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Quick what are you doing RIGHT now (besides scrolling Tumblr)

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I'm convinced men like men more than they like women

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Ice: And what do we say when we're sad?

Maverick: My depression is chronic but this ass is iconic?

Ice: *visibly flustered* No! Well....yes it is, but no!

Slider, face in his hands: For fucks sake....

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Mav: Guys, there’s a monster under my bed and it’s really ugly.

Slider, on the bottom bunk: Honestly, fuck you

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Lil experiment with colors and effects. Oc belongs to @ nookie-dough on TH

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bit from the deleted scene in the cars 3 art book of doc about to leave Thomasville..

he has tears in his eyes he’s crying

It’s so painful to see him like this holy shit

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Y’all I have a small Discord for cars artist & cars 2 fans. If you want to join, hit me with a dm.

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I just think everyone should take a moment to consider the question "what is your visual shorthand for cruelty?" and then follow it up with a critical "and who taught you that?"

specific examples include but are not limited to

why is an evil timeline character design disabled? (why do the heroes go through equally punishing battles and never lose an arm, a leg, an eye?)

why are the futuristic scifi terrorists uniformly darker skinned? (why are the heroes so much lighter?)

why is the greedy boss fat? (why are the heroes skinny?)

why is the criminal mastermind heavily scarred? (why is the brooding, traumatized hero unscathed?)

why is the predatory creep a bearded person in a dress and makeup? (why are none of the heroes trans women?)

who taught you that this is how things are?

how long do you plan on repeating it?

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top gun silliness

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Wig

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Terminology: Katas

Okay, so I've been reading some Avatar fics here and there, and I notice the fandom generally uses the term "katas" to describe a set of specific movements in a martial art. This term is Japanese in origin.

It feels a little weird to me, since ATLA uses only Chinese martial arts. However, I'm also aware that many East Asian concepts were introduced to the English-speaking world via Japan; for example, soybean curd is known in English as "tofu" (Japanese), rather than doufu (Chinese) or dubu (Korean). Once a term's usage becomes common enough, it comes to be viewed as simply an English word for an Asian thing (see the tofu example).

It's been almost two decades since I've practiced a purely East Asian martial art, so I can't remember if that's the case with katas (型). To all my martial arts practitioners out there: Is the word katas used by instructors that teach non-Japanese martial arts? And, to my Chinese-fluent followers, how do you feel about the use of kata to describe a set of movements? Do you prefer a more neutral English term like "movements", "forms" or "sets"? Or would you rather people used the Chinese term taolu (套路)?

This post isn't to call out any fanfic authors or to demand that people stop using the word kata. I'm genuinely curious about the status of it as common language. Dictionary.com has kata in it, so I guess it is the official English term for "set martial art movements".

For the record, I'm fine with words taking on new meaning in another language. For example, we refer to Chinese martial arts as "kung fu" in English, but kung fu simply means "skill acquired through hard work" in Chinese. Like... This blog could be considered kung fu. The actual Chinese word for martial arts is "wushu" but, in English, that refers to kung fu done for performance rather than combat. I actually think that's a very useful distinction, even if it's different from its culture of origin.

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i should NOT have eaten those beans for lunch 💀

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Nothing like inhaling massive amounts of plant semen all summer

*grabs you by the shoulders* listen don’t get it twisted you CANNOT get it twisted. those are plant penises, NOT the sperm. once the pollen lands on the female structure in question, THEN it germinates and makes the sperm. do you know how many college biology students are threatened by this misinformation each year?? how many fall victim to the classic blunder??

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i swear this was a keysmash

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i swear this was a keysmash