[ SECRET POST #2354 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2354 ⌋

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

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02.
[Kodomo no Jikan]


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03.
[figure skating/Brian Joubert]


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04.
[Stargate: Atlantis/ Sesame Street]


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05.
[K project]


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06.
[Teen Wolf]


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07.
[Married...With Children]


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08.
[Homestuck]


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09.
[One Piece]


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10.
[Game of Thrones]


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11.
[Pokémon Black & White]


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12.
[Phantom of the Opera 2004]


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13.
[Iron Man 3]


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14.
[Neverwinter Nights 2]


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15.
[Almost Human/Total Recall 2077]


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16.
[Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer]


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17.
[Fire Emblem: Awakening]


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18.
[A Bag of Hammers]


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19.
[Without a Trace]


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20.
[Big Bang Theory]


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21.
[The Three Investigators]


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22.
[Team Fortress 2]


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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 043 secrets from Secret Submission Post #336.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 1 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ], [ 1 - personal attack ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[fscom]

08. http://i.imgur.com/bzJzvyZ.jpg
[Homestuck]

[tenebrais]

It's kind of sad, really. When she's drunk seems to be the only time Rose appears legitimately happy.

[(Anonymous)]

I kind of disagree. She's more giggly and flirtatious but it's obvious she's trying to hide a lot of sadness, so she doesn't really seem 'legitimately' happy to me. She seemed happy when she was talking to her friends pre-sburb, dancing with Dave on Derse, falling in love with Kanaya, pretending to be her cat's therapist, making snow eldritch abominations, etc. She's been through a lot and she's coping the only way she knows how.

[electromouse]

Seconding anon. She seems to be drinking to drown her sadness and (probably?) because that makes her feel closer to her mom. And Roxy too? Dammit HS, why u so sad? :(

[(Anonymous)]

I'm holding out hope that they'll all be okay in the end.

[(Anonymous)]

Personally I'd prefer no representations of alcoholism, ever, at all.

[(Anonymous)]

Out of curiosity, why?

[dazzledfirestar]

Because never talking about a problem makes it go away? Okay then.

[(Anonymous)]

it makes it easier for people with triggers to live in comfort

[dazzledfirestar]

And easier to hide a problem that can traumatize, harm and kill others. We could talk in circles about this forever. People need to know how to recognize addiction in many forms. Varied portrayals of addiction do this.

[(Anonymous)]

sorry, the rest of the world is not going to wrap itself in bubble wrap for your comfort or anyone else's.

[(Anonymous)]

[Picture of Rose from Homestuck with the words "so wasted" written above her head.]

I am very unhappy that my favorite character has come to this pass.

But I am kind of happy to see a representation of alcoholism other than "functional alcoholic" and "drunk asshole who beats spouse/kids/". Alcohol doesn't have to turn you violent to make you fuck up royally and let down people who are counting on you.

[(Anonymous)]

thanks for the transcription!

[(Anonymous)]

the representation on failings is a good thing

go to extremes with representation of addictions and people go "well, at least I'm not getting into fistfight/hitting my wife and children/losing my job" etc., and feel they're okay

it reminds me of when addicts in rehabilitation would come visit our school to warn us about the dangers of addiction and my classmates would say, afterwards, that "well, I didn't end up in the streets/hurting people/in jail, so I'm okay!" and then not take them seriously

[(Anonymous)]

Really? Sure, most of the time alcohol consumption is specifically brought up it's to show the possibly harmful affects, but it's still pretty common to show drinking as something normal, even expected, and people who don't drink at all are seen as prudes or otherwise abnormal. Even when a character gets drunk to the point that they don't remember anything, it's usually played for comedy and portrayed as a minor inconvenience of everyday life.

OP

[(Anonymous)]

That's what I mean -- either drinking is comic/normal/"functional alcoholic", or it's the mean drunk beating spouse and children. Rose is a happy funny drunk! and she's letting everybody down.

[(Anonymous)]

It's odd that you bring this up right when Rose suddenly switches from drunk to ZALGO.