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Typewriter Acquired!
Guess what I now have? A type writer!! I found it at a thrift store and it seems to be working so far. I'm going to be fixing it up but it's pretty neat!
If anyone's got tips or knows what model it is please let me know!
#syncrovoid.txt#typewriter#type writer#antique#its an underwood made in canada.. i know it must be made in the 1930s or after because it has a shell metal frame#it weighs a ton so it's definitly not a traveling typewriter#probably made for office work? it has a few extra keys so it can't be super old. it's far from electric though lol#anywho it's really neat! i like the aesthetic of the black ones without an encassing a lot more#but who am i to shame it for the way it was built?#I'll be removing the sheet metal for cleanup anyways so we'll see what it looks like then#i also have to fix the B key since it sticks. the rest seem to be good?#right now testing it the ink strip doesn't work but that's expected since it just had an old one in#i might carry it over to the antoque place after i clean it up? just to see what they might say#but otherwise i wish to keep it!! it's a fun tricket of the past#and it is SO satisfying to type with#anywho!!
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A fun, happy dc story for a change
Look I can be very critical of Winick's writing because I'm so ambivalent about it but damn if it isn't, on a meta level, a really satisfying spite story.
At the core of this story, there is Jim Starlin. Now Starlin's writing has many flaws, not least of all the blatant racism and sexism. And if there's one thing Jim hates, it's Robin. He wants to kill that little boy so bad, oh how he hates that bright coloured child in tights that's just holding Batman back from reaching his true potential as an absolute badass... And hey, good news! Dc, in trying to bring a second Robin after the first got a new identity, has dropped the ball, and the new boy is unpopular amongst the fans who miss the previous iteration! This is his opportunity to kill Robin, definitely!
But how? People may not have voted him dead yet, but Jim is already planning, setting up plots and trying his damndest to get him killed. And the thing about Jim- the thing that makes him a good writer, you see, the thing that separates him from those losers who fail to see Batman's true potential, is that his writing is gritty. He's not afraid to write a true dark knight facing the grimdark horrors of a town laden with crime, to shy away from the real dark, gritty topic that are mature and dark like rape. And uh, sexual violence against women. And uh, serial raping and killing women. (I'm kidding, of course, I didn't forget the native american cult leader who bathes in blood to prolongate his life. Or about the kgb agent Batman straight-up kills after he tries to kill Reagan. Or about the suicides, god I haven't forgotten about that. Don't worry.) But anyway, sexual abuse in general is a big theme for Jim. It shows how serious and dark and gritty he can be. So he has an idea: why not make Robin a child sexual abuse victim and give him AIDS? That way that's a justification to write Robin unlikeable (by making him emotional when exposed to situations of sexual abuse, unable to restrain his anger when defending a prostitute...) and at the same time it's the perfect way to kill Robin! DC has been considering giving a character AIDS, it's perfect! It will show everyone how dark and gritty Jim's writing is, he can make Robin even more unlikeable on top of how people are upset about the transition between Robins, and then he can finally kill Robin! It's perfect! Jim is a genius!!!
Now, of course, we know that plan failed: first because dc rejected Starlin's idea for Jason to die of AIDS, and second because as soon as Jason (as a character, which is what DC apparently had a problem with) died, they fired Starlin as a Batman writer and introduced a new Robin, making Starlin's vehement campaign against a fictional fifteen years old completely vain.
So that's it, right? Crisis avoided, we almost had some even worst writing that what already was, everyone sigh in relief and go home?
Enter Judd Winick stage left.
Now, remember how DC wanted to give a character AIDS? In 2003, Green Arrow #43 reveals that Mia Dearden, Oliver Queen's ward and a csa survivor of underage prostitution, is HIV positive, and in #45, she takes on the mantle of the second Speedy, becoming, according to Wikipedia, the most prominent HIV-positive superhero to star in an ongoing comic book. (And also one of my favourite comics characters, but that's unrelated.) An important thing about Winick, who wrote those issues, is that he is personally invested in education about AIDS, continuing his friend Pedro Zamora's educational work after his death of AIDS-related progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. (He also wrote a graphic novel about it, called Pedro and Me: Friendship, Loss and What I've Learned). So kudos! We finally got someone who has done research and actually holds respect for HIV+ people writing HIV+ characters. And Mia is so cool, man- but not only is she a really interesting character, she is, first and foremost, a survivor. That's how she characterizes herself, sees what happened to her: she did what she had to do to survive, and now she's a fucking superhero and she's here to help others and you know what she's not gonna do? Die "of AIDS."
Yeah, I haven't forgotten Starlin's terrible writing. And, if Winick's writing is any identification, it seems like he hasn't either. The idea of making the second Speedy a parallel with the second Robin isn't groundbreaking, but it's cool that it's there (and also, incidentally, a reminder that parallels are interesting and fun and backstories are not a finite resource characters can run out of or steal from eachother.) Anyway, this includes Winick altering Mia's backstory and making her a street kid to make it more similar to Jason's, as well as Mia's on-screen murder offering a nice parallel to Jason's ambiguous murder in Starlin's Diplomat Son (a parallel I can't help but regard with vindicative snark, because that's how you handle a teenager who has just caused, directly or not, a man's death out of hopelessness in a situation that felt impossible. A little snark of See? Now this is how it's done. Yeah, Starlin's Bruce isn't winning any parenting against Winick's Ollie, that's for sure.) So there it is! Our fun spite story, Winick taking on Starlin's terrible ideas, a teen vigilante and survivor taking on a hero identity to mirror a teen vigilant's loss and death, a good old fashioned schooling. Cool? Cool!
And then, in 2005, Winick buries Starlin's last remaining impact on DC by bringing back Jason Todd, in a move so audacious in the back-then landscape it would be kinda akin to bringing Ben Parker back to life in Spiderman's life as a villain (please don't tell me this happens in the comics I don't read Marvel and if someone wrote that I would honestly prefer not to know). Now, of course, the impact of Jason's death on the narrative can't and shouldn't be undone by that move, but that's not important, because that's not what Starlin wanted when killing Jason - he wanted to kill Jason/Robin, not give everyone grief-induced hallucinations where Jason/Robin had an incredibly salient place in the narrative, so he didn't get what he wanted anyway.
Personally, my view on Winick's writing of Jason is contrasted (and the fact that there are some elements of Starlin's characterization of Jason that I prefer to Winick's deeply amazes me, incredibly ironic situation. Which only serves to point that even Starlin' goal of making us hate his version of robin failed drastically, as me and my jaybin fan mutuals can attest. Sucks to suck!). But as much as some of the decisions frustrate me, do you understand how much of a power move it is to take this child, this victim who has been victim-blamed for years, and bring him back to life with a vengeance and a demand that his life mattered, that his death was a bad thing that shouldn't be tolerated? Do you know how good that story feels, especially to victims when reading it and see that indignation validated, that rebellion against the status quo and victim-blaming, how good it feels to see a "bad victim" that refuses to stay down ? And in the context of Starlin's intent to write Jason a CSA victim, Winick writing Mia, the HIV+ plot for them both- do you understand the genuine and violent glee I feel, that it's Winick that wrote Jason coming back to life and hunting down the narrative with a machine gun?
So yeah. This is the context in which I talk about acknowledging the csa subtext in Green Arrow: Seeing Red, but this post isn't about lecturing you to accept it as canon or imply that you're bad for not sharing that interpretation. It's about spite -towards Jim Starlin specifically. And it's about that interpretation, but the context in which it was written in general, is not just a victory against Starlin, that guy lost long ago, but the narrative equivalent of that Green Arrow meme about taking a funny selfie over a gravestone. In Seeing Red (specifically in the line that's discussed when questioning the csa headcanon), Jason tells Mia they are similar because of what they had to do to survive, framing the sexual trauma on Mia's part (and thus allegedly also on Jason's) again firmly on the side of survival rather than victimhood. Whether it's by becoming a villain or a hero, there's this rebellion against being an object to the violence, which is at the core of Starlin's treatment of sexual violence. This is fun. We're having fun. I'm repeating myself, but do you understand how satisfying, electrifying it is? I'm filled with unreasonable amounts of glee. You don't always need the context in which a story was written to enjoy it but in this case, doesn't this make it so much more enjoyable? (And on top of that, kudos to Winick for killing Captain Nazi, I hope it was as satisfying to write as it looked.) Anyway, Mia Dearden and Jason Todd, the characters that you are. I love them so much.
#mia dearden#judd winick#speedy#speedy ii#red hood#robin#robin ii#jason todd robin#mia dearden speedy#dc#dc comics#jason todd#batman#green arrow#dc meta#jason meta#mia meta#jason mia duke steph... i have a dc character type and it's “defiant” i'm afraid#it's so satisfying
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“i wanna say thank you to you guys because after seeing all the support from my last video, which was an unfortunate video that i had to make, it actually inspired me more than i think anything ever could of. just seeing all of your support and seeing people that maybe don’t even necessarily like me coming out and defending the truth, which i think is amazing! and like i said, motivated me more than anything. [��] i’m just so excited. thank you guys so much for your support. i don’t think i’ve ever seen somebody go through as big of a controversy as me and come out gaining subscribers, even during it, we just hit 32,000,000+ Million and i haven’t even uploaded in 8 months. so, thank you guys. the best i can do to say thank you, is to thank you for the past, and the future. i appreciate you guys!”
#belovedrm.vids#dream#yes. i absolutely needed to type that all out. i love this man so much.#also yes! i Will type out his 32 million subs like that 😁 cause it’s satisfying seeing the Big Number 😁#dreamwastaken clips#dwt clips#dreamwastaken#dwt#dream clips#dwtblr#dreamblr
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"Transported to a surreal world, having to go on an adventure while trying to find a way back home...This is just like that popular children's book that got adapted into a movie......! The Wizard of Oz!" *incorrect buzzer sound*
(click for better quality)
A fun-loving toon who got swept away in a carriage from their wacky cartoon world and transported to a twisted anime world.
INFORMATION:
Grade: Freshman
Class: Class A
Birthday: July 7
Age: 19
Orientation: AroAce
Height: 178 cm/5'10 ft
Dominant Hand: Ambidextrous
Homeland: ???
Species: humanoid toon
Club: Film research club
Best Subject: Art
Hobbies: Photography and scrapbooking
Pet Peeves: People throwing fruit skins away
Favourite Food: As long as it's food
Least Favorite Food: Dead rats, bugs, inanimate objects
Talent: Photography and pulling random things out of thin air
NICKNAMES FOR OTHERS (Usually used to annoy them):
Grim: Grimmy-poo/Grimmy
Ace: Acey-wacey
Deuce: Deucey-goosey
Jack: Jacky/Jackaroo
Epel: Epel-peel
Ortho: Toto/Astro boy
Sebek: Mr. braggadocious crocodile
Malleus: Hornton/Mally
Ruggie: Mr. bag-snatcher
NICKNAME FOR THEM:
Grim: Henchmen
Leona: Rook 2.0/herbivore
Floyd: Shrimpy
Rook: Trickster
Malleus: Child of man
Ruggie: Pickpocketer
Sebek: DOLTISH HUMAN!!! (full caps are a must)
BACKSTORY:
r̸̙̲̮̦̺͖̳̩̙̠͓͍͚̰̂̀̿̏̈́͌͗͒͆̾͘ȩ̶̧̢̬̹̗̳̗̱̘͉̲̭̓̇̉̎̓̃̓̎̀͑͒̎̀͜d̸̡̻̻̙̦̲̟̰̫̫͚̖͓͗́̍̌͘a̸͇̟̟̮̩̒͋͂̒͋͆̃̌ͅͅc̷̰̀͐͑ţ̶̡͉̱͈̟̔͂̓̈́̎̽͋̇͝ȩ̵̦̲̣͖̬͆͋̐͝d̴̨̳̙̖̤̪͍̿̑͋͗͊̌͌͋͗̚ ̸̨͔̦̯̙̪͎̪͗͐͑̔͂͑͑̌͘
TRAITS:
Optimistic, nifty, adaptable, resilient, carefree, good-natured, cheerful, dense, obtuse, naive
RELATIONSHIPS:
(credits to @/ai-kan1 for the template!)
I did not check the spelling for this so I'm sorry if this was cheeks 😬
THE BOYZ🥶💯🔥—THE FIRST YEARS:
ADEUCE + GRIM: Dumb, dumber, dumbest and dumd spelled with double d. The three of them would rather take a bullet to the head than admit that they care for each other a lot. Charlie would say they love them from the moon and back and still take the bullet to the head just for fun! (it's not like they could die anyways. They're a toon gosh darn it!!) No matter what the situation is, they'll always have each other's backs—even if they complain and whine along the way!
JACK: Charlie absolutely admires Jack's strong sense of justice! After book 2, Charlie felt bad that Jack watched his role model be an asshole so they tried to be a good role model for him but they're literally no better than Leona. Jack appreciates it though. Jack's wolf form reminds Charlie of a puppy he and his brother used to take care of while they were living on the streets.
EPEL: Epel is ecstatic to find someone who shared the same problem as him—being mistaken for a girl. Every time someone mistakes both of them as a "she", Epel is the first to correct them—saying that both of them are the "most manliest men you've ever seen!" Charlie dgaf abt it but whatever makes him happy. Epel is also a bit jealous that Charlie doesn't have a problem with being perceived as feminine.
SEBEK: Sebek looks down on Charlie because he thinks they're uneducated (which is true because they've never been to a school before) and that they should pursue their educational prowess seriously. Despite the rude and almost offensive remarks, Charlie admires him for his hardworking, honest nature and loyalty to his young master! Even though Sebek claims to dislike them, they're the first person he goes to if the Diasomnia gang is not there to ramble about Malleus. They even occasionally praised Malleus along with him!
THE UNEXPECTED FRIENDSHIP—VIL:
Being in the same club as him, Vil didn't expect for the both of them to get along so well.
At first, Vil thought that Charlie wasn't going to take this club seriously; thinking that Charlie will just play around the set and make a mess but was taken back by surprise to see that they has a bit of knowledge on cinematography as well as their skills with a camera. Charlie on the other hand, was used to being the one behind the camera and was the one who helped their ex-girlfriend become famous.
Charlie's weird and quirky antics as well as their love for beauty reminds him of Rook, while Vil's strict yet passionate personality reminds them of their ex-girlfriend who is a model/actor just like him.
THE BLUNT BANGS FREAKS—ROOK:
Speaking of Rook, Charlie became photography buddies with Rook after accidentally bumping into each other in a bush while trying to take pictures of the other students. With their forces combined, the students of NRC could never catch a break from their constant terrorizing pestering.
Charlie thinks Rook's flamboyant and dramatic antics are hilarious while Rook finds Charlie's toon body fascinating and would sometimes use them as a test subject for whatever he's got in store for them. Unfortunately, Charlie can only match 45% of Rook's freak so they find it super weird. (but who are they to judge him?)
RIVALS OR BUDDIES?—RUGGIE:
At first glance, Ruggie expected Charlie to be naive or overly friendly with the way they treat others and thought it would be funny to treat himself to a nice lunch with their money (that he was definitely just borrowing). Bumping into them and snatching their wallet, he looked inside only to find it empty with trash inside and moths flying out of it.
Sighing, he decided to buy something from the vending machine, only to find his wallet missing. From the corners of his eyes, he saw a very smug Charlie, with his wallet on one hand, and munching on a donut on the other.
And from that day on, both of them will try and outwit each other. Not only that, they bonded instantly due to their similar upbringing growing up. Occasionally, one of them will treat the other to lunch (with someone else's money of course)
TWO GOLDEN RETRIEVERS AND A BLACK CAT—THE SHROUD SIBLINGS:
Extroverted, loud and optimistic—everything in a person that is on Idia's avoid list. Idia finds Charlie intimidating and would rather jump off a cliff than interact with someone as lively as them.
While for Charlie, they're really fond of Idia since he reminds them of their younger brother a lot—especially his anxious nature and his trouble with making friends. Despite their personalities being different from night to day, if given the chance, they would definitely be friends.
Ortho is glad that someone other than him likes his older brother. Ortho tries to get his brother to befriend Charlie with him protesting, saying that Charlie is basically the "Anti-Idia". As for Charlie, they enjoy talking to Ortho and treats him as if he's their own younger brother. Charlie dotes on him often, almost to the point of the first years thinking it's plain favoritism. (Charlie feels incredibly homesick every time they see the siblings with each other)
THREE MAFIA BUSINESS MEN VS STREET SCAMMER—THE OCTOTRIO:
NO NO NO! BIG ON CHARLIE'S NO NO LIST. Charlie may have trouble with solving 76 + 19 but they recognise a scam when they see it. After all, they're a money-grubber too! Despite knowing that Azul is a sucker for capitalism, Charlie sees Azul as someone who worked to the top, disciplined, organized, and efficient in their work; Jade, a person who is passionate about his interests and land life; Floyd, someone who dances on the beat of his own drum. But if Charlie admires them, they wouldn't dare go near them even with a 10ft pole!
FLOYD: SHRIMPYYYY!!!! He finds Charlie super interesting! He wants to see how hard he can squeeze them until their eyes pop out of their head. If Charlie ever turned pocket sized, he'd try to chew them like a dog toy. In Charlie's words: "Floyd's like a runaway car with no driver; unpredictable and chaotic. It's fun to watch and guess what it's gonna hit from afar but the moment it starts to swerve towards you that's when you start running."
JADE: Jade thinks Charlie's an interesting critter. He enjoys messing with them because they make an amusing face when they're scared. When Azul pissed him off, he'll ask Charlie to cook something up for Azul and make Charlie watch him eat it. Azul feels pressured because Charlie's giving him puppy-dog eyes while Jade is giving him the most shit-eating smirk ever. Azul fainted after smelling it and was sent to the infirmary that day.
AZUL: Azul considers Charlie to be a good worker in the Montrol Lounge. Charlie's friendly and outgoing attitude brings in a lot of customers, they're efficient in their work, and they're able to carry 10 plates on each arms along with a plate on their head without ever dropping it. But they are completely BANNED from entering the kitchen. He even made a custom metal sign for it! Every now and then, Azul lets Charlie perform their "magic tricks" (normal toon physics) in the lounge.
VICTIMS OF CONSTANT ANNOYANCE—RIDDLE, JAMIL & LEONA:
RIDDLE: If Riddle had a "no lash out" streak, it'll go back to zero every time Charlie feels mischievous. Charlie wants him to lighten up a bit while Riddle wants them to take life a bit more seriously. On rare occasions, Charlie buys pastries from a cafe for Riddle as an apology. At one point, they bought a cake similar to this one.
JAMIL: Charlie sorta understands what it's like wanting to be free, to fly away from the bird cage where they force you to sing but everything that Charlie does reminds him of Kalim. So Charlie keeps quiet. But Charlie being Charlie, they can't keep quiet for too long. Sometimes, Jamil contemplates on whether or not he should knock their teeth in.
LEONA: A total pain in the ass. Leona fully believes that Charlie was dropped on the head as a kid. While Charlie thinks he's super cool like a cool older brother—especially during book 3. If you ever see Leona smirking in his sleep, just so you know it's probably about punching Charlie in the face. Nobody tells Charlie this otherwise it'll get to his head but Leona finds them a biiiit endearing, like this much🤏 Their cheerful attitude reminds him of a certain lion cub.
LATE NIGHT YAPPERS—MALLEUS:
In almost every twst universe, there's a friendship between the prefect of the Ramshackle dormitory and the Prince of Briar Valley and of course so does this universe. Both of them don't mind the other rambling a lot since they're both good listeners. He's never seen anyone smile so brightly at him before. How can someone act so comfortable with him? Don't you know he's the future King of as well as one of the most powerful mages in the world? And yet Charlie treats him as any other person. Not as the Prince of his kingdom but as an equal instead. Just another student. A friend.
Talking with Malleus feels rejuvenating for Charlie. A calm slow walk around the campus is just what they need after their usual fast-paced chaotic schedule. They also find Malleus' sense of humour funny. His pulse rushes, his head reeling and his face flushes every time he makes them laugh. (definitely not because of his smaallll tiny itty bitty crush....noo not that at all)
TRIVIA:
- Their name "Sue Pierre Calli Francis Lizzie Lexis Ally Dokken" is a reference to the word "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" from Mary Poppins.
- I picked the name Charlie because of the song "Charlie's inferno" and because they were originally a genderbend version of Charlie from back when Hazbin Hotel pilot just aired but I liked it so much that I made them into an oc. And as for jackyl, it just rhymes with ramshackle 🤷
- On their second week in NRC, they pickpocketed around 70 people.
- Idia reminds him of his younger brother.
- Charlie's gloves are a reference to those old rubber-hose cartoons.
- Charlie can stretch all the way up to the Stratosphere but he will feel the effects of ultraviolet radiation.
- Charlie's bag can hold up to 5000 items.
- Charlie used to date a hot celebrity and no one believes him (a lil nod to Roger Rabbit and Jessica Rabbit)
FULL BODY + SILLY GIF:
How Charlie looks at Azul expecting him to eat their radioactive, foul-smelling, non-digestible, toxic, evil-scented "food" that they made:
#I WANNA REWRITE THE VICTIMS OF CONSTANTS HEADACHES BUT I'M TOO LAZY ;-;#I'm gonna be honest the reason why the backstory is redacted is because I'm not satisfied with it#I've rewritten it 4 times and i still don't like it#also if there's any spell mistakes just so you know i was petting my cat while typing because she's clingy#And also because I'm like really sleep deprived#twst#twst oc#disney twisted wonderland#twisted wonderland#twst yuu#twisted wonderland oc#disney twst#twisted wonderland yuu#twst oc introduction#twst oc intro#twst prefect#twst ramshackle#hae's art✩#charlie ⭐
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daisy vs. elias is my favourite s3 scene because i enjoy both of them as fictional characters, and i disagree with both of them on a moral level. ceo vs. cop. daisy walks in and immediately calls him a weird little freak. elias immediately starts reading her like a book. she does not hesitate for a second to threaten him with police brutality. both of them are doing horrible things in this scene and i am so glad that they're doing them to each other
#fuck you [uses societal position of power against you]#oh yeah? well [uses paranormal position of power against you]#god theyre both just awful people. like yeah elias is portrayed as more of an antagonist than daisy#but daisy also represents a very real very awful type of person#and yet both of them are so well-written and so intriguing#so seeing them just be awful towards each other is so satisfying and fun#tma#the magnus archives#daisy tonner#alice tonner#alice daisy tonner#elias bouchard#jonah magnus
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not enough lintroller on my account recently... i miss them what have i been even doing
do u guys like vampires
#tw blood#i love smudging blood around on art bc it makes it look sm better its so satisfying#lint da type of guy to get!! bitten!! or smthn#i love vampires guys#this doodle was very quick i havent been able to draw right lately LMAO#anyway i miss them come back :((#i didnt get to write my christmas fic... sigh...#anyway!!#jrwi lintroller#sure ill tag it#its a draw
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Something I love about how Pride and Prejudice is told through an omnipresent narrator, aside from the witty remarks and insight into other characters it allows even though it's usually focused on Elizabeth, is how it plays on the audience's own prejudices and assumptions.
The narrator tells us very early on, chapter 4, that Darcy is "haughty, reserved, and fastidious, and his manners, though well-bred, were not inviting." We've already seen that when we meet him the previous chapter, and will see more of it in those following. But it's the readers, along with Elizabeth, who take that observation as not only a list of flaws (despite only the first actually being negative) but presumes even more damaging flaws must be attached to it. Darcy can be off-putting, especially so in the setting we meet him in: he dismissed Elizabeth within earshot of her, didn't engage with people attempting to converse with him, etc. It's easy to assume the worst of him in a world so driven by social niceties, and because we follow Elizabeth, who is so lively and playful amidst the rules which govern society. Elizabeth thinks he's bad tempered? It would make sense - he hasn't shown consideration for others much socially, why would he care when he's angry? He acted from resentment and jealousy and went against his father's will? That's not such a jump after the conclusion of a bad temper, his own acknowledgement of implacable resentment, and evidence of pride. The awareness of one offensive trait so naturally leads to prejudice against it, that we easily assume still worse qualities must exist. We are as mistaken as Elizabeth.
Even the idea that 'No, Darcy was never haughty or rude, he was just shy and misunderstood, the narrator is wrong' is just magnifying that prejudice. Yes, we do find out later that Darcy is not at ease among strangers, and was always intrinsically good; his morals and core values meant he was never as bad as Elizabeth believed. But that doesn't mean he was without flaws, and it's so fascinating that some analysis of his character seek to completely remove the negative traits which he eventually overcame after acknowledging them in himself. The logic seems to be that they feel if he had them in the start that he isn't actually such a good person. It's just another example of being so prejudiced against certain flaws that it's impossible for some people to reconcile that there doesn't have to be more serious failings attached, and someone can still be a good person despite being arrogant and not always nice. It's, ironically, being prejudiced in the exact same way that Elizabeth was at the start of the novel. It's amazing that Jane Austen was able to tap into that aspect of human nature so deftly, and invoke in both in her main character, and readers to this day.
Now, of course, the story is so well known it's rare for anyone to read it blind, so it's less likely anyone will be unaware of Darcy's good qualities despite first seeing his worst. Even if they do, Pride and Prejudice has become so genre defining that new readers who are the slightest bit genre savvy will be more aware than contemporary audiences were. But even if we know the story it's still so understandable why Elizabeth feels the way she does. We see what she sees and feel her conclusions make sense. Just as, even though the narrator tells us Darcy is starting to catch feelings for Elizabeth, we fully comprehend her not noticing and believing there's a mutual dislike. And though that is concrete evidence of Elizabeth not reading Darcy and his motives correctly, we are still so sympathetic of the basis of her prejudice that her continued belief in Darcy's lack of virtues makes sense from her point of view. We can see, as she later will, that she takes it too far, and should have noticed evidence to the contrary, but her prejudice against him based on his early behaviour and her pride at reading people correctly is so understandable.
Basically, in a story about the characters' pride and prejudices, I love, love, LOVE how the narrator's voice brings out those same traits in readers the exact same way we see it presenting in Elizabeth. We're all on that journey with her, and we can likewise learn the same lessons about ourselves as she does. Pride and Prejudice feels timeless, because even though society and thus the nuance changes, the book is about human nature, and that remains essentially the same.
#pride and prejudice#jane austen#discourse#elizabeth bennet#fitzwilliam darcy#i do think P&P does this more than Persuasion or S&S#S&S has each stance exemplified by two different characters and we observe rather than experience the same journey ourselves#Persuasion features SO many different types of persuasion and analyses them and explores the well meaning/self-serving applications of them#and that the effects can be good or bad despite the motive and all the nuance of 'when do we have the right or duty to persuade others'#but that's still a more clinical look at it and we're aware we're analysing it#but P&P really makes us PART of the titular experience and I think so many people don't realise it#I think it's a huge reason of why the novel is so satisfying
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Unsurprisingly assigned fairy type so heres me as a pokemon/fakemon lol
#I honestly should have seen it coming LMAO#my whimsy and fruity behaviour has captivated you ooooohoohoohoo#(not complaining btw I see myself as fairy type as well hahfhgb)#I also saw a lot of grass and normal type which was surprising but I think it makes sense!!!#thank u for assigning me a type it satisfies my curiosity#I used clowns/werewolves as my base as well as my sona for this.. and I wanted a switch form type kind of like Morpeko and finizen#puppierrot is puppy + Pierrot and Houndrel is hound + scoundrel#this was fun to make!!!! I was also thinking dark/psychic and fairy/psychic could work but eh#and yea I know dark and normal are type opposites. but volcanion exists so im going to ignore the inconsistencies#myart#puppysona#fakemon#pokemon#character design#sona#edit:went back and changed the typing to fairy/dark and fairy/normal
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for our anniversary my fiancée got me a clicky clacky keyboard that matches the @mammutblog robin art i have at my desk 🥰🥰🥰
#i’m going to put tim in so many Situations with my clicky clacky keyboard#it’s sooooo satisfying to type on and it looks so good#it’s custom made! her friend made it! however that works in keyboardland it sounds cool#etc#fer wifeposting
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I have way too many alts that I keep to myself (which is why I generally refrain from posting them), but I'm going to ignore that habit for a moment just because I'm feeling particularly insane about this guy.
#silvis side characters#<--- been a while since i used that tag despite intending it to be for this specific type of char#i basically like to play sandbox with concepts for both screens and writing so they tend to become surprisingly developed#even if i end up not touching them again once im satisfied and have gained the outlet i wanted#... this guy and another connected to him has been unusually persistent however. surprisingly so. LOL#maybe i should post them more``??? but for some reason that feels weird cause what if i just dont use them again!!#idk why i feel like im setting up expectations i need to hold. literally no one is putting pressure on me to do anything its ALL in my brai#i mean its a bit because i know i got too much and thats overwhelming and therefore its not like i expect anyone to keep track of them LOL#im regretfully cursed with too much inspiration for too many things at all times and i will make it everyone elses problem just for a bit#anyway the reason i dont intend to make this one a more major oc for use with other people (for the time being at least)#is because he's so HEAVILY tied to another side character of mine in a way where im not sure they can be separated from each other.#actually you can see him now i realize its the viera in the first shot lmao!#i forgot to mention his name is yuzuru and thats about as much as ill inflict on anyone right now <333#i promise you i dont JUST have male midlanders as unbelievable as that might sound. anyway-#ffxiv#final fantasy xiv#hyur#midlander#ffxiv screenshot#gpose#gposers#ff14#final fantasy 14#nabaath-areng
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"I had to save them"
Rest in peace, Liam. Your sacrifice will never be forgotten. 😔✊
I finally finished this, YAY! This animatic is a mix of digital and traditional art. I definitely learned a lot of tricks while making this (also, can you notice the slight difference between art styles??).
This animatic singlehandedly explains what happened to JD after his mom sacrificed him. He was definitely ready to accept his faith until he discovered Branch's was with him (which almost gave him a panic attack). It was a good thing that everyone decided to help him, and Liam (a troll around his age, maybe older?) helped him escape.
For more context about my au check this post!
I obviously don't own the audio, only the animatic. "Bruno is Orange" by Hop Along featuring Francis Quinlan, so credits to them. Here's the link
#Idk why I gave Liam a name#but I think he deserve it cuz he suffered#he might live#maybe#idk#also-- the running animation is SO hard to make HAHAHHA#I legit had to use my brainpower for this and constantly check if what I'm making is okay#but even with the challenges I enjoyed making this#the result is very satisfying and I can't believe I did it#I swear to you guys this animatic has been stuck on my mind for WEEKS so I finally decided to try my hand on this type of animation and#bring my daydream to life#trolls#dreamworks trolls#john dory#trolls band together#trolls 3#trolls au#trolls john dory#branch trolls#trolls branch#Beyond Reach au#BR!JD#BR!Branch#BR!Liam
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some drawings of my favorite guys!!!! i just think theyre neat. love to observe their shenanigans
#i totally dont have a type of character i gravitate towards or anything#that’s craazyyy….why would you ever think thaat………….#i have no defense#this is a pyke and kremy lover household <3#and hopefully soon a shepherd lover one too#ive been working through ep 1 of strahdanya after watching the prologue#i dont know how they played for 9 HOURS#the commitment is crazy#but in a good way#i really enjoy sarnax and victoria too!#their faith is so so interesting to me#and victorias voice and personality are lovely#ALSO#I LOVE THE VOICE NIKKIE DOES FOR STRAHDANYA#and pincushion and bavlorna#idk its just very satisfying to me#i look forward to the party encountering her so i can listen to it more <3#legends of avantris#kremy lecroux#pyke stardust rhapsody#silas shepherd morgan#once upon a witchlight#stardust rhapsody#curse of strahdanya#my art#loa tumblr#loa fanart
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Hear me out HERE ME OUT “He’s my Man” by Luvcat told from John’s perspective.
“I need him so much that it hurts”
“He's my man. We're hand in hand. To hell and back. And I love him like nobody else can. He's my man. I've been damned. No, nobody has to understand. Me and my man.”
“He keeps complaining that his vision's blurred.”
“He keeps having feverish dreams. That he can never ever leave. He wakes, head aches, funny taste to his tea. I want him to stay here forever. He's happiest with me”
“He's gone quite mad. No, nobody has to understand. Me and my man”
#malevolent#malevolent podcast#jarthur#john doe#arthur lester#luvcat#tbh type of love is up to reader interpretation#it can be romance but we got an I Love You and that’s all I need to be satisfied#give me queer and give me obsession#I want them to be the worst thing for each other while losing each other is a worst fate then death#is that so much to ask for in my horror podcast#the brainrot is real#podcast#I wish I could draw 😔#Brain AMV goes so HARD
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original english translation by releska
#and with this i go back into my cave#man i have so many things to say about this one it's just.#first of all i'm impressed i did it! woohoo for that!#second#i always wanted to make a mv type of thing to a kururingo song#i love kururingo songs so much it hurts#this mirrors the actual busylake! mv btw. that's the number one reason for most weird decisions taken in the editing#now.#vikjayce? anyone? hello?#i was initially thinking about doing this with talis and arcane v but i just like v and giopara so much#i hope you enjoy watching it most of all honestly#i know i love fanmade mvs so i eat my own shit up but#anyway.#jayvik#vikjayce#machine herald viktor#jayce giopara#league of legends#my art#machine herald#ALSO: i rewrote the lyrics to fit them better because i wasn't satisfied otherwise#i'm cringe but free#and now i go back to playing league twenty hours a day
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the world feels heavier than ever and focusing on anything at all today has been a herculean task but we’re gonna have tomato soup and grilled cheese and a little salad using the fancy veggie chopper box i bought recently that i can’t stop using & we’re gonna watch twin peaks while we eat and then get some sleep. i think coziness will be more important than ever these days.
#it is sooooo hard to find the type of groceries i eat here in pittsburgh bc we don’t shop at whole foods#so finding the miyoko’s liquid mozzarella for this sandwich was annoying but it WILL make the meal even more satisfying in the end#personal
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It is admittedly a bit dark but the way they intercut Heng thinking he was mistaken after learning his boss is(/was) married and Kongdech and his daughter visiting his late wife's grave is so funny
#ossan's love thailand#ossan's love th#i was a bit worried about this show's comedy because i really loved the ott japanese original but obviously they couldn't just copy that#but so far i'm very satisfied. this type of comedy (actually comedy in general prbbly) lives and dies with it's editing#which is sometimes not gmmtv's strongest suit. but so far they're doing really well
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