June 2011
Twosday is also Troughton Tuesday so here’s Patrick looking attractive but oddly creepy. Intense beautiful eyes as usual.
creepy because he’s a priest? do I find priests automatically vaguely creepy? maybe
May 2011
Random Things In My Two Folder
Have a closeup of toy!Jamie’s crotch.
Did I note where I found this? I did not.
Did you note the cow vest? I bet you did.
After that last reblog I need cheering up
please don’t ever break my heart by hearing that you said some dumb ass shit, Patrick. Please let me continue to find you to be the charming, kindly and silly man everyone says you were.
I need more anti-sexist men in my life and in my culture. I don’t know how much that applies to you…
I’ll [approximately] quote Christopher Eccleston talking about rebooting Doctor Who: “we didn’t want to continue with the old sexist way of being patronizing to the companions.”
Or maybe I’ll go read Shakesville. There be Whovians there too.
When a woman who claims to have been raped asks for a female detective
TRIGGER WARNING FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT
That’s taken as a sign of possible deception. “I am betting nine out of 10 times, when a woman asks for a female detective the story is going to be untrue,” says Lamboy. The operative theory is that women who are lying think female cops will be more receptive to their stories.
This is troubling, especially considering there is no explanation of why this is the operative theory.
ALRIGHT. SOMEBODY NEEDS TO GET PUNCHED IN THE FACE.
Yanno, I’m a non-violent person. But really. Many someones need to get punched in the face. A woman who’s been raped is likely to ask for a female cop because SHE’S MAYBE LESS LIKELY TO SNEER AT HER OR HUMILIATE HER FURTHER YOU WANKSTAINS. A female cop is maybe less likely to THINK OF RAPE AS A JOKE. Like all those Nice Guys™ on Reddit do.
-RAGE- Jesus fuck I hate the fucking world sometimes
Why I love all the Doctors
a photo essay
1: Because he’s adorable when embarrassed, he’s always learning and growing, and he’s still very much a Time Lord. Because he’s got precisely the reverse of Matt Smith going on: he’s young by the standards of his own species but old by ours, and it creates the most fascinating dynamic.
2: Because he’s kind, considerate, demonstrative, loving, whimsical, playful and childish, but you do not want to cross him. Because he believes in the potential for goodness in everyone, even the Daleks, but doesn’t let that blind him to the dangers of the universe. Because he likes music and funny hats and coats and bow ties. Because he’s still such a boy, but he’s growing older, too. Because his departure story is heartrending, and marks a major turning point in who the Doctor is.
3: Because Venusian aikido and reversed polarities. Because of every single thing about his relationships with the Brig, Jo, Liz and Sarah, not to mention Benton and Yates and the Master and Bessie. Because he’s a man out of his element but stronger than ever. Because he’s a consummate gentleman. Because he will kick your ass in velvet and lace. Because now he’s learned something about loss and pain, and yet it’s taught him that where there’s life, there is always, always hope.
4: Because he doesn’t take one single thing seriously—except when it really matters. Because he’s not afraid to lead revolutions, change history, or even kill, but he appreciates the gravity of those decisions. Because he’s an eccentric bohemian in a twenty-foot scarf with hair as wild as he is. Because he’s smarter than the universe, and there has never been a Doctor so impossible to defeat. Because his major companions are absolutely incredible women, any of whom could easily carry off a show of their own, as they have to be to stand up next to him. Because there’s no sense in being grown-up if you can’t be childish sometimes. Because he is an unstoppable individualist and proud of it. Because the universe is his oyster, and he always manages to find the pearl in it. Because he’s mad as all the hatters and hares in the seven systems. Because he’s always laughing, and always will. Because he’ll insult you to your face if you deserve it. Because it’s never not the right time for a jelly baby. And because Tom Baker is the Doctor, and has always said so himself.
5: Because cricket, tea, celery, and too many companions. Because he is the Master’s greatest stimulation. Because he’s polite by default, and because he’ll bite your head off if he’s cranky. Because he sacrifices himself for his companion without a syllable of complaint. Because his smile is infectious and his hair is imminently ruffleable. Because he’s at the beginning of a crisis of identity, moving into Time Lord middle-age, with that ever-fascinating contrast of youth vs. age entirely at play. Because he’d really rather just have a nice day, but he’ll always choose to save the universe anyway.
6: Because change, my dear, and not a minute too soon. Because he’s at a stage of life for questioning what and who he is, but that sure as hell doesn’t mean he’s going to let anyone ELSE tell him what he should or shouldn’t be. Because Colin Baker got a second chance to be his Doctor (god bless Big Finish) and proves over and over again how much he deserves it. Because by now he understands how easy it is to get hurt, but that never stops him opening himself up. Because he cares so much it hurts sometimes to watch or listen to. Because he’s a loud man in a loud coat with among the warmest pairs of hearts he’ll ever have.
7: Because he’s an adorable wee thing with an irrepressible sense of humor, and because he’s so dangerous it’ll make your head spin. Because rolled r’s, bopped noses, and question mark umbrellas. Because he loves his companions so much, they love him so much, and he depends on them to keep him from losing himself. Because he’s an actor, always acting, and it’s so hard to know for sure just how he sees the universe. Because he’s powerful, and yet he chooses to be a good man. Because he’s a kind father figure, a playful boy, and a vengeful god, and he is all of those things at the very same time. Because he’s got centuries and centuries in his eyes, and they burden him down without ever defeating him. Because he loves beauty in all its forms. Because there are people made of smoke and cities made of song, and yet he knows that among the most important jobs in the universe is to stop the tea from growing cold.
8: Because steampunk TARDIS, velvet and satin, that hair, and the perfect shoes. Because Zagreus sees you in your bed and eats you while you’re sleeping. Because he’s beautiful and deadly, and the only thing he’s afraid of is himself. Because he fought and survived in a war he can’t have wanted. Because his mind is a marvelous and a terrible thing. Because he and Charlotte Elspeth Pollard rode out of the wreck of the R1 on a Vortisaur, and absolutely nothing else I could possibly say would be equal to that.
9: Because he’s so very broken, but he goes on. Because he’s got a death wish, but far more than that, a life wish. Because he hopes. Because he cries. Because he’d rather be a coward than a killer. Because he lashes out when he’s hurting, and because he can be inexpressibly kind. Because he admits he needs people, and truly tries to heal. Because he survives against unspeakable odds, and without losing sight of the fact that he is the Doctor. Because he was fantastic, and always will be.
10: Because when he smiles, he can light up a whole room. Because his enthusiasm is boundless and his energy infectious. Because he’s a lost boy torn between searching for the man he was before the war, and becoming the man he will be after it. Because sometimes his drive not to be alone leads him to embrace the goodness in people, and when that happens, it’s beautiful. Because he can gasp in awe at the beauty of a werewolf when it’s about to tear his head off. Because he loves humans more than any other Doctor. Because he’s searching for something he can’t find, but the journey is the most important part.
11: Because he is the most ancient old man and the most childish boy. Because he’s old and the last and he can’t stand to see children cry. Because he is a fairy tale and a good wizard and the thing monsters are afraid of. Because every single thing shows up in on his face, and dear god but that’s acting Mr. Smith. Because he doesn’t know how to kiss a girl, but he does know how to love. Because he’s angry and joyful, possessor of scars that are healing but still very, very sore. Because the universe can still surprise him, especially when he sees it through someone else’s eyes. Because he is the Doctor, eleven men in one, and someday he will be one-twelfth of the next one. And because that will be beautiful in entirely new ways, a whole new adventure, and I can’t wait to have it.
Popular Sarcastic Opinion Time
Doctor Who is the most heterosexual show of all time.
SO HETEROSEXUAL.
Bitch. You know the most heterosexual TV show of all time is FAR MORE HETEROSEXUAL THAN 2nd PLACE DOCTOR WHO
SUCH A BEAUTIFUL HETEROSEXUAL RELATIONSHIP
Bitch, I can’t hear you over how heterosexual Doctor Who is
No, but really, I love you Sherlockians. :)
yeeaaaah I gotta say Doctor Who subtextual heterosexuality is very TEXT
“I cannot hide my anger to spare your guilt, nor hurt feelings, nor answering anger; for to do so insults and trivializes all our efforts. Guilt is not a response to anger; it is a response to one’s own actions or lack of action. If it leads to change it can be useful, since it is then no longer guilt but the beginning of knowledge. Yet all too often, guilt … becomes a device to protect ignorance … the ultimate protection for changelessness.”
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- Audre Lorde, “Uses of Anger: Women Responding to Racism” (via directcitation)
I think i’ve picked up the habit of auto-reblogging Audre Lorde…
‘tis a good habit to have
(via newwavefeminism)
Welp, The Worldshapers was kinda depressing.
Here’s a hot Highlander to cheer us up.
Oh god, World Shapers D: ALL THE TEARS.
Here, have some Jamie.
oh THANK YOU. Good lord Frazer you are a hottie aren’t you? Look at your amazing legs in that rubber suit! /temporarilystraightcrowfoot
I’ve decided to just push The Worldshapers OUT OF MY MIND cuz IT NEVER HAPPENED and it’s not canon anyways right? He dies at home in peace surrounded by loved ones who believe him and the Doctor petting his hair. RIGHT? Right.
Dear Terrible People,
You are all beautiful and wonderful and I love you all and your insane brains.
Love,
Bitey-Mad-Lady (Jen)
ditto
There seems to be a lot of angst and saddness on my dash right now
And I’m on my phone so I can’t send messages to everyone, but I really do want to hug everyone who’s having a bad night.
I love you all <33
I was just thinking I was going to post something along these lines as well but, hey, it’s Tumblr so I’ll reblog! Hugs/clings and various other comforting things to everyone ♥♥♥♥
lostthehat replied to your photo: Hmm. Now I kind of want to rewatch Seeds of Death.
LOOK AT HOW PRECIOUS AND TOUSLED HE IS.
I just liked it but seeing it again made me reblog it. IT’S LIKE THE PERFECTION OF TOUSLED ADORABLE PRECIOUSNESS
*dies*dies*dying all over yer dash cuz yeah*
I may have a problem
Things I Have Drawn Because of/With Terrible People
I don’t have anything new to offer that you guys would care about as I’ve been neck-deep in original stuff this week, but I will attempt a smorgasbord of love.
This is all really special looking out of context.
I was looking at this on the train home trying desperately to not giggle like a fool out loud. I looked closer at the Salamander one and saw that it said “Enemy Fashionista of the World” and lost it.
Oh Gallifrey, how could I ever have forgotten — even the slightest bit — how much I love Foursie?
It was crazy hearing his wonderfulbeautifulamazing voice again. Clearly it’s been too long, as I also had completely forgotten what Leela’s voice sounds like. O frabjous day, to be home again with Team Four! <3
Foursie!!! and Leela and K-9 ♥♥♥♥♥
Me, earlier:
I am actually outside and going to see Al Pacino’s Looking For Richard. If and/or when I see someone playing Tyrell who wants to bet that I’ll a) immediately think of Troughton and b) think the Trout did a better job?
*hands over two clings* yeeeup.
Liked Pat’s version better. More nuance, more interesting, more internal conflict. Also liked Al Pacino’s Richard III much more than Olivier’s.
[don’t know how to reblog responses to a post and it’s too close to bedtime to stress about it, tho how the hell I’m ever going to fall asleep again after seeing that I don’t know. fml I miss acting :( ]
Welp, The Worldshapers was kinda depressing.
Here’s a hot Highlander to cheer us up.
The Worldshapers
Then a bunch of other stuff happened. Peril. and Peri. But she’s fine. So’s Frobisher. Sixie is miffed, but says nothing else about the Thing of Crying.
Actually, the story ended up being about all this other stuff all of a sudden. Either it needed another chapter, or they needed to drop the interfering [spoilers] thing at the end. Or, perhaps, have fewer panels setting it up and more panels for the climatic finish.
Final remarks on this comic? So-so with a big pile of CRYING :-/
I am actually outside and going to see Al Pacino’s Looking For Richard. If and/or when I see someone playing Tyrell who wants to bet that I’ll a) immediately think of Troughton and b) think the Trout did a better job?
The Worldshapers
But then there’s baddies that need defeating!
Spry Highlander!!
A little Three-ish there, Sixie! *approves*
The Worldshapers
*cries*
Mole End: feministblackboard: Isabelle Cherney, a professor of psychology... →
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Isabelle Cherney, a professor of psychology conducted a study in which half if the boys ages five to thirteen played with boy toys just as much as girls in her testing room granted they believed no one would find out about their actions. They were particually concerned about wether their fathers would find out as they felt that they would be “bad” for playing with a girl toy.
I told this to someone the other day and they had a hard time believing it. After all, what is the big deal? It’s just a toy. I knew all too well of how some parents reacted to their children picking up toys made for the other gender.
When I worked at Chuck E Cheese I saw a few cases of it every week. Usually it was with a boy asking for a girl toy. The boy would point to the pink slinky or the pink inflatable ball and the mother would correct him and say “blue.” Then she would look up at me and say, “give him the BLUE one.” I did what she asked. Sometimes the child would whine, but I never did see a mother reconsider at the prize counter. Sometimes, in more severe cases the mother would hit the child on the check or top of his head. That action would be followed with a correction in what he has asked for. He in fact did NOT want the pink spiral drawing pad, he wanted the BLUE.
It’s sad, isn’t it? Not only are kids forced to believe in gendered colors and the binary existing in toys (and life in general) but actually fear it.I feel sick inside.
This is grotesque D:
The Worldshapers
Oh, sadface. “I knew you’d come back one day!” …yeeah .. the Doctor always comes back :(
“and… and… and this wee thing.” Pffft. Ah, Frobisher ^_^
(more Jamie and Frobisher adventures, plskthx)
