RE: Why, tumblr, why must there be a shitstorm over Cumberbatch playing Khan in “Star Trek.”

tripfeldthemystic:

Ok, I admit, I don’t know a whole ton about “Star Trek.” So when people talked about “whitewashing” and how the original Khan was a “PoC”, I admit I assumed that the original actor was black. Because replacing a black character with Benedict Cumberbatch would be a huge break in continuity, and a very noticeable racelift. That would be annoying.

But the original actor, from what I gather, was Hispanic.

Which. I mean.

There’s not a huge superficial difference between Hispanic people and white people. A lot of Hispanic people even consider themselves white. A lot of people of Hispanic descent are indistinguishable from non-Hispanic white people, and vice versa. So is it even really “whitewashing”?

And isn’t it possible that Benedict Cumberbatch was genuinely the best actor who auditioned for the role, and he happened to not be Hispanic, and the creators didn’t feel like sacrificing quality for diversity?

Though I agree with you, regarding the “Hispanic/white” issue—people on tumblr often wrongfully interchange ethnicity with race—I must point out that, uhh, the name Khan Noonien Singh is canonically of South Asian descent. Hence, the despicable brownface in TOS. Thus, it is whitewashing.

this-is-not-jewish:

glintglimmergleam:

faineemae:

did i just see someone on tumblr say that it’s okay that benadryl cumberdoodle played a character that was originally south asian because amitabh bachchan played a jewish man in the great gatsby

A) that’s gross

B) that’s gross

C) meyer wolfsheim is the most anti-semitic character in classic american literature btw, he fulfills all the worst stereotypes

D) tumblr fandom sucks so hard

E) his cult is the worst

F) that’s gross

Let me get this straight.

Hollywood took a villain who is a disgusting, one dimensional, weaselly stereotype (and also canonically white-passing)…and gave the role to a desi. Then Hollywood took a villain who is a sympathetic, complex, literal superman (and also canonically desi)…and gave the role to a white guy.

And this is supposed to be a triumph for racial equality how?

(Also, Hollywood? When we say we want representation of Jews of color in movies, Meyer fucking Wolfsheim is NOT what we had in mind. Moses take the wheel.)

All of the above ^

nintenderek:

I think you are fucking retarded.  It’s scifi.  There doesn’t need to be logic.  There doesn’t need to be clarity.  Anything can happen and still make sense because it’s scifi and the continuity is ever expanding.

Why am I not surprised you’re an ableist, too…

“There doesn’t need to be logic… and clarity.”

I’ve linked you twice already, [1] [2]. But I guess I have to point it out very, very clearly to you, huh: CLICK THIS BOLDED CAPITALIZED SENTENCE.

Now, run along.

RE: It’s a Scifi. Literally anything can happen... →

nintenderek:

And I’m telling you it’s stupid to say something was bad in an episode of anything scifi related because it was unlogical when the entire basis of scifi is completely unlogical.  You are arguing about the logic in an episode of a show about time travel and aliens for goodness sake.  If you want logical, go watch a documentary and stay away from Doctor Who, because it was never meant to have anything logical in the first place.

LOL, define logic in the context of Science Fiction<—

Logicality and clarity are two separate things. I’m not going to engage in a conversation with someone who clearly doesn’t know what (s)he’s talking about and who’s completely misread my initial post.

Try again next time!

nintenderek:

It’s a Scifi.  Literally anything can happen and still make sense.  That’s what makes Scifi interesting.  And you are complaining about something being unrealistic in a show about an alien who travels through time and space in a police box that’s infinitely bigger on the inside and changes his face on a semi regular basis when he dies.  He kidnaps women to join him, and fights other aliens including two different types of robots, a lizard race (not really alien, but still…) a race of potato heads and his main enemy in tonight’s episode was a mind without a body.  He also literally talked to his dead wife who was able to talk to him psychopathic-ally through thousands of galaxies where she’s stuck on a planet that is nothing but a library.  And yet out of all that, you complain about him being in his own timeline being the thing that’s out of whack?

I know what sci-fi is.

I’m not talking about time travel. I’m talking about the logicality and clarity of how the Doctor and Clara can be split into millions of pieces and still come back as a whole if it’s already been done. Emphasis on: it’s already been done—that is, both of them are already split into pieces in the Doctor’s timeline. I’m sorry I can’t do anything about your unfortunate lack of reading comprehension.

That episode was all over the place.

I feel violated.

If the Doctor was split into millions of pieces in his own timeline, then how does the Doctor get back to the “present” timeline, i.e. the very moment Eleven jumped into his own timeline? …if it’s already been done.

Does anyone understand what I’m saying?

Clara, for example, was already split into millions of pieces in the Doctor’s timeline, in order to save him from the Great Intelligence. Now, we know there is a piece of her that Eleven “saves” in the end, but it is not really Clara as a “whole.” The Clara we see at the end of the episode is not the souffle(girl) herself! She is one of the “ingredients” of the souffle(girl)—in other words, she is one of the millions of pieces scattered in the Doctor’s timeline. So, the Clara whom the Doctor saves in the end is only a “piece” of a “whole.”

More importantly, the same thing happened to Eleven, who was also split into millions of pieces in his own timeline.

So… Eleven, as a whole, should not even exist anymore?

Ugh, Moffat should just stop fuckin’ around for once.

likeadesserttray:

ATTENTION ALL STACKSON SHIPPERS.

NO. NO. NO

Can you tag Jackson as just ‘Avery’ or something, you’re ruining the whole tag with random posts about how Stackson are made for eachother. Lol get the fuck out.

If you felt personally victimized by this post. GOOD. So you fucking should be.

What is up with all the rude Japril shippers? Are you guys so insecure about your ship that you actually forbid other shippers to tag #Jackson Avery—which is a character’s tag, by the way, and not a ship’s tag?

ladyolennaisnothereforit:

I find it funny that many of these Japril shippers are okay shipping April with Matt, but the minute they see Jackson and Stephanie together they’re shitting bricks. How does that work?

cct123 asked: At least Tyrion is trying, that's my point. He knows he's hurting Shae but he doesn't know how to handle it because he's never been with someone like this for this long. He's a high born noble( a Lannister no less) he's honor bound to marry Sansa. At least he isn't throwing her into the streets to rot.

I understand what you’re saying, and I am not refuting what you’re saying. But regarding your initial post, you cannot blame Shae for “not calming down.” You are substantiating Tyrion’s POV, all the while blaming Shae for her POV? That doesn’t connect.

cct123:

Okay just to be clear about my last post

When I said Shae needs to calm down I mean in a “Let Tyrion explain you a thing… he’s actually trying to make it better…nobody’s calling you a whore… there is no need to storm out” kinda way

You have to understand that Tyrion suggested that Shae be his mistress in hiding, and then gave her golden chains in exchange for keeping her as his mistress. That is very insulting and disrespectful to a woman whom he claims he “loves,” regardless of his or her status.

cct123:

am I the only one that thinks Shae needs to calm down?

Try being branded a “whore” for life and not being allowed to be with a highborn whom you loved, because you are forever a lowborn “whore” in people’s eyes. Try seeing it from Shae’s POV.

booktick:

Tywin Lannister walks into the Red Keep with a tight skirt, heels and earrings. He twerks his way to the Iron Throne as all watch from near by.

“The battle is over. We have won.”

aredwedding:

robb, i hope you send regards back to jaime.

bec. it would be rude if you didn’t.

lol stop

aredwedding:

“happy mother’s day, sorry if i don’t listen to you”— a card not written by robb stark.

"Rose is open, honest, heartfelt, to the point of being selfish, wonderfully selfish. Martha is clever, calm, but rarely says what she’s really thinking. Donna is blunt, precise, unfiltered, but with a big heart beneath all the banter. […] If Rose can be selfish, then her finest moments will come when she’s selfless. If Martha keeps quiet, then her moments of revelation — like her goodbye to the Doctor — make her fly. Donna is magnificently self-centred — not selfish, but she pivots everything around herself, as we all do — so when she opens up and hears the Ood song, or begs for Caecilius’ family to be saved, then she’s wonderful."

Russell T. Davies, The Writer’s Tale

(Source: thegirlwithmanynames)