how wonderful to be who i am

tumblr-style performance art

That news story about Buc-ee’s suing an independent small town market over copyright infringement because the market is called Beaver’s Mini Market and the logo has a beaver on it as a nod to the store’s location in Beavercreek Ohio reminded me of something tangentially related that was a landmark in my home town. There was a shitty little seafood market with a huge mural of multiple SpongeBob characters on the wall. This was on the outside of the building and whoever painted it was not a very good artist. It was a pretty amusing and eye-catching sign for a seafood market but it was obviously copyright infringement and it was one of the first stores you’d drive past when you entered the town, right on the outskirts. It was up for 10-15 years. Kid me would know I was almost home because SpongeBob was there. I do not know if Nickelodeon was never aware or if they decided it just wasn’t worth it but the shitty SpongeBob mural stayed. It faded and they’d repaint it. Then, it was abruptly painted over in gray and it was like my childhood died.

not to get too controversial or anything but i think i should be allowed to set things on fire with my mind

i have [gestures vaguely] my tendencies

Wait so. Elliot Page’s role in The Odyssey is to be unwillingly sacrificed within the first five minutes of his appearance and THAT’S the “complex and interesting” role that people have claimed was personally gifted to him by Nolan for transitioning into a man?? Five minutes of screen time where he’s immediately killed?? Are we actually fucking serious right now. I’ve had to deal with post after post on every social media platform telling me that The Odyssey is proof that Elliot Page transitioned into privilege and the role in question is the most insulting, transphobic, nothingburger I’ve ever seen in my life. Am I missing something here because I feel like I’m losing my mind.

These people think a trans man existing in public is proof of privilege. These people think a trans man being allowed to live and breathe is proof of privilege. These people don’t want trans men to exist btw call it out for what it is at this point.

Sinon is a very important character in The Aeneid. He pretty much singlehandedly brought the downfall of Troy.

This is about Christopher Nolan’s movie adaptation of the Odyssey, not The Aeneid book.

trans men aren't treated as people, they're treated like a rhetorical tool

Until he got into the pool, I honestly thought this was just a set of wrestling gifs of somebody’s entrance.

I was like, Who’s this Paul Rudd looking mf? And then it was Paul Rudd

okay but chess terminology is like. you pinned your opponent's hung knight and now you can mate? oh im sure