Proof: https://glitchproductions.store/products/digital-circus-playground-t-shirt

Genuinely can this trope just die already? It's not funny, entertaining, relatable or fun to watch at all. It's just frustrating and painfully predictable as well as a cheap way to create a conflict/plot without putting any actual effort

I hate it especially when it's done with teenagers and especially teen girls who are extremely stereotypical (always on the phone, wearing skimpy clothes, always angry and moody... Etc). Teens already have a terrible reputation among parents/adults irl and those movies pushing those stereotypes into parents and young kids in the big 26 are not helping at all and a lot of the time girls have it worse when it comes to these stereotypes. They're generally seen as "hormonal" and "drama queens" and being "bitchy", heavily sexualized by society and their feminine interests are casually used as insults everyday.

Genuinely why can't we have teen characters and family dynamics that aren't heavily stereotypical? Not all teens are loud, reckless, angsty and have issues with their families. Some are genuinely just shy, quiet, respectful, gentle and sensitive. I get that being defiant and rebellious are a normal thing at that age, but I wish it was more balanced out instead of it being the only personality trait some teen characters get. And I wish more medias don't make a big deal out of it and the parents characters don't react strongly to their teen's shenanigans or take it personally cuz they know it's just a phase that will pass soon and that their teen is still the kid they always loved who just has some negative moments

Quick meme to remind people they're allowed to talk about other Glitch shows lol

I noticed the sub's been getting more attention and new people are joining, which is a big joy for me and I'd like to take a moment to once again thank people for supporting 🫶🫶

The only downside to this is that it's reaching the glazers that I've been trying to get away from using this sub, so from now on anyone using common glazing phrases like "Jax is the main character" or "you're media illiterate" or "you're just transphobic"... Etc as a way to dismiss criticism will be banned permanently.

And for people who are upset about the sub being "too negative", there are like 5 subs that glaze Goose and her show like crazy without allowing any space for criticism. Why are those subs allowed to exist, but having one sub be more on the negative side is suddenly a hate crime and a waste of time and other insuls I've received for simply not wanting to glaze an objectively flawed product?

If you're positive about the show then good! More power to you. But don't come to a place made specifically for less positive discussions than complain about it not being positive especially with the existence of other spaces that fit your taste. If your only way to defend your favorite show is just dismissing people as being "too stupid" to understand the show or something similar without any meaningful arguments, then simply mute this sub and move on to a more positive space.

Edit: also slander/hate posts are allowed as long as they're not breaking any rules

Edit 2: if you hate Goose, hate her for her actions and statements, not her gender identity. AND STOP WITH ALL THE TRANSPHOBIA AND MISGENDERING 💀💀💀

Tadc is driven by its characters, meaning they should naturally move the plot/show forward since we're not focused on the lore of the circus. Pomni is the main character and she serves that purpose well in the first 4 episodes by being the viewers' POV, interacting with the others so we get to know them better and reacting realistically to her new and confusing environment while subtly growing more confident and asserting herself and showing her leading skills later on. That, in my opinion is what makes Pomni a good protagonist.

Jax on the other hand, does the exact opposite of that. He doesn't interact with the others unless it's to bully and poke fun at them, and since a lot of characters who stand up to him get shut down quickly there are no interesting back and forths or any clashing dynamics cuz he's not allowed to face consequences (the couch scene, Pomni defending him from Ragatha, on top of other scenes where he either shuts up people effortlessly or just does what he wants without any push back) and on the latter half of the series his interactions are even more limited cuz he's always depressed, quiet and isolating himself from the others just cuz they don't react to his bullying anymore, he's also an unreliable narrator and can't be trusted. And worst of all, he doesn't develop or progress naturally at all and that in turn hinders the show's progression and keeps him stuck in the same spot. The others characters have to stop what they're doing and drag him by the ears for him to actually DO something purposeful that directly influences him or the others (and no I won't count him throwing Gangle's comedy mask in ep3 or him dropping Pomni into the backrooms cuz those are just "the plot demands it" moments that could've easily led to something else entirely). Combining that with how much screentime and focus he gets makes for a boring/frustrating character to watch with a disappointing resolution to his story (even if you're happy he died, his past's still pretty generic and a bit underwhelming compared to all the build up)

Kinger on the other hand has much less screen time, but is more likeable and important to the plot since he's one of the circus's developers, Caine's creator and has no problem interacting with the others.

Not only do we learn more about him in a handful of scenes than we do with Jax, who we learn almost everything important about him in the finale. He also affects Pomni (and Ragatha) positively by being comforting and giving advice, and whenever he and Pomni interact, they're always moving the plot forward. His talk with Pomni in ep3 helps her (and us) see him as more than just a crazy old man while telling us about his past (and Queenie) and advising Pomni to be more considerate of those around her. This moment in turn builds their trust (shown in ep7) as well as leading to her taking matters into her own hands in episode 8 and leading the others with his help to try to escape the hell Caine's been putting them through.

With Jax however, when focus shifts towards him in ep5, the other characters get sidelined for the sake of him and Pomni being "friends". Pomni goes from being empathetic and caring about everyone to only caring about Jax. She shuts Ragatha down when she stands up to Jax, she changes the way she talks and acts in ep6 to match his so he'll like her more, when he FINALLY almost gets consequences in episode 8, she once again defends him and shuts everyone else down, in ep9 she sees how he drove TWO of his "friends" to suicide, those weird questionable scenarios in his head as well as his rude lines towards her and she STILL cares for him and hugs him and is even shown to still care about him in the end.

Jax is not as complex or interesting as people claim he is, he's a boring, badly written abusive character who gets way more attention and grace than he deserves, and the show has to bend over and backwards to defend him and for him to actually have a purpose and be interesting, cuz on his own he's a nothing burger and there are a LOT of other characters in different medias that handle the tropes he represents in a much better way (and even the other tadc characters are more interesting than him if their stories were given the same amount of care his got).

The switch up is crazy

This stung a bit but I hope it makes someone laugh at least xD

Edit: I meant volunteering in the title, oops :b

I'm fictiokin/fictiosexual and I love that part of myself and embrace it fully and I love doing diy's especially using recycled materials. But my whole family absolutely despises that part of me and always tries to change it and I fear they might successed.

Not getting into details cuz they're a bit personal, but simply I share a room with my mom and I have a nosy older brother and both of them keep looking through my stuff. We had a big last month and it ended with me having to throw a lot of my diy material/crafts away while I managed to save a few of them and hide them somewhere in the house.

I've never been able to go back to my crafts since then, and I'm always afraid they might find the rest of my belongings and seriously harm me over them and I'm afraid I'm losing a part of myself cuz I'm simply not allowed to express it freely.

Can't buy ita bags cuz they're expensive and I'm not allowed to shop online and don't even have a bank account. Can't buy or make keychains/pins cuz they're a waste of time/money, are childish and people will speak and assume terrible things about me if I costumize my belonging publicly. Can't buy plushies for the same reasons. I seriously feel so empty and lost in that regard especially when I see other people being creative and it's killing me inside a little bit.

Jax is not interesting enough to justify all the screentime he gets and I won't back away on that statement