Dark Fate makes this even less subtextual
December 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Dark Fate makes this even less subtextual
i had to go look at the themes and nod approvingly since my personal lock-in forever after thinking about it for a minute was jazzy blue. there are no particular subtextual reasons for this
December 5, 2025 at 7:59 AM
i had to go look at the themes and nod approvingly since my personal lock-in forever after thinking about it for a minute was jazzy blue. there are no particular subtextual reasons for this
i need Bakjwi to get a subtextual moment (tm) next
December 5, 2025 at 12:02 AM
i need Bakjwi to get a subtextual moment (tm) next
my child: I think lots of authors don’t know they have to let the audience think they are thinking of themes themselves, they can’t think the author did it
me: it’s gotta be subtextual
me: WAIT THIS IS WHY MORMON YA AUTHORS ARE SO GOOD
my child: I wrote a paper about it; Mormons & subtext
me:
me: it’s gotta be subtextual
me: WAIT THIS IS WHY MORMON YA AUTHORS ARE SO GOOD
my child: I wrote a paper about it; Mormons & subtext
me:
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December 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
my child: I think lots of authors don’t know they have to let the audience think they are thinking of themes themselves, they can’t think the author did it
me: it’s gotta be subtextual
me: WAIT THIS IS WHY MORMON YA AUTHORS ARE SO GOOD
my child: I wrote a paper about it; Mormons & subtext
me:
me: it’s gotta be subtextual
me: WAIT THIS IS WHY MORMON YA AUTHORS ARE SO GOOD
my child: I wrote a paper about it; Mormons & subtext
me:
what i find interesting is that there IS subtextual representation in Hazbin. the Vox/Alastor situation? the audience knows they’re a bi man and an aro/ace man and their types of attraction to each other add to the tension. but neither of them state that out loud bc it would be OOC.
December 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
what i find interesting is that there IS subtextual representation in Hazbin. the Vox/Alastor situation? the audience knows they’re a bi man and an aro/ace man and their types of attraction to each other add to the tension. but neither of them state that out loud bc it would be OOC.
“Please keep queer representation subtextual” but wokely.
December 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
“Please keep queer representation subtextual” but wokely.
prob shouldn't say 2much bc CF ppl have yet to see the full CH, but i will just say the upcoming stuff in my story is actually inspired by a lot personal real emotions (so y my anxiety is a lil up too haha 🤔💦)........lotsa subtextual stuff i'll prob have to cover in posts or somethin' hmmm 🙂↕️......
December 4, 2025 at 1:45 AM
prob shouldn't say 2much bc CF ppl have yet to see the full CH, but i will just say the upcoming stuff in my story is actually inspired by a lot personal real emotions (so y my anxiety is a lil up too haha 🤔💦)........lotsa subtextual stuff i'll prob have to cover in posts or somethin' hmmm 🙂↕️......
Thinking about how against all literary and subtextual evidence to the contrary, Magic still refers to Valgavoth as male.
December 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Thinking about how against all literary and subtextual evidence to the contrary, Magic still refers to Valgavoth as male.
I still have the second half of the book to finish, but perhaps her subtextual magic trick is tell a story of how a boy became the most powerful wizard in Earthsea while displaying recurring gender inequality cases along the way.
December 2, 2025 at 6:59 AM
I still have the second half of the book to finish, but perhaps her subtextual magic trick is tell a story of how a boy became the most powerful wizard in Earthsea while displaying recurring gender inequality cases along the way.
the subtextual christofascism of bread and fish
December 1, 2025 at 11:55 PM
the subtextual christofascism of bread and fish
When HBO gave critics a week and only the first two episodes, there were always going to be questions. If subtextual or subconscious resistance emerges, it’s contextual, and without explicit judgment honestly kind of understandable? It takes getting used to, even for some romance readers.
November 29, 2025 at 10:41 PM
When HBO gave critics a week and only the first two episodes, there were always going to be questions. If subtextual or subconscious resistance emerges, it’s contextual, and without explicit judgment honestly kind of understandable? It takes getting used to, even for some romance readers.
the sex scenes are described as visually the same, that it's too fast that they lept into bed, etc. I think it's a review that has a strong subtextual element of questioning the way these 2 characters engage in sexual intimacy, both for them as people, but for us as viewers.
November 29, 2025 at 10:38 PM
the sex scenes are described as visually the same, that it's too fast that they lept into bed, etc. I think it's a review that has a strong subtextual element of questioning the way these 2 characters engage in sexual intimacy, both for them as people, but for us as viewers.
Chemistry is subtextual, not out in the open. It is demonstrated by action - Kylo refusing to let the troopers drag her aboard and rough her up, Kylo removing his mask for Rey and her stunned facial expressions when she sees his face, the hand touch visibly resembling a Hindu wedding ceremony, etc.,
November 29, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Chemistry is subtextual, not out in the open. It is demonstrated by action - Kylo refusing to let the troopers drag her aboard and rough her up, Kylo removing his mask for Rey and her stunned facial expressions when she sees his face, the hand touch visibly resembling a Hindu wedding ceremony, etc.,
zootopia 2 (2025) - so i think it's fair to say i didn't exactly have the most glowing praise about the first zootopia, quite the opposite. so imagine my shock when 2 turns out to be INSANELY good and also not a weird lil pro-cop centrist subtextual mess
November 29, 2025 at 6:59 PM
zootopia 2 (2025) - so i think it's fair to say i didn't exactly have the most glowing praise about the first zootopia, quite the opposite. so imagine my shock when 2 turns out to be INSANELY good and also not a weird lil pro-cop centrist subtextual mess
Like, maybe I'm reading far, far too much into things, but that (plus straight up not discussing what happened at all, including his promised follow-up on suggestions of things to read and learn) feels sort of subtextual of a choice to me, idk
November 29, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Like, maybe I'm reading far, far too much into things, but that (plus straight up not discussing what happened at all, including his promised follow-up on suggestions of things to read and learn) feels sort of subtextual of a choice to me, idk
It’s too much, I would screenshot the whole thing. just read it.
November 27, 2025 at 12:19 PM
It’s too much, I would screenshot the whole thing. just read it.
This is amazing.
November 27, 2025 at 10:17 AM
This is amazing.
zootopia (2016) - actually pretty fun movie until i spent one picosecond wondering about the subtextual aspects of the movie and it almost immediately fell apart. INCREDIBLY wack metaphors and allegories of racial prejudice (like in ways that felt cringeworthy), makes me curious how 2 is gonna fare
November 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM
zootopia (2016) - actually pretty fun movie until i spent one picosecond wondering about the subtextual aspects of the movie and it almost immediately fell apart. INCREDIBLY wack metaphors and allegories of racial prejudice (like in ways that felt cringeworthy), makes me curious how 2 is gonna fare
Thank you, I’m planning on writing about it! The Gramby parallels/references just feel way too deliberate and the supplemental material for moon really stresses how much Hero wanted to see her again, so it makes sense that her shadow is what keeps him trapped :’) I love how subtextual SC is
November 26, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Thank you, I’m planning on writing about it! The Gramby parallels/references just feel way too deliberate and the supplemental material for moon really stresses how much Hero wanted to see her again, so it makes sense that her shadow is what keeps him trapped :’) I love how subtextual SC is
Random thoughts:
You can tell subtextual intent in media by design shapes. If something is all/mostly straight lines and corners, it’s likely “evil” or suspicious. If it’s all smooth curves, it’s likely “good” or wholesome. Too much of either falls into Uncanny Valley type effect & is disquieting.
You can tell subtextual intent in media by design shapes. If something is all/mostly straight lines and corners, it’s likely “evil” or suspicious. If it’s all smooth curves, it’s likely “good” or wholesome. Too much of either falls into Uncanny Valley type effect & is disquieting.
November 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Random thoughts:
You can tell subtextual intent in media by design shapes. If something is all/mostly straight lines and corners, it’s likely “evil” or suspicious. If it’s all smooth curves, it’s likely “good” or wholesome. Too much of either falls into Uncanny Valley type effect & is disquieting.
You can tell subtextual intent in media by design shapes. If something is all/mostly straight lines and corners, it’s likely “evil” or suspicious. If it’s all smooth curves, it’s likely “good” or wholesome. Too much of either falls into Uncanny Valley type effect & is disquieting.
Love a bi-subtextual shirt
November 26, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Love a bi-subtextual shirt
A colleague Dm'd me about this saying that Wicked succeeds as a piece of subtextual fiction for her rather than cathartic fiction with a linear plot, especially from her perspective as a sapphic. I'm not queer, but I wonder if this holds true for other queer folks who've seen the movie.
November 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
A colleague Dm'd me about this saying that Wicked succeeds as a piece of subtextual fiction for her rather than cathartic fiction with a linear plot, especially from her perspective as a sapphic. I'm not queer, but I wonder if this holds true for other queer folks who've seen the movie.
I'd highly recommend this to anyone on the left who likes well-made TV with richly thematic subtextual themes, although I'm interested to see if it ultimately comes down on the side of "Western capitalism is inherently good because freedom".
Either way, novel idea and fascinating so far.
Either way, novel idea and fascinating so far.
A couple of episodes into Pluribus and it is brilliant so far.
On the surface it is about all but a handful of humans being taken over by an alien virus melding them into a blissful, efficient collective and the immune protagonist's resistance, but it is blatantly really about China and the west.
On the surface it is about all but a handful of humans being taken over by an alien virus melding them into a blissful, efficient collective and the immune protagonist's resistance, but it is blatantly really about China and the west.
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I'd highly recommend this to anyone on the left who likes well-made TV with richly thematic subtextual themes, although I'm interested to see if it ultimately comes down on the side of "Western capitalism is inherently good because freedom".
Either way, novel idea and fascinating so far.
Either way, novel idea and fascinating so far.
It's difficult to say for a fact how much property such as fine art and land should be valued between two transacting parties, so there can be subtextual deals underwriting this depending on if you over or under value something
Land, art, contracts, etc, rather than money itself
Land, art, contracts, etc, rather than money itself
November 25, 2025 at 3:30 AM
It's difficult to say for a fact how much property such as fine art and land should be valued between two transacting parties, so there can be subtextual deals underwriting this depending on if you over or under value something
Land, art, contracts, etc, rather than money itself
Land, art, contracts, etc, rather than money itself
Homosexuality in A Streetcar Named Desire is a central, though often subtextual, theme, notably explored through the tragic figure of Blanche DuBois's deceased husband, Allan Grey.
November 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Homosexuality in A Streetcar Named Desire is a central, though often subtextual, theme, notably explored through the tragic figure of Blanche DuBois's deceased husband, Allan Grey.