this is not a duet

We need to start sending letters again. I am so fucking serious

getting supportive anons when you’re in the middle of Discourse Hell

i can’t stop laughing

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When i was 10, I sent a letter to Lemony Snicket. I didn’t receive a personal reply, but I got one of these. 7 years later I realized that there’s a message

ABORT MISSION

CAN SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN THIS TO ME

THIS WOULD TERRIFY A KID IF THEY EVER FIGURED IT OUT AND READ THE BOOKS D:

Earlier today this article was brought to my attention, in which it becomes clear that some of the Academy voters have little to no respect for the animation industry. They openly admit not having watched the nominated films and/or claiming that animated films are for kids, so they didn’t vote. Even the ones shown in the article that did vote barely motivated their choice.

I find this extremely disrespectful of the animators who poured their heart and soul into making these movies, only to have their work be pushed aside without a second glance by the judges of one of the most prominent and well known film awards out there. As an aspiring animator, I am deeply insulted.

Please note that in this post I am expressing no opinion on whether Frozen should have won or not. I think it’s a wonderful film, just as all the other nominees. I am simply saying that we deserve better.

What they did is disrespectful to the creators of every single one of these films, even Frozen. By barely motivating their choice, they make it look like they voted for Frozen simply because of Disney’s status in the industry. Because it’s Disney, and it made a lot of money, so it had to be at least somewhat good. To me it seems like some of the voters just defaulted to voting for the Disney film, and nobody likes to win by default.

Don’t get me wrong, I too have been guilty of loving Disney simply because it’s Disney, but there is so much more beautiful animation out there and it deserves to be taken into consideration. And if Frozen won, it should have won because the majority of the voters thought it was the best film, not because part of the voters was too lazy to even watch the nominated films.

Dear Steven Moffat,

Mr. Moffat, I would like to know, has any one ever called you boring? Having seen your Doctor Who and Sherlock episodes, I would doubt that. You don’t seem to like boring very much Mr. Moffat. You do everything in your power to make sure that your shows aren’t “boring” You fill them with explosions, action, and even dinosaurs. And you make sure that none of your characters are asexual. Because, as far as you’re concerned, Sherlock Holmes cannot possibly be asexual. Because that would make him boring.

You see, Mr Moffat, it is not very fun to be called boring. To be called too boring to be on TV. Many people have called me many things. They have joked that I am a plant, they have told me that I cannot call myself queer, they have told me that my orientation is not real, that I just want attention, they have said many awful things to me. And so have you.

Perhaps to you it may seem inconsequential, but it matters to me. And it matters to a lot of asexuals too. Because where TV is concerned, we do not exist. So many people have never even learned that my sexuality even exists. The Doctor cannot be asexual because he has to be in love with Rose and River and Clara. And that love has to be sexual. Sherlock cannot be asexual because…because it would be boring. Boring.

Well, Mr. Moffat, I am not boring. I live the same kind of exciting life as anyone else. And if it’s ~relationship tension~ you want, I have that in spades. I have relationship troubles. I spend hours worrying about the dissonance in my romantic and sexual orientation. I waste my nights worrying about whether the person I love, loves me back. I fret about my family and friends. I have just as much relationship tension as any detective.

There are many things about you, Mr. Moffat, that annoy me. Your sexism, your poor writing, your queerbaiting, your homophobia. But what finally made me stop watching your shows was when you told me I was boring. Doctor Who has meant a lot to me, but I cannot enjoy the show until I know the Doctor is no longer in your hands.

Mr. Moffat, you are a well known man. Your words carry weight and you can hurt people. You have hurt me Mr. Moffat. And you have hurt many other people with many of your words.

I am sorry that you are as ignorant as you are. And I eagerly await your departure from Doctor Who.

With much animosity,

-Mattie.

From: http://aceadventurer.tumblr.com/

So much respect for that.

“Dearest Beloved Girl,

[Text behind reads: Dear Steubenville Survivor]

This is a letter of apology for being an adult who has failed to make the world safe for you.

[YOU SHOULD BE SAFE]

You should be safe, and your vulnerability should not invite assault and attack of your body or your spirit.

[WE HAVE FAILED YOU]

So I’m sorry that we have failed to teach your male peers they have no right to touch you without your consent.

[YOU DEMANDED THE RIGHT TO BE HEARD]

You demanded the right to be heard. You may have lost your voice that night, but you found it again when you told the truth.

Even though you knew, didn’t you? You knew just how relentlessly they would try to silence you?

You knew that neighbors and friends, and even the members of the national media would mourn the loss of your attackers’ football careers more than the loss of your innocence.

[YOU SPOKE OUT ANYWAY]

You spoke for yourself and you spoke for the 44% of rape victims who are under 18, and you spoke for my 14 year old self who still hears that thread in my head, “don’t tell, they won’t believe you.”

[44%]

This is my apology and this is my gratitude saying, I believe you. I believe you are inherently valuable, not as a character in some grotesque news cycle where your assault is all we know, but as a girl.

[I BELIEVE YOU]

With hopes and dreams and ambitions and vulnerabilities and so much more growing up to do. I never need to know your name, but I need you to know you are not alone.

If you ever get down, if you ever wonder how you’re gonna go on, take out this letter because I believe you.

Sincerely Melissa.

Dear future husband, if this doesn’t happen I want a divorce.

Dear future wife, if I don’t do this. Please divorce me.

okay so who thinks the above commenters should marry each other?

I ship it

Dear Ann Coulter of the Day: After Ann Coulter referred to President Obama as a retard in a tweet during Monday night’s presidential debate, Special Olympics athlete and global messenger John Franklin Stephens penned her this open letter:

[specialolympicsblog]

Special Olympics athlete and global messenger John Franklin Stephens reminds us all that the joy in the world will never be silenced by monsters like Ann Coulter. Are you ready for this?

savenbccommunity:

Let’s talk about “Community”. Specifically, let’s talk about what we can learn from history about whether or not it’s a wise decision to pull a show like “Community” from the mid-season schedule.

Once upon a time there was an American television sitcom that was unique, quirky, and something of a risky project. It was given a chance, and received high critical praise throughout its run, but because of low ratings, it was cancelled midway through its third season. Post-cancellation buzz and word of mouth from the show’s small but dedicated fan base generated great interest in the show. It quickly became recognized as one of the great creative achievements of recent television history, developed a huge and loyal following, and its premature cancellation was considered a travesty. This show was called “Arrested Development”.

People who were introduced to “Arrested Development” post-cancellation often asked, “Why didn’t I know about this show when it was on the air?” The Fox network was lambasted by professional television critics, bloggers, and fans for not giving the show the kind of marketing support it deserved. Shifting time slots, poor lead-ins, and a lack of advertising spots made it nearly impossible for new viewers to find out about the show during its initial run. Earlier this year, it was announced that (because the show was so openly and vocally beloved by critics and fans alike) it would be given another chance next year.

In the past couple of years, @NBC has also had its fair share of criticism for the way it handles its prime time programming. The 2009 fan campaign to save “Chuck” demonstrated the intensity of that show’s viewers and their willingness to speak up about the kind of programming they wanted to watch. A short time later, the absolute debacle that was the “Tonight Show”/”Jay Leno Show” experiment left a lot of viewers with a sour taste in their mouth regarding @NBC policies and politics. Once again, the internet lit up with viewers expressing their opinions on the way a network was handling its programming. During that unfortunate period, a large portion of Mr Conan O’Brien’s fan base - the same young, quirky, risk-loving demographic that would make up a large portion of “Community” fans - felt alienated by @NBC.

Now, @NBC is repeating history with “Community”. What efforts have you made to market the show to a broader audience? How often do your promotions for your Thursday night block showcase “Community”? How high has the show been on your priority list?

“Community” is a whip-smart, funny, strange little show, and it has a deeply devoted fan base. Earlier this season, an episode featured a video clip, just a few seconds long, of a fictional television show called “Inspector Spacetime”, a parody on the popular BBC show “Doctor Who”. Fans of “Community” went into action, joining forces on the internet to fabricate an entire 50-year history of a show that doesn’t even exist - all in the name of fun. “Inspector Spacetime” has its own tumblr, TVTropes page, and wiki - all created by fans of “Community” as a way to express their love for the show. Just think - if @NBC were equally devoted to marketing the show to as many new viewers as possible, rather than allowing it to slip between the cracks in a desperate attempt to cling to the golden years of “The Office”, how commercially successful could it become?

Obviously, the television industry is a business. Original programming is an expensive endeavor, and viewership matters. Ratings is a game of breadth vs depth, and advertisers want to know that their expensive time slots are going to be seen by the largest possible number of customers.

But people are intelligent, much more so than your network sometimes treats them. If the kind of thought-provoking, witty, original programming they want to see is not available on your network, they will find it elsewhere. These kinds of shows are available in droves, on networks, basic cable and cable.

@NBC, rather than stumble into the next big mistake in American television, please learn from “Arrested Development”. Learn from “Chuck”. Pay attention to your viewers. Try to see us, just for a moment, as people rather than numbers. We’re screaming at you about what we want to watch, about what programs we want to see and how far we’re willing to go to keep them on the air. Go online and look around. Don’t just look at what shows people watch, look at the shows people love. It’s these shows, like “Community”, that deserve the best efforts you can give them.

If you promote it, they will watch.

Thank you.