Whitewashing no one see ( 'cause at the end Hollywood is still racist )
So, Ridley Scott really wants to do Gladiator sequel. I found it an horrible idea 'cause the story will be a new story with new charcter and new plot but finding a new title was more difficoult than using an old one, I get it.
Now, we have the cast, or the majority and... HELL NO !!!
I know, Scott ( and Hollywood in general ) never were too historically accurate so i can excuse Lucilla and adult!Lucio Vero still living, thei are a bridge between the old film and the sequel.
Ther's another problem.
Barry Keoghan was casted as Geta and Joseph Quinn as his Caracalla but ther's a problem.
They were born in England but they weren't English. Their father, Emperor Settimio Severo, was black and had berber origins, he was a Roman citizien but he wasn't Italian. Their mother, Giulia Domna, was Syrian, born in Emesa where her father was high priest.
So, how it could be possible that an African and a Syrian had two white sons?
yes, I know, it's cinema but... everyone were pissed for "black Cleopatra" but no one is pissed for "white Caracalla&white Geta" , and here we have images... only Caracalla 'cause Geta was cancelled after his brother decide to rule alone.
Severan Tondo, Settimio Severo, black, Giulia Domna, Caracalla and a cancelled Geta
So, why everyone had to be pissed about a "blackwashing" and not about a "white washing"?
I really want someone respond this question 'cause I'm very curious.
Btw I can accept white!Caracalla only if I can get Caracalla/Giulia Domna... yes, this is incest, they were accused to be lovers but the Romans dind't really believed this and Geta's death for some one was not for power but for jealosy. For this gossip Domna took boot her sons as hers lover and Caracalla was so jealous about this love triangle to plot his brother/rival's death.
yes, it was a xenophobic rumors, and a racist too, oc
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I just realized I never posted these pictures onto my Tumblr!
But, after 7 months of hard work, in September, I finally finished my Hungarian coronation/Wenn ich tanzen will dress from Elisabeth das musical. The dress has a historically accurate 1860's elliptical hoopskirt, the skit is made of 6 m of bridal satin and the skirt overlay and apron feature over 2000 individually sewn on sequins that took a month to complete
My wonderful Takarazuka Tod is @adnil.cosplay on IG (do give her a follow, she is the best cosplay partner I could have wished for)
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Yujin Drawings! (Plus a ramble)
decided to do some drawings of Yujin!
If you guys don't know Yujin, She's one of my many LMK ocs! Yujin is a Emperess of the Eastern empire in China, a empire that has been standing for generations. All people of any kind stay there. (She's Also PIF biological sister)
Anyway, time to ramble about Yujin's charater-
Lets start with Yujin herself.
Yujin, in the LMK series, is a person of royalty. She's intelligent, tactical, a person who overworks herself, very much like her sister. However, Yujin is not only intelligent, but she's powerful too.
When Yujin was younger, again, was a Celestial Maiden along with PIF. However, younger Yujin was a confidence and courage fueled girl, leading Yujin doing unspeakable actions without thinking of the consequences.
Due to these actions, Yujin got banished from the Celestial realm. Yeah, it was that bad. When Yujin was stuck down on the mortals plain, she met others who seemed like outcasts. One of these friends were Macaque
Again, back then, Macaque was a much more cautious guy. But this cautiousness rubbed off on Yujin in the best way possible. Yujin's much cautious now.
Anyway, the next topic I'm talking about is femininity, and how I tried to properly add it to Yujin's charater. I'm not a writer, but I want to be a good enough one for my art. So if you feel uncomfortable with this, feel free to pass through this-
Yujin's never really been considered pretty before. But she knows that she is pretty. Yujin likes to dress up, wear make up, shopping etc. But Yujin isn't afraid to get her hands dirty when necessary.
At a certain point in life, while she was still in the Celestial realm, Yujin felt....lost. She saw all the other maidens around her prefect things she never seem to get right. They where all the same, yet so different, to the point Yujin felt outcasted. So what did she do? She started to wear what she wanted.
Yujin wanted to stand out, she wanted to be appreciated and accepted from others including herself, that Yujin started to do reckless actions to be noticed. Of course, it took a lot of time, a lot of talking to others and herself that Yujin realized: the only person who can fully accept you in yourself. So that's what she did.
To when her husband died (that's right, i aint name dropping but design dropping soon-) to when Red Son was born, to deal with that amount of truama on her shoulders, she had to accept that it wasn't her fault.
Overall personality wise, younger Yujin was a hot-headed girl who was competitive, and was a petty loser. But she cared for her the people around her, because those where the only people she felt accepted by. The Yujin now is still hot headed and sometimes stubborn, but her pride has lowered, she's more cautious, but she still loves to have fun.
Now, let's get talking relationships!
First off, Hui Ying!
Considering Hui Ying is the daughter of one of whom Yujin considers a sworn brother, Yujin treats Hui like her wn daughter.
Yujin sees how smart Hui is, how her determination and ambitious nature makes her have great results, but takes away her early years.
Yujin dosent want to watch Hui just toss her life at endless work, so she encourages hui to go shopping with her, go dancing, go to fast food places, basically outside. Yujin wants Hui to savor in New surroundings and areas, as not everything Hui thinks is actually correct.
Hui Ying sees Yujin as one of the best people in her life, and usually calls her Auntie Yujin. Hui Ying never had healthy female figures in her life, but Yujin changed that. Yujin didn't tell Hui who or what to be. She encouraged Hui to follow hearts desires, but to keep in mind on what her wants.
Tai Yang
Yujin notices that Tai Yang got his dad's friendliness, but also got his mother's craving for destruction or chaos.
Tai Yang is mostly quiet, and can be short tempered, but he's not afraid to grab a deal if it presents himself.
Tai Yang reminds Yujin of when she was younger, a person who's courage and ambitiousness can lead them to recklessness. So, Yujin brings Tai Yang down to earth, telling him it's okay to express himself.
As quiet as Tai is to Yujin, he does care about her a lot. He even calls her Auntie sometimes. Tai is very thankful that someone besdies Hui is trying to see through his eyes, to try to feel how he feels.
Anyway, that's all! Feel free to ask about Yujin, and if you want me to do any other of my ocs, don't be afraid to ask!
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