#Historical Reflection

[alwaysbewoke]

[gpstudios]

National V-J Day: Commemorating the End of World War II and the Triumph of Peace

Celebrate National V-J Day on August 14th, commemorating the end of World War II and the triumph of peace. Honor the sacrifices of those who served, reflect on the lessons of history, and embrace the legacy of the Greatest Generation. #VJDay #WWIIHistory

[townpostin]

BJP Observes Partition Horrors Remembrance Day in Jamshedpur

BJP leaders pay tribute to those who lost their lives during the partition, emphasizing the need to remember the sacrifices made. On Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, BJP leaders in Jamshedpur held a gathering to honor the memory of those affected by the partition and to reflect on its lasting impact. JAMSHEDPUR – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) observed Partition Horrors Remembrance Day on…

[cabinetofotherthings]

forever thinking about that part in people love dead jews about how it's a myth that the workers on ellis island forcibly changed people's last names and most jews just petitioned in court to have their names changed because of all the antisemitism that came with being identifiably jewish.

specifically, i'm thinking of this one guy called louis goldstein who was talking about how his name is a curse and it's impossible to live a good life in the united states while being called louis goldstein, except the judge was also called louis goldstein and was like "hey excuse you what the fuck"

[cheesenchalk]

thinking about that time somewhere in the early 70's George found an old letter of his from like '61 or something and pattie told him he should save it so he 'recreated' it and just for funsies threw in a line or two that wasn't in the original about how paul sucked at bass and john wanted to kick him out of the band. unparalleled haterism. you have to respect it

[and-her-saints]

an online self-describing 'tradcath' in ~250 A.D. in Dura-Europos, Syria: guys the church has gone woke. they have drawn Our Good Shepherd in a vulgar, pagan manner. they literally painted Orpheus in the style of the hellenistic frescoes and thought we wouldn't notice. this is sacrilege AND satan worship. we are living in the end times.

[daguerreotyping]

Stereoscopic daguerreotype of two men playing chess in front of a mirror, c. 1840s

[callsign-coolsquirrel]

The General's Daughter

@g-backto505

[feral-and-or-horny]

Btw, I'm engaged

[mariacallous]

[ghw-archive]

Selfie, c.1900

[alwaysbewoke]

56 Years Ago TODAY, MLK was ASSASSINATED. He didn't just die, he was KILLED. MURDERED.

The assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968, plunged the nation into a vortex of grief, rage, and reflection. Cities across the United States erupted in flames, as the pent-up frustrations of generations burst forth in of protests and riots. The fabric of American society seemed to unravel, thread by thread, as the Black community, and much of America, grappled with the magnitude of their loss and the injustices that remained. In this turmoil, James Baldwin captured the essence of the nation's psyche: “The atmosphere was black, with a tension indescribable—as though something, perhaps the heavens, perhaps the earth, might crack.” (x)

[guy60660]

Historic Reflections

[someoneintheshadow456]

I may have spoken too soon about the Ranma 1/2 reboot because I heard the English dub has ALREADY gotten heat for changing "who are you calling a girl?" to "who says liking clothes is girly."

I normally wouldn't care about a change like this, but the 2024 version of Ranma 1/2 is specifically a PERIOD DRAMA. As in, it is explicitly set in the 80s. Which was a smart choice on the writers' part because they knew there was no way you could get away with setting this show in 2024.

The fact that Ranma and Akane are betrothed at age 16, while common in the 80s in Japan (and most Asian countries) would be absolutely unthinkable today. Akane's misandry was comedic when the show came out, but today that level of violent man-hatred would be considered abusive. Genma's parenting was considered merely strict in the 80s, but today, his ass would have been in jail faster than you can say "Jusenkyo." And don't even get me started on how the presence of the internet, smartphones, and social media would affect the series' main conflict.

It's almost like the dubbers are treating the 80s like a buffet. They're picking and choosing the problematic aspects from that decade that are "okay", while ignoring the ones they feel "aren't." The entire purpose of making the reboot a period drama was specifically so you didn't HAVE to fundamentally change the premise.

I have seen it in Turning Red with the 2000s, and now I am seeing it here. What is it with modern western writers and their obsession with sanitizing very recent history?

[wandering-italy]

Piazza San Marco during Acqua Alta.

Venice, 2019.

[la-belle-histoire]

Princess Maria “Mignon” of Romania (later Queen of Yugoslavia), late 1910s.