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The Lego Ninjago movie, but instead of everyone immediately dropping their hatred of Lloyd when they find out he's the green ninja, they instead come to hate the green ninja, and accuse him and the others of teaming up with Garmadon to prolong his attempted takeovers and therefore increase overall destruction over time to make it even easier for him to conquer Ninjago in the long run

The whole 'people see a monster' speech likely completely ignored

And so Lloyd is back to square one, but now he hasn't got his beloved secret identity to hide behind anymore

I mean these people despised him for absolutely no reason other than his last name, to the point that a song about him being bad became a number one hit even though most people didn't even know him, and they always blame him for damages etc instead of the person actually doing the damage - Lord Garmadon himself

They completely overlooked the fact that they'd all be dead/imprisoned if Lloyd was actually evil and allied with his dad

It's not a stretch to believe that majority of Ninjago wouldn't give a damn if he was the green ninja, because it's still Lloyd Garmadon, who they've hated for 16 years, far more and far longer than they've loved the green ninja. I think it's reasonable to assume most of them wouldn't readily drop their hatred and bullying because of a speech. They wouldn't want to admit they've spent their whole lives believing something that's completely wrong, so they'd likely find ways to twist it, as many people do these days when faced with evidence that disproves their ideas

Idk if that makes sense, but like- I think it would be a rather interesting idea to explore (might be writing a fic about it at some point lmao)

I hope Nael knows their poem made me cry

Luz: Hey you guys wanna go get some D-E-S-S-E-R-T?

King: Yeah dude, I need me a T-R-E-A-T!

Collector: Watcha guys talkin about?

Hunter: Yeah, why did you guys just spell dess-

Luz: NONONO SHHHHH!

King: SHUT UP DON’T SAY IT!

Hunter: … Uh… why?

King: Oh god how do we tell you this?

Luz: Collector… can’t spell…

Hunter: … WHAT?

King: He can’t spell, so when we talk about something he wants we spell it out loud, so he doesn’t get too excited.

Hunter: He is a god. He can’t handle hearing the word treat?

Collector: TREAT?

Luz: NO TREAT!

Collector: TREAT?

Luz: NO TREAT!

Collector: TREAT?

Luz: NO TREAT!

Collector: Awww….

Hunter: Okay what is happening?

Luz: We told you, he gets excited when he hears the word T-R-E-A-T.

Collector: Watcha talkin about?

Luz: Taxes.

Collector: Aw shucks.

Hunter: What, so you guys just treat him like a toddler?

Collector: TREAT?

King: NO TREAT!

Collector: TREAT?

King: NO TREAT!

Collector: TREAT?

King: NO TREAT!

Collector: Awwwwwww.

King: Dude, you gotta spell if you are talking about F-O-O-D.

Hunter: Okay… so are we getting an S-N-A-C-K?

Collector: SNACK?

King: Oh COME ON!

Luz: Dude REALLY?

Hunter: OH COME ON! I SPELLED IT!

King: Well he knows how to spell SNACK!

Hunter: SO HE CAN SPELL SNACK BUT HE CAN’T SPELL TREAT?

Collector: TREAT?

Hunter: NO TREAT!

Collector: TREAT?

Hunter: NO TREAT!

Collector: TREAT?

Hunter: NO TREAT!

Collector: GOD DAMMIT!

Luz: Okay he is getting fussy. It’s time for an N-A-P.

Collector: Yeeaaaah~

Hunter: What does N-A-P spell?

Collector: Party.

i shared something a few months ago about allergies and food disabilities and it recently started accumulating notes again and now it's at 5.7k, so obviously my activity page is just people trauma dumping about their awful experiences with allergies in the tags which is. Fun.

but what's really getting me is how i made a comment early on in the reblog chain about how many personal and professional activities revolve around food and how much it sucks to have to either put yourself at risk or miss out on those opportunities, because people often react badly either way if you cause them even the slightest inconvenience

and EVERYBODY who has responded to that comment. and I mean everybody. has focused on "personal" and made comments about how "if your friends don't respect your food disabilities, they're not your friends" and "you'll meet more supportive people in future" and all of that

and not one of them has paid any attention to the "professional" part of that. I'm talking about work Christmas dinners where if you don't go you're not a team player and will probably get passed over for future opportunities, but if you go, you'll get sick and HR will be mad about the extra time off. I'm talking about networking dinners and business lunches and meeting people at the buffet table at events, all of which are fraught if not impossible. I'm talking about travelling for conferences or other events and having to bring an entire extra bag with food because the venue can't cater for you (hand luggage only just ain't even an option at this point, so yay, extra costs if you're travelling further afield)

and also! smaller things like job interviews where you have to wear "smart" clothes (fitted waistbands and IBS? A Nightmare). dress codes in general. working in a building where the nearest toilets are on the opposite side. not being able to trust the work kettle/microwave because it might be contaminated but not having the facilities to bring/use your own. not being able to use communal tea/coffee/milk supplies for the same reason. all of those little everyday things

it isn't just about friends. it's about LIFE. i'm in an industry where events, lunches, etc are a common occurrence, and a nightmare for me. in academia, it feels like every other event involves a wine reception, which is shit when you don't drink and don't love being around people who are drinking a lot. in the office, i can't participate properly in any of the seasonal social gatherings, whether they're tea and biscuits or a Christmas meal

food disabilities have PROFESSIONAL impacts. because they are disabilities. it isn't just about having fun or hanging out with friends. it affects my career and my opportunities and it is INVISIBLE because people don't even know to recognise the ableism when they're doing it

i am tired of people ignoring that facet of it all

literally so funny that canonically collector´s thoughts in King´s tide were quite literally this while everyone was fucking dying

Hunter: My future partner must be brave, strong, intelligent, successful and organized.

Edric: *steps on a caterpillar and proceeds to drop to their knees and sob while apologizing profusely*

Hunter : That one. I want that one.

be free!!

stop normalizing ai use in fandom 👎

*fic starts getting really good* hold on i gotta lock in *gets under my blanket*