Just My Favorite Fandom Stuff

edited the main post but in case rb’s included my typo

I don’t think a lot of people understand that no matter how progressive or well-read you are, there are always going to be moments in your life where somebody pushes back against something that’s so culturally ingrained you never even considered it before. And you’ll say “Huh, it never occurred to me to challenge this but you’re right,” and that doesn’t mean you were “morally toxic” before, it means you’re a non-omniscient human capable of growth.

Video games peaked in 2006 when in lego star wars the original trilogy, they couldn't have the iconic dialogue of darth vader telling luke skywalker he's his father because lego games didn't have dialogue at the time. So they just had to have vader point to a fuckin photograph of anakin and a pregnant padme

Feast your eyes upon....

even if you’re “not all men,” if you’re in a position to do or say something when you see this type of aggression and don’t, you’re complicit and still part of the problem

Yes, this! Especially when you KNOW the person. I’ve been in so many situations where some guy (often a coworker) decided to get his creeper on, and all I ever wanted was for someone else to call him out instead of pretending to not notice what was going on. It’s exhausting having to be the one to say “stop” every time. It’s exhausting having to deal with some arsehole’s “i just meant it as a bit of friendly teasing” over and over again.

mysterious stranger: can i offer you an egg in this trying time