ve seen our heroes do almost the exact same stunt. And they always have a perfect look of “oh shit, I didn’t plan this at all”. Not the Winter Soldier. He just assesses the best way to return to his original plan. Efficient, sparse, cold. A perfect weapon.

And then we have Bucky. Look at that swagger. Look at those shoulders and hips move, his straight back, his cocky everything. He’s a peacock. When Bucky sashays down the street, he wants your attention.

Now, part of this I think is entirely 100% Bucky, but I also think he played it up back home, as a protection mechanism. Because if everyone payed attention to the rakish Bucky Barnes, then no-one would bother little Steve Rogers, right? I’d say I have support in this theory, because even when Bucky is out on the front lines and snipes with the Howlers

he is still miles away from Winter Soldier. Look at that arm twist; it’s full of unnecessary force and movement. That is an expression of anger, because some HYDRA goon dared to try and attack Steve. There is nothing cold about Bucky during the war — in fact, I’d argue that he’s so hot with rage that he burns a still, blue flame.

There is a hell of a difference to feel so much that you achieve a sort of pseudo-calm, and being dead inside. Bucky is the former, the Winter Soldier the latter, and Sebastian Stan gets that across without being in-your-face about it.

I think the differences between pre-brainwashing Bucky and the Winter Soldier come down to different purposes and circumstances, not them being different people.  

“The Winter Soldier isn’t empty; his mind is all over the place.”  The Winter Soldier is not dead inside, the Winter Soldier is trapped in an abusive situation where certain behavior is expected of him, and any deviation from that behavior results in extreme pain.  Any display of emotion might turn out to be the wrong emotion (”But I knew him” “Wipe him and start over”).  

We don’t know whether he made an “oh crap” face when he goes flying and has to roll onto his metal hand because his face is covered.  

Sergeant Barnes could draw attention to himself and have it be positive.  Sergeant Barnes used his body language as part of a social interaction, as a way of communicating with friends.  The only attention the Winter Soldier gets is negative, and he doesn’t have any friends (that he can remember) to communicate with, so why bother?  

Bucky shooting the Hydra agent who was aiming at Steve is emotional because that’s his best friend the agent was trying to shoot.  It’s personal.  The Winter Soldier, as previously mentioned, does not have friends; he interacts with his captors, and he interacts with strangers, and that’s it.  The Winter Soldier does missions because Pierce assures him it’s the right thing to do (as part of some complex plan he’s not allowed to know, which is supposedly going to make the world a better place) and because they will hurt him if he disobeys.  That’s about as not-personal as it gets.  

The other thing is, the Winter Soldier does show emotion.  When Natasha shoots his goggles, not only is he glaring when he takes them off, he then grabs a machine gun and foregoes proper aiming in favor of spraying bullets in Natasha’s general direction.  He throws a temper tantrum.  With a machine gun.  Then, instead of taking three more seconds to blow up Steve, he tells his team to handle it so he can chase after the jerk who broke his goggles.  Cue his support team utterly failing to take out Steve, and the Winter Soldier almost killing Natasha only to be foiled by very-not-dead Steve.  

There are lots of other smaller instances, which I unfortunately don’t have gifs for.  His look of fury when Steve’s neck fails to squish properly under metal fingers, a couple of satisfied grins on the helicarrier when the fight is going his way, his sad kitten look right after he caught the shield the first time, his scared child look when he’s pointing his gun at Natasha and has just noticed Steve running toward him, various pissed expressions directed towards Sam on the helicarrier, and so on.  

Not to mention the whole bank vault scene, which mostly consists of Sebastian Stan doing things with his face.  

I think you’re right about Bucky using his cocky attitude as a defense mechanism back in the day; to draw attention away from Steve, and maybe also to cover his own fears and insecurities (since he’s about to go to war and all).  

agent carter is NOT doing well. it’s just not. we can debate about it all we want, but already entertainment weekly is reporting it as a potential “flop." and that is beyond infuriating to me, because this show and this character is excellent.

is the plot breaking bad? no, of course not. but it is well-acted and engaging and, above all, entertaining. these actors have poured themselves into the project (especially hayley atwell). rotten tomatoes gave the show a 97% freshness rating. that is a good score. an awesome score. but each week, ratings slip, and now the show has dipped down into abc’s ratings “red zone.” that is just unacceptable.

if all the sjw and feminist bloggers are really as gung-ho about female representation as they say they are, then they need to back this project. this is the only female-led title on the marvel line-up until 2018. it needs support. it needs overwhelming, earth-shattering support. 

if everyone in the marvel fandom claims to love peggy as much as we do, we need to do more for this show. that means fan art out the wazoo. i want so much fanfic that i have to blacklist it from my dash. i want pictures of eight-year-old girls dressing up as peggy carter. i want us each watching the show (LIVE, please) and then watching the DVR playback. and then i want us watching it on the abc website the next day. twice. three times. just play it in the background while you make lunch, i don’t care. give it attention.

please. again, not to be that blogger but - "spread this like wildfire."

so after steve goes down, peggy becomes the leader of the howling commandos and leads them into missions taking down every known hydra base

they’re labeling everything as the ssr, so peggy has some times to the ssr, if she doesn’t work there already. i’m thinking she wraps up hydra and sends over all the souvenirs to the ssr while also applying for a job, or she applies elsewhere and is directed to the ssr, or she IS working for the ssr while taking down hydra.

if she’s accompanying the hydra haul to the ssr, dooley probably gave the credit  to the 107th, probably brushed it off as her just accompanying them on the mission, or even just accompanying them back from the mission. if she applied elsewhere, then maybe because of her success wherever in the government or military she applied couldn’t overlook her achievement and that’s why she was given a legitimate position at the ssr- that might be why dooley says ‘who did i cheese off to have you dumped in my lap’ which means it wasn’t his call to hire her. or she’s already working for the ssr (which seems unlikely, i figure the war wouldn’t really be finished for peggy to have a home base before all of hydra’s heads are cut off) and she goes on missions that apparently the ssr don’t really know about her involvement in, since she brings back this load of hydra junk and doesn’t get two cents of credit, though that could just be them trying to downplay her accomplishments, but again how COULD they like she led the final blow against hydra, i’m not saying the dudes at her office are like reasonable human beings but she saved jack’s ass in russia and he did a 180, so i’m guessing if they knew she did something this big she might get a little more credit.

^this is canon, CA:TFA briefly but explicitly states that Erskine's supersoldier project is being run by the Strategic Scientific Reserve.  So Peggy, Erskine, Phillips, and Howard were all working for the SSR at the start of the film, then Steve joins and becomes Captain America.  The SSR decides to focus on Hydra as opposed to Axis powers in general, and the Howling Commandos join the SSR as Steve's team.  

Agent Carter starts after the war has ended, and the SSR is figuring out its place in a peacetime setting; unsurprisingly, they're adapting their methods to work with the Cold War.  The eventual transition from SSR to SHIELD mimics the real-world transition from OSS (wartime intelligence during WWII) to CIA.  

My guess is that the SSR was big enough that all of the people Peggy's working with now were another office or another division or hired after the war, and thus have not witnessed her awesomeness.  It would make sense for Colonel Phillips to assign her to that office on the grounds that they need good agents, and Dooley to then misinterpret this because sexism.  

I’ve been wanting to make a post about this for a while, even though I might be the only person invested in this, but anyway, here we go. I’ve seen mentioned several times, in posts about the movie and in fics that the Winter Soldier shot Nick Fury through the window of Steve’s apartment, and every time it makes me groan in frustration because no.

The Winter Soldier didn’t shoot Fury through a window, he shot him through a wall, and I don’t know about you, but it seems like a pretty big difference to me.

(bullet hole in the wall!!)

When I saw the scene the first time, I remember thinking holy shit??? that’s crazy, and for me that’s when the Winter Soldier really became a real, terrifyingly good assassin, that’s when his image as a serious threat solidified.

Read about the blogger getting carried away under the read more.

Ok, my interpretation of this scene was pretty close to yours.  

1. Steve moves to the corner and spots Fury, who is sitting in the chair

2. Steve moves away from the corner; Winter Soldier can now see him through that one window

(Side note: Steve's apartment has a lot of windows)

3. Fury stands up; the Winter Soldier watches Steve's eyes go from looking slightly down to looking at something eye level 

4. The Winter Soldier quickly moves so that he's in line with Steve's line of sight; he doesn't know exactly where Fury is, but he knows he's somewhere on that line

The Winter Soldier shoots along said line, hitting Fury, then runs back to his initial position to see how Steve reacts and possibly confirm the kill.  Then Steve spots him through the window.  

Lars Anderson: A New Level of Archery

Lars Anderson studied historical manuals and rediscovered an ancient and extremely fast way of firing arrows from a bow, making icons like Legolas and Katniss look like slugs.