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I saw this mentioned as a bit of an aside on another post but since it was a little bit besides the point of that post decided to make my own post about it instead of derailing that one.

It IS very interesting how in Lord of The Rings orcs are the soldiers of a (compared to the rest of the world) highly industrialized and technologically advanced military force, yet pretty much every high fantasy media that has borrowed the concept of orcs since then has instead given them the "tribal savages" treatment, and i don't know how I failed to realize that difference until I saw someone else bring it up.

Like of course this is not saying that the depiction of orcs in LoTR is not problematic for a lot of different reasons (there have been years of discussions unpacking that) but it IS an interesting change and I think a pretty ideologically loaded one.

Thinking about it makes me remember this article I read a few years ago about how, regardless of genre trappings, a lot of high fantasy (especially in ttrpgs and videogames) actually has a lot more in common narratively and thematically with wild west ""cowboys vs indians"" films and shows than it has with its aesthetic inspirations. Like once you look at it with that lense in mind it becomes really conspicuous how much these works like giving the "tribal savages" treatment to any sapient creature that exists for the heroes to fight.

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*looks out my window and sees the moon* hi baby

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Neurotypical people will teach you that it's rude to interrupt others, that you shouldn't talk over people, and then make fun of you your whole life for being "quiet" and withdrawn because you're waiting for a break in the conversation that never comes.

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I think John would enjoy sweets that crunch c: Arthur imo prefers ciasta (cakes, pies etc)

Sweets in order of appearances: pączki, oblaty and chrust/faworki (angel wings as English name is so pretty and funny considering in Polish it's literally brushwood or ribbon)

@koszmarnybudyn your tags on my Polish Arthur post were so real I instantly wanted to draw them eat Polish sweets. But I thought hey, I'm gonna wait for Tłusty Czwartek for it! >:D

And thanks @kasztanek86 for this it literally won't leave my mind askadkj

Close ups:

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when i say “girl” randomly as an interjection i’m speaking to the omnipresent all knowing being of Girl. asking her for mercy. taking girl’s name in vain

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I've been seeing a lot of posts about piracy lately and in light of this i do need to say something because I've been seeing a lot of misinformation.

anti-viruses, vpns, ad-blockers- none of these are going to help you here.

the first thing you're going to need is a good solid boat (preferably oak wood). you will also want some cannons and a plank depending on the sort of shenanigans you plan on getting into.

Also! Not once have i seen any of you talking about the importance of citrus fruits and vitamin C. antivirus doesn't prevent scurvy. come on you should know this by now.

this sort of misinformation is wildly dangerous and irresponsible.

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youre never alone. bacteria

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seeing straight men be disgusted by booktok smut recommenders has actually radicalized me to the side of booktok smut recommenders. girls your taste may be atrocious but i will never disparage you for exposing mainstream discourse to the concept of soaking through your underwear. spent my whole life listening to men talk about penises it’s about time they get jumpscared by women talking about pussy in crude detail on social media. go forth and goon my warriors

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It's a sad fact that every long running universe based upon themes and tones of isolation, limiality, and cosmic horror gets worn down by overexplanation, overpopulation of the universe with entities, overuse, and eventually irony and financial exploitation. Derlething happened to Lovecraft, it happened to SCPs, it happened in record times to the backrooms.

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they created the most loveliest people in the world & put them like three countries away

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now that im allowed to think about interstellar again i Neeeed to post my essay about the themes around the survival instinct and how it interacts with logic and cowardice and love and so on. and also the essay on the themes of space exploration in a dying world being the representation of the "everyday practicality vs vague scientific research" debate (why fund nasa when people are starving? etc etc). and the related essay on the rise of anti-intelluctialism during economic crises. and also an essay on the Things interstellar has To Say about planetary preservation vs space colonisation that are unfortunately not very ethical or good but very fun to dissect. and the essay on time and the artificial neatness of nostalgia and

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the impact "bnuuy" had

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The psychiatrist who wrote the criteria for narcissism just made an extremely important point about what’s wrong with diagnosing Trump with mental disorders

Dr. Allen Frances says in speculating about Trump’s mental health, we are doing a disservice to those who do suffer from mental illness. In a series of tweets, he explained why he doesn’t think Trump is a narcissist — and how harmful it can be for us to keep assuming that he is.

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just once I want to see a good post critiquing makeup culture that doesn’t turn out to be made by some janky radfem blog