UPDATE THOUGHTS

shitty-check-please-aus:

you know how this goes, no rhyme or reason to the order here

  • we aren’t talking enough about Louis and his music, judging by my dash, which is not scientific but whatever
    • he is talking shit about Beyonce while Bitty is making him do Beyonce-themed hazing
    • what the fuck was that with his underground swedish music making chowder… feel unwell
    • he is one with his headphones
    • looks like his last name is Landmann, so there’s a complete character name tag!
  • speaking of our favorite goalie, he apparently has a sharks sweatshirt with the sleeves cut off. I don’t know how to feel about this.
  • I love Bully
    • accepts his duck blanket
    • rides a motorcycle with appropriate helmet and jacket
      • does not get helmet hair
    • I want to know what is on his sweater. Truly this is the mystery of the comic. 
    • clearly the best at the Single Ladies dance. He already knows this. He’s wearing a leotard without the shorts. 
  • I love Hops
    • trying more than Louis at the Single Ladies dance
    • “cool cat” sweater
    • the look of pure indignation about gossiping vs hypothesizing
  • We have known I love Ford. But now we know at least two more things about her as a character.
    • 1) encourages Bitty to make the hazing intense
    • 2) cannot skate. 
  • It’s kind of fun to see the frogs getting into more of a leadership / fine-enforcing zone!

moonlizards:

i-will-not-be-caged:

ejomatic:

prokopetz:

seidocatcher:

cookie-sheet-toboggan:

lesbianshepard:

lesbianshepard:

why are straight white guys so obsessed with world war 2

like i’ll talk about my interest in history and i’ll have guys be like “yeah i’m a history buff too i love world war 1 and 2″ like cool i was talking about ancient history. like the conversation was literally about ancient egypt. 

my fave thing is replying “oh, cool. i just can’t get into it. i like everyday life and religion and art. personally, i find war boring.” and let me tell you it’s a journey to watch them try and understand that killing thousands of people indiscriminately doesn’t hold my attention. 

yup it’s always the “oh you’re just not into history” and the response of “yes i am im just into ancient history” and you’re ready to throw 38 greek myths at them just to shut them up about the kinds of bombers the britsh were using in the second world war

except like. they really dont give a single fuck about wwi/ii. they care about the weapons and machinery. do they care about the events and the people? do they care about why wars were actually important? in my experience, very, very rarely.

I think that gets to heart of it: they’re not history buffs in any real sense. What they are is war fanboys. They collect and curate technical information about wars just like any other fanboy collects and curates technical information about the subject of their fandom. It’s basically not real to them; knowing what exact metal the buttons of SS uniforms were made of is of no greater significance to them than knowing the exact height of the captain’s chair on the starship Enterprise – it’s just another shiny technical fact for their collection.

It’s incredibly annoying because WW1 and WW2 are actually really interesting in terms of how politics changed and the like but all people want to talk about is the fighting. :/

This comic from The Nib is a great analysis of how the cultural obsession with World War II and “the greatest generation” has completely skewed our view of its history and totally fucked us up.

^ definitely definitely read this, especially if you were too young to remember the immediate post-9/11 times.