bespectaclednerd:

sorveharth:

I think the main difference between a hero and a heroine in traditional narratives is that a hero’s strength is defined by how much he can win, while a heroine’s is defined by how much loss she can endure.

I think that’s kinda fucked up.

I think Peter Parker would like to talk to you about this…

I think a) even Peter Parker got to have agency in his loss and gain power and take action against it, and b) there are always exceptions to every rule. That does not mean the rule is not true for the majority.

God it’s like nobody on this website ever learned critical thinking.

leonardsmccoy:

she wears short skirts, i wear blue shirts, she’s cheer captain and damnit jim, i’m a doctor

that post has 22k notes on it. fully 2k of those notes are people trying to tell me why i am wrong.

If you had a good argument about why I am wrong, I would listen to you, but not one of these arguments have been anything other than

1. Factually incorrect.
2. Misinterpreting a very precisely worded post.
3. Missing the entire goddamn point by ten fucking miles.

It’s gonna be p hard for you to come up with a good argument about why I am wrong, though, because I am 100% correct.

The majority of traditional heroes’ narratives give male characters agency even in the middle of loss. The majority of traditional heroines’ narratives do not. THAT IS THE ENTIRE FUCKING POINT OF THE POST NOW GET OFF MY LAWN.

rancidcowbies:

sorveharth:

I think the main difference between a hero and a heroine in traditional narratives is that a hero’s strength is defined by how much he can win, while a heroine’s is defined by how much loss she can endure.

I think that’s kinda fucked up.

I, as a relatively observant person, have not bothered to notice this.
Which probably means that other people don’t see it, either.
You went out of your way to pick up on this statistical detail.
Now, who’s trying to differentiate the sexes?

From your “about me,” you’re a dude, which means you’re less likely to notice things that don’t fucking affect you the same way it affects women. Also I notice you say you haven’t bothered to notice this, which implies a lack of caring, not merely a lack of observance. Kindly piss off and stop this bullshit “pointing out sexism is sexist” false tautology.

God what I wouldn’t give for tumblr hate to work again so I don’t have to see all this shit.