u/ComfortablePast15

First of all: girl why aren't you on your mental health break you were doing well 💔

Second of all: this is NOT an apology cuz I know very well people are gonna try to frame it as such

A good apology​ has a set of rules, mainly related to language and words. When you apologize you have to:

-Take accountability and own up to your mistake. This means admitting what you're addressing was wrong and acknowledging the affect it caused on people around you. No downplaying, no half truths and no blaming the offended party

-Provide an explanation (NOT an excuse) Excuses merely deflect responsibility while a truthful explanation for certain actions can help the offended party understand why certain things were said and done and can even help the person apologizing recognized a part of themselves that they should work on

-Genuine express of remorse. This one's pretty self explanatory, be honest and avoid any blane deflecting or "I'm sorry you feel that way" bs

-Repair the damage. Apologizing with words is a start, but an apology (especially if repeated) is ultimately worthless without genuine effort to try and fix your mistake or at least change for the best

This tweet along with the 2nd tweet that was posted way back when that Ashley and Michael clip resurfaced and got a lot of attention are NOT apologies. There's no accountability or attempt at redemption to speak of. Both of these are just examples of Goose being her usual sarcastic self and not taking criticism towards her racist, sexist and downright concerning statements and is even doubling down on it​ and it's just disappointing to see when a lot of her fans ever ex ones were hoping to see change into a more mature person now that she has a support system and is getting therapy as well as leaving social media for a bit

And before anyone says that she has nothing to apologize for because she was just "joking" you don't know her. You don't know how she thinks 100% and you're not a friend or family od hers to always know when she's joking or not. Especially nowadays where saying bigoted and pedophilic shit than hiding behind the "it's just a joke/ragebait" shield has been so concerningly normalized

You're free to say you don't think she's necessarily racist/sexist, that's okay. But that doesn't mean you have to downplay her words based on that mentality. Calling someone racist and saying that something they said/did is racist are two different things

The more I think about it, the more I realize how similar those 2 pieces of media are

Both are indie character focused psychological horrors with low poly aesthetic who follow a limited cast of characters in a limited space and some characters can be paralleled together

Jimmy parallels Jax cuz they're both the irredeemable, misogynistic antagonists who get a lot of focus as the story follows their POV. They appear cool and likable at first before they progressively reveal their true colors

Curly parallels Pomni since they're both "main" characters with Curly being the captain/leader and Pomni taking a more leading rule towards the others. The core trait they share is being "bystanders" who coddle and excuse the main antagonist's actions until it comes back to bite them

Swansea parallels Kinger as they're both the older guys who play the father figure rule for the others. They both appear simple and shallow at first, but by the end became 2 of the most well written and beloved characters in their madias respectively

Anya is a mix of Gangle and Ragatha as they're all the shy, sweet, sensitive women with low self-esteem who are unfortunately made the target of the antagonist's abuse (along with both Gangle and Anya having failed careers/jobs)

(There's still Daisuke but I have no idea how to parallel him with Caine or Zooble lol)

With all these similarities, why does Mouthwashing work while TADC doesn't? The keyword is "consequences". Or in other words, **responsibility**

Mouthwashing's whole theme and message are about responsibility, how Jimmy keeps running away from responsibility for his actions for the whole game, how he blames everyone for himself and how it effects those around him. And how Curly messed up by not dealing with Jimmy earlier and ignoring Anya's discomfort and worries just because Jimmy was his "best friend"

During no point in the story does the game frame Jimmy as sympathetic or redeemable, he's always framed as a narcissistic, manipulative bastard who can't take responsibility for his own behavior, causing pain for those around him

During no point in the story does the game make light of Anya's pain and the abuse/misogyny she receives from Jimmy or poke fun at it. She has trouble asserting herself, but the game never punishes her or puts her down for that and all her pain is treated as Jimmy's crimes against her instead of being her fault for being passive

And despite Curly being a victim of him, just like the others, the story doesn't excuse or exclude him from consequences either. Him being a bystander as 'best friend' bias towards Jimmy as well as him being unable to see beyond the 'full picture' to notice the small detail are ultimately what started the game's events. Jimmy's still the main cause of all the problems, but Curly's inability to hold him accountable is what immediately led him and everyone else to their doom

In conclusion, what TADC needed was:

-Sticking to the psychological horror aspect

-Actually focusing on the characters by giving them screentime and making them act in ways that impact the plot

-TAKING RESPONSIBILITY!!!!

I highly recommend buying mouthwashing since it's available on steam for 12.99 dollars (TRIGGER WARNING FOR THE GAME: RAPE AND SUICIDE AS WELL AS SOME UNCOMFORTABLE PICTURES)

I enjoy making these way too much

Random stuff I made yesterday

I've been taking a quick break for a few days only to find a big mess of posts and aggressive comments in here. The app won't log me in for some reason so I'm posting from the website to make a short reminder and make something clear

This sub allows: criticism towards tadc, glitch, goose along with glitch's other cartoons along with people working in the company. Hate/slander posts are also allowed as well. And even tho it's not the main sub's topic, posts about other indie shows are allowed if the poster felt they had nowhere else to post their opinions.

What's not allowed however is bigotry. Racism, homophobia, misogyny, abelism and casual usage of slurs are strictly forbidden whether they're directed at people working for glitch or at other users. And when it comes to criticizing people, only criticize their public statements and actions. Don't use personal stuff like sexuality, body type, looks, accents... Etc to attack and humiliate people. When you point to post about someone's takes always cover their account to avoid unnecessary hate towards them and encouraging people to harass or directly attack people who ever they are is forbidden and shouldn't be encouraged or normalized at all.

When I made this sub I didn't expect it to blow up or become popular, it's just supposed to be a small space for people to be critical without getting jumped by angry glazers. But since it has a lot of members now (thanks for supporting <3) it's hard for me to manage alone and I sometimes take a long time to remove comments and ban users. So I'm asking y'all to help me by trying to be as respectful and reasonable towards each other. Ic you see a post you don't like but doesn't break any rules you can just downvote it and move on. If someone breaks a rule report them, and if you don't like the sub just mite it and move on, that's literally the whole point of keeping the critic in a different space than the other subs.

I hopefully covered everything needed for now. It'll probably take me some time to log in again, but I'll hopefully rewrite the description and rules to make them clearer and I'll add this post to community highlights later. Stay safe ^^

WHY IS SHE IN A MAID DRESS 🙏

It took me some time to realize I was a Luigi kin, but I loved Mario since I was 5. He's always been my hero and my comfort character and I love him dearly and he means a lot to me

But I hate how the majority of Luigi "fans" seem to hate and despise him for some reason. And it's especially frustrating when it comes from people who say that they're "literally Luigi", like no!

Mario is shown to be competitive and teasing with his brother and even being a bit firm with him sometimes, but he genuinely loves Luigi and he loves Mario too

I don't like gatekeeping, but I feel like a lot of people with these hateful takes are either fake fans or trying to be different, cuz I guarantee you that Luigi would NEVER be happy with those fans because they actively choose to hate his only family and most important and caring person to him