in any given fictional situation, there is exactly one character who is At Fault and every other character involved is a passive victim. media literacy is when you correctly identify and condemn this character
jokes to make after failure that aren’t self-deprecating:
- I’m the best to ever do it
- Nobody saw that (best if said loudly)
- No one’s ever done it like me
- I could be President/they should make me President
- Behold, a mere fraction of my power!
- The public wants to be me soooooo bad
- I’m an expert in (thing you just failed at)
- How could this have happened to god’s favorite princess?
- Nothing ibuprofen and a glass of water cant fix
- I’m being sabotaged
I support the "fiction isn't real so nothing matters" mindset but tbf at a certain point it can tip over into "the curtains are just blue" territory
like yes actually there is a conversation to be had about how a characters actions are framed and how they thematically fit with the rest of the story and it can in fact reflect the author's beliefs. some authors are even trying to make a point
not all depiction is glorification but sometimes it is and you need to be able to tell the difference. not because your immortal soul will be tainted by reading The Bad One, but because you need to have reading comprehension skills
peer reviewed
I'll join you in celebrating platonic and familial relationships if you keep the "romance inherently makes a story worse" far away from me. I am allergic.
People who recycle and put their trash in their pocket until they find a trash can and people who pick up liter when they see it and people who still cut the six-pack rings so animals don’t get trapped or choke on them and people who move turtles out of the road and people who stop for ducks and geese to cross all have a very special place in my heart. You are so good to this world and earth. I hope you know that.