#centeredness

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

License to Kitty.

[animakis]

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[holisticbudo]

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[yuwuta]

people have got to be nicer to and about kids

[aj-artjunkyard]

We don’t talk enough about how funny Apollo was as a narrator fr once he got everyone lost bc he was driving to a Christian book shop thinking the god they were advertising was him

[jerreeeeeee]

okay so i was going to post a poll on peoples' interpretations of taako & sazed's relationship but i went and looked back at the transcript of the chalice episode and i can't even post a poll because i just can't think of enough options that would actually be supported by the text?

its very very clearly a predatory apprenticeship where taako is getting free labor from sazed in exchange for teaching him, and then sazed begins to feel entitled to an equal share, at which point taako shuts him down and speaks to him in actually a pretty cruel way.

taako 'hired' sazed to be a driver and assistant and "general roadie" and i think it's perfectly fine for taako to not want him to be performing as an equal partner, but also, he was clearly taken advantage of. like sazed's proposition is an equal split of both the work and the "glory" and presumably the profit, which is a fair suggestion, but also fair for taako to turn down. but also taako was exploiting sazed's adoration in order to not pay him for his work.

i don't think that equal partnership was something taako ever even let on could be a possibility, he's pretty clear in the conversation he has with sazed that it's not something he's interested in and he "doesn't wanna keep having this conversation." its definitely something sazed really wants, but i don't think it was ever promised to him, it seems like something he's thought of that he's bringing to taako, who immediately shuts it down.

and as unfair as paying for a lot of work with cooking lessons is, it seems like that's what sazed agreed to, and it's also worth acknowledging that even though this is an arrangement i would consider unfair within my own cultural context, it could be considered completely normal and fair in faerun, like similar to a blacksmith's apprentice or something

so i guess the only questions are what sazed agreed to and why, and whether or not taako actually liked him or was just mean to him all the time. idk its all very interesting on its own let alone when compared to taako's later relationships with angus & ren, but not really open to as much interpretation as i’d thought

[andromedaexile]

This conversation is canon, actually.

[fitzrove]

The Nightmare Circus in Elisabeth

Many, if not most, Elisabeth fans know about the satirical, kitschy, sometimes garish circus aesthetic of the sets in the first two Vienna productions. Among other things, we have bumper cars (Apokalypse), funhouse faces (Die Gaffern), a lit-up carousel (Frau Wolf's Salon), spinning mirrors (Sie passt nicht) and chessboard horses (Wir oder sie) on the stage. However, a more easily overlooked way in which the circus theme manifests is in the music and the score of the show: the melodies used and the choice of instruments.

Above, I've categorised the songs in the show into those containing heavy "circus" elements in temrs of melodies, vibe and instruments (turquoise), those containing slight or partial circus elements (light blue), and those containing none or only containing lyrics related to the circus theme (white). Based on when circus elements appear and when they do not, I've come to the following conclusion:

Musically, Elisabeth is a story about the struggle between genuine emotion expressed by the characters (most notably in songs like Wie du, Ich gehör nur mir, Mach auf mein Engel, Mama wo bist du, Nichts nichts gar nichts, and Wenn ich dein Spiegel wär) and the nightmare circus imposed on them by the political system and the structures of power that surround them - the old world, the order of things, however you want to call it. Characters like Elisabeth, Franz Joseph, Rudolf and ultimately Sophie seek genuine connection to others, deeper understanding, and intellectual and physical freedom, but are constantly thwarted in their efforts to reach these good things by agents, confines, traditions and structures of the nightmare circus. The circus stands for everything that is banal, superfluous, ridiculous, conventional, politically conservative and dysfunctional (conservatism here refers to "traditional conservatism", not the emergence of proto-far-right-nationalism), and protocol-abiding. Its agents, in many cases led by Sophie and including members of the court (lords and ladies; the church; military leaders; politicians) and the bourgeoisie (the cast of 'Apokalypse'), are motivated in their actions by a genuine assumption that this system is something worth contributing to and protecting. But the flipside of the system is that it razes over the personal desires, needs, and grievances of the very royalty that gains its power and legitimacy from the system, as well as the needs and desires of the people (see Milch).

The ultimate expressions and points of fulfillment for "the world as a nightmare circus" are Rudolf's death (a grotesque, carnivalised production - a man who was raised into and lived his life in the nightmare circus and failed to find a human connection to hold on to has no choice but to be consumed by its trappings), Am Deck der Sinkenden Welt (a series of macabre circus tricks befalling various Habsburg relatives - the implication being that it's only a matter of time before the next, which will plunge the world into chaos: and naturally the mind wanders to Franz Ferdinand as the next victim), Elisabeth's death (as Lucheni's trick - listen to the melody during Das Attentat), and finally, even Lucheni's death (grotesquely framed by the music). None of these people were able to connect to others in a meaningful way (I would argue that this is also implied for Lucheni, at least in some portrayals like Serkan Kaya), with devastating results for them personally and for the overall political situation and status quo. Without the forging of meaningful, reliable connections between people based on genuine respect and understanding, the nightmare circus of European "belle epoque" society destroys the people who cannot thrive under its conventions and attempt to break free of its confines. And ultimately, it also destroys itself.

[mishy-mashy]

Shinomori is actually the weird one

Horikoshi said he had detailed backstories for all the OFA users. He just wanted to hint and imply at what he already had, in a way you could breeze over it, and draw the connections yourself.

Examples include little hints like how Bruce mentions being with Kudo from the very start of their opposition. Or how Kudo hints at heartless decisions they made, or how many lives they took in a straight goal, where survival became victory. (Another parallel with Bakugo, where Bakugo wanted to be someone who always wins—and on Kudo's side, that means survival, but THIS ISN'T ABOUT KUDO)

Or the small corner of a panel where Banjo's arm breaking like Midoriya's, showing that Shinomori made OFA too strong. Or how Garaki saved AFO from never being able to find Yoichi again, on Shinomori's turn. Shinomori's turn should've been the end of AFO's chase, if not near it, since AFO was starting to grow old until Garaki appeared.

Little hints to whole backstories.

Shinomori only has one scene in the whole animal where we actually see him talk more than a line or a glance. And that's his self-introduction.

I want to talk about his line, [Mine was a terrible era. Everyone was a weirdo, except me.]

During his introduction, Shinomori says that One For All can't be passed on to a normal person anymore.

Since we, as the viewer, are watching from a time where Quirks are the norm, what Shinomori said doesn't stand out at all. Even Midoriya doesn't get confused.

The normal person to Midoriya is a Quirked person. That's what the viewer thinks too; Quirks are normal.

But consider that Shinomori is talking about - and from - the past as he explains who he is and what he did. Put your perspective in that time period.

Quirks were not normal. Metas were not normal. The norm was to have no Meta, even if more and more Meta Humans are popping up.

Shinomori actually thinks that Meta Humans were normal, and that non-Meta Humans were weirdos. This was during a time where everyone thought the opposite, and that Meta Humans were monsters.

"One For All cannot be wielded by a normal person." meaning normal, Quirked people. He thought Quirked people were normal from the start

"I was the only normal one. Everyone else were weirdos." and it's because everyone else was weird, and in a terrible time, that Shinomori went into hiding

Shinomori is actually self-centered in a way; he views himself as normal, and can't understand the perspective of other weirdos (non-Metas)

By self-centered, I mean like kids do developmentally-wise.

Kids first learn about the world only from their own perspective. They don't comprehend that others can have their own feelings, opinions, or feel pain.

Kids are self-centered because they only know their own perspective, and can't understand anyone else's. It doesn't occur to them to view the world any other way.

Shinomori is like that. Metapowers are normal to him. To him, the others who view Meta Humans as wrong, and the people who aren't Meta, they're the weirdos.

He can't understand them.

Shinomori blatantly referring to Quirked people as "normal" even catches Midoriya off-guard. Because for a minute, Midoriya doesn't know what concept of "normal" that Shinomori is using.

Japan was imploding on itself and in a Depression, and Shinomori's only takeaway during his era is who's weird and who's not.

"Mine was a terrible era. Everyone was a weirdo except me."

This is his only takeaway. Or, the only thing he focused on during this time.

And at first glance, that's shallow. Until you realize that Shinomori's main takeaway was that he couldn't conform.

But to him, it's that the others couldn't conform to Metapowers. He couldn't understand the people around him, and saw them as strange for that.

Since he's his own idea of the norm, he doesn't view himself - an Ability wielder - as an outlier.

His only solution to the society that was at ends, even with AFO's presence reigning, was to seclude himself.

That way, he'd be the only person in his own world—a world of only Meta Humans.

Shinomori was a hermit, not because of AFO, but because he didn't like society

To bring back this panel,

And bring up this, too,

Shinomori doesn't say he went into hiding for OFA. He agrees with Banjo's statement that he just didn't like society, and went to live off-radar. He cites the reason he did that: people were strange to him.

A time where people protested Meta Humans, at that. Non-Metas were scared of Metas, and those Metas didn't even want to be Metas. Those were the people back then.

He only says he evaded AFO, which would be easier to do with Danger Sense. And AFO didn't need many sensory Abilities back then, because he wasn't blind

So Shinomori didn't like society, and left it. Then he had OFA, and while still a hermit, starts building up that power while avoiding people even more.

Since Banjo managed to find Shinomori when these were the conditions, that means Banjo had no ill intent, and posed no danger or threat. That allowed Banjo to find Shinomori, without either intending to meet.

Must've been a jumpscare, actually. I like thinking Banjo's face just erupted from foliage, and Shinomori let out a bitch-on-falsetto shriek.

The fact Shinomori was already a hermit before OFA, also confirms that Bruce found him in the forest.

My theory is that Bruce and Shinomori knew each other beforehand. That's why Bruce could find him. Bruce, who spent time in cities, managed to find a single man who hides in forests.

(These posts (1) (2) speculate about Bruce and Shinomori's relationship, and Bruce choosing his successor)

Shinomori thought the world couldn't keep up with Metahumans (his normal), and still thinks that way in death. When he explains OFA, he refers to "normal people", that Midoriya has to piece together he means Quirked people.

Midoriya, who grew up where Quirks are normal, easily adopts the way Shinomori thinks of it, but on the surface level of only knowing what Shinomori was saying about the now.

Summary: Shinomori is the weird one, for viewing Metas as normal when everyone else believed differently. His belief of Abilities being normal endures from the Advent of the Paranormal, up to his afterlife as a vestige.

When Metas were abnormal, he saw it differently: Metas are normal, and those who can't accept Metas, or aren't Metas themselves, are outliers.

"They were the weirdos. Not me."

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Side note, about the above panel

Notably, when talking about what a "normal person" is, we're looking at Nana, Yoichi, and All Might.

Nana, who looked at the strange, funny teenager Toshinori, and decided to give the Quirkless boy a Quirk; "normal", as a Quirked person in her time. She made All Might "normal" (though fitting in wasn't her intent, because they both knew All Might always intended to stand at the top), because he was a strange boy, and she liked that.

Yoichi, who grew up believing he was Meta-less, and had stockpiling forced by AFO to conform to his beliefs. An original Meta-less person, who was "normal" in his time.

And All Might, who was Quirkless, but with OFA, became "normal".

[cosmicthoughtzalign]

Claire has to have heavy mercury naks in her chart somewhere bc I’ve only seen mercury women create such a divide in both genders lol.

Like her jyestha video is manifesting in real time on twitter

She could also very well be a mars nak woman bc this happens often w them as well.

Its just fun to see everything unravel, I’ll give my thought’s when I watch her video again but it was an amazing analysis that I can connect w the Jyestha’s in my life.

[animakis]

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[paleghostinthecorner02]

This scene has no business being as funny as it is

I can't decide what's funnier, Xina's snark or that derp ass face Miguel is making while she's tearing him a new asshole.

Also, why is he wearing sunglasses? This is before he got his powers.

[amaryllidaceaee]

Fionna and cake spoilers

OKAYYYYY SO???? THEY ARE MESSY. LIFES MESSY IT DOESNT GET TIED IN A NEAT LITTLE BOW PEOPLE ARE COMPLEX SOMETIMES THEY HURT EACH OTHER WHEN THEY DONT MEAN TO HURT EACH OTHER DO YOH UNDERSTAND ME!!!!!

[comradecowplant]

something something upper/middle class settler queers something something weaponized victim complex something something............................................................................

[mihai-florescu]

When i dont have a carrd its cuz im dreamy and mysterious, when other ppl dont have carrds its cuz they want me specifically (who loves snooping and judging strangers off of the way they present their identities in neat little boxes) to suffer of drought, theyre playing mind games

[uncanny-tranny]

On the "darker" side of being comforted by one's immortality (not in the physical, but metaphorical), I've always been comforted by bone needles.

The idea that even after death, you've still been remembered by how you are used. No, bone needles probably weren't used with human bones, but it's a reminder that you aren't just going to... disappear. I'm comforted in the knowledge that I don't end in a "me" but in a "we," in nature. Everything about me is reused material so much more ancient than I am, and knowing that, I feel so much closer to the world.