All Of My No.

All of my no.

You know, I’m not a Marvel fangirl. I don’t participate in the fandom. I liked “The Avengers.” I liked “Captain America.” I liked the Iron Man trilogy because of the developmental arc that Tony Stark was in. 

I’ve never read the comics. I’ve done passing research on the Marvel universe, mainly because it’s almost mandatory in this day and age to know something about what’s become an enormous franchise and is being pushed into mainstream culture. 

So I missed the whole “give Captain America a boyfriend.” I don’t personally think it’s necessary? Maybe because I saw the relationship between he and Bucky as the type I have with @glassrat—best friends who truly love each other, look out for each other’s best interests but don’t have any need for romantic attachment with each other. I’m bi, she’s straight and we make it work because we’re friends and have been for over a decade. 

So okay, representation is important. I grant that, and as I didn’t see quite a few of the most recent movies, it’s possible I missed developing chemistry that would’ve made Steve Rogers being bisexual a natural choice. (I dislike it when a character’s sexuality is forced to fill some sort of quota. If it’s part of natural character development or who that character is intrinsically, then it’s chill.) Okay, so fine–no boyfriend for Capt. All right. 

This notion of “Captain America as a HYDRA sleeper agent” however… What is this. What the fuck is this.  Jack Kirby was in the US Army during World War II. Joe Simon served in the US Coast Guard during World War II. They created a character with a very specific set of values, a very specific purpose and a very specific idiom. 

…and now he’s gonna be a Nazi sympathizer at best?

There’s a plot twist and then there’s the point where I am literally wondering what the actual fuck. What the actual fuck. There’s nothing to be gained from this. There is no character development, no obstacle to overcome, no improvement to story arc and it is not going to provide development for everyone else associated with Steve Rogers.

The Avengers are already having problems; you’re going to compound what they’re going through by forcing them to have even worse trust issues because the one man who can be counted on to be honest, determined, honorable and fair is now a Nazi. 

As a writer, I’m perplexed. As a person, I’m insulted. I like Captain America as the genuine white knight that has become extremely rare in the media. I like him as a warm, big-hearted man who just wanted to do what he felt was right. I like seeing someone who is legitimately good. 

Yes, there’s a need for really good villains, but you don’t have to sacrifice one of the truly well written heroes to get that. All it does is leave you with a field of villains and no one to stand against them. 

I think we’re already having that struggle in the world. Leave our fictional paladins alone. @marvelentertainment –what were you thinking?

Watch Millennium Actress online…for free…and legally!

Following up on his highly acclaimed animated psychological thriller Perfect Blue, Satoshi Kon spins this mystery about a documentary filmmaker and a legendary actress.

The plot: In honor of Gin Ei studios 70th anniversary, a small production house run by Genya Tachibana is selected to make a commemorative documentary. Genya decides to focus his film on actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, a massive star who at the height of her popularity retreated from public life. Accompanied an eager young cameraman, Genya doggedly tracks her down to discover her living a hermit-like life of charmed isolation. He also learns that in spite of her advanced age, she has lost little of her famed charm or elegance. As he interviews her, Genya learns of Chiyoko’s troubled past and eventually the reasons for her sudden retirement.

Released in the states in 2003, Millennium Actress remains the late Kon’s most critically praised film, but it’s possible you haven’t gotten a chance to see it. You can fix that now if that’s the case, as Paramount Pictures has just released the entire movie on YouTube for free. It’s an  easy and convenient way to catch this beautiful film (so long as you don’t mind watching it on a computer screen or mobile device). 

Text and link via animatedviews.com

BeeslyBees’ Giveaway

After a while of saving and thinking, I’ve finally come up with my next giveaway! But before I show the giveaways contents, and explain the rules, I just wanted to thank all my followers for what they do. You’re all so supportive and sweet, and I couldn’t ask for a better following. I do these giveaways to show my love and support back to you guys. I know I’m not always best at replying to messages or asks, but I still appreciate all of you. So thank you again, and I wish you all the best with the giveaway!

*Side Note* : The following contents of this giveaway are all things I enjoy, and things I think others would as well. I know since there is no main theme for this giveaway, and there might be things some people may not enjoy; when the winner is picked they may pick and choose what they want. So that way they don’t have to receive anything they don’t like. (The can of course have everything if they like it all!!)

So without further ado; The Giveaway!

1.  Sakura 6-Piece Pigma Micron Ink Pen Set- Black   

2. A 15-Piece Wood Handle Brush Set

3. Pure Body Naturals Dead Sea Mud Mask (250g/8.8 fl oz)

4.  Golden Rose Velvet Matte Lipstick -Set of 6

5.  12 Pcs Makeup Cosmetics Brushes Set Kit- In pink or Black

6.  Studio Ghibli movie collection  

(Disc 1. Laputa, Grave of the Fireflies, Whisper of the Heart/ Disc 2. Princess Mononoke, My neighbor Totoro, Nausicaa/ Disc 3. Kiki’s Delivery Service, Porco Rosso/ Disc 4. The Cat Returns, Howl’s Moving Castle, Tales From Earthsea/Disc 5. Spirited Away, Ponyo, My Neighbors the Yamadas/ Disc 6. Pom Poko)

7.  Tea Forte Classic Single Steeps Loose Leaf Tea Sampler (three pouches of each: Earl Grey, English Breakfast, Green Mango Peach, Chamomile Citron and Ginger Lemongrass)

8.  Adult Coloring Book: Stress Relieving Cats

9.  Cute Cat Sticker Post-it Bookmark Marker

10.  Soapstone Incense Stick Holder

11.  The Crystal Bible by Judy Hall- Paperback

12.  “ Sock It To Me” Constellations and Bee’s Knee High Socks- One Size

13.  Mars NY Women’s Alien Crew neck Sweatshirt- Size small-2XL

14. Planetary Glass Set

15. $10 Itunes or GooglePlay gift card

16. $25 Lush Giftcard

17. $50 Barnes and Nobles Gift Card

Concluded with a handwritten note from me, including a small bag of candy.

Rules/More Info:

1. You must be following me; since this is a giveaway for my followers

an extra entry if you want to follow me on my new instagram

2. Only reblogs count; but you may like as well.

3. You may reblog as much as you’d like; but be considerate of your followers please

4. The giveaway ends July 1st, 2016

5. The giveaway is international so all feel free to join!

6. All these products are bought by me/not sponsored

Thank you again everyone, and I wish you all the best!

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I think what bugs MRAs and guys like them so much about the word “creep” is that it’s the only word they understand means “Game over, you lose.  Don’t ever go near me again.“  Anything else, they feel they can work around, even a flat out “no”, just means “okay try again later” or “maybe it’s not a firm no, let’s see if I can talk my way into her phone number with another 5 minutes of pushing.”

But “creepy” means that their “shot” is over.  If they’re creeping us out, that means anything else they do will just creep us out more.  Pushing the issue will just mean they’re being more of a creep.  It’s over.  She’s never going to be interested.  Goodbye.  It is the ONLY word we have that shuts off all opportunities for them.  It is the only word we have to set our boundaries in stone.

That’s why they’re obsessed with policing it, that’s why they want it to be unusable, or call it a slur, that’s why they keep wanting explanations and claiming creepy is too vague, because they can nitpick and rules lawyer and push against explanations.

If we say they had bad breath, it means pop a breath mint and try again, if we say we’re tired, it means try again tomorrow, if we say we don’t like them, it just means we need to get to know them better, if we say we’re in a relationship, it means wait until it’s over (or try to sabotage it if they pretend they’re our friend), if we just want to be friends, it means for them to wait until another time, if we hate that they’re a transphobe, they’ll try to convince us they’re really not, if we think they’re exotifying us for our race, they’ll try to dictionary fight us about what exotifying means and it’s “just a preference”, if we say we’re gay, they’ll say that we just haven’t met the right guy, if they touched us and we didn’t like it, they’ll try to convince us we’re over sensitive and it’s a compliment, if they were following us around, it was just them really liking us and not stalking.  On and on and on, everything we say and do will be picked apart as to why it is totally okay for them to keep haranguing us and why we objectively mustn’t rule out dating them.

Hell, there are sites upon sites upon sites, and bestselling books teaching men how to push, talk, pressure, confuse, trick, threaten, and nitpick their way past our “nos”, past our explanations, past our boundaries.  To so many guys, “no” (and any variation of no, including all explanations) means “wrong tactic, try again” or “she’s just playing hard to get.”

So we HAVE to say “you’re creeping me out”, because they ARE, because a lot of the behaviours above are creepy, because not leaving us alone is creepy, because anything else we say gets pushed back onto us, and they refuse to respect our boundaries, and that is fucking creepy!  Creepy is the only tool we have to definitively send a message to a guy we’re not interested.  You’re creepy, if you do anything else towards me, you’ll be even creepier, and THAT they do understand.

And that’s why they hate it so much.  That’s why they want to take the word away from us.  And that’s why we can’t let them.  It’s the only tool we have in a society where nothing a woman says to a man to set her boundaries can’t be picked apart by that man and pushed back onto her to defend, and re-defend those boundaries.

Reblog if you have mourned the death of a fictional character.

If you do not reblog this, you are in fact lying.