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northern hemisphere babes we made it to the longest night of the year. we made it. for the next 6 months, every day will give us a little more daylight than the last. let's go. take my hand. climb out of the darkness with me

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vampire hunter? no i said vampire HAUNTER. this jerk sucked all my blood out so now i spend my afterlife knocking over shelves and scaring off potential victims and just making the castle generally pretty cold

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Thank you @zeldadiarist for your contribution to this idea xD

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Pretty much and I have also empirical experience to say so.

So I had this podcast with @retro-friki and while the original plan was talking about Utena we ended postponing that series in favor of Gundam Witch from Mercury first so we would have more experience once we got to the original objective.

And while of course you can point a arrow easily Utena in GWitch, by sheer coincidence we found other direct paths the days we took to talk about other series and media.

Other Gundams? Well the first one had a character that influenced Anthy’s design.

We talked about a book, made by an Australian, where the main girl is a mashup between Cinderella and Mulan… well guess what she is a similar character type to Utena and Suletta Mercury. And not by clothing choices, all 3 are very principled young women, who may love dueling but don’t dislike actual violence. A bit inocent but with huge hearts.

Ranma? In Mexico they share most of the dub actors.

A disaster tea party in Mexico where the musician Mana was the person to see? What would he have to do… well guess what the guy uses rose motifs on the regular.

We have yet to upload the first episode of Utena but without planning it we have had things connected all over the year.

All roads lead to Utena indeed

slowly discovering all roads lead to Revolutionary Girl Utena

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So I know absolutely nothing about industrial design and engineering but each news I get about the cyber truck I get reminded of how vital these skills are… it’s not just about thinking how cool a vehicle would look if you do this and that

As a farmer.. homie thinking he is hot shit for hauling ONE BALE is so fucking funny let me put a rack on the back of my 02 dodge and i can haul fuckin 10 bales without needing the headers

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I made this out of the rage I felt from seeing transphobic, butchphobic and enbyphobic comments in my tl.

Being a lesbian is part of my identity too and I refuse to let other people tell me I am not a lesbian just because I don't fit their binary perception of things. It's so sad to see other lesbians shitting on butches and gender non-conforming or non-binary lesbians.

But hey, we are here and we're not going anywhere, I am not going anywhere. I've always been a loud lesbian and I'll always be.

Keep being loud, proud and gentle with other lesbians and be fierce with the ones who try to erase us.

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This art of Integra is fantastic ✨

The Iron Lady

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This is great but I fear I am going to forget which is which and why in less than a day… because for some reason my brain refuses to learn some data and this is one of the things it just slips away… -.-

So I find myself fumbling between “well this probably happened because author” and “on the setting this could be explained with” instead of using neat and useful terms such as this -.-

I feel like we need a refresher on Watsonian vs Doylist perspectives in media analysis. When you have a question about a piece of media - about a potential plot hole or error, about a dubious costuming decision, about a character suddenly acting out of character -

A Watsonian answer is one that positions itself within the fictional world.

A Doylist answer is one that positions itself within the real world.

Meaning: if Watson says something that isn't true, one explanation is that Watson made a mistake. Another explanation is that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle made a mistake.

Watsonian explanations are implicitly charitable. You are implicitly buying into the notion that there is a good in-world reason for what you're seeing on screen or on the page. ("The bunny girls in Final Fantasy wear lingerie all the time because they're from a desert culture!")

Doylist explanations are pragmatic. You are acknowledging that the fiction is shaped by real-world forces, like the creators' personal taste, their biases, the pressures they might be under from managers or editors, or the limits of their expertise. ("The bunny girls in Final Fantasy wear lingerie because somebody thought they'd sell more units that way.")

Watsonian explanations tend to be imaginative but naive. Seeking a Watsonian explanation for a problem within a narrative is inherently pleasure-seeking: you don't want your suspension of disbelief to be broken, and you're willing to put in the leg work to prevent it. Looking for a Watsonian answer can make for a fun game! But it can quickly stray into making excuses for lazy or biased storytelling, or cynical and greedy executives.

Doylist explanations are very often accurate, but they're not much fun. They should supersede efforts to provide a Watsonian explanation where actual harm is being done: "This character is being depicted in a racist way because the creators have a racist bias.'" Or: "The lore changed because management fired all of the writers from last season because they didn't want to pay then residuals."

Doylism also runs the risk of becoming trite, when applied to lower stakes discrepancies. Yes, it's possible that this character acted strangely in this episode because this episode had a different writer, but that isn't interesting, and it terminates conversation.

I think a lot of conversations about media would go a lot more smoothly, and everyone would have a lot more fun, if people were just clearer about whether they are looking to engage in Watsonian or Doylist analysis. How many arguments could be prevented by just saying, "No, Doylist you're probably right, but it's more fun to imagine there's a Watsonian reason for this, so that's what I'm doing." Or, "From a Watsonian POV that explanation makes sense, but I'm going with the Doylist view here because the creator's intentions leave a bad taste in my mouth that I can't ignore."

Idk, just keep those terms in your pocket? And if you start to get mad at somebody for their analysis, take a second to see if what they're saying makes more sense from the other side of the Watsonian/Doylist divide.

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So even if I didn’t did the most optimal route and had to take the street backwards to get in the line the decent way… you can get into the Basilica of Guadalupe in less than 2 hours get out and even get to public transport before the last one goes out.

Should have gotten smart and started at the city center earlier but it’s what it is :p

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Por eso teníamos que empezar con Gundam, porque sino hubiera sido como aventarte permet 5 de buenas a primeras y sin filtro. 🤣

Cuando hablo sobre Gundam:

Cuando hablo sobre Utena:

Ya comenzamos a grabar los capítulos de Utena para el podcast y si piensan que me ponía muy intensa hablando de Gundam, ni ustedes ni yo se imaginan hasta dónde puedo llegar. Me sorprendí.

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[ID: This cartoon has four panels. Each panel shows a woman at her kitchen sink. Although each panel shows the same scene, each panel is shown from a slightly different angle.

The woman is fat, and is wearing blue jeans and a pink tee shirt that shows a planet sticking its tongue out on the back, and has the words “don’t panic” written in large friendly letters on the front. Her orange hair is in a messy bun. On the countertop next to her is an open laptop, and throughout the cartoon the voices we hear are coming from the laptop. The laptop is positioned with the screen facing away from the “camera,” so we can’t see what’s on the screen.

PANEL 1 The woman is washing a dish over the kitchen sink. Voices are coming from her laptop, but she doesn’t appear to be paying attention.

VOICE 1 – TV HOST: You’ve been on People’s “hottest celebs” list six times… but in your new movie, you wear a fat suit! It’s a ”huge” transformation!

VOICE 2 – CELEB: Ha ha! It was quite a learning experience.

PANEL 2 The woman continues to wash dishes, but glances at the laptop screen.

TV HOST: Interesting! Can you tell us some things you learned?

CELEB: First, it’s disturbing to play a part designed to let audiences enjoy being grossed out by “my” body.

PANEL 3 A close up of the laptop on the counter.

CELEB: Second, I learned it’s exploitative to wear a marginalized person’s body as a costume. And I learned there are plenty of fat actors who’d love this opportunity but weren’t given a shot.

PANEL 4 The woman has stopped washing dishes and is leaning against the counter and watching the laptop screen. She looks amused.

CELEB: Finally, I learned that no one should see this stupid movie. Excuse me, my manager appears to be having a coronary. END ID]

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Fate / Zero [2011] OP1

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had to get a lil integra (w bonus alucard) out my system

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Pantone is really saying something with 2025's color of the year, aren't they? 💩💩💩

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It has been a very special day! The first volume of Lady Lioness has been released today, and I've been invited to Manga Barcelona to sign copies, along with Flower from another garden. My publisher has also invited the iconic manga legend Yumiko Igarashi, artist behind Georgie and Candy Candy. I was introduced to her and she hugged me!!!! She is a very energetic woman, with a wide smile, so nice and with a warm personality ❤️ I feel so honored!

I will be there again tomorrow!

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G'night.

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This is was super memorable.

So in Latin America the movie title was not translated the same, because the Omen was translated into the prophecy so they had to name it something else. :p

VIGGO MORTENSEN as LUCIFER THE PROPHECY (1995)