*On Tumblr this week, we have an example of my rather juvenile sense of humor. I laughed at this til I cried (No, seriously, there were tears running down my face! I had to stop reading!), and its not even because I don’t like Benedict Cumberbatch, although yeah, he’s not conventionally pretty, and a lot of English actors have too much personality in the facial area. I actually like the guy but I’m not averse to making fun of his name.
But it was that last line that broke something, though.
“some people dont think [unattractive british actor] is hot???
well
[image of unattractive british actor]
does
[image of unattractive british actor]
this
[image of unattractive british actor]
change
[image of unattractive british actor]
your
[image of unattractive british actor]
mind?”
[3 more images of unattractive british actor]
no it actually doesnt he still looks like a shoe
im glad we’re all on the same page

Anonymous asked:

batmanrogues answered:
the main reason is to be a slap in the face to the angry/unintelligent black man stereotype. constantly in movies, the roles of black men are assigned to being the tough guy or the muscle. there isn’t anything wrong with that in and of itself as when it’s handled by black creators (see: luke cage) it can work tremendously well because black people are allowed to tell their own stories about themselves. however, this is often not the case in hollywood and it becomes a game of choosing black men for these same roles over and over. the riddler is someone who is intelligent, knows he is intelligent and flaunts it (sometimes to the point of overestimating himself.) how many black men in hollywood have had roles like that? off the top of my head i can’t think of a single one, and while i’m sure roles and characters like that are out there somewhere, i’m sure many people will be strapped to find examples. it would be a great role for a black man, a total flip from the hired goon to the mastermind. there are plenty of scrawny/nerdy black guys out there (and yes ginger and red-haired black people exist too) many of whom are undiscovered because big roles like these keep being handed to the same five white people. plus, i think edward’s origin story would resonate a lot more with black and poc audiences (particularly poor black audiences) than white audiences nowadays.

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*A nice takedown of that silly-assed Dora Milaje criticism, that she was a big ol’ meanypants to Natasha in Civil War. I thought the DM was being kinda respectful. She could’ve just tackled Natasha right there, and no one would’ve said anything. I really like Natasha and all, but like Black Panther, I’m not above watching her get her ass kicked by the DM. Canon has it that there have been other Black Widows, that when sent to spy in Wakanda,(where the Dora originate), never came back out again.

what are these people talking about bashing the dora milaje for being “rude” to nat? since when are secret service polite? i’m sorry but if someone was standing there blocking president obama’s way with no intention of moving his secret service would tackle on sight idk what fantasy (or should i just come out and say racist) world yall are living in in which you believe that secret service whose career rests on protecting some of the most important people in their respective worlds would be polite to someone who is a potential threat to the president/king of their country
Tickled @ “Benediction Comeback”! 😀
I kinda don’t have an opinion on Mary Jane. I guess the fact that they keep calling Zendaya a Black woman is confusion enough for me. I’ll sit this one out. Plus, as I said many times on your blog, I haven’t been interested in all the new incarnations of Spiderman. I’m still stuck on Tobey lmao. But… get money, Zendaya!
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“[Unattractive British actor] still looks like a shoe.” 😂😂 I burst out laughing when I read this! This reminded me of the Family Guy episode when Peter Griffin said Sarah Jessica Parker looked like a foot. I was rollin’ then, too. 😂
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I always thought SJP looked kind of horsey!
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To some people money and/or celebrity status will make the physically unattractive seem sexy.
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