while I understand that the scenes were uncomfortable to watch, IWTV and TVL are horror shows about abuse and trauma. That season is about unpacking Lestat's trauma and showing how that informed his rl w Louis and Claudia. Those scenes were there to help tell that story.
It’s not just about election ratfucking. “Will you condemn?” is an effective strategy to keep Israel’s critics on the defensive so that Israel’s supporters never have to answer for what they’re supporting.
The popularity of BookTok and YA/romance/romantasy have really coded reading as a middle-brow activity in an interesting way. Cinephiles, meanwhile, have successfully coded caring about movies as high-brow; the decline of Marvel and comic book films is probably related to this, too.
unlicensed people talking about transformative works lol. the only reason fanfiction has any right to exist is because it has no material benefit to the creator. the second you argue that you have legal protection, you lose your fair use defense and you're the infringer.