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I think the most radical thing the hunger games does is tell young people that the most revolutionary thing you can do is have unconditional love for humanity. Katniss throughout the entire series is guided by a deep sense of compassion for the people around her. It is what causes her to volunteer, to bury rue, to mercy kill cato, its why she tries to save peeta, why finnick telling her to remember who the real enemy is works, and even though her compassion for the larger world falters when peeta is kidnapped, it comes back when she visits hospitals and asks for mercy for other victors and ultimately, it is love and belief in a better humanity that makes her kill coin. Through it all, she maintains an unfaltering belief in the fundemental goodness of humanity, which is diametrically opposed to dr gaul's and snow's worldview. Peeta is even more unwaveringly compassionate

So the series tells young people that the most revolutionary thing you can be is compassionate. Let compassion drive your politics. Let yourself believe in the fundemental goodness of people. And i think that's deeply important in a world that touts the superiority of pure reason or logic, to allow yourself to be guided by something as emotional as compassion. Katniss everdeen tells us that your politics should be rooted in compassion in a world that thinks detatchment or cynicism is intelligence and i think thats v cool

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the way coral said "I killed them all for nothing" just before whe was bitten by a snake hit so hard. because for the whole games you saw her as a villian, as a bad person. But, just like everyone in that arena, she wanted to see her family and friends again, she was just a kid that wanted to live. And her last thought was about the innocent souls she had to kill for that.

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i am a simple guy. i like something. i watch it again. i watch it again. i watch it ag

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I feel like in the midst of all of these daily tragedies we might forget that the people of Gaza are literally not superheroes and they do not possess special powers that we don't. I know Palestinians have been dehumanised but it also feels like sometimes this dehumanisation comes in the form of attributing superpowers to Palestinians.

Palestinians don't want to die.

Just like you, they look forward to weekends, to their morning coffee. They plan birthday parties for their kids and they complain about the laundry. They have a favourite chocolate brand and they hate not being able to get that tune out of their head. They have preferences and arguments. And just like you, they hate the sight of blood.

Palestinians don't want to die.

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i need this SO BAD

i know this is a long, long, LONG shot, but if anyone would happen to have a full video recording of the donmar warehouse production of next to normal with jack wolfe as gabe i would be forever indebted to you thanks besties

#jack wolfe #musical theatre #next to normal #broadway #I NEED #the stage looks so cool like #hhhhh

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next to normal

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HEARTSTOPPER | Nick Nelson blossoming

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the scene where nick and charlie try and stay up all night is so so 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴. we can see how carefree and happy they truly are. no one is watching or judging them, they have no curfew, no homophobes or bullies to sort out. its purely them in their own bubble, and i think its so lovely to have a connection with someone where you can be yourself and not be scared because you know they will be there no matter what. in that moment they are 𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘦

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this narlie hug is the Bane of my existence i am crumbling to the floor as i type this Let me tell u why . it’s bc in this scene, for the whole week nick had to endure being forced to sit next to b*n in his revision period; endured his taunts and shitty attitude and the doubt he was trying to plant into nick’s mind, listening to him only think of nick’s boyfriend as an object and bully charlie behind his back. and what’s even better? his homophobic brother is home from uni, so nick practically gets the same treatment he does at school at home but instead of ben, it’s his own brother. on top of that, he’s stressed about his exams, trying to navigate coming out, and of course, charlie was grounded. but charlie snuck out for nick anyway to see him, and i just. you can FEEL how much that meant to nick; that charlie was there for him and willing to break the rules if it meant he could see nick even if he’d get in trouble. and then when they meet up, they hug and it’s the way you can see Nick hold Charlie so tight despite only having one arm to, burying his face into charlie’s shoulder and scrunching his eyes up tight— you just know nick needed that hug SO bad. he’s been having to put up with so much shit from other people, he’s been so stressed out, but none of that really matters when he has charlie there to hold and to talk to and to cheer him up.

tldr ; THAT BOY IS NICK’S HOME AS LONG AS CHARLIE IS THERE WITH HIM EVERYTHING IS OKAY OIUUUGGHH HE IS SO IN LOVE 🙁🙁🙁🙁

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Proving a point to my boyfriend.

PLEASE REBLOG if you (male or female) believe it is perfectly okay and natural for a guy of any age to cry

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okay but I wil RIOT if we don't get Charlie telling Nick that he loves him for the first time while he's in the shower. I simply need to see it.

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FUCKING OBSESSED WITH THIS PRODUCTION. its so good.

with nothing to remember

#next to normal #musical theatre #jack wolfe

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FREDDY CARTER, AMITA SUMAN, KIT YOUNG, JACK WOLFE, DANIELLE GALLIGAN & CALAHAN SKOGMAN as KAZ BREKKER, INEJ GHAFA, JESPER FAHEY, WYLAN HENDRIKS, NINA ZENIK & MATTHIAS HELVAR (THE CROWS) SHADOW AND BONE: SEASON 2 -> RUSALYE (2.02)

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i want to see the “love can’t cure mental illness” scene so badly because i know that kit connor and olivia colman are gonna do it justice but also i’m sure that i won’t see any of it through my tears

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charlie writing his and tao’s name on the lock was the cutest fucking thing i’ve ever seen in my life and i’m going to go curl up into a ball now