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[phoenixkaptain]

How… does Robin’s costume work?

A question long asked by everyone. But mostly by me.

Well. I’ll tell you.

First thing’s first, we’re talking about classic Robin, Dick Grayson Robin, this Robin:

There’s a common misconception that Robin’s shirt is one piece (as in a red shirt with green sleeves) and that his panties are separate. You see a lot of people refer to his outfit as having green panties. You, like me, may have heard it before many a time.

Unfortunately. Dick Grayson is not going out every night in a shirt, panties, and a cape.

He’s literally wearing a green leotard with a red vest over it.

Literally just a green leotard. He’s never been wearing panties at all. It’s been a leotard this whole time!

Also, just as a side note, I think it’s kind of funny that his mask is almost always portrayed as black, except in this panel where he isn’t wearing it and it becomes green. Is it double-sided, black and green? No, the colours in the 60’s Teen Titans comics are just funky sometimes. And, they needed the mask to stand out from the black background.

“What’s the point of all this, Kacie?” I hear you asking.

There is no point. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk-

[cinnamorollbf]

ok but feeling a boy smile against ur lips during a kiss >>>>>>

[liyazaki]

"specially abled" and "disabled" are absolutely, unequivocally not interchangeable terms. & yeah, it actually is that deep.

I wish my autoimmune disease made me specially abled instead of regularly ill. I'm a pro now at managing constantly-changing treatment regimens, coordinating monthly (if not more) doctor visits & endless bloodwork, but alas- that's not a superpower. it's the day-to-day reality of living with a disability.

I can only speak as a someone who was relatively healthy before I got sick, but the mourning period I went through was brutal. getting diagnosed with an incurable disease brings a metric fuckton of grief with it, requiring a huge perspective shift.

I'm an intensely independent, self-reliant person- sometimes to my own detriment. unsurprisingly, coming to terms with this new reality was no small task.

when I was finally diagnosed, I made a playlist (my go-to coping mechanism). I played one song on a loop because of its namesake line, & it still packs an emotional gut-punch for me: "I needed to lose you to love me."

I was angry at my body for 'failing' me- for having zero control over such an all-important outcome (my health). I had to reconcile myself to the reality that my life was different now. I had to lose my old view of myself to love the new version that needed more sleep, more sick days, more accommodations.

it took me years to get comfortable using the term "disability" to help describe what's now a big part of my lived experience (especially since mine is invisible). it went from being a foreign term I could've never imagined using for myself to my bridge to self acceptance.

(note: I have my own complex relationship with the term, as do most people. I’m talking about the harm in equating terms here, not implying that anyone should use these words to describe themselves. that’s entirely up to the individual.)

there's nothing romantic about my disease- a quality that "specially abled" imbues for me. do I- & all disabled people- have special abilities, valuable experience & unique skills? you bet your ass we do. one has absolutely nothing to do with the other.

every person has the right to choose the terms they're comfortable with to describe their experience. for me? treating "disability" like a dirty word 1) glosses over (if not entirely erases) the very real, life-altering struggle inherent to my condition, & 2) muddies the waters, potentially making it even more difficult for disabled people to get the accommodations we need when we need them.

using terms like "specially abled" isn't some evil, awful thing, though. if anything, it tells me that the person is trying to be delicate & respectful with their word choices. I genuinely appreciate that, even if it's misguided (in my opinion).

when in doubt? listen to how people describe themselves. honor them by using the same descriptors (unless they tell you otherwise). choose to believe people when they tell you how terms affect them.

forgive yourself if you don't always get it right- who does? perfection isn't the point- effort is the point. kindness is the point. respect is the point. how we get there is as varied as people, but it starts with the words we use.

[daily-singularity]

Hello. I am here to ask you about their paralells and how insane they make you. Pretty please... you're the only one feeding us the good food...

Going insane. white knuckling my pen and paper. I will do my best to make this coherent, apologies in advance if its a mess!!

In the simplest terms both Gabriel and Hux are carbon copy assembly line units created by Huxlee industries for the purpose of colonizing planets and prolonging the human race.

Gabriel is a tool just as much as the Huxlee units are.

"Each individual was manufactured for a different societal function... The idea was to create a functional society that would operate flawlessly." - Gabriel Soma BIO

"Unlike human clones, the HUX-A7 required no food, no water, no sleep, and no life support system. It was created specifically for outer space exploration and the construction of colonization hubs." - HUX-A7-13 BIO

Gabriel was specifically designed by Huxlee for planet colonization. Outside of his time on Dvarka, I gather that Gabriel was in a permanent deep sleep/cryostatis. All of his memories of his family and childhood are fabrications- he has no real life or directives or experiences outside of his work on Dvarka.

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Both were under the threat of termination, or reprogramming should they fall out of line.

"Dmitri’s not trying to help… he’s trying to get me to stop asking questions. What does he know? What’s he hiding?" - Tome 16, Memory 2998 (Gabriel Soma)

"It remembers its objective. It must assist the crew in terraforming Dvarka. Failure to do so will result in termination."- Tome 16, Memory 2665 (Hux-a7-13)

When Gabriel first starts noticing discrepancies in his memories, his crew's medic writes off his issues as "problems that dont exist", and gives him a drug that fogs up his senses. Its a clear attempt to force him back into subservience, a message of "Stop digging or else".

We're never able to find out what would happen to Gabriel if it became known that he found out about the fact hes a clone, but I gather he would be removed from the project. Terminated so he wouldn't spread panic.

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After Gabriel finds out about the fact he's a clone, it's a lot harder to get more direct info on his mentality, since thats where his Memory archives end.

Neither of them have much experience with free will.

Due to the fact that both Gabriel and Hux were taken by the entity near immediately after learning they were a clone/gained sentience, it isnt much of a stretch to say that neither of them have experience with a sense of individuality.

Gabriel learns that his entire life has been a fabricated lie and then is immeidately shoved into a killing game. He doesn't really get that chance to come to terms with who and what he is before having to fight for his life.

Hux on the other hand, had more time to digest his new worldview. He was able to start forming his own desires and wants even if they were as simple as "Kill the inferior human worms who created me", or abstract as wanting to "the remake the universe in my image over infinate lifetimes"- whatever the fuck that means Hux. Its really unfortunate that he barely begins to form these desires before theyre all stripped away from him and he is once again forced into subservience.

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I was gonna put like idk an insightful little footnote here, but i spent absolutely way to long writing this post. Anyways. Gabriel and hux are both tools struggling with a sense of self while being forced to kill or be killed.

Also. can Behavior please fucking explain to me why Gabriel was waxing poetic about the beauty and godliness of the machine that he watched slowly kill his entire crew, like goddamn ogling that machine, then he exploded it. and then like. went "ok damn still godlike."

I just wanna talk with whoever wrote this please. what was. what does this mean. i need to know.

"It had fabricated a new body for itself. Part flesh. Part silicon. Part human. Part machine. Massive. Powerful. Beautiful and majestic like—

An ancient God."

"Gabe raced across the meadow and into the forest. When he looked back, he saw the HUX emerge from the flames and smoke. Burning. Melting. Shrieking. Deformed. Terrible and wrathful like—

An ancient God"

[liminalpebble]

I could kiss the doctor who started me on anxiety meds two months ago right on the mouth because *gestures broadly at everything*

(All joking aside, don't wait too long to get your meds adjusted when you see things going downhill slowly. It becomes a mantra of "it's not that bad" or "I can handle it if I try harder" for years until you really fucking absolutely cannot. And then, once your meds are fixed, you wonder how you suffered like that for so long. I speak from experience. I'm doing so much better now. I could cry from sheer relief. I hope you have the mental health support you need too).

I'm hugging all of you and thanking you for holding my hand through the rough patches.

If you want, I'm even giving you a big kiss on the mouth.

Much love,

Peb 💜 🪨

[olrinarts]

so i'm intentionally keeping this blog as free of real world hell as possible, mainly for my mental health, and this is gonna be the one time i make a post about it.

but to address the election situation for the USAmericans: yes, the fascists won. for now. nothing is forever, and we're still breathing, so there's still things we can do. maybe not about who's in government, not for a few years, but in our day to day lives, and sometimes you do what you can and have to live with it, because the other option is falling into despair. And let me assure you, from painful experience, despair is not an option. Letting yourself have time to feel like shit about this is one thing; giving up is another.

take today - hell, take the next month if you need it - to feel like shit about this. i'm going to. it's crushing, and disappointing, and terrifying. i was hoping to find out my country didn't want me dead more than it wanted me invisible, and those hopes were dashed.

but don't give up. nothing's over until it's over. i don't know the path forward, but i do know that there's always one there, even if you gotta claw your way along it one inch at a time. and we're gonna find it whether they like it or not.

now i'll leave it alone, because i really do want a corner of my life that's not infected with this hellscape, but it didn't feel right not to say anything. keep yourselves and your loved ones safe, and don't give in to despair.

[opikiquu]

hhahhehehehahgeehshdgshheehehh HAHAHAHAHAH so i did the story

[skyloftian-nutcase]

Actually, you know what.

To the anon who asked me to tag stuff when I mention God or Christianity so you could block it, I’m sorry I gave a noncommittal answer, you deserve an actual answer. It was like 2am and I was tired and felt uncomfortable with the ask but am a people pleaser so I didn’t want to argue. (Still don’t want to argue, I’m just stating my actual answer instead of the wishy washy one I gave you.)

I don’t really reblog things about Christianity. This is my main blog but it’s primarily packaged as a Zelda blog. If I bring up Christianity or God, it’s just me talking about things going on in my life, or asking for help, or sharing my love and joy with others here. Maybe occasionally something in writing, because I’m allowed to share who I am and what brings me joy as much as anyone else. And if I write a story that is entirely referencing Christianity, then I probably would tag it! More importantly, though, asking me to tag everything that I mention God in so you can block them makes me feel uncomfortable because asking me to help you avoid God goes against everything I am. I’m not trying to downplay your experiences, I truly am sorry you were hurt by someone(s) who claimed to be Christian. But I’m not going to do something that makes me equally uncomfortable. If that bothers you, then please feel free to do what you think is best.

[someonetooksendnoodles]

"no one wants remakes" shut up. i do. give me all the remakes that channel the essence of (and are essentially love letters to) their predecessors without being carbon copies shot on digital cameras

[orchidyoonkook]

It’s a long weekend for me this weekend and I’m with family so apologies for lack of posts or responses!

[sturnioloshacker]

i wanna be some guy’s pretty girl

[bittcrsuite]

hi friends! i'll be working on drafts today <3 there's some info about where i was under the read more. it's nothing triggering or anything, just an excuse for me to yap (which u all know i loooove to do)

i stopped smoking weed about a week ago (yay! it's been hard but rewarding!) and it's forced me to recognize other addictive tendencies i have. whenever i have a lot of drafts, i have this mentality that i have to finish them before i can log off. which results in me spending my entire weekend glued to my laptop. SO, we're working on setting better boundaries.

if any of u have a system that works for u, please shoot me a message bc i'm absolutely looking for ideas! as of rn, i'm thinking i might do a few drafts a day and make myself log off, so if things take a little longer, pls bare with me while i work through everything <3

[wannafeel-you]

truly terribly sorry to my wonderful anons who have left me asks that i haven’t gotten back to yet- i haven’t forgotten about you!! i’m just fucking busy and ready to jump off a high rise building and ruin everyone’s day😀 love y’all, i will return !!

[delurkr]

Um there's people in the world who need to learn that Kate can be vain, prissy, image-conscious, and a diva while also wearing denim, a beanie, and minimal makeup because there is no formula for mixing a vain, prissy, image-conscious diva who wants to look "good." Everybody has their own idea of "good" and the image she is insecure about not measuring up to does not have to be the image of a pageant queen. It can be whatever she wants, in fact, and she is a creatively subversive character because of this. Expand your imagination✨✨

[erigold13261]

Just as a heads-up, you all will be probably seeing a lot more OC art from me for a bit (especially Ilia, but I also want to draw Bunny, Ilma, Kuroshi, and Yamikumo more).

Artfight I guess just put my own OCs back into my head again!

[nighty-night-nh]

And this, as obvious as it should be, is a scam. Acount was made 10 hours ago, no likes, no info in bio.

It sickens me that people would and continue to use a genocide to try and leach from the few that can donate to relief efforts.

Dont let these clowns confuse you. Donate to actual reputable sources if you can. If you can't like I'm unable to, do your daily clicks (I'll reblog a post for it in a minute). Speak up to your family and friends who are looking away from Palestinian suffering. Do literally anything but turn a blind eye.

Mourn the dead, fight like hell for the living 🇵🇸