making this a separate text post so people who donât wanna see the gifset again can see my response :D
@randomfigures @lesbo @dadnetos @larabeee
i respect your opinions; i shouldnât promote my favorite show this way, i do have my own ulterior motives because i would love to gain viewers for b99 because itâs got tragically low ratings. i suppose i was trying to make the point that it shouldnât be automatically blacklisted purely based on the fact that itâs about cops.
i clearly have a different view of the definition of propaganda. in my head, propaganda is fear mongering, ie, anti-semetic (read nazi) or anti-japanese (read japanese internment camps) and similar glorification and acceptance of abhorrent behaviors and beliefs. i recognize that in this political climate, cops shouldnât be glorified in any way. simultaneously, i believe itâs important to see good cops (iâm sorry to stick to that good cop/bad cop viewpoint but i do believe the 99th precinctâs detectives are good guys with strong moral compasses) calling out a bad system. i would like to point out that holtâs goal has always been fixing the corruption and immoral practices in the NYPD by rising in the ranks; i equally respect terry for refusing to let the blatant racism of a beat cop get swept under the rug for political reasons.
the corruption the show focuses on primarily regards superior officers (the chief of police, the commissioner, a widely respected - ugh - FBI agent, another respected - double ugh - lieutenant, a deputy chief, a prison warden on a power trip). in my head, bad cops are usually beat cops - people who figured hey letâs do six months of training so we can have a lifelong power trip. i recognize that just about everyone instinctively feels guilty and anxious when they see a cop car in their rearview mirror and have always figured that officers get a major thrill out of watching traffic slow to a crawl based on their presence on the road.
personally, i donât have a problem with detectives, generally speaking. but your typical police officer - and iâve had more than one very negative experience dealing with them based on my gender, my skin color, my age, automatic assumptions that the company i kept made me guilty by association - is as likely to be an asshole as a decent person. possibly more likely.
i see where you all would consider the gifset to be pure propaganda. my way of looking at the world is obviously different from yours, and thatâs entirely okay. brooklyn 99 isnât a perfect show. but it is a show about a single precinct composed of detectives with pure motives. itâs worth noting that there are 50+ precincts in the NYPD (77, according to a march 2017 article), and that when they do interact with another precinct, the detective from said precinct plants fake evidence. the 99th precinct is a tiny part of a horrifically bigger, screwed up system. it doesnât represent the NYPD or the police/justice system at large.
anyway. we all have our opinions, but it would be great if we expressed them in more positive ways. i appreciate feedback and commentary and constructive criticism. i spend time and thought on these gifsets, iâm a sensitive chick who takes things too personally, which makes tumblr a dangerous place for me to post original material that makes any kind of bigger-picture statement.
i probably shouldnât bother responding to the negativity, but iâm not a person above accepting said feedback/commentary/constructive criticism. so, please donât mock or invalidate something iâve created for the purpose of representing a fandom i adore and, yes, trying to sway non-viewers. itâs not my place to do that, i doubt it will sway the opinions of people who hold the opinions stated by the above blogs and others, but itâs hard for me not to fight for a show with such an uncertain future. also, iâm not trying to call out those people who commented negatively by tagging you guys - i just want you to know iâm directly addressing your words.
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i-am-a-child-of-theonetrueking said: I like a good blend of dialogue and flashbacks.
gregking117 said: Dialogue for me. Doing it subtly requires significant amounts of skill, and creates a more enjoyable reading experience overall, because youâre getting all this information without feeling like youâre at school being lectured
randomfigures said: I think foreshadowing is the way to go. Flashbacks can work, but there has to be something that makes it unique otherwise it seems like a cop-out. But foreshadowing is more subtle and makes a reader more involved.
tempcst said: foreshadowing is probably the way to go bc its more exciting for the reader unless the flashbacks are super interesting but try both n see which seems best to u
Yeah...I'm going to stick to revealing mostly through dialogue, but if it gets to a point where a flashback might be necessary, I'll try it to see how it flows.
This is going to be a painstakingly slow writing process ah geez
Hey man, I'm a senior this year too, and I was wondering how you are dealing with the stress of college apps?
To be perfectly honest, I donât know. If I start to feel stressed and overwhelmed by college, I just go to a trusted family member and they sit down with me and help me work my way through things until I donât feel as anxious about it anymore. I also use my in general techniques about talking myself out of a panic attack, like telling myself its going to be fine and I have plenty of time to get them done and feeling anxious wonât kill me, itâll pass, etcâŚ
Talking to teachers you trust helps too, or guidance counselors. In English class right now weâre starting to write practice college application essays that will be graded so we know what to do for the real thing. Some colleges donât even require an essay though, like I applied to WVU already and they donât require anything except the form filled out and passing grades.
If youâre worried about other things like an interview, I would say just practice, practice, practice. If the anxiety is too much though, try to apply to schools that donât require an interview.
I wish I had more to say, but Iâm just as new to this as you are; I hoped that helped some! :)
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randomfigures said: Yeah⌠For a while I was all like ugh I hate Regina why is she still alive, but after a while she grew on me. She is one of my favorites now.
whyworrybehappy said: yeah I was never a fan of regina (and iâm still not) , but she does get better by the end of the second season and in the third season and yeah snowâs never ending âwe have to give her a chanceâ just makes me go GAAHHHHH
I like how they gave her a backstory and it was tragic and unfortunate and everything and now its obvious the only person she loves is Henry, but that doesn't excuse the fact that she's done really evil things to so many people, which include murder and fates worse than murder, and she's only going to keep causing problems as long as she's alive
