Show Your Support for Marvel & DC’s LGBT characters and community!
Hi Tumblr comics fans,
Let’s accomplish some social good today. The organization One Million Moms, who describe themselves as “a network of Christian mothers and grandmothers taking a stand for our children who are exploited by the entertainment industry”, have recently released a statement asking for a write-in campaign to Marvel (owned by Disney) and DC (owned by Warner Bros.) asking them to “change and cancel all plans of homosexual superhero characters immediately”.
This is in direct relation to Marvel’s first gay marriage in Astonishing X-Men #50 and DC announcing a reveal of a male, iconic character’s sexual identity being changed from previous incarnations. One Million Moms goes on to say things like,
Children desire to be just like superheroes. Children mimic superhero actions and even dress up in costumes to resemble these characters as much as possible. Can you imagine little boys saying, “I want a boyfriend or husband like X-Men?”
This is ridiculous! Why do adult gay men need comic superheroes as role models? They don’t but do want to indoctrate impressionable young minds by placing these gay characters on pedestals in a positive light. These companies are heavily influencing our youth by using children’s superheroes to desensitize and brainwash them in thinking that a gay lifestyle choice is normal and desirable. As Christians, we know that homosexuality is a sin (Romans 1:26-27).This is yet again another example of the bigotry from close-minded individuals. Obviously they have no problem referencing Romans 1:26-27, but heavens forbid they take a gander at Matthew 7:1 (Judge not, that you be not judged.). I won’t even touch the stereotypical gender roles this organization is promoting.
What can you do? Easy! Let’s lets overwhelm their voice. For every email Marvel or DC receives asking to remove homosexual elements from comics, let’s send them emails congratulating them on the steps they are taking and showing support for their editorial and creative decisions. Tweet them and let them know you are proud to support gay characters and gay marriage in comics.
One Million Moms Twitter (Note: Let’s try to be civil when explaining why their bigotry is unacceptable. Sometimes it pays to take the high road.)
I hope this post gets some traction, so if you support this cause please reblog for a signal boost.
I shared with my shrink what I wrote yesterday about medical illness and PTSD. I hadn’t really talked in detail about my life between the ages of 3-12 with him. He threw out some words that I’m not really sure how to digest right now. Words like child abuse by medical professionals. He was pretty horrified by my tale. Funny, I’d never really examined it that hard before. Not sure how I feel about that label.
trying to explain fandom things to non-fandom people is like trying to explain trigonometry to a dog
totallyworksforthesmithsonian:
It’s quick, it’s clean, and it’s pure.
It could change your life, rest assured.
It’s the 21st Century Cure!
And it’s my job, to steal and rob…
Gra~ves!
So why care for these petty obsessions?
Your designer heart still beats with common blood!
And what if you could have genetic perfection,
Would you change who you are, if you could?
‘Cause it’s quick, it’s clean, and it’s pure! (All you really need is)
It could change your life, rest assured. (All you got to have is)
It’s the 21st Century Cure! (All you need is surgery! )
And it’s my job, to steal and rob…
Gra~ves!21st Century Cure by Repo! The Genetic Opera
totallyworksforthesmithsonian:
Baby seems we never ever agree
You like the movies
And I like T.V.
I take things serious
And you take ‘em light
I go to bed early
And I party all night
Our friends are sayin’
We ain’t gonna last
Cuz I move slowly
And baby I’m fast
I like it quiet
And I love to shout
But when we get together
It just all works out
I take—2 steps forward
I take—2 steps back
We come together
Cuz opposites attract
And you know—it ain’t fiction
Just a natural fact
We come together
Cuz opposites attractOpposites Attract by Paula Abdul
totallyworksforthesmithsonian:
Agent Coulson was waiting to begin the debriefing. All of the other Avengers were already there waiting except for Agent Barton. Suddenly the door open and music begins playing.
Clint: Walking along the streets of New York with a bag full of old memories, But I’ll follow you. And I always thought that home was up the stairs to space 11B, But time can change things too.
As Clint started making his way towards Agent Coulson, the other man begins feeling for his taser. And glaring at Stark who was already chuckling. Agent Coulson was also trying to ignore the feeling he got every time he was around Clint.
Clint: Red, yellow, red, green, Traffic in the city, reflects light in your eyes, Hands touch, eyes meet, I remember perfectly the night we fell in love, Everywhere we go is home baby home, home is you’re with me, Everything we touch is love, baby love, love is all we need, Is all we need, is all we need.
Agent Coulson: ENOUGH! Agent Barton this was a cute prank! Sit down and be quiet. We will talk about this after.
Clint’s smile faltered slightly but a look from Captain America got him singing again.
Clint: I don’t need a roof over my head while I’ve got your hands, To shade the sun away from my face. I don’t need a space to call my own, to scatter records on my floor, You’re my secret place. Red, yellow, red, green, Traffic on a side street, the corner where we met, Lips touch, you breathe, right into the soul of me, I haven’t come down yet, You’re all I’ll ever need, You’re all I’ll ever need.
There was a round of applause from everyone once the music stopped.
Agent Coulson: Are you done, Agent Barton?
Clint: One more thing. So Phil, want to go grab dinner with me tomorrow night? You know, in a date situation type event.
Agent Coulson: Fine, just sit down so I can start the briefing.
Natasha smirked having seen this coming, not the singing but the dating. Steve was pleased Clint had listed to his suggestions. And Tony handed over the hundred to Bruce who predicted this also. Thor wanted to ask if this was how everyone woos a mate, because maybe Jane would like him singing at her work.
Clint: Alright, boss, what does the world need to be saved from today?
totallyworksforthesmithsonian:
Clint: Hey Coulson, why are each of the walls in the apartment painted a different color?
Coulson: I couldn’t decide.
Clint: Hehehe, okay but I don’t like the red, white & blue room.
Coulson: Well, I’m not a fan of the all purple room you have either.
Clint: Touché
How to make me cry in 10 words or less, Avengers edition:
- Bruce Banner: You can't kill me, I know, I've tried!
8 Myths About Scientists
I stumbled across this in Thick Books and Thin Films by Adam Ruben. Pretty good.
Myth #1: Scientists frequently make “breakthroughs.”
Truth: Scientific discovery is agonizingly slow. The only time I’ve ever run naked through the streets yelling “Eureka!” is when I forgot to refill my prescription.
Myth #2: Scientists work in isolation.
Truth: Scientists are even prouder of setting up collaborations than they are of actual results. Most scientific talks end with a slide listing all collaborators like little badges of honor—and the less similar the collaborator’s field, the prouder the scientist. “Well, you know, I might have discovered a cure for tuberculosis,” a scientist will say, “but what I’m really excited about is this new collaboration with an Icelandic poet!”
Myth #3: Scientists possess useful skills.
Truth: Scientists possess useful laboratory skills. But you should never allow a physicist to wire your house.
Myth #4: Scientists follow the scientific method as it was taught in high school: Observation, Question, Research, Hypothesis, Experiment, Conclusion.
Truth: In reality, the way scientists work is more like: Fiddle Around, Find Something Weird, Retest It, It Doesn’t Happen a Second Time, Get Distracted Trying to Make It Happen Again, Go to Chipotle, Recall the Original Purpose of Your Research, Start Over, Apply for Funding for a Better Instrument, Publish Some Interim Fluff, Learn That Someone Has Scooped You, Take Your Lab in a New Direction, Apply for Funding for the New Direction, Collaborate With an Icelandic Poet, Eat Chipotle With an Icelandic Poet, Co-Write Scientifically Accurate Ode to Walrus, Get Interested in Something Unrelated, Apply for Funding for Something Unrelated, Notice That 20 Years Have Passed.
Myth #5: Experiments always yield data that teach or reveal something.
Truth: Let’s say you’re doing an experiment with five mice. These particular mice will turn either yellow or blue. So you walk into the lab expecting to see five yellow mice, which will point to one explanation, or five blue mice, which will point to the other. Instead you would see one yellow mouse, one green mouse, one striped mouse, one plaid mouse (dead), and one mouse that has somehow sewn himself a little blue jacket, though he doesn’t wear it all the time.
Myth #6: A personal tragedy can turn a scientist evil.
Truth: Very few scientists are legitimately evil, though the number rises if you ask graduate students to characterize their advisers. Besides, it’s hard to be truly evil when you don’t have any practical skills.
Myth #7: A scientist can be proficient in all branches of science.
Truth: Exactly what discipline did the professor from Gilligan’s Island specialize in? Chemistry? Mechanical engineering? Coconut-based transistor radio construction? Any time a problem needed solving or a device needed building, the professor knew exactly how to do it. That guy could make anything. Except a boat.
People who don’t understand science assume that scientists can master any subfield. That’s why we’re often asked for our opinions about scientific news items, and we can only reply, “Uh … sorry … I know I’m a molecular phylogeneticist, and this story was about molecular phylogenetics, but, well, I’m a different kind of molecular phylogeneticist.”
Myth #8: Scientists are not sexy beasts.
Truth: Scientists are indeed sexy beasts. Not only do our lab coats make us look dapper and charming, those same coats look even better strewn unceremoniously over a standing lamp while we make passionate love to you.
tell-me-about-that-dream-where:
In which Tony teaches the cat how to use an Ipad…
Manueluv and I are convinced Agent K is Coulson’s father. Hell, MIB is even owned by Marvel.
the difference between DC & Marvel
- Bruce Wayne: Secret identities are important - it protects who you are and the ones you love.
- Tony Stark: YOLO
