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burst-of-iridescent · 2 months

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not to beat the "sokka's misogyny" disk horse even further into the ground, but while i agree with the take that sokka being sexist logically doesn't make sense, i would go further to say that the water tribes themselves being sexist is both illogical and thematically contradictory.

the flaws of each nation in atla have always been linked to their element, and specifically what those elements represent. fire is the element of power; power, left unchecked, leads to imperialism and authoritarianism. earth is the element of substance and stability; stability, prioritized too highly, creates and justifies the rigid class system and rampant corruption of ba sing se. air is the element of freedom; freedom, taken too far, becomes irresponsibility and abandonment.

meanwhile, water is the element of change... therefore the water tribes cling to antiquated ideas about gender roles instead of adapting with the times (especially when the times involve a fucking war going on).

not only is this unrealistic, it also breaks the thematic pattern of the nations' flaws being virtues taken to extremes, and how this dovetails into the show's overall message about the importance of balance. if we're keeping with the pattern of virtue and vice being two sides of the same coin, then the flaw of the water tribes has to be related to change. and here is where some of the (badly executed) ideas in the comics and legend of korra could have come into play: change, left uncontrolled, can lead to progress... but at the cost of tradition and spirituality.

(imagine a nwt cut off from the world and forced to rely solely on itself, ingenuity and creativity flourishing out of sheer, desperate need. imagine a nwt where waterbending is nothing more than a tool, used to build and defend and maintain a fortress always at risk, its spiritual origins slowly lost to time. imagine a nwt more military than community, whose architecture and technology far exceed anything the world has ever seen, who look down upon their less advanced sister tribe, and see no need for the avatar - after all, where was he when they had no one but themselves for the last 100 years?

when warned that the fire nation is coming, they show no fear; they have held strong on their own for the last century, bolstered by their weapons and wits, and will continue to do so. you need the spirits, aang implores, and is met with derision, for there is no place for spirits in a society always chasing more, greater, better. the spirits have not helped us before, avatar. why would they now? we are all we need.

when the moon spirit falls, unprotected and forgotten in an abandoned, rundown spirit oasis - so do they.)

not only would this fit better thematically, it would also ensure that the nwt's flaw plays a role in its own downfall. where the fire nation's warmongering resulted in the poverty and suffering of its own people, and the earth kingdom's corruption led - at least in part - to the fall of ba sing se, the misogyny of the water tribes is never shown to negatively impact them in any way. the north isn't defeated by the fire nation because they relegated half the population to healing. the south doesn't suffer raids or lose their waterbenders because they (supposedly) didn't let women fight. this lack of narrative punishment means that - outside of a few girlboss moments for katara - the sexism of the nwt isn't significant to the overall story whatsoever.

furthermore, while the ba sing se arc last almosts half a season, and the fire nation's actions drive the entire show, this supposed systemic oppression of women shows up for one episode in the first season before disappearing entirely. pakku is reminded of his lost love, magically turns into a feminist, and somehow the entire tribe follows suit? no one else protests, not even the other students or the chief?

and yet, though there are still no female waterbenders other than katara, or agency for kanna in her relationship, or any indication that women stopped being forcibly betrothed - the entire issue is simply swept under the rug and never brought up ever again in the show. i understand this was a children's cartoon made in 2005, and that even having female characters openly speak about and challenge misogyny was a radical feat for the time and genre, but the reality of patriarchy is that it's structural, sustained and immensely difficult to resist - if the show was going to depict that resistance, it should have done so with greater depth and nuance, as it did for many of the other difficult topics it tackled.

ultimately, handwaving misogyny away like it never existed is far more disrespectful to katara's character, her fight against injustice, and the girls who saw themselves in her, than simply toning it down or removing it could ever be.

#atla critical #atla live action #it also always struck me as odd that sokka and katara seemed so chill with the north #when the nwt literally left the swt to fight the fire nation alone and stayed out of the war for a century #they lost their benders. their parents.#and all the while the north was sequestered away doing nothing to help #you're telling me that wouldn't have created any resentment? any anger?#plus imagine how powerful it would've been for the last southern waterbender to help the north rediscover the origins of waterbending #also the north disdaining spirits yet being saved by the ocean spirit and the avatar?#that's the exact kind of narrative irony atla does best #i'm seriously begging people to realize that the misogyny arc in atla was NOT as groundbreaking or well-developed as they think it is #and i for one am interested to see if and how netflix is going to handle it

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miraculouslumination · 1 year

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The audacity to be like "there's a problem with racism in transandrophobia discussions" while also unironically using the term "transandrophobia truther(s)"

#Jean mumbles #Of course there will almost always be racism in discussions of oppression #But like...bro are you really going to say this and then side with the exact same people #Who have constantly erased and silenced the voices of trans men of color and other marginalized trans men #Calling them shit like white-aligned or overall gatekeeping their blackness #Are you seriously not seeing how that call is coming from inside the house #And again - truther is something that has very heavy ties to antisemitism #So again. Are you really the hero because of this?#Are you actually helping people here?#Now I'm white so obviously take what I say here with as many grains of salt as you feel is best #But all I'm saying is that racism is fucking everywhere and there is not a single group in this discussion who is guilt free #And right now you're participating in the violent act of erasing and silencing the voices of non-white and non-gentile trans men and mascs #I wish the best to anyone who has fallen for this pandering bullshit #And a huge apology to all the trans m&ms this bullshit hurts #Transandrophobia #(Gatekeeping blackness but also just non-white raced and ethnicities in general)

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dawntheduckrb · 4 months

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I'll stop posting wips eventually but it's been five days since I've said anything and I don't want anyone to think I'm dead/dying/stuck in a ditch and withering away, so here's 10% of the reason I disappeared (the duck is stuck in rendering hell) (and my little baby laptop is screaming at me every time I open up this file)

I might still be mostly lurking for a little bit so please be patient with me in the meantime 🙏🙏

#seriously though I'm sorry for just up and disappearing like that #wanna talk to people and interact with them so bad lately but I just can't bring myself to do it #so the best i can manage is blabbing in the tags like always #i don't know wtf is going on but over the past few days I've just felt like i don't deserve to talk to anyone #tried to reblog posts from mutuals several times but something in my head keeps saying;#'yeah they don't actually care for your input at all and you're being a bother for even trying etc etc'#and i know deep down that's probably not true (i hope) but i can't reason it away you know #and i know the best solution to this is to just talk to someone #let it be known that i *did* make an attempt to #i tried texting someone (and succeeded) but i couldn't keep doing it and I'm back at square one (and now feel worse lmao)#i'm not really putting this here for anybody to see it as much as i am for myself #but i know that (hypothetically) this could be seen by a real human so it still kinda feels like I'm reaching out in a way which feels nice #makes me feel less like I'm shriveling up in my own self imposed solitude #so uh hello person who might be reading the tags (there's six of you guys here now which is crazy cause i post nothing but junk here lol)#((but thanks anyway for following and even more thanks for reading this if you did))#i'll make my way around all the posts i missed soon enough don't worry #i'm sorry i'm really not meaning to ignore anybody #i have drafted quite a few posts from moots that i couldn't finish leaving comments on but i have seen them #everyone here is super cool and talented as always <3 whether that be through art or writing or just finding neat posts to share #this wall of text is long enough and i'm very eeby so thank you again for reading this #tldr; not dead and i'll be okay eventually :)#not rb #hey look i didn't post a picture of my dog this time (a crime)#i'll make sure to share one the next time i get a good one

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wouyoungarchive · 1 year

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hey! so recently i've been feeling a little down in the dumps and had a bit of a difficult time, so i came back to tumblr after a break and realised that what keeps me going through all of the bad days is you guys! after my break, i came back to find that i had missed you all so much. missed seeing your creations, missed reading your tags, missed talking to you and giving you compliments and loving on you all in general! it's one of my favourite passtimes didn't you know? hehehe so i decided to make a little appreciation post to all of my moots who make atinyblr such a special place to be, but also who make even my worst days not seem so dark any more.

under the cut you'll find a list of all the people here that i adore and love with all of my heart, and a special message to a few people who i really admire and cherish!

@applejongho — starting strong with tumblrs resident jongho enthusiast, annie! you're so special to me, oh my gosh. you're so fun and your creations always leave me bawling, especially your auteez series, i'm seriously in love with it. angel!yunho and vampire!yeosang are two of my favourites that you made! i love your gifs, i love your tags, i love you! thank you for making tumblr such an amazing experience and for converting me into a jongho bias even though i swore i wasn't ♡

@chwejongho — kaz!!! you're a new moot but that doesn't mean you're not beloved and cherished already hehehe i think you're just so neat and i'm in love with your colouring and gifs, you're so talented! your tags are always so sweet n fun and i love you! thank you for providing us with the best jongho gifs always, i really admire your talent and just you in general. beloved! ♡

@hwanswerland — fio! beloved! resident hwa enthusiast! how would tumblr be without you? i don't even want to think about it kfdhjs you're so important to atinyblr and everybody love love loves your gifs, including me! i think you're absolutely hilarious and i love reading your tags and giggling at what you say and just love you in general. i think you're so cool and a great creator and a great person in general. you're sooo good and i love you! ♡

@jjongho — sofieeee i think you're super neato and i'll always adore your gifs & edits. i really really look up to you in terms of content creation bc you're one of the best on atinyblr and it's so fun to see what you make. your gifs are always so sharp and you absolutely nail it every time like i don't know how else to say it, you're perfect! also you're such a friendly person and so funny and cool i love you sm thank you for being on atinyblr and making it such a great place to be for me ♡

@ortali — ortal! you're one of the first atiny creators i followed on tumblr and i really am grateful that i clicked the follow button because you're one of my favourites ever! your content is immaculate and you always find the best things to gif and i really admire you as a person and as a creator! you're one of the best people on atinyblr and i appreciate having you around so much! you're so sweet and lovely to talk to as well, you really are the whole package! ♡

@sanchelinz — luna! oh my goodness where to start with you? you're the backbone of atinyblr, you keep us going with all of the content you create and you're so quick with it too honestly hOW do you manage to make gifs so crisp and pretty SO quickly after content gets released?! magic truly! i love love love your gifs and i admire you so much for your talent and the way you always produce to loveliest content. i hope you stay on atinyblr forever because you're such an important part of it! ♡

@sanhwaiting — megan, beloved! you're one of the best people on atinyblr and i really appreciate having you around. you're one of the creators i look up to the most around here and i think your gifs are the most beautiful truly truly you're so good. when i found out you wanted to join atzsource i was really so excited to have you on board because i admire you so much and i think you're just so neat and cool and i honestly adore you! ♡

@sector1 — natalia my beloved!!! my most beloved in this whole world! words cannot express how much i adore you and how much you mean to me. talking to you was the best decision i ever made and i’m so shy i can’t believe i did it but where would i be without you? you’re a source of comfort and love and strength to me and i love you so so much! talking with you is my favourite pass time and i wish i got to do it more honestly, i could talk with you forever and a day and never get bored! you’re my favourite person, my comfort person, my most beloved, and i love you with my whole heart! ♡

@song-mingi — iri my love, nothing but respect for MY best content creator on tumblr dot com! kdjfhkd no but for real you're my fave and i think you're so neat and such an incredible content creator and atinyblr would be empty without you! your big gifs are my absolute favourite and an inspiration to me as a new content creator! i really admire your talent and just you in general. my favourite mingi simp. i love you! ♡

@woosansang — hellooo jazzy, my most beloved co admin and friend who i absolutely adore and love with my whole heart! you're the coolest and i so appreciate having you on atinyblr and on atzsource, you're such a great person to have around and so so so talented and funny and i love that you're absolutely insane for your bias line, and you always create the best content for them and nobody gifs quite like you, your gifs are so distinctive and incredible! i love love love you, thank you so much for being around on atinyblr, you make it such a great place to be always! ♡

and here are the rest of the people i love and adore and cherish on atinyblr:

@seonghwaminho @loserline @97chwe @ultmingki @daisyjiyong @retroyunho @miinsang @mangomingki @hwanwooyoung @bvlnoriyas @blackcatsan @ateezbiased @pjmsdior @minzbins @cruellajoong @bangzchan @blondejongho @toaction @cyberhwas @halahala @jeongyunho99 @jeong-yunhoes @kyungsoosus @sanshine @blueberrysan @ceojongho @kangyeosaang @charmerz @hongjooong @dejawoos @xuseokgyu @seonghhwa @ddominho @hwarizon @atzeez @kosunghos @strhwaberries ♡

#rin's love zone ♡#listen not to be emotional on tumblr dot com but i love you guys so much :( i think you're the best things since sliced bread #and i LOVE sliced bread ksdjfhks no but seriously you're all so important to me i love u guys a ton!!! a whole bunch!!!#being sick recently and having some health scares has really made me realise you need to cherish the people you love #and give them your affection because one day you might not be able to and AAAA anyway i love u guys thanks for making atinyblr great #and keeping my mood good while i've been struggling a lot <3

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butwhatifidothis · 2 years

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Three houses has repeatedly stated that Edelgard's and Claude's goals aren't that different. (Even if they really are pretty different???) Has Claude be willing to surrender in favor of helping out the empire later when he's got an axe to his throat. Seems to me it's less "This is out of character and bad writing" and more "This isn't isn't what I expected and I don't like it." Also you can't really go "This isn't canon" When it has writers from three houses writing for the game lmao

spoiler talk, mostly for GW and a bit for SB

Nonnie. Pal. Buddy.

If 3Hopes Claude was written in line with 3H Claude, and he is ready and willing to join Edelgard - for whatever reason, even if to backstab her - then why doesn't he... do that. In 3H. Like on CF or AM or SS, where Byleth isn't around to *~guide him~* (which is the most common explanation I’ve seen given to his character portrayal in 3Hopes, but also applies to other possible explanations).

What part of that makes any sense? What stopped him from doing that in 3H, outside of 3Hopes writing his character badly? Why is it when Byleth has no influence on him in 3H, or when he doesn't trust the Church in 3H, or when he doesn't have many friends/bonds in 3H - all those things that are the same in 3H as they are in 3Hopes - does he not do in 3H what he does in 3Hopes? In fact, why does he not flat out join Edelgard genuinely on CF, since he's apparently oh so willing to join Edelgard and/or kill Rhea and on CF there's Byleth to act as a Stamp of Approval?

I mean, I could tell you what stopped him from doing that in 3H; his base, core moral standards, that he always has as part of the foundation of his character. He does not like causing needless bloodshed and always avoids doing so whenever possible, he does not like Edelgard's methods and thinks them too harmful, he does not trust Edelgard in general, his curiosity over the Church's/Rhea's secrets stops him from ever outright destroying it/killing her (along with his acknowledgement that both the Church and Rhea - or someone in her position - are needed for Fodlan). You cannot write Claude properly without keeping in line with these base facts about his character, unless you've established a pretty damn in-depth character arc that dissolve these traits off of him.

So, yes, when I see him cause needless bloodshed, utilize similarly harmful methods like Edelgard, trust in Edelgard's word and nothing else, reject any curiosity he has for the Church/Rhea in favor of just killing Rhea without getting any answers (because Claude certainly gives no shit about answers to mysteries amiright), yeah, I'm gonna call it out of character and bad writing. Because it is out of character and bad writing.

Cuz, like, "[3H] Has Claude be willing to surrender in favor of helping out the empire later when he's got an axe to his throat" those circumstances - and the results of them - are nowhere near comparable to what happens in GW, and is (and sorry if this sounds rude) a bad description of what happened in CF. Claude in CF surrenders and agrees to leave Fodlan entirely and pleads with Edelgard to leave the Alliance - and his friends - alone because he swears they'll be cooperative. Maybe I'm stupid, but that doesn't sound anything like "hey Edelgard let's team up and invade the Kingdom because Rhea Bad lol” or “I think it’s a good idea to instigate conflict between Faerghus and Sreng to make the Kingdom weaker (you know that thing TWS did for Edelgard with Duscur).”

Claude in 3H does not actively help Edelgard at any point in all of 3H. Ever. The most he does to "help" her is, again, swearing that the Alliance won't stand up against her, and that wasn't to help Edelgard as much as it was him trying to keep the Alliance safe. Because that goes back to his want to keep the bloodshed to a minimum. That core character trait of his that is completely absent in GW, because siding with the one causing the bloodshed and himself causing the bloodshed does literally nothing to stop the bloodshed as 3H!Claude shows is his belief because he never sides with Edelgard *specifically because of her blood-filled methods.* The ones that he is literally replicating in GW.

Because, again, there is literally. No. Reason. Why, if it is in-line with Claude’s character to side with Edelgard, that he wouldn’t just side with Edelgard in 3H (or do the equivalent of that like he does with Dimitri, like giving over Failnaught), because there are exactly zero things that differ between the two games that would explain him not doing that in CF for 3H. In CF, he does not have Byleth to help him open up to others. In CF, he would have Byleth actively feed into his distrust of the Church because of their decision to side against it. In CF, he wouldn’t have many bonds with others. And yet and still, he does not join Edelgard on CF, he does not harm the Church in any way on any route (higher ups or not), he only “invades” the Empire after it’d already made multiple assaults against the Alliance army and never invades the Kingdom in any way - on and off his route we see time and time again him make a resolute stance to not assist the Empire/Edelgard in any direct way, to not cause undue bloodshed, to keep fighting to the minimum he can, and the one “exception” is still not meant to help Edelgard or to take down the Church/Rhea but to keep his people safe from harm.

And it’s just because in 3Hopes, Claude is not written in character. He is going against multiple core facets of his character that was established in 3H with no development - positive or negative - to explain why that is. And given that this is literally a self-described “alternative storyline” - AKA, it is not 3H - then I can in fact say that this isn’t canon because it literally isn’t. I accept 3Hopes as its own story separate from 3H as that is 1) what it sells itself as, and 2) the only nice way to explain away all of the blatant contradictions between it and 3H. Which include Claude lol

#ask #anon #Fire Emblem Warriors Three Hopes #Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes #Fire Emblem Warriors Three Hopes spoilers #Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes spoilers #and mind you - and I've said it before - Claude in 3Hopes *as a standalone character separate from 3H* is still terribly written #his motives and logic make no sense and go against what the game is trying to say his character is #he can't be distrustful of others but also just take people - that he already doesn't trust - at their word with nothing to back their words #he makes claims about the Church/Rhea that have NO standing whatsoever and uses that as justification to kill her #he can't be a ''Master Tactician'' but also have his plans fail all the time - with his biggest one failing the hardest at that #like disregarding how he's acting nothing like his character in 3H did - 3Hopes!Claude in at least GW is a shit character #and mind you he's not the only character who's acting OOC - Edelgard is too #unless you're saying that in 3H Edelgard is also capable of being completely brainwashed and Thales just. Didn't.#even when she literally declared war on him #like it's fine if this isn't canon lol #there's no need to try and fit a square peg into a round hole #this game in its entirety is AT BEST fanfiction fuel but pretty much nothing in it should be taken seriously #which from what I heard is *already* the standard for musuo games anyway

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