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“Kids are bullied because they do xyz behaviors.”
No, kids are bullied because they are around bullies.
Just as domestic abuse victims are abused because their abusers are abusers (and not bc of the victims’ behavior), kids are bullied bc bullies are bullies.
There is not some divided responsibility between victim and bully, and if we teach kids that there is, we teach them to accept or perpetrate abuse throughout their lives.
there’s a big difference between “this show contains things that are morally wrong” and “this show contains things that are morally wrong and frames them in a positive and harmless light and/or shows an amount of [insert x morally wrong thing] to the audience that feels unnecessary, gratuitous, and/or fetishistic” and it’s very very important to remember that distinction when criticizing media
I love you weekly episode release, I love you scheduled hiatus, I love you stories with planned endings, I love you series that is allowed to end on its own terms
Things I would love to see more of in movies/tv:
Not focused on high school and acting like it’s the be all and end all and high school is where everyone peaks and it’s all downhill from there, can we PLEASE get university/college shows or even after that? Would love to see more mid-late 20s and beyond thanks.
Also on the topic of people in their 20s and beyond can we get realistic shows that don’t act like we’re all mad successful? Many people my age live with their parents, or roommates, and I’m not talking about some apartment in NYC. That shit is really unrelatable with a lot of millennials/gen z. I get the “yas queen” factor of having people my age running companies but it would be nice to get more middle-class rep. I’m sick of it being either weirdly rich or in poverty.
On that note, can we stop acting like creatives are rolling in dough? Most photographers, writers, etc that I know have to have it as a side hustle or at least have a second job because creatives don’t get paid shit. Characters like Carrie on SATC are extremely difficult to relate to because most creatives do not earn anywhere near that amount.
Just…platonic relationships? Idk a lot of my early 20s was me with my friends, I dated a little bit but my friends definitely encompassed my life a lot more, and I would really love to see more of those connections rather than the focus being on getting a partner.
Less focus on sex all the time? Idk why everything involving adults has to involve sex and getting laid lmao there’s a lot more to life than that.
The characters aren’t all model-thin and sample-sized. I get that’s definitely some women’s figure, but it would be awesome to see more representation of varying sizes where they aren’t “stand outs” (aka considered the “fat” friend). Idk man I’m a size AU 10 / US 6 and it’s pretty ridiculous that even that is considered “big” or “curvy”.
Queer characters where the focus/their story isn’t about their queerness.
Characters who genuinely do not want kids and don’t miraculously change their minds about this because they meet the “right person”.
Characters who don’t really know what they’re doing with their lives career wise and that’s okay, instead of being treated like every character has a “goal” in mind.
Characters wearing clothes that aren’t fucking designer clothes lmao.
Idk I really just wanted to see people in their 20s-30s who are human, who are getting by day to day but don’t necessarily have heaps of money aside and who are just taking things as they come, because that’s where I see a lot of people in my age group right now.
Also normalise couples not getting married, not everyone wants to and so many movies/shows treat it as a natural “conclusion” to a character’s arc.
hot take : animated films need to stop hiring popular actors and start hiring talented voice actors
if i were an extremely wealthy owner of a television network i would shrimply pick up all the successful shows netflix and hbo and disney cancelled that ppl made petitions abt and the creators said they have more written for
and then make more seasons of them and my network's ratings would be wildly high and also it'd be baller pr or w/e
Welcome to the ZAON blog!
You're asking me these questions: "What's ZAON?" & "Why are you dedicating a blog about it?" Well, I'll answer these two questions and maybe more.
"What is ZAON?"
ZAON, an acronym for Zero & Over Network, is a media network aimed at families. The full name implies that this network is for all ages and for all walks of life.
ZAON is structured and a 24/7 family network like Disney Channel, but has the fun weirdness and creativity like Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network. Basically, it's Nickelodeon for regular families.
"Why are you dedicating a blog about it?"
I've always wanted to do an alternate timeline on what if there was a fourth successful family network competing with Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, and Cartoon Network.
That's it for now! I'm thinking up some neat ideas and other stuff to post on this blog. If you have any more questions, comments, and/or suggestions for ZAON, please feel free to reply to the blog's Mailbox.
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