Random detail in Nimona I recognized:
In the beginning, Ballister sees no problem in calling Nimona a "monster". Because he was taught hat it was fine to use it, he was taught that it is a trait that must be called out.
But as the movie goes on, he loses it. Especially in the last argument, where Nimona dares him to say it. He learnt that it is a slur, that it is not okay to describe someone like that. And so, he does not say it. Even when dared to and in the heat of the moment, he realized a mistake in his past and his refusal to rturn to the former mentality is gorgeous.
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I remember after reading the first book I was left with this shock that katniss was able to cheat her way into winning the games. And the shock came from this impression that the games are this perfect machine of state violence that cannot be tampered with.
But then you read tbosbas and you realize that the games have never been perfect. The first games were crude pet projects of a mad scientist and the idea came from a drunken and regretful student's school project.
And then you see Lucy gray's game. Where snow cheats his way to victory. And some of that was his "love" for Lucy gray but most of it was his desire to win and to control.
And he's rewarded for it. Snow reenters Panem and takes the things he's learned over that summer to be even more cunning in the ways he controls. He poisons Highbottom, he institutes changes to create the games we know from the original trilogy.
Snow never believed in the games the way Panem marketed it. He always bent the rules for his own gain. He's self-serving at his core. And HE'S the one to shape the games, to usher it into the future.
So the games have never been perfect and theyve never been played by the "rules". They have always been imperfect vehicles of state violence carefully crafted by the people in power to help them gain more power and control.
It was a house of cards and it fell as soon as the people stood together against it
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I’m rewatching the consent scene because I love it so much, it’s rare to see such a dedicated and clear consent scene: first checking whether Team’s drunk, whether he’s even capable of consenting and answering questions, and then asking further questions - I truly love to see it. But the more I watch, I start to feel like it also speaks to some insight about Win.
Was it sexy? Of course it was, there’s nothing sexier than consent, making sure all parties are aware and present in the moment, and confirming desire and how you want to express it. Was it necessary? Yes, it always is. But looking further unnecessarily so it also really got me thinking about the scene earlier between Win and Dean.
We saw Win say he’s never had anything that was truly his, it was either given to him (from his older brother) or he had to give it away (to his younger brother). He’s never had anything to care about before. He’s never really had control over those things either, it’s just the assumed “natural” middle child role. He learnt that nothing was truly his and nothing could stay with him forever so he just lets those things happen until everything become unimportant, nothing was interesting enough to care about because it wouldn’t stay his.
And then we see him facing something (both the situation and person) he’s finally interested in, something he wants for himself (he’s never had before). He’s begun to let something become important to him whether he realises or not. Something - a situation and a person - that requires care.
So first he makes sure they both have choice and control in the situation, that they’re both aware of what’s happening and with who, and capable of deciding things. Nothing is taken as a given or assumed, he needs consent.
Second, he makes sure that this situation is his, that this moment with Team belongs to him. He makes sure that he’s not receiving the feelings, passion (maybe body and heart even) that belong to someone else (an existing partner/SO). He makes sure he’s not giving away the meaning of it (if Team was drunk/not aware of the situation or who he’s with). He’s not giving away the power of the moment over to alcohol or the memory of it over to a drunken mistake because this is something and someone that’s important. This moment is theirs, together. A moment that can be his. Maybe something and someone that could finally stay with him.
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Actually, it's interesting to think about the sheer amount of footage that Jay never shows us. I'm rewatching Season One again, and Entry #3 caught my eye because Jay says he cut together about 2.5 Minutes worth of clips that he pulled from around 12 different tapes.
Depending on what kind of tape Alex's camera used, a single tape could hold anywhere from 1 to like 5 hours worth of footage -- at Minimum Jay watched 12 hours worth of footage just to make that video where he showed us like 0.002% of it.
I wouldn't go so far as to suggest that Jay was deliberate about framing Alex in any particular light when he started the channel, but it is interesting to think about the footage he decided wasn't interesting or worth sharing, and what kind of story a different cut would have told
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being in like a deep family crisis that's making me re-evaluate my plans for uhhh the entire rest of my life while also being across the country from said family and having had all my friends move away and also having like. a job. is. well it's honestly the most abnormal time imaginable. all day long i'm polite and friendly and Learning On The New Job and joking around w my coworkers and teasing our resident law student about his bad taste in fantasy lit & then i go home and collapse into a sobbing heap for a few minutes & then i have a two-hour-long hashtag girlrot nap in full daytime and then i make a beautiful meal and it tastes delicious & then i'm crying in the shower and remembering to use conditioner and oh it's a new day already. like. sorry to @ god again but what are we
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Where do you shop for your clothes? Are there any particular brands you look out for?
OH SO- this is kinda gonna be a frustrating answer.
i shop almost exclusively at this re-sale/second chance/excess store that puts together the unsold clothing from places like free-people and anthropology and the indy brands that they carry. It's INCREDIBLY local to my stretch of the woods- it's called retail 101 in naugatuck connecticut. i got a 350$ dress new with tags for 30$ and that was the most expensive clothing item listed in the store. it's definitely worthwhile to make the drive. it's about an hour for me, at least two if you're in nyc.
shopping there helps me feel better about getting clothes- because they're generally a lot bit better quality than like h and m or primark (which is what i can reasonably afford). it's also not directly supporting like- all those big businesses and keeps unsold clothes out of the landfill ect. It's helped me get some very very nice clothing for very cheap. it's a very overstimulating experience because it's basically just a football field sized warehouse filled with clothing.
i greatly recommend it if you're overly small or overly large because their greatest selection is in the Xs and Xl range like- I think i saw a size 14 jeans that were originally 400$ on sale for 14$ so- if you're more middle sized it definitely requires some hunting.
but tbh i also hit up the target clearance section for most of my jeans because they have really reasonable sales. i got my favorite pair of ripped jeans there for 6.50$. Target just for some reason happens to fit me pretty reliably- which is honestly rare because i have a 28 inch waist but a 40 inch booty.
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Why do we not like Michael Italiano?
For the restrictive diets, which agreed is quite common place in F1. For the monetisation of Daniel. For the breach of privacy by revealing medical information to journalists and constantly talking away on podcasts. But most importantly, for the complete mismanagement of Daniel’s well-being in 2022
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i plan on staying single until i'm at least 30. tubal ligation has many dangerous side effects like post tubal ligation syndrome that according to some statistics affects even like 30 percent of women who undergo it and apparently is more prevalent in younger ppl and well, i'm in my early 20s but i've seen also posts from women in their late 30s who suffer from it (so maybe it's not dependent on age of patients but it's just once again medical misogyny??). i can' even research these things bc i get sick and disgusted after seeing words related to female r*productive system
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send thoughts and vibes today is going to be an absolute bloodbath from am to pm and to make matters worse im out of raisins. hate and hell on the planet earth.
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