one of my favorite tropes of all time is when the author tries to replace curse words with a more ‘family friendly’ alternative or invent new words for worldbuilding purposes but they use existing words that make the whole thing unintentionally hilarious out of context
the government(s): u can sign this document that basically makes u a weapon that we can use as we please….. and if u use ur powers without permission u can be put in jail without a trial…… and we’ll track all ur movements and have ur dna to see how much of a risk u r…… or u can retire steve rogers, remembering when he and all his collegues accidentally worked for a nazi organization: no thanks the govt: ok………no hidden laws or tricks or anything…….don’t worry…… (: but btw this shitty survellience camera image looks like ur old pal buck so….. we’re going to send a kill squad after him without further investigation cause we need a scapegoat……and u can’t do anything to stop us without becoming a fugitive so :)))))) steve;
Stop vilifying adults that live with their parents.
We’re still deep in one of the worst economic recessions of modern times. For many of us its not a choice but a requirement in order to survive. For many of us we have disabilities that make finding accommodation that suit our needs a lot harder and a lot more expensive.
Many of us pay into the household. Many of us are trapped in abusive households because we don’t have the means to leave. We aren’t moochers or afraid to leave the nest. The world simply isn’t built to support us anymore.
This is actually an incredibly western (and specifically American) thing. In a lot of other countries and cultures it’s NOT AT ALL uncommon for an adult to still live with their parents. As a second generation immigrant, it’s BEWILDERING to me. My cousin still lives with our grandmother; it’s important. She needs someone to watch after her, and she has the space… why wouldn’t he?
This obsession with “adults” being “fully independent” of their parents is a fully American, bizarrely capitalist notion and it needs to be stomped into the ground.
do you ever think about how Peggy Carter, the woman, was just expected to help the war effort from home and marry a Nice Lad from a Good Family, but instead she said ‘fuck that shit’ and through her determination and resourcefulness and no lack of spite went on to become a spy whose work changed the tide of the war and the founder of S.H.I.E.L.D.
and how Peggy Carter, the character, was written specifically to be Captain America’s love interest, but instead she said ‘fuck that shit’ and was not only featured in four other movies but also given a one shot and her own show where she got to be the protagonists of her own story
Peggy Carter is such a force to be reckoned with, such a hero in her own right, that it breaks through the narrative into our world
(the show even recognizes this by having Agent Carter beat up a Bad Guy to the tune of Betty Carver on the radio show)
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