I'm Sorry It Took This Long.

clancy and the self defense instructor for the QT club get into a full on brawl after class

So I’ve seen some posts going around saying things like “boycotting doesn’t work, don’t bother boycotting Eurovision because they’ve already been paid. The only thing you can do to help is donate to organisations.” People are only saying this to absolve themselves of guilt. Don’t let them make you think that boycotting doesn’t work. It does.

Boycotting means that Eurovision will have a much harder time finding advertisements who want to partner with them, which means less funding overall. Boycotting means that they receive less money from televoting, ticket sales and merchandise. Boycotting means that their view count drops significantly and puts pressure on them to change their current practices. Boycotting means you won’t let Eurovision distract you while bombs are falling on Palestine. And most importantly: boycotting means sending a clear message that you will not stand for their support of Israel.

Eurovision is not staying apolitical. They have taken a political stance by letting Israel compete, just like they took a political stance when they banned Russia from competing. They are perfectly capable of banning countries for committing war crimes, so allowing Israel to compete shows that they are accepting and excusing Israel’s genocide. They are also sponsored by an Israeli company (MoroccanOil) so if you’re wondering how Eurovision could POSSIBLY side with Israel, there’s your answer: money.

Don’t give them any of yours. Don’t give them your viewership. Boycotting works, and if you’re feeling guilty for watching Eurovision, good. Feel bad. People are being killed, tortured, families torn apart and houses being bombed as we speak, so forgive me if I’m not sympathetic over you not being able to watch your fucking song contest. Not everything is about you. You’re going to have to feel uncomfortable sometimes when there’s a fucking genocide going on.

Lastly, not everyone is able to donate. Boycotting is a great way of helping if you’re not able to help financially. The Palestinian BDS National Committee and pro-Palestine organisations are encouraging people to boycott Eurovision, so even Palestinians themselves and Palestinian organisations are telling you that boycotting will help.

Eurovision is not worth it. You can find something else to do. Stream Hind’s Hall by Macklemore since all proceeds go to UNRWA. You can also help for free by starting your daily clicks on Arab.org.

And if you are able to donate, then great! Do that too:

And dear god, if you’re really not able to go without Eurovision then find a fucking way to pirate it. I am also begging people not to hate-watch Israeli’s entry because all that does is stop the boycott and make the viewerships spike again. The best thing you can do is fucking ignore them.

THANK YOU MICAH!!!!!

Requiem Adam part 1

Requiem Adam is making its grand debut ! Comic made with love and passion by our amazing @derkuningas

Cw: almost complete nudity , strong language

The story telling trough show is really amazing , we see the emptiness in his gaze then we are gradually exposed to his environment and the people around him , we are not thrown into the unfamiliar harshly and that from my humble opinion is showing a great understanding of her interpretation of story telling

She knows how she wants to tell us her story and she show it well

That panel is perhaps a little too quickly to my liking but it's a great shock as well leaving us hanging for what's coming , its also not in our face , leaving place for explanation when the time will come and simply showing us that it's there to be shown and explored

I like that the premises of the story is told trough a TV broadcast , its such an interesting way of telling indirectly to the viewer what's going on

Again she knows how story telling works and put what's she learn to great use

The character designs are creative and don't suffer from same face syndrome nor do they lack

The guy is shown naked and from a character design wise we understand very quickly that he is a shell , we are gonna grow and learn with him he is our vessel to understand this world

Our girl is dressed "breaking" fashion rules, she wears a skirt , leggings , a big poofy jacket she has a tooth gap , she is unconventional by design amd is flawed , she's arguably the most human of the cast so far because she is shown out of a mold that exist (see panel 3 picture on the wall) her sharp hairstyle can also indicate her sharp personality bringing us to even further analyse her

For our broadcasting lady she is shown tall and strong in a serious pose her haircut covering half her face leading us to understand she likely only says half truths or hides a lot she wears black long dress expressing her strong feminity yet she is in power , she's the one controlling what information people get

Im sorry there's not much more i can say for now except go read it , its worth it and stay on the edge of your seat because the story is coming and you definitely won't regret it 🫶🫶

Leasebound chapter 8 part 1

I like the maybe foreshadowing of the scene ? At least i hope it foreshadow or else it's gonna be yet again a great cover used somewhere it doesn't belong

Omfg this already pisses me out

Why would Riley be scared fr , isn't blaire your girlfriend?? Doesn't she respect you and listen to you ???

It genuinely feels the most regular conversation we where able to get so far , its fluid and makes sense

This is also a nice insight on the characters

Blaire self awareness and empathy and the same for Jaden, wich knowing Riley will end up with Jaden simply strike me as weird , rusty is basically modeling Jaden after blaire except for the "gendie" stuff . Jaden isn't her own person and rather a reflection of what attracts Riley

So , youre gonna tell me blaire can just guess stuff about Jaden but not realize her own gf discomfort and issues ?? It's such a terrible line of writing , because it sets blaire for failure right at the start , with a gf that uncomfrontational that obviously doesn't want to work on her issues then yes their couple is doomed because Riley has the key of communication and refuses to use it

Its a sweet scene that highlights what Riley likes in a person , but again , its something that is reflected onto Jaden, she isn't a person and rather plot point , she's not the one living theses events she's rusty vehicule to tell a story wich never truly worked in any media , you need to be able to have empathy nor relate for the main character wich cannot be done if the main character is a shell

in the events like Jaden where she isn't a character (wich she should be at this point we are at the 8 chapter) it's dull and will only attract shallow individuals that project themselves onto your work rather than consume it (see ya dystopia stories) i have no doubts the writers behind theses meant to create powerful yet relatable main character

But the issue is to be palatable and attract an audience that was deemed as too dumb (women) the main characters are vehicules of their stories

Wich divergence missed the mark terribly , it gave off a shallow power fantasy where instead of people deconstructing her work and understanding it they projected themselves into it and became way too attached to be critical of it

And the same is happening with leasebound , Jaden is the vehicule because rusty simply can't write compelling characters

The most compelling ones are thoses we see the least because we don't have enough time with them to actually see their development (or rather lack of in this comic)

And that's exactly my point coming stronger

Jaden is an empty shell only there to be what the viewer will impose onto her

She's not too good or too bad , she's not too nice or too mean , a perfect middle of everything , the characters with the most personality is blaire , she put boundaries , talk , has strong opinions

While Riley and Jaden don't have anything, they're bland , they're nothing except vehicules for a stagnant story

Just yikes

If you can't handle social interaction including people making sure they're respecting you then don't talk to people

Like , terfs will complain that people uses they/them as neutral/when they don't know but then complain when they get their pronouns asked ? It's a fight you cannot win because in either case they will complain , hence proving again it's a movement that lies in women being victims rather than strong forces

Im not sure if this is a trope but the dumbification of really smart women by the author is always a very interesting thing to happen in my opinion

Jaden is a medical major , she absolutely had to go trough years of English she knows about pronouns , showing confusion about *why* pronouns would've been the way to go

And honestly it only support my point about the emptiness of Jaden's character

And i don't think its on purpose , but dumbifying a black women only support further bad stereotypes and misogynoire, because at the same time that it's weirdly racist to think a black person wouldn't know about pronouns it's also misogynistic because Jaden is a women so rusty is actively being misogynistic under her audience nose like, yall are going to say radfeminism is for everyone but then you will portray a black women who GRADUATED in medicine as unknowing of pronouns ?

And to add onto this

Her audience actively masculinize the black woman , wich is insanely weird , and racist at worst

You complain about people asking your pronouns , using they/them as default

But then do this to a fictional black women ?? How do yall act with black women irl then ??? Its worrying

Im sorry but what

Did I miss a page or something??? There's is nothing to transition or that make sense between theses 2 pages

Like where did the dishes thing came from ??

Also it's crazy work to give Jaden ashy ass palms , that chapter was terrible in normalized racism , again I don't think that rusty is inherently racist , but she follows a movement rooted in white centered interest and was known to dislike black women or see them as too masculine so therefore "not really women"

Genuinely what's going on , there's for sure pages missing because wtf

There's nothing in between where are all theses come from

What's going on with Riley??? Like it's so badly portrayed , its exactly of neurotypicals will portray panic attacks because they thinks it's that overwhelming thing

And its also a very bad case of "narrative mental illness" because Riley anxiety isn't portrayed accurately at all and only becomes relevant when it serves the narrative wich it doesn't work like that , the main issue is how it's portrayed

Truly in the last 3 pages we get an anxious Riley but then page 2 we get an okish Riley?? And last page she get anxious over what??? It's such bad writing for real its so bad

wouldnt it be fucked up if u bit into a piece of mac n cheese and it was full of ketchup

is this a threat

they'd be the best lb couple aside from jaden and blaire

they love eachother your honor

a boy cant even manipulate and lie and abuse his best friend anymore without people calling him evil and a psychopath smh

ok

If you are trans: do not apply for asylum in Canada YET.

The appropriate changes are in the works, but not official yet. You will most likely be denied.

If you are denied for asylum once, you can not reapply. EVER.

Things could change quickly, so you need to keep that option open. Now is the time to prepare, not act. Unless you are in immediately, and direct danger right now (not pending a court case, not that the social climate for our community is bad, immediate danger to you as an individual), you need to wait until something changes, sadly.

y’all remember:

conceding is a FORMALITY.

IT IS NOT LEGALLY BINDING

THERE IS HOPE.

PUSH FOR A RECOUNT/REVOTE.

To find who sent that ask: You must consider who would send a silly, jester-esque ask like that. Perhaps someone dying from boredom? Someone who's a bit of a jokester?

mysterion from south park?