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Um, okay this is a loaded question, and if you want to play it safe, you can answer me in DMs, but...I personally feel that there's something wrong about how VLD placed Keith in the lead. In a way, I can see him becoming Black Paladin, but Shiro...it feels more natural to me, it feels right that Shiro is Black Paladin. I'm not into VLD beyond Shiro, Keith's parents, and the Lions personally, but I know someone who loves it and makes good points about Keith as a leader, but something just isn't aligning for me. Maybe it's because Shiro and Keith are two radically different archetypes, and they got swapped when they shouldn't have, I don't know.
I came here because I saw one of your post S2 rewrites, and I appreciated it. So, again, feel free to answer me in DMs (if you have problems DM-ing me, let me know and I'll fix it for you) if you don't mind discussing this with me.
As a final note, I'm not trying to hate any particular character. They're all fine on their own, and I don't want to treat one as worse than the other. I just want to figure out this problem I'm having with Shiro and Keith.
Thank you for reading this, and take care.
You came to the right blog! Because I adore Keith and believe he certainly has qualities that could make him a good leader—and absolutely hate him as the Black Paladin.
The thing I never understood about Voltron fandom debates about who should be the Black Paladin is that they always seem based in the idea that because Shiro is a leader and the Black Paladin, that means the Black Paladin is the ONLY leader on the team.
It is worth noting that that premise was disproven in episode one. It was Allura who made the final call on whether the paladins should run or stay and fight Sendak, and Shiro explicitly bowed to her authority. From then on, Shiro and Allura both lead Team Voltron until the show decided to destroy their characters, accepting influence and trading responsibilities depending on which one of them fit the situation at hand. Typically, Allura functions more in a commander and diplomat role and Shiro is more of a field officer, but they both pick up the lead where needed.
I know you didn't bring up Allura, but I think it is vital she is included in any conversation about leadership in Voltron. She is introduced as THE princess of an entire planet, she has more knowledge and experience of the intergalactic landscape than any of the other characters, she's been set up to be a leader since birth, and she IS the leader of Team Voltron for two whole seasons. Shiro makes it VERY clear he considers her to outrank him.
So the question you have to ask any time you consider replacing Shiro as Black Paladin: why NOT Allura? If the Black Paladin is the "best leader", why are you skipping over the one character already established and thriving in a leadership role? (And then you have to ask yourself if that character being a Black woman has anything do with that.)
Now I do think there are ways narratively you could answer that question. For instance, if you keep the Lions as sentient beings, that means they can make choices—including wrong ones. For instance, for a time when I believed anything might be salvaged after season 3, my head canon for Black choosing Keith was that Keith was the one missing Shiro as intensely and desperately as Black in that moment. Therefore, the choice was not about Keith being "better" but rather them being at the same place emotionally and that allowing the bond. The major problem with the Lion swap in canon is that we're given NO reason for Keith to be Black Paladin besides "plot device said so". Especially when we have Allura right there. It's just bad writing.
(By the way, you don't have to be pro-Black Paladin Allura. There's nuance to be had, and I personally am actually more One True Black Paladin!Shiro. But you can't just dismiss her--a capable and proven leader--from the conversation. Erasing her character is not the answer.)
ANYWAY. Back to Keith. Or rather, leadership on Team Voltron. Thing is, there are many different WAYS to be a leader. We already touched on the differences between Allura and Shiro. Keith does a good job of making split second decisions in battle or calling shots if Shiro is incapacitated or somehow separated. If you're in the middle of a fight, the plan has gone to shit, and the team just got separated, Keith is great at telling people what to do and mobilizing because something needs to get done NOW.
But that's not the only way to lead. Keith, for instance, is terrible at pep talks. He misses a lot of the nuances going on between him and his teammates off the battlefield. He doesn't plan ahead, like, ever. Sure he's great at making up stuff on the fly, but sometimes you need a plan.
But it's not just Keith. For instance, when Shiro, Lance, and Pidge go on the mission to rescue Slav, it's Pidge who calls all the shots. Is that not leadership? Pidge is often the one telling people what they need to do to solve technical problems. She's a center for information, typically the one collecting it, organizing and interrupting it, and then instruction others based on her conclusions. We see her take point on a mission, give orders to her teammates, coordinate efforts, problem solve in real time and relay a new plan in order to navigate unexpected challenges. Why not argue PIDGE should be the leader?
And there's when they freed the Balmera and Hunk took the lead. That mission was more challenging, but I'd argue in that arc, Hunk's leadership mattered less in terms of orders and more in terms of determining what type of team they'd be. Hunk was ADAMANT they free the Balmerans and set a tone for the team where they didn't leave suffering people behind. Hunk set up a moral imperative for the team that they'd be lesser without.
And Lance! There's actually lots to say about Lance and his strengths and types of leadership. But it's easy to point out that Lance is the one initiating fun and team bonding outside of battle. And when you're operating a giant robot held together by emotion connection, that's pretty dang important!
Point is, they're ALL leaders. They all have the capability to take point when needed. We SEE them all take charge at different points of the show.
So what's the Black Paladin then? If Shiro's The Leader then what does that mean? And this is the cool part! Because you know what Shiro is really really good? Know who else to put in charge. He's the one who first acknowledges Allura as an authority because he sees she has knowledge and experience he and the others do not. He selects which paladins to go together on which missions based on their strengths and the situations. He steps back and lets Pidge or Lance or Hunk call the shots if they're in an area of their expertise. Shiro's job isn't to tell people what to do. It's to decide who to put in charge of what and place them in best position for success.
There's another aspect of Shiro's leadership that is supporting his teammates, offering comfort, teaching, and giving the kids something solid they can believe in so they don't have to care the full weight of the war. But like letting others take charge where they shine, Shiro's leadership is all about enabling those he leads. One of my favorite Shiro lines is "It's too dangerous—I'm coming with you." Shiro's goal is never control. He is support. He leads the paladins because he sees the best in them and helps them reach it.
Narratively, also, Shiro is just set up to be the Black Paladin. The parallels between himself and the Black Lion are too obvious. From both being controlled and abused by Zarkon to Shiro's missing arm and Black's mission bayard. It's a kid's show. The symbolism isn't all that subtle. And if that weren't enough, we literally get an entire episode A plot in Space Mall about it where Shiro literally fist fights Zarkon for the Black Lion and in the end, he wins because he makes it clear it's the Black Lion's choice and trust.
Remember when I said the problem with Keith in the Black Lion in canon is that we're never given an explanation beyond "because I said so"? We're shown repeatedly why the Black Lion chooses Shiro. Even before we meet most the Lions, the other paladins themselves choose Shiro as their leader when Lance asks him if they should go through the wormhole. We repeatedly see Shiro seek to understand the Black Lion better, and Black responding. We see the similarities between their situations and backstories. We see them bond.
And I think this is really important because when Shiro is in the Black Lion, it's not about him being "in charge." It's about his relationship with the Black Lion. Yeah, of course, the other paladins are leaders! And they should be! But none of them have Shiro's relationship with the Black Lion. In this narrative, the Black Lion isn't a prize to be won but a relationship to nurture, and Shiro has put in the work for that relationship.
Which is really important because it means the Lions aren't a hierarchy. The Black Paladin is one role, an important role in Voltron, but no more important than any of the others. "The Leader" is not the most important person in the room. Instead, Shiro is a facilitator who enables all the others to perform their roles better.
Also can I just remind everyone just how well the Red Lion fits Keith? The paladin who keeps throwing himself out airlocks get the Lion most likely to go AWOL and fly off to save him. Keith defends his friends and team by attacking first and asking questions later, and Red started destroying a planetary body to get to Keith. The kid with abandonment issues gets the Lion who doesn't hesitate a second to go after him. And even the way they're shown to bond—that it's so physical and based in action rather than words—it's so Keith. I freaking love Keith as the Red Paladin. He gets to be as chaotic and free as he was always meant to be and gets a Lion who meets him every step of the way.
But if you say, no, Keith should be the Black Paladin. Well. What about Red wasn't working? Why was that role not one Keith fit in? Because from my reading of canon, Keith was thriving in Red. He got a secure attachment to his favorite person in the world, he gets the freedom to fly while also being part of something bigger, and he's making friends. It's still in its beginning stages, but he's figuring out how to bond with Lance, Hunk, and Pidge and you get the sense these are a kind of friendships he's never experienced before. But you know what could kill that really fast? Making him The Leader, a position that inherently sets him apart from the rest.
This is actually a problem twice over for Keith because unlike Shiro, who is shown to be given his role voluntarily by everyone around him and repeatedly shows he's earned that trust and respect, Keith is basically thrown into the Plot Device Machine and gets a t-shirt that says YOU'RE THE LEADER NOW. And we never get a reason beyond that.
This is actually my biggest problem season 3 and the Lion Swap. Because as soon as they made that choice, the Lions became a hierarchy. But what other explanation do we have? Keith won Favorite Character status got "prompted" to Black Paladin. But as soon as Black Paladin is a promotion, that makes the other paladin roles inferior. Red becomes the "second in command". So Lance get prompted but can never be equal to Keith. Allura gets the "Training Wheels" Lion/Blue, and they didn't have to write that as a massive demotion, but they sure did anyway. Hunk and Pidge are no longer leaders because they aren't in the "Leader" Lions.
It makes me so mad. One of the things I loved first about Voltron was the message of equality and servant leadership. The idea that a leader (represented by Shiro) is someone who elevates and enables everyone else. A recognition for the more "feminine" types of leadership—nurturing, compassion, emotional support. Which support roles are seen as vital and just as if not more important than being the "boss."
But we only got two seasons of that before they pulled the rug out and said, "Nope. We're returning back to patriarchy." Suddenly the Lions were in a strict chain of command, one character was the boss and the rest were his subordinates. There was a top position and a bottom position, and the characters were all fighting over each other. Perhaps most damningly, the Lion lost all personality and agency and become trophies to symbolize a character's power. And I'm not saying they're an accidental representation of how women are treated in Western media but I MEAN. It's right there.
My response when anyone says "[X] character should be the Black Paladin!" is—Why? Is their connection with the Black Lion deeper than Shiro's? Do they have more in common with Black than Shiro does? What could they achieve or obtain as the Black Paladin that they couldn't where they currently are?
And, though I don't think most of us realize it, the answer to that last one is power. Because we're soaked in patriarchy and a certain portrayal of "leadership (derogatory)" that many fans automatically assumed the Black Paladin HAD to be in control of and have power over the other paladins. So of course you want your favorite character to be the Black Paladin! You don't want your self-insert to be inferior!
But that's all the patriarchy talking. The other paladins are NOT inferior. There is NOT a hierarchy of types of people. Keith doesn't have to have Shiro's role because he's already equal as Keith.
Keiths look different from Shiros, but they're all equal and valuable as they are. Same goes for Lances, Hunks, Pidges, and Alluras. The whole point is they're stronger together. Their differences make them BETTER.
So yeah. Of course, Keith has some good leadership qualities. There's plenty of situations where it only makes sense for him to take the lead. But why on earth does he need to be the Black Paladin to do that? He's already Keith!
#voltron: the legendary salt mine#thanks for the ask!#oh gosh this got so long#would you believe this is the SHORT version?#I have a LOT of feelings about leadership and patriarchy and how it shows up in voltron#i didn't even get to go into hunk and lance's roles#and how they deserve so much more respect and appreciation than they receive#hunk especially#if you're somehow not sick of me and want to chat more feel free to dm#or hit my inbox and i'll answer with another monster probably#mckinlily writes#long post#could i use a read more? yes#will i? unfortunately for everyone no
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I hope I can explain this well. You can "misgender" me (in quotes bc I don't have a gender) if it's funny. Use whatever pronouns whatever adjectives whatever label whatever is funniest in the moment. Tell me to go piss girl or slay queen. Tell me I'm just some guy. Call me a gender vacuum or whatever the fuck just make it funny. I don't want people holding back on a killer joke because the pronouns aren't in my bio, I promise you won't upset me
#This is the piss poor website so obligatory THIS APPLIES TO MYSELF ONLY so don't rant ab being uncomfortable w this. It's MINE#I've also thought extensively how like. Yeah she/her and he/him aren't my pronouns but I don't mind if you use any#I just put the ones I'm most comfortable with but I'm not upset if you use other pronouns#I'm perfectly comfortable thinking “she's hilarious” about myself#“he's a loser” etc#Like how can I stress enough that as long as you're not being a douchebag on purpose I could not care less how you gender me#Like the whole “any pronouns as long as they're said with respect” (but if you can't respect me lol you better be saying they/xe)#Anyways I hope this makes sense. Friends please free yourself of the gender binds when referring to me#lgbtq#Trans#transgender#Queer
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One last round of field notes 📝
#ted lasso#ted x rebecca#rebecca welton#teddy boy#otp: you liven up the place#m*ne#mine: lasso#honestly i am trying to manage my expectations#i respect their story whatever it is#but when i put my big girl objective hat on i'm almost more convinced???#like these aren't tin hat things this is the foundation they laid!!!#the cuts!!! THE CUTS!!#people will return to the christmas episode year after year so it has to hold up within the larger narrative and tHEY DID THAT???#deborah asks the naked man in rebecca's kitchen 'will there be biscuits with that'!!!!! when one person notably keeps rebecca in biscuits!!!#that one puts me over the edge#like why else?!?!? WHY ELSE?!?!?!?!#i mean as a writer as an i daresay media-literate person.... narratively..... why. else.#been a long time since a proper tag rant we're back baby
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#i dunno man#everytime i read some new thing about covid and long covid#i just feel like im losing my marbles#im the only one still masking it feels like#nobody at my drs offices wear them even the soecialists#my therapist acts like this is an irrational fear of mine#so i dont talk about it as much#shes happy im not isolating myself. and not full of crippling guilt when i do go out#which is good#i agree with her on that#but. ive been numbering my bags with my n95s since i rewear them a few times#ive been using n95s since i took this job. three years in october#which is wild the longest ive worked in one place is just over a year--all seasonal work or short internships. not because i leave#or get fired/laid off#but im getting down to the end of the alphabet#i dont know what ill do when i do#literally as far as labels but also like. its a lot you know?#im debating trying new mask styles. i wanted to ages ago but hoped. i wouldnt need to wear them for much longer#now it feels like i always will.#so. second best time to plant a tree and all.#i want to get out and make friends and do fun stuff. but it's so fuckibg hard and scary#how can i make friends when i cant relax in small indoor spaces#when i. cant eat out at restaurants (due to food issues and masking)#when inviting people to my house makes me anxious for days#how can i make friends under those circumstances?#im so lonely. and so envious#of my friends who do stuff and gave partners. i want that for me but i cant have it. before it was because i moved. ecery 3-6 months#now its this. is it realky any wonder that i nearly cried reading that fic the other day#when Etho took off his mask. and it was treated so fucking kindly and like the trust geasture it was? that it would be. for me?#maybe trust is the wrong word. i dont know. comfort? feeling safe in a space with someone who respects me and my health?
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I've legitimately been thinking a lot about trans women lately and like the women I know in my life and how complex and human and real they are. Specifically because I understand the world is not kind to trans women and likes to generalize them horribly.
I know a woman who's an artist and spending her time dreaming about stars. I know another woman who's a terrible friend and manipulative as hell. I know one who's shy and sweet and so intelligent. Trans women can be so many things 💖
I really care deeply about trans women and I hope in my friend groups I'm a good ally to them and know to stand up vocally for them. Trans women deserve so much and they're given not enough. Everyone can do something to stop transphobia by speaking up when they hear it. Don't let your friends make transphobic jokes. Don't let your dad regurgitate trump's words. Protect the trans women in your life and everywhere else, they need to be loved and respected. Mwah! 🥰
#mine#💖🥰trans women🥰💖#all humans are complex and its a beautiful thing#*cough* and a small thought#if we deny healthcare to one prisoner. no matter how disgusting the crime. it sets a precedent to deny healthcare to any prisoner#for any reason#and denying a prisoner trans healthcare is denying a prisoner life saving medicine in my opinion#trans healthcare saves lives#its basic healthcare if you ask me not some sort of secret sect of magic healthcare that should cost more#so yeah. i think people who've done horrible things should have trans healthcare in prison#but thats not even getting into my opinions on prison abolishment. thats just talking about prison existing now#so idk if yall know what case im talking about? i could find it if anyones curious i didnt dig into it at allll#just some stoned opinions from a gender fucked bitch#ummm prisoners deserve healthcare?#duh#trans rights are human rights#pre school levels of basic respect#ive been thinking about this way too much lately since im all gender fucky and i feel like trans women are just .... intelligent about those#feelings. yk? and that's me generalizing but i mean all the Tumblr ladies i see on my dash talking about life and experiences#they are smart ladies#tumblr promotes terf content and deletes trans womens blogs and i try to follow trans women but tumblr still recommends terf blogs to me#i am angry bout it#i have a very complex and long standing relationship with gender identity and gender fuckery *pulls out my resumé*#idk thoughts#im stoned sorry yall#serious post but im not being unstupid#what#okay#bye
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I feel like at my fob concert I was singing along too loud bc no one else around me was, a few people behind me but. I regret it so much lsmsksjsjs
aw honestly i don’t think there’s such thing as singing along too loud at a concert, you were living in the moment enjoying yourself!! that’s nothing to regret!!
#i was singing along loudly at mine and ppl around me werent if it helps fjdkdn#concerts are made for u to sing and dance along to your hearts content as long as youre being respectful you can do whatever forever!!!!!#asks#anon
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no wait im not done because if dark's at all a scumbag then it's only ever thanks to him making promises he literally cant keep and therefore stringing people along. he's always telling people he'll see them again or swears he'll come by later to keep them swooning and dreaming and thinking of/remembering him even after he disappears ("sometimes a phantom thief's duty is to lie for the sake of people's happiness") and then never shows up again because he literally doesn't have the freedom to be able to do so!! if he comes by at all it's only thanks to daisuke letting him in one way or another but everything else he's always getting accused of be it in canon or fanon is just wrong. he's not trying to maliciously manipulate daisuke. he genuinely prefers non-violence. he's a flirt, but even in interviews sugisaki defined him as 'someone who never goes so far as to make others uncomfortable,' he's not the sort of person to kidnap or force himself onto others, ever, he's a thief and a criminal but even that in canon is undermined by the way that krad is ten million times worse!!
#*・゚⊰ 𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐒. ⊱ ✦ › OUT.#not to mention him being the servant to daisuke in the master-servant relationship#like despite his attitude(tm) dark is fundamentally. btween himself and daisuke v strictly. daisuke's attendant#but that's digressing from the point. point is: i get so mad when ppl actually fall for the 'dark.... is actually ebil!?!?!?' narrative#or misjudge him by his flirtatious habits as a creep dude NOOOO#HE'S LITERALLY ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTFUL PEOPLE OUT THERE#if he senses he's actually making you uncomfortable he stops!! immediately!!!#idc about canon dark but esp mine having an extremely loose relationship with gender too contributes to this#he's not and never will 'prey' on anybody#hell it's the opposite he never eats unless he's hand-fed :l#do u get it.#do u underst-#LIKE THE THING IS U HAVE TO JUST TRUST HIM ABOUT THIS!!! OR U AHVE T OKNOW IT!!!#that no matter how others or hell even his own self tries to hide it he's shockingly gentle and considerate#he wants to see people happy!!! he wants peace!!! he wants love!!#he knows he's inherently a flawed messed up monster(tm) but in tandem with his longing is a longing for GOODNESS!!!#the kind that daisuke has!!!
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lana lang🤝wednesday addams
has a romantic storyline(s) with a male antagonist while I believe they're lesbians that are in love with their blonde best friends
#if you disagree than just not reply to this post saying 'oh you're wrong. they're not lesbians' and if you do i will block you. dont test me#you guys can have your own headcanons and that's fine as long as you respect mine pls and thank you <3#wednesday#smallville#wednesday addams#lana lang#wenclair#chlana#jaiden rants
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I am generally not a vindictive person and I genuinely do wish her well and think she is very good at many aspects of what she does, but I admit that there is a small part of me that feels satisfaction at the fact that my career is going so much better than that of my former therapist.
#i work at the best victim services organization in the city#my supervisors love me#many of my colleagues love me#my clinical supervisor knows many of the crazier things about my life and only loves me more#people across the state respect me as an expert#i do really difficult work and am really fucking good at it#and i have a professional home to do it in where i will hopefully stay a long time#anyway. it's messy.#and since the whole awful thing in the fall where she presented at my agency without telling me first it feels#it feels more important to own that this place is mine#there are a lot of traumatized people in my field but there are additional complexities#when you have had to rely on free victims services yourself#personal#advocacy
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I’m going to ask you a few questions. If you should refuse to answer them, Major Dieter will shoot you.
S04 E022 Orpheus
#i don't know how to make proper gifs yet#mission: impossible 1966#mi 66#<- new tag for#bc its too long to type#but the actual#mission impossible#tag is mainly for film stuf.#jessica walters delivery of this line lives in my head rent free#leonard nimoy#jessica walters#albert paulsen#fourthreee gifs#this sodding thing took longer than the bloody fanfiction#lets make a gif they said#it'll be quick and easy they said#mad respect for the gif makers#that said feel free to share mine around however you like#repost#whatever#credit's always nice#but i want these to have legs#cw guns#?#not sure what else i should tag or warn for#lie detector test#? is that a trigger?#S04 E022 Orpheus
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Straight cis people need to get tf off my blog. STOP reblogging my content to female-centric blogs. I will not hesitate to block you. Don’t even interact with my posts at all. I tried to be nice, but y’all are really starting to piss me off. GET. OUT.
#straight trans people y’all are fine as long as you respect my gender#but the cishets need to get out#LEAVE#not kink#mine
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also, to clarify, i’m not gonna like. suddenly be blasting my blog with vore posts. i am into vore occasionally, but i’m aware a lot of my followers aren’t so i tend to keep that stuff separate. if i do post or reblog anything related, it’ll be tagged #vore, so you can block that if you’re worried
that being said, i am into vore. if you dislike vore, that’s cool, and i respect all preferences. but my posts and my inbox are not the place to shame the interest or people into it. i try really hard to make my blog a positive place for everyone, and asks that attack me or others get blocked and deleted
#i feel like i shouldnt be posting this bc feeding the trolls etc.#but i did wanna clarify all of that#i respect ur likes and dislikes as long as you respect mine !#but if ur a dick abt it im gonna block u. idk what to tell u. like im not gonna post that shit?
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whoever keeps sending me corrective rape threats: you are not an ally to bi lesbians lmfao
#i do not care about bi lesbianism#other people's sexuality labeling = not my business#so long as you respect mine (sexuality that does not include men#in any way shape or form)#then i respect yours#so. leave me the fuck alone#and stop sending me rape threats!#fae.txt
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hi! im the anon that left a really long ask about misogyny in the lmk fandom lol (İ dont have a response completely written yet, while İ do have more to talk about on the subject İ feel like a lot of it might come off as repetitive, also my ask draft is like twice as long as the first ask LOL) but ive seen you talk about about thinking about watching revolutionary girl utena on here and if you havent watched it yet id really reccomend watching it! it has a lot of the same themes as lmk (and utdr which is also something ive seen you talk about! (btw id like to hear your thoughts on utdr if you want to talk about it on here!)) so i think youd like it if you watched it! İm going to try to be vauge abt themes and topics discussed in rgu for the sake of spoilers (also i dont want to present the idea that theres a "correct interpretation" of utena because i feel like thats reductive to the narrative the show presents), but i do want to say that if you do decide to watch it you should really take a look at its trigger warnings. utena as a show does go into some very dark topics and themes and has a laundry list of content warnings that İ dont think is worth skipping . İ think it handles them well for a 90's tv show but İ think it should be mentioned regardless. i also think that something that you should know before going into it is just how much it relies on a symbolic narrative in the sense that if you arent interested in analyzing it then you probably wont get as much from the show just because of how surreal it is, İ dont think this makes rgu a worse story at all (in fact İ think it makes it better because i lets it take into account different audience interpretations and opens the room up for a lot of different analysis) BUT its something id keep in mind before watching the show lol (also i think that if you watch rgu and you like it, another thing you'd probably like is omniscent readers viewpoint! im not great at summarizing things so im not going to go too in depth on it, theres a good summary on tumblr by the user ot3 that İ think is good. my personal take on it from where İ am in the novel is that its basically like if you put lmk and utdr into a blender and then made that into a novel... (theres also a webtoon adaptation but imo its kind of bad bad)) anyway İ hope you havent watched rgu already or else this ask will be really embarassing lol.
tldr: lesbian swordfight anime is Cool and you should watch it it totally wont change you as a person ahah a
No I totally haven't watched rgu yet! I just reblog some of the stuff I see for future me who has
I totally want to though (the content warnings aren't anything that squick me), it seems interesting and you know I love me some symbolism and a meta-narrative that wants you to engage with it on a higher level. And also lesbians
#omniscient readers viewpoint sounds interesting!#I'll save my utdr thoughts for another post because that is a like 8 year long love of mine#undertale changed me as a person. obviously#And deltarune is fucking WILD holy shit (spamton begs to the audience. spamton prays to the audience. there is no audience.#LIKE S?DFKJSD???A?S?AA???)#But I can't think too much about those guys rn because lmk s5 is on the horizon and the tdp 6x01 synopsis was fucking. life changing.#And also dungeon meshi is tomorrow#so (<- barely holding it together)#do you want a name anon#like#''correct opinions anon'' or something#you should join me in shipping ivorylotus (yellowtusk X ne zha). It's about their respective devotion/duty to the world#You gotta believe me#Plus I think they're stupid in the same ways#So tunnel visioned. Both unwilling to give up on their jade emperors till the end#Comparatively normal to the people around them I feel like#asks#anon#revolutionary girl utena
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i think it's about time I introduce you to Chimp
and also the forbidden comic where Chip says fuck
#oc#chip pockett#arthur#chimp real#ok so basically the character concept came from a friend of mine; chimp poorly cosplays chip bc they want 2 replace them#basically. theyre a weird little kid. i respect that#my theory as to why is that they want to replace chip to steal their friends because they. are lonely#and chip is just like '??? you can just ask people to be your friend'#and so they go from a one sided rivalry to a Sort Of friendship? maybe?#chimp does not have story significance i dont think. but they are really really funny to me#i really love the comic in the second picture w chip arthur and chimp especially the second panel ajhejeheh#i think theyre really silly#ok i added alt text too; sorry its really long in the second pic!!! theres a lot going on there :[#let me know if i should fix it please
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