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I love Arcane, though it does fall into the same trap a lot of fantasy shows fall into where characters from the same place have completely different accents.

Not a hater, at some point you gotta just throw up your hands and laugh.

The most egregious example I can think of is Han and Qi’ra from Solo, who canonically grew up in the exact same place and in the exact same social class. But have two entirely separate accents.

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Genuine question, do you think that’s face-paint or a tattoo?

I thought it was face paint, cause of the smudged look. But I dunno could be either.

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i never want to read the words "live action remake" ever AGAIN!!!!

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Wait, oh my god man-buns are contagious

We got zaundads canon before GTA 6

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I don’t know what your biggest take away from Arcane season 2 is, mine is that Jinx turned out be straight, really Jinx. Was not expecting that. Don’t get me wrong love Ekko, just surprised.

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"how can m/f ships be good-" first of all through the power of bisexuality anything is possible so write that down. second of all if we start othering ships based on gender and nothing else we're no better than the opposition. third of all you need to watch more addams family

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The whole discourse over the casting of Astrid in the How to Train Your Dragon remake is insane.

What do you mean you’re upset because she’s Black? The argument of “I’m not racist, it’s just that it’s not historically accurate to have a Black woman in a movie about Vikings” is absurd.

Let’s pretend for a moment I’m actually taking the argument about historical accuracy seriously. Looking at it in good faith, the argument is still just as obviously a a thinly veiled excuse to be a bigot.

First of all, the HTTYD movies are as “historically accurate” as Lord of the Rings is to real medieval Europe, Mulan (the Disney movie, obviously not the real Chinese legend it’s based on.) is to ancient China, or Bridgerton is to the Regency period. In other words, not even close.

And that’s fine! HTTYD isn’t even trying for historical accuracy, just as those other projects aren’t. They all take a justifiable amount of artistic license, aiming more for the general vibe of the period than for actual historical realism. It’s a broad-strokes interpretation.

I’m no historian, but even a quick search will show you that Viking women didn’t dress anything like Astrid does in the movies anyway.

What they actually wore:

Here’s where I found this image—it includes more information on how Vikings dressed. (And for the pedantic history nerds out there, yes, I know “Viking” is technically a verb, not a noun. I’m just using it because it’s the general term most people associate with what I’m talking about.) The article describes layers of long, cotton dresses and covered hair—styles that are a far cry from this:

Shockingly, Viking women weren’t actually wearing mini-skirts and skin-tight leather. And again, that’s okay! For the most part, I actually like Astrid’s designs—they suit her character and fit the unique Viking-inspired aesthetic of the movies.

Plus, the skull belt is admittedly a slay, both literally and fashion-wise.

But let’s not pretend for a second that these movies were meticulously accurate to the (vague) time period they drew inspiration from.

Also, if I’m remembering correctly (I think the creators mentioned this in a featurette I saw a few years ago), they were fully aware that Vikings didn’t actually wear helmets with horns on them, as depicted in the movies.

But they used it anyway as shorthand since horned helmets have become such a staple of Vikings in pop culture. It was simply economical storytelling. Even the creators admit that historical accuracy wasn’t their main priority. The How to Train Your Dragon movies aren’t trying to be historically accurate at all. I haven’t even brought up the most obvious argument… the fucking DRAGONS.

The entire “historical accuracy” argument also falls apart when you consider evidence of the Vikings’ far-reaching explorations and interactions with other cultures. Scholars suggest that Vikings traveled widely, interacting with people across Europe, the Middle East, and even parts of Africa. So while HTTYD isn’t grounded in reality, a more diverse Viking community wouldn’t even be ahistorical.

What’s more improbable: someone of a darker complexion getting on a boat and sailing to Scandinavia, or fire-breathing lizards? And yet no one’s complaining about the dragons. I wonder why.

(Even the books How to Train Your Dragon is based on—yes, if you didn’t know, the movies are based on a series of children’s books—aren’t historically accurate, (or even trying to be). I haven’t read them, but I hear that in the books, Hiccup can actually speak to dragons in their own language, and they have steam-powered machinery centuries before it existed.)

But we all know why they’re making such a fuss about this casting—it’s the same reason they whined about Halle Bailey as Ariel. They’re just looking for an excuse to be racist. This poor actress is simply a casualty of their bigotry, and it’s both disgusting and awful.

I wasn’t actually planning on seeing the live-action How to Train Your Dragon. The franchise is one of my all-time favorites. I distinctly remember watching the first movie in theaters when it came out. And, honestly? I didn’t like it—because child me was an idiot. Let’s all boo younger me, the dumbass.

A few years later, though, I walked in on my younger siblings watching Race to the Edge (a spin-off show set between the first two movies). At first, I tried to play it cool and act like I wasn’t interested—that I was too cool for a “silly little cartoon.” But by the end, I was fully engrossed. (Race to the Edge holds up, by the way—highly recommend. It’s on Netflix and has six seasons.) I binged all the seasons that were out at the time, rewatched the first two movies (the third one wasn’t out yet), and inhaled every spin-off show and short I could find.

(For the record, while I think Race to the Edge is the best spin-off, the others are fun, too—the quality is pretty consistent across the whole franchise.) Look, I’m a completionist. Once I get into a fandom, I can’t stop until I’ve consumed everything. (What I wouldn’t give to have that kind of free time now!) My hyper-fixation with How to Train Your Dragon was strong.

All this to say, I really care about this franchise, and while I was sad to see it end, I was okay with how it concluded. And then they had to go and announce a live-action remake. It’s not exactly a hot take to say that a lot of the original’s charm came from its incredible animation and expressive designs. Why would I want to watch the exact same story, just less creative and slightly worse? I wasn’t about to spend money on the reheated leftovers of what was once How to Train Your Dragon. Honestly, I’ve been secretly hoping it would get canceled this whole time.

Until this controversy. Maybe this is exactly the kind of attention the marketing team wanted, but you know what? I’ll buy a ticket—if only to spite the racist assholes. I am nothing if not extremely, extremely petty. If your life is so empty that you’re on the internet complaining about the casting of a Black actress to play a CGI blonde woman riding a dragon, voiced by a Latina actress, I have only one thing to say to you:

In the wise words of Tuffnut, “The chicken is not amused.”

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I finally made the meme I've had in my head for over a year

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Today is just a shitty day all around. First I find out we voted in a dictator, then I have a dentist appointment.

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It is currently 12:50 PM on November 5th, 2024 when I am typing this. And I’m really feeling this quote.

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The funniest thing happened in one of my classes today. This guy walked in a full Scooby-Doo onesie.

It’s Halloween when I’m writing this by the way. In case you like see this in Febuary and are very confused.

So anyways we have this little old Irish lady as a professor and she apparently has no idea what Scooby-Doo is she thought he was Snoopy.

“And he says no I’m Scooby”

“the rapper?”

“He’s like no Scooby-Doo.”

Granted it literally says Scooby on the front of his onesie.

Then she’s like “Are you just a generic dog?”

And this went on for a while.

So if there are any Irish people on this app, I’m wondering if you know about Scooby-Doo over there?

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So... I found this and now it keeps coming to mind. You hear about "life-changing writing advice" all the time and usually its really not—but honestly this is it man.

I'm going to try it.

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“Soulmates don’t have to be romantic” you’re absolutely and Why Women Kill wrote the most beautiful platonic soulmate love story of a woman and her gay husband who went from happily married, kind of enemies, to best friends and ended with Simone nursing Karl as he died from AIDS. One of the most wonderful and gut wrenching love stories I’ve seen in awhile.

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I’m sick of every reboot being “darker and edgier.”

Make it sillier, make it goofier.

I want a muppet remake of the Godfather!

I want A Clockwork Orange the Musical!

I want The Sopranos, but everyone is wearing silly little hats!

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My biggest Star Wars hot take is now, and has always been. That Qui-Gon Jinn was missing his true calling as a hair model.

I mean the volume! The texture!

And it bounces back after lightsaber duels too.

Truly the most tragic part of Star Wars.

RIP Qui-Gon’s hair, you will be missed.