Tom the Fanboy's Small Glass

i HATE self-censorship for a lot of reasons, but being in crisis work makes it even more frustrating. who are you censoring for? like i am being so fr, WHO are you censoring for? have you even thought it through? people who have been raped know that they have been raped. if someone attempts suicide or is grieving someone who did, saying "sewer slide" isn't going to protect them from any of the feelings. a murder victim's family isn't going to feel better bc you said "unalived" instead of murdered. if anything, it's just extremely invalidating and othering. it's saying "what happened to you is so bad that i won't even say the word," which is NOT trauma-informed care. you are not protecting survivors/victims when you self-censor. the ONLY things you protect when you self-censor are the puritanical ideologies that are being encouraged by rich fascists who want your money and obedience

Wicked (2025) is not a remake of The Wizard of Oz (1939). Wicked is a film adaptation of a stage musical based on the same book The Wizard of Oz is based on. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) is not a remake of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971). They're two different adaptations of the same book by Roald Dahl.

The Parent Trap (1995) is a remake of The Parent Trap (1961). Even though they're both based on the same book, Lisa and Lottie, the 1995 version is a remake because it is not revisiting the original source material, it's using the earlier film as its source material.

I think the massive influx of Disney live action remakes has primed people to expect that any new version of a movie must be almost a shot-for-shot remake of its predecessor, and creates absurd criticisms because people feel betrayed when a new adaptation doesn't match the previous film adaptation.

Johnny Depp's performance as Willy Wonka is often criticized as not coming close to Gene Wilder's, but that's not what the movie is doing. Johnny Depp is not playing Gene Wilder's Willy Wonka. He's playing his own version of Roald Dahl's character and making new choices. You might dislike his take on the character, but the movie is not a failed remake of the Gene Wilder version. It's a completely different adaptation.

Likewise, when Wicked first came out, there were comments on practically any video of Margaret Hamilton's performance in the original MGM musical declaring that she was far superior to Cynthia Erivo. But Cynthia Erivo isn't playing Margaret Hamilton, she's playing her own version of Elphaba.

Same goes for Paapa Essiedu in the Harry Potter HBO show. So many comments (amidst the egregiously racist ones) denounce him on the basis that he will never be Alan Rickman. He's not playing Alan Rickman's Snape, he's playing his own interpretation of a character from a book, which is being re-adapted.

Paapa Essiedu should not be criticized for portraying the character of Snape differently than the way it was portrayed by Alan Rickman.

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I mean, it’s a hard question. It depends

Pros:

Portable shade

Covers more than a hat

Doesn’t mess up my hair

Doesn’t make my head sweaty

Cons:

Sunny summer days in Portland are often breezy! It’s blown inside out a few times

Gotta hold it up the whole time

Can’t use it in crowded places

I have a friend I know from when we were both 6. She is the only person living nearby and so she saw me go from walking through limping to wheelchair on a daily basis. I keep her updated on my health even tho we rarely hang out anymore. She was gonna come over yesterday and I had to cancel. She asked if I can’t hang out later that day. When I said i won’t feel better later, that if I feel that bad in the morning later will only get worse she got annoyed and “joked” that I’m just finding excuses. And I was surprised, she knows all about me being disabled after all? So, a bit taken aback, I told her it’s a normal thing for me.

“But you got the diagnosis now, aren’t you better?? I thought you’ll get better now”

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