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Post by Admin on Nov 11, 2012 18:37:29 GMT -6
Basically a rant thread.
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mati
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Post by mati on Nov 12, 2012 18:28:26 GMT -6
I have to attend a wedding tomorrow...and I have loads of homework to do in Illustrator (I HATE it so much T^T) - but I'm procrastinating. Again
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Post by advocaat on Nov 12, 2012 18:41:10 GMT -6
You should draw some Zutara. That'll cheer you up! (well, it'll cheer me up. XD)
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mati
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Post by mati on Nov 12, 2012 18:49:25 GMT -6
Ohh believe me, I've been meaning to! But I had way too many distractions from the moment I came back from work. And now it's 2:45AM where I live so I have to get some sleep, my classes start at 9AM =_=
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mati
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Post by mati on Nov 12, 2012 19:12:27 GMT -6
I have to attend a wedding tomorrow...and I have loads of homework to do in Illustrator (I HATE it so much T^T) - but I'm procrastinating. AgainI feel your pain. No weddings to attend, thankfully, but I'm swamped with work and my health problems make it difficult for me to focus, so I just tend to put it off (and then sob later when I realise how much little time I have left). Best thing for you right now, I think, would just be to get some sleep. Maybe going to the wedding will be the break you need, which will allow you to come back feeling refreshed to work on your homework. I know this happens to me a lot. LOL I'm not gonna be home until 12AM tomorrow (the classes end at 6PM and the wedding starts around 8-ish... squeezed much), so I can totally see myself doing that stupid vector stuff after that, and I'm going to fail miserably heheh (well, it doesn't look that bad, but I'm a master at ranting ^^; ). Let's just hope that the food won't be half bad Take care of yourself *hugs* and I feel ya...totally ;;
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Post by mrspettyfer on Nov 12, 2012 20:07:10 GMT -6
I just saw a post on Tumblr about "pairing the spares" and I just get so angry I see red.
Like..okay I do not like Bolin or Aang enough to try to pair them up with someone so they aren't alone. I prefer Taang over Kataang because I liked how Toph didn't coddle or baby Aang. And I like the idea of Bosami because Asami, out of everyone, seemed to treat Bolin the most like an adult.
I just get so annoyed with people sometimes lol. And I get even more angry at myself for getting annoyed.
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Post by mrspettyfer on Nov 12, 2012 20:44:26 GMT -6
Haha you can just put MP or MrsP if you want! Or you can call me by my name, which is Ashley. Whatever you prefer. Yeah I just get sooo annoyed with that comment. I would ban "pair the spares" and "friendzone" from fandoms if I could. They just make me so irritated.
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Post by dynamojacks on Nov 13, 2012 10:57:07 GMT -6
I think people are taking things too seriously if they're getting on peoples' cases about the 'pair the spares'. If it started out that way, but turned out that it had a cool association anyway (Taang seems to have a really nice basis as a ship that could potentially grow into something great), then why get in a flap over it? Honestly. I could understand not getting it if it was two characters who had, like, little real interaction e.g in order to keep Zutara and Tokka, you paired Aang with Suki (who's so far removed from Aang in age and experience it's .. uh, too weird). Toph on the other hand, come on. They had a nice connection when they first met. They continued to have pretty good chemistry, if overshadowed by Tokka. I've never heard of anyone pairing Suki with Aang so that would seem more 'pair the spare syndrome' than Taang in my books.
Anyway. Not to derail (wonder if there's somewhere else I can put the above..). My gripe right now is with Tumblr and social justice, particularly to do with race privilege. I get that there's stuff we need to know to make things better but the way they go about it is pretty shit half the time- it's not just mean or anything, it's really cut-throat and made me want to avoid the topic altogether (which is far from healthy). I found on my own some really cool resources to do with understanding privilege, without the need to pull the shame card/'cracker' on every damn thing. Such resources make me feel able to have a civilised discussion as a human being rather than having a beat down for being 'teh clueless white oppress0rz' at every turn :C (hell I've just been lurking because I daren't open my fool mouth on the subject..). That's all I'm gonna say though because I don't really want to have a discussion on it in case I botch shit, I just wanted to get that out e_e Also 'die cis scum'? Really? Really? Come on. There are some things that really AREN'T NECESSARY. I know it frustrates people how clueless others are -due to social conditioning or whatever- but I don't think saying things like this is going to make your point to them. Auurgh...
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Post by Admin on Nov 13, 2012 12:02:50 GMT -6
Is there a link to this pairing the spares post?
I'm not really angry, but I am frustrated at how easily people tend to overlook Zutara.
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Post by mrspettyfer on Nov 13, 2012 14:34:04 GMT -6
^I have seen countless ones on Tumblr. Usually revolving around Bosami and Taang. Like someone couldn't possibly ship those two ships without 1) Being Makorra and Zutara shippers and B) pairing the spares.
Just, ugh.
Exactly. I mean why is Taang such a complex ship for some people to grasp? lol I actually shipped Taang BEFORE Zutara. I thought they were hilarious together and I loved how Aang didn't get all puppy eyed and dreamy around Toph. And how Toph didn't coddle Aang.
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