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[ladyrijus]

before the poll, a quick definition of terms:

"mutual" - you found this post from a mutual (on their blog or your dash) "following" - you found this post from someone you're following, but who isn't following you "random" - you found this by scrolling through someone's blog, who you don't follow. this includes people following you "For You" - you found this on the For You page "recommended" - you found this in a "Check out these blogs" popup, or a "recommended" post when looking at a different post "other" - you found this post some other way. comment how? "reblog ✅" - you're going to reblog, queue, or schedule this post "reblog ❌" - you're NOT going to reblog, queue, or schedule this post

with that out of the way:

[ladyrijus]

what is your holy trinity of fruits

#mango #pineapple #coconut #(there's a fourth and it is honeydew but it's not tropic as far as i know like the others... an outlier but a delicious one nonetheless)

[ladyrijus]

#night guard at a museum where the exhibits come alive #honestly? not bad #probably don't get paid nearly enough for the work but i love history so

[ladyrijus]

You are the adventurer who went on an epic quest and defeated the evil king, all to gain the sacred amulet and use its one wish to revive your sister. Now everyone expects you to accept her death and use the wish to undo the damage instead. You refuse.

#but couldn't the sister's death be considered damage too? #last i remember death is technically. damage of life

[ladyrijus]

never ask a woman her age a man his salary your mutual how late it is in her timezone when she starts posting about that bisexual man

#me about kieran white

[ladyrijus]

#breaking pots to get rupees #me being indian just makes this funnier honestly

[ladyrijus]

I feel like people miss the point of the "war is bad" message

What it's supposed to mean is that war is terrible, it's destructive, it ruins lives, it leaves scars, and you should only partake in it when there are no other options, because even if you win, even if you survive, you will not be the same, which is why the phrase used to be more commonly known as "war is hell"

But "war is bad" seems to have been construed by people in fandom into "any fighting is bad, if you fight you're morally terrible and impure, you should not fight at all, no matter what", this is annoying in fandom, as it often misses the point fiction is trying to make, but what's worrisome is when people apply this to real life, as I have seen people do regarding russia's invasion of Ukraine

And that's almost never the point of "War is Bad" works

Works like lotr, atla, transformers, the clone wars, etc all have themes on how horrible war is, but they categorically do not say it is wrong to fight, what they say is usually along the lines of "war is terrible, and what makes it so terrible is that we have no choice but to fight, it would be ideal if we didn't have to fight at all, but we must fight, because not fighting is not an option, because not fighting, not opposing tyranny, conquest, and evil only allows those things to exist unimpeded"

[ladyrijus]

While we're at it: using language that downplays genocide is a form of genocide denial.

Joe Biden isn't doing a bad job, Joe Biden is providing material support for genocide.

Israel isn't handling the situation badly, Israel is committing genocide.

Employing euphemisms minimizes the reality of this genocide. It's disrespectful and dangerous.

If you are more uncomfortable with the word genocide than you are with the reality of genocide, then you are not prepared to be part of any serious discussion. Work on that on your own time.

[ladyrijus]

OoT Ganondorf is so incredible like, he's a king decked out in spandex, leather and jewels with an attitude of a guy who is still in his punk-emo phase, and then he installs a larger than life organ in his stained glass room to play his own theme song. Impractical in every way yet still causing a storm of trouble for everyone. No wonder he went seeking greater things how do you contain all that in one flesh and bone body 😭😭😭

#he's doing the absolute most because nobody else will #and we love him for it! #ganondorf #oot

[ladyrijus]

I regret to inform you I’m #avatar the last airbender trash.

#damn right i am!

[ladyrijus]

I’ve been silent for too long and can no longer bear to keep this inside: @knightlycrow is a good person and deserves many good things.

#truer words have never been said

[ladyrijus]

A word from Bisan to the students of the U.S. in their campus solidarity encampments.

[ladyrijus]

the most important question you can ask yourself when designing a magic system in fiction is "wouldn't it be fucked up if this happened"

#elemental powers but every time you use it you experience what it would feel like to be killed by it #aerokinesis but you're out of breath #hydrokinesis but you're drowning #terrakinesis but you're being crushed #pyrokinesis but you're burning #what can i say i'm an angst/whump truther #essentially: what is the cost of magic? and for what reason would its wielder pay it?

[ladyrijus]

you came back wrong and i am racked with guilt because i cannot bear to see you like this and i should have let you rest. i loved you so much that i defied death itself but i do not think either of us are happy

[ladyrijus]

somehow the poor cops who we were told are simply too understaffed and underpaid because of Woke to deal with 'rampant rising crime' have found the strength to beat the shit out of college students across the whole country for peacefully saying "divest from the country killing innocent palestinians in the tens of thousands"

[ladyrijus]

i hate when i send someone a meme in another language and they're like "uhm... translate? 😒" fucker i sent you a meme where 90% of the words have an english cognate and/or you don't need to know what they're saying to find it funny. can you at least TRY

#LMOAKSFSKJ #no es cierto el problema es el monolinguismo

[ladyrijus]

Anyway, I don’t just bring this up when I talk about Twilight, but I do bring it up every time I talk about Twilight:

Reminder that the Quileute tribe, whose sacred stories made author Stephanie Meyer a multi-millionaire, never received any money from the enormous success of the Twilight books or films.

Their entire community is located in a Tsunami disaster zone, in a region where a world-changing earthquake and tsunami are expected to hit perhaps within our lifetimes.

They should be set for life financially based on the use of their stories in Twilight. Instead, they have to publicly raise funds to move to higher ground and have been raising the same funds for years.

Anyone is encouraged to donate, but if you have personally purchased a physical or digital copy of any Twilight media or Twilight merchandise, I recommend matching the purchase with an equal donation to the Quileute People.

Recently, they successfully moved their school to higher ground! It was a major accomplishment to ensure Quileute children can learn in a safe environment! But there is still much to be done .

Statement from the Tribe (link to the source):

“Living in a tsunami zone at the edge of the Pacific Ocean, a catastrophic earthquake can wipe out our community in less than 10 minutes – an entire generation of the Quileute people will cease to exist.”

You can even set up a monthly donation. I don’t have much, but I’ve had a small monthly donation coming out of my PayPal for a few years now.

Many people don’t realize that the tribe didn’t profit off of Twilight, so I mention it whenever I bring up the series!

If you want to read more about how Twilight impacted the Quileute People, check out “The Truth vs. Twilight.”