#please feel free to interact

[baby-girl-aaron-dessner]

POOR THINGS

Some people have disagreed with me about my Poor Things review. However, my questions about the film have largely gone unanswered and the points I’ve raised haven’t really been addressed.

Yes, there were gowns beautiful gowns but is anyone going to talk about the fact that she was a child? Or that women face the risk of pregnancies when they have unprotected sex? Or menstruation being a thing? Or how the financially coercive nature of sex work prevents women from giving genuine consent to sex?

Should a man even be directing this movie?

When the upper classes create films about sex and sex work it always seems limited and disingenuous. They really made a movie about a child in a woman’s body having sex in situations where men are constantly taking advantage of her, called it “feminist” and patted themselves on the back for it.

Angelica Bastien put it best when she wrote: “But there’s a corroded spirit to the story, like it’s intermittently possessed by an edgelord who’s unaware most women menstruate, and an early-wave white feminist who believes having sex is the most empowering thing a woman can do. (For all the fucking, there is no menstrual blood!)”

The most problematic - but unexamined - aspect of contemporary discussions around sexual ethics, is the concept of consent. The powerful men (and women) who made this movie clearly live in a sexually privileged world and can afford to think of this movie as "feminist".

I wonder if they even know what intersectionality is.

#please feel free to interact #poor things #emma stone #oscars #oscars 2024 #yorgos lanthimos #tony mcnamara #white feminism #liberal feminism #feminism #film #intersectionality #consent #anyway this was also my letterboxd review

[xylophone888]

(this is a repost because i think i accidentally deleted the original post :/)

fun (actually quite sad and not fun whatsoever) fact: when rincewind described what he thought was a crush on conina to himself he only listed physical "symptoms" such as fast heartbeat, feeling too hot to a "molten iron" extent and sweaty palms; he never brought up or even tried to bring up psychological stuff like being drawn to the person you have a crush on or finding some of their features or interests attractive or even something like wanting to get to know them better

he only found physical symptoms that could correspond to many different things other than infatuation and i personally think he just said to himself "well she's a woman and im a man and men are attracted to women right? therefore all this i feel must mean that im attracted to her, can't imagine anything else" but actually if you look at the aforementioned symptoms a little closer....i honestly am of the opinion he was just constantly stressed and anxious and scared on such a deep level already that he couldn't understand why was he feeling all that so he went for the only explanation available; he got so used to fear and anxiety he stopped noticing it and when it expectedly produced bad physical symptoms he already stopped even thinking about the fact that he's afraid and anxious because it became the default state of being to him; he forgot that feeling the way he feels all the time isn't normal

#local man confuses an ongoing constant panic attack with love #discworld #rincewind #i just needed to post this again i can't believe i would get rid of such an impactful post #headcanons #i hope i spelled all the names right i just can't remember her name for the love of me #i love deciphering these little details because #every single instance of him seemingly being attracted to a woman is actually very easily read as something completely different #its either him being confused about his own feelings (conina) or him thinking about potato chips so eagerly people start to look like #them (lotus blossom) or even a woman actually straight up forcing a kiss onto him without him showing any signs of wanting one #rincewind looks at a woman accidentally and thinks “im probably straight yea” all while deeply in mutual love with his male bestfriend #thoughts #its also an extremely cool subversion of heteronormativity because at first you assume that it all is exactly what it seems and that he #must be straight without a second thought and then you learn hes canonically gay and you go “wait huh” and then you go “ohhhh” #he is so gay #please feel free to interact

[wht-am-i-doin]

ok ok we’re starting again

#im scared #japan gp 2024 #please feel free to interact #none of my real life friends likes f1

[relicsongmel]

The dubious nature of Iris' name (and what it means)

Sister Iris Fey Hawthorne of Hazakura Temple finds herself in a rather peculiar situation for the Ace Attorney franchise in the fact that she is one of very few characters without a canonical last name. Of course, this hasn't stopped fans from assigning her one—for the purposes of tagging and categorization (or simply to distinguish her from Iris Wilson from The Great Ace Attorney series, because "Iris Ace Attorney" is no longer specific enough), every Ace Attorney fan seems to have a different answer as to what they call her, whether it be Iris Hawthorne, Iris Fey, Iris of Hazakura Temple, or simply Sister Iris. This confusion is understandable given the lack of a clear answer in canon as to what her legal last name is as well as her unusual upbringing; what with being raised in Kurain Village as a Fey, taken away by her father as a Hawthorne, and then sent to Hazakura Temple to become a nun. However, before we delve further into Iris herself, there's something a bit unusual (that I don't often see acknowledged within the fandom) that I'd like to bring up—that being, that this name drama not only affects Iris, but her twin sister Dahlia as well.

Simply put, Dahlia Hawthorne being named Dahlia Hawthorne doesn't make much sense when you think about it. Dahlia was born to Morgan Fey, the then-leader of the matriarchal line of spirit mediums of the Kurain Channeling Tradition. As such, it's safe to assume that she and her twin sister were also given this name upon their birth—so why, then, does she have her father's (or possibly her stepmother's—it's unclear) last name when we meet her in-game? Children generally do not have their last names changed when their parent remarries, so what's the deal? This strange situation makes slightly more sense when you remember that much of Trials and Tribulations builds up to the reveal that Dahlia and Iris are Morgan Fey's daughters; as such, Dahlia appearing in Chapter 1 and introducing herself as "Dahlia Fey" would be a MASSIVE spoiler for the events to come.

As for an in-universe explanation, we obviously aren't given one, but we are given a bit of insight from Dahlia (while disguised as Iris) regarding their father's perspective on leaving Kurain Village:

"He hated the place. He said it was a hick dive, and that he had no reason to stay there."

I think it's not an unreasonable stretch to say that their father wanted nothing more to do with the Fey clan after its reputation had been destroyed post-DL-6, and likely went to great efforts to separate himself (and his daughters) from anything that reminded him of it. With this in mind, who's to say he didn't have the twins' name changed? Now, obviously whether this affected Iris herself is still up for debate—it's possible she had already been sent away to Hazakura before this had all happened. But given that Dahlia implies Iris had only been sent away after their father's second marriage, I find it more likely that her name was changed beforehand. That said, it's still just a headcanon based on my personal preferences—I like the idea of Iris having the last name "Hawthorne" because I think the association with the Hawthorne effect (in which one modifies their behavior in response to being watched) fits her really well, but I don't disagree with those who choose to use other names for her because there are good arguments to be made there as well.

However. However. The intrigue behind Iris' name doesn't even end there. We hear from Sister Bikini very early in Bridge to the Turnabout that it's Hazakura Temple tradition for nuns to choose a "temple" name—meaning that even Iris' given name might not be her real one. I hesitate a bit on this idea considering her name already pairs up nicely with Dahlia’s due to the shared flower theming (and Iris having a lack of respect for acolyte tradition in that regard would give her an interesting resemblance to her mother which I REALLY like), but if it is true it creates another fascinating bit of symbolism—Iris’ first name is a lie. A facade. Which fits in with her lying about her identity to Phoenix for 8 months and her general tendency to put up a front of whoever the person she's talking to wants her to be—whether that be Dahlia's obedient co-conspirator, Bikini's sweet and good-natured daughter figure, or Godot's accomplice and the scapegoat he can use to protect Maya. And neither of the common last names given to her by fandom accurately reflect/show the full picture of who she is either. Fey is what she was born as—but that name comes with a whole host of burdens and generational trauma that she likely does her best to distance herself from considering her tendency to run away from conflict like she did with the fake kidnapping and the aftermath of Doug Swallow's murder (she’s a lot like her aunt in that regard). Hawthorne ties her to the sister she so dearly loves—but also weighs her down due to her sister’s crimes, her role in said crimes, and the family she was sent away from against her will (even if it ended up being better for her) before it tragically fell apart. Neither one truly fits—the Iris name debacle is a perfect representation of the identity crisis of her character and that is nothing short of beautiful to me.

#ace attorney #aa #pwaa #ace attorney trials and tribulations #aa3 spoilers #iris hawthorne #iris fey #iris of hazakura temple #dahlia hawthorne #morgan fey #sister bikini #phoenix wright #godot #meta #my meta #finally posting some of my iris meta here woohoo!!!! #if anyone has additional thoughts feel free to add #iris lovers PLEASE interact she is everything to me #local woman going feral over sister iris ace attorney for the 261478th time. more at 11

[eyenaku]

MOON WARD

Handbuilt stoneware, with hand pained slip, glaze, palladium + gold luster, and underglaze accents. Post-fire details of paint on limbs/lower body.

This piece is a part of my 4-piece Celestial Wards series! The smallest of the set, Moon Ward is both smaller than the two wardens with a simpler design and expression to reflect its lesser maturity, and smaller than the Sun Ward to reflect (albeit disproportionately) the size difference of the moon and the sun.

The Moon Ward is one of my favorite pieces in the whole set! While simpler than the wardens, I feel the design is very effective and balanced well. I’m very happy with the stylized feather texture on his head, and the overall shape of the limbs!

#please please interact!!!!! I spent a whole lotta time on em :D #eyenaku #proudnaku #moon ward #celestial wards #art #pottery #ceramics #sculpture #my design #own design #my art #moon ward is so baby #i want to wrap him in a lil blanket and carry him around like a burrito #oh also btw #when i use he/him and little guy for this series #i mean it neutrally #they have no gender they're literally dawn and dusk and the sun and moon #so feel free to refer to em however u want #2 mothers and their children #coupla guys n their chicklets #all i know is they are little creechurs and i love them very much

[ghostflowers201x]

Party blower sfx

#undertale #chara dreemurr #🍫 chara tag 🌻 #undertale fictive #chara fictive #fictive art #i don't mind if other fictives/irls/kins/ect interact #i would just ask don't tag this with kin/me/id tags please. this is literally drawings i did of myself #but please feel free to rb and mention that youre also a fictive/irl/kin of the same character in the tags! i love seeing 'doubles' #also in general 'undertale' and 'chara' tags are fine as well. #🌻 charas art

[momentsofamber]

divider I edited to tcoaal aesthetic for anyone who wants them!

#the coffin of andy and leyley #tcoaal dividers #proship safe #proshippers please interact #okay to reblog #feel free to mix and match and whatnot #drop me a line if you have an oc with a different bunny color you'd like!

[al8estos]

Hey guys look tf2 oc!

I’ll let you meet his sister next! He’s basically a sheep in wolf’s clothing, he doesn’t mean to be intimidating but he can’t express it correctly.

Concept art under cut…… watch out he’s so scary

#BOO #did I scare ya #Halloween is soon! #that’s not really relevant #he’s not really a tenth class since he’s just a Mann co employee. #feel free to draw ur oc interacting with him!!! #please ask questions about him #it helps me flesh him out #don’t put him on the battlefield he likes making tools of murder #not murdering himself #my art tag #sketches #tf2 #tf2 oc #fanart #ocs

[magnolia-sunrise]

the halloween special, i mean, Medieval AU continues>> the arrival of the grievously wounded Kingsguard disrupts Bastien's very isolated, very drunk rural village life - but in much different way than he expected. somehow, miraculously, Wolfgang slowly recovers, and the two of them spend many evenings sharing wine and stories by the fireside, finding each other to be pleasant company.

but how long will the vampire be able to resist the call of the priest's blood >:3

#oc art #original characters #art #sketch #medieval au #wolfgang #bastien #wolfien #comics #god this turned into such a meme fsifjs please i hope you enjoy #i had way too much fun sketching these #next time we will find out what happened in Week 3 #to give you more context about bastiens little life he had plans of rising through the ranks and becoming a respected and rich bishop #instead he ends up assigned to a fuck off village in the south where the people dont really like him and he doesnt really like them #he spends his days tending to the few animals he keeps and tending to his shitty wine #when a knight comes knocking on his door hes like fuck. its the cops and they finally realized we havent been paying taxes #luckily for him this particular knight is in worse trouble than his whole village #i never know how much people want to know so i try to write succint posts but i have Lore for each of these interactions. feel free to ask

[yuveim]

2K FOLLOWERS GIVEAWAY!

in celebration of this little milestone (and while the new update is cooking), I’m hosting a giveaway - all you need to do to enter is reblog this post before Friday, June 2nd! I will randomly select two winners who will receive one prize each of their choice:

1x character art of your TS:O MC  or 1x character art of your chosen RO  or 1x short written snippet with your chosen RO

The Spirited: Origins is an interactive fiction game in the form of a modern supernatural horror novel. In TS:O you take the role of an amateur paranormal investigator who jump-starts their career by taking on a case of a demonic entity, while being haunted by their own inner demons.

PLAY THE GAME ON ITCH.IO

#felt like i needed to come back to actively writing with a bit of an oomph #hello please feel free to reblog and let me make something for you #🤲🤲 #the spirited: origins #interactive fiction #itch.io

[livelaughbone]

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Live, Laugh, Bone: A Fontcest Wall Calendar Fanzine closes preorders TOMORROW! 🧡💙

Our full bundle includes ALL SIX STRETCH GOALS and is only $28 USD plus shipping/taxes! Find the link in our bio/pinned post!

#undertail #fontcest #talecest #papysans #sanspapy #papysanspapy #sanspapysans #classic fontcest #fanzine #proshipping #proshipper #proshippers please interact #proship #please feel free to block if you don't want to see this project or the ship associated with it!

[chubycupid]

i am the only one bothered by young hazbin hotel fans? not like teenager age fans (15-17) but like, YOUNG fans. (9-12)

#feel free to discuss i guess #comship #proship #proshippers please interact #proshipping #profic

[relicsongmel]

Hey. Sprite analysis folks what the fuck does this mean

Somewhat inspired by this post

#ace attorney #pwaa #mia fey #iris hawthorne #iris fey #iris of hazakura temple #sprite analysis #mine #one of my biggest unanswered questions of aa is how much the twins interacted with mia before dl-6/leaving kurain with their father #like were they close. or was morgan's jealousy so strong that she stopped any of that dead in its tracks #i like to think they were and these sprite similarities allude to that #but then WHY. does mia not recognize dahlia in 3-4 it makes absolutely no sense #she absolutely would have been old enough to remember her. i get they probably didn't want to spoil dahlia being a fey but like #her recognizing mia first (made more obvious in the anime) already points to that. i feel like another vague line would have been sufficien #anyway i could go on about this for hours but. if anyone has more thoughts feel free to add #iris lovers PLEASE interact she is everything to me

[ask-team-grim]

( @the-abandoned-digital-city @ Dravena)

the weird little cat guy was watching her carefully before asking.

“How are you so cool??”

Dravena: Ya think I’m cool?!

Dravena: Oh man, thank ya! Usually ‘mons think I’m scary, not cool! I’m totally gonna tell Rye!

Dravena: I’m a pretty normal lookin’ Deino though. Or that’s what my Dad tells me. So not really somethin’ special I did. Just suppose ya never saw one of us before. Not many ‘mons have.

Dravena:…

Dravena: Wait, do you have food? Can I have some?

#gosh Dravena was not ready for a complement lol #you totally just made her week! #as your reward you get the kinda odd looking happy eyebrows #she smelled the weird meat cookies too lmao. #as always please feel free to ignore it or reach out if the reply isn’t to your liking or it makes you uncomfortable for whatever reason! #this interaction is: #noncanon #pmd #pmd oc #pokemon #pokemon mystery dungeon #pokemon ask blog #pmd ask blog #deino #deino oc #lousleepover

[aquietanarchy]

Trying to engage with antivegans is like

"I think the torture nexus is bad"

"you idiot, the people operating the torture nexus are really nice and polite the entire time."

"okay but that doesn't address my fundamental issue, which is with the very existence of the torture nexus itself. you're not addressing my argument."

"the torture nexus is fun and if you disagree with me YOU'RE responsible for all the evil in the world!"

#God I'm so sorry followers. I'm just. I haven't had a Dramatic Online Interaction in a long time I'm just trying to process #like. It's just. Oh okay so it wasn't about the insulin at all. #I think the unnecessary slaughter of animals is bad and you think it's fun. You could just say you think it's fun. You know #You don't have to put up all these smokescreens about disability rights and the environment like it really just comes down to a disagreemen #On the morality of animal slaughter. You could just fucking admit that and we could have an honest conversation but nooo #veganing on main #<- please feel free to block my vegan tag if you don't want to see any of this #Yarrow speaks into the void

[ncfreespace]

In light of my recent personal radblr feed, I want to say something as an organizer of an irl radfem group who may or may not get classifed as a radfem myself:

We welcome and support ALL women.

We welcome and support all women who are trying to unlearn and fight against patriarchal programming and misogyny, in any way and at all steps of their journey. We welcome and support all women who are looking for small ways to center other women in their life. We welcome women who are lesbian, bi, straight, questioning, separatist, and non-separatist. We welcome women who are not perfect, women who make mistakes, women who are real people who want to be a part of a community with other real people.

But. We do NOT welcome anyone who calls other women cock-suckers or any other misogynistic terms, who blame or shame other women for having abortions, who purposefully put down and attack other women over not being "radical enough" and thus push them away from growth and positive change.

We are trying to GROW a movement, not fraction it. I could never imagine any of the radfems I know in real life treating me or any other woman the way I see happening here. I beg everyone to find real life connections with groups like we have here in the Triangle and DMV area. I'm so grateful I found the community a year and a half ago and was able to make these real life connections, because if I discovered this community through Tumblr right now I would run so fast in the opposite direction.

If anyone near our area is looking for a supportive woman-centered group, please reach out.

And everyone on this site, I urge you to read Non-Violent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg, Why Does He Do That by Lundy Bancroft, and Right Wing Women by Andrea Dworkin. You will never get people on your side by insulting them and putting them down. You will never grow a movement by being disinviting. You will never help the women you claim to want to help by shunning and shaming them. Be inviting and supportive and loving of ALL women. You don't want them to look for those qualities in men? Fine, but at least show them that it is here with us. BE the community and love and support that is needed. Show up for women who are on their own journeys, at whatever place that is.

All my love and solidarity,

Mars

#radblr #rafems do touch #separatism #radfems do interact #female positivity #womens liberation #radfems do touch #please feel free to reblog