#Awareness Highlights

[sonadow4life]

Wait a minute….

Hang on a sec…

I GET IT NOW OMFG IT TOOK ME THIS LONG TO REALISE IM A FUCKING IDIOT

#sonic the hedgehog #miles tails prower #tails the fox #sth #my art #sth fanart #my style changed #aroace #WHY DID IT TAKE ME THIS FUCKING LING AROACE AWARENESS WEEK WAS SO LONG AGO 😭😭😭 #I forgot sonic eye highlights whoops #unbreakable bond #they’re brothers your honor #aroace Tails #my head canon is Sonic is aro flux but he still falls under aro so it counts? #idk

[uncanny-tranny]

It's okay to just be binary you know

It's also okay to let trans people do whatever they want forever. Hope this helps.

#ask #anon #exorsexism #it's always interesting seeing these things because... what is inspiring this? #is it some sort of misguided notion that nonbinary people are somehow oppressing the Real Trans (binary people)? #or maybe the idea that there are Too Many Pesky Nonbinaries compared to the more binary trans people? #or that nonbinary people Don't Transition so they aren't truly trans? Like I've seen this exact shit for YEARS now #like i don't particularly want to put words in your mouth anon but i'm also not willing to play into your obvious hangups... #...about how OTHER people live and ID #because i already KNOW it's ~okay~ to be binary. ask me how i know. i LIVE as a binary man. For years. I'm well-aware. #because i don't know the Exact reason anon sent this i'm not going to assume but i also know better than to think this is good faith #this has the same energy as people unprompted telling bi people 'its okay to be straight/gay instead :(' #posting to highlight y'all (general) are still Not Normal about nonbinary people

[victimized-martyr]

sorry… been super inactive. waiting on a v important phone call… will let y’all know how it goes. i’m just incredibly lucky to even get the opportunity to briefly work at south park!!!

#south park #i hyperfixated and shipped so hard my foot got caught in the door #and… yes the team are aware of my kyman ☠️ they specifically said they really liked my kyman hfjfjhfjfjfj i’m like greaaaattt #i was half flattered and half embarassed like oh my god ☠️ like that shit is blatant too damn hfhfhf #got notes i had to tone down cartman’s cuteness hfjfjfj #i rly think i’m too slow to work on sp and it bums me out but that’s ok #again i can’t believe i even got this far #highlight of my time was seeing matt(briefly) and trey #trey stared at me… i got so fidgety…. #later he walked past me and he couldn’t meet me in the eyes #hunched over himself.. said the smallest hi i ever heard in my life #as if he didn’t own this damn studio #classic avoidant 9 ism fjjfj

[dualitysdownfall]

in the episode where travis introduces ab-nimals justin creates the sentence "his brain does not function like many other popular brains you might be aware of" and it might be my new favorite way to describe myself

#mbmbam #mcelroys #harper babbles #My brain does not function like many other popular brains you might be aware of #Whats the most popular brain out there #The top two competitors on the brain market #harper highlights

[kaelidascope]

Saw this tag and wanted to assure possible readers that I am super super careful about pre-warnings! I have this note tacked on explaining how I manage overly sensitive content at the start of the fic;

Most of the tags come from off-screen mentions, implications, or said in passing by the characters. Any and all actual depictions of the graphic tags are skippable and isolated in their own chapters. I'd say this one focuses more on artistic depictions and symbolic imagery versus actual dead dove - do not eat. Sometimes one is harder to stomach than the other, but rest assured it's not terrible <3 But it's totally fine if themes like that in general are not up your alley! If you want to give it a try tho, I go overboard with pre-warnings of every chapter

some examples of what they look like;

#midnightbeesfic #rwby #bumbleby #Whatever you guys decide to choose is perfectly fine <3 #my tags don't really do my work justice it only highlights possible triggers #I don't glorify these kinds of themes #I just wanna make sure people are entirely aware they're present/mentioned #sometimes it's the mental aspect that fucks people up more than just reading straight up dark shit #Blake's Ballad didn't resonate with some but it definitely resonated with others #It's no different than popular TV shows like Peaky Blinders or Sons of Anarchy. These same themes appear in those shows too

[m1ssunderstanding]

Get Back Rewatch 55 Years On: Day Eight

So Ringo walks in first thing in the morning carrying not one, but two drinks. Either he’s being very gentlemanly to MLH (likely) or we’re getting a peek at his alcohol problem (also likely)

Ringo your boooots! Ugh, I want them so bad. And paired with the shiny red shirt and jeans? Like if Dorothy was rodeo royalty.

Paul’s defense-mechanism overdone charm coming in strong today. Playfighting with some random old man, winking at someone else as he walks by, all chipper and bouncy, boyish and cute.

“If it came to a push . . . between Yoko and the Beatles, it’s Yoko, you know . . . ‘Why do you build me up, build me up, buttercup baby, just to let me down?” Linda grabs his hand and he shuts up. Another on my list of covers with *meaning* and if this one isn’t obvious, I don’t know what is. Even Linda was embarrassed for him. But here’s the thing. He’s so sure that if he pushed John to choose between Yoko and the band, that John’d choose Yoko. And he’s probably right there. But what John wants, IMO, whether he knows it or not, is for Paul to push him to choose between Yoko and HIM. Not the band. I really do think that’s what John wants and the fact that Paul’s not doing that confirms John’s belief that Paul doesn’t love him.

“Permanently engaged?” *literally starts to vibrate with anxiety* *whistles to self-soothe*

Okay, but, if I’m remembering correctly, actually in the nagras Paul’s answer to MLH’s “Do you think if you put any pressure on him that he’d go your way a bit more?” is actually “I don’t know, you know . . . can’t be bothered.” Not. “I don’t know, you know . . . and then there were two.” As AKOM said in one of their Get Back episodes, that line is actually a joke not even from that moment. So the tears? Real. The line? No.

Ringo is Not a fan of Paul just casually planning ways to announce the breakup.

Couldn’t even get a picture of Paul jumping out of his chair to talk to John because he moves so fast. Poor baby.

I wonder how early on Linda and Paul developed the “she says what he can’t say while he’s gone” play? You know? I definitely don’t think this early, but this moment does remind me of that little strategy of theirs.

“He’s coming in.” Just now takes his coat off. Meaning he's just now decided to stay? Or he's just now remembered he's still got it on? Either way, Paul's suddenly all easy smiles, relaxed, joking. John’s coming in. What could be wrong?

I was literally so pissed when I first watched this lunchroom conversation. I won’t claim to be a nagras expert or anything, but I was very familiar with the secretly-taped conversation, and it was just so butchered and spliced. Also, even if it was just them talking, it’s still not a private conversation. They’re in a crowded public space. So it’s still coded and veiled and layered etc. MLH you should’ve bugged their coats for the meeting at George’s if you’d wanted a private convo. (obvs I don’t condone that sort of thing don’t come at me)

Paul and John invite Ringo to go see George. Ringo: I was going anyway. Of course you were. Ringo’s the glue, everyone. Lewisohn can think it’s John that everyone had their closest relationship with in the group, but actually, it’s Ringo.

Ringo and Mal’s little two-step. Adorable!

See, and Ringo being the one to suggest they rehearse. It’s not just Paul being bossy all the time, kids, and it’s not just John being a leader all the time, kids. Sometimes it’s Ringo.

“Why don’t I leave my favorite guitar here as a sign?” “Look, look, what greater faith could a man have than to leave his list?” You know, like when that mean teacher makes you give them a shoe or your phone or something when they let you borrow a pencil just to make sure you won’t steal it?

#Not much to say today I guess #It was kinda a blah day for everyone I think and I'm more aware of the editing today so that throws me off a bit too #Ringo is the highlight for sure today #I should be a Ringo girl probably #Oh well #paul mccartney #the beatles #john lennon #mclennon #ringo starr #george harrison #get back

[suzuki-ecstar]

fernando alonso walks to the grid before the race — canadian gp 2023, photos by mark sutton and bryn lennon

#WHY DID NO ONE MAKE ME AWARE OF INFORMATION THAT COULD CHANGE MY LIFE #fernando alonso #f1 #* #editing is a little weird i was trying to match the highlights

[fromtheseventhhell]

You know what else is so funny about the stansas is how they use the 'radiant' argument as proof that Jon liked Sansa when it's the lamest description compared to how Jon describes Ygritte or Val lmao

And even then Catelyn uses "radiant" to describe Lysa on her wedding day, so in-universe it doesn't have any romantic implication like they love to pretend it does. That's why there are posts of them pulling up "evidence" from Twilight, an entirely different book with a different author, to prove their point. Jon barely even thinks about her and they know that, which is why they have to steal quotes about him thinking of Arya/Ygritte/Val and pretend they're about her lol

#ask #anon #anti sansa stans #anti jonsa stans #stansa: if Jon calling Sansa radiant isn't romantic why did Edward call Bella radiant? 🤨 Check-mate antis! #they really highlight how little sense jonsa makes...they just lack the self-awareness to realize it #and it's not even that they care about Jon lol they just want everything to revolve around her and hate that it doesn't

[spinstadium]

Ed, Edd n Eddy "Be smart. Stay in touch!" Flash eCard from the English version of the Cartoon Network Latin America website.

(Note: This eCard has no sound!)

#cartoon network #old web #cartoon network la #ed edd n eddy #ecards #video #i saved the url to wayback among others a month or more before the turner server went down after the discovery merger #hence the source link saying it was saved in 2022 #i would've saved more cn la flash files and images that were broken on wayback if i was aware that was going to happen #i believe i saved all the ecards and copatoon highlights + misc content #you can find a post with more info on how i did it on my resources page

[zvaigzdelasas]

ppl who are trying to do explainers abt current events in DRCongo are rly imo doing a massive disservice to ppls understandings without talking abt the regional context of DRCongo being where regional tensions have boiled over regularly - see Both Congo Wars - as well as putting M23 - as well as those wars - in the context of Rwandan/Burundian Genocides & the dispersion of Tutsi militias (see also: CNDP) in & around the Kivu regions since then - but also even Rwandan Hutu militias (see FDLR)

#i havent rly read enough m23 statements to rly have a good feel on their intentions #so not going to rly say whether or not genocidal is applicable #but there are also regional historical and geopolitical factors #idk rly dissatisfied w how a lot of conflicts get overly simplified like this #and reductive in just a template sorta way #like if u wanna say m23 is genocidal and if this is all just a hamfisted abstraction of israel #one might think theres a potent point to be made with rwandan/Tutsi genocide victims becoming genocidaires #the fact i havent seen a single person make that analogy rly highlights how surface level this all is #like even if idk if i agree w the analogy at least it betrays context awareness #also potent historical point of comparison in drcongo itself w european backing of the katanga crisis #had a post like 6 months ago w more contextualizing the conflict re: congo wars i should try and find it #like. if you wanna talk about complex politics congos much much more complex than israel-palestine

[catlokis-blog]

Know that all my bubby/gman content has stemmed from this one single interaction where gman shoots bubby point blank

#clip got extended to highlight gmans gay little laugh which i dont feel is talked about enough #gman coolatta #gordon feetman #bubby #cats thoughts #hlvrai #video #half life vr self aware ai #half life vr but the ai is self aware #half life vr ai

[acridid-s]

Bloodborne's cut dialogue altered my brain chemistry

#.txt #Bloodborne #highlights include: #sort of non-hostile micolash #the blood minister being aware of the timeloop and growing increasingly tired of telling you about your contract- #-and also basically saying ''you cannot kill me in a way that matters'' when killed #gilbert starting to cry when you give him a cure AND THEN- #- the sound of him sleeping well when you return and he calls the Hunter ''my dear'' HELLO!?! #Iosefka saying that she looks forward to seeing you in person and getting to see what you look like #honorable mention goes to the afflicated beggar's unused pain sounds

[notmoreflippingelves]

So in the middle of my rewatch, I suddenly got really distracted by Francisco's black-with-gold-accents "formal" court attire, specifically in regards to the leaf accents on the sleeves. And I could help but think of the *other* black-with-gold-leaf accents look that we see on a Flores family member--Esteban's in "Elena and the Secret of Avalor." Although the designs between the two suits are distinctly different, there is enough of a similarity to make me want to think about them as a set and how the differences actually reflect the differences in the characters/their roles as well.

Although the silhouettes are similar overall, I would go far as to say that Francisco's look creates more of the classic "storybook prince" vibe than his grandson's. His costume is ornate and grand without seeming ostentatious. Think of how Prince Charming is costumed in pretty much any Cinderella adaptation. He must look striking and appropriately heroic--but specifically in a way that enhances our heroine without overshadowing her. And in nearly every adaptation, Prince Charming is more than okay with this, and the same is true of Francisco. He is at some level aware that he is on a show called "Elena of Avalor"--not "Francisco Flores of Avalor" and has no desire to pull the spotlight away from where it rightfully must be. In fact, he is far prouder to be the grandfather of Elena (and of Esteban and Isabel as well) than he would hypothetically be as the protagonist of his own story.

(Esteban meanwhile exudes "main character energy" and I mean that in both the complimentary and derogatory sense. In his mind, he is on a show titled "Chancellor Esteban of Avalor and His 41-Year-Old Guilt Complex That Not Even Tres Leches Cake Can Heal." But like if I had four decades of trauma to process and no one else seemed to notice, I would probably feel uncomfortable when we are not about me as well. And fittingly, his black-and-gold outfit is much more attention-grabbing than Francisco's, but much more on that later).

Two big parts of what leads to the "fairy tale hero" look in Francisco's outfit (and also to his "default" blue version) are: 1) the two medals pinned to his chest and 2) the epaulettes at the shoulder (I believe this is still the correct term even if they lack the tassels we normally associate w/the term, but like fashion historians can feel free to correct me).

Either epaulettes or medals of honor --or both-- are often seen on characters of his type. (Pick any Disney prince and you have a 50% chance of seeing one of these. Heck, King Roland's main outfit in SoA has both as well). A large part of what leads us to associate these particular sartorial touches as "hero-coded" are their association as part of typical military dress uniforms throughout history. (And yes, I recognize the problematic nature of such a trope, but just bear with me and accept it for now).

By including these as part of Francisco's costume (and its original blue equivalent), the animators are implying that he has a long, proud of history of serving his country and that at least some of this service came as a soldier and/or commander on the battlefield. And that he won honor--military and practical alike--in doing so.

Esteban's ensemble, obviously lacks the military touches (the epaulettes and medals) of his grandfather's. Because for all that he too served Avalor for decades, his service was of the bureaucratic rather than the military variety. (Shuriki obviously won't let Esteban wear a sword with his uniform--even he wanted to. Hardly surprising considering the whole "I killed your aunt and uncle. Doesn't that make you want to go apeshit?" thing they've got going.) But I digress.

The arms (esp the shoulders) and trousers of Esteban's ensemble are also much more form-fitted than Francisco's,as befitting a younger, more athletic man who wants to better show off his physique. (The real "secret of Avalor" is how Esteban singlehandedly managed a country for 41 years and somehow did so without skipping "Leg Day"--am I right, folks?")

Compared to Francisco's much plainer jacket, the design of Esteban's coat is also more ornate (the leaf accents are larger and more detailed) and colorful with the red collar, cuffs, and lining. This makes sense given that Esteban is established as much vainer and more flamboyant than his grandfather and that he has as mentioned, a much stronger need to grab attention.

However, the elaborateness of Esteban's jacket makes even more sense we consider it in the context of his role in Shuriki's court. He is a skilled diplomat, yes, and a capable administrator. But like every courtier, his primary function is to be ornamental first and everything else second. His looks, his charm, his attentions are expected to always be in service to the Queen first and foremost--not even in service to his duty or his country but specifically to the Queen herself. Certainly not (!) in service to his own will. (And damn, that must sting extra hard for someone who has only ever wanted to be seen and listened to and valued for himself.)

As such, Esteban is treated as an extension of the Queen--yet another pretty-if-powerful tool in her Almighty hands and fundamentally little different from her pretty crystal wand.

And yet, we see little tiny little hints in Esteban's SoA costume that he remains more than just Shuriki's shiny little Avaloran ornament. Let's go back to the red accents--shall we? Obviously, the show as a whole establishes red as Esteban's "signature color"--an honor he shares with Elena (and Mateo..but like he's less relevant tbh). Moreover, red, along with yellow/gold (and blue but again less relevant here), is one of the official colors of Avalor. Indeed the jaquins on the royal flag are red against a gold backdrop. So we can see an subtle wardrobe-related foreshadowing of where Esteban's loyalties truly lie and of the decision that he will make at the end of the episode.

And finally, as the artists among you will attest, red's complementary opposite on the color wheel is green. As in Shuriki's signature color, and this is reflected in nearly everything about her--from her eyes and eyeshadow to her dress and earrings to her green magical smoke, to her Emerald City-core dressing room to the teal background on her little silhouetted flag redesign. And complementary colors are often paired together so that the unique, striking shade of each is shown off to its full potential--and such is the case here. (Often, the effect is even achieved by using the "opposite" color as a key part of adding "shading" to the object).

A string of red lights wrapped around a Christmas tree may be overshadowed at first by the massive green boughs that it is entangled around. But nevertheless, it is because of the contrasting green that we are fully able to grasp just how bright and red those lights are able to glisten in the light. And so it is with Esteban's red collar shining forth like a beacon through Shuriki's haze of green smoke.

But when it comes down to it, red is still green's perfect, natural opposite. Red is a primary color, a true chromatic original unlike the artificially-created secondary shade of green. Moreover, red is Avalor, red is Esteban. The little dab of invading, interloping Shuriki green that has been added to the red paint only serves to heighten its fiery, crimson hue all the more.

#elena of avalor #chancellor esteban #esteban flores #francisco flores #elena and the secret of avalor #esteban flores: assigned goth at conquest #pity it didn't stick tbh #sorry not sorry #and yes i am aware that francisco's formal court suit is likely just a palette swap of his regular outfit #just like esteban's formal yellow court suit (derogatory) is just a palette swap of his regular s1-2 suit #but like what am i here for if not to extract rich; unintended meanings from tiny little accidental scraps of canon #after all; they didn't HAVE to make francisco's suit black w/ gold #they could've done a different color instead; or did silver accents instead #and yet... #and now i've made it all your problem too #it's hardly the worst crime i am planning to commit in this fandom #of note; Victor and Naomi are the only other major recurring characters (apart from Shuriki) #that predominantly feature green as part of one of their “main” outfits #(there's chatana and joaquin too i guess but we saw so little of them that i don't really have anything to say rn) #and this is also significant as it highlights both victor's and naomi's similarities w/ esteban's as well as their differences #however; it is notable that as victor gets more complex; his main outfit changes from green-and-black to purple-and-black #to better link him with carla instead (though it does change back of course) #and naomi's main dress is teal more so than the unambiguous green of shuriki's #i tried to be vague on specific SoA spoilers cause my friend and mutual is watching the show rn and she hasn't made it that far yet #eoa meta #elena of avalor meta #meta #leave it to me to word vomit over a relatively minor thing #once an english major; always an english major

[racingliners]

oscarpiastri: Bringing the outback vibes to Melbourne 🦘🌅

#while I am very aware that the race has now been and gone I could not stop thinking about this helmet design while watching race highlights #and I can't find a post of it anywhere so I'm posting it myself #(apologies if someone has posted this already!) #Formula 1 #Australian Grand Prix #2024 #Australian Grand Prix 2024 #Helmet #Oscar Piastri

[yugiohz]

speaking of silly shonen boys i think megumi is jjk's best character

#the way he keeps trying to kill himselfffffffffffffffffffffffffffff #like i was aware but idk the anime adaptation during his shibuya suicide mission highlighted it so well

[mypersonalships]

Listen here y'all, 13 ships it.

Source

#i am highly aware that this was just a one-off joke not meant yo be taken seriously #but i'll take any hint of content i can get #seriously tho omg 13 called them an old married couple basically omg #yall should check out the vid btw if you haven't its fun and hilarious and gives highlights to some underrated doctors #second doctor #third doctor #thirteenth doctor #doctor who #doctorcest #twee #shipping #classic doctor who #modern who #crossover #? #doctors assemble #doctor who lockdown #what a silly thumbnail this got /pos #headcanon #video edit #meme