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llovelymoonn · 13 days

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royalberryriku · 3 months

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You know, I also want to rant about my anger of "girls are smart and take care of the boys" and "boys are annoyed at insufferable smart girls" trope but I think that's enough anger for one day.

I will say though, if someone pokes me about it later on, I may or may not actually remember to write an analysis of Hermione Granger from Harry Potter and Annabeth Chase from Percy Jackson to delve into how and how not to write smart female characters.

Actually, damn I can't help myself:

Yes, I know I have a bias against JKR for her opinions in general (there are many I disagree with), but the way Hermione was handled and demeaned through the books and parts of the movies is so infuriating and blatantly sexist, and then comparing that with Annabeth who is only treated as mean because she was literally hostile to the main characters at first as a child of Athena to a child of Poseidon to gain her mother's attention and whose fatal flaw is pride is so clear. Because, despite being the same type of trope, she was still was respected by Percy and Grover the entire time rather than be othered for no other reason besides being a "stuck up know it all" as a girl who likes books and is smart and that was it, then constantly the butt of Ron and Harry's jokes and then apparently okay with it and didn't mind being belittled all the time. There was no basis to pretend she was mean and horrible (she wasn't, she was just smart) or arrogant (again, yes she's proud but that's not a reason to be so damn disrespectful especially when she's smart and actively right about something and is really just called arrogant for being loud about being smart if anything, she's not even self absorbed or anything). There is a difference and it shows. And yes, the way strong women in Harry Potter were handled vs how strong women in Percy Jackson and various other books are handled also shows a very strong bias to the idea that "women are strong because they're smarter than boys" and "boys are naturally always stronger than girls" which is bullshit.

Compare with the fact Grover is not physically strong at all, but he can use nature magic and music, he can think, he is smart and knows certain topics even the others don't because he's older, the fact that Clarisse is literally one of the strongest fighters in camp, a girl, not because she's smart but because she's a physically strong daughter of Ares and Annabeth is strong because she's smart and wise, but they don't cancel each other out as better or worse, just two different ways for women and girls to be strong.

Sexism has a basis in Harry Potter's characters, it's there and present all the time and not really addressed, just a part of how each character is written; Ginny is strong but not as much as the boys, she has to go out of her way to be treated as such even as a tomboy, Luna is only strong because she's smart, so is Hermione, so are most of the female cast, whereas the boys are often shown doing physical tasks and being strong in them, even the weakest of them are shown to be generally stronger. Boys who are clever are shown to not be as smart as the girls generally are, the boys who don't meet physical expectations are clumsy and othered. The girls who aren't as smart are absolutely othered and the boys are always, generally, shown to be the ones making stupid decisions that have to be "fixed" by a girl who known better (usually Hermione or Ginny). Whereas in other narratives such as Percy Jackson, again, it is very clear that being a girl or boy wasn't a defining part of their character, just a thing that's there and while, yes, Annabeth is part of that trope, it's very clear that she's a unique case for one and also not the one taking care of the boys all the damn time. If anything? Grover is the one doing that. Hell, even Nico is shown to be smarter than he is physically strong and more powerful in the sense of his connection to his father than any "boys are dkb and brawny". Sex and gender doesn't make them who they are; their abilities and ideals do.

That's my biggest issue here, it's not a simple "oh so clearly Hermione is a bad example but Annabeth is a good one", it's that women in general are treated very different and talked about on different terms. There's a basis a to why Annabeth is the way she is but other girls aren't, why she was hostile at first, why she acted arrogant, why she's proud and what she is even proud in. There's specifics, there's reasons and connections to her story and the plot. But Hermione? She's smart. Therefore she's arrogant, apparently, when she voices her opinion from a book. What specifically makes her arrogant? Talking loud and proud about what she knows. Yes, she wants to be better, yes she wants to be strong. Because she's Muggle born and raised, you know, Just like Harry? Who was raised ignorant of magic and also wants to prove himself? Why is Hermione the only one called arrogant when she is only as proud as Harry, if not less later on as The Chosen One deal gets stuck in his head? I'm not saying he doesn't face consequences or is never called out for it, but I am saying that he is never socially ostracized for it. He's never seen as too much, but Hermione is just by default of being smart and being too open about it. If it was critised as sexist, a theme even, maybe I could be more sympathetic but it's just. Not. It's just shown as okay and a part of how the world is and even that it's somehow correct; that it is arrogant for a girl who's smart to talk up too much when clearly the boys known better but oh there's also stupid and need her to mother them? For some reason? Yeah that pisses me off, especially when you could have a reason for it at least. But nah, Hermione Granger's crime is trying to fit in too much, trying to catch up, trying too damn hard because we all know girls are supposed to shut up and take care of men silently while lot pretending they know too much. And yes, that was sarcasm.

The problem is that, again, with narratives like Percy Jackson or Six of Crows or Deltora Quest or any other thing in existence, it's not that every single female character is only useful as a someone to set the boys straight, but Ginny, Hermione, Luna all had that same damn role. I want more for women, I want more behind a caretaker who is chided for talking too much about her damn well earned accomplishments. And you know how wasn't chided? Annabeth fucking Chase. Not once did the narrative claim that her arrogance was built on anything false, that she was a know it all, just that she was smart and he used it and yes she was fucking right and everyone acknowledges it. Percy does, and he's not an idiot he's street smart and knows shit. And he actually doesn't hassle her for it, he doesn't go over to Grover and whisper "what a lunatic" for the crime of wanting attention and affection which apparently was a crime for Hermione trying to fit in. The same acts, different treatment that's the whole freaking problem.

Anyway that was enough of that, uh, please support strong female characters who are well written and not treated badly by the narrative. Also indie authors and new upcoming authors! Especially the ones who treat their characters the same regardless of gender!

#harry potter #jk rowling #percy jackon and the olympians #rick riordan #annabeth chase #hermione granger #grover underwood #clarisse la rue #percy jackson #harry potter series #pjo #hp #sexism #feminism #comparisions

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mysticdragon3md3 · 1 year

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Earlier today, I listened to Imaginary Worlds Podcast's episode 214 "The Set Jet Crowds" about people who travel to the real life locations where movies and TV series were filmed. (https://www.imaginaryworldspodcast.org/episodes/the-set-jet-crowds) My first thought went to all those real life locations in Japan that tokusatsu, anime, and videogame fans recognize from their favorite series, and like to visit.

Tokusatsu locations that Toei repeatedly uses for Super Sentai and Kamen Rider series. LOCATIONS USED IN TOKUSATSU by Squall Charlson (https://youtu.be/C1LntkCljow)

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These locations in Kumamoto prefecture, referenced for the anime adaptation of Natsume Yuujinchou. (https://www.tumblr.com/syncopatedid/176953602388/natsumehitoyoshi)

Even without Kingdom Hearts 4 released yet, people in Japan have pin pointed the location of the apartment recreated in the KH4 trailer. (https://twitter.com/aitaikimochi/status/1515752702789226508)

(https://kotaku.com/kingdom-hearts-4-sora-tokyo-apartment-aitaikimochi-squa-1848800122)

(https://twitter.com/aitaikimochi/status/1513163361571143684)

(https://twitter.com/aitaikimochi/status/1513113335327522819)

(https://twitter.com/aitaikimochi/status/1513121436025909250)

And of course, the recreation of Shibuya and other Tokyo wards from Persona 5. The town Sangenjaya that the game's Yongenjaya was based on, even started getting so many visitors doing cosplay photoshoots, that it was actually causing the residents problems. (https://twinfinite.net/2017/01/atlus-wants-persona-5-fans-to-leave-real-life-tokyo-residents-alone/)

(https://kotaku.com/persona-5s-in-game-locations-compared-to-the-real-world-1787125885)

(https://www.scribblinggeek.com/index.php/2019/01/08/sangenjaya-sights-persona-5/)

(https://mysticdragon3md3.tumblr.com/post/171680953047/when-youre-watching-nhk-world-and-all-you-can)

(https://www.reddit.com/r/Persona5/comments/ans9dy/i_brought_morgana_to_the_cafe_that_inspired/)

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#real life #locations #settings #real life locations #podcasts #imaginary worlds podcast #anime #manga #videogames #tokusatsu #super sentai #kamen rider #natsume yuujinchou #persona 5 #stylishheartthieves #kingdom hearts #kh4 #comparisions #Youtube

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cupidtxt · 1 year

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#art #my art #shark #sharks #thresher shark #thank you mochi for the. autism shark comparision i was too blind to see it

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princess-unipeg · 1 year

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#my post #my posts #the owl house #disney the owl house #disneys the owl house #disney’s the owl house #watching and dreaming #comparision #comparisons #parallels #parallel #then and now #first and last

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cartoonwishes · 4 months

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I'M NOT OKAY

#parallels are key #tgamm spoilers #amphibia spoliers #somebody probably made this comparision already but I just finished watching the tgamm S2 finale #despite me falling off the show pretty hard during season 2 due to other shows taking over my brainrot #this show was my comfort show for a while (during season 1) so seeing the ending gave me some sort of emotional whiplash #amphibia did the exact same thing to me over a year ago with its ending #crazy #also is the ghost and molly mcgee over???#because the S2 finale felt like a series finale to me #update: the show ended with the s2 finale #tgamm #the ghost and molly mcgee #the ghost and molly mcgee spoilers #amphibia season 3 #tgamm season 2 #amphibia

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kitty-meowskers · 1 month

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idk but a part of me gets annoyed whenever people compare dr ratio and alhaitham.

like yeah ok... hot buff autistic nerdy men

but their whole ideologies are completelyyy different

would alhaitham ask you to give him a 'stimulating quiz' in his free time and then proceed to design a weapon for the express even though he didnt need to? no.

would dr ratio complain about becoming the (acting) grand sage and lead sumeru? no??

alhaitham is a 'live and let live' kind of guy. he justs wants to chill and have an easy life. like be for real, he's so worried about the akademiya finding out about his true talents and power because he hates the idea of working more. the only reason he's the scribe is because it's easy and it pays well. he's not particularly interested in helping others out unless its beneficial to him or the other really needs it. as kaveh said(i think he did??? idk i dont play genshin anymore), alhaitham is a nihilist

dr ratio on the other hand? he craves being able to fix things. all he wants to do fix things. although yeah he's not gonna do everything for you, he literally said to your face that if somethings bothering you deal with it yourself BUT he did literally go out of his way to scheme that entire thing in his quest to bring the people on the space station to there senses and get them thinking for themselves instead of obsessing over those geniuses. and that whole speech he gave to screwlum after? bro was INVESTED AND INTENSELY PASSIONATE. hes extremely passionate about getting people do use and develop their talents to the best of their ability. hes a fucking doctor who somehow has 52 courses and any of the people who actually make it through all get far in their lives. alhaitham would never put in that effort even with all his talent and ngl dr ratio would hate him for that (maybe not hate but dislike).

Another difference? alhaitham isnt a bitch about what his talents although its easy to assume he is while ratio low key kind of is and since the game itself describes him as 'narcisistic' so i think its pretty safe to assume he acts a bitch and he kind of is one too (cant blame him if i did all he did i would be the same)

#oh and the aventurine and kaveh comparision just kind of... confuses me.#like i guess i could get it in the context of aventio and kavetham but only then #does this count as a character analysis??#dr ratio #hsr dr ratio #veritas ratio #babbles #hsr #honkai star rail #star rail #genshin impact #genshin #gi #alhaitham #gi alhaitham

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kleinne10 · 28 days

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i love u, roronoa zoro!! (x reader/anon/YN/mob) trying new brushes... I feel rusty. I also drew it on a small canvas and looks so blurry, sorry.

#One Piece #op #roronoa zoro #zoro roronoa #zoro x reader #zoro roronoa x reader #straw hat pirates #zoro x you #zoro x y/n #what are they thinking about??#i hate how small anon looks!! zoro is built like a beefy monster in comparision

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thoughtfulchaos773 · 2 months

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I've rewatched the episode Pasta, and I've been thinking about the show and its message in combating loneliness as Jeremy points out. It's one of the reasons why I love this series. Yes, it's about the hospitality industry, but it's all about connection, getting to know and learning about the people you love.

But what about disconnect? There were some critiques about the awkwardness in Claire/Carmy's scenes. I wonder if it's intentional. There's this weird dance in getting to know each other in which Carmy struggles to think of the next question. In the scene when he sees Claire again, he seems out of it as he turns away for a minute to think of another question to get to know who Claire is.

Perhaps, for Carmy, this is one of the ways to portray his character regression as he goes back to being the Carmy who is unable to connect with anyone and finds it difficult to express himself to Claire. When we consider that they hung out from March to May, and from Carmy's perspective, all he knows about her is that she is a doctor, her cousin Denny passed, her mom is living and thriving. Is this is because he struggles to ask her any questions beyond that? Shown by his difficulty in forming questions, i.e.- "so how did you um-is that something like- you get to pick that?

Throughout Claire and Carmys' relationship, Carmy's has been holding himself back from any emotional connection or intimacy. They have hung out before, but have never actually talked, as Claire explains. This is the story of their relationship. Claire doesn't understand his eagerness to fix something or his nervousness in waiting for the other shoe to drop. There's subtle conversations that shows their incompatibility.

Comparing this to earlier in the episode as Carmy gets to know Sydney. He holds on to her every word as she tells the story of her last time doing Sheridan Catering. He smoothly asks follow-up questions, and he's relaxed in their interaction.

When Carmy is with Sydney, there's vulnerability in their conversations, along with laughter and curiousity, as he asks Sydney questions to get to know her on a deeper level and he makes the effort towards connection.

Though Carmy and Sydney experience a form of disconnect when Carmy starts dating Claire he still makes the effort to connect with Sydney. At times he could do better but I think its showing us the chemistry and growth in Carmy by his interactions with Syd vs Claire. One where he asks questions that unravel Sydney for himself and the audience vs Claire where we don't even know her last name.

#sorry a blatant comparision but it's been on my mind #was the awkwardness intentional? or am i biased?#carmy x sydney #sydcarmy #anti claire for me #love molly tho

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wrightfamily · 23 days

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#just the other day i encountered the weirdest aa fan who hates phoenix for things that aren’t even true

hold on i gotta know about the insane phoenix hate im so cutious

yes of course. i didnt dig through their account much to be honest with you but what i DID see was insane. (account name hidden so people don't like harass them or anything because i know i have a lot of followers.

^this is on their account btw.

(warnings for transphobia, misogyny, abuse, and implying incest?)

this tweet was the first time seeing them and i genuinely thought they were like oh sick as hell for him to do until i saw the next tweet after

"there's no way this looks good" AS IF IT WASNT THE COOLEST THING HE EVER DID

where the fuck did they get this idea. hello.

this is literally fucking insane to me though. like i will admit even I need to watch utena BUT WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU:

this one was kind of funny though this was somebody trying to defend phoenix and respond to this person excusing zak or whatever

i dont have a screenshot of it but in another tweet they were talking about phoenix leveraging the fact that he knew apollo grew up in an orphanage against him (something that has never been depicted) so like are the orphanages or not

#no romance #asks #ot3 #in their defense they have or something like that in their dn #but that sure is a comparision you made there!#turning off reblogs bc i didn’t think people would spread this or anything

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llovelymoonn · 16 days

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