Re: The internet is forlorn
ericainchoate said: I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE.
No it’s not what you think I’m not into that really someone else must’ve been using my browser—OH, right. You mean the pun. Phew.
eiravalkyrie asked: Now people are telling me, again, that the multiple transmisogynistic jokes on Stephen Colbert is SATIRE. Because SATIRE makes everything ok. SATIRE - I can't believe it's not transmisogynistic! (tm).
I hope they realize that their argument is itself a joke now. And that a number of people now joke that “Colbert is just satire!” Satirically.
Also apparently Colbert fans are pre-programmed robots who, despite having no direct experience in comedy, believe themselves to be experts.
(BTW, for those who want to linkspam misinformed satirist-defenders, here is a tumblr full of examples of Colbert and Stewart’s ongoing tirade of trans fail. Massive trigger warning.)
Nick Offerman Reads Tweets From Young Female Celebrities, Vol. 8
Gendering binary lessons
“This is humorous because we have rules about how you’re allowed to behave and will make fun of you if you break them.”
I don’t think that that is why its funny. I think it has a lot more to do with the fact that the guy just stops and recites these random ass tweets, almost like he is some sort of human twitter client. I mean, just imagine a construction site where every 30 seconds someone has to stop what they are doing to recite a random tweet.
No. Let me tell you as a comedian, there is a specific reason they chose a guy with a beard to read tweets from “young female celebrities”. The individual tweets themselves are selected for specific reasons, too. This is about a contrast between gender stereotypes that is played for laughs.
1. Guys are considered Serious, the ones who do the Real Work, while young girls are considered frivolous and shallow (“…stare at pictures of yogurt.” Yogurt, BTW, is also inexplicably gendered in the media).
2. Guys are considered tough, girls are considered weak. (“I feel vulnerable after a nap.”) The beard is actually crucial on this one, because it’s used as a symbol of ruggedness.
3. In the same vein, guys are supposed to like “tough” things, girls are supposed to like fluffy things. (“Nothing better than puppy cuddles”)
4. Guys are expected to have deep voices. When they do anything in a way that “sounds like a girl” it’s considered funny and emasculating, because femininity is coded as inferior. (“when I sneeze I sound like Snow White”)
Etc. Etc. Etc.
This sketch would not have been approved for airing if he just read random tweets. Guaranteed. The gag here is the intentional contrast between Burly Dudes and Petite Young Women. The contrast of archetypes is the point of the sketch, it’s the very root of the gag.
Comedy can be used to call into question the things we take for granted. It brings down people’s defenses and can get them to see another point of view. It can be used other ways as well. This sketch is a great example of how comedy can be used to point out ridiculous dichotomies of social order—in order to reinforce them instead of question them.
monsterhunterdeanwinchester asked: You have such a wonderful blog and you are a wonderful person and just generally everything you post is so real. I learn so many things from you and I just find you really inspirational and great and sorry this has been an awkward statement of my love for your blog but I just needed to tell you how much I love the stuff you say. Have an awesome day!
Thank you! It’s great to know what I do is appreciated :)
hesfaeryqueer asked: Thank you so much for the last post <3 <3 urgh i needed to hear that shit.
So did I! Be sure to thank the OP.
omniscienttsunami asked: I had fun playing Rock Bottom. I played through and then I hit the end and then I realized it was an analogy. Then like 3 hours later the full blown realization hit me and the game is so well done and really powerful and you did a REALLY fantastic job!
Thank you so much! It makes me really happy when people get the symbolism behind the game :)
foreverqueird asked: Amy..I don’t know how I went my whole life without knowing of you. But I feel like my life is so much closer to complete just following your tumblr. I wish I knew you IRL because you rock my fucking socks. Keep on kicking ass. <3
morgansea asked: Also Rock Bottom is really good and really hard.
Thanks! We got a lot of positive feedback about the game, and it’s highly likely we’ll make a sequel or expanded version.
(For those who haven’t seen it yet, you can play Rock Bottom on Newgrounds. Trigger warning for themes of metaphorical suicide and rebirth.)
Re: Dirty Dishes Inexplicably Reviewed
harrow-adrift said: Seems a bit hung up by those plates. Maybe you should send him one as thanks. I’m hoping the Dirty Dishes DLC will include anvils and hammers.
You have no idea how much this made me giggle.
Re: In the Works
wonderdave said: Hey if you need additional voice work let me know i saw a bit in your trailer. I assume since it’s a novel there might not be much but thought I’d offer.
I decided to not use voiceovers in the VN itself, just in the trailer. But thanks!
