science emo incognito...

For those asking–yup, Cherri Cola was indeed portrayed as a violent Drac killer when the Twitter accounts were active. For whatever reason, the comics presented a “nicer” version of the characters. As another example, Tommy Chow Mein was a creepy, sleazy weirdo on Twitter, but in the comics he seemed like a normal guy running a legitimate business.

If you haven’t read the Twitter accounts (AgentCherriCola, DrDeathDefying, TommyChowMein, DJHotChimp, GaryLevko, NewsAGoGo, and partypoison), I highly suggest doing so, even though they’re no longer active. The world of Killjoys presented there is so strange and eerie. I’d say it’s my favorite version of Killjoys, even over the videos.

Someone talking about Tommy Chow Mein on an old MCR forum just after the creation of the Twitter accounts (and after the release of the Nanana video I think?)

(Uh oh: essay incoming.) I’m almost certain the “nicer” version of Cherri was intentional to contrast with his more violent side earlier in the universe canon. He lost his friends, he’d been fighting for a long time (and probably losing), and he just got older. People can get disillusioned and/or change their priorities. I’m not trying to be intentionally... er... relevant to current events, but that worked really well in the context of how the different generations of killjoys saw the revolutionary movement: the older generation was venerated, but they sort of stepped down a little after getting tired of seeing so many bad things happen over the years (and again, they just got older.) In contrast, the younger generation was much more energized and willing to fight harder. (That’s not to say they were in the right: the violence and impulsivity was almost as bad as BLI, in contrast with the relative wisdom and compassion of the older generation. They both have faults and strengths.) 

It also fits well with where the band (especially Gerard) was mentally at the time. (“Kids from Yesterday”) They were becoming parents, the band was going to split up, they were just plain getting older. But they hadn’t completely given up: they still wanted to support and guide younger “killjoys,” they just didn’t have the drive to fight in the same way anymore. 

As a side note, change was always an important part of who Cherri was and that’s what makes me love the character so much: he recovered from addiction, he gave up fighting with a raygun, he tried to help out even though he knew it might be futile; he had a whole different worldview. Even if you don’t agree with some of the changes, he represents the fact that people can change. 

I’ll be honest: Gerard isn’t perfect with writing (*coughplotcohesion*) but he’s damn good at characterization. Even if he didn’t intend for Cherri to end up more subdued when he first created him, it still works with who Cherri is as a character. Gerard knew what he was doing. 

Pepper 🖤 (1/?)

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Via Remington's Instagram 6/15/2020

Photo credit Cibabs (Caity Babs) on Instagram

This piece is called “Biggest Waste of Acrylic Paint Ever”, 2020

gerardway:

7.31.20

(16 June 2020)

Just a little psa that while I do not condone any of his actions that have been revealed, I will not be taking down any of my posts about Daniel Curcio.

Similarly, I will still be reblogging and tagging him in any posts I want to save. I don't plan on providing any new Daniel content at this time and moving forwards,(such as updates about what he does in the future) but he was a part of Palaye Royale and that can't be changed. I will still be keeping him on my blog and posting older pictures with him in them. I can still enjoy old band pictures and clips all while not supporting his actions.

Same here. All posts stay up and where they are. I do not support him like that any longer but you can't erase the past. He made the bastards what it is.

Let's look forward to happier times

This would be a good time to remind people that if you don’t want to see specific content, you can use the filter tags feature. 

On desktop, you can activate it by clicking the person icon in the upper right. Go to “Settings” then “Filtered Tags” and add the tags you don’t want to see posts of. 

Sometimes this might not work and it has it’s limitations, so there’s something called the “Tumblr Savior Chrome Plugin” that works in a similar way if you use Chrome as your browser. There are tutorials on how to install and use it. 

(Just FYI it’s also common courtesy to tag people or content in bandoms/fandoms that people might not want to see so they can block it. OP’s got the right idea.) 

Even if you already know about this or don’t feel like using it, you can reblog to let other people know about it. A lot of younger/ newer tumblr users don’t know it exists. 

Now that’s what I like to see, Boston!

fake your death // my chemical romance

haven’t been able to stop thinking about this image for months now

(since Yungblud said is okay to share these pictures)

This is how you use your privilege. Halsey and YungBlud, stood on the front line of many protests this week to protect black people, and help people who got hurt.

Halsey on twitter:

I dont know how to articulate the horrors of today. NG + officers firing rounds into kneeling crowds. We dont have enough medics on the ground on our side. I was treating injuries I am not qualified to. So much blood spilled. If you have med training pls go + standby outskirts. And if you’re a white ally who is gonna stand and shout and antagonize the officers and NG and then hide behind black bodies when the shots start firing, fuck you. You couldnt understand a shred of the bravery of the black folks at the front line. Thank you to everyone who stayed. And a big personal thank you to Yungblud who literally ran exposed in front of rounds being shot to drag wounded people to safety without even thinking twice. And fucking listen to the black people speaking. You are not there to speak over them. If they are venting their pain and anguish out loud do not speak over them. Allies are there to help when help is needed. Not take control of the narrative. there’s enough of that already.

iamhalsey: It’s become very clear to me that some of you need to see what I’ve seen. Please swipe through this. These pictures and videos don’t even scratch the surface. It’s easy from the comfort of your home to watch looting and rioting on television and condone the violent measures being taken by forces. But what you don’t see is innocent peaceful protestors being shot at and tear gassed and physically assaulted relentlessly. You think it’s not happening, it’s only the “thugs” and the “riots”, right? The police are keeping you safe right? You’re wrong. This is happening everywhere. And innocent people exercising their rights to speech and assembly are facing violence and abuse of power. With all of our medical professionals being CONSUMED and EXHAUSTED with Covid, there is little to no medical attention available. I have first hand treated men women and children who have been shot in the chest, the face, the back. Some will lose vision some have lost fingers. I have been covered in innocent blood. My father is a black man. My mother is an EMT. This week I had to put those two associations together in ways that have horrified me. This is NOT a virtue signaling post. But I HAVE to show you what I am witnessing with my own eyes. With Trump’s decision today to enforce the mobilization of armed forces on our own citizens, this has escalated beyond your privilege and comfort to not care. Please care. We are begging you to care. This is war on Americans. This is everyone’s problem. Everyone’s. #BLACKLIVESMATTER