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Don’t post art later in the day they all said, but I didn’t listen bc Im not a fan of this piece anyway lol

Haven’t done any dramatic lighting in a long time due to art block and getting back into it is really hard.

Anyway, take Darling beating Chase effortlessly! 🩵🩵🩵

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In my meme era 💅

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People against piracy fail to realize that no, I can’t just ‘buy it.’ They stopped making DVDs and Blu-Rays. They’re barely offering digital copies for download. I am not spending money I could use for food or bills to pay for a subscription service just so I can always have access to a beloved piece of media. Especially not when the service will remove media on a whim without concern for how the loss of access to that piece will make its artistic conservation nigh impossible.

For example, I recently learned that Disney+ had an original film called Crater. It’s scifi, family friendly, and seems cool - I would love to buy it as a holiday gift for my little brother! But: it’s exclusive to D+ and THEY REMOVED IT LITERALLY MONTHS AFTER ITS RELEASE.

The ONLY way I can directly access this film is through piracy. The ONLY available ‘copies’ of this film are hosted on piracy websites. Disney will NEVER release it in theaters, or as something to buy, and it may NEVER return to the streaming service. It will be LOST because we aren’t allowed to purchase it for personal viewing. If I can’t pay to own it, I won’t pay for the privilege of losing it when corporate decides to put it in a vault.

So yes, I’m going to pirate and support piracy.

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"fuck you my child is completely fine" your child's favourite anime scene is yor's fight in spy x family season 1 episode 33-34

#spy x family #sxf #sxf spoilers

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Damian and Loid

And all Yor simps

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i knew i wasn't the only one shipping, the tension during the confrontation in episode 6 and the eye contact right at the end of episode 8, i was punching the air. i hate slow burn but i will be coming back for season 2

The Gentlemen is 8 hours of near perfection

Personally I need more shenanigans…. Far more shenanigans, Netflix please don’t take too long to renew it.

#the gentlemen #the gentlemen (2024) #the gentlemen Netflix #edzie #eddie #suzie #sedzie

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the leftism leaving people's bodies when you tell them making fun of someone's appearance is always objectively scummy even if the person they're making fun of is bad

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i mean they met like a week ago, give it time....

So far one of my biggest complaints with the atla live action is that none of the relationships feel real. Like the gaang just don’t feel like friends to me.

I’m on episode 7 and it just feels like all of them still barely know each other, when they should have been traveling together for quite a while now.

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Aang: We need to distract these guys Sokka: Leave it to me Sokka: Centaurs have six limbs and are therefore insects. Discuss. Zuko, Lieutenant Jee, and Combustion man: *Immediately begin arguing* Iroh, watching in horror: Oh this. I don’t like this. I don't like this at all.

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Biggest casualties of season 1:

“I think this guy might be the Avatar” ~ Secret Tunnel minstrels (about Sokka)

“Do you wanna…do an activity together?” ~ Sokka to Yue

“You rise with the moon, I rise with the sun” ~ Zuko to Katara

“No, no, if it were a choice between kissing you and dying” ~ Aang to Katara

“You’re just a child” ~ Zuko. “Well you’re just a teenager” ~ Aang

“Come back, I wanna eat you!” ~ Sokka to Momo

Sokka in Kyoshi-warrior getup

The off-key and very stoned secret tunnel singing

Aang dressed as Avatar Kyoshi

Aang dressed as an old man

Katara freeing Aang through a feminist rant

Iroh. Just… Iroh

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young me seeing zuko with messy hair: switching sides

me now seeing sokka be compassionate but still goofy: switching sides

Ian Ousley AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER (2024) | S01E02

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They did not "take away" Sokka sexism in the Netflix Avatar The last Airbender adaptation!l. They just made it more realistic to what sexism actually looks like in the real world.

In the original cartoon, Sokka's sexism is very one dimensional, a "women can't fight!!" attitude and he immediately gets humbled and learns he's wrong. It's a pretty simple depiction of misogyny, but it's good because after all, ATLA is a show for kids (that doesn't mean you can't enjoy it as an adult) but having a simple depiction of sexism = bad is perfect for what the show is.

However, it's very clear the Netflix adaptation is a bit more mature in tone and takes its themes a bit more serious. Its still "all ages" but I would not show it to young kids with the whole burning people alive stuff. So because it takes a more serious approach to the story, it also does so with Sokka's sexism arc! Instead of just being like "women can't fight!" he assumes by virtue of being a male who was handed a club, he is the equal of Suki and the Kyoshi warriors. He literally says this, that he thinks they are practically the same. Suki rightfully gets pissed about it! She has trained her entire life as an elite warrior. Him and her are NOT the same. And in this version, Sokka again, gets immediately humbled and learns he was wrong.

This version of sexism is waaaaay more accurate to the sexism we see around in modern society today though. We don't really see a ton of people saying women can't play sports, but that there's a lot of men who think just because they played a sport in highschool, they could match up equally with (or even beat!) a professional woman athlete. All just because they are a guy!!! And this is the sexism that Sokka exhibits, and is refuted! It's a GOOD change because it's showing sexism (and how wrong it is) in the subtle way it is more likely to show up as in the real world!

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Hot take!

The Netflix adaptation of Avatar the Last Airbender was good actually!!!!

It’s not a one to one replica. It’s its own thing. It hits all the important story beats and (in my opinion) improves on many of the characters characterizations.

It’s ok to love both the original and the adaptations. I recommend anyone basing their decision of this show solely on the super-fans of the internet to do yourself a favor and give it a shot anyway.

It’s very clear to me that a lot of people gave it their all in making this show. The actors and actresses knocked it out of that park. The writing was decent and cohesive, and I’d be remiss to not give the effects team their due.

Please stop tearing these wonderful works down without first giving them a chance.

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DID ANYONE ELSE CATCH THIS REFERENCE???

The devil went down to Georgia, he was lookin' for a soul to steal

He was in a bind 'cause he was way behind

And he was willin' to make a deal

When he came across this young man sawin' on a fiddle and playin' it hot

And the devil jumped up on a hickory stump

And said, "boy, let me tell you what"

"I guess you didn't know it but I'm a fiddle player too

And if you'd care to take a dare, I'll make a bet with you

Now you play a pretty good fiddle, boy

But give the devil his due

I'll bet a fiddle of gold against your soul

'Cause I think I'm better than you"

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For Palestine.

#FreePalestine #CeasefireNOW #StrikeForGaza #never again #never again means never again