Soooo, I've been on tumblr for over a month now. Here's what you all missed....
Well I got a surprising number of notes initially for just posting an image of Sadness from Pixar's "Inside Out" and saying I liked that character best. Posting images and making statements people agree with seems to be popular there....
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I've been posting and reblogging geeky artwork, mostly related to Samus Aran from the Metroid games.
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I've been posting a 'trailer of the month'. August's choice was "Fant4stic Four" (which seems like a big mistake now, but that's trailers for you...). September's trailer of the month, however, is a seriously cool-looking horror comedy called "The Final Girls". (I have some honourable mentions on that post coz there were so many great trailers that came out in a row, including a rather cool trailer for an "Ash Vs The Evil Dead" tv series.)
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I announced that I'd finished and loved season three of the online series "Video Game High School" (or "VGHS"). It's really good!
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Someone on tumblr announced that they'd just finished this absolutely wonderful and beautiful animation short that looks like something Studio Ghibli would make. You've got to see it.
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Quite early on tumblr I also discovered someone's blog post about this amazing little indie game called "500 Years". You play a kind of golem who, being a sentient rock, is able to conquer obstacles by just waiting. (You press the space bar to speed up time, so you're not literally sitting there for years.) It's really clever.
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I've been posting songs on tumblr fairly regularly. It's mostly 'new retro' stuff and what's more it's mostly music I've already posted on livejournal in the past. Still I'd like to point people in particular to this post about the new Taking Back Sunday album. Seems like a pretty cool album, but not quite as good as some of their older stuff. I also include my favourite track from each album on that post, so check it out.
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I posted a really cool comedy music video from Trevor Moore (from "Whitest Kids U Know") about the pope. It's pretty damn funny. (Lots of swearing though btw.)
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Funny comedian Andrew Bowser appears at comic-con.... and as one of the main interviewees at the unveiling of that big 'satanist' statue. Two very funny videos.
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Pretty amusing article I found. A man's arranged marriage was cancelled when he couldn't answer a simple maths problem on the day of the wedding.
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She-Thor Vs Zombie Hulk animation - so cool!
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Of course, I'm sure everyone's been wondering where all my ranting has gone. No? Well yeah, I'm not doing it all THAT much, but I would have probably posted something a couple of times on livejournal the past couple of months if I hadn't posted it on tumblr instead. What have I got lined up? Well there's...
A rant about bullying and bully apologism. Hate bullying...
Expressed my sadness about the critical reception of the movie I'd been hoping to see in the cinema that weekend.
In praise of She-Ra
Turns out Sylvester McCoy's incarnation of Doctor Who did the whole "sadness is important" thing before Pixar.
1- Responded to a radfem who thinks there's no place for transwomen in radical feminism because (according to her) they are still men. Asked whether there wasn't actually still a role for men in radical feminism anyway as people who listen and take on board feminist ideas. The reaction is negative, but I am completely baffled as to why.
2- Finally get a satisfying explanation of men's responsibilities within radical feminism - along with an assertion that there are none. Bit contradictory.
3- Was then told that as a man I should listen, which was kind of my point from the start. But I couldn't reblog that comment coz I was blocked by then. (Meaning that I can't follow that blog on tumblr any more. Blocking on tumblr prevents you their blog entries from appearing on your dashboard.)
1 - Posted an article where Amnesty International explained their recently drafted policy to protect sex workers. There'd been negative responses which seemed to ignore Amnesty international's own explanations of the issue.
2- When thoroughly dismissed for supporting Amnesty I questioned why I shouldn't trust their organisation and pointed out that they'd already addressed a lot of the concerns raised.
3- Eventually found someone who also doesn't think Amnesty International would just leap into a pro-sex trafficking endeavour.
I make three comments in relation to a crazy post endorsing bribary for better grades in school. Altogether it's basically a rant about education. One, Two, Three.
A post about being confident about your appearance is dismissed as fat shaming. I explain why I disagree.
A joke complaining about stripper cops is racist?
Someone responded. I still don't get it...
Also loads of people had been passing around this fake tweet from Donald Trump and treating it like it was from the man himself. (Though admittedly he has said enough dumb stuff that it COULD have been said by him.)
I agree with someone defending the choice of using Eddie Redmayne to play a transgender woman's transition in the upcoming "The Danish Girl".
I respond to an article claiming that Wes Craven was a feminist filmmaker.
And we're back to bullying again. I explain why I think there is no excuse for fat shaming.
I also:
Corrected some people about their gothic artwork
Approved of 'goofy girls' (in response to comments by the 'minions' creator).
Becoming fed up with a lot of the 'london riots' apologetics on tumblr, I decided to remind everyone that the london riots were actually really bad.
Linked to an article about ignorant internet rage gone nuts.
Questioned Stephen Moffat's reasons for not making a Doctor Who movie.
Corrected some comments about Al Capone.
Quoted someone's interesting comment about "Fant4stic Four" which notes that the haters seem to be emphasising the wrong message (i.e. don't ever change anything from the comics and the films will be great - oh and give all the rights to Marvel!)
Questioned whether men should call themselves 'feminists' just because they agree with feminism's goals.
Reblogged post about female representation in shows.
Backed up a dissenting voice on a thread that was supposed to be highlighting the problem with "cultural appropriation".
Someone agreed and shed some light on the source material.
Gave a big thumbs up to the "girls are geeks too" comment thread. With a little additional 'evidence for the defence'.
Questioned interpretation of "Avengers: Age of Ultron" as sexist.
Reblogged awesome comic strip with a horror-themed interpretation of the song "Eleanor Rigby".
Reblogged images highlighting a subtle detail I'd missed in "The World's End".
Reblogged funny interview with Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart which reverses gender stereotypes.
I express disbelief that the "drop the debt" campaign is still struggling to be heard.
I am pedantic.
"What We Do In The Shadows" gifs!
Hilarious exchange of comments, Phoenix Wright style.
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Well I got a surprising number of notes initially for just posting an image of Sadness from Pixar's "Inside Out" and saying I liked that character best. Posting images and making statements people agree with seems to be popular there....
I've been posting and reblogging geeky artwork, mostly related to Samus Aran from the Metroid games.
I've been posting a 'trailer of the month'. August's choice was "Fant4stic Four" (which seems like a big mistake now, but that's trailers for you...). September's trailer of the month, however, is a seriously cool-looking horror comedy called "The Final Girls". (I have some honourable mentions on that post coz there were so many great trailers that came out in a row, including a rather cool trailer for an "Ash Vs The Evil Dead" tv series.)
I announced that I'd finished and loved season three of the online series "Video Game High School" (or "VGHS"). It's really good!
Someone on tumblr announced that they'd just finished this absolutely wonderful and beautiful animation short that looks like something Studio Ghibli would make. You've got to see it.
Quite early on tumblr I also discovered someone's blog post about this amazing little indie game called "500 Years". You play a kind of golem who, being a sentient rock, is able to conquer obstacles by just waiting. (You press the space bar to speed up time, so you're not literally sitting there for years.) It's really clever.
I've been posting songs on tumblr fairly regularly. It's mostly 'new retro' stuff and what's more it's mostly music I've already posted on livejournal in the past. Still I'd like to point people in particular to this post about the new Taking Back Sunday album. Seems like a pretty cool album, but not quite as good as some of their older stuff. I also include my favourite track from each album on that post, so check it out.
I posted a really cool comedy music video from Trevor Moore (from "Whitest Kids U Know") about the pope. It's pretty damn funny. (Lots of swearing though btw.)
Funny comedian Andrew Bowser appears at comic-con.... and as one of the main interviewees at the unveiling of that big 'satanist' statue. Two very funny videos.
Pretty amusing article I found. A man's arranged marriage was cancelled when he couldn't answer a simple maths problem on the day of the wedding.
She-Thor Vs Zombie Hulk animation - so cool!
Of course, I'm sure everyone's been wondering where all my ranting has gone. No? Well yeah, I'm not doing it all THAT much, but I would have probably posted something a couple of times on livejournal the past couple of months if I hadn't posted it on tumblr instead. What have I got lined up? Well there's...
A rant about bullying and bully apologism. Hate bullying...
Expressed my sadness about the critical reception of the movie I'd been hoping to see in the cinema that weekend.
In praise of She-Ra
Turns out Sylvester McCoy's incarnation of Doctor Who did the whole "sadness is important" thing before Pixar.
1- Responded to a radfem who thinks there's no place for transwomen in radical feminism because (according to her) they are still men. Asked whether there wasn't actually still a role for men in radical feminism anyway as people who listen and take on board feminist ideas. The reaction is negative, but I am completely baffled as to why.
2- Finally get a satisfying explanation of men's responsibilities within radical feminism - along with an assertion that there are none. Bit contradictory.
3- Was then told that as a man I should listen, which was kind of my point from the start. But I couldn't reblog that comment coz I was blocked by then. (Meaning that I can't follow that blog on tumblr any more. Blocking on tumblr prevents you their blog entries from appearing on your dashboard.)
1 - Posted an article where Amnesty International explained their recently drafted policy to protect sex workers. There'd been negative responses which seemed to ignore Amnesty international's own explanations of the issue.
2- When thoroughly dismissed for supporting Amnesty I questioned why I shouldn't trust their organisation and pointed out that they'd already addressed a lot of the concerns raised.
3- Eventually found someone who also doesn't think Amnesty International would just leap into a pro-sex trafficking endeavour.
I make three comments in relation to a crazy post endorsing bribary for better grades in school. Altogether it's basically a rant about education. One, Two, Three.
A post about being confident about your appearance is dismissed as fat shaming. I explain why I disagree.
A joke complaining about stripper cops is racist?
Someone responded. I still don't get it...
Also loads of people had been passing around this fake tweet from Donald Trump and treating it like it was from the man himself. (Though admittedly he has said enough dumb stuff that it COULD have been said by him.)
I agree with someone defending the choice of using Eddie Redmayne to play a transgender woman's transition in the upcoming "The Danish Girl".
I respond to an article claiming that Wes Craven was a feminist filmmaker.
And we're back to bullying again. I explain why I think there is no excuse for fat shaming.
I also:
Corrected some people about their gothic artwork
Approved of 'goofy girls' (in response to comments by the 'minions' creator).
Becoming fed up with a lot of the 'london riots' apologetics on tumblr, I decided to remind everyone that the london riots were actually really bad.
Linked to an article about ignorant internet rage gone nuts.
Questioned Stephen Moffat's reasons for not making a Doctor Who movie.
Corrected some comments about Al Capone.
Quoted someone's interesting comment about "Fant4stic Four" which notes that the haters seem to be emphasising the wrong message (i.e. don't ever change anything from the comics and the films will be great - oh and give all the rights to Marvel!)
Questioned whether men should call themselves 'feminists' just because they agree with feminism's goals.
Reblogged post about female representation in shows.
Backed up a dissenting voice on a thread that was supposed to be highlighting the problem with "cultural appropriation".
Someone agreed and shed some light on the source material.
Gave a big thumbs up to the "girls are geeks too" comment thread. With a little additional 'evidence for the defence'.
Questioned interpretation of "Avengers: Age of Ultron" as sexist.
Reblogged awesome comic strip with a horror-themed interpretation of the song "Eleanor Rigby".
Reblogged images highlighting a subtle detail I'd missed in "The World's End".
Reblogged funny interview with Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart which reverses gender stereotypes.
I express disbelief that the "drop the debt" campaign is still struggling to be heard.
I am pedantic.
"What We Do In The Shadows" gifs!
Hilarious exchange of comments, Phoenix Wright style.
