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clonerightsagenda · 2 years

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Tried and failed to make a coherent post about this but the Granny Weatherwax moment that lives with me forever that I never see quoted is the “what has he ever done to me, that I should hurt him so”

#the context is a pregnant woman gets kicked by a horse and she can only save one #and afterward the midwife is disapproving bc she thinks she should've let the husband choose #a lot of people think Granny Weatherwax is proud or gives herself airs or thinks she's better and more important than other people #and they're not necessarily Wrong #but she doesn't see taking these choices out of people's hands as a privilege #she sees it as a terrible burden #and a lot of her pov books are her just barely managing to stay standing under the weight of them #discworld #perpetual ladies night 2k22 #midwife: you should've let this man choose to save either his wife or his infant son #granny weatherwax: that would be cruel and horrible. I will do the cruel and horrible thing #I will be the wicked witch so you don't have to be #perpetual perpetual ladies night #why this

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spadefish · 3 months

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Steward, Jarl, Housecarl

#fe16 #fire emblem #fire emblem three houses #glenn fraldarius #dimitri alexandre blaiddyd #felix hugo fraldarius #tes #skyrim #self indulgent rp stuff...... i sketched + inked this while i was in FL #and coloured it just now #the werewolf dimitri i've posted before is this dimitri LOL #we inserted faerghus as its own hold with fhirdiad as its capitol #we haven't necessarily talked about where specifically on the map it is but i've been imagining it's kind of like.#either squished between winterhold and eastmarch or like #slightly northeast of them with added landmass.....????#i could be wrong though i'm not the dm LOL #anyway. in case it isn't obvious they're all nords #dimitri is a werewolf now tho. i don't think any of them are looking forward to telling rodrigue

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beeheevs · 9 months

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sometimes, I'll be reading an atsv fic and come across one word or way of phrasing or encounter, and all of a sudden just know the author is black. on the flipside, sometimes writers will write in a certain way that makes it obvious they're decidedly not 💀

#i once read a fic that describe hobie as “styling” his hair in wicks #which is like #not necessary wrong #it was like “his hair was in wicks a style he usually liked to put his hair in”#a sentence that implies you can just take your hair out of wicks??? like they're braids???#another fic described blm as a movement that got really popular “recently” because alot of black people were being killed by cops #which is not necessarily...wrong but is so far from it's actual messaging and what it truly stands for #like blm at the root is not a new thing #idk i mean no judgment because i know it isn’t on purpose it's just always catches me off guard cuz...what #atsv #hobie brown #flowerpunk #punkprowler #flowerbyte #prowlerbyte #idk im just naming these ships cause ik y'all get it 💀#miles morales #margo kess #miles g morales #spiderverse #punkflower

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scintillyyy · 5 months

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and the thing is that dick *did* need tim's emotional support and help during the beginning of the batman reborn era because dick's life was also falling apart and they did need to help each other badly and tim leaving him to fix everything and handle the city and damian by himself *was* mean and a bit selfish, but also if tim had stayed to do this, there would have been no real chance for good independent growth for himself (in-universe and narratively speaking) and staying to help dick manage the city would have also meant deprioritizing his own wants and continuing to push down his own grief to do what's best for the greater good and ignoring both his suspicions and what he felt he needed to do at the time (search for bruce, prove himself right, have a breakdown around the world as he figured out his place in it) to focus instead on prioritizing what was currently best for current batman/dick's sake. which is just. kind of a continuation of what he's done/tried to do since he showed up in alpod. (would therapy probably have been a healthier option to move past this? well, yes, but unhealthy coping mechanisms or gtfo frankly) (anyways despite the fact he left to ostensibly find bruce, which is still batman related, leaving is still what allowed tim to get into situations that made him solidify himself as the person he wanted to be moving forth into adulthood + get to the point where he is still helping batman but also is starting to prioritize himself over prioritizing batman's needs so leaving was the objectively correct decision for himself)

anyways, they were both doing the equivalent of putting on their own oxygen masks first here instead of prioritizing what the other felt they needed at the time. and that's okay. they're both allowed to be a bit selfish at this point.

#tangentially related this is also a bit why i can't necessarily vibe #with bruce is dead and tim is okay with being wrong and just comes back to help dick with gotham and everyone is better for it #where is the drama and conflict #why would tim's pride allow for this #tim was never mad at dick and will always love and support him #but that scenario doesn't really do anything of note for tim's character tbh it's uninteresting #really if he does survive brucequest but bruce is dead he should really go on his nightwing arc.#not become nightwing ofc but do what dick did and gtfo of gotham and come back to help only if batman/dick needs him for something #really try to carve his own place in the world separate from batman-dick to grow and come into his own #anyways thinking of potentially lingering tension in this arc (not ridiculous fanon tension)#where dick is a little annoyed that tim left him when he needed tim to go on a quest that led to nothing (also feels bad it didn't work out #and tim is too prideful and upset that he was wrong (and a bit ashamed for leaving when he was needed to go chase ultimately nothing)#and they're brothers they love each other so much but they can't talk about this because that would mean emotional conversations #and there's just a slight schism there. tim will always come for dick when dick calls.#but tim is also content to manage his bonds away from gotham - a place where he's just reminded of his failures #anyways there's a nice little alpod arc there with dick's potential second robin #bringing tim fully back into the fold #something something something

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ricegay · 1 year

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i do not have the time or energy to engage w people who think the handmaiden is a male gaze film we’ve been having this same conversation for like 8 yearssss they simply do not have any media literacy skills or reading comprehension skills

if you can’t tell the difference between a male gaze film and a film examining the male gaze and its’ effect on lesbians just because there are explicit scenes showing lesbian love/sex/pleasure then like... just go back to watching gay media that is pg and made for teens and/or straight ppl and sanitised to hell and back

#like... you do know that lesbians have sex right?... and there's not necessarily anything wrong w showing that in media?#+ the sex scenes actually have narrative purpose!#they're supposed to make you think about how the male gaze affects lesbians and our desires and how we escape it #the handmaiden #⭐

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front-facing-pokemon · 9 months

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#metagross #bonus angle under the cut because i didn't even know this thing had a mouth #TPC knew when they named this thing… they even put “meta” in its name…#i always used to pronounce this “meta–grahhss.” but i've also been told multiple times that it's “meta-grohhss.” don't like that #like the word “gross.” they're not gross..! they're strong competitively or whatever..! yeah this is never a pokémon i cared about #some folks only care about pokémon for their competitive viability but that just is not a factor for me when determining pokémon i like #i do like how the X on their face goes over their eyes to make them look angry from practically every angle. i think that's a nice touch #and steel/psychic is rather cool. but i still don't know what this thing is supposed to be. though again i guess there's something to be #said for a pokémon that isn't necessarily Based off anything and is just its own creature. i think there's gotta be at least a few of those #out there‚ innit? i thought the trapinch line was but. lo and behold i guess. maybe they're all based off something and i'm just wrong

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the-unconquered-queen · 4 months

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#playchoices #I think the only ones that couldn't fit are the other werewolves and Valax but I could be wrong #there were a bunch more I was considering but technically I think they're more like humans with powers and not necessarily non-human #unconquered queries

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collieii · 7 months

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ok i'll say it vash is a pacifist but he isn't passive. he does stuff. i think it's pretty unfair when ppl reduce his ideology to "he doesn't kill so he just lets ppl get away with stuff" i mean he's not perfect but he hardly just lets terrible people off with a slap to the wrist

#trigun maximum #vash the stampede #i am not really talking about tristamp vash idk if this applies to him tbh #but like.#he does in fact beat the shit out of people and shoot them #and he gets genuinely angry when they fuck shit up #like just bc they're alive doesn't mean they don't face consequences? idk #i am admittedly a vash apologist but i don't think this is a crazy thing to say #i think ppl are too hard on him tbh...i see so many ppl talking about how wrong he is and how selfish he is etc #which isn't necessarily wrong like that's there but idk. i feel like some ppl emphasize that too much #and trigun is actually a pretty hopeful story imo so idk to me personally i don't vibe w that reading a lot but #yk to each their own #trigun #.lieii

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marinsawakening · 1 month

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It's pretty fun for me to play Zelda games in a manner mostly isolated from fandom opinions. Like don't get me wrong I've absorbed a lot of LOZ spoilers, headcanons, interpretations etc. via osmosis, I am not playing these games blind. But regardless of how many spoilers and fanart/fanfic I've seen going through the AO3 tag after playing BOTW was still an Experience because it made me realize that the way I interpret both Link as a character and the game as a whole is apparently completely counter to the majority fandom opinion. Something I was blissfully oblivious to while playing the game.

#Once again I want to become a more genuine person who approaches media analysis on a basis of joy in its own right #And not lead every one of my posts with 'so I've seen ppl do this and here's why I think they're wrong'#I am failing bc I'm full of spite but worse than that I also genuinely enjoy being a hater #But I'm not even mad this time. I dont even think ppl are necessarily wrong to interpret #Post-calamity link as their traumatized little meow meow #I think it's less interesting than my interpretation bc I think it loses the contrast between pre- and post-calamity link #But its not WRONG. Link doesnt exactly get a whole lot of characterization even in botw #He's still mostly a blank slate so ppl get to do what they want with him. The game doest contradict it #I'm just. So confused ppl looked at botw and went 'link's trauma would be worse post-calamity or at least carry over in its full force'#Like u don't think the hard reset that was the shrine of resurrection and experiencing the wonders as a free spirit like #Had. Y'know. An effect?#I honestly just don't think post-calamity Link is all that traumatized anymore. I think that shit was more effective than therapy #It's not an uncommon interpretation im aware but im still shocked at the amount of ppl that didnt have it #Does that make sense or am I insane?#My posts #Loz #Botw

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uncanny-tranny · 8 months

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this might be a little depressing for transsexual thursday but erm.

i’ve been on T for about six months now and barely noticed any changes… (besides my voice) and i don’t feel happy like everyone else says they did :(

i’m not sure exactly what i’m asking for but… most of the people in my life wouldn’t understand i think so… i’m confessing to an internet stranger 😅

I think you should be honest with where you're at - changes can be slow-coming if you've just got those genes, and it's likely that your family who went through testosterone puberty have a similar experience. Sometimes, it hits you like a truck at 90m/ph, and sometimes, it can feel like a rollercoaster going up and up and up the tracks with no plateau or end in sight.

It's unfortunate that you can't always predict or expect all the changes that will happen to you, but it doesn't help to not be open with yourself in these stages of transition.

#ask #anon #transsexual thursday #and six months is still... relatively recent in terms of your body #i definitely encourage you to keep track of your levels and see where you want to be at #because a high level of testosterone isn't necessarily a good thing #with hormones it can be a very 'in moderation' scenario #but you may find that you want to bump those levels up a bit if they're low which might help #i'm at about the higher end of 800NG/dL versus six months at about 570NG/dL #and i found that the levels i feel best at are about 550-800 #for you it might be different but the point is that there can be plenty of reasons for the slowness of the T #and that you nor your body are at fault #you deserve to be honest with where you are at and how you feel #and there are some things you can do to help that that you can definitely try out! but you don't need to feel afraid of being 'wrong'...#...for how you feel or feel guilty about it you know?#it's okay to not have beautiful moments of transition <3 #ALSO i didn't mean to suggest checking your levels to imply you haven't or that you didn't know...#it's just something i personally found helpful to be more diligent about because i really wasn't for a long time

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the-cat-at-the-theatre-door · 1 year

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Semi negative below the cut -

Here's the thing like...fundamentally, what the majority of the US Tour 6 indicating that they believe "the wrong cat died" really shows to me is that the understanding of the show has been somewhat lost over the years.

This is no disrespect towards any of them, and I believe that joking about this subject is absolutely within an area of general fun and lightheartedness (we do it literally all the time), but at the end of the day it misses the point.

#there’s a difference between joking/poking fun about things not happening and then...legitimately believing them.#extemporize back chat #like...here's the thing - it's about the concept of being deserving of forgiveness #not rewarded or not punished #and sure i will absolutely joke that gus deserves it *at least once let the poor man sleep already*#but like fundamentally and narratively that's not the point #dying and being reborn in Cats is not literal...it's allegorical #it's a metaphor #and it seems like the younger generations are really pushing that 'we have outgrown allegory' angle #because they don't understand it #and here's the thing again like i don't even believe grizabella 'dying' is necessarily the right choice #in purely objectional fact because it makes it seem like they would rather be rid of her than deal with the enormous work forgiveness takes #but we're not *dealing* in purely objective and interpretive fact - we're dealing with by saying grizabella was the wrong cat to die #you are inadvertently saying that she did not deserve to be forgiven #which like *fair* you are absolutely within your right to read the show that way but like...just say that #that's where the subjective reading comes in #and no i don't think they all legit believe this - they're doing a bit or doing it in character or just answering for the sake of answering #but still #it's a purposeful push of ignorance from the host #idk i was thinking the wrong cat died needed to die on the vine back in 2019 and i haven't changed my mind since #EDIT: and another thing...Gus...did nothing wrong that we know of - not counting the revival he isn't even *involved* in the shunning #of grizabella - even *asparagus* isn't involved in that much because the performer has dipped off stage #he literally is just brought in has no idea where he is and leaves - he doesn't *need* to be forgiven to achieve acceptance in his society #there is nothing to forgive him *for*

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a-wins-a-win · 3 months

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unpopular opinion?? maybe?

Matt & Ivy have a really interesting dynamic!! both pre- and post-canon!! with or without romantic undertones!! either reciprocal or one-sided!!

and obviously it has to be handled with a particular level of care/respect BUT I think if we allowed them enough grace there is space to explore a really interesting possibility for that relationship.

#obviously Matt is not ENTITLED to Ivy - im absolutely not saying that at all #and he definitely did a lot of things extremely wrong and Ivy doesn’t HAVE to forgive him - she doesn't even have to *like* him #and in many stagings she actually doesn’t at all! even pre-canon she isn't into him on a *platonic* level - which i love for her #but I also think that - misguided & clumsy about it though he was - Matt is genuinely trying his best to see her as a person.#an idealized version of a person yes. but a person nonetheless.#which is what Ivy wants from Jason (and tbf he sees her as a person also but it’s an obviously different situation)#and while you can't force romantic compatibility (that was like. the whole point.) in some versions of the show they're not-quite-dating #- in varying types of “situationship” with varying levels of commitment. so it's not insane to me to say hey #maybe they need time to stabilize themselves and figure out who they are again after the events of the show. but maybe a couple years -#- down the line they reconnect and they're both in a better place & maybe this time it can all work out.#idk I think I just see a lot of people write it off entirely - and they’re well within their rights to do so don’t get me wrong #but I don’t think it’s fair necessarily to put them in the ‘doomed to fail’ category #wow okay I care about them as a pair more than I realised #tldr; give Matt & Ivy and their relationship dynamic the grace + complexity they deserve #mouse talks bapo #bare a pop opera #Ivy Robinson #Matt Lloyd #[as a side note - sometimes I think about queer Matt & transmasc Ivy & the interesting concept of their potential boyfriendism]

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writeouswriter · 1 year

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Me: *Has written plenty of great opening scenes that I'm actually quite fond of*

Also me when trying to write a new opening scene for a new project: I have never written an opening scene in my life, what's an opening scene any more, has there ever truly been an opening scene to anything, there is no beginning, so there is no end, there is no one out there watching over this monstrosity, I am in the void, my mind is adrift, how do I open this scene without a key, where did I leave my keys??

#writeblr #writing #writer things #relatable #text post #i am struggling to write the opening to this one possible project i'm still lying to myself over the idea of working on it for nano #i don't really know where i want this guy to be when we're introduced to him #at first i was thinking mid heist gone wrong or something but it doesn't quite click and would require extraneous characters #then i was thinking retired from doing heists just going about his day when dragged back in but iffy on that as well #cuz how much of the character and vibe does it really show i want a good and not necessarily memorable but semi impactful 1st impression #i don't really know and i'm a very has to write in chronological order writer when doing these things #i mean in theory i can write random out of context scenes but in practice they're never getting put back into context if i do that #they're doomed to float forever until i find out how to chronologically do the rest so anyway #yeah need an opening if I want to make some writing dent at all but also feel like the pressure of perfectionism #which is hard to tamp down no matter how hard one tries so perfect opening when come on daydreams step up

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marshmallowgoop · 2 years

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Spoilers for the ninth Detective Conan OVA, "The Stranger From 10 Years Later."

Realistically, out-of-universe, I know it's little more than fanservice. It's a peek at what a popular recurring character's future could be, a snapshot of how things may turn out for him. But in-universe, I can't help thinking about the implications of 26- or 27-year-old Heiji's short cameo appearance in Shinichi's literal fever dream.

There's an immense level of detail to the entire scenario. The tree in the Kudo yard has grown taller, downtown Tokyo is littered with new buildings and renovated old ones, a high school teacher's face is lined with more wrinkles than he ought to have after a mere "few months." It's a vibrant, breathing world that Shinichi's imagined—one that indicates to me that he's deeply considered the possibility of never returning to his old life. He's walked by his home, in a body so small that he can't even unlock the gate, and thought to himself, "One day, that tree will tower over the fence, but I'll still be stuck as tiny Conan." He's ruminated about it, wondered and speculated and deliberated, how the city around him will change while he hasn't been allowed to, not in the way he wants.

And he's done the same concerning Heiji. And... it's positive. Immensely so.

Interviewer: For today, we'll be interviewing... The famous detective from Naniwa, Hattori Heiji-san! He has brilliantly solved numerous intricate cases and is now recognized all over Japan! He's even opened his own detective agency!

Or, at least, it is at first, anyway. It's quickly revealed that Heiji and Kazuha's relationship hasn't progressed in the slightest, which, while obviously not a particularly favorable outcome for either of them, does say something about Shinichi. Because you could argue that Shinichi envisions Heiji living the life that he himself so desperately desires. You could say that the true purpose of Heiji's appearance in this OVA is to accentuate the future that Shinichi craves but cannot have, not yet and never as himself, where he's the mastermind behind a thriving, well-renowned detective agency, where an interview with him is unquestioningly broadcast on a huge screen overlooking Tokyo streets, where busy passersby stop in place, look up, and listen to what he has to say.

And... where he's also popular with girls.

Heiji is known as "The Lady-Killer of Naniwa" in Shinichi's imagination, and especially early in the manga, Shinichi does explicitly enjoy that kind of attention (File 10, included as File 1 in Volume 2, spells this out directly).

Interviewer: I've heard that the young ladies have a certain nickname for Hattori-san... "The Lady-Killer of Naniwa."

But the fact that Heiji and Kazuha have gotten nowhere points me elsewhere. This isn't an idealized fantasy that Shinichi wishes he could have for himself in the slightest. Ran is his dream. The emotional heart of this special, the dominant, overarching tragedy, is how Conan's overwriting and erasure of Shinichi prevents him from being with his lifelong love. There's no way that Shinichi would ever imagine a "happy end" that's anything like what Heiji and Kazuha have going on in this OVA.

So, what does Shinichi's conception of 26- or 27-year-old Heiji mean? A few things:

Even in this nightmarish "bad end," Shinichi cannot conceive of a life without Heiji, just as he cannot conceive of a life without Ran. It's unthinkable.

Shinichi wholeheartedly believes that Heiji will be wildly successful in his career.

Shinichi wholeheartedly believes that Heiji is so attractive and good-looking that of course he'll be wildly popular with women. Undoubtedly.

tl;dr, Shinichi's thought about Heiji's future, and those thoughts are really essentially, "Yeah, there's no way that my boy Hattori isn't going to have his own fantastic detective agency one day, and also, he's a hunk, so he'll be called 'The Lady-Killer of Naniwa.'"

Seriously.