Bout to leave for work but this hit the brain after reading a twin fic on here:
Danny is Damien’s twin, but it’s fraternal. Damien only knows his sister and has mourned quietly for her.
Danny, trans, does his life and death in Illinois as per usual. There’s some ghost-meeting with Phantom for whatever but Danny’s just got eyes for his brother and Damien is like — but I don’t have a brother, I have a sister named ______. Danny’s like, yeah, no, I’m a guy, but good news, you gained a(couple)nother sister(s)!
Why didn’t Danny try find him? Idk, that could go many ways like memory issues/self-suppression due to ✨trauma✨ and by the time he gets it and goes to get research done he finds Damien died (Talia and the Clone) and was waiting/searching for his ghost while he’s scrambling with his halfa-status and it’s a whole wreck until finally —
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Unpopular Opinion: Every time a black female character (especially if this black female character is dark skinned) enters into a relationship with the popular fan-favorite white male character usually one of three things happen a. the black female character is now headcanoned as a lesbian (never bisexual or queer or anything that would leave the character with the possibility of still entering into a relationship with a man) b. white male character is now shipped with other popular fan-favorite white male character/other white female character (the popular fan-favorite white male character is usually headcanoned to be bisexual and when he is, shipped with a woman that woman is always white) or c. black female character (and sometimes their actresses) is now being talked about as if they are the devil himself.
Wanting characters to explore their sexuality is fine but I always find it odd how this always happens when one member of the relationship is a black/blackish woman. *forgot to mention the suddenly polyamorous relationship the three (black female, white male and white male/woman) characters are now without a doubt in*
Anon you spoke nothing, but facts right here 🙌🏽
(The only thing I’d add is that they don’t just do this when the woman in question is with a white man, see Namor and Shuri and the backlash some shippers got for shipping them).
You aren’t the only one who has been noticing this trend.
I say trend loosely because really just a new stereotype to add to the bunch😒
It would be one thing if it was a want for actual representation, but every time now like clockwork. as soon as they see a Black woman who looks like she’s going to have a romantic arc with said popular fandom man, boom she must be gay😑
Hell, it’s getting so bad that these shows/movies are automatically just writing their Black women characters in that way.
If people can’t see how this can be harmful/dangerous, that’s cool, but anytime you want to paint all of a group a certain way and won’t show them in any other setting, that’s how you end up birthing new stereotypes.
This isn’t creating diversity. It’s limiting it(once again).
It’s so all or nothing with our media representation. Black women don’t want to be shown as one thing(which seems to go right over most people’s heads).
We just want the same opportunities as everybody else and not to be put into one or two narrow boxes of acceptable characterization that doesn’t threaten the status quo(aka you can't have Black women looking desirable especially not when there is an available white woman right there next to her).
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Kujou Sara is Genshin’s most tragic character. With sources.
Sara spent her early life without even a name. (Character story: vision) She had no identity beyond being a tengu warrior, and according to her, tengu warriors have an explicit and specific responsibility of guarding forests and mountains (Chat: Duty). Even as a child her identity revolves around duty and violence.
She lived in a forest overrun by monsters, and being a young child, was injured and almost killed by them before she received her Vision.
Instead of adopting her or entrusting her to the shrine, Yae “used the pretext of "training" to bluff her into asceticism in the mountains” when she was a child. (Kagura’s verity lore) She also orchestrated Sara’s adoption into the Kujou can because of Sara’s “unruly nature.”
Upon entering human society, Sara was immediately groomed into military service and religiously indoctrinated by her adoptive father.
Her adoptive father does not care about her compared to his biological sons, and treats her like a tool. She is hurt by his treatment of her, but feels so indebted to him that she doesn’t allow herself to even speak of it. (More About Kujou Sara: IV)
She has known little else but subservience to the authority of Takayuki and the Shogun for her entire life among humans. When confronting Takayuki during the Archon Quest, she says: “Ever since I was adopted by the Kujou Clan, you taught me the importance of loyalty from servants to their superiors…”
She is not allowed to be a part of society. She is alienated from humans by being a yokai (literally, her tengu wings prevent her from standing too close to people (Kujou Sara's Troubles)). And the one time she had friends, they were punished and she was isolated further. (Character story V)
She does not have any personal aspirations besides serving the Shogun. (About Kujou Sara: Aspiration)
She trains obsessively and literally religiously, with her “personal regimen being over ten times tougher than that which the ordinary troops go through.” (character story II) She does not have hobbies—when asked about her hobbies, she first mentions her bow training, but then says she “wouldn't call it a hobby so much as a lifelong discipline.” (Kujou Sara's Hobbies)
The goddess she worships does not actually exist, and it is unclear if the real goddess knows of her existence, despite Sara being one of her leading generals and carrying the title of “devotee of the divine.” (From the genshin website)
About eternity, Sara says “To manifest Eternity per the Almighty Shogun's will — that is what I aspire to.” (Chat: Eternity) But she says herself that she does not understand the goals of the Shogun in ‘About the Raiden Shogun: Trust’:
“As I'm sure you've heard many times before, the Almighty Shogun seeks Eternity — an existence beyond the dominion of thought and longing. "Abandon mortal ties, strive for an unchanging Eternity"... The Almighty Shogun's manner is always resolute, and I do not always fully grasp the meaning of her words. But this is her decision, and I trust her.”
And instead of the Raiden Shogun determining and saving her life like she believes (About the Vision) Sara has always been manipulated by people who simply used her. She was literally made to be a complacent servant.
Think about all the times we the player lie to her and let others manipulate her—in the Archon Quest, the labyrinth warriors event, Kokomi’s story quest, the Irodori festival.
She’s easy to lie to because all the indoctrination and manipulation was successful—too successful. She is the perfect servant and perfect soldier, who’s only aspiration is to serve.
Unlike Takayuki, who wants to further the Clan, Sara does not have personal goals that involve herself in any meaningful or tangible capacity. Everything she does is to serve the Shogun and Inazuma and the Clan in the most direct and earnest way, because that is all that has been taught to her and all she can understand.
Every facet of her identity and self—a tengu, a soldier, a Kujou—are all the same to her because they mean duty and service to the Shogun and Inazuma and the Clan. And duty and service are all that she is because she has never known anything else.
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Starting the Mando season 3 press thread with this. Future articles and interviews will be added to this post. 😊
The Mandalorian Season 3 'Opens Up The World of Mandalore And The Mandalorians', Says Pedro Pascal - Empire
Pedro Pascal 'Can't See Shit In Mandalorian Armour' - Empire
The Mandalorian Season 3 Official Clip - Youtube
Real Steel - Season 3 Feature - Empire
Season 3 Stills - Empire
Baby Steps: An Oral History of Grogu - Empire
Theirs is the Way: Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni Interview - Empire
Father and Son: The Mandalorian Season 3 Feature - SFX Magazine
Pedro Pascal Talks Being Called the ‘Daddy’ of the Internet - Good Morning Britain
Pedro Pascal Is Creeped Out When Fans Ask Him to Use ‘Mandalorian’ Voice on Children: ‘It Sounds Inappropriate’ - Variety
Pedro Pascal Plays “Is It The Way?” - MTV News
Pedro Pascal Reacts To Becoming "Internet Daddy" - The Graham Norton Show
Pedro Pascal Forgot He Was Cast In The Last Of Us - The Graham Norton Show
Pedro Pascal Swerves A Kiss From Dame Helen Mirren - The Graham Norton Show
Pedro Pascal on The Mandalorian S3, a scene-stealing Grogu & knowing how much the world loves him - Joe.ie
Jon Favreau Is Watching The Last Of Us Too: ‘Pedro Pascal’s Really Cornered The Market On This Protective Father Archetype’ - Empire
The Mandalorian's Pedro Pascal teases an 'epic' season 3 - Digital Spy
Pedro Pascal über Mandalorian und andere rollen - Brisant (VPN may be required)
***NEW FEB 28th***
Mandalorian Season 3: Star Wars' Pedro Pascal Answers Kid Questions - BBC Newsround
Pedro Pascal plays The Reverse Words game - The Chris Moyles Show
Pedro Pascal has fully embraced all things ‘daddy.’ - Entertainment Tonight
‘The Mandalorian’: Pedro Pascal on Din Djarin & Grogu’s Relationship in SEASON 3 - Extra TV
Pedro Pascal RESPONDS To Being Dubbed The 'Internet's Daddy' - Access Hollywood
Pedro Pascal Talks Possible Boba Fett And Ahsoka Crossovers In The Mandalorian Season 3 - Cinema Blend
Pedro Pascal no cierra la puerta a nada con 'The Mandalorian': "Me encantaría ver una película" - Sensacine
Zoe Ball Meets Pedro Pascal - The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show
Pedro Pascal Remembers Working w/ Sarah Michelle On ‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’ - Access Hollywood
Pedro Pascal on ´The Mandalorian’ Season 3, Grogu nicknames, and More - Entertainment Tonight
Pedro Pascal "The Mandalorian" - FabTV
See Pedro Pascal Get Nostalgic Over 'Buffy' Memories With ‘Incredibly Kind’ Sarah Michelle Gellar - Entertainment Tonight
Pedro Pascal on Season 3 - GamesRadar
**NEW March 1***
Pedro Pascal & Jon Favreau Compare American and Chilean Snacks - LADBible
‘The Mandalorian’: Pedro Pascal Wants to Go from ‘DADDY Din’ to ‘BABY D’ - ExtraTV
Pedro Pascal Talks The Mandalorian Season 3 & How It's Surprising What the Surprises Are - Collider
Pedro Pascal Praised By Sarah Paulson For Becoming 'Enormous' Star In 2016 Interview - Access Hollywood
How Pedro Pascal Feels About A Big Part Of ‘The Mandalorian’ Arc Taking Place In ‘Boba Fett' - CinemaBlend
“The Mandalorian” star Pedro Pascal teases what fans can expect from season 3. - Associated Press
Pedro Pascal is grateful for The Last Of Us and The Mandalorian - Irish Mirror
'The Mandalorian' Lead Pedro Pascal On What To Expect From Season 3 - NDTV
Pedro Pascal on Season 3 - Despierta América
FAJN RADIO I Marthy Duffek & The Mandolorian interview w/ Pedro Pascal - Fajn Radio
The Mandalorian: Season 3 | Launch Event - Pedro Pascal, Katie Sackhoff - VRAI Magazine
Pedro on KissFM UK Part 1
Pedro on KissFM UK Part 2
Pedro Pascal Looks Back At His Early Acting Days On 'Buffy' - ET Canada
Pedro Pascal on being 'faceless' in the Mandalorian suit - ABC News Australia
Pedro Pascal, 'Mandalorian' castmates promise more fun, drama, surprises, Grogu in season 3 - ABC 7
**NEW March 2nd**
Pedro Pascal On Being The Internet's Daddy - Capital FM
Pedro Pascal Explains Rehearsal Behind Hilarious SNL Table Sketch - E News
Pedro Pascal jokes about ‘The Mandalorian’ outlasting ‘The Simpson’s’ - Yahoo Entertainment
Pedro Pascal Meets Young Fans at The Mandalorian Season 3 Premiere - jenmarkham
***NEW March 3rd***
Pedro Pascal talks 'Mandalorian' Season 3, 'Last of Us' comparisons and 'Saturday Night Live' - Yahoo Entertainment
The Mandalorian Season 3 Launch Event - Star Wars
"I like my own burps!" Pedro Pascal on playing The Mandalorian and meeting "The Ultimate Daddy" - BBC Radio 1
The Sudden Fashion-Daddy Arrival of Pedro Pascal - GQ
Ciné Télé Revue Interview
Radio Corazón
***NEW March 7th***
One on One Interview with Pedro Pascal for 'The Mandalorian' - MJ Felipe
Melanie Lynskey calls Pedro Pascal a 'dreamboat' - Etalk (this has nothing to do with Mando; I just like it)
Pedro Pascal on Mandalorian S3, Melanie Lynskey, Tem Morrison and Taika - NewsHub
***NEW March 9th***
Pedro Pascal Cries From His Head While Eating Spicy Wings - Hot Ones
***NEW March 18th***
Pedro on the Dagobah Dispatch Podcast - EW
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