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I accidentally launched my apparel shop in the most chaotic way possible, but now I'm going to be organized about it!
Better late than never.
If you want to follow along with updates:
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We're all having "hard conversations" about racism, police brutality, &
#BlackLivesMatter
I hope.
You've probably noticed that detractors often use the same "racist talking points." Here's a guide to help you answer, for the times you may get stuck.
Feel free to save & share!
CONGRATULATIONS TO 9-1-1 FOR MAKING QUEER TELEVISION HISTORY
CONGRATULATIONS TO ABC FOR UNDERSTANDING HOW TO FUCKING MAKE MONEY WHICH IS SOMEHOW RARE FOR NETWORKS
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GAY FIREFIGHTERS FANDOM
CONGRATULATIONS BISEXUALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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@redbubble
has introduced a fascinatingly evil new business model that boils down to "if you're a small artist, fuck you"
they're like "hey, you know that 30 cents you make on a sticker sale? it's 15 cents now & you only get paid once you sell $20's worth. hope that helps <3 "
#loki
#lokiseason2
Okay. Alright. Fuck me.
Just realized Loki could MAYBE only see Mobius once he was on the timeline – a branch under Loki's charge. The TVA isn't a branch so I'd guess Loki can't ~see into it~ the same way.
Mobius stood & "let time pass" to let Loki see him.
“I just don’t like the idea of you dating Tommy”
“What is this? Are you… I know you’re not homophobic, so is it just me who’s not allowed to like guys, or—”
“No! I just don’t think he’s the right person for you”
“What does that even mean”
@Hozier
everyone in the replies like “how many baby teeth did you have” is missing possibilities here
what everyone is thinking: the teeth came from your mouth as a baby
alternatively: “my baby teeth” = your collection of baby teeth, which could be vast & diverse for all we know
#iwtvspoilers
Can’t stop thinking about this. They didn’t fuck in the 70s. To Daniel, it was a PAST possibility; he assumes he can no longer be desired. But Louis says “Do you want to now?” & the easy casualness is not a joke. Abruptly, Daniel is faced with how he can be wanted
@ChrisEvans
“staying out of politics” is a choice of the privileged though, because for minorities (be it in terms of race, sexuality, gender, or class) their very existence is made political and it’s a matter of survival
just food for thought
The snap is reversed. No one dies.
Valkyrie asks Carol out. Carol says "I'm flattered, but you'll have to ask my wife."
Steve & Bucky's reunion includes a 360° kiss shot.
Pandemonium worldwide.
"Endgame" was a clue all along.
The real endgame?
The gay agenda.
We did it, kids.
Bucky: how did you find my hideout?
Steve: with the combined efforts of tracking destroyed HYDRA bases and eyewitness accounts, we—
Sam: we put “bitch” in the GPS and it got us here
9-1-1 isn't the first high-profile network show to take a character who wasn't explicitly queer & mold them to have a central explicit queer storyline. (SPN did)
But to MY knowledge this is the first time it's been done & then immediately given press/discussion it deserves
WOW
#loki
#lokiseason2
Loki at the jetski store: hi 🥺
Mobius: Hey. Here's my schedule, just so you know. Are you single? I am, by the way ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
I'm not even fucking with you this was the actual dialogue
Alright folks. Time for a thread.
I want to talk about this scene in
#GoodOmens
–or, more precisely, what
@michaelsheen
displayed on his brilliant face here, & how it resonated with me.
I'm just going to break open my chest cavity & lay my heart down for a sec. Hope that's cool.
Oh I cannot believe him. I CANNOT believe him. I CANT FUCKING BELIEVE HE’S DONE THIS TO ME
“Sometimes I would listen to ‘Fix You’ - Live [by Coldplay] in the makeup bus. ‘Fix You’ is pretty great for this season, isn’t it? . . . The tears stream down your face! It’s
#Loki
!”
#loki
#lokiseason2
They're both alone because the alternative was them kissing. To be clear.
It was this or full romantic narrative completion. & it's clear with the corporations regrettably chose/mandated. That's all I'm sayin'. I have eyes & a brain & I know how this works.
9-1-1 writers were like
“The 100th episode! That’s a big deal! What should we do to make it special?”
& the answer they came up with was “Make a fan-favorite male character who was maybe never intended to be openly queer now be explicitly bisexual.”
That is… Fucking BEAUTIFUL
Fandom: I lost my beloved Loki. I can’t believe he’s gone forever 😔
Tom Hiddleston: Quit tellin’ everyone Loki’s done!
Fandom: Sometimes I can still hear his voice 😔
#loki
#lokiseason2
THE ACTIONS OF A MAN IN LOVE.
NERVOUSLY PREPARING TO ATTEMPT TO CHARM HIS WAY INTO GAINING THE TRUST OF THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE WHO DOESN'T REMEMBER HIM.
HOPING THAT IF HE LOOKS EXTRA GOOD – EXTRA *ATTRACTIVE* – IT'LL HELP HIS CASE.
this is a real TV show
#loki
#LokiSeason2
"What did we do wrong?"
"I don't know."
🙋🏻 I think I might.
WORKING THEORY:
It's the hot cocoa.
Or rather... it's Loki semi-unintentionally siding with Sylvie over Mobius. In this ep, that's the tipping point. & so is lack of trust.
🧵
#loki
#lokiseason2
1. They were so connected across time I'm going insane over it
2. Even the MIRRORED HAND GESTURES??
3. They are so fucking cute
4. If they are STARTING the season by calling each other "friend," how will their relationship development?
the true gay struggle: wanting to glance a little too long at a gay couple in public because YOURE gay and it’s just nice to see that, but you don’t want them thinking you’re homophobic / you don’t want to make them uncomfortable so you can’t
#loki
#lokiseason2
#lokius
"If it's all the same to you... I'll have that drink now."
Loki might say this romantically to Mobius in the finale 👁️👁️
Mobius has been repeatedly offering a drink to Loki – ESPECIALLY in s2.
What's the significance? Let's take a look.
🧵
[ DEADPOOL 3 ]
Mobius is crouched behind something as bad guys move in. It’s not looking good.
Suddenly… an explosion of green magic. & then a familiar hand reaches down to help him up.
MOBIUS: Loki?!
Loki pulls Mobius to his feet & opens a green portal.
LOKI: Come on.
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#Loki
#LokiSeason2
The thing about this is that Mobius would have known Loki was repeating his past lines here because he’s studied every moment of Loki’s life.
And it would’ve broken his heart and made him determined to rectify it.
Bucky: *signing up for an account online*
The form: What was your birth year?
Bucky: *scrolls all the way down*
The form: *stops at 1930*
Bucky: this is discrimination what the fuck
hot take: Sebastian Stan's denial of toxic masculinity & openness about his own mental health journey/struggles informed his thoughtful & in-depth performance as Bucky Barnes, & that authenticity shows & is part of the reason why Bucky's character resonates so strongly with fans
#Loki
#LokiSeason2
This is an official promo still.
I’m printing it out and hanging it up. I’m printing it out and ripping it into tiny pieces. I’m putting it on a billboard. I’m never looking at it again. I’m memorizing it. I’m LOSING MY MIND
THE PLACEMENT OF THE TREEEEE
@ the gay firefighter people: you’re all in our thoughts today. Godspeed tonight 🫡
@ the rest of you: we’re all on gay firefighter fandom watch, right?
me for years: Loki & Sylvie’s relationship, such as it is, has never been a romance & is more a metaphor for self-love than literal; by the end of s1 when Loki looks at her he sees his younger self
Tom Hiddleston: *refers to Sylvie as a mirror for Loki*
me: yeah like that
[Bucky comes back from going on a walk with Old Steve]
Sam: oh hey, you're back early
Bucky: that's not Steve
Sam: what?
Bucky: *loads a pistol, grabs some extra knives, walks back out* that's not Steve
obsessed with this post on tumblr where this person couldn’t take a normal screencap of the green and gold lighting so they just took a shitty photo of their screen and it accidentally brought out the rainbow undertones
& I felt that. That tracks.
So... I guess I'm saying I love this soft Angel. & I love Michael Sheen's very talented face, which was enough to get me to write too many words about a face journey.
Thanks.
"What was it he said that got everyone so upset?"
"Be kind to each other."
Steve Rogers was a chronically ill & poor son of an immigrant single mother, an artist who lived in a queer area of ‘40s NY, a public figure who leveraged to have POC on his team in WWII, & later a resident of the queer area of DC
that’s canon baby
& no one can argue otherwise
#loki
#lokiseason2
#lokius
Don / Timeline Mobius' kids are coded as Lokis.
This does NOT mean Mobius = father figure.
More so that Mobius' previous wife was probably a mischievous scamp, &... jet-skis also relate to Mobius' true passions.
What will HE want?
Lemme explain.🧵
LATIN AMERICA ENTERS THE FRAY WITH DEAN SAYING "ME TOO"
Strap in. Let's talk about what this likely means.
#TheySilencedYou
#Destiel
^ When you discuss this, use these. NO CORPORATE HASHTAGS OR @'S.
Because this is how we start to get organized against the US CW.
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Loki wanted the tesseract because it would give him the power to travel through time and space, and now he has that power within himself and he can harness it because of love and compassion for others
poetic fucking cinema, people
#Loki
#LokiSeason2
#loki
#lokiseason2
my head is in my hands
Loki asking Mobius if he wants to get pie... like hey c'mon let's do one of your favorite things so you can calm down and we can have a chat about this... he knows him so well and he's so PATIENT with him I can't do this you guys
#loki
#lokiseason2
oh my G O D .
LOKI JUST DOESN'T WANT TO BE ALONE!!!! HE JUST WANTS THE PEOPLE HE LOVES!!! & HE CAN ADMIT THAT NOW BECAUSE HE KNOWS HE *DESERVES* TO BE LOVED & TO HAVE FRIENDS
It's NOT selfishness!!! It's SELF-ESTEEM. HE VALUES HIMSELF. I'M IN TEARS PLEASE
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Roy’s body language here is CRAZY
Like I know everyone is talking about the smile & I agree but… everything else, too!! He’s so open & relaxed! This is FLIRTING. He’s almost bashful as he looks at Jamie like he hung the moon 🥹 Keeley sees it, too
#TedLasso
#RoyKeeleyJamie
#loki
#lokiseason2
#lokius
Another one for the collection:
"audio of a line / subtitle deliberately put over a very specific choice of shot to have a very obvious layered meaning"
Loki really, REALLY wants Mobius 😭
#loki
#lokiseason2
Ok don't turn this into a hate post, I like interesting character dynamics–
This broke my heart.
Loki: I don't want to be alone 🥺
Sylvie: Tough shit. Good luck!
Her logic in the debate is not good, but her not offering friendship or even comfort is worse
It REALLY bothers me how much some people misunderstood Rey's arc in TLJ, or how they saw her attempts to help Ben/Kylo as weakness. It's the opposite of that. Her arc makes me think of the Katherine Henson quote, "Having a soft heart in a cruel world is courage, not weakness."
#Loki
#LokiSeason2
Loki desperately PLEADED with past Mobius. Mobius would‘ve been haunted by this mystery man who knew him. & it’s possible even after Mobius’ memories were erased some subconscious part of him may have recognized Loki later when he first saw a variant of him 😭
I hope
@MarvelStudios
is aware that I will watch anything Ouroboros is in
Ke Huy Quan said that Feige told him (in terms of whether we’ll get more OB or not) that they give the fans what they want, and I will boldly say on behalf of all fans that we want more of him 🫶🏻
#Loki
Listen. They used the fan character (who is YOU) to tell you that they know what the bad ending is. IT WAS "BAD" ON PURPOSE. YOU'RE WITHIN YOUR RIGHTS TO GET PISSED AT ME SINCE I DON'T GO HERE BUT IN MY UNPROFESSIONAL OPINION IT IS GOING TO BE FINE Y'ALL.
#Supernatural
wait. wait one more thing. Supernatural fans who are nervous/upset you are so valid but also I humbly suggest rewatching 15x04 and listening to what Becky says. thank u and goodnight
there are SO few instances of nuanced bisexual masculine men in media....... we never get this... and now it's a main storyline with a fan favorite in a mainstream network show... just wow wow wow
Let me tell you a story about a show named Black Sails.
It's about the fight for freedom from oppression; queer love & rage; racism, sexism, classicism, & ableism; history being a story written by victors; & more.
The best show ever made.
Now ON NETFLIX.
#BlackSailsNetflix
🧵
#WhatIf
ep1
So Peggy ends up in 2012, & she asks about Steve Rogers, & eventually she’s given a run-down of what happened after the war, the founding of SHIELD, etc. She’s given the contact info of the surviving Howling Commandos, & the list includes Bucky Barnes.
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#loki
#lokiseason2
holy shit
also not to be dramatic but this just further underscores that we got this specific prolonged shot (Mobius by himself) for a REASON
#loki
#lokiseason2
#lokius
THIS SHOW IS A QUEER LOVE STORY THAT SPANS TIME AND SPACE AND FOCUSES ON HOW BEING LOVED CHANGES YOU
A N D
‼️ LOKI IS WRITING IT ‼️
#Loki
#LokiSeason2
can’t sleep, gotta say this
underrated maddening fact: if Mobius had heard what Loki said to Sylvie in the pie room, he would have known that Loki was comparing him to Jane
Sylvie doesn’t know
but Mobius would’ve known and understood
#Loki
#LokiSeason2
Simplest ending tweak where everything is the same but you add a little hope:
Mobius stands at the house.
Loki watches… & then he closes his eyes, inhales in concentration, & a branch lights up.
Back to Mobius.
Off screen: “Hello.”
& Mobius turns around.
@people
I think people forget she was only 18 at that time, raised in Kentucky, and that if she’s changed her mind and politics since upon educating herself then that’s cause for celebration not hate
people aren’t born Educated™️ out of the womb
#loki
#lokiseason2
Hmm. Here to speak my truths:
I don't think anything with Sylvie is "bad writing" or insufferable & I think her characterization makes perfect sense.
She's dealing with her own arc, AND she's serving the very crucial purpose of highlighting Loki's growth.
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