This Is So Pure. This Is The American Dream. This Is What Dreams Are Made Of.

Is it just me or is the “body positive” movement not working? Like at all?

This is somewhat valid but you do realize that a competitive smash player would still crush a casual player 9 games out of 10 even with items and stage hazards on. Like they are obviously good at the game, they just prefer to play without the rng elements included. Especially if you’re playing for money keeping items on just doesn’t seem as valid due to the randomness it introduces.

Like yes the default is “party” mode but it’s not like they hacked the game to remove items. Item switch has been a built in feature in every game so it seems like a stretch to say they are playing against the designers intentions by using it. 

The overwatch comparison isn’t really the same because that is a part of the characters kit. It’s not based on an uncontrollable factor. Items on would be more like playing football where the padding is randomly tossed onto the field and if it drops near you nice if not sucks to suck. It would certainly make for an entertaining game but as a competitive sport I don’t think it would hold up as well.

Me: I love Smash! It’s such a fun PARTY game! :)

Competitive Smash Player Still Using a Gamecube Controller in 2018:

prepare for high school then prepare for college then prepare for your career then prepare for retirement then you’re dead 

Posting your opinion on tumblr

getting hate for it

A young artist exhibits his work for the first time… …and a well known art critic is in attendance. The critic says to the young artist, “would you like my opinion of your work?” “Yes,” says the artist. “It’s worthless,” says the critic. The artist replies, “I know, but tell me anyway.”

RATTLESNAKE (a short)

If you want to discourage this behavior, it’s probably easier to talk about it in gender-neutral terms.  “In crowded spaces, it’s rude to take up more space than you need.”  I think most people can agree on that.  I think if we called it something like “seat hogging” very few people would come out of the woodwork to defend it.

But as soon as you turn it into a gender discourse–”manspreading is a symptom of toxic masculinity teaching men that it’s manly to take up more space than women”–then you find people willing to go waaaayyyy out on a limb to justify it.  What about men’s hip shapes?  What about squishing their balls?  Why are you demanding everyone sit with their kneecaps perfectly touching at all times?  You can’t prove that 100% of men do this and 0% of women do this! Suddenly “is it okay to be the human equivalent of a BMW parked across three spaces” becomes a live debate.

And I don’t really know what the answer is here.  It’s easier to not bring gender into it if you just want a damn subway seat that isn’t 50% knee.  But it’s not the whole story, and it’s letting people push you around by means of obnoxious discourse.  And if we concede ground here, does it make it harder to talk about issues that can’t be discussed without admitting some kinds of gender disparity exist?

…Aw man, now these guys have even got their metaphorical knees in women’s way.