*barbie movie spoilers*
the reason allan in the barbie movie is unaffected by brainwashing is because he has never had to live up to any reputation except his own. he doesn't have the pressure of being Barbie or being Ken. he's just allan. he is immune to the system bc he defies it. even skipper and midge have copies and reputations: allan is the only allan, and he has never had to be anything else. thus, he is the only vaguely well-adjusted person in barbieland, because he is the only individual identity.
this a (possibly unintentional) metaphor for how the only way to combat the confines of the gender binary and gendered expectations is to define what your gender identity means for you. maybe you're a girl, but what does girl mean for you. both in a practical, everyday sense (what clothes make you feel good, how do you want your body to look, what pronouns you use) and in an existential way (what communities do you identify with, how do you feel when people treat you like a boy/girl, what words feel accurate and/or good, what labels you want to claim, if any).
A cis straight man still has a gender journey to go on to figure out what "man" means for them personally (like ken definitely has a gender journey, tbh moreso than barbie, jesus christ ryan gosling killed it).
ALSO
trying to get allan lore i keep seeing articles that are like 'oh ya allan debuted in 1964 and was then pulled shortly after, but he re-appears in the 90s as Midge's husband'
you fools. that's alan. not allan. some sources say spelling is "inconsistent", some just say the spelling was changed, but i disagree. maybe its not important to you but its important to me that they are two separate entities and individuals.
also if alan exists in barbie land he probably lives in weird house bc as midge's husband he was recalled after the whole 'pregnant barbie' scare and never reappeared. rip.
plus catch GQ writing an article basically saying "don't worry mr allan i saw your chanel boots"
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Novice sewing pattern: Cut out shapes. Line up the little triangles on the edges. Stitch edges together. We've also included step-by-step assembly instructions with illustrations.
Novice knitting pattern: yOU MUSt uNDerstANd thE SECret cOdE CO67 (73, 87, 93) BO44 (63, 76, 90) 28 (32, 34) slip first pw repeat 7x K to end *kl (pl) 42 * until 13" (13, 13, 15) join new at 30 pl for 17 rows ssk 27 k2tog mattress lengthwise BO and sacrifice a goat to the knitting gods. WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU WANT "INSTRUCTIONS," I JUST GAVE THEM TO YOU
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if I asked very nicely would you all be willing to take a one minute anonymous survey for my linguistics class. if the answer is yes, please click here. thanks :)
(sharing for a better response size would also be very appreciated)
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can we talk about how the weirdest part of staticmoth isn't even the fact that they're toxic to each other?
it's how they both react to each other's toxicity with nonchalance.
like. first, during val's tantrum, val throws a glass at vox, or well, in his vicinity.
then vox just... steps away like it's nobody's business, barely bothered by it.
and later, when it's vox's turn to be angry, he roughly pulls val down, shakes him, and shouts at his face.
then val just... shrugs it off.
usually when you think of a toxic relationship, you'd probably think of person A being toxic to person B then person B biting back just as toxic until it's a back and forth of toxicity, a full-blown fight.
but that. that's not staticmoth. staticmoth is fucking weird in that when one is acting toxic towards the other, the other acts nonchalant and doesn't retaliate. then they switch roles on who the toxic one is and who the nonchalant one is.
I am not at all denying the toxicity in their relationship, but they certainly are a really fucking weird brand of toxic that is just. so hard to describe.
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its the season again! my gift for the @homestuckss event of this year! i did something for @lemonbellflower a silly doodle of some characters you mentioned liking hanging out! @ every1: have some decent holidays :)
no gif version + also the lineart becuz i liked it?????hi.
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