“People work backwards from identity to policy positions” is an essential truth that shows why so much political analysis falls flat. I’ve heard multiple ex-Republicans say that the main reason conservatives deny climate change is because liberals care about it. It’s an issue pushed by effete Hollywood leftists and college hippies, so they’re against it because it makes you a real American to be against those people.
this is gonna be a special rant bc my ass actually logged onto tumblr on my computer and it was special requested to put out some knowledge bc apparently no one cares enough about the caps franchise before we got successful and thats a BIG ISSUE for me so we’re gonna start at the very beginning.
The Very Beginning: Think of the worst team in the NHL right now. Who came to mind? The Oilers? The Leafs? Okay now imagine them like 8,000 times worse and you get the inagural 1974-1975 Washington Capitals hockey team. Widely regarded as “the worst team to ever skate”. The worst record right now is the Vancouver Canucks with a record of 27-34-13. The Caps inagural season record? 8-67-5. If going down in the record books as the literal worst team in NHL history here are some other records they hold: -Fewest wins by an NHL team playing at least 70 games -The worst winning percentage in history (.131) -Most road losses (39 out of 40) -Most consecutive road losses (37) -Most consecutive losses (17) The Washington Capitals earned themselves a total of 21 points that season, which is just truly astounding to think about imho because HOLY SHIT this team made history by being the worst Things became really unstable for The Washington Capitals throught the rest of the decade. The Caps varried from “horrible team burn it all to the ground and start again” and “we were in playoff contention until literally the last day of the regular season”. The good thing to come out of all the pain? Dem draft picks son. Y’all should know at least one of the guys because his number is hanging in our fucking rafters. #11, Mike Gartner. Dude finished second to Gretzky for Rookie of the Year honors (i believe in the WHA). Gartner played with the Capitals for nearly ten seasons and when he was traded to the Minnesota North Stars, he held the records for franchise leader in career goals, assists, and points. Even with Ovi, Backstrom and Bondra (who we will get to later) taking over he still stands as 3rd, 4th, and 3rd respectively.
Moving Out or Moving On? Because of the Capitals awful records, there was serious talk of the team leaving D.C. and fans were like “lmao you thought” so #SaveTheCaps started and two major things happened to ensure the caps would stay. One of the biggest trades in frachise history gave us Rod Langway, Brian Engblom, Doug Jarvis, and Craig Laughlin (We know him as Locker now) for Ryan Walter and Rick Green. You know who else is up in the rafters? Rod Langway. #5. They man, the myth, the legend. The named captain who led the Capitals to post-season appearances every year he played in Washington, which was 11 btw. Langway is probably one the greatest, if not the greatest defenseman in franchise history and with Langway, Gartner and later drafted Dman Scott Stevens the Capitals would have their first ever playoff appearance in 1983. Needless to say, we didn’t go very far. We lost to the 3 time defending and going FOUR the Dynasty New York Islanders. This turn arround essentially assured that the Capitals were #HereToStay
The Miricale Run Fast forward a couple years because if you want to look at all the post-season defeats do it on your own time though I recomend looking up the Easter Epic game because holy shit bruh. Anyways, the year is 1998 and the Capitals are in fucking form. You got Peter Bondra, Dale Hunter (Also a retired number, look him up), Joe Juneau and Oatsie (who was a great player but an awful coach), and my personal favorite OALLIE THE GOALIE. I don’t have time to tell you all about these guys but please, please look them up because I will fight skin and teeth to see Bondra (#12) and Kolzig (#37) hanging in the rafters. Anyways, The capitals defeat the Bruins, trump the Senators and in a dramatic OT GWG by Joe Jeneau in game 6, pass the Sabres to make their only Stanley Cup finals appreance. Unfortunately, the Capitals would not hold up against the defending champs (Detroit Red Wings) and got swept in 4 games. (Fun Fact: in this season Oates, Housley, and Hunter all hit 1,000points, the only time in NHL history 3 players on the same team reach the same milestone in the same season)
Sad times in DC The season after the miricale run the caps finished with a record of 31-45-6 and the team was sold to current owner and probably the sweetest owner ever Ted Leonsis (luv u Ted).in 2000 an 2001 the Caps won b2b SE division titles but lost to the fucking pens in the first round. After the 2000-2001 season actual fuckface Oates demanded a trade but management was like “nah, plus cause ur a fuckface you don’t get to be captain anymore lmao”
Why I hate Jaromir Jagr In the summer of 2001 the capitals signed the biggest fucking contract in NHL history for living legend Jaromir Jagr. $77Mil over 7 years. We gave up a lot of young and good talent for Jagr and he played like he didn’t want to fucking be here. Look at his numbers from the last year playing with the Pens (121 points) his highest year with the Caps (79 points) and the year after he got traded to the Rangers (123 points). Jagr was suppossed to be our franchise guy and while I respect the accomplisments he has acheived and I recognize his undeniable talent and I acknowledge his title as a literal living legend who is still playing at 43 years old, fuck that guy for what he did to us. After this whole debacle, the Capitals went into rebuild mode trading Bondra to the Sens and Gonchar to the Bruins and if there was one good thing that came out of this it was Oh Captain, My Captain Alexander Ovechkin. (Side note: during this rebuild Robert Lang the League’s leading scorer was traded mid-season, the first time that has happened, yet another milestone)
From here on out, I think the majority of the fanbase knows and if you don’t here’s a summary: killin it in the reg, being killed in the playoffs. Life sucks with game sevens and 1st and 2nd round exists but this team has something magical in them and now you know the history and can learn yourself up about the legends I didn’t cover in depth. Please, Please look into Capitals history because it is so amazing and so important to know where we come from as an organization. And, if you made it this far, i’ll buy you a drink because you care about this team more than most people so thank you, so so much.
re: last gifset i mean yes and good and i would die for zendaya but the spiderman reboot only exists because andrew garfield was vocally campaigning for a bi peter parker and for michael b. jordan to play mj and sony responded by firing him and signing a licensing agreement with marvel which explicitly contractually obligates marvel to portray spiderman as heterosexual and white
ok this seems to be getting notes outside of my circle so i’m going to add some more context to this
so in a july 2013 interview with entertainment weekly, andrew garfield said that he’d been discussing the possibility of a bi peter parker with marc webb, the films’ director, and matt tolmach, one of the producers. this was just a little over a year before the amazing spiderman 2 was released. choice quote:
Recently, he says, he had a philosophical discussion with producer Matt Tolmach about Mary Jane or “MJ” to fans. “I was kind of joking, but kind of not joking about MJ,” he tells EW. “And I was like, ‘What if MJ is a dude?’ Why can’t we discover that Peter is exploring his sexuality? It’s hardly even groundbreaking!…So why can’t he be gay? Why can’t he be into boys?”
Garfield even has an actor in mind: “I’ve been obsessed with Michael B. Jordan since The Wire. He’s so charismatic and talented. It’d be even better—we’d have interracial bisexuality!” The star has clearly suggested a sexually flexible Spidey to his director, Marc Webb, as well. When EW later mentions the idea to Webb, the director says, “Michael B. Jordan, I know.” Oh, so he’s heard this too? “Uh, are you kidding?”
so, in andrew’s own words, he was “not joking” about this, and michael b. jordan was not just a random suggestion andrew threw out during an interview – he’d actually discussed the possibility with the director.
Spider-Man‘s Andrew Garfield recently said that the superhero’s sexuality is open to interpretation, and he named you as someone he’d want to play his gay lover in the film, should Marc Webb choose to go that route. No thoughts on that, but I am a fan of Andrew. He’s a talented actor, I admire his work, and I’d definitely love to work with him in the future. He’s a funny guy–he’s got a sense of humor and I love people that won’t take themselves too seriously all the time, so it’s cool for him to come out and say how he felt or joke around or whatever. It was fun, I laughed at it.
it’s worth noting that one month prior, in june 2013, it was announced in the hollywood reporter that shailene woodley, originally cast as mary jane, would have all of her scenes cut from spiderman 2. note this excerpt from the article:
“I made a creative decision to streamline the story and focus on Peter and Gwen and their relationship,” said Webb. “Shailene is an incredibly talented actress, and while we only shot a few scenes with Mary Jane, we all love working with her.”
The plan now is for Watson, one of Peter Parker/Spider-Man’s iconic love interests, to be introduced in the third movie.
It is likely that Woodley will not return and that the part will be recast.
“Of course I’m bummed,” Woodley told Entertainment Weekly, which first reported the news. “But I’m a firm believer in everything happening for a specific reason. … Based on the proposed plot, I completely understand holding off on introducing [Mary Jane] until the next film.”
okay, so – couple things:
“watson, one of peter parker/spider-man’s iconic love interests” – not “mary jane,” but the gender neutral “watson”
the director complimented shailene’s talent and work ethic, indicating that nothing in her performance was a problem; nonetheless, “woodley will not return and the part will be recast”
and woodley says, “based on the proposed plot, i completely understand holding off on introducing [mary jane] until the next film”
and the brackets around [mary jane] indicated that she… didn’t say mary jane. she said something else. maybe “watson.” maybe “MJ.”
and, of course, one month later, andrew garfield and marc webb were publicly running around comic-con calling for a bisexual spiderman and michael b. jordan as MJ.
hmm.
now, when later asked about the entertainment weekly interview, andrew claims that he was “joking” and that “it wouldn’t make sense for peter parker to suddenly discover he’s into boys” but then… he delivers a three-minute monologue about lgbt teen suicide and the importance of representation and almost starts crying. so make of that what you will.
then, shortly after comic-con, in august of 2013, stan lee was asked a couple of times about andrew garfield’s call for a bisexual spiderman. his thoughts:
This past weekend, Comicbook.com covered Fandomfest in Louisville, Kentucky, where we reported on Stan Lee’s reaction to a question about Andrew Garfield’s idea to make Spider-Man bisexual. Stan Lee said, “He’s becoming bisexual? Really? Who have you been talking to? I don’t know…seriously I don’t know anything about that. And if it’s true, I’m going to make a couple of phone calls. I figure one sex is enough for anybody.”
In an interview yesterday with WGN radio, Stan Lee was once again asked about Andrew Garfield’s comments. The radio host asked, “There’s one thing that happened recently, and I think this is one thing that makes you a little bit mad. Andrew Garfield suggested that maybe MJ could be a man. Was that out of left field?”
Stan Lee replied, “Boy, that was so out of left field! I don’t understand why he said that, and one of the quotes I gave, he wanted to talk about I think Spider-Man being bisexual, and my only comment was I thought one sex at a time ought to be enough for anybody.”
When asked where he thought Andrew Garfield’s comments came from or if he was just trying to include another audience, Stan Lee said, “Or maybe sometimes you say something just to be noticed or to create a controversy, who knows? But he’s a great guy and he’s a fine actor, and I hope this doesn’t hurt him in any way.”
so like… stan lee was not on fucking board. stan lee was talking about “making a couple of phone calls,” and suggesting andrew “said something just to be noticed or to create a controversy,” and intimated, “i hope this doesn’t hurt him in any way.”
and then, of course, andrew was let go from his contract, and sony struck a deal with marvel to reboot spiderman according to a legal licensing agreement – in place prior to the andrew garfield movies, actually – requiring peter parker to be heterosexual and white.
now, earlier this year, andrew garfield took part in a roundtable discussion with several other actors, including dev patel.
at one point, around the 36-minute mark, dev mentions that he regrets participating in avatar: the last airbender, saying:
I saw a stranger on the screen, like, i didn’t really relate to. And I was just like, this is a terrible extension of me. This is not what I want to represent in any way.
andrew then replies:
I love what you just said, that it felt like you were looking at a stranger, and feeling like you were perpetuating something that’s toxic. And something that’s shallow. And something that has no depth. No matter how much depth was attempted to be bought into it and sold. And then you go – millions and million, for me it was, you know, Spiderman stuff… There’s millions and millions of young people watching who are hungry for a hand here. Someone to say, “You’re okay. Everything’s okay. You’re seen. You’re seen very deeply.” And we have opportunities to do that with those kind of behemoth films. And more often than not, the opportunity is not taken. And it’s absolutely devastating and heartbreaking because there’s so much medicine that could be delivered through those films.”
then the interview asks, “but why is it not taken?” and andrew replies, “why do you think? why do you think?”
tl;dr andrew garfield and marc webb were lobbying for a bisexual spiderman and sony literally fired both of them, signed a licensing agreement with marvel, and rebooted the entire franchise to ensure that would not happen. thanks for coming to my ted talk.
That’s infuriating. Andrew Garfield, please dress up as Spiderman and make out with Deadpool. Just to piss Stan Lee off. Please.
stan lee is really, really old and has no idea what’s going on. i’m not going to villify him for this. but i’m not pleased with the rest of the industry for being firmly stuck in the 1980′s while the rest of us are reaching for 2020.
But probably it’s just that some people have an artistic eye for that sort of thing, and any apparent bias towards seeing more great nsfw art by aces arises from the demographics on here.
why does it have to be that aces draw all the best porn??????????? this is so godfucking frustrating
cuz aces pay attention to all the scaffolding good stuff AROUND the porn that isn’t just the bits slapping, probably. Like, the ace eye isn’t magnetized to that one square foot or so of the 3D space of the thing, so aces can see all of a proposed sex act/scenario more clearly, and invest the whole tapestry and all the side details with more care, attention, and artistry than if they were primed with “knowing what to pay attention to.”
One of the most sacred events at ICP concerts is a sort of communion known as the “Faygo Shower.” Basically, band members spray members of the audience with soda.
But not just any soda. Faygo is a soda brand local to Detroit, where ICP originated— they even reference the soft drink in their lyrics. And so, as part of their devotion to Juggalo life, fans drink the stuff by the bucketful. Faygo tries to keep a healthy distance from Juggalos, but the company certainly benefited from the face-painted consumers.
ICP has helped a company thrive, a company started by Jewish immigrants.
Faygo is short for Feigenson— yes, really. The Faygo website euphemistically describes brothers Ben and Perry as “Russian immigrants,” but a quick Google search will confirm the obvious. In 1907 they began their bottling business, and soon began flavoring soda water with frosting flavors (they were originally bakers). And like something out of a novel about Jews making it in America, they shortened their name to something completely alien sounding to help the product sell. The company stayed in the family until the 1980s, and while it now belongs to the National Beverage Company (they own the likes of LaCroix and Shasta), Faygo is still headquartered in Detroit.
And so, the Insane Clown Posse, admittedly unwittingly, votes with their pocketbooks, and in their semi-obscure, highly regional, and affordable beverage of choice is one brought to us by the very people the Neo-Nazis stand against: Jews, and immigrants.
this is an amazing article but it gets one very salient point wrong: shaggy 2 dope isn’t white. he’s cherokee. he’s very proud of his heritage. important context
just moving along like everyone else 