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trying to word this in a way that isn't hideously regressive and reactionary, but i do think, for me personally at least, the most effective "lady knight" character archetypes and stories are the ones that exist in a setting that at least acknowledges the existence of gender-based oppression/essentialism and patriarchal hegemony. which isn't to say that nobody can or should create art where societal values are more progressive and women are allowed and even encouraged to become knights, but that - to me - exploring what it means to transgress against the established social order in order to become a public figure whose intended purpose is to maintain, protect, and reinforce that same established social order (through violence) is much more interesting.

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I like Minato as a character he’s interesting and his relationship with Kushina is beautiful even if all parts aren’t properly written it’s not a fault of theirs. But I will say the part when naruto and minato first met peeved me. It felt more like a leader pushing away their soldiers feelings and telling them to solely think of who they are defending. In naruto case he’s protecting a village whose never treated him well and even confesses this to minato but minato in return tells him he must go on because he’s carrying the hopes and dreams of everyone including the people of the village. This isn’t fatherly it’s propaganda, and we know while Konoha will never truly be perceived as the big villain that we know it is. Using Minato and Naruto moment to push more leaf propaganda rather then a beautiful scene between a father and son, a father who had no other choice and is apologetic towards his son and wish he could take away his burden but that’s pushed aside to push naruto put his emotions and pain aside to protect a village that never protected him.

What if instead when Minato arrives he allows Naruto to punch him in the face feeling he deserves it for all he’s done. He had the chance to live on and allow Kushina to die along with Kurama but his own weakness didn’t allow him. What if Minato was afraid of being a father realizing he was raised as a weapon, he knew how to protect, how to lead, but he didn’t know how to truly be a father. We don’t know much about Minato family life nor Kushina, so if we were to rewrite this scene having Minato recall how his father was more of an authoritative figure rather than a father would make sense why he was so skilled and why he has the natural talent as a leader.

The moment where Kushina would announce her pregnancy to him he would indeed be ecstatic but in secret he would panic. Having him speak with Jiraiya of his fears of being a father believing he’s not fit for such a role. Even showing how Minato viewed Jiraiya as a father one who gave him kindness unlike the authority he was faced with at home.

His rash decision to seal Kurama inside Naruto was one made due to his weakness, his fear that he wouldn’t be a good father. He knew Kushina would be a good mother, he’s seen how she behaves with children so a life without her. A life raising a child who looks exactly like her would be a constant reminder of his downfall. So instead he chooses to leave this world alongside her because he’s weak. But also at this moment he’d realize how the leaf has programmed not only him but his father and those before him. So much pressure is placed on being a skilled ninja that rises to the top. How you must push your feelings aside as if they meant nothing and you must put the burden of the leaf onto yourself and pass it onto your kin.

Realizing all the meaningless wars they encountered even as his short time as hokage trying his best to bring peace to Konoha. And through his delusions believing his son would be seen as a hero, believing he would not face the same scrutiny that Kushina faced. But as he lived on in remnants in the seal he lay witness to all the pain and suffering Naruto would endure due to his rush decision.

Instead of telling naruto to carry on the burden and wishes of all konoha and more he would instead allow his son to share his emotions allow him to wallow and cry from all his hardship and hold him. Telling him it’s not his responsibility, that it’s his choice at the end of the day whether he wishes to forgive and give his all to konoha and if he decides not to that he would be alright. Showing Minato putting his son above all and allowing for his son to have someone let him express himself.

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sick post i just found online. sorry i couldnt find the source

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One thing I haven't heard people talk about. In the finale Murderbot says "may I have my armor" not "will I need my armor" not "do i need my armor" it asks "may I have my armor" and it is denied.

It is denied because PresAux doesnt hear the question for what it is. They hear "will I still need to be a killing machine" when thst is not ehat it is asking. PresAux is trying so hard but murderbot needs to check the perimiter because, not intentionally, its first ask once it is told its allowed to choose is denied.

Idk if this is coherent its 1 am and I am watching the finale for the 7th time and I just realized how important that one exchange is. It feels like its lost its purpose snd it needs to find it. It cant have its armor and it needs to find out what that means

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"It's so fucked up women have to do sex work to survive" so trueee it's so fucked up we live in a capitalist society where you need to do work you don't want to do just to be alive. I'm so glad we're talking about ALL the jobs that are forced onto people, especially women, that are full of harassment. Thank God we're not just focusing on jobs that are already heavily stigmatized and shaming women for doing what's necessary to survive, even though every single person has to do that but for some reason it's immoral when it's a stripper instead of a fast food employee

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It’s so infuriating that teen smoking rates were at an all time low in the US and we were on track to basically eradicate smoking and nicotine addiction in teens like it was flat out uncool to smoke and then They came out with nicotine injector flash drives that light up and taste like cotton candy. And have lead in them.

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sometimes i forget prison abolition isnt even a popular leftist take and everyone goes “well what about evil people?” every time i say like. we will see the end of prisons in our lifetime.

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Sasuke Every Day Until He's Freed From Tree Prison: ahh, you know he's grown when he's a big hypocrite lol

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“Great art, AI could never do this!” “Hell yeah! I love trans people! Transphobes cannot handle trans swag!” “Look at this lesbian dating another lesbian! We’re about to piss off the homophobes with this one” “POC have great cultural practices. I’m sure the racists are having heart attacks right now.””Love seeing disabled people around. Bet the ableist are peeing their pants right now.”

Oh I get it, we’re in the Bad Place.

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Do you want to be politically pure in theory or help your neighbor. Is it fruitless to help your neighbor because there's no Perfect Pure way to do it ?

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love when a mother asks if they have ever done anything to hurt you. ma'am, you will literally never be ready to have this conversation

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Monster fuckers are so creative cuz it’s like you’ll look at a monster and go “how the fuck would one go about fucking that?” And then a monster fucker will slither from the shadows and give a demonstration of human ingenuity

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OK but Gurathin's little "I only did it to mess with the Company" versus Murderbot's "<Helping> was just preferable to hearing Gurathin scream" like

We get it you're both traumatized repressed assholes who can't admit to wanting to help or care about others because that's admitting an exploitable vulnerability we get it

Hater besties of the year right here XD

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“Why do so many Americans claim to be Irish?” There is a reason that there are more people of Irish ancestry living abroad than in Ireland. There is a reason that a significant portion of the population left Ireland in the mid 19th century and it was not wanderlust. I’m not saying we all trace our ancestry back to that specific period in Irish history but I sure do.

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Everyone shut up and look at this carving of a whale from the 1200-600 CE Chumash culture