#all the sources are UNRELIABLE

[capsiclesteebrogers]

legit saw a team bl*ck stan say that alicent is a terrible mother and maybe she should have mothered less because her children are either horrible or hate her. are they really that idiotic? do they really think alicent can just say no to viserys WHO FORCED THOSE CHILDREN ON HER? they assume she had a choice when she did not. she never did.

[somegrumpynerd]

(Narrator voice) It was not how everyone felt

[puppyeared]

(Shouting from a megaphone) please take whatever I say in good faith and imagine an “as far as I know” cited for everything I talk about

[fromtheseventhhell]

One major factor missing from most debates on Arya and Lyanna's beauty is that they're being judged by their society's extremely patriarchal values. In both looks and personality, that context is essential to understanding how others perceive them. George explores the misogyny experienced by non-conforming women, especially with Arya, and it's interesting how he plays with that regarding their physical beauty.

Her mother used to say she could be pretty if she would just wash and brush her hair and take more care with her dress, the way her sister did. (The Blind Girl, ADWD) "You never knew Lyanna as I did, Robert," Ned told him. "You saw her beauty, but not the iron underneath. She would have told you that you have no business in the melee." (Eddard VII, AGOT)

These two quotes offer a nice summation of this idea. With Arya, her supposed lack of beauty is defined by her being a non-conforming wild child. Her hair is messy, her face is dirty, and she's often in "lower class" clothing while engaging in unladylike activities. None of this says anything about her physical beauty but it tells us everything about how she's perceived. Arya could be pretty...If she conforms to society's standards for a highborn Lady. With Lyanna, however, we get the opposite. Where Arya is judged based on her personality, Robert's romanticization of Lyanna is rooted solely in her looks. He doesn't know anything about the person she really was. There is an assumption that, because she looked a certain way, her personality must fit and Robert imagines her much softer and more passive than she actually was.

That Arya isn't pretty or Lyanna wasn't wild are two perceptions that George specifically pushes back against. This is where people miss the brilliance of them being linked as literary mirrors; it is largely about us learning more about Lyanna, but it touches on more than that. The significance of them being written as wild, willful, and with their own beauty is that George isn't writing his female characters around patriarchal expectations. When people debate their beauty, that's often the trapping they fall into. Beauty and non-conformity are treated as mutually exclusive factors when the story itself never makes that point; this is also the logic that leads people to the (incorrect) conclusion that Lyanna and Arya aren't meant to be similar. Arya's self-esteem issues around her looks and being a Lady make this a topic certain to be addressed in the future; George has made it a part of the story. The conclusion shouldn't be that "looks don't matter", but that looks aren't indicative of a character's value, personality, or morality.

[ukulelekatie]

me, doing some research for a thing I’m writing: popular Halloween costumes 1940s

google, filling the entire page with products to buy: Halloween costumes? you want Halloween costumes? you wanna buy a fucking Halloween costume? from the 40s? you wanna dress like you’re from the 1940s yeah we got 40s Halloween costumes right here *images of Halloween costumes that are very clearly 1920s-inspired*

[diamantdog]

got into a nonverbal fight with a wikipedia editor.

[chelastuff]

Neil Gaiman did that shit.

[sonknuxadow]

does anyone know if there's like. an actual official source from sega themselves of what the lyrics to the sonic frontiers vocal tracks are because i keep getting conflicting answers on certain things

[une-sanz-pluis]

Deeana Copeland Klepper, “The Ingressus Ludwici Palantini Reni ad terram sanctam: A fifteenth-century response to spiritual crisis”, Fifteenth Century Studies, vol. 15, 1989

[gurorori]

im so so sad i wish i could be an adult

[robotsprinkles]

Okay so on the one hand VS battles/debates/forums are stupid and don't contribute much of anything to anything (unless I guess you do a death battle and animate it because then you get some dumb spectacle to enjoy)

on the other hand, they give us things like this

(yes, this is about the dog)

[himbobuck]

Spiritual Meaning of Being Struck By Lightning:

Surprise

While we can often predict the likelihood of a lightning strike by drawing inferences from the weather, there’s still no reliable way to know the exact time a lightning strike is going to occur.

The spiritual implication of this is that something special and profound awaits you in the near future.

It may be something you have been praying about, or it may be about some uncertainties in your life journey.

Clearness

If you are going through a dark phase in your life and it seems you can’t find the right path to take, you may need to seek clarity of purpose.

A sudden flash of light can change everything and help you locate a path that could lead you to a breakthrough.

If you have ever been outside on a rainy night, you would notice how a single lightning strike lights up everywhere, and even objects hundreds of meters away are visible.

The spiritual meaning of this could be that you are about to stumble on some new opportunities in your life journey.

A lightning bolt is a symbol of revelation, so make sure you keep your mind open to new opportunities.

New ideas

The science of lightning strikes is a type of creation. The formation of lightning involves the condensation of atmospheric particles into clouds which later build up before breaking up.

So if you are struck by lightning, the spiritual interpretation of this could indicate the buildup of creative energy.

It could be a wake-up call for you to harness the energy within you and believe more in yourself.

Everything you need to thrive in your life journey is already inside of you, and you only need to look inward and harness it.

An imminent storm

If you get struck by lightning, or you see lightning when you are in an unconscious state, such as in a dream or other forms, it could be a stern warning and encouragement from the divine realm and your guardian angels that there is an impending rough patch in the path ahead.

You may be getting subtle signals for you to brace up and stay strong when those challenges arise. It is a way of encouraging you to stand firm and remain focused in the face of difficulties.

Also, these impending storms could be a stepping stone to bigger things in your life journey, so you must find the courage and determination to overcome the storm.

After all, there’s always calm after every storm. (x)

[nyctarian]

Seen a few people in the tags of the kenny supporting trans rights post seeming genuinely (happily) surprised that a wrestler like kenny would support them/their loved ones. I dont blame them for perhaps being unfamiliar with him and his history of being outspoken in his support of queer rights, (even ignoring him being bisexual and everything about the golden lovers narrative), and his condemnation of the history of homophobia and transphobia in wrestling, but it does highlight why (in addition to everything else that was shitty about it) i was so annoyed with the "he's just queerbaiting"/"the bucks are secret bigots" shit people tried to claim post brawl. That type of stuff is unfair to them absolutely, but its unfair to the people for whom the outspoken acceptance from people they look up to can be hugely impactful. Like, with the bucks having spent the beginning of their career trying very hard as teens to help one of the first out wrestlers w kanyon, including staying on the phone with him for hours to help him not k*ll himself, and then everything theyve done w kenny over the years and the way they have an in ring nature and storytelling tendencies that are clearly fine with going against cisheteromasculine norms of society. Matt literally helped design the shoe they did for pride and if there's one thing the bucks take seriously its shoes.

It's just, i think, very shitty to lie about some people you dont know in a way that makes people who may be fans, and for whom that acceptance could mean a lot, to be led to believe more people hate them in the world then they actually do. There is a reason the company that they helped start is one where a trans bi/pan black indigenous woman has already been a champ, another bisexual woman has been a champ, kenny a bi man has been a champ, and one half of the tag champs right now is a black gay man.

[anarkhebringer]

"Understanding and demonstrating respect for the real-world histories and culture being referenced" okay then get rid of the racist lore for Blue Mage then and get our names out of your mouths

[lith-myathar]

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[livvyofthelake]

feel like a historian rn but for my own goddamn life and this bitch left NO meaningful artifacts and i’m left with the vaguest of clues. remember when i said i was going to try to figure out when i started reading city of bones. yeah it’s not yielding results. it was either march 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, or 29th. and then as for the day i actually got the book myself and started it officially that’s 100% unknown. could be anywhere from march 2nd to six days before easter. which in 2014 was on april 20th. so you could say we’ve got a big range there