[ SECRET POST #2789 ]

[case]

⌈ Secret Post #2789 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[Captain America]


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04.
[The Thrilling Adventure Hour, Beyond Belief]


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05. [SPOILERS for Walking Dead]



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06. [SPOILERS for Fangirl]



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07. [SPOILERS for Orange is the New Black]



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08. [SPOILERS for TWDG]



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09. [WARNING for suicide]



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10. [WARNING for abuse, (possibly?) rape]














Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 00 pages, 000 secrets from Secret Submission Post #398.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ], [ 1 - stock photo ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[fscom]

Official advertise your fandom-related thread.

RULES FOR THIS:
1. NO images bigger than 600x600 in either direction (banners, et cetera).
2. ONE POST PER USER under this thread.
3. What IS allowed: roleplay advertisements, fandom comms, fandom events, things like that.
4. What is NOT allowed: anything for profit, any kind of fic/art commissions, seeking 1-on-1 RP, that kind of thing.

SUNDAY MINI STREAM 4:30 PM EST

[caecilia]

I'm posting this here now because I won't be able to make a post tonight.

Come to http://www.livestream.com/nurnsejoy for a special showing of



a short youtube series by the Fancy Rug Master himself that sadly never got renewed by people on kickstarter because...nobody knew about it??? At least I didn't know about it? Autostraddle.com, my place to go for everything related to girl-on-girl culture never told me about it. (I'm going to be writing a strongly-worded letter to Riese.)

So yeah. We're doing that.

This is a parody of cop movies. I feel like I should warn for those with suicide triggers. But it's really over the top and silly and I don't want to give away the ending but everything turns out okay. (or DOES IT???)

Be excited and stuff!

[fscom]

Official clickables thread.

RULES FOR THIS:
1. NO huge images or columns of images that require scrolling, please.
2. ONE POST PER USER under in this thread.
3. If you're going to post, try to at least help the others.

[tigermoth01]

[lexicalcrow]

[thewonderlast]

[fscom]

General comments:

(If the thread contains triggery content please post as 2nd comment so it collapses!)

Regrettable Fandom Moments

[(Anonymous)]

Anyone have any regrettable fandom moments? Post them here!

I'll post mine in a reply below.

I predict a 100% chance of spoilers.

[(Anonymous)]

dat korra finale tho guise

discuss

An analogy

[(Anonymous)]

It occurred to me that you could compare media piracy to having an affair with a married person.

What is the sign of someone being rich to you?

[(Anonymous)]

I'm split between vacation house or in ground pool.

How's your day going?

[iceyred]

I took a few days off of work because I'm sick. I'm still sick. I will probably be sick tomorrow. Blaaaaaaah.

Tell me how your day is going, FS.

Unpopular Opinions: Friday Edition

[(Anonymous)]

!

Characters that remind you of a different character in a different fandom

[(Anonymous)]

Give us your comparisons!

Porn at Work

[(Anonymous)]

Do you ever read porn at work? Watch porn at work? And... have you ever masturbated at work?

Has Anyone Recently Started Watching a Show You've Never Seen Before?

[intrigueing]

I'm too busy atm with a new job and all that related stuff to start any new shows (or even participate in the new fandoms for new movies), so I'd like to vicariously enjoy myself by hearing about all you guys's awesome fun experiences with new shows (or old shows that you've just discovered)! Tell me how much you love them! Or if you're not sure about them yet too, I guess...

Doctor Who - One more day!

[(Anonymous)]

One more day 'til S8 premires! Whee!

Please don't be an asshat and warn for any spoilers you may or may not have.

HOROSCOPE THREAD

[caecilia]

post your horoscope from whatever horoscope site you like best. chinese or greek idc.

Mine is:

If you want to display your feelings of affection for someone in your love life, don't try too hard today. An understated, confident expression of what's in your heart will strike just the right chord.



wow the resemblance is uncanny

Related to Secret #10...

[(Anonymous)]

RANT AHOY! I just had to yell about this.

God fucking dammit why can't I find a decent romance novel to read?

In this latest one, the hero attempts to manipulate the heroine (via mind control) into sex, and then he's all like: "It was worth a try. You enjoyed it."

*throws book across the room with violent force*

I just. What the fuck. What the actual fuck. All I want is something nice and happy and pleasant to read. How is this romantic? Am I missing something? And this wouldn't be a problem if it wasn't a recurrent thing in COUNTLESS stories and movies and novels.

You know, it's fine if other people like to read about "bad boy" heroes or whatever, but to me - that kind of smug arrogance in these characters is the biggest turn-off. Doesn't matter how many times the author talks about the guy's "sexiness", the instant he disrespects the heroine, he stops being a hero in my eyes.

For context - this guy is compared to a villian, who murdered a busload of kids. "Well, at least he's not a child-murdering serial killer!" Sure, he's a smug, sexist, violent, arrogant, insecure sack of shit, but at least he doesn't murder eight-year olds! He only murders adults!

And then they bring out the Freudian excuse like he wasn't loved enough as a kid or whatever, and that's why he's an asshole. You know what, fuck that. I don't care about his backstory. Plenty of people have shitty awful lives and they DON'T use it as an excuse to act like assholes.

"But the heroine can chaaaaange him!" Okay, I get that that's some people's fantasy, but it's not mine. I can't believe it. I simply cannot believe it. In my experience, people like that don't change, they just continue to repeat the same patterns of behaviour and blame everyone around them for their problems instead of taking some goddamn responsibility. To me, it just makes the so-called "hero" look like an immature manchild.

Even in stories where they aren't just blatant rapists and murderers, there's this sort of low-level sexism that really pisses me off. Like this "pat-the-heroine-on-the-head" thing. "There, there, dear. the adults are talking you don't really know what you want so let me tell you."

Frankly, I'm insulted by how low the bar is set. All I want is to read a story that is actually ROMANTIC. That delivers a believable happy ending. And where the hero isn't practically a villian, and treats the heroine with mutual respect. Isn't that too much to ask?

On a broader note, I'm sick of "dark and gritty" antiheroes in stories generally. Who said cynicism was more mature? I've had enough of cynicism.

Where are the heroes like Atticus Finch or Steve Rogers? I want to read more about them. And who said that was boring, anyway? It's far more inspiring to read about someone trying their hardest to do the right thing in a shitty world. They can still have tragic backstories and colorful pasts without being awful themselves.

Ugh. I might have to write a novel myself, since I can't find anything decent to read.

I'm unsure about writing my work

[(Anonymous)]

Young writer here...I'm sort of unsure about writing my book because I'm seeing all the things that could be cliche after a harsh critique. Anybody else have second thoughts sometimes.

Man I probably suck as a writer.

Betas

[(Anonymous)]

How important do you consider a beta to be for fanfiction? Have you ever used a beta? Been a beta? Why/why not?

Best/Worst experiences?

[(Anonymous)]

I still regret everything about my experience with the Mark Does Stuff crowd. From my part in deciding to participate in the wank that got me banned to the abusive mods I had to deal with. And I really hate that it still gets under my skin if I think about it. Like, I hate the way they made me feel, but I hate being kicked out almost as much.

It's weird as fuck.

[fscom]

Games thread!

You post your current fandom

[(Anonymous)]

and people tell you which character you'd be in the series

Give me mammals to draw!

[(Anonymous)]

:D