Skip to content
  • Home Home Home, current page.
  • Moments Moments Moments, current page.

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Language: English
    • Bahasa Indonesia
    • Bahasa Melayu
    • Català
    • Čeština
    • Dansk
    • Deutsch
    • English UK
    • Español
    • Filipino
    • Français
    • Hrvatski
    • Italiano
    • Magyar
    • Nederlands
    • Norsk
    • Polski
    • Português
    • Română
    • Slovenčina
    • Suomi
    • Svenska
    • Tiếng Việt
    • Türkçe
    • Ελληνικά
    • Български език
    • Русский
    • Српски
    • Українська мова
    • עִבְרִית
    • العربية
    • فارسی
    • मराठी
    • हिन्दी
    • বাংলা
    • ગુજરાતી
    • தமிழ்
    • ಕನ್ನಡ
    • ภาษาไทย
    • 한국어
    • 日本語
    • 简体中文
    • 繁體中文
  • Have an account? Log in
    Have an account?
    · Forgot password?

    New to Twitter?
    Sign up
djolder's profile
Daniel José Older
Daniel José Older
Daniel José Older
Verified account
@djolder

Tweets

Daniel José OlderVerified account

@djolder

'Literature’s most compelling pinup boy'-- @BCDreyer; official star war (he/him); header by Harvey Tolibao

San Madrigal
danieljoseolder.net
Joined September 2009

Tweets

  • © 2021 Twitter
  • About
  • Help Center
  • Terms
  • Privacy policy
  • Cookies
  • Ads info
Dismiss
Previous
Next

Go to a person's profile

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @

Promote this Tweet

Block

  • Tweet with a location

    You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more

    Your lists

    Create a new list


    Under 100 characters, optional

    Privacy

    Copy link to Tweet

    Embed this Tweet

    Embed this Video

    Add this Tweet to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Add this video to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Hmm, there was a problem reaching the server.

    By embedding Twitter content in your website or app, you are agreeing to the Twitter Developer Agreement and Developer Policy.

    Preview

    Why you're seeing this ad

    Log in to Twitter

    · Forgot password?
    Don't have an account? Sign up »

    Sign up for Twitter

    Not on Twitter? Sign up, tune into the things you care about, and get updates as they happen.

    Sign up
    Have an account? Log in »

    Two-way (sending and receiving) short codes:

    Country Code For customers of
    United States 40404 (any)
    Canada 21212 (any)
    United Kingdom 86444 Vodafone, Orange, 3, O2
    Brazil 40404 Nextel, TIM
    Haiti 40404 Digicel, Voila
    Ireland 51210 Vodafone, O2
    India 53000 Bharti Airtel, Videocon, Reliance
    Indonesia 89887 AXIS, 3, Telkomsel, Indosat, XL Axiata
    Italy 4880804 Wind
    3424486444 Vodafone
    » See SMS short codes for other countries

    Confirmation

     

    Welcome home!

    This timeline is where you’ll spend most of your time, getting instant updates about what matters to you.

    Tweets not working for you?

    Hover over the profile pic and click the Following button to unfollow any account.

    Say a lot with a little

    When you see a Tweet you love, tap the heart — it lets the person who wrote it know you shared the love.

    Spread the word

    The fastest way to share someone else’s Tweet with your followers is with a Retweet. Tap the icon to send it instantly.

    Join the conversation

    Add your thoughts about any Tweet with a Reply. Find a topic you’re passionate about, and jump right in.

    Learn the latest

    Get instant insight into what people are talking about now.

    Get more of what you love

    Follow more accounts to get instant updates about topics you care about.

    Find what's happening

    See the latest conversations about any topic instantly.

    Never miss a Moment

    Catch up instantly on the best stories happening as they unfold.

    Daniel José Older‏Verified account @djolder 8 Jul 2018

    BAD GUY: *wipes out millions of people* GOOD GUY: *about to kill bad guy* but wait if i do this I'll be no better than the bad guy! ME:pic.twitter.com/UvqXkBhNQ1

    3:45 PM - 8 Jul 2018
    • 204 Retweets
    • 639 Likes
    • Baraka Kaseko el pocket-dial Dundee C. Thomas Lafollette- 83.5K/75K Bran (he/him/they/them)🇵🇷 rubidea: become relevant Dora Older please go away Eliot Peper
    23 replies 204 retweets 639 likes
      1. New conversation
      2. Daniel José Older‏Verified account @djolder 8 Jul 2018

        I'm just super over the trope where a narrative feels like it has to force the good guy into a position where they're killing out of self-defense in order to maintain the illusion of their innocence

        10 replies 29 retweets 182 likes
        Show this thread
      3. Daniel José Older‏Verified account @djolder 8 Jul 2018

        especially since protagonists are so often representations of nationalism, and the US has never been an only in self-defense type of nation. The opposite, really. But it's depended on the illusion of innocence to keep folks patriotic.

        2 replies 12 retweets 112 likes
        Show this thread
      4. Daniel José Older‏Verified account @djolder 8 Jul 2018

        me watching the climactic moment of a movie when the hero hesitates because they don't want to be just like the bad guyspic.twitter.com/1Zm7hvDEdr

        6 replies 9 retweets 90 likes
        Show this thread
      5. Daniel José Older‏Verified account @djolder 8 Jul 2018

        seriously justpic.twitter.com/wS6pfeM7DP

        3 replies 5 retweets 68 likes
        Show this thread
      6. Daniel José Older‏Verified account @djolder 8 Jul 2018

        I also feel like it's sometimes a cheap way to avoid making the protag have to deal with having taken a life so we can like just get on with things and have a happy ending but that's not how things work.

        2 replies 6 retweets 90 likes
        Show this thread
      7. Daniel José Older‏Verified account @djolder 8 Jul 2018

        ...from what I hear about taking lives...pic.twitter.com/YTbMVHZEhJ

        2 replies 4 retweets 58 likes
        Show this thread
      8. Daniel José Older‏Verified account @djolder 8 Jul 2018

        Daniel José Older Retweeted Random Michelle

        i don't watch firefly but i do think it's why there are such passionate opinions about han's pre-emptive greedo strikehttps://twitter.com/random_michelle/status/1016107149439766528 …

        Daniel José Older added,

        Random Michelle @random_michelle
        Replying to @OmarHolmon @djolder
        Is that what made this scene from Firefly so good? https://youtu.be/PP9eiXMPLcQ 
        6 replies 1 retweet 46 likes
        Show this thread
      9. Daniel José Older‏Verified account @djolder 8 Jul 2018

        To be clear: I don't think this happening makes a story bad, I'm just personally tired of it and I think there are larger cultural implications to the prevalence of it. The innocence thing.

        4 replies 4 retweets 65 likes
        Show this thread
      10. Daniel José Older‏Verified account @djolder 8 Jul 2018

        pic.twitter.com/8DwK6JBKvh

        2 replies 2 retweets 32 likes
        Show this thread
      11. Daniel José Older‏Verified account @djolder 8 Jul 2018

        Daniel José Older Retweeted Emily Lauer

        I think that's part of it yeah, which is definitely a disorganizing principle. Think it's also a forced defining of what is/isn't innocence and whose life matters.https://twitter.com/ProfessorEmily/status/1016111254967111680 …

        Daniel José Older added,

        Emily Lauer @ProfessorEmily
        Replying to @djolder
        Do you think it’s a confusion of “inaction” with “innocence?”
        2 replies 3 retweets 46 likes
        Show this thread
      12. Daniel José Older‏Verified account @djolder 8 Jul 2018

        I really like how Avatar (the Airbender not the damn alien white savior complex shit and the show not the damn movie) handled it, because they built into Aang's character that he doesn't want to take a life from early on and it felt natural that he be conflicted about it

        5 replies 10 retweets 96 likes
        Show this thread
      13. Daniel José Older‏Verified account @djolder 8 Jul 2018

        which is to say, i think there are ways of keeping the protagonist from taking a life or not wanting to take a life but they have to be threaded in, not just pop up awkwardly when they're needed as a shorthand for innocence

        4 replies 8 retweets 71 likes
        Show this thread
      14. Daniel José Older‏Verified account @djolder 8 Jul 2018

        this is part of what made the first two seasons of Dexter so good — it was in deep conversation with these ideas of heroism, innocence, taking/saving lives.

        4 replies 2 retweets 40 likes
        Show this thread
      15. Daniel José Older‏Verified account @djolder 8 Jul 2018

        and thenpic.twitter.com/lHJa9KV2ky

        3 replies 1 retweet 27 likes
        Show this thread
      16. Daniel José Older‏Verified account @djolder 8 Jul 2018

        this is a lot of stuff I've been thinking about writing DACTYL HILL which is why it's all come out in a deluge now. Trying to let the kids deal with various levels of trauma, violence, victory, guilt, etc...but also let the story keep moving

        2 replies 2 retweets 30 likes
        Show this thread
      17. Daniel José Older‏Verified account @djolder 8 Jul 2018

        Daniel José Older Retweeted Ron(n)a, go to hell.

        Lmao according to my mentions I've been subtweeting The Flash this whole time and I didn't even know!https://twitter.com/okjoi/status/1016156184129228800?s=19 …

        Daniel José Older added,

        Ron(n)a, go to hell. @oatmealpants
        This is how I feel watching Barry Allen on his hundredth "I won't do that. There's got to be another way" speech. https://twitter.com/djolder/status/1016090840698163201 …
        3 replies 2 retweets 37 likes
        Show this thread
      18. End of conversation

    Loading seems to be taking a while.

    Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.

      Promoted Tweet

      false

      • © 2021 Twitter
      • About
      • Help Center
      • Terms
      • Privacy policy
      • Cookies
      • Ads info